2014 PGA Tour

[Don Wassall]

Tiger Woods is playing his first tournament of the year, the Farmers Insurance Open on the Torrey Pines course in San Diego where he's had so much success. But not this year, as he's bumbling along at +8 over his last 6 holes, including back to back double bogies. He's 38 now and it's been 6 years since he won a major. Considering how rare it is for golfers over the age of 40 to win majors, he's fast running out of time to challenge Jack Nicklaus's record. And given his many injuries and the way he seems to be aging quickly (the curse of his one quarter Negro genes perhaps), Jack's record is looking pretty good right now.

It's comical to me that here we are, in Woods' 19th year on tour, and there still isn't a single decent male or female black golfer in the world other than him. And the time-honored ridiculous excuse of "blacks just aren't interested" can't be used in golf because blacks love to golf. So much for the "Tiger effect" the dinosaur media was heralding back when Woods was 21 years old.

 

[GiovaniMarcon]

Tiger Woods doesn't strike me as the type of golfer who will gradually age to be a venerable, old dependable sort who's always in the hunt to win the big one.I think much of his hype and fame revolved around him being Black (or course he's not all the way Black, but since he [wasn't] always a loser, Black people claim him), and being YOUNG and NEW.

In no way, shape or form is 38 old, in fact other than in the sporting world he'd still be considered a young man, but he's not a KID, and that was his "thing," it seemed.He was the "kid" who would show all the stodgy, old, racist Whites how Black people can win at everything if they try a little.

Other than cheating on his ridiculous, gold-digging mudshark of a wife (I actually feel more sorry for Tiger than his money-grubbing Swede b*tch), I don't think Tiger resonates so much with young kids as he might have 15 years ago, and since Blacks have ALWAYS sucked at golf and there's no new Black phenom to replace him, Tiger Woods seems to be what he always was: an anomaly who was good for a hot minute, but faded fast and is most certainly NOT the greatest golfer ever.

 

[Awake in America]

It's comical to me that here we are, in Woods' 19th year on tour, and there still isn't a single decent male or female black golfer in the world other than him.

Black kindergarteners who were supposed to be motivated by Tiger's early success are now in their mid to late 20s (if not older, but I digress). Same goes for the onslaught of black tennis players inspired by the Williams sistas. Where are they? Blacks are playing golf and tennis. They've been playing tennis for quite a while, actually. Those two sports are tougher to manipulate, unlike positions in the NFL, for instance.

 

[jaxvid]

Golf's a difficult sport to have success at as a pro. I agree that it's not a game that matches up well with the physical abilities of most black people but it's even less a match for them in other ways. It's still a game for people with money. That reduces the percentage of blacks due to their general level of poverty but there are still plenty of rich black people. Another problem is that it is a solitary game. There is virtually no audience at all but the highest levels of play, and of course the media is non-existent for any level but the top.

Thus the lack of attention and fame possible on the way up makes it a game for people who are driven by a high level of internal motivation. It's no coincidence that the top black golfer and tennis player(s) of the last generation were the children of fathers that were practically psychotic in pushing their kids to play. Absent such a driving factor like an aggressive parent one has to have the internal will to do what is necessary to succeed, which is an personal thing and seems to be lacking in the black population outside of football and basketball.

And note, as I always like to point out, football and basketball are essentially government sponsored programs that provide free training, facilities, and equipment, from early age up through adulthood. Take away Uncle Stupids support for those sports through the school systems and even those games might look very different.

Concerning Tiger Woods, he certainly has been stymied in success at the Majors however he is still a very good golfer. He is usually ranked 1 or 2. He's probably a few breaks from winning a couple more Majors. Perhaps it won't happen. It might be a mental thing with him now. But I wouldn't count him out. His obvious use of steroids and the fact that he will most likely never get caught could prolong his skills for quite a few more years.

 

[Don Wassall]

Baseball is a sport that is essentially government sponsored and has free "academies" and other inducements for blacks to become "interested" -- including getting paid more money and having a longer career than is the case in football and basketball -- but blacks stubbornly refuse to become "interested" much to the endless chagrin of Joe Morgan and an army of corporate media apologists. Maybe, as is the case with most sports, they're just not very good at baseball, too much hand-eye coordination needed rather than jumping and running fast for short sprints.

Woods shot a 79 yesterday, tying his worst score ever in the U.S. as a professional, and it was on a course where he holds the course record. It doesn't mean he's washed up, but if rust is to blame, or not being "mentally ready" as Peter Kostas kept saying, he has quite a ways to go to shed the rust, more than in past years.

 

[Thrashen]

Woods played awful at the beginning of last year’s golf season, too, before roaring back, winning 5 tournaments (including “The Players,” which is the closest to a Major Championship victory), finishing first in prize money, and winning the “Player of the Year” award for the 11[SUP]th[/SUP] time.

As much as fundamentally detest this everlastingly-surly, superlatively-arrogant, green-spitting, perma-cursing, tantrum-throwing, club-tossing, wife-cheating, prostitute-soliciting, PED-abusing, pornstar-impregnating, gay-sex-fantasizing (see his personal emails), corn-toothed narcissist with a taste for white whores, I’ll reluctantly admit that he’s far from “finished.” No, on April 10, 2014, I’m certain that the little bug-eyed mystery meat will be quite prepared to win his first Major Championship in nearly 6 years. If our luck holds, Woods, who appears to have put on weight (and shed more of his steel wool…woops, I’m mean hair) during the off-season, will continue to come up short when it matters most…

CAPTION: Older, Pudgier Tiger Misses Cut at Farmers

 

[FootballDad]

I was just reading about Scott Stallings, who won the Farmers Insurance Open over the weekend. It turns out that his inspiration for becoming a pro golfer was none other than Cheetah Woods:

Scott Stallings had ambitions to be a baseball player until the Sunday afternoon he sat down to the watch the 1997 Masters with his father.He watched Tiger Woods demolish Augusta National and the field to win by 12 shots with the lowest score ever.
For a 12-year-old in Tennessee, it was inspirational.
''At that moment, I quit everything, every sport I was playing, and said, 'That's what I want to go do.' And every one of my friends thought I was crazy,'' Stallings said.

And I thought that Tiger's success would inspire more blacks to pursue professional golf, not "crackas" like this guy!

Here's the article link: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/good-career-move-scott-stallings-083655266--golf.html

 

[Carolina Speed]

Tiger Woods is playing his first tournament of the year, the Farmers Insurance Open on the Torrey Pines course in San Diego where he's had so much success. But not this year, as he's bumbling along at +8 over his last 6 holes, including back to back double bogies. He's 38 now and it's been 6 years since he won a major. Considering how rare it is for golfers over the age of 40 to win majors, he's fast running out of time to challenge Jack Nicklaus's record. And given his many injuries and the way he seems to be aging quickly (the curse of his one quarter Negro genes perhaps), Jack's record is looking pretty good right now.

It's comical to me that here we are, in Woods' 19th year on tour, and there still isn't a single decent male or female black golfer in the world other than him. And the time-honored ridiculous excuse of "blacks just aren't interested" can't be used in golf because blacks love to golf. So much for the "Tiger effect" the dinosaur media was heralding back when Woods was 21 years old.

Whether Tiger catches Jack's 18 Major's or not, he will never be the golfer Jack was or more importantly the man Jack is. Jack is the best of all-time period!

Send Tiger back to the 60's/70's and let him use the old persimmon woods and old blade irons. I'd like to see what he would do with the equipment Jack used. He would also have to contend with likes of Palmer, Player, Ballesteros, Trevino and Watson! Jack not only won 18 Major's, he placed 2nd 19 times! 19, 2nd place finishes in Major's. That's incredible. He lost some of these to the greatest players of his era.

No way Tiger wins 14 Majors in that era! Palmer and Player would've kicked him in the @$$ if he started acting like the "PUNK" that he is!

Tiger has been relentless in his training and the possible use of steroids and whatever advantage he can get to catch and pass Jack. Jack has said he never really worked as hard as he could have to be the beat golfer he could be as evident in his overweight body, however, Jack was a class act in victory and in defeat, unlike Tiger.

Jack also beats Tiger in what matters more than Major titles; and that's in being a great family man.

 

[Don Wassall]

Woods came in 41st place at the Dubai Desert Classic, which is a European Tour event.

33-year-old Kevin Stadler won his first PGA event after 239 tries, the Waste Management Open, which used to be called the Phoenix Open. It draws the largest crowds of any stop on the tour, close to 200,000 just on Saturday. It has the famous par 3 16th hole, which is completely enclosed stadium style with tens of thousands of seats and is filled with beer drinking fans who loudly cheer or boo depending on each player's t-shot, the only hole on the staid tour with that kind of atmosphere.

Stadler's father Craig won The Masters in 1982 and 12 other tournaments, and they become the 9th father-son winners on the PGA Tour. Kevin is even fatter than his father was during his playing days, which I guess means White guys don't need to look athletic to excel at the highest levels of golf.

 

[Don Wassall]

Bubba Watson won the Northern Trust Open, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open and played at the famous Riveria course. He shot a sizzling 64-64 over the weekend for his first tour win since his epic Masters triumph in 2012.

The CBS announcers were eagerly predicting a round of crying by Bubba after his win, as he had bawled after winning The Masters and had choked up after previous tour victories. His wife and young son being there to greet him (they weren't there when he won at Augusta) was supposed to be the clincher, but fortunately Bubba kept his composure.

 

[jaxvid]

Bubba Watson won the Northern Trust Open, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open and played at the famous Riveria course. He shot a sizzling 64-64 over the weekend for his first tour win since his epic Masters triumph in 2012.

The CBS announcers were eagerly predicting a round of crying by Bubba after his win, as he had bawled after winning The Masters and had choked up after previous tour victories. His wife and young son being there to greet him (they weren't there when he won at Augusta) was supposed to be the clincher, but fortunately Bubba kept his composure.

Yes after John Boehner, Bubba Watson may be the most famous "Weeping Wussy". Is that thread still active? I remember when Jack Nicholas and Arnold Palmer used to cry after winning, oh wait, that never would have happened in a million years.

At least we have thankfully lost a well known weeping wussy as Tiger manager Jim "sob sister" Leyland retired which will certainly cut into the profits for Kleenex Inc. Perhaps he can be brought back once in a while to shed some tears everytime Miguel Cabrera or Tori Hunter get a significant hit. He's also got a shot at the HOF which should unleash a flood-worthy proportion of tears.

 

[Don Wassall]

44 year old Ernie Els knocked off 20 year old budding star Jordan Spieth to advance to the semifinals of the World Match Play championship. Spieth was 10 months old when Els won his first major, the 1994 U.S. Open.

Els will play young Frenchman Victor Dubuisson tomorrow, with two other young guns, Ricky Fowler and Jason Day, facing off in the other semi. The two winners will then battle it out following the semis for the championship, making for a long day of golf. Matt Kuchar won it last year. Match play at this level is just as enjoyable to watch as a prestigious stroke play tournament.

Tiger Woods skipped the tournament for the first time while healthy, likely an indication that his game is still not coming together. At 38, each time Woods has a spell of bad golf, it makes it more likely that he'll never regain his previous majors winning form.

 

[Carolina Speed]

44 year old Ernie Els knocked off 20 year old budding star Jordan Spieth to advance to the semifinals of the World Match Play championship. Spieth was 10 months old when Els won his first major, the 1994 U.S. Open.

Els will play young Frenchman Victor Dubuisson tomorrow, with two other young guns, Ricky Fowler and Jason Day, facing off in the other semi. The two winners will then battle it out following the semis for the championship, making for a long day of golf. Matt Kuchar won it last year. Match play at this level is just as enjoyable to watch as a prestigious stroke play tournament.

Tiger Woods skipped the tournament for the first time while healthy, likely an indication that his game is still not coming together. At 38, each time Woods has a spell of bad golf, it makes it more likely that he'll never regain his previous majors winning form.

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed that Spieth couldn't advance. I'm hoping either Spieth can get a major win this year or Mcllroy gets back on the Major win column. There's a number of good young talent out there and I would like to see someone make a serious run at Tiger's 14 Major wins. Spieth, Mcllroy, somebody generate some excitement so we don't have to keep hearing about Tiger Woods!

 

[jaxvid]

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed that Spieth couldn't advance. I'm hoping either Spieth can get a major win this year or Mcllroy gets back on the Major win column. There's a number of good young talent out there and I would like to see someone make a serious run at Tiger's 14 Major wins. Spieth, Mcllroy, somebody generate some excitement so we don't have to keep hearing about Tiger Woods!

Good point. Until some young gun starts dominating or at least playing at a high level for a long period the media will keep defaulting back to Tiger worship. They will do that anyway but it makes it much harder to be 'all Tiger all the time' if someone else is putting up good numbers.

It's an open field now too with Woods faded and Mickelson aging. Unfortunately the current crop of young golfers does not seem to have a dominant player. Some good ones but none have showed the mental toughness to be the top guy.

 

[Don Wassall]

Australian Jason Day (who has a Filipina mother) ended up winning over the Frenchman Dubuisson. Day usually plays very well in the majors and other big tournaments.

The final four competitors of this event came from four different continents; but amazing the representatives from Africa and North America, Ernie Els and Ricky Fowler respectively, are not from that magnificent race of affletes that dominate close to 1% of internationally contested sports.

 

[Don Wassall]

Rory McIlroy is leading the Honda Classic after two rounds at -11, the lowest score ever at that event after two rounds. His game has really been coming on after a down year in 2013. He's still just 23 years old.

There's a world class field with most of the best players competing at the PGA National course, which has the famous "Bear Trap" -- holes 15, 16 and 17, a very difficult stretch named after the greatest golfer of them all.

Tied for 66th is Eldrick Woods at even par, not sure yet if he made the cut but even if he does he's a non-factor, again.

 

[Don Wassall]

I'm trying to keep tabs on the Honda Classic during work breaks. Yesterday when I turned on the third round, Dan Hicks was crooning over the dark-skinned, possibly part-black Venezuelan, Jhonnie Vegas, saying, "If he begins to contend again he'll have huge galleries following him because of his natural charisma."

Today just as I turned on NBC, Tiger Woods was withdrawing from the tournament on the 13th green, citing a supposed "bad back." He was +5 on his round at the time and only made the cut by a single stroke. None of the announcers were saying that they had noticed Woods looking impaired or hobbled before he quit, so it was likely Tiger showing more of his legendary good sportsmanship.

Rory McIlroy is leading by one stroke with the back nine to play. BTW, I can remember Rory being made fun of by the usual corporate media suspects for not "looking athletic" like their hero Woods. Actually, McIlroy looks quite fit and strong, he's clearly been hitting the weights and putting a lot of work into his conditioning.

 

[icsept]

Tiger Woods and Serena Williams have that same back ailment that only strikes near the end of failure. But for this mysterious back condition, Woods and Williams would be undefeated.

The other possibility is that both are suffering the debilitating effects of age and steroid abuse.

 

[foobar75]

The other possibility is that both are suffering the debilitating effects of age and steroid abuse.

I think this is the only legit explanation. Too much PED abuse eventually makes your body vulnerable to various ailments and maladies. All sorts of things start to break down because internally you're probably 10-15 years older than your real age, among other things. Woods was actually busted a few years ago, but the hacks in the media quietly swept it under the rug.

As for today's withdrawal, how convenient! Is there any doubt he'd still be playing if he was in contention? The media went into an orgy after his 3rd round yesterday, but reality has come crashing down this morning.

I believe we have finally reached the point where Bigunreal's jinx powers will no longer be needed, but he should remain on stand-by just in case.

 

[Thrashen]

Tiger Woods and Serena Williams have that same back ailment that only strikes near the end of failure. But for this mysterious back condition, Woods and Williams would be undefeated.

The other possibility is that both are suffering the debilitating effects of age and steroid abuse.

Haha, how true!

For a perfect contrast in which Woods was reluctant to withdraw from a tournament, look no farther than last year at the “The Barclays.” Tiger allegedly “slept on a soft mattress” and was experiencing terrible back spasms. He didn’t withdraw and finished tied for 2nd with several other players.

Before exhibiting any “pain” on this particular shot, he made sure to wait until the ball had fallen 40-50 yards left of the green.

[video=youtube;qIgw7BuwniQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIgw7BuwniQ  [/video]

Notice at 39 seconds how a particularly-castrated DWF yells: “I love you, Tiger!” in order to assist the little bastard with his pain. When he’s winning or in contention, he can be such a little “trooper.”

 

[Carolina Speed]

Tiger Woods is playing his first tournament of the year, the Farmers Insurance Open on the Torrey Pines course in San Diego where he's had so much success. But not this year, as he's bumbling along at +8 over his last 6 holes, including back to back double bogies. He's 38 now and it's been 6 years since he won a major. Considering how rare it is for golfers over the age of 40 to win majors, he's fast running out of time to challenge Jack Nicklaus's record. And given his many injuries and the way he seems to be aging quickly (the curse of his one quarter Negro genes perhaps), Jack's record is looking pretty good right now.

It's comical to me that here we are, in Woods' 19th year on tour, and there still isn't a single decent male or female black golfer in the world other than him. And the time-honored ridiculous excuse of "blacks just aren't interested" can't be used in golf because blacks love to golf. So much for the "Tiger effect" the dinosaur media was heralding back when Woods was 21 years old.

Well, I was wanting to go out play this afternoon, however, down here in N.Carolina we've been hit again with rain, sleet, and snow, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow or Sunday afternoon.

Meanwhile, I'm sitting here watching the constant coverage of Tiger Woods who is currently 8 strokes back and in a T48 place in the WGC Cadillac Championship in Miami.

As sickening as it is, we're going to have to resign ourselves to the fact that Tiger will always get the most coverage until someone steps up and buries him takes over as the one 1 player in the world and stays there. It's unbelievable to me that no has taken it from him and kept it!

Adam Scott has the best chance. If he can win and Tiger finishes lower than 6th, he'll take over as the number 1 player in the world! Probably won't happen. Scott is 6 over and in 56th place!

 

[jaxvid]

As sickening as it is, we're going to have to resign ourselves to the fact that Tiger will always get the most coverage until someone steps up and buries him takes over as the one 1 player in the world and stays there. It's unbelievable to me that no has taken it from him and kept it!

Yes it is sickening. As long as the media can call him Number 1 they will keep on showing his few saves from the rough and occasional long birdie putts while ignoring the guys at the top of the leader board. It's more of the type of criticism that guys like Jack Nicholas make about how little competition Tiger has at the top. Sure a few guys can play well in spots but no one has got the game and guts to compete at the top level for a stretch.

Sure the game is different with lots of really talented players but still no one with the mental toughness of the old greats.

 

[Thrashen]

Yes it is sickening. As long as the media can call him Number 1 they will keep on showing his few saves from the rough and occasional long birdie putts while ignoring the guys at the top of the leader board. It's more of the type of criticism that guys like Jack Nicholas make about how little competition Tiger has at the top. Sure a few guys can play well in spots but no one has got the game and guts to compete at the top level for a stretch.

Sure the game is different with lots of really talented players but still no one with the mental toughness of the old greats.

Yes, which is why there have been 19 different winners of Major Championships since Woods’ last victory at the U.S. Open in June 2008. During that time, only Mickelson and McIlroy have won twice.

 

[Don Wassall]

I still disagree with jaxvid and others on the quality and toughness of today's players. The competition is far more spread out and much tougher all-around than it was in Jack and Arnie's era. There were only 8 or 10 serious competitors for major titles then if that many; now it's more like 100.

Phil Mickelson has won 5 majors and over 40 individual PGA titles. His career has been a lot like Tom Watson's, who was the best player since Nicklaus other than Woods, and better than Nick Faldo's career, who won 6 majors but not a lot of individual titles. Ernie Els has 4 majors. Four to six majors has been the hallmark of a great career post-Nicklaus (and pre-Nicklaus for that matter), and will likely continue that way for a long time. Woods was an exception, a freak, a freak likely propped up by steroids and by an uncritical adoring media, that is not going to be duplicated.

Walter Hagen, who played 90 and 100 years ago, is the only other golfer besides Nicklaus and Woods to hit double figures in majors won. Golf isn't like tennis, where the top players are clearly much better than players ranked even in the top 20 in the world. A stroke or two out of 270 or 280 over four days between dozens of evenly matched competitors usually defines the winner in golf, and there is always a bit of luck involved to win.

Rory McIlroy has 2 majors already at a young age. Jordan Spieth looks to have the talent to be a great one. The Woods era of dominating majors is long over; but I will be very surprised if there is another White Jack Nicklaus given how the sport has evolved. Babe Ruth individually hit as many home runs in a season as many teams back in the 1920s, but does anyone expect another power hitter like Ruth, whose heyday was 90 years ago, to emerge in baseball?

I'm happy with the stars of today's PGA and the quality of play. And from a Caste perspective the sport has never been so barren of affletic talent on both the men and women's side. It's actually a great defeat for the Caste System and the Caste media, who were so sure that Woods was only the first of many black superstars to take over the sport, one that blacks are most definitely "interested" in.

 

[jaxvid]

I still disagree with jaxvid and others on the quality and toughness of today's players. The competition is far more spread out and much tougher all-around than it was in Jack and Arnie's era. There were only 8 or 10 serious competitors for major titles then if that many; now it's more like 100.

Phil Mickelson has won 5 majors and over 40 individual PGA titles. His career has been a lot like Tom Watson's, who was the best player since Nicklaus other than Woods, and better than Nick Faldo's career, who won 6 majors but not a lot of individual titles. Ernie Els has 4 majors. Four to six majors has been the hallmark of a great career post-Nicklaus (and pre-Nicklaus for that matter), and will likely continue that way for a long time. Woods was an exception, a freak, a freak likely propped up by steroids and by an uncritical adoring media, that is not going to be duplicated.

Walter Hagen, who played 90 and 100 years ago, is the only other golfer besides Nicklaus and Woods to hit double figures in majors won. Golf isn't like tennis, where the top players are clearly much better than players ranked even in the top 20 in the world. A stroke or two out of 270 or 280 over four days between dozens of evenly matched competitors usually defines the winner in golf, and there is always a bit of luck involved to win.

Rory McIlroy has 2 majors already at a young age. Jordan Spieth looks to have the talent to be a great one. The Woods era of dominating majors is long over; but I will be very surprised if there is another White Jack Nicklaus given how the sport has evolved. Babe Ruth individually hit as many home runs in a season as many teams back in the 1920s, but does anyone expect another power hitter like Ruth, whose heyday was 90 years ago, to emerge in baseball?

I'm happy with the stars of today's PGA and the quality of play. And from a Caste perspective the sport has never been so barren of affletic talent on both the men and women's side. It's actually a great defeat for the Caste System and the Caste media, who were so sure that Woods was only the first of many black superstars to take over the sport, one that blacks are most definitely "interested" in.

I'm actually in complete agreement with what you are saying. However you talked about wins and majors, I was talking about the No.1 ranking. Sure wins help, but you can never win a tournament and still be the No. 1 guy if you are competitive for a long stretch. Yes a few bad bounces can keep you from winning the match but not from putting up good scores. That's more about consistency. Shooting good scores does not depend on anyone else on the course. A bunch of top ten finishes moves you up the rankings. But coming in 100th, then missing the cut, then finishing in the top few is not good enough.

McIlroy is so young and so good he will probably end up being one of the great ones but his epic fail last week was really ugly. How does a guy that good look at the green and tell himself "just don't put it in the water" and then dunk it? Geez.