Nice win*, Sergio.
annika1980
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>Great win*.
Yeah it was. I was pulling hard for Goydos but Sergio made sure made
some clutch shots there at the end.
Dave Clary
Corpus Christi, TX
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Geezer
this puts him over the hump in a major now.
--
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Michael Anselmo
"Geezer" <bill...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It was a good win and a great shot to win it with. Be interesting to see
> if this puts him over the hump in a major now.
I laughed out loud when Sergio thanked Tiger for not being there. Even
Finchem laughed.
Just showing a little respect to Tiger. That way Tiger will only beat him a
little.
Stromata
None of these events count while El Tigre is healing.
annika1980
>
> I laughed out loud when Sergio thanked Tiger for not being there. Even
> Finchem laughed.
I thought that was a brilliant way to ward off the "Tiger wasn't
there" questions.
Or it could be that even when he isn't around, Tiger is in Sergio's
head.
Electrician
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>
>Great win*.
The little rat faced vomit bag finally quit whining long enough to win one.
Good for the little immature punk.
EdSmithers
> Great win*.
Is it the same attitude for tournaments won by players when Nicklaus
didn't play? What's to happen on the weeks Tiger doesn't play?
Everything's cheap?
When Tiger retires, will any win count less because it didn't come
during the Tiger era?
Ed
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Ed
>>>
Ha! On his best day Nicklaus was never as popular as Tiger.
Zuke
challenge in a major? Guess they were on vacation last July.
I notice the asterik. I don't think Tiger has exactly torn
up the TPC course. Now Bay Hill, that's another story.
Say what you want about Sergio but I think the Saturday round
in the British Open last year and the Friday round at TPC
this year were just mind-blowing ball-striking rounds.
Stromata
>>>>
>
> Ha! On his best day Nicklaus was never as popular as Tiger.
As we all know it's *ALL* about popularity. *rolls eyes*
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> the Moderator wrote:
>>>>>
>>
>> Ha! On his best day Nicklaus was never as popular as Tiger.
>
> As we all know it's *ALL* about popularity. *rolls eyes*
It is in the context of this discussion. For some reason you snipped the
discussion and are trying to turn this into something else.
"R&B"
> the Moderator wrote:
>>>>>
>>
>> Ha! On his best day Nicklaus was never as popular as Tiger.
>
> As we all know it's *ALL* about popularity. *rolls eyes*
Popularity is only part of it.
Players also FEARED Nicklaus, as they do Tiger in the modern era. I don't
ever hear anyone talking about how Sergio intimidates anyone in the field.
Except maybe Paul Goydos. And has anyone ever talked about
"Sergio-proofing" their golf course? Uh, no. (And if they did, all that
would be required is the use of a "shot clock," like they have in
basketball.)
During his heyday, Jack was on everybody's short list as being the odds-on
favorite to win whenever he was in the field. Just as Tiger is today. That
was (and is) only partly related to "popularity." It mostly has to do with
"respect," and the knowledge that these players are proven winners in big
tournaments.
While Sergio is often considered among the favorites in big events (he is,
after all, one of the world's elite players), few would consider him the
"odds-on favorite" to win any tournament, even if Tiger isn't in the field.
That's because he hasn't done it yet. Yet.
One irony about Sergio is that while many dismiss him as a wannabe in majors
(I don't), his first wins on the PGA TOUR were at respected, traditional
golf courses whose lists of winners read like a Who's Who of golf --
Colonial and Westchester (where he's won twice). Though those two
tournaments have fallen off in prestige in the last decade or so, there's no
denying that they're both "shotmakers" courses that require precision and
creativity -- two attributes that Sergio's game possesses in spades.
Everyone knows Sergio is a superb ballstriker. But those two courses do
not, however, present players with challenges on the greens that rival some
of the more difficult ones on TOUR. Besides, both of those courses have
what most players would call "small" (or "smallish") greens. Even most
RSG'ers would not find it all that hard to avoid three-putting those greens.
It remains to be seen if Sergio can sustain his torrid putting that he
displayed on Sunday. He was dead last in putting among those who made the
cut...until Sunday, when he seemed to make darn near everything he looked
at.
Every dog has his day. Sergio's no dog. He just putts like one...most of
the time.
But to be fair, he's not the worst putter on TOUR. He's just not
consistently among the better ones.
Maybe Sunday at THE PLAYERS is what he needed to finally turn that corner.
We'll see.
Randy