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16th April 2013 10:01 PM
#1
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
So... What does Scott's Masters win mean for Australia and Golf in Australia?
Had a chat with Nuffie who was quite buoyed and invigorated by it.
I thought it was a great tournament and full Kudos to him.
Does it now change the face of Australian Golf? Do we care?
Professional sport is individualistic. The sportsperson may have started nationalistic, but it is professional - a living - about cash.
"I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying."
- Woody Allen
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16th April 2013 10:03 PM
#2
Senior Member
Major Winner
Any major win is good for aussie golf. I was involved at the golf club when Ogilvy won. The profile of golf lifted overnight.
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16th April 2013 10:20 PM
#3
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Same thing that happened when Thomson, Nagle, Ferrier Graham, Norman, Baker-Finch, Elkington and Ogilvy won.
and I swear i have forgotten someone.
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
Handy-Cap
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16th April 2013 10:25 PM
#4
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
More importantly, what do you think Barry from the PGN is going to do for golf in WA?
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16th April 2013 10:31 PM
#5
Senior Member
Multiple Major Winner
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
Same thing that happened when Thomson, Nagle, Ferrier Graham, Norman, Baker-Finch, Elkington and Ogilvy won.
and I swear i have forgotten someone.
Grady.
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16th April 2013 10:33 PM
#6
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Ha! how could I forget, I have caddied for Grady.
Between Dad, brother and I we have caddied for 7 major winners. (not hard to work out)
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
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16th April 2013 10:34 PM
#7
Senior Member
Major Winner
Can we have Michael Campbell too?
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16th April 2013 10:38 PM
#8
Senior Member
Major Winner
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
Same thing that happened when Thomson, Nagle, Ferrier Graham, Norman, Baker-Finch, Elkington and Ogilvy won.
and I swear i have forgotten someone.
Grady.
It will be interesting to see if the Scott win has more influence, as he won with a couple of birdies. (As opposed to Ogilvy being the last man standing, after Monty, Furyk, Lefty and one other collapsed on the last hole at Winged Foot.)
ps. Interesting coincidence that bomb attacks in Boston, mirror 911 attacks just days after an Aussie won the US Open in tennis.
You don't get me. I'm part of the Union.
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17th April 2013 01:35 AM
#9
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
Introduce more kids who now want anchored putting strokes?
Scott winning is not going to get me to play more golf than I do now. I remember the Americas Cup, made me want to go out and buy a yacht. Not!
Like golf, I did sail a bit at the time - S80s.
All the adulation, Peter Thompson's proclamation about him going to be the best. If it hadn't happened by now - it's not likely to happen eventually. It's great for him, and is a breakthrough milestone.
I just don't see the big deal from the nation's perspective.
"I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying."
- Woody Allen
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17th April 2013 01:47 AM
#10
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
idgolfguy
Introduce more kids who now want anchored putting strokes?
Scott winning is not going to get me to play more golf than I do now. I remember the Americas Cup, made me want to go out and buy a yacht. Not!
Like golf, I did sail a bit at the time - S80s.
All the adulation, Peter Thompson's proclamation about him going to be the best. If it hadn't happened by now - it's not likely to happen eventually. It's great for him, and is a breakthrough milestone.
I just don't see the big deal from the nation's perspective.
Hard to compare it to the Americas Cup win. It didn't have the profile that golf already enjoys. From what I've read, Australia's win substantially increased interest in the Cup in the US and around the world, not just Australia.
Golf is already hugely popular in Australia, any impact will be fairly minimal in the Scheme of things. Might be different if he starts piling up major victories.
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17th April 2013 01:52 AM
#11
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
I was surprised that it hasn't even generated any interest from mates that are occasional golfers (~6 times a year). Tried teeing up a hit this weekend with some of them, but it looks like we'll be catching up for beers instead.
Same individuals went out and bought bikes on the back of Cadels efforts after having nil interest in riding previously.
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17th April 2013 04:46 AM
#12
Admin Team
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
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17th April 2013 10:50 AM
#13
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
I can't see how it can have anything other than a positive effect in terms of participation, new people coming to the sport, profile raised for a time at least and so on.
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17th April 2013 11:02 AM
#14
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Nationwide Tour)
Its already had 2 guys from my workplace decide to give golf a go after watching the masters, having their first round this weekend with some nice cheapy clubs .. makes people more interested in the game especially seeing its not just for later years when your retired and such . Scotts being awarded the keys to the city on the Gold Coast in a few months , I doubt he will actually be there in person but still shines a good light on the game for others to give it a try.
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17th April 2013 12:51 PM
#15
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
He will be here, he lives here!
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
Handy-Cap
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17th April 2013 01:27 PM
#16
Senior Member
Touring Pro (PGA)
He lives in Australia? I thought he was a Florida resident.
"I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying."
- Woody Allen
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17th April 2013 01:29 PM
#17
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
He will be here, he lives here!
Originally Posted by
idgolfguy
He lives in Australia? I thought he was a Florida resident.
His and home is in Switzerland.
He also has property in Florida for the PGA season, and his parents live on the Gold Coast.
I don't think he owns anything in Aus anymore.
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17th April 2013 01:48 PM
#18
Senior Member
Major Winner
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17th April 2013 02:26 PM
#19
Member
Touring Pro (Von Nida Tour)
Unfortunately the wed comp at the club today was very quiet, everyone still celebrating!!
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17th April 2013 03:34 PM
#20
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
Originally Posted by
rubin
His and home is in Switzerland.
He also has property in Florida for the PGA season, and his parents live on the Gold Coast.
I don't think he owns anything in Aus anymore.
I imagine he is still stuck with some Gold Coast apartments, nobody around to lift you for a decent price in that shit hole.
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17th April 2013 05:28 PM
#21
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
Originally Posted by
3puttpete
Not the Caribbean?
Bahamas
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17th April 2013 06:06 PM
#22
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Originally Posted by
idgolfguy
He lives in Australia? I thought he was a Florida resident.
Yeah well so is every other PGA tour player for tax reasons. Adam spends quite a bit of time here, obviously not 9 months of the year as he is working, and then hanging around supermodels and tennis hotties. One of the young fella's around here is pretty thick with him and the family, so he mentions stuff from time to time, and the guy is often seen 'about town', one of the chicks at work went all gaga cos she sat next to him at the dentist waiting room.
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
Handy-Cap
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17th April 2013 09:29 PM
#23
Senior Member
Touring Pro (European Tour)
It generated some press for our club (Cairns). We've been on the news a bit recently (and the local paper) with the opening of the newly renovated club house.
A masters breakfast & 9 hole comp was held on Monday morning & it was featured on the local news (WIN). Not sure it would have been featured if Adam hadn't won.
At least locally, one would hope that the publicity our club is/has been receiving might boost interest
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17th April 2013 10:20 PM
#24
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Originally Posted by
markTHEblake
Yeah well so is every other PGA tour player for tax reasons. Adam spends quite a bit of time here, obviously not 9 months of the year as he is working, and then hanging around supermodels and tennis hotties. One of the young fella's around here is pretty thick with him and the family, so he mentions stuff from time to time, and the guy is often seen 'about town', one of the chicks at work went all gaga cos she sat next to him at the dentist waiting room.
Rubin didn't mention the dentist visit!
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17th April 2013 10:26 PM
#25
Senior Member
Order of Merit winner
I haven't been to the dentist for years, but mine was in the airport.
Me and Scotty go ways back.
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