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re: Tiger Woods accepts special exemption to play in U.S. Open
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:43 pm to WPBTiger
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:43 pm to WPBTiger
I don't know how the PGA rules work, but does this imply that his "Special Exemption" that allows him to play bounces someone who has earned the right to play by actually playing and finishing rounds????
If so, that's a pretty shitty thing to do, and if he has any integrity, he should decline.
If so, that's a pretty shitty thing to do, and if he has any integrity, he should decline.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:46 pm to gumbo2176
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If so, that's a pretty shitty thing to do, and if he has any integrity, he should decline.
Jack used it 9 times….
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:49 pm to gumbo2176
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If so, that's a pretty shitty thing to do, and if he has any integrity, he should decline.
Oh boo freakin hoo..
Tiger has earned the right to bump some other bum arse off the end of the player list
This post was edited on 5/2/24 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:19 pm to gumbo2176
quote:It they earned it they wouldn’t need his special exemption
but does this imply that his "Special Exemption" that allows him to play bounces someone who has earned the right to play
This isnt rocket surgery people
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:27 pm to gumbo2176
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don't know how the PGA rules work, but does this imply that his "Special Exemption" that allows him to play bounces someone who has earned the right to play by actually playing and finishing rounds????
People are paying to watch TW though, and not exactly doing so for the guy who barely gets in, the guy who should be thanking Tiger for everything he’s done for the game
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:32 pm to gumbo2176
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If so, that's a pretty shitty thing to do, and if he has any integrity, he should decline.
Jack Nicklaus received a special exemption to the US Open 8 times, his last when he was 59 years old. Pretty much the biggest names in the history of the sport have all received and accepted special exemptions. They hand them out all the time. Phil got one in 2021. Ernie Els did in 2018 and 2019. So, did none of these guys below have any integrity?
Here's a list.
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1966: Ben Hogan: 12, 72-73-76-70—291
1977: Sam Snead, MC, 74-78; Tommy Bolt, MC, 75-78; Julius Boros, MC, 77-76
1978: Arnold Palmer, MC, 76-75; Bill Casper, T30, 71-76-73-77—297; Seve Ballesteros, T16, 75-69-71-77—292
1980: Arnold Palmer, 63, 73-73-77-78—301; Gene Littler, T38, 72-68-75-75—290; a-Jay Sigel, MC, 76-71
1981: Arnold Palmer, MC, 77-78; Gary Player, T26, 72-72-71-71—286; Lou Graham, MC, 76-74
1983: Arnold Palmer, T60, 74-75-78-76—303; Gary Player, T20, 73-74-76-71—294; Lee Trevino, WD
1984: Isao Aoki, T16, 72-70-72-74—288; Lee Trevino, T9, 71-72-69-74—286
1986: Scott Verplank, T15, 75-72-67-74—288
1988: David Ishii, T36, 73-73-75-68—289
1990: Hale Irwin, 1, 69-70-74-67—280
1991: Jack Nicklaus, T46, 70-76-77-74—297
1993: Jack Nicklaus, T72, 70-72-76-71—289; Tom Watson, T5, 70-66-73-69—278
1994: Arnold Palmer, MC, 77-81; Johnny Miller, MC, 81-76; Larry Nelson, MC, 75-73; Ben Crenshaw, T33, 71-74-70-78—293; Seve Ballesteros, T18, 72-72-70-73-287
1995: Jack Nicklaus, MC, 71-81
1996: Jack Nicklaus, T27, 72-74-69-72—287; Tom Watson, T13, 70-71-71-72—284
1997: Jack Nicklaus, T52, 73-71-75-74—293
1998: Jack Nicklaus, T43, 73-74-73-75—279; Scott Simpson, 58, 72-71-78-79—300
1999: Jack Nicklaus, MC, 78-75
2000: a-Aaron Baddeley, MC, 79-75; Michael Campbell, T12, 71-77-71-73—292; Jack Nicklaus, MC, 73-82; Greg Norman, MC, 77-82; Curtis Strange, MC, 81-81; Tom Watson, T27, 71-74-78-73—296
2002: Hale Irwin, MC, 82-81; Nick Faldo, T5, 70-76-66-73—285
2003: Hale Irwin, WD; Tom Kite, MC, 72-76; Tom Watson, T28, 65-72-75-72—284
2004: Raymond Floyd, MC, 75-75
2005: Nick Price, T9, 72-71-72-72—287
2010: Tom Watson, T29, 78-71-70-73—295; Vijay Singh, T40, 74-72-75-76—297
2016: Retief Goosen, MC, 73-77
2018: Ernie Els, MC, 78-79; Jim Furyk, T48, 73-71-72-80—296
2019: Ernie Els, MC, 75-73
2021: Phil Mickelson, T62, 75-69-76-75
This post was edited on 5/2/24 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:03 pm to gumbo2176
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someone who has earned the right to play by actually playing and finishing rounds????
You know, he just might have earned it by being the GOAT.
It’s not like he’s some random guy that bought the exemption or inherited it based on his dads accomplishments
The guy earned any special exemptions the pga cares to bestow
This post was edited on 5/3/24 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:35 pm to gumbo2176
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I don't know how the PGA rules work, but does this imply that his "Special Exemption" that allows him to play bounces someone who has earned the right to play by actually playing and finishing rounds????
I understand your view. As a former professional baseball player, that's how I felt when Michael Jordan or Tim Tebow decided they wanted to try their hand at professional baseball. But those were more publicity stunts than anything else and they were done at the expense of other players for a full season - 4 seasons in the case of Tebow.
Do you think the guy that gets bounced will somebody that previously won the US Open 3 times? Do you realize how every player on the tour has benefitted from the massive increase in prize money over the past quarter century due to increased popularity of the sport? Do you know which individual is the unquestioned reason for that increase in popularity?
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