Why do people on here not like Cink?

[HomerJSimpson]

The best man did win Freddie. Thats how it works - lowest score wins. How can you call it a joke. Everyone in the field had the same chance at the start. Sometimes you need a so called nobody to do something otherwise the status quo gets boring.

I bet you get the hump when the non league sides knock premiership sides out of the cup too.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I think it's a bit harsh to call him a journeyman golfer.

He may not win too often but he's been in the last 4 Ryder Cups and is one of the Yanks' better competitors in it.

He is often there or there abouts in the biggies and played some excellent golf to win the Open.

I don't see how one particular person winning the open can make a mockery of it. Only the best get to play in the majors, either by being a past winner or world ranking, or qualifying comp's etc. So surely the winner has to be a person who has earned the right to play & win.

 

[Hendy]

In a way it was harder for Cink.. He played with Westwood there and everyone/most people was routing for westwood the whole day, he got on with the job.. Played his best and had a good result.. Then in play off everyone (most people) is routing for watson.. It cant have been easy to pull it off must have felt at the time like everyone was against you..
So fair play to the guy to the end.

 

[freddielong]

The best man did win Freddie. Thats how it works - lowest score wins. How can you call it a joke. Everyone in the field had the same chance at the start. Sometimes you need a so called nobody to do something otherwise the status quo gets boring.

I bet you get the hump when the non league sides knock premiership sides out of the cup too.

You know that is not true and you also know that is not what I meant, yes Cink did what was required but he snuck in the back door no one can seriously say that they wanted him to win or that he deserved it he had two putts when the pressure was on he missed one and made the other. He is not and was not the best golfer in the feild or on the day. But hey thats golf you do not get what you deserve you get what you get. I just think the best tournament in the world should be out of reach to this level of golfer.

I love it when Prem sides get nocked out by non league sides just as long as its not Arsenal.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

He is not and was not the best golfer in the feild or on the day.

You don't have to be the best in the field, or on the day!

You have to play the best golf for 4 days!


Are you suggesting that only the world number 1 should win tournaments, or if he doesn't take part number 2, or 3, or 4 and so?

 

[freddielong]

You know what I mean if you had been told before hand that Cink won, would you have bothered watching, I wouldn't, and in fact didn't watch the play off, because you could tell Watson was too tired and Cink plays boring boring Golf

 

[USER1999]

In the playoff Cink did what needed to be done, no more, no less. Otherwise he would be another Vandervelde, going for the glory shot like an idiot.

I too didn't watch the playoff, as to me, it would be like watching a car crash, or re running 9/11. I knew Cink would win when Watson quit on his putt.

That said, Cink is a worthy winner. He played nice tidy golf. Ok, there was no run of birdies, but then the course was not set up for that.
Yes, I would have preferred a European win, and yes, ideally someone making a charge through the field, but it doesn't devalue his win in any way that he did it in this fashion, it was up to the others to beat him. They didn't.

 

[freddielong]

You know what I mean if you had been told before hand that Cink won, would you have bothered watching, anyone would you

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Yes, you don't only have to watch the winner.

In fact, I watched hightlights last night as I was playing during most of yesterdays play.

 

[freddielong]

Ok my mistake I must be the only one who thought it was a let down (although it has been quoted on hear more than once)

 

[jammydodger]

You know what I mean if you had been told before hand that Cink won, would you have bothered watching, anyone would you

Have to agree with Freddie on this one , wouldnt have watched one minute of the coverage if someone had told me Cink was going to win.

I too didnt watch the play-off , lost all interest after Watson missed that putt on 18

 

[Parmo]

Mind you that Yank filler gave Sink as his bet before play. Just a shame Harrington, Tiger, Poulter, Casey, Rory and the others didnt turn up, would have been good to see them all around the mark on the final day.

 

[nomadpaul]

Not watching a tournament just because a big name didn't win it screams 'glory hunter' to me.

Its like someone supporting Man utd just because they've won so many trophies over the last 15 odd years . A love of golf means just that , good bad or indifferent , its all there to be watched.

 

[freddielong]

Not watching a tournament just because a big name didn't win it screams 'glory hunter' to me.

Its like someone supporting Man utd just because they've won so many trophies over the last 15 odd years . A love of golf means just that , good bad or indifferent , its all there to be watched.

Its not as simple as a big name its more a good golfer and someone I could enjoy winning - I have never been called a glory hunter by a Chelsea fan before, isn't it true that they didn't make replica Chelsea shirts until Roman took over as noone bought them

 

[USER1999]

I think if you qualify for majors and ryder cups, you have to say you are a good golfer. He has won millions of dollars, and you don't do that by being a poor golfer. If you could, I would be richer than Tiger.

As for someone I could enjoy winning, well that is a very short list. Me.

If I expand it out, it might include my Dad too.

I don't know any of the others, and so don't really care one way or the other. Some seem to have more character, some not. Some are idiots, some not. Would it be better if Goosen had won? To me he is about the dullest golfer on planet earth.

 

[mweston1016]

I think it's a great shame that the Open is seemingly going to be remembered for Watson's loss as opposed to Cink's win. Cink won as he had the lowest score. He deserved to win because he had the lowest score irrespective of what was happening around him. That's what makes a champion, getting the job done. Westwood could have two-putted. Fisher could have won without an eight etc etc. They didn't and to card 2-under-par in play-off conditions is great stuff. Look at the names who missed the cut and ask yourself did they deserve to win? Players of Woods' caliber can have no complaints and their failure to cope in tough conditions should in no way lessen Cink's feat. Well played Cink and hats off to Watson for letting us dream! Roll on St Andrews.

 

[madandra]

I dont mind Cink winning but I do have an aversion to all things Nike and that includes their staff players. Cink is a mild manenered fellow who hasn't done a thing for me to dislike him. I just dont like Nike or anything they stand for in Golf.

 

[nomadpaul]

Not watching a tournament just because a big name didn't win it screams 'glory hunter' to me.

Its like someone supporting Man utd just because they've won so many trophies over the last 15 odd years . A love of golf means just that , good bad or indifferent , its all there to be watched.

Its not as simple as a big name its more a good golfer and someone I could enjoy winning - I have never been called a glory hunter by a Chelsea fan before, isn't it true that they didn't make replica Chelsea shirts until Roman took over as noone bought them

Ha ha ha....must admit i havn't heard that rumour before....even though its totally untrue . Chelsea's supporers in the 70's/80's probably never bought the shirts coz they were too expensive to get blood down 'em every week

back to the thread . Maybe glory hunter was the wrong phrase. In hindsight , it would be easy to say that it wouldn't be worth watching a tournament just because a lesser known player won it , maybe even scoring par on eery hole in his final round . But surely every tournament should be taken on its merits ? After all , Mr Cink has just won a championship where the 'unbeatable' Mr Woods ( 2/1 to win against 25/1 the field ) didn't even make the weekend .
To relay it back to Football , its not always the best teams that play the most exciting football !!!

 

[Yerman]

Cink is one fine golfer, who turned up, played the game, and won - anyone who comes out on top after 4 tough rounds at Turnberry gets my respect. (Even a Yank)

 

[clubchamp07]

him winning the open turns it into a joke in the same way curtis and hamilton winning it did he barely wins regular events. He is at best an average tour golfer that held a putt, he was never in contention therefore never had to cope with the pressure that destroyed fisher. He plays horrible golf has a horrible swing and is an efigy of all that is wrong in modern golf he wouldn't know a pitch and run if he took one up the a*se.

And you would know!!!!!!Freddie who?

I can't understand what your on about FRED? the best golfer over the 4 days won, end of story. Tiger may be the best in the world but he didn't make the cut so had to go home.
I feel it was a slap on the face for the BBC because as someone else said we didn't see Cink hitting to may shots, maybe next time the Beeb will show a few more players in the event and not only the guys who are leading. I was sick to death of hearing what age Watson was, they must have said it 100 times during each day. Who cares if he's 59 and a 5 times past champ. He didn't win, end of.