Golf - classic or dud

"New Gillette line-up: Angel Cabrera; Andy Reid; Amelie Mauresmo"

Absolutely hilarious

good article in newest nyer abt remaking a old tom moore designed course in scotland -- dont think its free online but there is a slideshow & v.o.:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/multimedia/2009/04/20/090420_audioslideshow_askernish

SO I played my first round of golf this weekend. Not bragging, but I think I did okay, scoring an 86.
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Tell ya what, those little niner side courses can seem a lot longer than they really are!

It was fun just to get out there with my dad. The last time I held a golf club, it was at an Arnold Palmer range with a buddy who sat a box of Franzia down on the bench and watched me skip golf balls across the range like they were stones across a fishin' pond.

I wasn't sure what to expect after that last experience. Fortunately, Dad was patient with me and whaddya know, I even got the ball in the air once every three or four strokes.

We pulled our clubs in the little rickshaw carts. We ate baloney sandwiches at the pavillion with the water coolers. We managed to avoid most of the downed tree branches leftover from last week's storm. I'm 35 and he's 59, and it was one of the better father/son activities we've had in a long, long while.

The moral of this is that I was expecting to suck and almost backed out of playing since it was so early in the morning. But a friend of mine's death this week kinda weighed in on me seizing some moments and I went anyway. I still sucked, but I'm glad I went, and now that it's not as intimidating anymore, I might invest some time in getting better.

But rest assured, even if I continue to suck, I'll still have fun out there.

And why yes, I am aware of this thread: In every mid-life crisis ever

Thanks for mentioning it.

Really want to have the money/time to play golf again at some point in the future, would love to play a round with my dad or some of my uncles.

Hey, nice job! 86 is not bad at ALL for a first round. Er...that was for a full 18 holes, right?

Tell ya what, those little niner side courses can seem a lot longer than they really are!

Also, "I shot in the mid-80s. Had it gotten hotter, I would've gone back to the clubhouse!"

an 86 on your very first full round would be some prodigy shit

xxpost well

I had a lot of fun out there, but I really got into fishing a few years ago too, and well, wouldn't be too awful upset if I never fished again.

PP, I'd offer to sell you my clubs and bag but the travel or shipping expenses make it not worth it.

Anyone hear the Golf last night? Enjoyed Woods' meltdown so much

The talk of 'new markets' REALLY needs to be kicked out!

why don't we talk about golf here?

i hardly play anymore :/

this kuchar guy is all over the place - i'd have an easier time rooting for him if he wasn't a left hand low putter - savages

craig stadler is really laboring

oh lol u meant abt pro golf

ya :/

i play amateur golf too tho

i have great difficulty separating the culture of the game from the game itself, which is one reason i don't play it often. the other is that i can't afford to play it often. but it seems like every time i go home now i get talked in to playing at least 18 holes with my dad, who plays in tournaments and stuff and likes to be ultra-competitive about it and lend me his loaner pair of shoes and give me endless unsolicited pointers. the feeling of finally finishing the game is classic - 4 hours of continuous golf is too much for a noob.

for a moment there, all was british

ugh @ phil's white belt

http://www.starskins.co.uk/acatalog/eng-1293_s.jpg

Where can I watch this online?

masters.org

or maybe justin.tv if you want a tv feed

lj if it makes u feel better whenever i golf i talk with a plummy british accent

well whenever i golf i end up making a colossal laughing-stock of both myself and the sport

i like westwood but he worries me a lot -- last week he was in contention in houston & all but forgot how to play for a 3 hole stretch on saturday

he's um basically doing just that right now

yea thats a tuff hole

great, great sunday

earlier, forget which genius commentator: "tiger without emotion is like, superman, uh, with kryptonite"

fucken smug twat mickelson will walk it now

jesus, mickelson just hooked it to the right on 10, he's fucked

choi is playing out of his mind atm, that was a perfect 3 on ten

i want couples to win

couples or choi, or even westwood, fuck tiger and phil

get the fuck outta here with that shot phil

wow

rip fred

oh no

what the fuck is tiger going to do here

more air than tree irrc

whooooops

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

After i cum you better start sucking my cock to get it hard

ok i lold

TIIIIII-GERRRRR

haha it sounds like tiger is imitating his wife nagging him