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Montalban
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.......9 54-hole leads in a row he has choked away now counting today. Biggest gagger in golf.
Jimmy shot 63 Saturday. Tough to follow that my man. You ever shot 63?
I've done it once and followed it up with 69 the next day. This was a nice course (not pebble) and par 71, 6500+.
74 isn't good, but I just can't call Furyk a gagger. hes not tiger, not Rory or those kinda golfers that it's automatic after leading round 3. I remember taking about this last year. Sergio shot 62 or something last year at Firestone and followed it up with 72 I think, while Rory won the tourney.
Top 5 at pebble will get you at least $250,000 I bet. Not bad for a week.
You are Assuming Furyk is good enough to keep the lead after 3 rounds like Rory does or like Tiger was. The great ones are good at winning with a lead after 3. Too many good golfers out there.
Jimmy didn't putt well today.
You are Assuming Furyk is good enough to keep the lead after 3 rounds like Rory does or like Tiger was. The great ones are good at winning with a lead after 3. Too many good golfers out there.
Jimmy didn't putt well today.
I would love to have Jim Furyk's game but to me the worst thing you can be as a professional athlete is a choker and unfortunately Furyk is just that.
No. Coupla a 65s was the best I could manage. But I never said Furyk wasn't talented, just that he was a choker. You might not call him a gagger, but nine straight choke jobs after 54 hole leads says otherwise; his embarrassing collapse at the Ryder Cup notwithsranding,
Wow! You've got a lot of work to do to get in shape!The guy's 44 years old. I'm 44, like to think I'm in pretty good shape, and after playing 2 rounds on the weekend I couldn't imagine being anywhere near 100% on the third. I couldn't imagine going 4 playing the courses these guys do. Yeah, it was a crap round but it isn't like we're talking about a 30 year old man in his prime here.
I would love to have Jim Furyk's game but to me the worst thing you can be as a professional athlete is a choker and unfortunately Furyk is just that.
Wow! You've got a lot of work to do to get in shape!
How so? My swing's about 105 on a good day and I take it seriously. After a round of golf I'm pretty flippin sore. I don't think there's anything unusual about that.
How so? My swing's about 105 on a good day and I take it seriously. After a round of golf I'm pretty flippin sore. I don't think there's anything unusual about that.
He's playing the 4th round and a 100 yard wedge shot that's more than 10 feet out is a mediocre shot. I cycle as well so it isn't like I'm crawling. It's a matter of doing what you need to do to perform at an acceptable level. I'm talking about being 100% golf-wise and making the shots you need to make.
He plays on a Tour that demands the highest level of play. Consequently, he will be judged against the guys he plays with and if he comes up lacking he has to take his punishment from fans like me.
I am still furious at him for choking away the Ryder Cup in 2012 (admittedly not the only guy) but he had his match won and just absolutey choked.
I'll buy that. I like Jim though. He's a great course manager, he figures out how to contend with a shorter game going up against a lot of guys who go ridiculously long, and he's a class act. Even if he isn't winning he's still putting together top 10 finishes and playing really consistent golf for the entire season. His best 4 rounds aren't going to stack up well with a lot of guys for a given weekend, but for an entire season he grinds out better results. There's something to be said for that.