[Tom Grooms]

Sergio was asked a question by the media, did the crowd noise bother you on #2? He responded, how is that acting like a spoiled child? He didn't go out of his way to tell the world, he answered the question.

[OnTrack]

After today, Garcia could be job security for life.......for a few psychologists.

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[Tom Grooms]

He's tied for the lead on the 71th hole in the strongest field in recent history chasing the #1 player in the world. He decided to take an aggressive line at the pin and came up short. After the 1st one went in the pond it didn't matter anymore. He's playing to win, he doesn't care about coming in 2nd or the money.

I think he did well today and it was exciting to watch

[OnTrack]

I too think he did well...up until 17.

My only point being, that Garcia has always been one that I would classify as a bit....emotionally/mentally fragile.

I just don't see him getting past it for a long time...if ever.

Only time will tell I guess.



PS. On another note, the drop Tiger took on 16.....looked bogus as heck to me.

I was sorry that Miller (who is a huge Tiger fan) didn't have the guts to go down that road, like he would for almost any other golfer.

Johnny disappointed me big time today.



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[Tom Grooms]

Wait a minute. Johnny called him out of live TV broadcast to over 220 countries. Can't remember verbatim but it was something to the effect of "I have to say something guys to clear my conscience, I don't like that drop"

In my opinion, I believe the network or Tim may have shut him up on the subject.

[OnTrack]

Originally Posted by Tom Grooms

Wait a minute. Johnny called him out of live TV broadcast to over 220 countries. Can't remember verbatim but it was something to the effect of "I have to say something guys to clear my conscience, I don't like that drop"

In my opinion, I believe the network or Tim may have shut him up on the subject.

I must have missed it then, because all I recall is a couple of them saying something to the effect of.... "you have to live with your conscience."

I didn't hear Miller say that he didn't like the drop.

I could have missed it though.

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[The Great Fumar]

Tiger took another bad drop just like he did in his last tournament ....Sergio was miffed because tiger hit out of turn and then blamed it on a Marshall who couldn't be found afterward.......I thought Sergio did well considering he had to put up with 5000 tiger lovers ,half of who don't know beans about the game of golf ..........
As for as the 17th ...Sergio was going for the pin and the win despite the fact that the pin was tucked up in a corner of the green ... he had to take a gamble to have any chance . On 18 he in desperation tried to draw the ball around the trees to got into a possible birdie position.......If Phil had done that that everyone would have said "wasn't that wonderful"...
I thought Sergio played a heck of a game......
I was pulling for JEFF MAGGERT who at age "49" played his heart out.....

fore goodness sake ..Fumar

[Topspinmo]

Yep, I really feel sorry for the cry baby golfers that make millions year and not even in the top 10...That hole has gotten many golfer's being between clubs. little room for error when trying to make birdie. He lost more money that 80% of the worlds population make in year on those two holes. I feel sorry for his caddie he the one that lost alot of money.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

What I don't understand and I didn't hear any of the commentators talking about it is this. When I watched the split screen replay you could hear that the clapping began while Sergio was still in his address position. He had plenty of time to back away and begin his routine over again.
If the spectators noise was bothering him, why didn't he back away like I've seen Tiger do countless times.

Also the fact presented after the fact showed that Tiger wasn't aware that Sergio was in his address postion when the puled the club. He was in the woods and his view of Sergio was blocked by spectators. In fact we later learned that a marshall had informed Tiger that Sergio had hit his shot before he pulled his club.

In any case pulling a club from your bag when you are fifty yards away for a fellow competitor while he is hitting is in no way discourteous. Sergio is a cry baby. Even if he felt that Tiger had done something wrong, he should have brought it to Tiger's attention not aired it in public.

This kind of thing happens all the time in golf at every level. The player who was offended might go to the player who acted and point out what he did. The offending player will usually say, "Sorry, my bad. It won't happen again".

I've played in professional events where I've stepped on another players line and didn't realize it. He said, "Hey, watch my line", I responded "Oops sorry. My bad". I've been on the other side of that kind of thing as well. You just point it out, apologize and it's over with. Stuff happens all the time. I never blamed another player or a spectator for any bad shot that I hit and I hit a lot of them.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Tiger's drop was perfectly fine. He explained later that he checked with his fellow competitor and his caddy and they agreed about the spot. He also explained that he hit a high sweeping hook and that it had plenty of room. Those are things that Johnny (the longer I'm in the booth the easier this game gets) Miller couldn't have seen or known. The foot soldier announcer also verified Tigers version of what happened as did the marshall. No one consulted the marshal because he was not in a position to see.

For the record, Tiger did not hit out of turn. His view of Sergio was obstructed by the spectators. He couldn't tell whether Sergio had hit or not. In fact a marshall had informed Tiger that Sergio had hit. All Tiger did was take a club out of his bag. Please get your fact right and don't make things up

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

In my opinion Sergio lost any chance of winning this tournament by hitting an incredibly stupid shot. A player in that position has no business going anywhere near that pin. You do what Tiger did and hit it at the center of the green. If it hits the slope and trickles down toward the pin, great, you might make a birdie, if it doesn't or it goes a bit left like Tiger's shot did, you can still make par like Tiger did.

Sergio did not try to hook it around a tree on 18 as there is no tree to hook it around. He simply hit a bad drive. He wasn't trying to win the tournament as at that point the quad on 17 put him four shots back and it was impossible for him to make that up on 18. The drive in the lake was probably more a case of him not caring anymore.

Sergio blew any chance to win this event by a very, bad decision. It's that simple.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by OnTrack

After today, Garcia could be job security for life.......for a few psychologists.

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Good point.

[Golfingnut]

DR Winston O Boggie Jr.

Thank you very much for saying in the last three posts what I tried to say but fell short every time. You hit on every point that most of us saw and heard. You presented the facts perfectly and even in order of importance. The key word is FACTS. Again, thank you for three well written, FACT based posts that if any bias was there, I sure did not pick up on it.

Lou the Golfing nut.

[Tom Grooms]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Sergio blew any chance to win this event by a very, bad decision. It's that simple.

Really? Hahahaha

He took the shot and came up a little short. He missed it by a yard or two. It was a little wedge and he's ranked #15 in the world. If he pulled it off he beats Tiger the #1 player in the World. He hit a bad shot, that is all. He was playing very aggressively for the win and it didn't work out. He's not playing for 2nd.

It was NOT a "very bad decision". Poor execution maybe but he was trying to take down Tiger. I liked it.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Tom Grooms

Really? Hahahaha

He took the shot and came up a little short. He missed it by a yard or two. It was a little wedge and he's ranked #15 in the world. If he pulled it off he beats Tiger the #1 player in the World. He hit a bad shot, that is all. He was playing very aggressively for the win and it didn't work out. He's not playing for 2nd.

It was NOT a "very bad decision". Poor execution maybe but he was trying to take down Tiger. I liked it.

It definitely was a very bad decision. He could have played safe and birdied 17 or 18 to pull into the lead or at least go to a playoff. He had been putting well all week. If he was down a stroke, it would have been worth it, but he was tied so it was a very bad call on Sergio's part. The golfers of past wins came down and slapped him for his stupid mistake.