Golf - classic or dud

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Are you referring to Scotland or England here? (I'm not being snarky, I'm honestly curious -- I was under the impression that most of the Scottish courses have been around for many a moon anyway, so they're the landscape by default now.)

Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm not sure that most of the courses in Scotland *are* that old, and there's been a big explosion in golf course construction in England over the last twenty years or so. The area round my parents house in Yorkshire is covered with the damn things, many of them having replaced the few bits of uncultivated land that remained in the area.

RickyT, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf = men in pastel diamond knit tank tops = Classic

davel, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think golf evolved in scotland as a way of using naturally occuring coastal scrub land.

They then started creating artificial coastal scrubland all over the world.

apparently American golf courses are more "artificial" than Irish & Scottish ones, and there is some pressure on courses over here to become less natural so as to appeal to yankee dollar.

but whatever, it's all golf = all boring middle class men off playing their boring game and cosying up to the boss over a few gin and tonics and then drink driving home.

DV, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ronans answer is my answer as well. Classic. Having a golf course around sure beats having a soccer pitch, baseball diamond, basketball court etc etc around.

The fact that there is no player interaction only increases the enjoyment of the game for me. Sublime and no jock0's around to spoil your day.

lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

As a matter of fact I shall be hitting the links (as we say) Saturday afternoon.

golfing with the boss=dud, which is why almost nobody does it.

lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I hate golf. Last Sunday whilst walking in the park talking to my mother and aunt whilst taking our dogs round a park that boarders on a golf course, a very rude old man starting telling us to be quiet as he wanted to tee off. Git. So, we just talked more loudly (we weren't shouting in the first place). So, anyway golf courses are evil. It is all fun shouting "skin" is you hear a golfer shout "fore".

jel --, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Tiger's petulant bitching at the photographers is by itself sufficient proof of ultimate dud-ness. Two words for all golfers, squatting to line up their putts as a reverential hush falls over the gallery: SWING BATTER!!

briania, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf = hawaiian shirts. DO keep up! Classic obv.

Jeff W, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

leave us golfers alone!!! you can have your extreme in your face lets eat a gallon of high fructose corn syrup while we make funny faces sports. we just want to be left alone!!!

lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf itself=neither classic or dud.

My husband streaking across golf courses at sunrise in the early 70's=classic.

Christine "Green Leafy Dragon" Indigo, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

He has defiled the game I love. I weep.

lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm with Mark Twain ("a good walk spoiled"). Dull, badly-dressed people playing a boring sport that has been dominated by upper class WASPs.

Martin Skidmore, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'll be hitting the links on Sunday. Can't stand to watch the sport on T.V. but enjoy playing. Plus it makes a great drinking game when your playing with your friends.

Chris, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I openly challenge Tiger Woods to a fight -- anywhere, anytime. Golf is the worst.

Kris, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

how can a sport you essentially play by yourself be dominated by anybody (upper middle class WASPs or whoever)?

lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf = classic. Tiger = Super-Classic.

Dan Perry, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf-Huge amounts of land cleared out so that people can hit a ball around-D

Miniture Golf- A good time for druken teenagers on a Saturday Night. Watch where your standing at the ramp over water hole, I was hit with a flying ball and got a bruised collar bone. It was funny till the booze wore off...

brg30, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

'Peter Allis = Satan' = the strangest and silliest statement I've ever seen; I can hardly think of anyone harder to despise. The man is a god.

Classic Allis - Hay exchange from yesterday;

Allis (lamenting Seve's withdrawal due to being rubbish now): 'I'm afraid there aren't too many things you get better at as you get older'.

Hay: 'Sweeping?'.

Ally C, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I don't know their names but.

today they showed a bunch of CLIPS together [highlights, perhaps] with some krazy 'dance' music over the top.

one commentator: is that the sort of music you like to dance to?

another commentator: no, actually. I'm more of a gavotte-merchant.

I have an inkling that the another one was allis. if so: AllyC is OTM.

RJG, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

ben wright's comments about women's breasts getting in the way of their swing was pretty classic. i like how another name for the mullet is 'lpga'.

keith, Saturday, 20 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Bah Peter Allis is a 19th hole saloon bar reactionary sexist BORE who thinks that the 'little woman' shld never be allowed near a golf course and who in interviews makes dull and predictable comments abt the 'menace' of political correctness (which just means he can't tell his racist jokes anymore...)

Andrew L, Sunday, 21 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Golf is classic because Jesper Parnevik plays it.

Ally, Sunday, 21 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yes the land is all "ruined". Of course!

Ronan, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

walter benjamin to thread!!

mark s, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

AllyC is, as he so often is, bang OTM.

and the end of the open yesterday was rather thrilling

chris, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Commentary during a lull in yesterday's final round (which, contrary to most, I found infinitely less entertainng than when the leaders were shedding shots like confetti in Saturday's gale in front of no spectators whatsoever):

Allis: A mention to Mrs [x] who's just about recovered now from the shock of the burglary. I hope they catch the culprits soon.
Hay: Terrible. [Proceeds to say something about appropriate capital punishment to apply when they are caught]
Allis: Ooh no, surely a bit of flogging first. So the punishment lasts longer.
Hay: Oh yes, of course.

Jeff W, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

eleven months pass...
Lehman Vaginal Overload, "Pin High (Parnevik's Panda Remix)"

Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:29 (twenty years ago) link

Ronan909: the american dudes are like "hi sam, you've got a tan"
z3mk0: "yes well done beverley you were right"
thegardencentre: american commentators are like that for every sport though
thegardencentre: in fact ther news too
Ronan909: yeah zemko, and everytime someone wins and the wife comes on camera he goes
"now you can have that new kitchen love"
thegardencentre: "and a difficult genocide in central africa pete"
z3mk0: haha
*************: that's pretty OTM
Ronan909: he's said it at least three times
thegardencentre: "yes, a tricky situation for the malawians lesley"
*************: "that's right bob"
Ronan909: seve ballesteros was a great commentator
Ronan909: when he did it
Ronan909: is he on again this time
z3mk0: yesterday they werre discussing wind pattertsn and one said "he's talkign out his isobarse"
Ronan909: haha
cozenyo: haha
z3mk0: i was shocked!
thegardencentre: "1500 a day dead dave, the strike rate is rising"
Ronan909: it is so great, the best hangover tv ever
cozenyo: PARTAY tv
Ronan909: "war in iraq, wrap up warm folks"
thegardencentre: COMEDOWN TV
thegardencentre: HANGOVER TV
thegardencentre: PARTAAAAY TV
Ronan909: payne stewart
Ronan909: i miss him
thegardencentre: yea:-(
*************: "too bad about the fire that killed 15, ted"
z3mk0: bring the payne
Ronan909: haha
thegardencentre: too bad i fucked your wife pacey
Ronan909: FORE!
*************: :-)

gareth (gareth), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:57 (twenty years ago) link

Ronan909: people should shout fore at raves
Ronan909: and wear golf clothes
*************: hahaha
cozenyo: you don;t?
*************: walk around with golf clubs
Ronan909: i do now
z3mk0: glow clubs
*************: and tee off
thegardencentre: peopel should weaer plus fours at raves
Ronan909: tee up on stage
Ronan909: plus 4s as in
Ronan909: turn up the pitch
thegardencentre: haha, i notice ed is being markedly silent!!!;-)
cozenyo: ian woosnam's so weird
Ronan909: you wave them at the dj
z3mk0: the big raver pants are already in effect!
z3mk0: kinda
*************: you use the clubs to adjust the lighting
Ronan909: people do wear golf visers
Ronan909: already
z3mk0: when i go raving i take a caddy
thegardencentre: there is a photo of me in a gold visor winging its way towards ilx
Ronan909: i have visions of homelands with 10000 people all in cheque trousers and sleeveless pringle sweaters
z3mk0: in a little buggy
thegardencentre: i need a new caddy
thegardencentre: my last one got uppity
z3mk0: and he hands me diff drugs and water and stuff
*************: david thomas from pere ubu/rftt uses his cane as a weapon... it's a little frightening
Ronan909: "i reckon you need to take the white mitsubishi this time zemko"
Ronan909: "the next hour could be tricky, have a pint"
thegardencentre: hah, this is a challenging rotterdam track, caddy hand me another half wrap of whizz, the bpm is realy high on this one
z3mk0: and waits patiently in the revving car while i dance in fornt of him
Ronan909: i fired my caddy after i passed out one time
Ronan909: he gave me a 7 iron when i needed some vodka
Ronan909: "a challenging rotterdam track"
*************: i'm going to open a club called "caddyshack"
thegardencentre: caddyshack is the best film ever!"
thegardencentre: apart from caddyshack 2

gareth (gareth), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

Tiger Woods should drink farm cider.

Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 19 July 2003 14:01 (twenty years ago) link

i'm not sure if i want to know whether ILx chat transcripts are real or not. ah, mystery.

i hit golf balls this week. i have more natural ability at it than most other things that involve hitting balls. fun. and v. satisfying when you actually get it up in the air and far away. though i usually don't get quite as much distance as others. dunno if that's a strength thing or a technique thing (or the stella i had?). not too much exercise if you're just driving, though.

(we never heard of Africa in America, btw. TS: chatty, bubbleheaded non-news v. snide content.)

gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 19 July 2003 15:52 (twenty years ago) link

doesn't Tolkien say that one of Bilbo Baggins's ancestors was the inventor of golf?

Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 19 July 2003 15:52 (twenty years ago) link

dud for land and water-use issues alone. have any of you been to Arizona? it's fucking horrifying.

g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Saturday, 19 July 2003 16:09 (twenty years ago) link

as an AZ resident I can attest to that and then some

Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 19 July 2003 16:20 (twenty years ago) link

ten months pass...
wentworth.

I've started playing again recently too and my handicaps gone down from a 14 to about an 11/10 - played ardeer and carded an 84 (an unecessary 7 [!!!], and three unecessary 6s) but shoulda been a 79. that is playing to handicap I guess (it was 14) but I reckon markers would have given me the 7 and 6s as 5s (taking into account the rest of my card.)

I love golf.

soft hands!

cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:22 (nineteen years ago) link

talk about golf.

do you like it? do you play? are you watching wentworth? will you play golf with me?

cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd love to play some golf! But I need to work on my 1) putting 2) short game and 3) long game. And by "work on" I mean "gain even minimal competency."

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:56 (nineteen years ago) link

I used to, I wasn't very good though. I will play when I'm older again. I like to watch golf obviously, and clearly I am a fan of it. I own 2 golf sweaters.

Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link

I need to work on my golf sweaters!

cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 27 May 2004 16:06 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...
having just vanquished my slice i must say super classic. as for it not being "strenuous" i sort of disagree.

ryan (ryan), Sunday, 26 June 2005 03:38 (eighteen years ago) link

so fkn classic

let's play golf

c/n (Cozen), Monday, 27 June 2005 21:54 (eighteen years ago) link

I would gladly play golf with all of you. I'm not very good. I had lessons when I was about 13.

I'm bad and dirty and going to hell (nordicskilla), Monday, 27 June 2005 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link

I've been really really wanting to play recently. I have to make do with Hot Shots on the PS2. An ILX golf thing would be great. Ronan can come.

I'm bad and dirty and going to hell (nordicskilla), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link

I would love to play golf with ronan.

c/n (Cozen), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link

on E.

c/n (Cozen), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link

rex the dog can caddy.

c/n (Cozen), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link

just wait for the vitalic remix.

c/n (Cozen), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:02 (eighteen years ago) link

Golf FAP. It can only end in hideous disaster.

Yay!

Ally C (Ally C), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I hit the ball like I'm skipping stones. Still, the guy I used to go to the range with would bring a box of Franzia with him, so Classic.

Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Monday, 27 June 2005 22:06 (eighteen years ago) link

harman has stabilised. playing some nice golf now

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 22 July 2023 17:06 (eight months ago) link

GGs

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 22 July 2023 18:59 (eight months ago) link

MEGACORP

oscar bravo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 18:52 (eight months ago) link

which sounds like a made up for comics evil corporation to me.

oscar bravo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 18:53 (eight months ago) link

seriously impressive from peewee harmon this weekend. rough starts both days recovered comfortably both days. tommy lad 2 birdies on the weekend not gonna cut it. straka's iron play was sweet.

oscar bravo, Sunday, 23 July 2023 18:55 (eight months ago) link

one month passes...

christ mcilroy

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 September 2023 15:03 (seven months ago) link

christ mcilroy

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 September 2023 17:38 (seven months ago) link

two weeks pass...

i want to say that i don't care about the ryder cup

but more importantly i want the americans to lose

mookieproof, Friday, 29 September 2023 04:23 (six months ago) link

You are getting your wish

xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 September 2023 10:17 (six months ago) link

5UP McIlroy/Fitzpatrick v Morikawa/Schauffele (6)

xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 September 2023 13:10 (six months ago) link

Rahm was an animal out there.

xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 September 2023 22:01 (six months ago) link

he rode his luck but you can do that

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Friday, 29 September 2023 22:06 (six months ago) link

5UP Hovland/Aberg v Scheffler/Koepka (6)

xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 September 2023 07:06 (six months ago) link

go home yankee scum

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 08:15 (six months ago) link

koepka humiliated 9&7

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 08:16 (six months ago) link

10&8 is mathematically the biggest thrashing possible isn't it. Almost, Brooks!

imago, Saturday, 30 September 2023 08:20 (six months ago) link

mcilroy match nicely poised

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 08:47 (six months ago) link

some outrageous putting out there

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 08:53 (six months ago) link

Understand from several sources that the US team room is fractured, a split led predominantly by Patrick Cantlay.
Cantlay believes players should be paid to participate in the Ryder Cup, and is demonstrating his frustration at not being paid by refusing to wear a team cap.

— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) September 30, 2023

I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:00 (six months ago) link

lmao should put the wee fuc on the next flight home

rahm is a monster

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:05 (six months ago) link

Actively recoiled from the vibes seeping through from this photo

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7Q1K5KXYAAXr4V?format=jpg&name=large

I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:05 (six months ago) link

He wore a cap at last year's Presidents Cup, for which players ARE paid.
Cantlay also refused to attend the gala dinner earlier in the week and, along with close friend Xander Schauffele, is sitting is a separate area of the team dressing room.

— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) September 30, 2023

his mate should worry less about his sulking and more about his putting

I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:08 (six months ago) link

he's taking a brave stand against this woke golf bullshit

no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:10 (six months ago) link

9&7

xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 September 2023 10:41 (six months ago) link

Cantlay played out of his skin to get the US winning that last session: 3-1.

Five behind

xyzzzz__, Saturday, 30 September 2023 16:56 (six months ago) link

is shane a biffo

Shane Lowry has been outside enough Offaly nightclubs at 2 in the morning to know how to get a lad in a taxi and defuse a situation efficiently. This is experience https://t.co/871O2KS9bJ

— Minister for Spuds at the Dept of Bacon & Cabbage (@FCTwenteBenson) September 30, 2023

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Saturday, 30 September 2023 19:59 (six months ago) link

Yes

I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Saturday, 30 September 2023 20:13 (six months ago) link

100% yes

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 30 September 2023 21:55 (six months ago) link

Sigh this is too close..

xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 October 2023 14:54 (six months ago) link

Surely not. Half a fucking point

Straka v Thomas 1UP (17)
Lowry A/S Spieth (16)
1UP Fleetwood v Fowler (15)
MacIntyre A/S Clark (14)

xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 October 2023 14:59 (six months ago) link

pulling away from the golf to make luke donald forceblub for the cameras was where i switched off. absolutely rank coverage

close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Sunday, 1 October 2023 15:50 (six months ago) link

mmm that's a shame

mookieproof, Sunday, 1 October 2023 18:30 (six months ago) link

take that ya wee hat xunt

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Sunday, 1 October 2023 18:36 (six months ago) link

kind of agree with cantlay, but also he's made $10m this year so fuck off

maybe he should have just turned down the invitation rather than show up and be pissy

mookieproof, Sunday, 1 October 2023 19:10 (six months ago) link

As a former Ryder Cup marshal, I endorse this message from Shane Lowry.. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/0XHHCu2RCR

— lawrencedonegan (@lawrencedonegan) October 1, 2023

LaMDA barry-stanners (||||||||), Sunday, 1 October 2023 20:24 (six months ago) link

two months pass...

One more reason why we love Jon Rahm!πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ Rahm explained why LIV Golf will never be for him. #jonrahm #jonrahmpga #jonrahmlivgolf pic.twitter.com/LG3NV7JCqT

— Mr Topes Golf (@MrTopesGolf) June 15, 2022

infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 7 December 2023 18:23 (four months ago) link

one month passes...

I was with a grade 2 class in Listowel, Ontario, today, and one of the boys was Corey Conners' nephew (brother of his mom). "He's rich, you know"--he laughed. (Also said his uncle had won a million dollars when he won the Masters; I said I didn't think so but let it go--I don't doubt that he won a million somewhere.)

clemenza, Tuesday, 9 January 2024 23:18 (three months ago) link

three months pass...

ok so do they pump fake bird noises into these broadcasts or are they like mic'ing up the birds in the trees

frogbs, Monday, 15 April 2024 02:50 (three days ago) link


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