Topic: The Golf Thread

[nuts100]

I like Hatton. He’s like me but with talent 😂
Always jabbering away at himself

[nuts100]

Well that's Christmas sorted in my house

https://store.liverpoolfc.com/living/equipment/lfc-golf-gear

Titleist and LFC - match made in heaven

[DangerScouse]

I like Hatton. He’s like me but with talent 😂
Always jabbering away at himself

He's a Red also who has helped with the Anne Williams golf day in recent years.

[nuts100]

I see Rory is imploding on a Thursday now 😂

[Lad]

Three titleast balls for £15 is not on my radar. Sadly. That's about my average balls per round lost.

[Crosby Nick]

Three titleast balls for £15 is not on my radar. Sadly. That's about my average balls per round lost.

You a strictly 9 hole man like myself then?

[Yosser0_0]

Not sure whether people have seen this, but it may be of interest?

RECEIVED FROM UK GOLF FEDERATION

To All Members

A petition has been started to exempt golf courses from the list of venues required to close due to Covid-19.

If you would like to sign it or forward it on to your members and visitors, please use this URL:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309851

As this petition already has 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament and we want to put as much pressure on government as possible with over 1 million signatures. Time is of the essence!

Uk GOLF FEDERATION

[4pool]

Fwiw.. received an email contest to pick the winner and second place finisher for The Masters.

I went with Xander Schauffele. Second-- Patrick Reed.

[Statto Red]

Not sure whether people have seen this, but it may be of interest?

RECEIVED FROM UK GOLF FEDERATION

To All Members

A petition has been started to exempt golf courses from the list of venues required to close due to Covid-19.

If you would like to sign it or forward it on to your members and visitors, please use this URL:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309851

As this petition already has 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament and we want to put as much pressure on government as possible with over 1 million signatures. Time is of the essence!

Uk GOLF FEDERATION

Has over 238,000 signatures already.

Edit, the petition has gone past 240,000 signatures.

[RedForeverTT]

Great to see Darren Clarke winning the seniors. Boy, he looked to have spent his entire lockdown at Weatherspoons.

[Yosser0_0]

Has over 238,000 signatures already.

Edit, the petition has gone past 240,000 signatures.

Really? 220k when I looked, its now surpassed 250k! Actually when I look around at the Covid measures being introduced, its probably one of the safest activities that you can do. Obviously the clubhouses are going to have to shut, but there's nothing to stop it being setup like it was just after lockdown as 2-balls and people were just going from the car park to the course. Tee times were spread out and people were asked not to mix with other groups, which you don't tend to do on the course anyway. At the end of the day, there was no point in mixing after the round if the bar was shut!
 

[fowlermagic]

Great to see Darren Clarke winning the seniors. Boy, he looked to have spent his entire lockdown at Weatherspoons.

Just watched him sink the winning putt and he was delighted. Def looks like he is on the DeChambeau fitness regime as svelte as a walrus lol. I say he had a few pints last night as well but no harm in losing a few pounds as he was breathing like he just finished a marathon when he did his interview.

[Buck Pete]

Wow, six years since his last win on tour, it's wonderful to see Camillo Villegas back at the top of the leaderboard.

His 2 year old daughter died of cancer in July.  Looks like him and his missus are trying to put their life back together.  I can only begin to imagine what they went through.   A nice article on the PGA tour website.

https://www.pgatour.com/long-form/2020/11/19/the-healing-has-begun-camilo-villegas-maria-villegas-daughter-mia-memory-lives-on.html

Brilliant player who was touted to do great things that never truly materialized.  Still won 4 PGA events like and a couple of big ones in 2008.  He's 38 now but still time to make his mark again.

Great to see him back.  Hope he can carry this into the weekend and beyond.

[FlashGordon]

Wow, six years since his last win on tour, it's wonderful to see Camillo Villegas back at the top of the leaderboard.

His 2 year old daughter died of cancer in July.  Looks like him and his missus are trying to put their life back together.  I can only begin to imagine what they went through.   A nice article on the PGA tour website.

https://www.pgatour.com/long-form/2020/11/19/the-healing-has-begun-camilo-villegas-maria-villegas-daughter-mia-memory-lives-on.html

Brilliant player who was touted to do great things that never truly materialized.  Still won 4 PGA events like and a couple of big ones in 2008.  He's 38 now but still time to make his mark again.

Great to see him back.  Hope he can carry this into the weekend and beyond.

Echo the sentiments Pete, great to see it. First really good South American golfer I can remember.

[Gerry Attrick]

Echo the sentiments Pete, great to see it. First really good South American golfer I can remember.

Angel Cabrera is the one that comes to mind for me, but Villegas is a nice player. Think putting often let him down if I’m not wrong. Great to see him swinging it nicely again though, after what’s happened.

[FlashGordon]

Angel Cabrera is the one that comes to mind for me, but Villegas is a nice player. Think putting often let him down if I’m not wrong. Great to see him swinging it nicely again though, after what’s happened.

Ah yes I knew I was forgetting someone. Cabrera, what a guy, still the only South American major champion.

[RedForeverTT]

Ah yes I knew I was forgetting someone. Cabrera, what a guy, still the only South American major champion.

Saw him played at the World Cup for his country. His drive was just a yard or 2 shorter than Tiger at the same competition. And this was when Tiger was in his early 20s and Cabrera wasn’t a household name yet.

I was remarking to the guy next to me, “this chubby player is long”!

[ALPH1217]

Ah yes I knew I was forgetting someone. Cabrera, what a guy, still the only South American major champion.

Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina won the '67 Open.

[Buck Pete]

Cabrera's record is pretty insane

3 PGA tour wins.  2 of them Majors!!!

Wonder why we never saw him at Augusta last week?  He's been playing the seniors tour lately so he's still active.  Was in California end of September.  Maybe went back home and got stuck because of C19?

[dudleyred]

Saw him played at the World Cup for his country. His drive was just a yard or 2 shorter than Tiger at the same competition. And this was when Tiger was in his early 20s and Cabrera wasn’t a household name yet.

I was remarking to the guy next to me, “this chubby player is long”!

Hes had wrist surgery

https://www.golfwrx.com/640532/why-masters-legend-angel-cabrera-is-one-of-the-greatest-pressure-players-of-all-time-masters-witb-2009-2013/

[Buck Pete]

Hes had wrist surgery

https://www.golfwrx.com/640532/why-masters-legend-angel-cabrera-is-one-of-the-greatest-pressure-players-of-all-time-masters-witb-2009-2013/

That explains it nicely. Cheers

[dudleyred]

Peter Alliss has passed away. Grew up with his voice on all golf i watched. Very sad. RiP

[sinnermichael]

RIP.

https://twitter.com/Fred2vans/status/1335543681768706048?s=19

[dudleyred]

RIP.

https://twitter.com/Fred2vans/status/1335543681768706048?s=19

Not heard that one before. Superb. He'll be missed greatly

[Qston]

He was to golf what Murray walker was to F1. The voice of golf.when I was growing up. I won't forget his commentary of Jean Van de Velde when he imploded on I think the 18th at Carnoustie.

RIP

[Crosby Nick]

Sad news.

Definitely a voice I grew up listening to as you say, much like Murray Walker, Peter O’Sullivan, Ray French and all the other Grandstand stalwarts!

[gjr1]

I’m paraphrasing a little but he once said on commentary

And here comes Corey Pavin strinding up the 18Th. Known as crazy to his friends

Another voice gone from my childhood

RIP

[Wabaloolah]

Peter Alliss has passed away. Grew up with his voice on all golf i watched. Very sad. RiP

All these faces and voices that I grew up with are sadly no longer with us, he was to golf what Ted Lowe was to snooker, Murray Walker to motor racing, David Coleman to athletics, Dan Maskell tennis and although not a big horse racing fan, Peter O'Sullevan to that sport.

Peter Allis was not everyone's cup of tea but he had such a comforting voice, it was almost like he was sitting in the same room as you and he was speaking only to you.

Today's modern commentators simply don't have that ability.

RIP Peter, you will be missed

[wah00ey]

Absolute legend.  He was president of my golf club and always turned out for events and his annual President's Dinner where he awarded the trophies for the previous season.  He was a superb raconteur and was truly the voice of golf. RIP.

[nuts100]

Sad news. Always brilliant and could make the most mundane of subjects sound interesting.
Head and shoulders the best commentator golf has ever had. Puts what we have in the US to shame

RIP

[4pool]

RIP Peter

Loved his commentary when The Open rolled around.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Ah this explains why I couldn't find a thread...


I echo the sentiments here.

Such sad news

RIP

[wah00ey]

At least they wont be rolling him out for comms anymore.  Should've retired about 15 years ago.

Fucking bellend. Have some class.

[nuts100]

Fucking bellend. Have some class.

Wasn't sure how to respond to the original quote but you've hit the nail on the head 

[ALPH1217]

Sad news. Always brilliant and could make the most mundane of subjects sound interesting.
Head and shoulders the best commentator golf has ever had. Puts what we have in the US to shame

RIP

Shame although I respectfully disagree with your last sentence.

[Crosby Nick]

Shame although I respectfully disagree with your last sentence.

You don’t want him to Rest In Peace?

[rossipersempre]

Sad to hear and that he didn't get his planned retirement at the cancelled Open this year or next at St Andrews. Like Des Lynam, he had such a comforting natural ease at filling inevitable breaks in play with amusing quips, observations and stories, rather than just churn out boring meaningless stats like every other commentator other than Feherty.

Sure he wasn't of the PC generation, but I once heard a story about him at some USPGA/R&A (or possibly Ryder Cup?) meeting where the Americans were being petty or difficult over some minor agenda item and he sat quietly before standing up and to stunned silence snapped something along the lines of "the trouble with you Yanks is you've never had bombs dropped on your fucking houses. If you had, then maybe you'd behave differently".

[blert596]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSNAtNKobfI

[paulrazor]

All these faces and voices that I grew up with are sadly no longer with us, he was to golf what Ted Lowe was to snooker, Murray Walker to motor racing, David Coleman to athletics, Dan Maskell tennis and although not a big horse racing fan, Peter O'Sullevan to that sport.

Peter Allis was not everyone's cup of tea but he had such a comforting voice, it was almost like he was sitting in the same room as you and he was speaking only to you.

Today's modern commentators simply don't have that ability.

RIP Peter, you will be missed

excellent summary

Sad day

[4pool]

I little video with Bryson and long drive Champ Kyle Berkshire on how to increase club head speed.

Or, here's  how to carry 302 yards with an 8 iron...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMj_nd8Ygec&t=4s