Tim McDonald - Latest Comments on British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Brandon Tucker [Member] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Brandon Tucker [Member] — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:22:09 +0000

I know it's like seven months later, but this has to be the funniest blog on TG. Well done.

Steve Cooke [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Steve Cooke [Visitor] — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:03:39 +0000

Hi
I have a Blog from St Andrews and a Golf Tourism Business

I am actually from down South and moved to the area because of the Lure that is St Andrews

I dare any true Golfer to stand on the 1st, 17th and 18th Tee's of the Old Course and not have Butterflies in your stomach

For anyone who wants a hole by hole account of the Old Course have a look at the front page of my site (over 200 pics you can share)

Regards and Great Blog

I have a Blog button at the bottom of website www.scotlandgolftouring.com if anyone likes golfy type Blogs

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Greg Pinelli [Visitor] — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 07:04:23 +0000

Tim...Your absolutely right. St. Andrews is obsolete. And Shinnecock is a course where putts 5 feet above the hole roll 40 yards off the green? Right? How many great courses have you ever played up close and personal? Or even seen? I mean..outside you Mom's living room?? No Tim...you are the man..Jones..Palmer..Nicklaus...are full of it.

Tim McDonald [Member] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Tim McDonald [Member] — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:27:00 +0000

And you, KH, are a typical Brit. Look around you -- your empire crumbled decades ago, so stop acting like the UK is the center of the universe.

You need to learn a little humility --you guys have a lot to be humble about.

KH [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

KH [Visitor] — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:10:44 +0000

You sir are a typical yank. I Have played golf in 15 states in the us and believe me you guys are kidding yourselves on if you think those are golf courses. I can only assume from your ignorance you have never played St Andrews.

GM [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

GM [Visitor] — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:25:59 +0000

Great! More ignorant ramblings from a writer(?) who has only one objective: identify what consensus opinion is about a subject (in this case, the Old Course at St. Andrews), and then take the opposite angle.

I suppose Tim McDonald would yawn and say "what's the big deal" if given the chance (most likely in his dreams) to patrol left field at Fenway or centerfield at Yankee Stadium, run a play from the 50-yard line at Lambeau or Notre Dame Stadium, skate the old Montreal Forum or Maple Leaf Gardens, or shoot a free throw on the parquet of the dearly departed Boston Garden.

Nice try at your form of shock journalism, TM. But no one's buying it. If you are indeed a golfer, and you play St. Andrews, you'd be ripping yourself for writing what you did. Either that, or you just don't get it!

Ivory [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Ivory [Visitor] — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:08:43 +0000

DBS,
Tiger--Three consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championships and three consecutive U.S. Amateur Championships in six years; ten professional majors, including two career grand slams; and the only professional to win four straight major championships.

Robert T. Jones was the best career amateur golfer, EVER!!! And, two totally different careers. I'm confused why the comparisons between the two continue.

Ivory [Visitor] in response to: British Open at St. Andrews' Old Course -- revered and, oh yeah, obsolete

Ivory [Visitor] — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:56:03 +0000

Tim Macdonald...
Sometimes you illustrate the clear difference between "those who write about or play golf" and "true golfers". How obsolete is a course that housed 100+ of the greatest golfers in the world for four ideal days, and only of them scored double digit under par?