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Post by HappyFan on Apr 7, 2015 23:35:06 GMT
Pet peeve: One thing that drives me crazy is when they keep showing some parent watching their kid. Yeah, we know, Americans lover their kids and apparently Asians don't, because they rarely show a Korean's mom or dad in the audience (and they are there, as we know, NYC excepted). Other than Inbee's dad at Sebonack, I can't recall them focusing on relatives for Korean players.  HappyFan: You are hilarious....you need to change your moniker to FunnyFan. So I assume you think that Wie and Ko are not REAL Koreans...BJ and Bo are the most exposed/media covered parents on the LPGA followed by The Dragon Lady. In all fairness....I never knew what Paul Creamer looked like until they showed him on TV at the 2010 USWO...when The Pink Diva won....and I had also been to my fair share of LPGA events prior to 2010. I'm sure the majority of the staff at GC are Caucasian....so we all know white people think Asians all look the same....so in fear of showing the wrong Asian parent...they'd rather show none. HappyFan....try walking in my shoes.....you can not believe how many times total strangers at the airport or store walk up to me and say: "Hey, longer time no see" "Hi where have you been...you haven't been to the store in ages" If they don't put much focus on Korean parents...why do we hear about Chella's dad's story 15 times every round she's in contention...ugh. As far as the media is concerned, Ko and Wie are not Korean, so it's not surprising to see them get a more sympathetic treatment (the American first names probably help, too). I had forgotten about Chella, but even there, her dad is actually on the course; they're not having to find him in the audience like they did with Lewis' dad this week. You're right, that is one case where they do give a Korean parent a lot of exposure. But her dad is her hook, like IK Kim's missed putt and NY Choi's telling her parents to stay home are the go-to stories for those players. |
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 7, 2015 23:57:02 GMT
So if these two clowns were yelling and threatening to kill your daughter, wife or two other women at another table....you'd do nothing except take a video? Seems like the other customers and restaurant staff did nothing to intervene neither. Sometime we need to self police when we see dbags like this. But this is Kang's side of the story....seems like these guys were angered about something related to "heritage".......what set these two idiots to go into a rage. We likely won't hear more about this because of The Masters. Not to be rude, but this is a somewhat stupid analogy. It is a COMPLETELY different situation it if it you or your daughter or friends being threatened than a complete stranger, where you have no idea what the context of the fight even is. In fact, I have been in just such a situation at least twice in my life that I remember, both times with female friends, and both times I had to chase the lunatics away. BIG lunatics. All I'm saying is that it's surprising, in this day and age when everyone films everything, that no one got a video/photo of these losers. And I never said I would hang back, I said I would tell them to their faces that I just took their photo and called the cops, and if they know what's good for them they'll get lost. I can't see why that would be a worse strategy than trying to clobber two guys.. And personally, I don't care if Kang used a racial epithet or not, these guys have no right to threaten to kill her. They lose their right to complain at that point! |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 8, 2015 1:51:39 GMT
As far as the media is concerned, Ko and Wie are not Korean, so it's not surprising to see them get a more sympathetic treatment (the American first names probably help, too). I had forgotten about Chella, but even there, her dad is actually on the course; they're not having to find him in the audience like they did with Lewis' dad this week. You're right, that is one case where they do give a Korean parent a lot of exposure. But her dad is her hook, like IK Kim's missed putt and NY Choi's telling her parents to stay home are the go-to stories for those players. So if you don't like seeing the LPGA pro's parents...how do you feel about seeing the family members of the winning PGA pro around the 18th green? The media has their favs.....in over 20+ years....assuming they have attended events....I have no idea what Mickelson's parents look like. |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 8, 2015 1:57:16 GMT
Not to be rude, but this is a somewhat stupid analogy. It is a COMPLETELY different situation it if it you or your daughter or friends being threatened than a complete stranger, where you have no idea what the context of the fight even is. In fact, I have been in just such a situation at least twice in my life that I remember, both times with female friends, and both times I had to chase the lunatics away. BIG lunatics. All I'm saying is that it's surprising, in this day and age when everyone films everything, that no one got a video/photo of these losers. And I never said I would hang back, I said I would tell them to their faces that I just took their photo and called the cops, and if they know what's good for them they'll get lost. I can't see why that would be a worse strategy than trying to clobber two guys.. And personally, I don't care if Kang used a racial epithet or not, these guys have no right to threaten to kill her. They lose their right to complain at that point! We can both agree these two clowns are total dbags from what has been reported. This story is pretty well dead....it's all about The Masters and it would be rare to hear from 3rd party witnesses what REALLY transpired that evening. |
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 8, 2015 4:30:27 GMT
Not to be rude, but this is a somewhat stupid analogy. It is a COMPLETELY different situation it if it you or your daughter or friends being threatened than a complete stranger, where you have no idea what the context of the fight even is. In fact, I have been in just such a situation at least twice in my life that I remember, both times with female friends, and both times I had to chase the lunatics away. BIG lunatics. All I'm saying is that it's surprising, in this day and age when everyone films everything, that no one got a video/photo of these losers. And I never said I would hang back, I said I would tell them to their faces that I just took their photo and called the cops, and if they know what's good for them they'll get lost. I can't see why that would be a worse strategy than trying to clobber two guys.. And personally, I don't care if Kang used a racial epithet or not, these guys have no right to threaten to kill her. They lose their right to complain at that point! We can both agree these two clowns are total dbags from what has been reported. This story is pretty well dead....it's all about The Masters and it would be rare to hear from 3rd party witnesses what REALLY transpired that evening. I don't watch the PGA, but don't they fixate on the players' trophy wives at these events? I'm sure you've seen Phil's wife, yes? |
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 8, 2015 4:39:02 GMT
Not to be rude, but this is a somewhat stupid analogy. It is a COMPLETELY different situation it if it you or your daughter or friends being threatened than a complete stranger, where you have no idea what the context of the fight even is. In fact, I have been in just such a situation at least twice in my life that I remember, both times with female friends, and both times I had to chase the lunatics away. BIG lunatics. All I'm saying is that it's surprising, in this day and age when everyone films everything, that no one got a video/photo of these losers. And I never said I would hang back, I said I would tell them to their faces that I just took their photo and called the cops, and if they know what's good for them they'll get lost. I can't see why that would be a worse strategy than trying to clobber two guys.. And personally, I don't care if Kang used a racial epithet or not, these guys have no right to threaten to kill her. They lose their right to complain at that point! We can both agree these two clowns are total dbags from what has been reported. This story is pretty well dead....it's all about The Masters and it would be rare to hear from 3rd party witnesses what REALLY transpired that evening. Agreed. This isn't even the worst such story I've heard. I remember one year at the British Open that Mi Hyun Kim and Young Jo were coming back from dinner when a group of hooligans taunted them with racial slurs and threw apples at them. Apparently Kimmie, all 5'0" of her, gave as good as she got, hurling some insults back as well as some of the apples. I'm just glad in both incidents nobody got physically hurt. |
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Post by philknj on Apr 8, 2015 5:18:32 GMT
On the fashion front, Inky looked pretty good in that one-piece...hadn’t seen her wear that before.
That was quite a news flash on Sunday from Jerry Foltz: Sei Young Kim does not carry a lob wedge. Young lady, you’re about 25 years behind the times. I’ve got a 60-degree Mizuno that’s older than SYK…picked it up in Delaware (no sales tax) on the way back from a golf road trip in Aug. 1992. Can’t remember the retailer...could have been either Las Vegas Golf & Tennis or Nevada Bob’s Discount Golf. Foltzy’s comment was perfectly timed – soon afterward, she short-sided herself on one of the back nine holes. With only a SW, she wasn’t able stop her pitch shot close to the flag. If Dave Pelz needs a new client...
BTW, SYK’s driver didn’t have a head cover. Did she lose it or can we blame the caddy?
mr3putt:
I chatted with Mr. Creamer briefly at the 2003 US Women’s Am...asked him about the small ankle splint Paula was wearing during her match. Is he still following her on tour in person? If yes, isn’t he bored out of his skull by now? Some LPGA daddies bail out after a few years (Kyeong Bae and Natalie Gulbis are two examples).
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Post by centurion on Apr 8, 2015 14:50:45 GMT
We can both agree these two clowns are total dbags from what has been reported. This story is pretty well dead....it's all about The Masters and it would be rare to hear from 3rd party witnesses what REALLY transpired that evening. I don't watch the PGA, but don't they fixate on the players' trophy wives at these events? I'm sure you've seen Phil's wife, yes? Poor Golf Channel exploded when Jason and Amanda Dufner got a divorce. No idea who Golf Channel will feature for their "Woman Crush Wednesday" now. Probably some girl that texted Jordan Speith this one time. |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 8, 2015 16:36:40 GMT
I don't watch the PGA, but don't they fixate on the players' trophy wives at these events? I'm sure you've seen Phil's wife, yes? Yup....they always show the trophy wives.....even Dufner's ex-GOLD DIGGING wife too.  |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 8, 2015 16:46:02 GMT
That was quite a news flash on Sunday from Jerry Foltz: Sei Young Kim does not carry a lob wedge. Young lady, you’re about 25 years behind the times. I’ve got a 60-degree Mizuno that’s older than SYK…picked it up in Delaware (no sales tax) on the way back from a golf road trip in Aug. 1992. Can’t remember the retailer...could have been either Las Vegas Golf & Tennis or Nevada Bob’s Discount Golf. Foltzy’s comment was perfectly timed – soon afterward, she short-sided herself on one of the back nine holes. With only a SW, she wasn’t able stop her pitch shot close to the flag. If Dave Pelz needs a new client... I have two no name 60* lob wedges...that mainly stay in the garage. I never put in the time to get really good with the LW....so I only gamed a 56* wedge I'm not a great chipper.....my error is the chunk chips...yet I never stub a practice swing. To minimize error.....I run the ball with a 7 iron...even sometimes up to 5 yards from the green. Recently a friend gave me his old 60* Cleveland...I practiced with it for 15 minutes and was playing it brilliantly for the past 3 weeks. Then on Monday I chunked it twice when I used it 2 times....ugh....I hate golf. But we are still playing winter rules up here....lift, clean and cheat.....so I'll likely use it less on summer rules....IMO.....a LW can be a scary club unless you have a good and forgiving lie. |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 8, 2015 16:51:43 GMT
I chatted with Mr. Creamer briefly at the 2003 US Women’s Am...asked him about the small ankle splint Paula was wearing during her match. Is he still following her on tour in person? If yes, isn’t he bored out of his skull by now? Some LPGA daddies bail out after a few years (Kyeong Bae and Natalie Gulbis are two examples). I think Paul might not travel as much now that The Pink Diva has the name "Mrs. Heath" on her bag....LMAO. Either John Gulbis has passed away or Natalie has banished him from her life. Natalie will tweet about her mom.....yet I've have not seen any dad tweets. John use to always attend The Safeway Classic.....his Sacramento friends would make the journey too. In 2013, Barb flew in for the weekend...but no John. John was actually a pretty good guy to chat with. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2015 16:57:46 GMT
In the men's game I am far more interested in the tour wives and how many marriages Dustin Johnson will break up before he retires. Before a fatso like Dufner married Amanda, I would have made sure he listened to Jimmy Soul. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3JbTjArUk |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 10, 2015 1:04:17 GMT
In the men's game I am far more interested in the tour wives and how many marriages Dustin Johnson will break up before he retires. Before a fatso like Dufner married Amanda, I would have made sure he listened to Jimmy Soul. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3JbTjArUkLol....I guess Duff has lost weight to be a 'playa' outside of the ropes. Ya...lots of rumors Dustin is 'making his rounds' within the tour....he use to shag Gulbis.....I guess the Taylormade team is pretty tight. |
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