Golf 2026

[Uncle Rico]

Tremendous clubhead speed and overall focus/tenacity. 

Ian Woosnam drinking stories are unlike any you've ever heard.  Trust me, it was beer and whisky

[tower912]

Indeed.

[MuggsyB]

Ian Woosnam drinking stories are unlike any you've ever heard.  Trust me, it was beer and whisky

All I know is he could swing it.  Maybe the booze improved his game. Some say Poe wrote a lot of his works while partaking in "other" activities.  Edgar was obviously quite talented.

[Uncle Rico]

All I know is he could swing it.  Maybe the booze improved his game. Some say Poe wrote a lot of his works while partaking in "other" activities.  Edgar was obviously quite talented.

He was a great ball striker.  One of the purest in the game at the time.  Modern equipment neutralized his advantages but by the time frying pan drivers and juiced golf balls came about, he was on the decline, though he made a run at the '01 Open.  And the booze don't help

[tower912]

Couldn't keep track of how many clubs were in his bag.

He did have a great career.

[MuggsyB]

He was a great ball striker.  One of the purest in the game at the time.  Modern equipment neutralized his advantages but by the time frying pan drivers and juiced golf balls came about, he was on the decline, though he made a run at the '01 Open.  And the booze don't help

He was #1 in the world for a little while. 

[MU82]

When I lived in Chicago, one of the guys in our regular weekly game was small in stature (maybe 5-4) but he had a great swing and routinely hit it 260-plus, and usually right down the middle. Great irons and short game, too. We called him Woosie.

At first he didn't like the nickname, but after a while he grew to like it and even started referring to himself by it. Like he'd call and say, "Hey, it's Woosie." Cracked me up.

[tower912]

The ball doesn't know or care.

[Jockey]

what a Richard!

On Tuesday, DeChambeau described potential punishment from the PGA Tour as "quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them."

Don't care if I ever see him on a golf course again.

[MuggsyB]

what a Richard!

On Tuesday, DeChambeau described potential punishment from the PGA Tour as "quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them."

Don't care if I ever see him on a golf course again.

That's a stupid comment on his part. 

[Uncle Rico]

what a Richard!

On Tuesday, DeChambeau described potential punishment from the PGA Tour as "quite unfortunate in my opinion, considering what I could do for them."

Don't care if I ever see him on a golf course again.

The last thing the tour needs is "Bryson Bros" at events. 

[cheebs09]

The last thing the tour needs is "Bryson Bros" at events. 

There were some benefits to LIV.

[MuggsyB]

I read Bryson is going to focus on Ytube stuff?  WTF does that mean?

[tower912]

He has used his time in LIV to build his brand and become an influencer.

[MuggsyB]

He has used his time in LIV to build his brand and become an influencer.

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An influencer?  I guess I missed that. 

[MU82]

Well, he was one of the main guys who influenced millions to ignore the Blood Money Tour.

[Uncle Rico]

Well, he was one of the main guys who influenced millions to ignore the Blood Money Tour.

Bryson is a symptom of what is wrong with the golf ecosystem and also a symptom of what we consider "geniuses".

The bro-ification of golf, along with the rise of the golf influencer subset, has simply added to the elitism version of golf.  Dude bros are wearing the gear of their favorite influencers and generally mucking up courses as they pound high noons. 

The other influencer subset, big juggs and short skirts have also brought a lot of people to golf who are out there just to get clicks.  That's the Bryson brigade.

As for the genius label, he's more idiot savant than genius.  We can see this when he has his golf course tantrums and doesn't get his way.  He didn't just go to LIV for the money, but he went to LIV because he couldn't abide by what he viewed as capricious golf rules enforced by the tour.

Unfortunately for him, he was still exposed as mentally weak when courses they played were inferior and not well maintained.  Add in the occasional crowd complaints and the only thing about LIV that worked for him was buying friends, aka, his teammates.  Listened to a recent podcast and he didn't have friends on tour because he rubbed everyone the wrong way.  Well, the teammates have to be his friends because he's the gravy train.

His talent is undeniable and he'll win more majors but it'll take help from his opponents and playing courses/conditions that don't aggravate him.  Genius?  Hardly.

[Jockey]

He has used his time in LIV to build his brand and become an influencer.

A huge problem in society.

People actually listen to these self-anointed "influencers".

[RJax55]

Bryson is a symptom of what is wrong with the golf ecosystem and also a symptom of what we consider "geniuses".

The bro-ification of golf, along with the rise of the golf influencer subset, has simply added to the elitism version of golf.  Dude bros are wearing the gear of their favorite influencers and generally mucking up courses as they pound high noons. 

The other influencer subset, big juggs and short skirts have also brought a lot of people to golf who are out there just to get clicks.  That's the Bryson brigade.

As for the genius label, he's more idiot savant than genius.  We can see this when he has his golf course tantrums and doesn't get his way.  He didn't just go to LIV for the money, but he went to LIV because he couldn't abide by what he viewed as capricious golf rules enforced by the tour.

Unfortunately for him, he was still exposed as mentally weak when courses they played were inferior and not well maintained.  Add in the occasional crowd complaints and the only thing about LIV that worked for him was buying friends, aka, his teammates.  Listened to a recent podcast and he didn't have friends on tour because he rubbed everyone the wrong way.  Well, the teammates have to be his friends because he's the gravy train.

His talent is undeniable and he'll win more majors but it'll take help from his opponents and playing courses/conditions that don't aggravate him.  Genius?  Hardly.

He always has an angle to play. When at SMU and as an amateur, it was the dressing homage to Payne Stewart. When he first joined the Tour, it was the whole mad scientist character since his club specs were different. When that got old, he "bulked up" and became a gym bro. Then it was his "man of the people" act that he started to craft after the 2024 PGA Championship, which has morphed into "growing the game" and his YouTube stuff. He's a carnival barker.

[Uncle Rico]

He always has an angle to play. When at SMU and as an amateur, it was the dressing homage to Payne Stewart. When he first joined the Tour, it was the whole mad scientist character since his club specs were different. When that got old, he "bulked up" and became a gym bro. Then it was his "man of the people" act that he started to craft after the 2024 PGA Championship, which has morphed into "growing the game" and his YouTube stuff. He's a carnival barker.

"Growing the game" from a professional golfer = monetizing the game to benefit me

[Jables1604]

I think Bryson is about as phony as Tiger's family man schtick and he made a colossal mistake leaving the tour but you can't deny his talent. Two US Opens and two Ryder Cup wins.

[The Sultan]

"Growing the game" from a professional golfer = monetizing the game to benefit me

There was a moment back when Tiger burst onto the scene that people thought "growing the game" was going to happen...and viewed him as the next Arnie.

But instead people just cashed in.

[MU82]

Finally some honesty:

Graeme McDowell to SI:

 "I regret a few things I said in the beginning, stuff like growing the game. I should have just said it for what it was: This is good for my bank account, and I'm getting a runway to play the game of golf for as long as I possibly can."

[Uncle Rico]

There was a moment back when Tiger burst onto the scene that people thought "growing the game" was going to happen...and viewed him as the next Arnie.

But instead people just cashed in.

There was a golf boom after Tiger arrived but it petered out mid 2000's.  There was also a golf boom in the 80's with no discernible stars and there's a golf boom now post-COVID.  Hoping to see the current one die out fast

[Uncle Rico]

Finally some honesty:

Graeme McDowell to SI:

 "I regret a few things I said in the beginning, stuff like growing the game. I should have just said it for what it was: This is good for my bank account, and I'm getting a runway to play the game of golf for as long as I possibly can."

Graeme got big mad on Twitter when he joined LIV because he was also launching a whisky at the same time and people pointed out he wouldn't be able to sell it in Saudi Arabia