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re: 148th Open — Champion Golfer of the Year Shane Lowry
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:06 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:06 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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Do any of them but Tiger take several months off at a time, or are they playing 2-3 tournaments a month plus practice anyway?
Tiger takes several weeks off at a time, not months. But, no, most of the older guys have played in 16+ tournaments so far this year. Rose is really the only other outlier with 12 events played, although he has played two additional non-PGA events, one in Saudi Arabia. With all the travel and practice involved in a PGA tour season and prep for majors, I can see how a golfer in his late 30s or older wouldn't be too fond of having all the majors (and Players) stacked together like they are now
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Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:08 pm to Bench McElroy
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Men's tennis seems to be doing just fine with aging players as their biggest draws.
Um, I wouldn't say it's doing just fine. How many people do you know who actually watch tennis? Tennis in this country especially has been struggling for a long time. And when these players like Federer are done, tennis is in a lot of trouble.
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:08 pm to lsufball19
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I can see how a golfer in his late 30s or older wouldn't be too fond of having all the majors (and Players) stacked together like they are now
Except they were stacked like that before, just with the players in May and PGA in August, then right into fedex cup
Nobody playing well bitches too much about this
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:18 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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Nobody playing well bitches too much about this
Rose is very vocal about it. Pretty sure he won the Fedex Cup last year and was #1 in the world as recently as earlier this season.
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Except they were stacked like that before,
Masters was first weekend in April, players was 5 weeks after Masters, US open was 5 weeks after players, British was 5 weeks after US, and PGA was 5 weeks after British.
Now, Players is second weekend in March, Masters 4 weeks after the Players, PGA 5 weeks after Masters, US 4 weeks after PGA, and British 4 weeks after US.
They've basically removed one week in between each tournament. May not sound like a lot, but for a golfer in his 40s it is. It's quite the obtuse stance you're taking as if a 40+ year old should have no issues whatsoever physically. No, it shouldn't be a problem at all for someone in his 20s or early 30s, and no one is saying it is.
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:31 pm to lsufball19
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May not sound like a lot, but for a golfer in his 40s it is
Let’s keep in mind this is golf and not basketball or football
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It's quite the obtuse stance you're taking as if a 40+ year old should have no issues whatsoever physically
No one said that
But keep in mind these guys are working out and hitting balls 5-7 days a week no matter where they are
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:34 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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Let’s keep in mind this is golf and not basketball or football
ok?
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No one said that
well, you have
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But keep in mind these guys are working out and hitting balls 5-7 days a week no matter where they are
exactly...
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:40 pm to lsufball19
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well, you have
Show me where I said anything remotely close to this, I’ll wait
And if they’re going to be hitting 2-400 balls a day, it doesn’t matter whether it’s at home or a tournament
They could play 4-6 times in the wraparound part of the season if they would like to spread it out to make sure they get to 15 tournaments as long as they play well enough to make the majors
The only part of their schedule that is out of their control is playing in their sponsors’ tournaments
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:44 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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And if they’re going to be hitting 2-400 balls a day, it doesn’t matter whether it’s at home or a tournament
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:47 pm to lsufball19
What’s funny about that? You’re making the argument on injuries, and using JR’s stance (which had nothing to do with injuries at all btw) to back it up
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:47 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
quote:And in those sports you can grind through nagging injuries and hide them better than you can in golf.
Let’s keep in mind this is golf and not basketball or football
Just off the top of my head we’ve seen injuries to Tiger, Brooks, Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Day, and many others relatively recently.
These guys get hurt all the time. Google a PGA injury report(typically put together for fantasy purposes). There will be TONS of recognizable guys with injuries.
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:49 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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What’s funny about that?
because it couldn't be further from the truth. A range session is nowhere near as physically demanding as a 4 round tournament. To quote you "tha frick outta here"
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You’re making the argument on injuries
I am?
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:52 pm to ReauxlTide222
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And in those sports you can grind through nagging injuries and hide them better than you can in golf.
Subjective
Tiger won with broken leg/fricked up knee
You’re also comparing team sports to golf. Does not translate 1-1
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:53 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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You’re also comparing team sports to golf. Does not translate 1-1
you're the one that brought them up
If you didn't want them compared, why did you do just that?This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:56 pm to lsufball19
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because it couldn't be further from the truth. A range session is nowhere near as physically demanding as a 4 round tournament. To quote you "tha frick outta here"
You realize they spend 6-8 hours at the course daily, right? They don’t do like us and hit a bucket of balls and go home
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I am
You’ve mentioned it several times
Posted on 7/18/19 at 12:57 pm to lsufball19
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you're the one that brought them up If you didn't want them compared, why did you do just that?
To show how golf isn’t a physically demanding as other sports.
Then we switched to playing through injury. It may be easier in other sports, but for a host of reasons. The main one in my mind is that there are other people on the field to help you out
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:00 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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You realize they spend 6-8 hours at the course daily, right?
older golfers don't. and you realize they're not hitting full torque and walking 10+ miles every day either like they do in tournaments. That you think their practice sessions are as physically demanding as an actual tournament week is laughably ignorant. So...what you think is hitting 2-400 balls on the range a day for allegedly 5-7 days a week is more demanding than 1-2 practice rounds, 4 regular rounds, and 2 hours of range balls each day the week of a tournament. Are you high or have you just dug your heels in so deep you can't admit you're being dumb at this point?
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You’ve mentioned it several times
can you please point me to the post where I mentioned injuries as it relates to older players managing the new major schedule? (I haven't)
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:01 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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To show how golf isn’t a physically demanding as other sports.
who said it was?
This post was edited on 7/18/19 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:01 pm to lsufball19
Being a professional athlete isn’t suppose to be easy
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:02 pm to Dire Wolf
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Being a professional athlete isn’t suppose to be easy
oh really?!?!
Posted on 7/18/19 at 1:03 pm to lsufball19
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It's quite the obtuse stance you're taking as if a 40+ year old should have no issues whatsoever physically.
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can you please point me to the post where I mentioned injuries as it relates to older players managing the new major schedule? (I haven't)
And you’re in here calling people dumb
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