USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
All the way until he became a Trump supporter.
Unpopular golfing opinions
- Thread starter bluewolf
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All the way until he became a Trump supporter.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Disagree about Faldo from the time I met him and spent 4 hours in his company (playing with Lyle). Very good company and good fun
tigerwes
Hacker
A lot of golfers take the game far too seriously.
Golfnut1957
Newbie
Justin Thomas deserves a ban
Slime
Tour Winner
evemccc
Well-known member
Golf, like Snooker, (both of which I love) are perhaps better described as games, pastimes or hobbies, rather than ‘sports’
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Thing is your comparison doesn't make sense.
If you'd gone with prov1 and a XL2000 then yeah.
But if you've gone with prov1 and a gamer tour, then I'm with Tram.....
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Yeah but the Gamer Tour isn't a "proper" Top Flite is it...
Golfnut1957
Newbie
For doing little or nothing wrong.
Banning JT would be an unpopular move in my opinion.
This thread is about unpopular opinion, is it not?
SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
They do that in Abu Dhabi.....pay per hole you can get in before dark.
Golfnut1957
Newbie
No Problem. I'm a part of that thread. I just thought I'd pop this one in here and wait for the response, yours confused me, but then I'm easily confused.
evemccc
Well-known member
Slightly related to the 'other' thread that's dominated today, my unpopular golfing opinion is:
I don't think microphones should be so close to hear the conversations of pro golfers
(I've thought this for a long time, not since the JT incident). I just really don't care about golfers personalities and I don't want to hear them - I watch sport to watch the best players in the world in their chosen sport, play that sport. Not to have a soap opera about their every move, comment or action. I think one of the worst things about the commericialsation of sport has been the trivialisation of it. Beckham was a genius with his right foot and it was his job to be....I want him to be famous and lauded for that, not his high-pitched voice or wearing a sarong or his pop-star wife
Fully expecting this to be an unpopular opinion. Lot of companies and sports media such as ESPN, Sky, and inc the guys at No Laying Up are desperate to make money out of turning elite pro sport into a more like a soap-opera circus with increasing the on-course microphones and hyping the Brooks vs Bryson rivalry
I don't think microphones should be so close to hear the conversations of pro golfers
(I've thought this for a long time, not since the JT incident). I just really don't care about golfers personalities and I don't want to hear them - I watch sport to watch the best players in the world in their chosen sport, play that sport. Not to have a soap opera about their every move, comment or action. I think one of the worst things about the commericialsation of sport has been the trivialisation of it. Beckham was a genius with his right foot and it was his job to be....I want him to be famous and lauded for that, not his high-pitched voice or wearing a sarong or his pop-star wife
Fully expecting this to be an unpopular opinion. Lot of companies and sports media such as ESPN, Sky, and inc the guys at No Laying Up are desperate to make money out of turning elite pro sport into a more like a soap-opera circus with increasing the on-course microphones and hyping the Brooks vs Bryson rivalry
HeftyHacker
Well-known member
To elaborate, the disagreement was due to Faldo running late for something or other and asking the chauffeur (my dads pal) to put his foot down and speed, which the chauffeur "politely" refused to do. Faldo told him that he'd pay for any speeding tickets and not to worry, before taking umbrage when chauffeur still refused to do so and requesting a change.
I've no doubt its one of those that there'll be three sides to every story but the opinion that Faldo is arrogant isn't a unique one.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I hadn’t realised that all of the opinions expressed in this thread were actually held by those posting them...without looking very far back see for example #472 which if actually held by the poster makes me wonder...Only if that is what you believe.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
That's what it was meant to be. You're definitely not the only one who got it wrong.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
I've tested this with a putter. You cant even feel that. It's the sound that gives it away.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Disagree, I enjoy hearing the discussions between player and caddy. Adds something to the coverage imo
YandaB
Newbie
Markings on balls that are used to line up putts should be banned. Stop fannying about lining up the ball and just hit it in the direction it needs to go!
HeftyHacker
Well-known member
+1
Its much the same in rugby with the refs being mic'd up. Yes, sometimes you catch the occasional cursing and yes, there have been sanctions as a result of things caught by the mic but its a highly charged environment and the players are human.
But overall it adds so much to the coverage, especially in a technical sport like rugby and golf where you hear the ref/players discussing and explaining why they've done what they did.
People will get caught out saying things they shouldn't and rightly punished for doing so, but to my mind thats what needed to drive out that sort of language, it absolutely shouldn't be brushed off as a flippant comment and normalised.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
But it's fun recalling some of the golf opinions that have been posted on here that have been just a bit contentiousThat's what it was meant to be. You're definitely not the only one who got it wrong.
