Brett Favre to Retire, Bridgestone Invitational Cancelled
by Ryan Ballengee on Aug 3, 2010 11:31 AM EDT
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PrintRumors are rampant that Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre is texting friends and teammates that "this is it" - Favre will retire and finally stay down instead of an annual reprisal of his role in an off-Broadway production of Season of the Living Dead.
So, we may as well forget golf this week because - surely - all of the talk will be about Favre. Tiger Woods probably will text Favre to thank him for the distraction this week.
Meanwhile, we still have some golf news and questions to consider today:
- Are PGA Tour players wimps?
- What do we make of Yani Tseng's short career?
- AND talk about Camilo VIllegas' move to TMAG
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So, we may as well forget golf this week because – surely – all of the talk will be about Favre. Tiger Woods probably will text Favre to thank him for the distraction this week.
Forget about Golf, baseball, MMA, NBA, NHL, college football, badminton, croquet………..
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
forget croquet ? BITE YOUR TONGUE !! Might as well forget cricket or..(gasp)..curling !!
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Hey Court...we do have
to give 49er bit of room…after all, he is out there in the land of fruits and nuts….jist sayin…..STUB
I spent a weekend up in north Georgia a while back at a place that had two regulation croquet pitches. There was a tournament going on that weekend. I always thought of croquet as this genteele game with the whites and “jolly good shot” all over the place. Let me tell you – these people were viscious ! They would go out of their way to put their oppoent in an impossible position instead of advancing their ball to the next position. And the women were the MOST viscious !
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Court, are you not
aware that from the basest of animals to the human species….it’s always the females who are the most vicious ? Male great White Sharks won’t eat a human, but don’t get your arse in the way of the Female….Watch the lions…The male treats most everything with disdain….but the females will attack anything in eye sight….Now, I’m not talking from experience here mind ya,,,,,jist years of observation….Don’t remember who tol me this, but if ya put a 20.00 bill on a table between a male an female…..The male would have his throat slit before he could reach out…..STUB
On behalf of Red Tees (curling)
and me (cricket) I am lodging an official protest. Own up WRs – who has the croquet lawn?
If I had a croquet lawn I'd mow it down
to a putting green.
TX, ya wouldn't have to do any
of that manual labor….they already are just about as smooth…..STUB
Huh, didn't know that, STUB.
I’m OK, you’re croquet.
by TXQ on Aug 3, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you, Wendy!
:-)
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
lol
There was an update on the cancellation of the Bridgestone and Turning Stone – that decision has been turned into a last minute decision. Since it is only Tuesday, there is a good chance that Faaaa-vvvvruh could re-un-retire and re-re-retire several times between now and Thursday morning.
As for Yani Tseng’s career to date…“you can make a hat, or you can make a broach, or you can make a pteridactyl…” :-)
The girl has 3 majors and one regular tournament. I’m halfway to thinking that the LPGA should stop calling majors by that title and just switch everything around. Call the rest of the schedule “majors” (since every week, you can find someone in the field who says that week is like a 5th major) and the majors the “regular season”, since it seems that these major winners have a harder time winning the rest of the year than they do in the “majors”.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
A major is a major.
It’s set up tougher, the ultimate test for the golfers concerned. The fact she has won more than Ochoa is amazing in itself. To belittle her achievement because she has won 1 tour event is ridiculous. And she is only 21.
What he or she said. (Some commenter last week said there was some confusion.)
And I’ll go a step further: A major is a major is a major.
Yani Tseng is living Christie (It’s all about the majors) Kerr’s and Paula (It’s all about the majors) Creamer’s fantasy.
"(I)f you think you've got an inside track to absolute truth, you become doctrinaire, humorless and intellectually constipated." Saul Alinsky
She’s winning tournaments Dianne. That’s what you do when you play for a living. If you’re lucky enough or good enough, it’s majors. Otherwise, it’s just coincidence and you take it when you can. Even the very best accept that.
If you asked the best active player in the game today, you won’t get an agreement on that point, CnP. Tiger Woods goes out to win every time he tees it up. He isn’t JUST about the majors. 70 PGA Tour wins plus I don’t know how many international wins.
Then move on to NIcklaus and Sorenstam. Both wanted the wins – no matter where they came.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
majors didn’t mean more until TV got involved and we were into the late 80’s. Nicklaus keeps saying that he wasn’t counting and might have played harder in them if he had known they would be such a big deal today.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Accually his goal was to pass Bobby Jones "13"majors.
When he did, he suddenly thought what next ? He almost felt like retiring after he won His Memorial in ’77. But he then won 4 more majors. In his books, he said he always tried peak for the majors.
As much as Jack is the benchmark for all that go after him, he did and does at times, say some stupid things. That one, if true, is right up there.
A good way to judge majors and their importance.
is to ask, would Greg Norman, who won more worldwide events than Faldo, but won 2 majors to Faldo’s 6,swap records with his great rival. The answer would be yes.
You know something we
don’t ? Saw an old re-run of Faulty Towers last night, and sat there giggling until my son thought I had slipped a cog…We get all the great BBC comedies on out Public Broadcast Station….Absolutely hilarious….Hows the garden coming ? any tomatoes yet….I went to the farmers market, and got some from East Texas….the flavor is outstanding, one slice covers the whole piece of bread…Top with bacon….and a cold martini….Yum….STUB
Fawlty Towers was great
Wish we had a channel dedicated to the old comedies.
Zucchini, runner beans, new potatoes – alll being picked, but tomatoes nowhere near ripe yet. Like the farmers markets over here too, but they’re v. pricey considering the lack of overheads.
Best thing about them? There’s always a stall where they roast a whole pig, and you get a chunk of crusty bread, loads of pork with crispy crackling, apple sauce & sage & onion stuffing on the side. I get hiccups from eating it too quickly. Nice half of bitter to wash it down.
lol – Norman more than makes up for the mantenance in those huge lump sum payments
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Are you sure ? I thought
all he gave them was a few bottles of his wine SYUB
Chip...nice caddy ya got there,
now, two years ago, I said watch out for this kid…..she was coming out of Arizona State an had a great swing….very few moving parts, and that’s what makes good ball strikers…I think the only thing really holding her back is her attitude….Watch her body language when things just don’t bounce right for her….I kind of compare her game to Betsy Kings….and Betsy was a super player….STUB
That’s the thing Stub, she’s only 21 and the learning curve is still very steep. She’s a great girl with a great attitude and will do what every good player has done before her and that is learn how to deal with the demons.
Sorry – morning Court. Forgive my defensiveness – spell checked passed that one, so it’s ok. She is 21 years old! At 21 years old, on the PGA Tour, who, apart from His Royal Aloofness, has won more? The youngest to win three majors, male or female and you denigrate it? Ciut the girl some slack – she is very, very good.
Who knows for sure re Favre's retirement?
He’s capable of pulling off one more quarterback sneak.
I think this is the last straw for most MN Viking fans…we campaigned, crusaded, and begged Farve for one more chance at a magical season, but alas, it appears to be over…we need to say our good-byes, part ways, and then figure out what is going to happen this year!
Although I wonder what would happen if Farve said he would come back if the state commits to building a new stadium?
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
Red.....he looked at the schedule
and saw…..“at New Orleans”…….to start the season……good reason to buy some new golf clubs and retire……lol
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
now you know how the Packers fans felt…except they got three or four years of his off season crap.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Fox New just reported that some of Bretts
relatives say the reports are not true and he is not retiring…..shocking…..:)
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
He's still
undecided, but will play if healthy…..stay tuned!!!!!
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
Ok - you guys all missed the joke...
…Think “Airplane” when Steve McCroskey (Lloyd Bridges) walks in the room with the weather bulletin…
Steve McCroskey: Johnny, what can you make out of this?
[Hands him the weather briefing]
Johnny: This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl…
There were no shots at Yani Tseng. In fact, if it was worth the time to do it, I’m he one who keeps picking Tseng to win and wants to see her win more.
And please, don’t call me Shirley.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
G'day Shirl!
Yani is 21 and has won three majors. That’s way quicker than anyone else. Why are we not giving her the credos she deserves? Annika was 25 before she won her first, Tiger 22 when he won his first. What am I missing here?
Kudos – a credo is a belief system or a philosophy you live by.
Tseng didn’t win her third “way quicker than anyone else” – she is the youngest, but just by a little bit. Not sure who you’re saying is taking shots at her.
Tiger went to college and was 21 when he won his first. He turned pro at 20. Tseng didn’t go the college route, so she’s been playing professional golf longer than Woods at the same age.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
You also have to have more game to play against the men – the men’s pros are just deeper and have more shots and ability.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Deep breath……….. Bull shit!! Sorry, but that is rubbish. Stronger, yes, that’s a given. More shots because they are stronger – maybe. Better???? It’s too late for me anyway, to be winding me up like that.
strength has some to do with it – watch the women when they get in trouble and it’s almost always a pitch back to the fairway. you watch the men in the woods or in trouble, they are looking for a way to hit the green.
Annika Sorenstam said it herself, after playing The Colonial, that her short game was nowhere near as good as the men – and she was the best player in the women’s game. The men have more variety and skill in the short game – and the best women will admit it.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
That’s what I said, about the strength issue. Being stronger does not make you better though. I also agree with the short game thing. Why that is, I have no idea, but it doesn’t make them any less skillful.
Unfortunately I have to agree about the short game, too
Hey, does that make chip n’putt & me “the best women”?
Sure, men are stronger, but odor isn't everything.
by TXQ on Aug 3, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously ? not having as good a short game doesn’t make you less skillful ?
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
OK. Bad choice of words. Less options or choices. You play to what is set up for you. The men play more diverse conditions than the girls around the greens. It’s just the way they set up courses for events. The men have more shots because they need them.
Very true – and like you – I’m amazed that from 40 or 50 yards in that men and women aren’t really that close to each other skill-wise. With only a few exceptions (buried lies in a bunker or super thick rough) where strength comes into play, it seems like men and women should be closer in ability.
I always had a theory that girls generally don’t learn depth perception as kids – but boys almost always do. Playing catch…hitting balls…that kind of thing. Girls play up close games instead.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Really interesting conversation!
At the professional level I believe strength and speed are the two main reasons why more men are able to execute more shots successfully and have more “options” available to them.
But on the “average Joe” golfing level, I have found that my strength is the common sense/ golf course management decisions that keep me in the round against men golfers. Guys can’t help but play the risk reward shots and low percentage options which often lead to penalties. These guys also have the strength and speed, but can’t control it nearly as well so that’s why I can find so many nice Pro-V’s in the woods. :-)
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
from the same tees ?
you’re defintely a Diry Harry golfer, RT – you know your limitations. :-)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Nope, I play from the “Forward” tees – which is a nice equalizer once we get to our second shots. I have played with the boys from the Whites, but then I get strokes. :-)
I will say that playing with mostly men, I have learned that it doesn’t matter what club I hit as long as I can get it to my destination…I’m usually hitting 2-4 clubs up from guys (with a max of about 200 yards with roll on my 3-wood) so no ego to worry about…I’m always surprised at the guys who get a little bent out of shape if they are hitting 1-2 clubs more than someone else.
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
Sounds like you’ve had plenty of days collecting the cash at the end of the day. :-D
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I've got a few quarters in my pocket. ;-)
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
I’m not sure what that means…giving putts? Mulligans? In either case it depends…if we’re playing just to play as individuals, never. If we are playing a game – 2 ball best ball or match play then I accept any generosity – which doesn’t come easy sometimes! But if it means something else, please enlighten me.
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
I had a match against this woman.
I played off whites, off 10, she off reds, off 28. 3/4 shots, i gave her 14…but I also had to give her 3 courtesy shots as well, (it was a club rule when playing against women. I’d have expected to give her the extra shots if she played from the same tees. It was tough and I lost, lol. Just wondered if you ever came across a rule like that.
I LOVE that rule!!! :-)
But have never heard of it. My handicap is from the tees I play, so if I am in a handicap event I will either give or get based on playing from the reds…my HCP is very similar with most of the guys I play with, so we usually just play straight up in “unofficial” matches…with me from the front. My boys will love it if I ask for courtesy shots…and when I say love I mean they will laugh at me. :-)
I write about golf at www.tees2greens.com, too.
I hated the rule ! :)
I did well to lose on the 18th …I agree with the way you normally play…you off yours, men off theirs. And there is no way I’d give Wendy courtesy shots, lol. I think the club had this rule to encourage more ladies to enter this mixed knockout. I don’t know why, they usually won it.
I like to give women three shots
and a roofie.
Totally kidding, folks.
Two shots.
I dunno either, but I didn't question it,
as a courtesy.
by TXQ on Aug 4, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Never heard of that before, Easing
HCP is HCP. Courtesy shots are demeaning (unless there is a giant gold cup/zonking great cheque in question – which I bet there isn’t) when I would find it somewhat less demeaning.
Still don’t know what a courtesy shot is though – a mulligan? I assume the only courtesy shot you would give me is letting me tee off before storming past the red tee?
It's shots for ladies
when they play against men in my old club comp. A silly rule, but they got 3 shots on top of Hcap..I didn’t like the rule, but there you go.
Do you ever wonder if there are women who are offended at those kinds of things ? That would just embarrass and anger me to have someone tell me that there is a rule that says I’m not only a worse golfer by handicap, I suck even worse just because of gender.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I did wonder at my old club.
For the life of me, the rule defied all logic. I would have thought a competitive golfer wouldn’t take such gifts. I never entered that one again, and told the handicap secretary why. he just shrugged his shoulders.
I was having a Hogan’s Hero’s flashback…wasn’t one of Klink’s secretaries named Hilda ? (he had two over the duration of the show)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
it was both !
Hilda was the first secretary – played by Sigrid Valdis
Helga was the second secretary – played by Cynthia Lynn
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Yikes. You're scary, Court.
What were their shoe sizes?
by TXQ on Aug 3, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought you liked "Last of the Summer Wine"?
rather than Corrie. Was trying to do you a good turn. Hope your tomatoes get blight now.
Gotcha...she's the one Alvin
is always jerking her chain….keeps sweeping the steps…an Lordy those hats she wears….Who plays the Blond always looking for a man with the Librarian? ..STUB
I was more fond of "Compo"
(original neighbour) who was in lust with Norah’s wrinkled stockings.
Don’t know the blond.
What is it with you and Hilda?
The pinny? The rollers? The headscarf? The way she wields that brush? Confide in me – it’ll be our secret.
EASY....I buy that one
viva la Difference…..STUB
There we are Ryan
Your question answered. Assume Court is still gulping for air.
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I don't think being polite
has anything to do with silence,,,,and living to fight another day…..STUB
I have to tell you a TRUE
here….My Wife was Irish and as fiery as she was beautiful….I could always tell when she had had a bad day….an you women have to admit to this…she would pick something to have a fight over….didn’t matter what, as long as she could be verbal…..Well, it didn’t take me long to figure out that if I kept reading the paper an not saying anything….I could drive her nuts….Eventually she would calm down, but I had more fun doing that, and of course never told her …..STUB
If any of the MEN
Who are posting here, have any brains at all….they won’t touch this one with the 10 ft pole…Just remember, silence is the better part of valor…..STUB
LOL - now he says he never sent the texts
Packers and Jets fans must be laughing their butts off this morning when they heard that Favre is now denying that he told anybody that he’s retiring.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
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