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| 31.1 | The shark and some | GENRAL::SURVIL | Do as you're toad! | Mon Aug 11 1986 22:57 | 8 |
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I agree Dale. I've been watching Norman for a while now
and feel he's the one to contend with. (oh when that shark bites)
BTW, are you going to try and hit the "International" up in
Castle rock this weekend? Most of the "big names" are scheduled
to show up.
Todd Hacking in `Rado Springs
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| 31.2 | A Great Year, But ... | BLUES::OGREN | | Mon Aug 11 1986 22:58 | 17 |
| Sure we have ideas!
Norman has great control for somebody with his power. It's a shame
it's taken him so long to get going. Apart from my bias for tall
golfers, he still posesses a good short game and his course management
is tons better! He's already 31 though, which means he'll be in
the Watson class of dominating for 5 years rather than the major
star class of dominating for 7+ years. I don't think Greg has time
to accumulate the career stats necessary for greatness. It'll be
fun to watch him in future majors.
Not sure about other heirs on the tour. As soon as a Mark O'Meara
or Curtis Strange comes out, they disappear. Now it looks like Bob
Tway, Davis Love III, or Scott Verplank have distinguished themselves.
Can they do it for the next couple of years??
Eric
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| 31.3 | Parity on PGA | COOKIE::CHAVEZ | Dale C. - CXO3 Colo Spgs | Mon Aug 10 1987 19:23 | 9 |
| Well over a year has passed since I posted the original note here regarding
the heirs apparent to Nicklaus. I predicted Greg Norman would come through
this year, but it didn't happen.
Has parity finally been achived on the Professional Golf Tour? Gawd, I
hope not. I enjoy seeing someone dominate (even if it's only a year).
Dale
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| 31.4 | There will never be an heir | PNO::MORGAN | | Fri Jan 08 1988 15:21 | 16 |
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The days of Jack Nicklaus are pretty much over and I think it
is safe to classify Jack by himself. Nobody will dominate the tour
again. There are just too many talented players for it to happen.
Greg's game is great one day, terrible the next. Greg probably
has more raw talent than any other player on tour; however, it
is raw and will probably stay that way.
Eugene in Phoenix
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| 31.5 | IT'S A NUMBERS GAME | SANFAN::GRANT_JO | | Tue Aug 30 1988 16:53 | 6 |
| See the ariticle on the decline of the .400 hitter in baseball in
Stephen Jay Gould's book "The Flamingo's Smile." In a nutshell,
he believes that as sports mature a statistical phenomena takes
over and parity is achieved. See article for details. But I think
that he is correct.
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| 31.6 | my 2� | PLATA::BILLINGSLEA | Swing easy... | Wed Aug 31 1988 11:10 | 15 |
| re: < Note 31.4 by PNO::MORGAN >
� The days of Jack Nicklaus are pretty much over and I think it
� is safe to classify Jack by himself. Nobody will dominate the tour
� again. There are just too many talented players for it to happen.
� Greg's game is great one day, terrible the next. Greg probably
� has more raw talent than any other player on tour; however, it
� is raw and will probably stay that way.
Well said. I considered it a great "blessing" to see Jack play at the
1988 International. Even though is on the "other side of the hill" in
his game, it gave me goose-bumps to see his concentration and
determination from tee to green. I believe that *this*, more than his
phyiscal skills, is what sets Jack Nicklaus apart from any other golfer
to date.
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| 31.7 | Headgear | RAYBOK::COOPER | One-ton Tomato ! | Wed Jun 05 1991 20:24 | 5 |
| Is it just me or has Norman really been playing poorly since
he signed the hat contract with Kangol and now wears those big
wide brimmed "Gamblers" hats .
Mad Hacker
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| 31.8 | different clubs too | CHRLIE::HUSTON | | Thu Jun 06 1991 10:52 | 9 |
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Norman also change club manufacturer (sp?), I remember hearing
about this towards the end of last year when there was some type
of point tournament on TV. Since switching he has gone into the
pooper. He did have a good showing last week. Seems he forgot how
to play on Sunday though.
--Bob
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| 31.9 | Greg's the Victor Kiam of Golf | ODIXIE::GEORGE | Do as I say do, not as I do do. | Thu Jun 06 1991 12:00 | 1 |
| I think Norman actually bought (into ?) Cobra Golf.
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| 31.10 | | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | | Fri Jun 07 1991 14:32 | 3 |
| It's the shoes...it's the shoes.
SCD
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| 31.11 | Burnout? | WEPUBS::DCHAVEZ | Dale - CXN2 Colorado Springs | Tue Jul 09 1991 15:59 | 9 |
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He has a recurring back injury this year that has affected his play
somewhat this year, but I personally feel that all the demands on his
time have finally caught up with him. He's still one of the top five
golfers in the world today, but he needs to start winning some major
tournaments or he'll forever be remembered as the 'hard-luck' guy that
could never win the big one.
Dale
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| 31.12 | Another encouraging/discouraging outing | VERGA::F_MCGOWAN | | Tue Sep 17 1991 13:29 | 14 |
| It looked good for a while at the Hardees Quad Cities tournament, but
then Norman was afflicted by what appeared to be the yips on the short
putts: he'd make one from 20', then push or pull one on the next
green from 4 to 6 feet away. He's been quoted as saying it's his tech-
nique, but to me he seems to have lost confidence at that distance,
which is what brought Arnie's game down (he used to gun the first putt
boldly, without fear of missing, because he knew he could make the
come-backer, but once he started missing those, it was all over).
Frank
P.S. Re. 31 - am I wrong, or didn't Greg win the British Open about 5
years ago (no, not the one he "should" have won, that Calcavecchia
won in the 4-hole playoff)?
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