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| 1458.1 | Putting game!... | JUPITR::PERCUOCO | | Fri Feb 21 1992 13:12 | 6 |
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HMmmmmmmmmmm..... I've always liked the guy but his
putting game had left him for awhile. I guess, maybe
he's getting it back?! Golf is such a Headgame! :)
Tom
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| 1458.2 | Tom's my favorite | WALTA::LENEHAN | | Fri Feb 21 1992 13:28 | 11 |
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Hi,
Personally , I'd love to see Tom win again. AFter watching the
Masters last year and the excitement of his game, it would be
great to see him more often. His game and personality is the
mold of a legend.
Hopefully he'll be in the hunt again at Augusta !
Walta
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| 1458.3 | Re-engineering a Golf Game | AKOCOA::MULLIN | | Fri Feb 21 1992 15:56 | 8 |
| Just think of the news this would make if he can sustain this through
the week and win - he gets his confidence back and could be in position
to win another British Open - would the golfing world go crazy ??? Just
hope the head stays in gear and the putter can re-work some of his old
magic.
Tom
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| 1458.4 | Too Bad... | JUPITR::PERCUOCO | | Tue Mar 03 1992 12:28 | 5 |
| Well, unfortunately, his putter took a vacation
again.........
T
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| 1458.5 | tough to watch... | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Feb 07 1994 12:33 | 8 |
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I can't imagine what must have been going thru Tom's
mind after his finish yesterday. He's got to be
questioning whether he'll ever win again.
Good for Johnny tho...
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| 1458.6 | | FREE::GOGUEN | Is it spring yet? | Mon Feb 07 1994 13:19 | 3 |
| Talk about the yips -- 12 putts on his last 5 holes........
-- dg
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| 1458.7 | | CPDW::LACAIRE | | Mon Feb 07 1994 14:08 | 9 |
| In Tom Watson's defense, nobody was really putting the lights out
yesterday. Conditions looked extremely tough with the wind. The 3-putt on
16 was the killer. He was trying to make 3 and got over-aggressive and
careless with a slick side/down-hiller.
From then on he was 'snake-bitten'. IMO, his problem yesterday was a
mental lapse.
My hat is off to Johnny Miller who said it all: "The course was the
real winner today".
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| 1458.8 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Mon Feb 07 1994 14:26 | 6 |
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Then he's been in a lapse for the last 10 years! Actually,
you're right about the course. No one broke 70 on Sunday
so his 74 wasn't too bad.
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| 1458.9 | unbelievable | USDEV::BLAISDELL | Rick, dtn: 297-5077 | Mon Feb 07 1994 15:49 | 11 |
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Considering the state of their putting games, it was miraculous
that both were fighting it out for the win. I could hardly
bear to watch as they both flinched their way through the back
nine. Miller and Watson again though. Felt like a time warp!
But then you had Dudley_pure_as_silk_putting_stroke_Hart three
putt from 5 feet on 18, with a yippy Miller watching in horror.
Miller's two putt was an act of pure courage.
-rick
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| 1458.10 | Living legends | KALI::LENEHAN | | Mon Feb 07 1994 18:04 | 16 |
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Hi ,
Yeah, normally I get that stressed out when I'M the one putting...
But I was just as stressed watching both Watson and Miller praying the
putts close.
What a great moment in golf... 1994 and Watson and Miller battleing
it out at Pebble for a tour victory! Johnny Miller at Augusta once
again ! I have never watched Johnny play, only old cuts they show from
the past... It was truly a joy. I taped the final round and can
gurantee I'll be watching that one for quite a few rewinds.
Walta
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| 1458.11 | one of the best..... | AIMHI::CORRIGAN | | Mon Feb 07 1994 18:21 | 14 |
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Walta'
I know I'm sounding like my old man, but if you never saw Johnny Miller
play, you missed something.
It's hard to imagine, but at one time, the commentator that we now
know, was THE most dominating player around. At one point in the 70's he
won 7 or 8 tournaments in 1 year. No one, not even Watson could come
close. He fired darts at, and made, everything.
'75 Masters, I think, him, Weiskopf and Nicklaus....a classic!!!!
Anyway, it'll be good to see him in Augusta this year!!
Joe
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| 1458.12 | He was brilliant. | CTHQ::OCONNOR | | Mon Feb 07 1994 18:33 | 5 |
| I remember Johnny Miller hitting his four wood to the greens at the
Phoenix Open in the seventies. They used to predict (in inches!) how
close he was going to be. Truly amazing.
Rich
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| 1458.13 | Johnny Miller Fan | CSOA1::RANKIN | | Mon Feb 07 1994 18:41 | 19 |
| Living in Columbus Ohio I had the fun of following Johnny Miller a
couple years at Miurfield for the Memorial. WoW what fun. I still
remember some of the shots he made and how accurate he was.
In my oppinion, he is THE BEST TV golf announcer alive today. He never
holds back regardless of who he is critiqueing (sp). He tells it like
it is and 99.9 % of the time he is right. I enjoy him correcting Jim
Lampley.
If there was someone that I could have been yesterday, it would have
been Bryant G. He will be talking about that round of golf for the
rest of his life. Oh, what an experience.
Yesterday was the 1st time I ever saw Bryant keep his trap shut for any
extended period of time. I gained a little respect for him.
I think I'll rewind my tape and watch the last 4 holes again tonite!
-john
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| 1458.14 | | NACAD2::NISKALA | When will it all end? | Tue Feb 08 1994 11:55 | 5 |
| How did Arnie end up in the tourney? I presume he failed to make
the cut, but I never saw a listing of his 2nd and 3rd round scores.
He shot 69 in the 1st round but must have faded.
Also I presume Jack Lemmon failed to make the cut again in the
Pro-Am portion... Jacobsen was his partner.
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| 1458.15 | Arnie had ex-Pres Bush for partner | CHRLIE::HUSTON | | Tue Feb 08 1994 12:27 | 6 |
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I heard that Jacobsen was Bill Murray's partner (they could do Carl
impressions together all day long).
--Bob
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| 1458.16 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Tue Feb 08 1994 12:35 | 19 |
| 1458.17 | What's the deal Gumble's birdie? | KOALA::DEFELICE | | Tue Feb 08 1994 14:30 | 3 |
| What was the deal with the sea gull, or whatever it was, that Gumble
hit? I turned on the set while he was still on the tee but after it
happened. I didn't catch a re-run of the incident later on?
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| 1458.18 | memories | KALI::LENEHAN | | Tue Feb 08 1994 18:51 | 19 |
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Hi Joe,
I was in my teen years in the 70's ... I didn't even get into golf
till I was 30+. Hearing stories about;
Miller,Hogan,Jones,Nelson,Nicklaus,Palmer,Watson,Seve etc.
... when they were burning it up is exciting and legendary golf. Wish
they had some VCR tapes available showing these guys going at it !
I'd buy the entire volume!
Every story I've heard about Johnny basically stated , in his
prime he couldn't be beat by ANYONE.
Was he THAT good?
Great topic!
Walta
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| 1458.19 | it'll all be in print this week!!!! | AIMHI::CORRIGAN | | Tue Feb 08 1994 20:42 | 9 |
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wait 'til Golf World and/or Golf Digest come out this week, they'll
tell you how good he was, I'm sure.
Joe_who_was_barely_a_teenager_in_the_70's_too_but_still_loved_the_game.
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| 1458.20 | he was something else! (still is evidently) | USDEV::BLAISDELL | Rick, dtn: 297-5077 | Tue Feb 08 1994 20:48 | 15 |
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Walta,
JM's final round at the 197mumblesomething US Open (Oakmont, I
believe) where he shot a 63, is considered to be one of the single
greatest rounds of golf ever played by anybody. He put on a clinic that
day from tee to green (and yes even putting) on what is considered to
be one of the world's most difficult layouts.
He was considered a somewhat streaky player who when he was "on",
nobody could come close to (including Nicklaus). Where some of us
can get into the "zone" for a couple of holes, he managed to ride
them out for several weeks.
-rick_whose_idols_were_Miller_and_Crenshaw
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| 1458.21 | | PIET09::DESROCHERS | psdv.pko.dec.com/tomd/home.html | Mon Jun 03 1996 11:13 | 11 |
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Well, finally it happened. Tom's been playing great most of the
year - but only on weekdays! With Duval finishing something like
bird, bird, eagle, par, bird, it was great to see Watson play 18
like he did. Can you possibly imagine what was going thru his
mind on that fast, downhill putt? Especially after watching Els
barely tap it from farther away.
On to the Open!!!
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