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10-01-2007 08:19 PM #91
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Young people, once upon a time there was Arnie Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklous and none was better than the other; and Chi Chi Rodrigous , Lee Travino... and no graphite nor titanium
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10-01-2007 08:35 PM #92
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10-01-2007 08:38 PM #93
Yes and before that was Ben Hogan and "Slamming" Sammy Snead..........
I was sitting in the short 4 row grandstand prior to Saturdays afternoon tee-time. Looked down and there was Jack Nicklaus with his arm around Tigers shoulder.
I turned to the person I was with and said remember this moment as you are seeing the two greatest golfers who have ever played the game..................."So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you." [B] Tiger Woods[/B]
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10-01-2007 08:44 PM #94
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10-01-2007 08:54 PM #95
Hey guys...what did i miss?
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10-01-2007 08:55 PM #96
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10-01-2007 08:57 PM #97
Long thread,can you do a re-cap
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10-01-2007 09:03 PM #98
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Hacker, that is what I am debating; I think it was a draw between the three and there has never been a time since in golf when, there were three 3 players always usually 1,2,3 in just about all tournments. My favouate was Player.
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10-01-2007 09:04 PM #99
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10-01-2007 09:07 PM #100
I love to
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10-01-2007 09:09 PM #101
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10-01-2007 09:37 PM #102
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10-01-2007 09:49 PM #103
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10-02-2007 12:34 AM #104
Watch the great NBC video highlights "Hole by Hole" of Weir vs Tiger match.
http://video.nbcsports.com/player/?i...videoid=162027"So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you." [B] Tiger Woods[/B]
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10-02-2007 06:38 AM #105
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For those that feel the Presidents Cup was not a big golf event for Canada, read this.
MONTREAL -- The Canadian flag flew above the nearby clubhouse at Royal Montreal as Tiger Woods looked more Canadian than Mike Weir, MORE
Do you think that 7 year old is going to be inspired to work hard on his game? I bet he is.My opinions are my own, I do not follow others.
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10-02-2007 08:45 AM #106
Rick, I invite you to go back and read the initial question I posted on this, in no way shape or form did I say it was not a big golf event, I simply asked a real simple question that asked what the 'benefits' would be..... I agree it is a big event for Canada but it 'ain't the second coming of christ' as a few of your a making it out to be.
We reaped some great econoical benefits, wonderful exposure to the world on the status of golf in Canada and how fans should be and maybe, just maybe bring more younger kids into the retire's game of golf. The cold hard facts of growing up to be a pro golfer in Canada is that you have to go elsewwhere 7 months of the year to golf in good weather and for many, the cost of that is prohibitive to the parents. Only a select few will ever get the chance to live that dream due to costs alone. As everyone sdays, golf is a sport for the rich.Proud member of the 2009 OG/TGN Ryder Cup Champions
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10-02-2007 09:02 AM #107
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10-02-2007 09:51 AM #108
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10-02-2007 12:00 PM #109
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10-02-2007 02:06 PM #111
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10-02-2007 04:39 PM #112
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Bob where did I mention your name in my post? In no words did I say this was the "Second Coming of Christ"
Let me say this much. Maybe where you golf you do not see many young boys playing the game. Where I work there are many playing the game. Boys and a couple of girls.
Three former JR members from the course have scholarships in USA. Two at Bowling Green, and a young lady is attending Notre Dame.
In the next couple of years I am sure there could easily be 3 or 4 more young members from that course who will earn scholarships into US Schools.
Yes it is a Private Course. However it is not priced out of reach either.
Any young golfer who really wants to try to make it further up the ladder will make it. Hard work and dedication to the game pay off. I watch these kids practice for hours every day.
I disagree that golf is a sport for the rich or retired people. I have played golf for 25 years and I am far from rich. I am sure many other members of this forum are not rich either. We play golf because they love the game.
BTW with the status of the Canadian Open, the President's Cup might well be the biggest golfing event you will see for some time in Canada. Right behind it would be the LPGA CN Canadian Open.
My opinions are my own, I do not follow others.
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10-02-2007 05:48 PM #113
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Again, the main point of most of this thread that Bob is trying to bring up is what will this do for Canada? Provide examples. But I'll let Bob argue the rest of his side of it.
As someone else mentioned in this thread, GB, you're providing examples of people that are already into golf. I agree with others that this ultimately will do NOTHING for people who did not watch, and are not interested in golf.
My understanding of programs in the US like the First Tee program they actually GO INTO the inner city or areas to bring golf to the kids. If no programs are developed in Canada to do the same thing and make uninterested people interested, then this is only motivating and a driving force to previously interested golfers.
My uncle got me involved in golf, when I thought it was the most boring sport on the planet. Now I am enthralled by it. Maybe if a parent had their child sit with them while they both watched this match together it would get that child interested.
I also find that the local courses (that I've had experience with) really don't have much time for juniors. Your course might be different, I'm only speaking of my own personal experiences, so don't shoot the messenger. Club pros are being forced into a more managerial role than teaching pros etc.
Golf might not be a sport for the rich, but it is a sport for the reasonably well off. I'd still say it is elitist, but I love it, so maybe I'm an elitist!
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10-02-2007 06:47 PM #114
Rick, golf is a game for the rich.... I am not talking stinking rich like Big Mac or Ironmaster but I am talking well off. Yes, we are all golfers in here and most of us are not rich, and many in here are looking for green fee deals! We all have money or we wouldn't be golfing. However I know MANY people who would love to golf 2 or 3 times a week but just can not afford it! It is pay the monthly bills, buy food, and play golf once, maybe twice a month..... it is life's reality my friend.
And I am not questioning nor have I ever questioned the status of the presidents cup in Canada..... I asked what I thought was quite a simple question which I was hearing over and over and over without anyone saying why, so I asked .... then all hell broke lose and I was being bombarded with silly assed responses about the blue jays in 92 and 93 and people insinuating I wasn't patriotic because I wasn't doing cartwheels because Mike Weir had beat Tiger etc etc etc... Hey, I am happy Mikey beat tiger, I am normally a Tiger fan but I was actually rooting for Mikey but am I going to scream at the top of my lungs over Tiger being beat in match play for the 4th or 5th time..... nope.Proud member of the 2009 OG/TGN Ryder Cup Champions
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10-02-2007 06:53 PM #115
Well said Scott. My previous course is like this. The club pro is also a manager and does nothing for the junior program... for several years while I was a member there was no junior program and juniors were not allowed on the course until after 4 in the afternoon and only if there were tee offs available that day. It took a concerned member parent to volunteer to run a junior program that was funded by donations from the parents to get a program started and if I am not mistaken, was shutdown after that parent left the course a couple of years later.
I don't think golf is an elitist sport (although some clubs try to make it that way) but it is for those of us who have the financial means to get good equipment and pay relatively expensive greenfees.Proud member of the 2009 OG/TGN Ryder Cup Champions
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10-02-2007 07:34 PM #116
And can you explain why this is a silly assed response Mr. B........!!!
From Slam sports back in June, and it will give more detail on what I was trying to explain re: Baseball.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/C...41679-sun.html
Why are there now so many more Canadians playing at such a high level of baseball in the Minor Leagues and the 20-25 players in the Majors......???
Because Mr. B. enrollment in Little League, and Junior Leagues throughout Canada took off in the early to mid nineties.............which many Scouts and coaches I have talked to over the years will tell you was a result of the success and exposure of the Blue Jays.
Increased PARTICIPATION and kids sticking with game until an older age mean't that you had a GREATER CHANCE of developing a kid who could become a future Major League Player.
This was ONLY mean't to be a very good example of how success in a sport can create interest and role models and INCREASED PARTICIPATION.
This is the SAME principle that Golfbum is seeing with the young golf kids at the course he works at. Perhaps some of them will stick with the game longer if they see success of Canadian Golfers such as Mike Weir.................Last edited by Kilroy; 10-03-2007 at 05:44 AM. Reason: insult
"So many moving parts. Your whole body's moving, and this ball is not moving. It's standing still, laughing at you." [B] Tiger Woods[/B]
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10-02-2007 07:37 PM #117
Did I miss something here? When did I get Rich???? Did I miss an inheritance or something?
Does the 2nd hole-n-one come easier ?
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10-02-2007 07:39 PM #118
From personal experience, I'd agree that there is a direct relation between the success of a team / player and the interest kids have in participating in a sport. My son, 8, came to me in late June expressing an interest to play hockey - an interest he did not have until after the Senators went to the final this spring.
I think kids will emulate anyone and anything they admire, and the success of Mike Weir might have the same effect on kids as did the Senators success have on my son.www.chapeaunoirgolf.com
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10-02-2007 07:40 PM #119
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No televised golf event is going to help promote golf if non golfers do not watch it. That only makes sense. I won't argue that point, I am not stupid.
Does the RCGA do enough to help promote JR Golf in Canada, outside of the actual Juniors who are golfing? IMO NO. Why? Cash strapped organization.
The First Tee Program in USA was set up and is funded by businesses. If big business in Canada would step up to the plate and help support a JR Golf Program then maybe Canada could promote golf to more young people.
One thing I do know for sure. The PRO at the course I work at is very active with the junior members. That is why 3 of those members are currently on golf scholarships in USA. Will those 3 turn PRO? Who knows, but at least they are in a college program now. Without the help of our PRO they might not be there at all.
The RCGA and provincial golf associations need to step up their programs in order to promote golf among young people. One good thing about Tiger Woods (See Bob I do not HATE WOODS!) is he has helped make golf cool with young kids. No longer is golf viewed as an old farts game. A lot of that is due to Tiger, and other young golfers such as Adam Scott, Sergio etc. You might think those bright colours those young studs wear is off the wall. Young kids think that is cool and dress the same way. I see that every day in the summer!My opinions are my own, I do not follow others.
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10-02-2007 07:41 PM #120
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