Ok, so I remember how a bunch of us got sick of this commercial last year where GP is standing in the bunker, but I decide that this year it will be different, they will have a new, better, less annoying commercial.

WRONG! Same damn commercial, played in probably 90% of the commercial breaks for the Tavistock Cup.

I don't even remember what company it is because it annoys me so much. Anyone still enjoying this one?

They play it so frequently...Repetition is the root of insanity!!! and you are that root Mr. Player. (As far as commercials go)

Citi Private Bank!!!!! As bad a commercial as I have ever seen!!!

I thought it was Hogan who said that??

Player annoys me period.

"the more i practice, the luckier i get"

- jerry barber


sorry, havent seen the commercial, so apologies if this isnt the quotation in question!

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANNOYING, IT MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH PLAYER IN THE FACE

One word for you guys, "TIVO!"

I hate to , BUT

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson.

I believe that a Gary Player commercial was the reason that Elvis shot his television .

You hungry again? Wait, sorry that was another "classic".

its all good. sorry to take it the wrong way

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hey man give it a break. wtf..im merely answering the guys question. some of you guys on this board are real jerks, ya know that?

and did Thomas Jefferson sink 1 20 footer, then 2 +40 foot putts to go on to win a major and stage one of the most stunning come from behinds in championship golf, hence the quote?

thanks for your input.
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Dude, sorry... I have edited my original post. I was in no way trying to insult you.. just merely giving the origin of the quote...

is anyone else just about done with hearing this commercial...it comes on every break wow

i thought it was kinda clever, but they overplay every commercial on TGC...

and people wonder why others tire of Tiger... same concept with the commercial...

Considering it's Player, the slogan should've been, "the more I cheat, the luckier I get."

What does that mean??

No, that would be a Vijay quote.

Player's got a history of shady behavior on the golf course.

Yeah, you could use that too.

gary player is a tool...gary player is rumored to have cheated at the 74 british open...he hit a drive left on the 15th? hole on sunday and he supposedly had his caddy drop a ball...everyone was looking for it and couldnt find it and suddenly his caddy just happened to find it in a spot that did not match up with where the tv cameras thought the ball would be...just a rumor no hard evidence. also player always used to adress shots in the rough with a wood and then change to an iron...he would stamp the grass down behind the ball to improve his lie and then switch to an iron (which he intended to hit the entire time). tom watson called him out during the first skins game in 83 saying "gary we're gettin sick of this sh*t". the guy was a cheater...contrary to popular belief

Never liked him...never will.

Watson called him out during the Skins game. Remember how uncomfortable Nicklaus looked when it was going on?

And then, as I recall, Player ended up making a putt on the last hole to win, and did that "Popeye" like flex and looked to the sky like he'd just stole....I mean, won another British Open.

He is a huge phoney from the word go. And the steroids fiasco last year was the icing on the cake.

"I'm in better physical condition than most 40 year olds!" Hey Gary....nobody cares!!!

And now he's hung around long enough to break Arnie's record at the Masters in two weeks. If he were half the man Palmer is, he wouldn't show up.

And here I thought I was the only one that couldn't stand Gary Player!

I was watching the Tavistock Cup yesterday with my father-in-law (who is mild mannered) and after a few hours that was also his exact quote, of course I was in total agreement. Jeez!

Gary Player = draging a fork across a chalkboard............

When I first started reading this thread I thought "what the heck?" so today I got to see about 15 minutes of the tourney and saw the comm. about 5 times!!!!! and I made the comment that I never liked player when he was 40 and I sure don't like him now that he is 70+ and if he is in better shape than a 40 year old why isn't he competing? Oh hes old....and I hate that commerical, someone ask me who CITI private bank was and I told him not to worry, they don't want OUR business, only the woods, player and such.

I do not always like everything about Gary Player he has always been a bit intense for me. But how can you love golf and disrespect a man with this kind of record.

For him to say the more he practiced the luckier he got is the truth. He not only invented working out but has hit more practice balls than any man alive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Player


Gary player is living proof about what is great about our game. You do not have to be tall , naturally talented , or strong . You do not have to be born a great athlete.

All that is required is heart, drive , and determination.

You guys are disrespecting one of the greatest players the game has ever seen please stop!

Does everybody remember the movie Cocktail with Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown. Can you imagine a conversation between Doug Coughlin (Bryan Brown) and Gary Player.

Doug - What to drink mate?

Player - Scibby over ice, and a twist of peacock.

Doug - Scibby, eh. Haven't I seen you before?

Player - If you watched the 1961 Masters Tournament, then maybe you have.

Doug - Golfer, eh. Coughlin's law: Never watch golf, unless you can't sleep.

Player - Coughlin's Law, gimme another one.

Doug - Coughlin's Law: The harder I work, The luckier I get.

Player - Excellent stuff.

I know what you guys mean! That commercial is getting ridiculously annoying. Everytime it comes on I'm reaching for the mute button on the remote...

Amazing

It pissed me the hell off. I stopped watching it live, and just fast forwarded the DVR later on..

I didn't think anyone was going to get this one, but Hougz proved me wrong.

It was not too bad the first few times I saw it but evry single break makes me want to kill myself. I don't know which commercial the Golf Channel plays more, that or the Slazenger Raw commercial. "What's that, 220?"

Totally agree.

The only thing I like about the Slazenger commercial is Kitty. She's freakin hot, and when her eyes go green? Even hotter.

"The more diligently I toil, the more fortune the Lord bestows upon me." - Noah

lol


theres got to be an Adam quote laying around here somewhere

Which commercial is it? I haven't been watching it.

"B*tch...you ruin everything! First that whole apple thing, now I have to go shopping for curtains on Masters Sunday? If you had a sister, I'd run off with her..."

If I have to hear "Ready to get pounded........again" by that dude with the scratchy voice one more friggin time I'm going to pull out what little hair I have left!!!

Ads must come cheap on TGC...Slicenger runs them every commercial break!

-mini

I just like how quickly that ball stops once it hits the green. Lands about a foot from the hole, stops to within a couple feet.

Back in 1961 in Texas, I was practicing in a bunker and this cowboy was watching me, chewing tobacco..

...wearing assless chaps. He was using Creatine...that's a steroid. I would know. I'm Gary Player. I'm in better shape than most 40 year olds.

No...I don't use steroids. Or HGH...or Creatine. I'm perfect. Next to Johnny Miller and Ken Venturi, I know more about golf than anyone on the planet. Just ask me!

Anyway so I holed about 50 bunker shots in a row, and.....

-mini

"I never took supplements in my entire lifetime. I ate rasins, and did pushups. Have you ever done pushups? They're wonderful for your entire body. I also did a lot of stretching, and calisthetics."

He just reminds me of the Snickers commercials. I bet he invented the 4 iron, and was co-founder of the internet.

Nope I do not think he invented the four iron.

But he won nine majors including all four major championships how many people have done that
As a matter of fact how many people have won nine majors much less all four major championships

He has 24 PGA tour wins In addition to his wins on the PGA Tour, Player won more than 100 other tournaments in "regular", that is non-senior golf.

now he has nineteen champion tour wins

He pretty much invented working out for professional golfers ya think Tiger can thank him for that

All this from a man that is 5 foot seven inches and 150 lbs who just plain out worked the competition.

All this his career as one of the greatest players of the game that ever lived

So he can have a thread on this forum to be disrespected.

Not that Gary cares what some of you think but I do Maybe because I love and respect the game so much I can not imagine disrespecting one of its Icons.