HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Gooch has made a real faux pas. He'll get slaughtered for this and rightly so, even by his peers. The powers that be at Augusta won't forget it either
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Which current top performers are missing?
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Deleted member 15344
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So which top class elite player will be missing from Augusta meaning there will be an asterisk next to the winners name ?
Clearly none
Mel Smooth
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James R used to make these kind of lame comments. Odd that ;-)
JonnyGutteridge
Newbie
I wonder if Tiger will be forced to make a statement, as clearly the fact that he was not in competition with Talor Gooch, Burmester and Harold Varner leaves an asterisk on his major wins and will surely have a notable impact on his legacy
Mel Smooth
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As far as players that won't be eligible for the Masters this year - well Gooch would be worthy of a place, Louis O, Dean Burmester - all recent and multiple winners. 2 years ago 22 LIV players tee'd up at the masters, that's down to 12 I think this year - even with the additions of Rahm and Tyrell. Have all those LIV players fallen off a cliff? No, they haven't.
So the asterisk is correct, as I've been saying on here for months.
So the asterisk is correct, as I've been saying on here for months.
Most of those not going have poor recent results on LIV or in past majors
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So you think because a player who hasn’t had a single top ten in a major isn’t at Augusta that means the winner has an asterisk next to it
And Burmester - another with no top 10’s
Such a quality golfer that he spent most of his career being unable to qualify for majors
It’s an embarrassing take - no one with any credence in golf would even suggest that whoever wins the Masters has an asterisk next to it
There has been a lot of daily verbal diarrhoea and crying from LiV players - but that’s up there with the best from Gooch , making himself look a laughing stock
There is no big name elite player missing from the Masters
Those big names we love to watch, whether it’s in majors on in LIV are all going to the Masters.
I can’t think of anyone else who will be missed. Gooch isn’t a big name or star player.
I can’t think of anyone else who will be missed. Gooch isn’t a big name or star player.
Mel Smooth
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Correct, he isn't - but he won a championship last year against many players who will be there, and some who competed at the top end and even won majors in 2023. If you just want big names regardless of ability playing in the events that represent the pinnacle of the sport, then it isn't the pinnacle of the port. Having said that, the fawning mentality over Tiger is still unbelievably current- despite his inability to compete - maybe it's a PGAT fan thing?
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Another LiV player got himself an invite by going and playing events outside of LiV. What has Gooch done other than whine?
Will there still be an * if Rahm or another LiV player wins The Masters?
It’s also very interesting/amusing to see the boys turn on Data Golf now the LiV players have slipped down their rankings too.
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I don’t understand the Tiger ref?
Mel Smooth
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Another LiV player got himself an invite by going and playing events outside of LiV. What has Gooch done other than whine?
Will there still be an * if Rahm or another LiV player wins The Masters?
It’s also very interesting/amusing to see the boys turn on Data Golf now the LiV players have slipped down their rankings too.
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As I've just said, Gooch has won a golf series against undeniably some of the best players in the world. He's clearly a top 50 player, he shouldn't have to go and compete elsewhere to gain entry to The Masters.
And yes, if Rahm wins, there's an asterisk next to it just as there will be for any other winner.
For a while there, I was actually starting to think you werent just a blind LIV fanboy, but had some genuine cogent rationale for it being a credible golf tour, and did find it had a true fundamental appeal.
But come on. Are you really standing over that ? There is a point when the argument strays into the absurd, and spoils all that went before.
Beezerk
Money List Winner
Christ, the vultures are circling again 
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Tbf Gooch probably does deserve an invite for winning the series.
Naming those other guys weakens his argument.
He embarrassed himself then with his asterisk comment.
JonnyGutteridge
Newbie
Just edited an asterisk into your quote as although he did win, it was against a limited field
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fenwayrich
Assistant Pro
A major without the legendary Talor Gooch is a major in name only, so victory, regardless of who wins, will be forever tainted by the absence of the great man.
