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re: Who's your "Classiest Golfer of All Time"?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:45 pm to Pepe Lepew
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:45 pm to Pepe Lepew
Bobby Jones was not only the classiest, he was arguably the most intelligent. He attended Georgia Tech and Harvard, and he passed the bar exam after only one year at Emory Law.
No offense to the OP, but Seve was widely acknowledged as an a-hole. I attended several practice rounds at Augusta where he acted like a jerk to children.
No offense to the OP, but Seve was widely acknowledged as an a-hole. I attended several practice rounds at Augusta where he acted like a jerk to children.
This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 2:46 pm
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Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:47 pm to tigerpawl
Can't believe I haven't seen the obvious answer yet...Tiger Woods
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:48 pm to Cecil D Diesel
That's because Peej hasn't posted. 
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:55 pm to COTiger
Hell, I thought I might've been the biggest Tiger fan on here. I only post here occasionally, but when I do, I always find myself defending the greatest golfer evarrrr!!!!!1!!!1!!!11!!!!
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:55 pm to COTiger
quote:
Tom Watson
Bobby Jones -
"There are those who say that Jones was a racist - the Masters, after all, did not invite a black man until after his death.
The truth is, we don't have any idea."
This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:58 pm to Zamoro10
Tom Watson and Tom Kite.
Payne Stewart was also a good call.
Payne Stewart was also a good call.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:59 pm to tigerpawl
Jason Duffner.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:02 pm to Zamoro10
quote:
Bobby Jones -
"There are those who say that Jones was a racist - the Masters, after all, did not invite a black man until after his death.
The truth is, we don't have any idea."
How many rich powerful black businessmen were there before 1971? Not many, I bet.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:19 pm to Choupique19
quote:
The Casey Martin thing was an interesting issue. I think that everyone would allow Casey to ride in a cart, but where do you draw the line? After Casey, some other dude would have tried to ride in a cart cause he had arthritis, or twisted his ankle, or his doctor prescribed him as "big boned".
This issue itself is a separate thing. The way Nicklaus knighted for it was different. He looked like an arse imo. At the same time if I remember correctly the rest of Jacks group was walking in a senior tour event and he was cruising in a cart because of his back. (Granted its allowed there)
I just thought he looked like a fool. Does the integrity of the great game change because you turn 50?
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:19 pm to tigerpawl
How does one go about determining who has the most "love for the game?"
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:23 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
"The closest Rapoport was able to get to Jones' heart was when he discovered a fascinating exchange of letters Jones had with Jim Murray, who in my book was the best sportswriter of them all. The exchange was over Charlie Sifford, the first black man to play on the PGA Tour. Sifford was never invited to play in the Masters.
"Charlie Sifford is a golfer, an American, a gentleman," Murray wrote. "He is not, however, a Caucasian."
Murray railed against the Augusta National and the PGA (which he wrote was at one point the "recreational arm of the Ku Klux Klan"). He quoted Sifford saying that, after he complained about not getting invited, he received a threatening letter from Bobby Jones himself.
Bobby Jones then wrote to Murray explaining that he had not threatened Sifford (he enclosed his letter to Sifford; Rapoport would say it was probably not threatening, but it was certainly patronizing). Jones also pointed out that Sifford had not fulfilled any of the Masters requirements (which back then were tilted toward amateurs and foreign players), and Sifford could not be invited until he did.
Murray wrote back to Bobby Jones. He wrote that the Masters requirements changed all the time (they did) and that surely the club could see that Sifford deserved an invitation.
Murray kept writing columns about Sifford and how unfair it was that he could not move to the "front of the bus." And the Masters - using a well-established pattern that continues on - ignored the criticism and stood its ground. The Masters did not invite a black man until 1975, when Sifford was too old. The first black man to play here was Lee Elder - By then, Bobby Jones had been dead for four years."
Jim Murray article on Jones - Integration Misses the Cut
"Charlie Sifford is a golfer, an American, a gentleman," Murray wrote. "He is not, however, a Caucasian."
Murray railed against the Augusta National and the PGA (which he wrote was at one point the "recreational arm of the Ku Klux Klan"). He quoted Sifford saying that, after he complained about not getting invited, he received a threatening letter from Bobby Jones himself.
Bobby Jones then wrote to Murray explaining that he had not threatened Sifford (he enclosed his letter to Sifford; Rapoport would say it was probably not threatening, but it was certainly patronizing). Jones also pointed out that Sifford had not fulfilled any of the Masters requirements (which back then were tilted toward amateurs and foreign players), and Sifford could not be invited until he did.
Murray wrote back to Bobby Jones. He wrote that the Masters requirements changed all the time (they did) and that surely the club could see that Sifford deserved an invitation.
Murray kept writing columns about Sifford and how unfair it was that he could not move to the "front of the bus." And the Masters - using a well-established pattern that continues on - ignored the criticism and stood its ground. The Masters did not invite a black man until 1975, when Sifford was too old. The first black man to play here was Lee Elder - By then, Bobby Jones had been dead for four years."
Jim Murray article on Jones - Integration Misses the Cut
This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:30 pm to OhFace55
quote:
Gary player
And Bobby Jones
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:31 pm to tigerpawl
Matt Kuchar is another
Posted on 4/7/12 at 4:48 pm to tigerpawl
This thread shows exactly why golf is ghey
Posted on 4/7/12 at 4:52 pm to Choupique19
quote:
Jack was well known for his class. He even conceded a Ryder Cup match once the Euro's had already clinched.
That's not class, that's saying F it, let's hit the pub early.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 4:54 pm to mylsuhat
Well then stay out of golf threads, spoonbill.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 4:58 pm to nugget
Yea it in Bobby Jones defense, wasn't everyone pretty much racist back then? In fact, being racist probably made you MORE classy back then
Posted on 4/7/12 at 5:25 pm to nugget
spoonbill Posted on 4/7/12 at 5:45 pm to mylsuhat
Gary Player
Posted on 4/7/12 at 6:11 pm to tigerpawl
Of the old farts... Tom Watson and Gary Player
New guys... Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell, Watney, Snedeker.
New guys... Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell, Watney, Snedeker.
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