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Ed Madden
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@Observationgreg @Rory_Talks_Ball Was never an issue when tiger did it
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Might be the first time I’ve ever seen a sportsman’s accomplishment torn down for doing too much preparation 🤣
Keg.@GratefulKeg
Obviously gotta put an asterisk next to Rory’s back to back. None of the others guys who have done it skipped 3 tour events and abandoned their wife and child to go play Augusta 7 days a week. Games gone.
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@Richie3Jack That criticism has been the weirdest thing to watch.
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If you think that Rory getting to play Augusta more times 3 weeks before the event gave him such a huge advantage & that's why he won...you don't know a thing about tournament golf. I can assure you that not 1 player in the field is complaining about this or thinks it was unfair
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@unclebutta @tadhgosh3a @GratefulKeg @PGA @PGATOUR If they wanted to. Scheffler who came in 2nd took the same 3 weeks off that Rory did. If he didn’t want to practice at Augusta that’s his decision.
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@unclebutta @tadhgosh3a @GratefulKeg @PGA @PGATOUR The Tour requires players to play a certain amount of events and Rory decided to skip the 3 before the Masters to prepare as he’s allowed to do. Rory plays more than Tiger and Jack did in their primes.
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@MaddenEd67 @tadhgosh3a @GratefulKeg @PGA @PGATOUR A week? Rory took off an entire month. The bigger issue to me is doing it and then shitting on the other 3 tournaments - not a good look
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@unclebutta @tadhgosh3a @GratefulKeg @PGA @PGATOUR I don’t know what Scheffler did but Jack Nicklaus used to go to Augusta the whole week before the tournament to practice and he was widely praised for it. This criticism of Rory is odd.
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@tadhgosh3a @GratefulKeg @PGA @PGATOUR Happy to be wrong - did Scotty do this after both times he won?
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@jimiuorio It’s been shown the last time we went to war in the Middle East our government was lying to us about the threat. Now we’re back to trust me bro on this war in the Middle East.
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I have no idea if Iran was becoming more or less of a threat. There is pretty much no one I will trust who tells me…if they were becoming a greater threat, it’s perfectly legit to be pro active..it took me about 5 times before I learned that if you think someone is about to punch you, you punch them first…
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@DragonGroyperr @JackMac Nicklaus used to go there for the week before the tournament every year and no one complained, in fact he was praised for it.
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@JackMac He’s smart for taking advantage of it but it’s obviously something that needs to be changed
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Seems like a lot of people are angry at this....but I thought it was pretty common for top-tier players, especially at Augusta?
Seems like Rory took it to an extreme (doesn't care about his carbon emissions anymore LOL), but this isn't some new concept, correct?
Looking for some golf guys opinion...I am a complete casual of the sport.
Jeff Darlington@JeffDarlington
There’s been a few times in the last 3 weeks when Rory McIlory has dropped his daughter at school, flown to Augusta, played a practice round and returned in time for dinner. If that sounds like a man who’s comfortable at this golf course, well, that’s because he is. An essay:
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@ridindirtyy69 @midwesttrep @martymush Nicklaus famously used to go there a for the full week before the tournament before the other players showed up for practice rounds on Monday.
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I'm not sure if this is a hot take or not but the players shouldn't be allowed to practice the major courses. It should be the 1st time they are playing it that year
Jeff Darlington@JeffDarlington
There’s been a few times in the last 3 weeks when Rory McIlory has dropped his daughter at school, flown to Augusta, played a practice round and returned in time for dinner. If that sounds like a man who’s comfortable at this golf course, well, that’s because he is. An essay:
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@ridindirtyy69 @martymush Jack Nicklaus used to go there for a week before the tournament and practice.
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@b0st0nguy @fanat1c_score @martymush Jack Nicklaus used to go practice for a week at Augusta before the tournament and he was praised for it.
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@fanat1c_score @martymush It’s one thing to play the course when everyone else is there warming up. It’s not fair that most of the field can’t hop on a private jet to day trip to Augusta
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Some TOUGH pins today.
9 11 13 16 18 prob the hardest pins on their respective greens. I bet the speed is ramped up too.
2 and 8 are pretty simple
The Masters@TheMasters
Hole locations for the third round of the Masters Tournament. #themasters
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@McInnispicks @MarkBurridge1 Other players can go practice at Augusta too if they want.
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@MarkBurridge1 No doubt about it, taking advantage of opportunities and what you've created for yourself is what life is all about.
Let's not sit here and admit he didn't create quite the advantage over the competition in doing so. Right?
I tip my hat for him admitting it, though, lol.
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I never really understood why some people didn't like Rory.
Now I kind of see it.
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@ianbremmer Trumps envoy sounded a lot like Ghengis Khan’s grandson’s letter to the Pope.
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“the pope? how many divisions has he?” - joseph stalin
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@lazydays1970 @jimiuorio Wasn’t Trumps whole foreign policy that Middle East wars were stupid?
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@jimiuorio Actually Trump said only STUPID people wanted middle east wars. So he joined the stupids?
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I will also say this…YOU voted for conflict in Iran…you know how I know? Cuz it was the position of Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. It was one of the very few shared positions…
jim iuorio@jimiuorio
I had no opinion on the war because I lacked necessary information. Either Iran was becoming a larger and larger threat to U.S. or they weren’t. Very few of us on this platform knew conclusively. Either the u.s. will be able to reshape the Middle East and have governments that are more friendly to us or not. I have no idea and only time will tell. The inclination to pick a side and defend that side as if there’s no possibility that you could be wrong is the strangest of all the psychological characteristics. It seems bent on fear and insecurity. You can’t admit to yourself that you have no idea if these developments are “good” or “bad.
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@jimiuorio I meant that short conversations on social media probably aren’t the best way to discuss something this complex. But I also like X.
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I had no opinion on the war because I lacked necessary information. Either Iran was becoming a larger and larger threat to U.S. or they weren’t. Very few of us on this platform knew conclusively. Either the u.s. will be able to reshape the Middle East and have governments that are more friendly to us or not. I have no idea and only time will tell. The inclination to pick a side and defend that side as if there’s no possibility that you could be wrong is the strangest of all the psychological characteristics. It seems bent on fear and insecurity. You can’t admit to yourself that you have no idea if these developments are “good” or “bad.
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@jimiuorio X is probably not the forum for a rational discussion on it. I was opposed to the war and hope that something gets figured out in the next 2 weeks that makes more war unlikely in the future. It would have been terrible for everyone if it escalated yesterday.
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@MaddenEd67 Although I agree, I don’t believe that point is a value add here…maybe I’m wrong…I’ll consider…
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@JamesFox917 I remembered KC saying the Pat Williams 2nd contract was actually a good deal for the Bulls.
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In this interview, KC Johnson said that the #Bulls could be a quick turnaround. Absolute insanity. He’s basically a White House press secretary at this point.
104.3 The Score@thescorechicago
On with @mullyhaugh, @KCJHoop reacted to the Bulls firing Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley and discussed what comes next for the organization. Watch: shorturl.at/N8jiS
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