I don't get all the DU Golf Love all of a sudden

[Oeditpus Rex]

There've even been golf threads in GD in the last couple days.



:shrug:

[CatWoman]

1. Tiger WON!!

:)

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Uh... okay

So how come I never see a swarm o' threads when Phil Mickelson wins? Or Vijay Singh? Or Jim Furyk?



:shrug:

[Shell Beau]

7. Because Tiger is awesome. Not that those guys aren't good, but

I really think Tiger is in his own catergory.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

10. Even when people (like me) aren't golfers or big fans, we appreciate the best in the world, doing

their thing.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Okay, there's an answer I can accept

[hellbound-liberal]

3. I was rooting for Rocco.

He seems like a pretty cool guy and I always root for the underdog. I must admit though, Tiger is an awesome golfer!

[Elidor]

20. Me, too. TIger's had plenty of glory, I was hoping Rocco could have his moment in the sun

And I'm not even a golf fan.

[JVS]

4. Golf sux! Bowling rox!

[Carnea]

5. Tigers baby is so cute.......

[Drum]

6. It's the appreciation of Excellence...same as the Yankees threads.

:P



SEE ALSO:
2008 Stanley Cup, Game 5;
2008 NBA Finals, Game 4;
Super Bowl XLII;
&tc

The thrill of a match that goes down to---or beyond---the final seconds! :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. The Stanley Cup threads had fans of both the Pens and Dead Things

The NBA finals threads had fans of both the Lakers and Salt Licks.

Stupor Bowl threads have fans of both teams involved, as well as of the commercials and just all the hyperfaloo that goes with a Stupor Bowl.

Jankees threads have Jankees fans and people with good taste.



But everything about golf is about Tiger Woods, and I just don't get that. :shrug:

[Shell Beau]

11. It is all about Tiger because what he does on the course.

He deserves his recognition.

And he handles pressure like no one I have seen.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Recognition is one thing

This is more like adoration.

There've been plenty of golfers who dominated their sport — Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson... hell, back to Sam Snead and even Bobby Jones. None have been deified like Woods.

Seems to me it's an extension of the Michael Jordan phenomenon: The media cream their jeans over someone and the people follow suit, especially those who weren't really fans before.

When I was a sports editor, I had this kid intern who didn't know shit about sports but wanted to be a sportswriter to get back at the jocks who pissed him off in high school. One night, when Mark McGwire was chasing Ruth's season record of 60 homers, he came trotting into the newsroom and said, excitedly, "Did Big Mac hit one??"

He'd never expressed any interest whatsoever in baseball before that, nor did he afterward. I see a lot of that with Tiger Woods fans.

[Shell Beau]

17. But with Tiger, I think he has done much more than those great golfers

The Tiger bandwagon started a good while ago.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Well, let's see

Now I'm curious. I know some names, but not records, except I know the lowest round ever was a 59.

(These are all PGA Tour records.)


Lowest 72-hole scores

• 254 - Tommy Armour III (64-62-63-65), 2003 Valero Texas Open
• 256 - Mark Calcavecchia (65-60-64-67), 2001 Phoenix Open
• 257 - Mike Souchak (60-68-64-65), 1955 Texas Open; Tiger Woods (64-63-64-66), 2007 Tour Championship
• 258 - Donnie Hammond (65-64-65-64), 1989 Texas Open; John Cook (64-62-63-69), 1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic; Steve Jones (62-64-65-67), 1997 Phoenix Open


Furthest under par for 72 holes

31-under:
• Ernie Els, 2003 Mercedes Championship, 261 total, par-73

29-under:
• Joe Durant*, 2001 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 259, par-72
• Tim Herron*, 2003 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 259, par-72

28-under
• John Huston, 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, 260, par-72
• Mark Calcavecchia, 2001 Phoenix Open, 256, par-71
• Stuart Appleby*, 2003 Las Vegas Invitational, 259
• Phil Mickelson, 2006 BellSouth Classic, 260, par-72

*First four rounds of 5-round tournament


Lowest 18-hole score

The record for the lowest 18-hole score on the PGA Tour is 59. This score has been posted three times in tour history:

• Al Geiberger: 1977 Memphis Classic (29-30), Colonial Country Club (par 72)
• Chip Beck: 1991 Las Vegas Invitational (30-29), Sunrise Golf Club (par 72)
• David Duval: 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (31-28), PGA West (Palmer Course) (par 72)

Edit: Just for the record, my best round was a 46-42 — 88 at Salinas Fairways (par 72). :)


Career wins

• Sam Snead - 82
• Jack Nicklaus - 73
• Ben Hogan - 64
• Tiger Woods - 64
• Arnold Palmer - 62


Most wins in a year

18 —
• Byron Nelson, 1945

13 —
• Ben Hogan, 1946

11 —
• Sam Snead, 1950

10 —
• Ben Hogan, 1948

9 —
• Paul Runyan, 1933
• Tiger Woods, 2000
• Vijay Singh, 2004

8 —
• Horton Smith, 1929
• Gene Sarazen, 1930
• Sam Snead, 1938
• Byron Nelson, 1944
• Arnold Palmer, 1960
• Arnold Palmer, 1962
• Johnny Miller, 1974
• Tiger Woods, 1999
• Tiger Woods, 2006

Tiger Woods is the only golfer to win 8 or more times in one year in three different seasons. And if you're wondering where Jack Nicklaus is, the Golden Bear's highest single-season win total was 7.


Longest winning streaks

11 —
• Byron Nelson, 1945

7 —
• Tiger Woods, 2006-07

6 —
• Ben Hogan, 1948
• Tiger Woods, 1999-2000

5 —
• Tiger Woods, 2007-08

4 —
• Byron Nelson, 1945-46
• Jack Burke Jr., 1952
• Ben Hogan, 1953


http://golf.about.com/od/historyofgolf/a/pgatour_records.htm

[Midlodemocrat]

8. I don't golf or follow golf, but from what little I know

He is truly amazing. I guess folks just like to watch him play. My brother was watching him on Saturday when he was here.

[Blue_Tires]

12. i was surprised as well

my Formula 1 threads always get dropped like grenades...

[TZ]

13. Every one wants to watch greatness....

Look at how much interest a dying sport like horse reacing gets when a TC is a possibility.
Tiger transcends the sport.

[flvegan]

16. The GTI W12 650 is a hell of a car.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. It's because Rocco was wearing ...

a peace-symbol belt buckle.