Press Questions About Tiger Woods Taken Out Of Context Shut Down Graeme McDowell

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Categories: Boneheads • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Graeme McDowell

Graeme McDowell – Photo © by Tony Korologos

Nice job scribes. Your incessant questioning of other players about Tiger Woods has caused one very good interview to go the “no comment” route now. Graeme McDowell just commented that he will no longer answer anything but “no comment” when asked about Tiger Woods. This is following an interview where 90% of the questions to him were about Woods, and some of his responses were inappropriately taken out of context:

“I spent 90% of my press conference last week at Bay Hill being asked questions about Tiger, speculating about where his game is right now… Many of my quotes have been taken out of context and spun quite negatively. It’s hard for me to comment on Tiger in the early 2000s… I can only say that he has raised the bar so much in the sport globally and players are so much better equipped to win these days… He seems more beatable nowadays simply because the players around him are better and have more belief thanks to Tiger moving the needle. I really shouldn’t get caught up in speculation and opinion especially when talking about TW. you set yourself up for failure!! Hence, “no comment” going forward!!” ~Graeme McDowell

Way to go golf press. You beat GMac to death with Tiger questions and when he answers them honestly, you make him look bad. That’s a shank out of bounds.

The fact is that professional golf NEEDS more players like GMac; guys who are approachable and will give you an honest answer and opinion.

This Week on Tour – PGA Tour Valero Texas Open, LPGA Tour Kia Classic, European Tour Eurasia Cup

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: Graeme McDowell • Jordan Spieth • Michelle Wie • Phil Mickelson

PGA TOUR
Valero Texas Open
Dates: March 27-30
Venue: AT&T Oaks Course, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 9:30 p.m-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes On NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)

In the field: Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Jimmy Walker, Ernie Els, Jordan Spieth, Padraig Harrington, Ryan Moore and Charley Hoffman.

LPGA TOUR
Kia Classic
Dates: March 27-30
Venue: Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, Calif.

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30-9 p.m. (Live)
Friday 6:30-9 p.m. (Live) / 3-4:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 7-9 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Live)

In the field: Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie, Lydia Ko, Karrie Webb, Na Yeon Choi and Beatriz Recari.

EUROPEAN TOUR
Eurasia Cup presented by DRB-HICOM
Dates: March 26-28
Venue: Glenmarie Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Replay, Thursday)
Friday Midnight-3 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday Midnight-3 a.m. (Live) / 4:30-11 a.m. (Replay)

Team Europe: Miguel Angel Jimenez (playing captain), Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Stephen Gallacher, Pablo Larrazabal, Joost Luiten, Graeme McDowell and Thorbjorn Olesen.
Team Asia: Thongchai Jaidee (playing captain), Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Gaganjeet Bhullar, Nicholas Fung, Hyung-Sung Kim, Anirban Lahiri, Prayad Marksaeng, Koumei Oda, Siddikur Rahman and Hideto Tanihara.

Miguel Angel Jimenez’s Most Interesting Stretching Routine in the World (video)

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Categories: European Tour • Golf Fitness • Golf Videos • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf

How can I not post this video of Miguel Angel Jimenez teaching his world famous “Most Interesting Stretching Routine in the World” to a crowd of golfers?

For many golfers it is their dream to play golf with their idol Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods. I think my biggest dream (other than the one with all the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models, the rose petals, incense, circus swings, and body oil), is to have a glass of wine and a cigar with Miguel Angel Jimenez.

New Additions to the Golf Book Queue From Dave Stockton, Gil Capps, and Mark Broadie

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, March 24th, 2014
Categories: Golf Books • Site News

Time to mention three new golf books which have been added to my massive reading list.

Own Your Game

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First up is a book I’m going to read very soon by one of my all time favorite golfers Dave Stockton. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Dave on several occasions and he’s been nothing less than a gentlemen and willing to chat it up with you. He’s arguably one of the best putters, ever.

Dave’s new book is called Own Your Game: How to Use Your Mind to Play Winning Golf. Can’t wait to check it out.

The Magnificent Masters

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Being a Masters aficionado naturally this book is going to be high up on my to-read list, the Gil Capps book, The Magnificent Masters: Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and the 1975 Cliffhanger at Augusta. This is the story of the 1975 Masters which ended up being a duel between Johnny Miller, Tom Weiskopf, and eventual winner Jack Nicklaus.

The Masters is coming up in a couple of weeks. Good timing.

Every Shot Counts

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Last but not least in today’s book queue additions is the Mark Broadie book, Every Shot Counts: Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy

paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game.

PGA Tour Gallery Members Are STILL Yelling Dumb Things? Really? SHUT UP ALREADY

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, March 24th, 2014
Categories: Boneheads • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods

2012 U.S. Open Champion Webb Simpson I don’t do a lot of “reporting” of PGA Tour or professional golf here, the web is overflowing with people regurgitating that information. Perhaps the most useless reporting is the photos of the winner’s bag. Great! Pictures of hand-made tour-only clubs any regular golfer can’t get, and if they could they would not be able to hit them…. That’s a ~~post~~ rant for another day though.

After a small “procedure” I had on Friday of this past weekend, I was couch bound as per doctor’s orders so I finally watched a full broadcast of professional golf. I watched the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. The FIRST thing I heard on the broadcast thankfully was not a discussion about Tiger Woods. Perhaps worse than that, it was some idiot, a lady this time, yelling at the top of her lungs “mashed potatoes” just as Adam Scott hit a tee shot.

Really? Are people STILL yelling these stupid things like “you da man,” and “get in the hole” (on 475 yard par-4’s of course), and “mashed potatoes?” REALLY?

STOP. PLEASE. It is no longer funny. In fact, it is dumb. Those of you who are yelling these boneheaded things are showing the millions of viewers who the dumbest person in the gallery is, YOU. Show some class. Shut up.

Assuming these boneheads don’t shut up, WHEN will the PGA Tour grow some golf balls and start kicking these idiots out of the event?

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