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08-07-2007, 05:46 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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[ QUOTE ] The players in good physical condition should have a clear advantage in this one. [/ QUOTE ] There isn't a single golfer in the field that the heat will have an effect on. This is simply business as usual. BO [/ QUOTE ] Interesting. I'm sure you know more about this than me. You don't think a player like Tim Herron or John Daly or Phil Mickelson is at a disadvantage in the extreme heat? 
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08-07-2007, 05:54 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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Interesting. I'm sure you know more about this than me. You don't think a player like Tim Herron or John Daly or Phil Mickelson is at a disadvantage in the extreme heat? [/ QUOTE ] Nope for at least two reasons. One, this isn't extreme heat. The media will try to make a big deal out of it but it's probably harder on the golf course than anything. Those bent grass greens are going to be syringed frequently. Ask golfers on the Asian Tours about extreme heat and humidity. Two, as I said, this is business as usual. Many tournaments this time of year are played in warm weather. The golfers are more than used to it. They simply drink lots of fluids and perhaps don't practice as much. BO
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08-07-2007, 10:15 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
To be fair, there's really nowhere in the USA (other than maybe like Pacific Northwest) where there isn't a chance of it being this hot. Even this week in Chicago it's mid 90s and high humidity.
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08-07-2007, 10:29 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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this isn't extreme heat. The media will try to make a big deal out of it...this is business as usual. Many tournaments this time of year are played in warm weather. The golfers are more than used to it. They simply drink lots of fluids and perhaps don't practice as much. BO [/ QUOTE ] A high of 100 degrees with dew points in the 70s is not extreme heat!? What planet do you live on?
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08-07-2007, 10:52 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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[ QUOTE ] this isn't extreme heat. The media will try to make a big deal out of it...this is business as usual. Many tournaments this time of year are played in warm weather. The golfers are more than used to it. They simply drink lots of fluids and perhaps don't practice as much. BO [/ QUOTE ] A high of 100 degrees with dew points in the 70s is not extreme heat!? What planet do you live on? [/ QUOTE ] Ya, I thought his comment was pretty nuts, this is the hottest and stickiest it has been in the midwest in a long time. It will be a factor, enough so that meteorologists are reccomending nto to go out for too long this week here in st. louis. 115 heat or something like that here in stl.
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08-07-2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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A high of 100 degrees with dew points in the 70s is not extreme heat!? What planet do you live on? Ya, I thought his comment was pretty nuts, this is the hottest and stickiest it has been in the midwest in a long time. It will be a factor, enough so that meteorologists are reccomending nto to go out for too long this week here in st. louis. 115 heat or something like that here in stl. [/ QUOTE ] Well, you gotta remember, I played in this kind of heat constantly for 15 years through college and pro golf carrying my own bag most of the time. I never had a day where the heat got the best of me or affected my play in any way. This includes temperatures of close to 110. Sure it's hot, no question there. But it's not going to effect the players at the PGA one iota on the course. Therefore, I don't consider it extreme heat, at least for the golfers. For the elderly and/or general public with little or no A/C it's a totally different story. But as far as this golf discussion goes, this is not extreme heat. BO
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08-07-2007, 11:44 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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guids, You should never stay out too long in StL because if you do you will likely be shot and killed. [/ QUOTE ] Tuq, its too hot for any of us to do any shooting this week.
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08-07-2007, 11:44 PM
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Re: Who\'s idea was it to hold a major in August in Oklahoma???
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[ QUOTE ] A high of 100 degrees with dew points in the 70s is not extreme heat!? What planet do you live on? Ya, I thought his comment was pretty nuts, this is the hottest and stickiest it has been in the midwest in a long time. It will be a factor, enough so that meteorologists are reccomending nto to go out for too long this week here in st. louis. 115 heat or something like that here in stl. [/ QUOTE ] Well, you gotta remember, I played in this kind of heat constantly for 15 years through college and pro golf carrying my own bag most of the time. I never had a day where the heat got the best of me or affected my play in any way. This includes temperatures of close to 110. Sure it's hot, no question there. But it's not going to effect the players at the PGA one iota on the course. Therefore, I don't consider it extreme heat, at least for the golfers. For the elderly and/or general public with little or no A/C it's a totally different story. But as far as this golf discussion goes, this is not extreme heat. BO [/ QUOTE ] Im betting that every other comment from teh announcers, and the players will be about the heat, and its affect, so time will tell.
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