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Lewis Black vs. Pinehurst No. 2 … and golfers he hates
Lewis Black’s rant at Pinehurst is some of the most entertaining golf-related comedy since Robin Williams (R.I.P) spoke about the sport. Whether you’re a Lewis Black fan or not (let’s keep politics out of this!), his opinions about golfers and Pinehurst No. 2 are laugh out loud funny.
Below, Black talks about the golfers he cares for very little.
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He claims he doesn’t have on-course meltdowns anymore, and his reasoning is one that every GolfWRXer can understand.
“I’m not someone who believes it’s the golfer,” he says. “I believe it’s the club.”
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Black has some words for Donald Ross, course designer of Pinehurst No. 2.
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Martin Kaymer and Michelle Wie, the respective winners of the 2014 U.S. Open and 2014 U.S. Women’s Open — both held at Pinehurst No. 2 — successfully navigated the diabolical Donald Ross greens this summer. Black’s blood must have boiled just watching.
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GolfWRX is live on site this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s one-and-only two-man team event.
As usual, general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums — including some pretty spicy custom putters and headcovers — await your viewing.
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Jim
Oct 29, 2014 at 11:17 pm
He is a funny guy, but entirely misses the point!
These courses eg; Augusta, Pinehurst, Royal Melbourne etc WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED to be strategic PLUS test all facets of the short game by asking you when approaching the green, to consider where you want to be to hit your next shot and what type of short shot; pitch, chip, put will serve you best around the green, from where you are playing from.
What ruins these courses, or the enjoyment we can derive from them, is this modern fixation on preparing the greens in such a way that they are TOO HARD and TOO FAST!!!
In my view, Donald Ross would NEVER have contemplated [ and would never have approved of ] his greens being set up the way they were for this last US Open.
They didn’t test all facets of the short game, because the greens were so hard and fast and the surrounds so manicured and closely mown, that Kaymer used his putter from everywhere around the greens. Greens with that much slope shouldn’t be set up super fast!!
You may as well have gone back to the bad old days of US Open setups where the only shot possible around the greens was a chop out of ankle high rough with a sand wedge!! Its all just ONE DIMENSIONAL GOLF!!!
So the fault is not in the course design, its lies with the misguided people in charge of course setup. Too fast; lies too even; grass too uniform!
Compare the quite varied short game shots that will need to be played at St Andrews in the open next year 2015, with what you saw at the US Open this year and you will see what proper conditioning should be to test all facets of the game; for pros and amateurs alike.
Jeff
Oct 25, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Classic golf courses with tournament speed greens are more golf course than most of us can handle. That’s what makes being a fan so enjoyable, what he was saying is true, makes what Kaymer did all the more impressive. Michelle Wie too, or how well Bubba gets it around Augusta. The pros are good. The courses have to be tough.
Martin
Oct 25, 2014 at 4:34 pm
I think he is hilarious, I was rally hoping for a rant.
There is a course near where I live called Northumberland Straights in Pugwash NS. It was designed by Donald’s sicko Canadian cousin Stanley Thompson where the greens are ridiculous.
I played it last year the week before the NS Amateur and 4 putted 6 times, four times by second putt after my intial footer was actually longer.
It isn’t Pinehurst #2, it’s just trying to be.
mrjoe
Oct 23, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Heheh.
His comments on Donald Ross and the greens at #2 were pretty funny.
Razor bladz.