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    • Hooroo
      Hooroo last edited by Duluth

      I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

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      • canefan
        canefan @Hooroo last edited by

        @Hooroo said in Golf:

        I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

        Not as surprise considering they cancelled the tennis tourneys

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        • Hooroo
          Hooroo @canefan last edited by

          @canefan said in Golf:

          @Hooroo said in Golf:

          I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

          Not as surprise considering they cancelled the tennis tourneys

          and all the Aussie pro golf tournies

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          • canefan
            canefan @Hooroo last edited by

            @Hooroo said in Golf:

            @canefan said in Golf:

            @Hooroo said in Golf:

            I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

            Not as surprise considering they cancelled the tennis tourneys

            and all the Aussie pro golf tournies

            Covid19 is the gift that continues to give right on into 2020!!

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            • Hooroo
              Hooroo @canefan last edited by

              @canefan said in Golf:

              @Hooroo said in Golf:

              @canefan said in Golf:

              @Hooroo said in Golf:

              I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

              Not as surprise considering they cancelled the tennis tourneys

              and all the Aussie pro golf tournies

              Covid19 is the gift that continues to give right on into 2020!!

              and 2021 is appears

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              • canefan
                canefan @Hooroo last edited by

                @Hooroo said in Golf:

                @canefan said in Golf:

                @Hooroo said in Golf:

                @canefan said in Golf:

                @Hooroo said in Golf:

                I see the NZ Open has been cancelled for 2021. That sucks! We sponsor it and it is a good jolly down there!

                Not as surprise considering they cancelled the tennis tourneys

                and all the Aussie pro golf tournies

                Covid19 is the gift that continues to give right on into 2020!!

                and 2021 is appears

                Oops, that what I meant

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                • mariner4life
                  mariner4life last edited by

                  I've just read a quick article on the rise and fall of Jordan Spieth. I feel like golf is full of these. A guy emerges who looks like the new the guy, and then they slide away. Spieth almost won back to back masters. Won a US open. Won the British Open. And that win was his last tournament win. 2017. He's now 92nd in the world. Dropped off the face of a cliff.

                  How many other guys have done the same? David Duval is the first one that always springs to mind. Was the main challenger to peak Tiger, won a British Open. And then disappeared. They were 1 and 2 for like a year and a half. Tiger is still #44. Duval is #1847

                  Even a guy like McIlroy was the anointed one (remember when he moved to Nike and shit?) he's still #6 in the world, but hasn't won a Major since 2015.

                  Stories like this are why i find Tiger Woods even more remarkable. Think how many next big things have come and gone in the period between his first Major in 97, and his last in frikken 2019!

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                  • taniwharugby
                    taniwharugby @mariner4life last edited by

                    @mariner4life although I never saw Duvall as a genuine threat, but agree with everything else you said.

                    DJ is probably one who has maintained his level for a decent period.

                    Assume you seen this?

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                    • voodoo
                      voodoo @taniwharugby last edited by

                      @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                      @mariner4life although I never saw Duvall as a genuine threat, but agree with everything else you said.

                      DJ is probably one who has maintained his level for a decent period.

                      Assume you seen this?

                      That looks a bit suss to me. MJ has super steady earnings despite a 30m salary hit in 1994/5? Tiger looks like he made $70-100m for 20yrs but is somehow only estimated to be worth $800m ? Likewise Floyd, looks like he should be worth 1bn+ on that graphic?

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                      • mariner4life
                        mariner4life @voodoo last edited by

                        @voodoo said in Golf:

                        Tiger looks like he made $70-100m for 20yrs but is somehow only estimated to be worth $800m

                        when you have to give away half your shit...

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                        • voodoo
                          voodoo @mariner4life last edited by

                          @mariner4life said in Golf:

                          @voodoo said in Golf:

                          Tiger looks like he made $70-100m for 20yrs but is somehow only estimated to be worth $800m

                          when you have to give away half your shit...

                          Good point

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                          • taniwharugby
                            taniwharugby @voodoo last edited by

                            @voodoo its on the internet, if you can't trust that shit, what can you trust?

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                            • Snowy
                              Snowy @taniwharugby last edited by

                              @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                              @voodoo its on the internet, if you can't trust that shit, what can you trust?

                              Ali popping up at about 5th in 2007 was interesting. He was about 65 and already chronically ill. Anyone know who paid him so much as an athlete about then?

                              Is there another Ali that I don't know about?

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                              • booboo
                                booboo @Snowy last edited by

                                @Snowy said in Golf:

                                @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                @voodoo its on the internet, if you can't trust that shit, what can you trust?

                                Ali popping up at about 5th in 2007 was interesting. He was about 65 and already chronically ill. Anyone know who paid him so much as an athlete about then?

                                Is there another Ali that I don't know about?

                                Movie rights?

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                                • Snowy
                                  Snowy @booboo last edited by

                                  @booboo said in Golf:

                                  @Snowy said in Golf:

                                  @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                  @voodoo its on the internet, if you can't trust that shit, what can you trust?

                                  Ali popping up at about 5th in 2007 was interesting. He was about 65 and already chronically ill. Anyone know who paid him so much as an athlete about then?

                                  Is there another Ali that I don't know about?

                                  Movie rights?

                                  Good idea, but none of the Ali movies were at that time. "Ali" itself was 2001 with Will Smith., then nothing until 2009 and after.

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                                  • Duluth
                                    Duluth @Snowy last edited by

                                    @Snowy said in Golf:

                                    @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                    @voodoo its on the internet, if you can't trust that shit, what can you trust?

                                    Ali popping up at about 5th in 2007 was interesting. He was about 65 and already chronically ill. Anyone know who paid him so much as an athlete about then?

                                    Is there another Ali that I don't know about?

                                    Google says he sold most of his image rights in 2006

                                    The retired heavyweight fighter originally known as Cassius Clay will receive $50m (£28m) from the New York firm CKX, in return for an 80% stake in his licensing company, Goat - an acronym derived from his self-chosen soubriquet, the Greatest Of All Time. He and his fourth wife, Lonnie Ali, will retain control of the remaining 20%.
                                    
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                                    • Chris B.
                                      Chris B. @mariner4life last edited by

                                      @mariner4life said in Golf:

                                      I've just read a quick article on the rise and fall of Jordan Spieth. I feel like golf is full of these. A guy emerges who looks like the new the guy, and then they slide away. Spieth almost won back to back masters. Won a US open. Won the British Open. And that win was his last tournament win. 2017. He's now 92nd in the world. Dropped off the face of a cliff.

                                      AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM 2020-2021 Leaderboard

                                      AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM 2020-2021 Leaderboard

                                      PGA TOUR Live Leaderboard scores from the 2020-2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AM

                                      Looks like Jordan read that same article and it's got him mighty angry!!

                                      Fuck you, Cliff!

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                                      • mariner4life
                                        mariner4life last edited by

                                        7 under
                                        5 under
                                        Par

                                        I'll reserve judgement

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                                        • Snowy
                                          Snowy @Duluth last edited by Snowy

                                          @Duluth said in Golf:

                                          Google says he sold most of his image rights in 2006

                                          Nice work. That would explain it. A lot of money for a bunch of pics but some of them are iconic.

                                          To get back to golf - did anyone see the final round by Fox in Saudi? He was playing with DJ, I think, but I missed it.

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                                          • Chris B.
                                            Chris B. @mariner4life last edited by

                                            @mariner4life I see David Duval in the field getting cut with a +7, but still better than John Daly (and Mickelson).

                                            Two stroke lead for Spieth with a round to play.

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                                            • taniwharugby
                                              taniwharugby @Snowy last edited by

                                              @Snowy think they were together in the 3rd round, not the final round.

                                              He ended 6th = and DJ winning.

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                                              • D
                                                delicatessen @Chris B. last edited by

                                                @Chris-B
                                                Berger wins it -18 after 72.
                                                Unless Spieth aces the par 5 18th, but comms don't seem to be entertaining that idea for some strange reason.

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                                                • Chris B.
                                                  Chris B. @delicatessen last edited by

                                                  @delicatessen Just turned it on to catch Spieth playing the 18th.

                                                  I'm a consistent slicer, but a hook into that sea would pretty much be compulsive!!! 🙂

                                                  Jordan ends up 3rd equal, which isn't quite the next big thing, but not a car crash.

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                                                    delicatessen @Chris B. last edited by delicatessen

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                                                    • sparky
                                                      sparky last edited by

                                                      Tiger Woods in surgery after car crash, say LA County Sheriff's Department

                                                      Woods 'responsive' after surgery

                                                      Woods 'responsive' after surgery

                                                      Tiger Woods is "awake and responsive" following surgery on serious leg injuries suffered in a car crash in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

                                                      Tiger Woods is in surgery after suffering "multiple leg injuries" in a car crash in Los Angeles, California.

                                                      The LA County Sheriff's Department said that it "responded to a single-vehicle rollover" accident in which the "vehicle sustained major damage".

                                                      American Woods, 45, had to be "extricated from the wreck" by firefighters and paramedics.

                                                      Woods' agent Mark Steinberg said: "He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support."

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                                                      • taniwharugby
                                                        taniwharugby last edited by

                                                        Patrick Reed courting controversy again...

                                                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/300246417/cheating-again-golfer-patrick-reed-embroiled-in-fresh-rules-row-at-arnold-palmer-invitational

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                                                        • KiwiPie
                                                          KiwiPie @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                          @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                                          Patrick Reed courting controversy again...

                                                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/300246417/cheating-again-golfer-patrick-reed-embroiled-in-fresh-rules-row-at-arnold-palmer-invitational

                                                          That clip looked very dodgy

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                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                            taniwharugby @KiwiPie last edited by taniwharugby

                                                            @kiwipie it did, the last one that people went off on, I wasnt bothered by it.

                                                            And in other news (I suspect this is mostly American fans, there are some right nutters on the PGA pages hate for de Chambeau, hate for Koepka, for Reed, for the PGA after they pulled an event from Trumps course)

                                                            The Loop

                                                            Study shows golf fans are angriest sports fans on social media. Water also wet

                                                            Study shows golf fans are angriest sports fans on social media. Water also wet

                                                            We probably didn't need a study to confirm this, but now it's officially official.

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                                                            • taniwharugby
                                                              taniwharugby last edited by

                                                              Golf is hard

                                                              News & Tours

                                                              Players 2021: Kevin Na has total meltdown on No. 17, promptly WDs

                                                              Players 2021: Kevin Na has total meltdown on No. 17, promptly WDs

                                                              Kevin Na withdrew from the 2021 Players Championship on Thursday, but not before he made one of the most entertaining 8s you'll ever see.

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                                                              • mariner4life
                                                                mariner4life @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                                                Golf is hard

                                                                News & Tours

                                                                Players 2021: Kevin Na has total meltdown on No. 17, promptly WDs

                                                                Players 2021: Kevin Na has total meltdown on No. 17, promptly WDs

                                                                Kevin Na withdrew from the 2021 Players Championship on Thursday, but not before he made one of the most entertaining 8s you'll ever see.

                                                                i would need a box of balls for that hole alone.

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                                                                • KiwiPie
                                                                  KiwiPie @mariner4life last edited by

                                                                  @mariner4life Did you see Dustin Johnson's shot to the 17th that hit the flag and shot sideways into the water - hilarious but must make a player feel like smashing his clubs.

                                                                  Westwood is really taking the job seriously of taking the "best player never to win a" title from Montgomery - at aged 47. Yet another runner up and another tournamant where just posting a 70 (which would have been his worst round of the week) would have won him the title.

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                                                                    • dogmeat
                                                                      dogmeat last edited by

                                                                      I may have missed it but I can't see any mention from you golf tragics of Mickelson becoming the oldest ever major winner - one months shy of his 51st birthday?

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                                                                      • KiwiPie
                                                                        KiwiPie @dogmeat last edited by

                                                                        @dogmeat said in Golf:

                                                                        I may have missed it but I can't see any mention from you golf tragics of Mickelson becoming the oldest ever major winner - one months shy of his 51st birthday?

                                                                        Pretty crazy and from 115th in the world rankings so not fancied in any way - his 6th major and almost 8 years since the last one (and over 17 years since his 1st).

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                                                                        • canefan
                                                                          canefan @KiwiPie last edited by

                                                                          @kiwipie said in Golf:

                                                                          @dogmeat said in Golf:

                                                                          I may have missed it but I can't see any mention from you golf tragics of Mickelson becoming the oldest ever major winner - one months shy of his 51st birthday?

                                                                          Pretty crazy and from 115th in the world rankings so not fancied in any way - his 6th major and almost 8 years since the last one (and over 17 years since his 1st).

                                                                          Shades of Jack winning the Masters

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                                                                          • taniwharugby
                                                                            taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                            never been a fan of Phil, but anytime dudes older than me win stuff, its great!!

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                                                                            • Tim
                                                                              Tim @taniwharugby last edited by Tim

                                                                              @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                                                              never been a fan of Phil, but anytime dudes older than me win stuff, its great!!

                                                                              Indeed, I'm quitting my job and going pro now!

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                                                                              • barbarian
                                                                                barbarian last edited by

                                                                                It was an odd final round, neither Brooks nor Louis really fired a shot, and Mickelson could afford to play within himself down the stretch.

                                                                                As such there wasn't really a 'moment'. It was just solid play from Phil while his challengers kept making mistakes.

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                                                                                • Crucial
                                                                                  Crucial last edited by

                                                                                  FFS he’s hardly geriatric at 50.

                                                                                  Barely any physical disadvantage and experience wise he wins.
                                                                                  The only non injury reason other older guys stop winning is because they get comfortable, rich and lazy

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                                                                                  • Siam
                                                                                    Siam @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                                    @taniwharugby said in Golf:

                                                                                    @kiwipie it did, the last one that people went off on, I wasnt bothered by it.

                                                                                    And in other news (I suspect this is mostly American fans, there are some right nutters on the PGA pages hate for de Chambeau, hate for Koepka, for Reed, for the PGA after they pulled an event from Trumps course)

                                                                                    The Loop

                                                                                    Study shows golf fans are angriest sports fans on social media. Water also wet

                                                                                    Study shows golf fans are angriest sports fans on social media. Water also wet

                                                                                    We probably didn't need a study to confirm this, but now it's officially official.

                                                                                    Is he allowed to move dead foliage, or is courting trouble by fiddling so close to the ball?

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