Golf

[WstateU]

250. But yeah.

200... then yeah.

[ShockTalk]

A little surprised that no one has posted this yet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/phil-mickelson-becomes-oldest-to-win-a-major-hangs-on-for-2-shot-win-at-pga-championship/ar-AAKiK9N?ocid=msedgntp

Almost 2 1/2 years older than when Julius Boros won back in 1968.

[SHOXAAC]

A little surprised that no one has posted this yet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/phil-mickelson-becomes-oldest-to-win-a-major-hangs-on-for-2-shot-win-at-pga-championship/ar-AAKiK9N?ocid=msedgntp

Almost 2 1/2 years older than when Julius Boros won back in 1968.

I would have but have been traveling. Phil is my favorite player and I was so happy to see him beat one of the best fields in golf and father time to win his 6th major (2nd PGA). He is so refreshing and revealing which is far to rare in professional golf. Phil plays a go-for type of game, to his detriment at times. He is unapologetic about it which I like as well. He is an inspiration to young and old as to what can be accomplished with a little elbow grease. I was moved to see the highlights of the throng of fans that accompanied Phil to the 18th green. The game loves Phil Mickelson. I also saw the Brooks Koepka "losers" interview. What a sore loser and a p_ssy. He bitched about fans taking shots at his injured leg when he and Phil were clawing their way out of the fan scrum on 18. He complained that he will have to ice his knee because of it. What a loser. He came across as a whiney little b_tch. Anyway...congrats to one of the greats of the game...great job Phil.

[wufan]

My 71 year old father got his 7th hole in one last week. He plays every day the course is open. Maybe he’ll get one or two more.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Unbelievable tournament from Lefty. Played poised and didn't make any big mistakes. What makes it so incredible to me is his game has pretty much been garbage lately leading up to the tournament. I think he tweaked his mental game going in to this tournament and it really helped him focus. I think having his brother on the bag was huge too. Love Phil and it is so good to see, especially since he beat douchey Koepka. Koepka is such a whiny baby. I knew it wouldn't take long for him to whine about his knee or make some other lame excuse. Dude is a real loser. You can see the difference in the two players as Phil was very complimentary Brooks afterwards and Brooks just made excuses.

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id...e-got-dinged-s

Can't wait to see Phil at Torrey for the US Open here in SD in a couple of weeks. Hopefully he can keep the momentum going in his home town.

[Kel Varnsen]

If I had knee surgery recently and people in the crowd (the vast majority of whom knew that) were converging on me in a massive crowd, I'd be a little irked too.

[ShockTalk]

If I had knee surgery recently and people in the crowd (the vast majority of whom knew that) were converging on me in a massive crowd, I'd be a little irked too.

First, I'm not a "golfer". Played, yes, and watched some (less now than years ago).

Timing is everything.

1) Be gracious and congratulate the winner. Period.

2) Complain to the course marshals at the time or even before (making sure they understand your particular concern due to the surgery).

3) Afterwards, complain to the PGA.

If you want to be a horse's patoot, then the descriptions by others of him before this are accurate.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

First, I'm not a "golfer". Played, yes, and watched some (less now than years ago).

Timing is everything.

1) Be gracious and congratulate the winner. Period.

2) Complain to the course marshals at the time or even before (making sure they understand your particular concern due to the surgery).

3) Afterwards, complain to the PGA.

If you want to be a horse's patoot, then the descriptions by others of him before this are accurate.

This. I get it. I would be pissed too if someone was coming after my knee. But, two things. First, do whatever you need to to get the F out of there if you are that concerned and second, don't use your post round presser on national tv after you lose to come off like a whiny B. As ST said, take it up with the PGA afterwards. Dude is a total loser.

[shoxlax]

There seem to be several on the tour that are diva-ish, aren’t there?

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

There seem to be several on the tour that are diva-ish, aren’t there?

Definitely. The new crop of players are pretty fun to watch but a few are hard to handle from a personality stand point. Koepka, Dechambeau, and Patrick Reed all come to mind. Love some of the other younger guys like Schauffele, Zalatoris and Morikawa though.

[SHOXAAC]

Definitely. The new crop of players are pretty fun to watch but a few are hard to handle from a personality stand point. Koepka, Dechambeau, and Patrick Reed all come to mind. Love some of the other younger guys like Schauffele, Zalatoris and Morikawa though.

I will call your bet a raise you. As some on here know I am the volunteer Media Relations Coordinator for the Wichita Open. I have had the pleasure of meeting (albeit briefly) Schauffele, Zalatoris and Morikawa. All three were easy (and willing) to talk to. In Morikawa's case he was very easy to work with as he tied for 1st (lost in a playoff) in 2016 as an 18-year old college golfer. I would say the great majority are fun to work with, while a minority are "tools." It is what it is. I don't like what I see from Koekpa. Just have some humility dude. Simple humility. The world does not rotate around him. The sooner he realizes it the better.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

I will call your bet a raise you. As some on here know I am the volunteer Media Relations Coordinator for the Wichita Open. I have had the pleasure of meeting (albeit briefly) Schauffele, Zalatoris and Morikawa. All three were easy (and willing) to talk to. In Morikawa's case he was very easy to work with as he tied for 1st (lost in a playoff) in 2016 as an 18-year old college golfer. I would say the great majority are fun to work with, while a minority are "tools." It is what it is. I don't like what I see from Koekpa. Just have some humility dude. Simple humility. The world does not rotate around him. The sooner he realizes it the better.

I bet that is a cool job. Interesting insight.

Rahm seems like a good dude as well. I would say the majority are cool but as with everything the tools over shadow the majority.

[WstateU]

I will call your bet a raise you. As some on here know I am the volunteer Media Relations Coordinator for the Wichita Open. I have had the pleasure of meeting (albeit briefly) Schauffele, Zalatoris and Morikawa. All three were easy (and willing) to talk to. In Morikawa's case he was very easy to work with as he tied for 1st (lost in a playoff) in 2016 as an 18-year old college golfer. I would say the great majority are fun to work with, while a minority are "tools." It is what it is. I don't like what I see from Koekpa. Just have some humility dude. Simple humility. The world does not rotate around him. The sooner he realizes it the better.

We have our share of “tools” here also, but it kinda makes it fun...

[SHOXAAC]

I bet that is a cool job. Interesting insight.

Rahm seems like a good dude as well. I would say the majority are cool but as with everything the tools over shadow the majority.

Although it is only a volunteer job, I have done it for 31 years. I have met and talked to 4 major champions, but my favorite story is this:

It was 2000 and our final year at Willowbend GC. An unknown Monday qualifier, Ben Crane, who is now a multiple winner on the PGA TOUR came in and won our event. He was an early contender on Thursday and was in the Media Center all week speaking to the media. He was so grateful of his opportunity and wore that on his sleeve all week. He was very religious and signed all autographs with a bible verse. We had many conversations about life and he was about to be married and was exited to start that journey. Come Sunday, he polished off a superb week of golf to win his first professional golf tournament. I escorted him off the 18th green and were off to talk to the media, sponsors and all the other stuff that happens post-tournament for the winner. On the way to the Media Center his demeanor changed. Ben turned to me and asked how long would all this post-tournament stuff take. He said it in a tone I hadn't heard before. A tone that didn't match what I had experience all week. I told him it would take about an hour. It was already about 5:30. I asked him why he wanted to know how long it was going to take. He than explained about his 4-plus hour drive to Springfield, Mo (the site of the next tournament) and that he had a 7:30 Monday qualifying tee time that next day at a course he hadn't even seen a scorecard of yet to study. I stopped him and told him "no you don't have a 7:30 am tee time tomorrow morning." He then said "how do you know what my schedule is Jay?" I then said "Because you just won on the 2nd best tour in the world, which gives you an automatic exemption into not only next week but an exemption to all tournaments the rest of the year and all of next year." I then said "Ben you don't have to get to an event for the next 2 years until your Thursday tee time. Your Monday qualifying days are over my friend." He looked at me as though I just granted him 3 wishes by I Dream of Jeannie. He totally changed his demeanor and said "Jay, I am so sorry for my reaction. You have me all evening if that is what it takes to satisfy all groups." He was so grateful and appreciative. He finished with the media, was extremely gracious with the sponsors. I also took him to the volunteer tent to meet the volunteers. To this day he is my favorite champion. And I have made that champions walk with Tom Lehman, David Duval, David Toms and Jason Dufner...all major champions.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Although it is only a volunteer job, I have done it for 31 years. I have met and talked to 4 major champions, but my favorite story is this:

It was 2000 and our final year at Willowbend GC. An unknown Monday qualifier, Ben Crane, who is now a multiple winner on the PGA TOUR came in and won our event. He was an early contender on Thursday and was in the Media Center all week speaking to the media. He was so grateful of his opportunity and wore that on his sleeve all week. He was very religious and signed all autographs with a bible verse. We had many conversations about life and he was about to be married and was exited to start that journey. Come Sunday, he polished off a superb week of golf to win his first professional golf tournament. I escorted him off the 18th green and were off to talk to the media, sponsors and all the other stuff that happens post-tournament for the winner. On the way to the Media Center his demeanor changed. Ben turned to me and asked how long would all this post-tournament stuff take. He said it in a tone I hadn't heard before. A tone that didn't match what I had experience all week. I told him it would take about an hour. It was already about 5:30. I asked him why he wanted to know how long it was going to take. He than explained about his 4-plus hour drive to Springfield, Mo (the site of the next tournament) and that he had a 7:30 Monday qualifying tee time that next day at a course he hadn't even seen a scorecard of yet to study. I stopped him and told him "no you don't have a 7:30 am tee time tomorrow morning." He then said "how do you know what my schedule is Jay?" I then said "Because you just won on the 2nd best tour in the world, which gives you an automatic exemption into not only next week but an exemption to all tournaments the rest of the year and all of next year." I then said "Ben you don't have to get to an event for the next 2 years until your Thursday tee time. Your Monday qualifying days are over my friend." He looked at me as though I just granted him 3 wishes by I Dream of Jeannie. He totally changed his demeanor and said "Jay, I am so sorry for my reaction. You have me all evening if that is what it takes to satisfy all groups." He was so grateful and appreciative. He finished with the media, was extremely gracious with the sponsors. I also took him to the volunteer tent to meet the volunteers. To this day he is my favorite champion. And I have made that champions walk with Tom Lehman, David Duval, David Toms and Jason Dufner...all major champions.

What a great story and fantastic for him. That had to be the best feeling in the world for him to realize a dream and not have to grind week in and week out just for a shot to play in a tournament. Not to mention not having to stay any extra days in Springpatch.