Old Balls Lefty lips out a Major Record

[mcdawg22]

63, not bad Mickleson.
http://www.foxsports.com/golf/story...kelson-record-62-caddie-bones-collapse-071416

 

[Shmuley]

Tomorrow will be back to normal. 75.

 

[DerHntr]

Why in the hell does David Duval continue to show up to the Open and make an *** of himself? He was even through 9.

Finished +11

 

[Dogariffic]

Heck I would never pass up a chance to play. They would have to take me away from any major I had previously won in a wheelbarrow. That said I never knew why His game fell apart the way it did.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

This thread title in no way said "golf" to me. Must be all those drugs I'm taking to improve my swing & recovery.**

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Because he can.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Our world is in a non sports mode now...

but we just sat thru

the SEC Media Days

The Tour de France, is in about day 10.

And The OPEN, is underway, (day one). Lefty is 8 under they say, & I can tune in about 2:30 Am to watch.

Life is Good.

 

[DerHntr]

Because he can.

Wish he'd stop. Never liked that guy

 

[DerHntr]

Heck I would never pass up a chance to play. They would have to take me away from any major I had previously won in a wheelbarrow. That said I never knew why His game fell apart the way it did.

I think he had multiple back injuries and a wrist injury. I commend him for enduring the injuries but playing at then open and throwing out 9s on par 5s can't be much fun.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Duval has/had his problems

but at one point he was No 1.

I'm sure winning the Open gives him ...exemptions.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I'm obviously ignorant, but does it pay to keep doing so?

 

[11thEagleFan]

I wouldn't mind seeing Figjam win another major. I never really disliked him like many do. If he hadn't had so many meltdowns at the US Open, there'd be a genuine debate about who was better in their prime, him or Tiger.

 

[CoastDawg18]

I wouldn't mind seeing Figjam win another major. I never really disliked him like many do. If he hadn't had so many meltdowns at the US Open, there'd be a genuine debate about who was better in their prime, him or Tiger.

No there wouldn't.

 

[Forrest4Moore]

I wouldn't mind seeing Figjam win another major. I never really disliked him like many do. If he hadn't had so many meltdowns at the US Open, there'd be a genuine debate about who was better in their prime, him or Tiger.

Hardly

 

[11thEagleFan]

No? Without his meltdowns (six 2nd place finishes) at the US Open, he would've won more majors, which is the metric that casual golf fans use to measure greatness. I know, it's almost the same logic that college football fans make that ignores close wins and only focuses on close losses, but still. Also, I know it's only day one, but he has a 3 or 4 stroke lead at The Open. I'll forever believe that PEDs aided Tiger's dominance.

 

[mcdawg22]

No he wouldn't. Tiger has 14. Six more would give big Philly style 11.

 

[Dawg1976]

Nope...shot 69. One of my favorite numbers.

 

[johnson86-1]

No? Without his meltdowns (six 2nd place finishes) at the US Open, he would've won more majors, which is the metric that casual golf fans use to measure greatness. I know, it's almost the same logic that college football fans make that ignores close wins and only focuses on close losses, but still. Also, I know it's only day one, but he has a 3 or 4 stroke lead at The Open. I'll forever believe that PEDs aided Tiger's dominance.

No debate over who was better in their prime. Tiger's prime was dominant in a way that I don't think Phil ever came close too, even if you give him wins for his second place finishes. That said, if Phil closed in some of those majors instead of melting down, and then continued to sprinkle in wins through his forties, there might be a question about who had the better career.

 

[Forrest4Moore]

No? Without his meltdowns (six 2nd place finishes) at the US Open, he would've won more majors, which is the metric that casual golf fans use to measure greatness. I know, it's almost the same logic that college football fans make that ignores close wins and only focuses on close losses, but still. Also, I know it's only day one, but he has a 3 or 4 stroke lead at The Open. I'll forever believe that PEDs aided Tiger's dominance.

Woods has 6 second place finishes as well in Majors. If we give Phil wins for his, then give Tiger wins for his. Puts Tiger at 20. There's no debate.

And really, PEDs have no effect on ball striking, ability to spin, sand saves, short game, putting. Tiger was the best combined player in the world at all of those during his prime.

 

[Daddy Rabbit Dawg]

Woods has 6 second place finishes as well in Majors. If we give Phil wins for his, then give Tiger wins for his. Puts Tiger at 20. There's no debate.

And really, PEDs have no effect on ball striking, ability to spin, sand saves, short game, putting. Tiger was the best combined player in the world at all of those during his prime.

And Nicklaus finished second 20 times...just throwing that out there. There's Nicklaus, then there's Woods, then everyone else is way the Hell back.

 

[Forrest4Moore]

And Nicklaus finished second 20 times...just throwing that out there. There's Nicklaus, then there's Woods, then everyone else is way the Hell back.

I wholly concur. Jack is the GOAT player, no argument. Tiger was the GOAT ambassador in the sense of how he drove up TV $, purse $, and endorsement $.

 

[wpmusm]

Agree with this. As for Phil, he's not really close at all to Tiger in terms of career accomplishments. Even if he cashed in on half of those 6 runner-ups at the US Open, he'd still only be at 8 majors total.

Look forward to watching the golf this weekend.

 

[DerHntr]

Some damn good golf on right now.

Not sure what the hell Phil was doing with driver on this hole though.

 

[mcdawg22]

Go Beef.

Seeing Johnston and McIlroy is like watching an out of shape lineman and a pro bowl cornerback.

 

[RocketDawg]

Some of the best you'll ever see.

 

[RocketDawg]

And it just keeps on keeping on. Stenson just made a 51 foot birdie putt.

I can't help but remember just a year or two ago Stenson was neck and neck with somebody going into the 18th hole, then shanked a 9 iron and lost. Dont remember what tournament it was but I think it was a major.

 

[DerHntr]

Stenson is playing out of his mind

 

[Shmuley]

Let's see if boobster can regroup. Looked like the swede's bomb sucked the life out of him.

 

[RocketDawg]

Phil seemed to have the advantage on this hole. On the green after a 270+ yard 3 wood. Stenson was in the high fescue beside the green, and just put it 3 feet from the pin. Phil has a 20 or so foot putt for eagle.

 

[Shmuley]

Boobelson gave it a helluva run. Ran out of Enbrel.

 

[RocketDawg]

That's gotta be the best final day I've ever seen.

 

[Dawg1976]

Shoot 65 and lose by 3. Stenson was a machine today.

 

[goindhoo]

Stenson made 10 birdies. Unbelievable golf

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Yeah Lefty didn't lose as much as Stenson just won it. Incredible golf to watch.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Both of them were far and away better than the field. I think they fed off of each other and then Stenson was on fire today. 10 birdies at the Open on Sunday is nuts.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Mickelson had the fifth best score to par in Open history. It's also tied for the second best score in major tournament history to not win.

 

[DerHntr]

Mickelson had the fifth best score to par in Open history. It's also tied for the second best score in major tournament history to not win.

To be in the final group, shoot 6 under with zero bogeys, and lose has got to be unbelievably frustrating. Phil beat the rest of the field by 11 damn strokes.