Seconds before Tiger made his putt from off the 18th green, Faldo said something to the effect of, "Seems fitting with all of the purple paint on the green that Tiger finds himself in a Purple Patch."
He was trying to make a joke, no one laughed. But what in the world was he talking about? What is a Purple Patch?
To have a purple patch means to have an exceptionally good period in, say, that game of football. The origin here is a little obscure but could be based on the fact that Roman noblemen wore purple togas. They were clearly exceptional people, hence the analogy. Alternatively the emphasis may be on the patch since purple and other multicoloured areas were sometimes set into ancient illuminated texts and other ventures in order to make them look more distinguished than they truly were. In Horace's De Arte Poetica he says "Often to weighty enterprises and such as profess great objects, one or two purple patches are sewn on to make a fine display in the distance".
Seconds before Tiger made his putt from off the 18th green, Faldo said something to the effect of, "Seems fitting with all of the purple paint on the green that Tiger finds himself in a Purple Patch."
He was trying to make a joke, no one laughed. But what in the world was he talking about? What is a Purple Patch?
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Originally Posted by Icw
To have a purple patch means to have an exceptionally good period in, say, that game of football. The origin here is a little obscure but could be based on the fact that Roman noblemen wore purple togas. They were clearly exceptional people, hence the analogy. Alternatively the emphasis may be on the patch since purple and other multicoloured areas were sometimes set into ancient illuminated texts and other ventures in order to make them look more distinguished than they truly were. In Horace's De Arte Poetica he says "Often to weighty enterprises and such as profess great objects, one or two purple patches are sewn on to make a fine display in the distance".
Here is a link as to what happen no wonder no one was laughing there is always one fool in every crowd. BTW Icw I like your explanation better but regretfully it is incorrect for what happen at the open that Nick was referring to.
Here is a link as to what happen no wonder no one was laughing there is always one fool in every crowd. BTW Icw I like your explanation better but regretfully it is incorrect for what happen at the open that Nick was referring to.
Sorry my mistake should have read the question more closely
For some reason when he said that, all I could think of was that purple dude character from the Strawberry Shortcake dolls that my sister had about 20 years ago! What was his name???
We American golf fans take a lot of flak for the behavior of our "golf idiots" but after watching the final round of The Open Championship today a generous dose of "flak" is deserved by UK golf fans too. How many times did "golf idiots" interrupt play by using their camera phones as players were about to play? We only saw the numerous interruptions of the final group but I seriously doubt Tiger and Sergio were the only targets.
We have some poorly behaved and over served "idiots" attending our golf events here in America but for all the talk about knowledgeable, courteous, UK golf fans I certainly didn't see it today. That's a real shame.
LG, I had similar thoughts and was happy to see you express them so well. I considered a thread but decided I would probably be too assertive and decided to hush. You did it much more politely than I probably would have!
We American golf fans take a lot of flak for the behavior of our "golf idiots" but after watching the final round of The Open Championship today a generous dose of "flak" is deserved by UK golf fans too. How many times did "golf idiots" interrupt play by using their camera phones as players were about to play? We only saw the numerous interruptions of the final group but I seriously doubt Tiger and Sergio were the only targets.
We have some poorly behaved and over served "idiots" attending our golf events here in America but for all the talk about knowledgeable, courteous, UK golf fans I certainly didn't see it today. That's a real shame.
theres the idiot golf fans all over the world, it seemed some of them at the Open showed no respect to the players at all today, probably some of those first outing to the watch the golf, but that is no excuse as there are plenty of warning's out there and they showed no common sense or respect to the players. its only the odd few, as it is in America, but on the Final day of the Open where it could be the biggest day of someone's (a golfer's) life, it is ridiculous really, but it will happen from time to time.
LG, I had similar thoughts and was happy to see you express them so well. I considered a thread but decided I would probably be too assertive and decided to hush. You did it much more politely than I probably would have!
no need to do it politely, they were total idiots. say all you want about them, aslong as you dont think all the English (or the UK residents) are the same. ive nothing good to say about those muppets out there today or during any tournament, wherever it is held.
July 23rd, 2006, 07:37 PM
It was a pretty good one by Nick then, 
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