Talk of The Villages Florida

Talk of The Villages Florida (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/)
-   Pro Golf (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/pro-golf-333/)
-   -   The Amazing USGA Women's Open Championship (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/pro-golf-333/amazing-usga-womens-open-championship-350465/)

Sandy and Ed 06-03-2024 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ropnrose (Post 2336912)
What's the issue? If you are talking about the players with Asian names, many of those ladies are Americans and if their leads hold, they'll be representing the US in the olympics.

Maybe the post was to illustrate that those female players of Asian extraction, regardless of their present nationality, apply themselves well to this particular sport. No sleight there. Just acknowledgement of what seems evident in the graphic. Respectfully submitted for consideration

Sandy and Ed 06-03-2024 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2336871)
Simple. The Asian girls put the practice hours in that the American/European girls don't.
Jerry Barber and Gary Player would both approve!

AMEN. Now this poster gets the point. Practice, focus, commitment……..certainly.

Annie66 06-03-2024 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2336790)
Today's Leaderboard, going into the last round.

& this kids, is exactly what's wrong with Women's Golf.

I guess I just don't see a problem here. When I watch either ladies or men's golf, I marvel at the skill they demonstrate, and not the nationality of the player. If you think there's a problem, you have a couple of options, which I will not enumerate.

Shipping up to Boston 06-03-2024 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed (Post 2337194)
AMEN. Now this poster gets the point. Practice, focus, commitment……..certainly.

The only thing you left off of this one is ‘respectfully submitted for consideration’! ;)

jmpalladino 06-03-2024 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2336932)
Oh really?

"MANY of them are Americans?"

Name ONE, other than Andrea Lee.

MinJee Lee is Australian (Represented Australia in the Olympics)
Andrea Lee is American
Wichanee Meechai is Thai
Hinako Shibuno is Japanese
Yuka Saso was born in the Phillipines, but grew up in Japan
Sakura Koiwai is Japanese
JIN HEE IM is South Korean
Arpichaya Yubol is from Thailand
RIO TAKEDA is from Japan
Lee Mi-hyang is from Korea

What is your point? Something against Asians?

DARFAP 06-03-2024 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2336790)
Today's Leaderboard, going into the last round.

& this kids, is exactly what's wrong with Women's Golf.

I watched the tournament and saw a bunch of talented young ladies from around the world. Not sure what your point is. PS Andrea Lee is American.

SHIBUMI 06-03-2024 07:01 AM

Asian Players
 
Years ago I asked a golf instructor, who taught over there, why the Asians take to the game of golf faster and better. She said, it's because they have a shorter achilles tendon. I was befuddled. Because of this they have a better sense of balance. A much needed golf swing quality. In any sport there is a physical race advantage.

I asked an asian player, who practiced 8 hours a day, and gets followed by her family all along the way, unlike American drop off kids, what is the motivation. She said it was either golf or school and marriage...good motivation.... but let's not forget pride. A depleting American quality. Seems the American girls have less motivation.........

The mens tour is starting to see more and more asian players as well. Waiting to see the same type of leaderboard. The women, however, need to play longer and harder courses to be more interesting. And, golf announcers, coverage, are awful on the mens and ladies side.

Lastly, the golf ball doesn't know your race, it just knows a well struck shot. Maybe we should be like the golf ball. And, let's not get started on basketball players. We just have to be like the hoop. Appreciate the swish.........not the swisher.........:coolsmiley:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2336871)
Simple. The Asian girls put the practice hours in that the American/European girls don't.
Jerry Barber and Gary Player would both approve!


Janie123 06-03-2024 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2336942)
When will they learn on here to do some due diligence before responding. I knew you had receipts for that one!

I took your initial post...as intended. At first glance, even to a non fan of the sport....is a ‘US Open’ graphic and then a leaderboard that looks like a lineup in the Nippon pro baseball league. Of course on here, everything devolves into a sexist, misogynistic or political accusation rant by those that continually miss the point.

I’ve been to one basketball game in my life and it was the women’s golf medal game in Atlanta. US vs Brazil. They shot lights out and were very entertaining. It’s not, a big man’s game, Caitlin Clark not only can shoot from anywhere but her playmaking skills are outstanding… a female Larry Bird maybe???

As for intl women in golf, I don’t understand why, maybe our girls are too busy into other things… parents not introducing them into golf, too expensive??? Someone should do a thesis on the subject.,

jarodrig 06-03-2024 07:08 AM

Wow !

There was a USGA Woman’s Open Championship this past weekend ?

LOL !!!!!

airstreamingypsy 06-03-2024 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston (Post 2336942)
When will they learn on here to do some due diligence before responding. I knew you had receipts for that one!

I took your initial post...as intended. At first glance, even to a non fan of the sport....is a ‘US Open’ graphic and then a leaderboard that looks like a lineup in the Nippon pro baseball league. Of course on here, everything devolves into a sexist, misogynistic or political accusation rant by those that continually miss the point.

Yes, the point was pure unadulterated racism.

GATORBILL66 06-03-2024 07:18 AM

[QUOTE=asianthree;2336797]Well, I don’t see a problem,

Most don't speak any English and most are not from the good ole USA.

Shipping up to Boston 06-03-2024 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy (Post 2337241)
Yes, the point was pure unadulterated racism.

The easy, LAZY, usual bailout drop!
That word is so watered down in its usage that you and others that use it constantly because you can't craft a thought provoked or educated retort......do a disservice to those that have truly been exposed to it historically.

Shipping up to Boston 06-03-2024 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DARFAP (Post 2337216)
I watched the tournament and saw a bunch of talented young ladies from around the world. Not sure what your point is. PS Andrea Lee is American.

PS
OP acknowledged same in post #10...

Caymus 06-03-2024 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko (Post 2337228)
Years ago I asked a golf instructor, who taught over there, why the Asians take to the game of golf faster and better. She said, it's because they have a shorter achilles tendon. I was befuddled. Because of this they have a better sense of balance. A much needed golf swing quality. In any sport there is a physical race advantage.

I asked an asian player, who practiced 8 hours a day, and gets followed by her family all along the way, unlike American drop off kids, what is the motivation. She said it was either golf or school and marriage...good motivation.... but let's not forget pride. A depleting American quality. Seems the American girls have less motivation.........

The mens tour is starting to see more and more asian players as well. Waiting to see the same type of leaderboard. The women, however, need to play longer and harder courses to be more interesting. And, golf announcers, coverage, are awful on the mens and ladies side.

Lastly, the golf ball doesn't know your race, it just knows a well struck shot. Maybe we should be like the golf ball. And, let's not get started on basketball players. We just have to be like the hoop. Appreciate the swish.........not the swisher.........:coolsmiley:

I remember an interview with Gary Player where he said the best golfers would have a body like "Ally Oop".

ThirdOfFive 06-03-2024 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 2336871)
Simple. The Asian girls put the practice hours in that the American/European girls don't.
Jerry Barber and Gary Player would both approve!

Bingo!

My wife and I were spectators for a couple of days a few years back when the LPGA championship was held at Hazeltine National Golf Course near Minneapolis, MN. I still recall those willowy Asian ladies with a BMI of about zero walking nonchalantly up to the tee and--whack!--watching the ball disappear over the horizon.

My wife is Asian, so the fact that so many of the contestants were also Asian didn't surprise me in the least. It goes back to the work ethic extant in so many Asian cultures--and also among Asians in America. Those kids are brought up to excel: that the only guaranteed way to success is to work your butt off. So that is what they do. And the results are obvious.

There is a hard lesson to be learned here. What we are seeing is the inevitable result of the entitlement mentality so prevalent in America today. Yeah...these Asian kids succeed because they work their tails off--and not just in women's golf, but in education, the work place--you name it. All too often the non-Asian Americans don't.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:10 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.32 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.