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Mike L [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Mike L [Visitor] — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:57:21 +0000

I agree that if Jack had better technology in golf clubs he may have been able to hit it longer but as all you golfers know longer is not necessarily better if your not in the fairway. Also, the golf courses are longer than they were in Jack's day which makes up for the distance difference with the newer technology in golf clubs. The statement that if Jack only knew that Tiger would be coming along he would have put more importance in Majors. In my point of view it's bull. Jack put importance in every tournament he played because he didn't want to lose. Players like Jack and Tiger are competitors and losing is not in their vocabulary. Jack, Arnold, Bobby, etc, are the reason golf is the way it is. They made it possible for the Tigers of the world to play the game. Jack you will always be remembered for one of the golf's greatest's.

Judge Smails [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Judge Smails [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:48:12 +0000

Mike,

You asked why a player of Nicklaus' stature would play with an inferior ball. The fact of the matter is that in the era in which he competed equipment manufacturing and monitoring were not down to a science like they are today. Nicklaus simply didn't know that the ball was as deficient as it was. The fact remains, however, that modern scientific analysis has demonstrated that it was deficient.

Judge Smails [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Judge Smails [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:43:23 +0000

Alex,

Without a doubt Nicklaus has placed golf in greater perspective than most of these other golfers. I have heard him say on a number of occasion that golf is not his life, and once recently he characterized it (in a loving fashion) as a "silly little game." Also, when addressing the notion that he was dedicated, he pointed out that he never was; rather, he prepared well. He said that Gary Player was an example of a golfer of his era who was dedicated.

It also should be pointed out that once Nicklaus had a family he became, in essence, a part time player, only tossing his hat into the ring about fifteen times a year.

My point is that I don't think the Golden Bear loses even a wink of sleep over the prospect of his records being shattered.

Alex [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Alex [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:02:34 +0000

mark, My take on your post is that you are a relatively young person(you TOTALLY resent these old geezers) who knows very little about either of these fine gentlemen. Your statement that Jack and Arnie are "the two biggest egomaniacs sports has ever seen" is beyond the pale. Have you ever heard of Cassius Clay, aka Muhammad Ali? I'm not acquainted personally with either Jack or Arnie, but I know a few people who are. They would be genuinely affronted by your assessment of the characters of these gracious and generous men. If you really feel that way, it is , of course, your business and privilege. But from what I've heard, you couldn't be more wrong. Incidentally, mark, Why no capitals? Maybe your "cap" key is broken, yes?

mark [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

mark [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:39:38 +0000

thank you chris for writing this. so many in the golf community are afraid to say anythining critical of jack. i for one think he and arnold palmer are the biggest egomaniacs sports has ever seen. jackie burke won the masters a long time ago but you didn't see him playing at augusta until he got "kicked out" uh sent a nice letter from hootie. i totally resent these old geezers for not just going away gracefully.

Travis [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Travis [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:19:39 +0000

I have a different gripe about this blog entry.

"Someplace named Banff"????
Is this site not called TRAVELgolf?
Banff is not only a top tourist destination in Canada, but also in the world. It also is home to one of the worlds top ranked golf courses.

What kind of dismissive comment was that?

What a clown!

One-Putt [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

One-Putt [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:46:53 +0000

"Comment from: Ronnie [Visitor]
Tiger has about a 5 year window to win more majors.
Then Paula Creamer will join and dominate the pga tour and Tiger would be lucky to win any majors after that.

Of course Paula won't play well in every tournament, so Tiger may still have some chances, but not very many."

Ronnie will that be right after she dominates the LPGA tour like she has this season?

Mike [Visitor] in response to: Jack Nicklaus completes leap to cranky old geezer with latest Tiger Woods whine

Mike [Visitor] — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:20:13 +0000

Sorry for the confusion Alex. I meant the title of all time major winner. I assumed that was the subject that was at hand since Baldwin's article was based on that.