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Post by sb on May 17, 2022 7:37:01 GMT -5
He's looking pretty happy these days Good for him. I've always been a fan.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 19, 2022 9:30:01 GMT -5
"Golf" is the word here in Tulsa, Some sort of huge, big jumbo-sized golf PGA championship happening this week in Tulsa. Yesterday people paid almost $200.00 a ticket to watch golfers practice, today the championship starts and tickets are sold out. I dunno much about golf other than ya kick a little white ball 'round with a stick that they call a "club".
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Post by sb on May 19, 2022 9:38:28 GMT -5
Yesterday people paid almost $200.00 a ticket to watch golfers practice These people are cultish.
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Post by Springschick on May 19, 2022 9:47:37 GMT -5
And, they are charging $18.00 for a Bud Light and $19.00 for a Stella Artois.
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Post by sb on May 19, 2022 9:54:28 GMT -5
And, they are charging $18.00 for a Bud Light and $19.00 for a Stella Artois. You'd have to be VERY thirsty.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 21, 2022 9:15:11 GMT -5
And, they are charging $18.00 for a Bud Light and $19.00 for a Stella Artois. They sure are~ and $6.00 for water. The event is getting many people interested in the sport of golf. It's all over our local news our governor was even there.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 21, 2022 9:21:02 GMT -5
I dunno much about golf , I dunno any famous golfers by name 'cept for Tiger Woods and that's only because they talk about him all the time. I have learned what "The Cut" means, golfers who don't make the cut don't get a check and don't get paid, those that make the cut are guaranteed a check but they didn't say how much. Tiger Woods did not do so good he was way over par, last I heard is Tiger Woods may not have made the cut. The LaFortune jogging trail circles the LaFortune golf course and I see golfers out on the greens all the time as I run the LaFortune trail, there is a fence between the golf course and the jogging trail. I guess it's a popular place to golf, it does look high class. The place is always pretty darn busy and large it's over a mile long (1.6 kilometers long) and something like half-mile wide, it has rivers and ponds, basically the golf course is a 5K circle (3.2 mile circle) I dunno how big a golf course is supposed to be and I dunno how big the Southern Hills course is where the PGA is going on. I looked for the PGA on TV and I guess it's not being broadcast, at least not here- or at least not on any channels I have.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2022 9:25:25 GMT -5
I don't follow it. Tried to play it but I dont' really care to play it. Seems really pointless to me. Just not my cup of tea
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Post by sauerkraut on May 21, 2022 9:37:04 GMT -5
I don't follow it. Tried to play it but I dont' really care to play it. Seems really pointless to me. Just not my cup of tea I pretty much feel the same way, I don't understand the sport or see any excitement in the sport- But it's a real big thing here in Tulsa now, it's always on the local news and the crowds going there are huge thousands of people pay big money to watch. The people paid $195.00 a ticket just to watch the golfers practice and warm up before the contest started and it was packed. Tickets for the actual event were long sold out and no one mentioned how much tickets were for the event. When the ref raises his hand it means be real quiet to the crowd- the golfer is about to take a swing. I guess any noise can spoil a golfers concertation. The golf world is a strange world, you either understand it or ya don't. I guess the top golfers who's name I forgot shot 9 under par yesterday. Last I heard Tiger was +4 over par, Tiger admitted he had a bad day Friday, he still has issues from his car accident I guess so maybe that's affecting his game. If he doesn't make "the cut" from what I understand he won't get paid. During the practice event golfers were signing autographs which may be valuable in the future- a Tiger Woods autograph would be good to have since everyone knows who he is. I think the PGA ends Sunday.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 21, 2022 9:40:36 GMT -5
We also have the Ironman contest in Tulsa and the result is few motel and hotel rooms are vacant here, and room prices are around $200.00 a night if ya can find one. I wonder why that is not called "price gouging"? If a lumber yard raises prices on plywood before/after a hurricane that's called "price gouging". Supply & demand. unless I'm missing something.
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Post by Springschick on May 21, 2022 12:40:10 GMT -5
Tiger Woods made the cut for today's round.
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Post by Rusty on May 22, 2022 20:51:41 GMT -5
Never mind him,how about Justin Thomas? Guy was down 7 strokes and won.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 23, 2022 9:02:52 GMT -5
Never mind him,how about Justin Thomas? Guy was down 7 strokes and won. Yeah I seen that- I ended up watching the golf on TV Sunday afternoon, Thomas won his 2nd championship. Tiger Woods wiped out, he was +12 and he tossed in the towel, they said it was the first Championship game Tiger ever quit. He must be in all sorts of pain, his golf career may be history, I dunno if he'll ever recover 100%, I had knee injuries and I never fully recovered 100%.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 23, 2022 9:09:14 GMT -5
Those golf balls do all sorts of weird things, one guy (Canton) or some such name hit a golf ball it sideswiped passed the hole, then the ball circled back and went into the hole, another guy was in the sand trap or as they called it a "bunker" he hit it twice to try and get out of the "bunker" and the 3rd time he landed in the hole.
Another guy had his ball go in the drink, I dunno what happens then - I didn't see him get it out or what the rules are for that.
They had some guy walking around with a green ribbon 'round his neck that said "Rules" printed all around the ribbon, I guess he was the guy making sure all the rules were kept. Then there was the golf ball that went up to the hold and stopped dead.
I was surprised how fast those golf balls go when hit and how high they go.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 23, 2022 9:20:42 GMT -5
I really dunno much about the game of golf- I dunno what a "Bogey" is I was told once but forgot.(something about the way a ball is hit I think) What's the difference between a 3-iron and 4 iron and 5 iron? weight? How come sometimes a golfer removes the flag from the hole before he hits the ball and other times he keeps the flag in the hole? What do ya do when a golf ball lands in the water? Are you out of the game or what? Golf seems like a long slow sport, I never knew this but each progressive hole is tuffer than the last hole and the 17th and 18th hole of a golf course are the tuffest holes to get. I always thought all golf holes were about the same in difficulty. Anyhow I ended up watching the Tulsa golf PGA championship all afternoon.
The Southern Hills golf course is supposed to be one of the best golf courses around, however they said the course has heated and cooling coils in the ground to keep the ground at a certain temp- to me that seems un-natural.
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Post by sb on May 23, 2022 9:25:44 GMT -5
I really dunno much about the game of golf- I dunno what a "Bogey" is I was told once but forgot.(something about the way a ball is hit I think) What's the difference between a 3-iron and 4 iron and 5 iron? weight? How come sometimes a golfer removes the flag from the hole before he hits the ball and other times he keeps the flag in the hole? What do ya do when a golf ball lands in the water? Are you out of the game or what? Golf seems like a long slow sport, I never knew this but each progressive hole is tuffer than the last hole and the 17th and 18th hole of a golf course are the tuffest holes to get. I always thought all golf holes were about the same in difficulty. Anyhow I ended up watching the Tulas golf PGA championship all afternoon. The Southern Hills golf course is supposed to be one of the best golf courses around, however they said the course has heated and cooling coils in the ground to keep the ground at a certain temp- to me that seems un-natural. Every hold has a "par." That's the number of strokes in which you should be able to get the ball in the hole. A bogey is when you get the ball in the hole with one more stroke than what you need for par. And birdie is when you get the ball in the hole with one less stroke than what you need for par. What's the difference between a 3-iron and 4 iron and 5 iron? weight?Mostly it's the angle of the face of the iron. The higher the number, the bigger the angle and the higher the ball will fly with the same swing. How come sometimes a golfer removes the flag from the hole before he hits the ball and other times he keeps the flag in the hole?On putts the flag is always removed so that it doesn't interfere with the ball. The flag is there if you're not putting so you can see where the hole is. What do ya do when a golf ball lands in the water? Are you out of the game or what?You lose a stroke and you have to drop a ball near where it went in and hit it from there. I always thought all golf holes were about the same in difficulty.The harder holes have a bigger number for par.
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Post by sauerkraut on May 23, 2022 9:44:20 GMT -5
Ok thanks sb- I knew about the par thing and over/under par but not much more about golf. That was quite a Championship game we had here in Tulsa.
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Post by apple on May 23, 2022 11:06:40 GMT -5
A friend of mine asked me to take lessons with her. I am going for it.
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Post by Rusty on May 23, 2022 21:06:15 GMT -5
A friend of mine asked me to take lessons with her. I am going for it. Good for you Apple! I taught myself because I'm ( was) pretty athletic. In hindsight I would have taken lessons with a club professional. Golf is very different from other sports. Played baseball in college and softball later on. Not the same kind of swing. Hitting a golf ball is different. A hint: you're hitting the ball on the downswing,NOT trying to pick the ball up off the ground.
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Post by Springschick on May 23, 2022 21:22:16 GMT -5
I tried. My boobs are too big to get a decent swing.
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