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   mat

   Aug 19, 2016 at 10:51 am

   big names you are used to watch golf in the US maybe, but most famous where too scared to come!
   it was a great field if you follow european/australasian tour and two best medals for europeans!!!
   Can’t wait to see europe win the next ryder cup!! 🙂
   It’s great for the game that’s the only way you should see it, and it’ll be greater when top 5 players in the world don’t get scared of going abroad anymore (or of mosquito bites lol)
   cheers

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   LaTavius Washington III

   Aug 14, 2016 at 3:18 pm

   they should give out Fool’s Gold medals for golf,. it was entertaining to watch..but not during the olympics. the Barbacos classic had a stronger field than this event. golf doesn’t belong here. the course looked great..those that brought golf back did great in accomplishing the task at hand..(especially gill the architect? watching that prelim documentary was best part of week..
   olympics are for watching people compete for a medal on their sport’s ultimate worldwide stage. where all roads in their sport meet for the ultimate prize. where just qualifying for their nation and be called an olympian is the greatest achievement in their lifetime.
   i’m not knocking those who were involved..they all killed it this week..as in “good” kill…
   and when media keeps trying to sell you on how great this is..it isn’t. congrats rosey. and congrats to me for telling you all how it is.

   #WARCALVINPEETE

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   prime21

   Aug 13, 2016 at 4:52 pm

   “Only Rickie knows for certain what caused his 75-71 start. He’s the 7th-ranked golfer in the world, and he should not shoot those numbers in a big event.” Basically, you’re saying that if one is ranked in the Top 10 in the world it is inexcusable to be +4 through 2 rounds in a “big event” such as a Major Championship, are you not? If you’re going to accuse him of something, go ahead and do it. Your passive, aggressive approach is softer than his Round 1 & Round 2 total. Adam Scott was +4 through 2 rounds of the 2016 Masters. Dustin Johnson is the most recent example, firing +9 through 2 rounds of the PGA Championship. Are you insinuating that they too were partaking in some pre-tournament tomfoolery thus were not focused nor ready to compete? Attempting to find meaning in this article is the equivalent of missing the cut in a World Golf Championship. Last I checked, golf is a really tough sport. It not only challenges a multitude of physical attributes, it also tests every level of an athlete’s mental fortitude. Perhaps Rickie was too pumped up to perform, perhaps he was too lax, or perhaps he was in fact doing shots with Matthew McConaughey until 4:00 a.m., who knows? But to say a Top 10 player should never shoot over par through 2 rounds of a big event, is irresponsible and frankly bad journalism. Your articles are often well written, but this one leaves much to be desired. As most learned early in adolescence, if you have nothing nice to say, your best bet is to say nothing at all. In this case, there was no need to say anything nice, but you certainly should have steered clear of your opening statement regarding Rickie Fowler.

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     Matto

     Aug 13, 2016 at 10:16 pm

     Here here.
     We’re not talking about an 85 & 81 for ‘godsake! And you know what? He didn’t get to number 7 in the world by shooting consistently in the 70’s did he?!

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       ooffa

       Aug 14, 2016 at 6:55 am

       A top 10 player should never shoot over par in a big event when it is being played on a golf course designed NOT to be a challenge. Oh, and golf is not that challenging slog you dragged on about in your reply. It’s just a bit tougher to play after you have been out drinking all night with stoned out actors. As for being too pumped up. Nah. Olympic golf is at best a sideshow at a mud encrusted disease filled mosquito trap. Remember this is a place where the opening ceremony was done with mylar balloons. It’s a vacation pure and simple. A chance to say to his friends over drinks at the 19th hole. “Hey didja know I participated in the Olympics, Hic, I’ll have another shot Joe, and set up a round for my friends.”

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   ooffa

   Aug 13, 2016 at 4:52 pm

   Don’t have time to watch Olympic golf. I mean what about all the other great events. Steeplechase, woman’s handball, Running and handing a baton to someone else to carry, running then jumping in a sand box. Not to mention Air Rifle. Face Plant!

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