Vijay's first defence gonna be interesting to see what he does this week, Even though hes had the one win so far, I only think he'll win 1 maybe 2 more tournemants.
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Vijay's first defence gonna be interesting to see what he does this week
I agree, i believe he will have a good performance. The field is good, and should be a great tournament. I always love to see the tour play at Pebble Beack, always exciting.
Ditto, LG! I've pretty much stopped viewing this event because they spend so much airtime concentrating on the "celebrities". Not my cup of tea!
Watching the celebrites is part of the charm of this event, but I don't need to see celebrities play half the course (In Ramano's case that's about three holes). Show me a shot or two of the celebrities and move on. CBS had a camera following his every shot and a microphone so he could tell us about it. If CBS does that again this year, they've lost me as a Pebble Beach viewer until Sunday's finish.
I always enjoy seeing how the amateur half of the winning pro-am team performed against his handicap. Some of these guys seem to find their "A+" game at just the right time.
I always enjoy seeing how the amateur half of the winning pro-am team performed against his handicap. Some of these guys seem to find their "A+" game at just the right time.
Didn't Andy Garcia get seriously questioned about finding his A+ game right in time a couple of years ago? I thought I heard something about George Lopez too.
I hadn't heard anything about Garcia and Lopez. The thing that caught my eye last year was that Jerry Kelly's partner, 11-handicapper Robert Halmi, helped the Kelly-Halmi team by 32 shots on its way to a -34 winning total. Halmi's remarkable performance raised some eyebrows.
From GolfWorld magazine: Halmi spent most of 2003 with a USGA index of less than 3. By year's end, however, he was back to high single digits -- he began the year at 8.7 -- leading to suspicion he padded his number to have a better chance with Kelly at the AT&T. http://www.golfdigest.ie/newsandtour...220bunker.html
Not calling him a sandbagger. Just saying this is something I find interesting.
Yeah, I guess Andy Garcia also raised some eyebrows when he and Paul Stankowski won the Pro-Am in 1997.
From GolfWeb:
Paul Stankowski and actor Andy Garcia won the annual pro-am competition at 43-under, breaking the previous pro-am record of 42-under set by Greg Norman and amateur Kerry Packer in 1992.
Stankowski finished the tournament at 11-under 277, so Garcia ... helped him with 32 shots. Not bad for a 16-handicap, who was playing to an 18 because of the slope at Pebble Beach.
Well then allow me to, Jim. The sandbagger % is laughable at these events. Who do some of these guys think they're kidding ?
A few years back a wealthy Japanese golf course owner entered with a handicap he "created" from his own course and won the event easily. Upon discovery of this sandbagger's "created" handicap the powers that be at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am stripped him of his title and barred him from ever playing in the event again.
There will always be questions when an amateur "celebrity" shoots well under his reported handicap. Especially on that course, under those conditions, and with all the added pressure of TV. Questions with answers that better hold up under scrutiny I might add!
Love the event because I've played the course.Think the celeb coverage is excessive, but I love watching the pro's play 18.That's one scarey tee shot, especially when the wind is blowing offshore.
February 7th, 2005, 04:47 PM
CBS had a camera following his every shot and a microphone so he could tell us about it. 
The sandbagger % is laughable at these events. Who do some of these guys think they're kidding ? 
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