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Post by centurion on Feb 9, 2015 15:22:53 GMT
- Gripe: it's really weird when Golf Channel says Yoo has won the 2012 ANA Inspiration, an event that has not even taken place yet. The event she actually won was the Kraft Nabisco at that time, so why call it the ANA retroactively? Is this a new thing? I've never seen them do that before, and they shouldn't do it again! While Jhonny Vegas was contending on the PGA Tour this year, the announcers kept saying he won the 2011 "Humana Challenge". Sometimes, Nick Faldo would call it the "old Bob Hope", but they made sure to call it the Humana, even though Humana became a sponsor two years later. I think that's becoming the norm - when a sponsor takes over a tournament, they retroactively take the champions. |
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Post by centurion on Feb 9, 2015 16:02:51 GMT
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Post by IceCat on Feb 9, 2015 16:07:04 GMT
- Gripe: it's really weird when Golf Channel says Yoo has won the 2012 ANA Inspiration, an event that has not even taken place yet. The event she actually won was the Kraft Nabisco at that time, so why call it the ANA retroactively? Is this a new thing? I've never seen them do that before, and they shouldn't do it again! While Jhonny Vegas was contending on the PGA Tour this year, the announcers kept saying he won the 2011 "Humana Challenge". Sometimes, Nick Faldo would call it the "old Bob Hope", but they made sure to call it the Humana, even though Humana became a sponsor two years later. I think that's becoming the norm - when a sponsor takes over a tournament, they retroactively take the champions. Kevin |
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Post by centurion on Feb 9, 2015 16:32:34 GMT
Yeah. Wei is close friends with the Day family, so it wasn't a big surprise. She even tweeted out before the weekend that Day was going to win the tournament. By the way, the PGA Tour has a "One And Done" event where you pick one player in a fantasy pool and you can't take them the rest of the year. I had Day at Torrey. So I'm doing better there than I am at the Pak Picker, which doesn't say much.
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Post by HappyFan on Feb 9, 2015 17:38:25 GMT
While Jhonny Vegas was contending on the PGA Tour this year, the announcers kept saying he won the 2011 "Humana Challenge". Sometimes, Nick Faldo would call it the "old Bob Hope", but they made sure to call it the Humana, even though Humana became a sponsor two years later. I think that's becoming the norm - when a sponsor takes over a tournament, they retroactively take the champions. Kevin It would be one thing if it were an honest mistake; like, I couldn't tell you off the top of my head the exact year the Weetabix Women's British Open became the Ricoh, so if I were to say so-and-so won the B Open, I'd likely call it the Ricoh even if it were the Weetabix at the time. But in this case, they haven't even played the ANA yet. It was just jarring to hear them call it that, and I don't ever recall them doing it before, so I guess there's a new edict from corporate or something. Maybe the best way to handle it is to call it the Dinah.  PS - Women's British Open vs. US Women's Open - I always think it's weird that one puts Women's first, the other puts it second... |
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 9, 2015 18:50:46 GMT
I've hear announcers from all networks on all tours for quite some time referred to an event with the most current sponsor.
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 9, 2015 19:01:23 GMT
, but Lydia's charmed life continued true to form, Then, as a cherry on the sundae, she blows her drive well past Jutanugarn in the playoff. I bet Ariya hasn't had that happen too often. I admit I'm not much of a Ariya fan. She seriously has to be the sloppiest major golfer in women's golf. So many bad shots, weird decisions and unnecessary risks. I guess 1) You're the only one I know who doesn't care much for Lydia....then again I'm likely the only person who doesn't care much for the Beatles. I'm surprised considering Ko is a Sista. Maybe it's The Dragon Lady you don't like? 2) Ariya only hit 3W off the tee at 18. Yes. Ariya seems quite stubborn....seems to want to do it her way....oh well...she's the boss. I'm glad Ariya seems to be healing from her injury. |
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 9, 2015 19:04:10 GMT
I've seen Steph Wei photobomb and hanging around the 18th at both PGA and LPGA events.
I saw Wei and chatted with her at the 2010 USSO at Sahalee.....she's from Seattle.
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Post by centurion on Feb 10, 2015 3:56:32 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if I saw Stephanie Wei at a PGA and LPGA event in the same day. She's everywhere.
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Post by HappyFan on Feb 12, 2015 2:09:18 GMT
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