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How about "I've played two weeks in a row and have three events in a row scheduled for after this...and I don't really feel like subjecting myself to 6 hour rounds with a bunch of hacks"? I can't blame him one bit for not wanting to play at this joke of an event.

Sorry man... all's I hear out here is he hates the greens and that is why he won't play at this event.

"I get all nervous when I have to plunk a one footer."

Probably plays a part, but he's had a little bit of success there to say that he can't hate the greens THAT badly.

Well said.

OT a bit. A comedian of whatever ethnic group, who can only do jokes about their ethnicity, is an immediate channel-switcher for me. Lopez has sure gotten a lot more mileage than most.

You're just jealous that your ethnicity isn't as funny as their ethnicities!

What did he go to Dubai for then. That course was full of hackers.

Man, life is tough for Tiger........I mean honestly, how can anybody put up with having to play golf for a living. Especially at Pebble Beach, Spyglass & Poppy hills for like a million dollars. I guess regular golf, with normal people on some of the worlds greatest courses does not appeal to him and some others anymore.

Mind you if I had his bank account I would probably have a lot different view on things in general. Can't Tiger Woods wipe out world hunger yet?

Does this mean he is going to skip the 2010 U.S. Open?

I can think of about 3 million reasons..........

getting paid just 3 million to show up, then winning what 400,000 more, and also add in his endorsement deals and bonuses for winning a tournament, and im sure he made anywhere from 4-5 million in one weekend.....

I would hope to make that in a lifetime....

Pebble Beach is actually one of his favorite courses, right after St. Andrews (according to him in his 3 DVD set). I remember him saying something about the greens are not in good condition after so many people walk all over them in this Pro-Am. (It earned him a "Crybaby of the Week" in local news) He'll be there for the US Open.

$10,000 according to this 2-year old article
http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtou...13hawkins.html

Is there intelligent life at the end of that posting?

To give more recent info about the cost for an amateur to play:
Info dated 2-8-06, from:
http://www.golfdigest.ie/features/in...lebrities.html

Interesting little story there about Dreesen vs. Quaid, I thought.
(Granted, it's not exactly Watson vs. Nicklaus in The Duel in the Sun.)

Selected team scores after 2 rounds are given below.
In parentheses after the pro’s name is his own score after 2 rounds.
Bold = player who seems to be helping the team more.

The top nine teams
–22 Brian Davis (–6) + Ronald Turner (10 hdcp)
–20 Arron Oberholser (–11) + Michael McCallister (8 hdcp)
–19 Greg Kraft (–5) + Mike Donnelly (4 hdcp)
–18 Bo Van Pelt (–6) + Blake Bozman (9 hdcp)
–18 Mike Weir (–14) + George Roberts (4 hdcp)
–18 Craig Barlow (–7) + Clint Johnstone, Jr. (8 hdcp)
–18 Hunter Mahan (–3) + Alan Heuer (9 hdcp)
–17 Tim Clark (–7) + Michael Bolton (11 hdcp)
–17 Alex Aragon (–7) + Dean Bartee (11 hdcp)

Others of possible interest
(Number in parentheses is team’s standing in the 180-team field.)
–15 (T17) Peter Jacobsen (–5) + Huey Lewis (10 hdcp)
–15 (T17) Scott Simpson (+3) + Bill Murray (14 hdcp)
–10 (T73) John Cook (–7) + Donald Trump (6 hdcp)
–10 (T73) Tom Pernice, Jr. (+5) + Rush Limbaugh (17 hdcp)
–8 (T104) Graeme McDowell (–1) + Kenny G (0 hdcp)
–8 (T104) Robert Gamez (+3) + Tom Dreesen (5 hdcp)
–8 (T104) Jesper Parnevik (+4) + George Lopez (15 hdcp)
–8 (T104) Jay Delsing (+3) + Joe Buck (6 hdcp)
–6 (T136) Jason Schultz (+1) + Tommy Smothers (18 hdcp)
–6 (T136) Ricky Barnes (E) + Ray Romano (16 hdcp))
–4 (T160) Mike Springer (E) + Dennis Quaid (2 hdcp)