Topic: Golf Talk / Scottish Amateur: First Test for Aussies

Tim Stewart will win…

He’s due for a victory…

Well he’ll need to improve on recent form if you are to be proven right.

Topic: Golf Talk / The Blade on Fire!

Go the lefty!

Topic: Golf Talk / Moore Park secures Sydney Pennant Final

Sounds like it was a smashing…..

5&2 and all over by mid-morning.

Topic: Golf Talk / Max Garske: Changing the Face of Golf

As an organisation they appear to be doing a lot more than others for the game, even without the massive budgets that others have.

Topic: Golf Talk / Moore Park, Pymble in Pennant Final

I got to say…Pymble Golf Club is a course that is very over rated…..

I’ll go as far to say “goat-track”.....houses metres away from the fairways, dangerous tee boxes where you run the risk of being connected…terrible…and then there’s the snobs of Sydney’s North Shore…what a combination.

Moore Park will crush them.

Topic: Golf Talk / Matt Griffin: Mr Consistency

I wouldn.t talk about you Mr C. At least not while you were listening. BTW Don,t now this Griffin character.

A bad day on the golf course is better than no golf at all. :(

No one who ever had a lesson would have a swing like mine

Lee Trevino

He’s been around the main amateur ranks for over a year now. He can play, but probably not quite at the same level as Stewart or Arnold. I like to be proved wrong on that, however and having now raised it, probably will be at the Aussie Am.

He’s certainly better than Blizard.

Topic: Golf Talk / GolfLink and GolfLink Mates

Golf link site is just so lumpy.

No smooth lines and looks like its stuck back in the 90’s.

How on earth can they charge for any service is more the question!

GA heading down another disaster with IT if it stays with Golf Link Partners.

Topic: Golf Talk / Hallam remains upbeat about Open future

Tough times ahead…indeed.

Lets hope GA keeps away from that scoring problem as part of any new iniciatives!

Topic: Golf Talk / Griffin bags maiden win at Mandurah

Wonder if Blizard is still on the selector’s minds?

His performances of late, not justifying his top ranking!

Topic: Golf Talk / Jason Scrivener: Ready to Dominate

I see Scrivener moved in at Mandurah to equal second.

Interesting, he has to be considered seriously for a spot in Eisenhower..give a talented young guy at go over others who simply are floundering..such as Blizard.

Blizard shot a 75-77 in WA today, way back in the field and a repeat of Riversdale. His ranking has to slip, and Stewart takes the top post…rightly deserved I say!

Topic: Golf Talk / Younger leads at Mandurah

I see Blizard chopped it yet again…

75-77, how can he be our top ranked player?

He needs to get some form on the board and quickly.

Topic: Golf Talk / Blizard awarded Ross Herbert Scholarship

at least I don’t sleep in my own poop .

My comments were made taking into account more than one round.

There are others doing more and not getting noticed, particularly in QLD.

Blizard won his only main amateur event on his home track. Since then, well, nothing much else.

It appears you have to be in the national squad to get any sort of praise, yet there are plenty of players knocking on the door of selection that never get a mention or a look in. It’s like its a “close shop” with the AIS.

Topic: Golf Talk / Scott Arnold: Keeping It Simple

How can you keep golf simple?

Further, are these guys really going to make it (Blizard and Arnold), or are they just the only players we keep hearing about time after time.

Australia, in my view, appears to lack a real “top flight” male amateur at the moment…plenty of solid players yes, but no real gun on the world amateur stage.

Topic: Golf Talk / OneAsia Tour one step closer to reality

I fail to see what Asia can give us..

Here’s a hot tip. How about sponsors who can afford to put up purses that will attract players that have names the average Joe knows. You want to see Tiger here anytime soon???

The Main US Tour couldn’t give 2 sh!ts about anywhere except for the USA. Better get used to that reality.

Home on The Range

Name one Asian sponsor who’s prepared to put and back an Aussie golf tournament?

Pronton at the NSW Open was the last and how long did they last?

You better get used to reality!

Last time Tiger came close to Aust, it cost the promotor millions….our players are good enough to attract sponsors….

Better than some name like Young-jo-Lee, currently 10 on the Asian Tour list

Doggy-please has a point and Bruce..
top post…reality at its best!

Topic: Golf Talk / Blizard awarded Ross Herbert Scholarship

I’m of the view Blizard is very over rated….what did he score on Monday at Riversdale?

He choped it with a 78, has done nothing much since his home win last year at NSW Golf Club and still gets an award….beyond me.

Topic: Golf Talk / O'Hern caught in Daly drama at Bay Hill

Lonard…..would not waste my money….

...very obvious..

Topic: Golf Talk / Melbourne course options?

Heidelberg GC is average. I live near there and use to be a member, would not recommend.

Topic: Golf Talk / Tim Stewart claims Tasmanian Open

Why would you stay amateur with his game?

He’s the right age to go, played excellent amateur golf, it’s sure just to be a matter of time, probably after October..

But like all good amateurs, he needs a tour, my bet he’ll go Asia first (unless he gets straight onto a US Tour).

Anyone got the heads up about likely Australian team selection for the World Am Champs?

Topic: Golf Talk / Australian Masters seeks new sponsor

With Australian Golf, this seems to occur all the time.

The Australian Open….Hillross, the NSW Open…...that Korean Car Manufacture..Proton, The Nationwide Event that was Jacob’s Creek…

have I missed any others of recent time?

ANZ with the Mens event that use to be co-sanctioned with Europe….the Heineken Classic as well….

Is this more reflection of the levels of commercial interest in the game since post-Norman era, or, from another perspective, incompetence with the administrations responsible for the tournaments, in being unable to sell, sustain and market the product?

Topic: Golf Talk / Hillier claims Australian Junior Amateur

great stuff….

tomorrows tour players, well done to Ms Hillier.

nice article and shots iseekgolf..

Topic: Golf Talk / 2007 - The Year in Photos

it’s just so obvious her “endorsements” are professionally maintained.

I’m all for that….

professionalism that is…great athlete!

Topic: Golf Talk / What are your predictions for 2008

GA will go broke.

Someone will punch the shit out of Rod Pampling for simply being who he is.

Day or Flanagan to win in US.

Topic: Golf Talk / Tour card hopefuls tee off in Victoria

It’s known as “attrition” ..common in professional sport, but it’s effective in that only the best survive.

Love to see Dartnell get a break…

Topic: Golf Talk / Disgraceful finish to Australian Open

GA promised “Big City Golf” did they not?

I appear to have got then value for money in Sydney…

racist..never…just want to get in a cab in Sydney, go the direct route and have a driver that speaks english…not too much to ask?

Topic: Golf Talk / Disgraceful finish to Australian Open

probably the only best decision made this week by GA!

Everything else, barring the Oakley Hole, was a total disaster!

Rubbish, I thought it was a great even bar the scoring mishap, but apart from that it was great. What was so bad?

where do you want me to start?

transport in Sydney, getting there (disgraceful), the scoreboards not working, officials that were rude, dealing with the members of the hosting club, paying Sydney prices for hotels and drinks, getting “glassed” at the Rocks by some Sydney thugs, who also do not speak english well and all look the same, getting into a cab going the “scenic route” everytime and where the only sound you hear is a driver speaking in a foreign lanuage on their mobile phone ..the list can be endless…

bring it back to Melbourne and play it at a proper layout…Sydney sux…never again…

Makes you wonder how they held the Olympics..then again didn’t everyone get out of the place during those two or so weeks!