Anthony Kim - Gawd I miss this guy (THREADS MERGED)

[getair23]

28 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Or how bout

 

Cypress Hill's "A to the K," needs to be in the rotation.  

[bscinstnct]

12 minutes ago, getair23 said:

Cypress Hill's "A to the K," needs to be in the rotation.  

 

If he roll up to this

 

Ill watch his whole round 🤣

 

 

[Cliffy2020]

What a trash article by GolfDigest (reinforces my decision to cancel years ago).

 

Wasn’t a fan of AK back in the day.  Never a fan of the SoCal I don’t really care, but still flashy look at me bro vibe he put out.  The more the media fawned over him the more I rooted against him (that’s a standing personal fault of mine to this day applying to several current players through no fault of their own).  Alternatively, the more a player is preemptively dismissed the more I find myself rooting for them.

 

It makes for a (possible) cool comeback story.  Underdog against all odds story.  A nobody has ever done it, can you believe that happened story.  
 

Instead GD actually prints a story AK shouldn’t even try and should just go away?  How obtuse.

[Guest RobS]

4 minutes ago, Cliffy2020 said:

What a trash article by GolfDigest (reinforces my decision to cancel years ago).

 

Wasn’t a fan of AK back in the day.  Never a fan of the SoCal I don’t really care, but still flashy look at me bro vibe he put out.  The more the media fawned over him the more I rooted against him (that’s a standing personal fault of mine to this day applying to several current players through no fault of their own).  Alternatively, the more a player is preemptively dismissed the more I find myself rooting for them.

 

It makes for a (possible) cool comeback story.  Underdog against all odds story.  A nobody has ever done it, can you believe that happened story.  
 

Instead GD actually prints a story AK shouldn’t even try and should just go away?  How obtuse.

The GD story is pretty weak.  I was somewhat indifferent towards Kim, not a hater but not a big fan.  I hope he does well though.  I don't have high expectations but it would be a nice story if he plays at a respectable level. Everyone appreciates the comeback or underdog story.   I never liked the idea of the media or the fans telling players when it's time to hang it up.  The game does that naturally.  I also don't like the common practice of miscasting an athlete as the messiah and then turning them into a pariah.  If Kim want to play, whether it's to compete again or simply for the money, he should go for it regardless of what it does to the mythology of his career.

[Ferguson]

Anthony Kim is on the move. The trucks are standing by. 

This is exciting stuff. 

 

 

 

[Hawkeye77]

7 minutes ago, Ferguson said:

Anthony Kim is on the move. The trucks are standing by. 

This is exciting stuff. 

 

 

 

 

Is there a file?

[Hawkeye77]

1 hour ago, Ferguson said:

Here is a pic from his welcome back party. 

 

 

 

Nice, will be walking across the water to join them!

[Ferguson]

17 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

 

Is there a file?

 

As of this morning, no file.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

24 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

 

Is there a file?

 

[dcmidnight]

I think the GD story was actually realistic and honest. I would have been more excited if he had actually earned his way into an event or qualified for an event. But Greg is so desperate for viewers he probably just backed up the truck and asked him what he wanted.

 

I'd say I'll be stunned if he finishes in the Top half of the field but the fields are so weak I guess anyone can catch lightning in a bottle.

[monty09]

On 2/24/2024 at 7:33 AM, bscinstnct said:

 

This will go very badly for AK and LIV

 

Hes 37 and hasn’t played tournament golf, much less pro golf, for how long

 

He will shoot a bunch of 80s, maybe 90s

 

It will be cool, then funny, then a bad joke

 

AK should have been bought in as an on course announcer or something. The “legend” status was cool, but this will go sideways fast

 

 

agree 100%....   he won a few times but had a few great events...    i am a massive seller of AK

[monty09]

14 minutes ago, dcmidnight said:

I think the GD story was actually realistic and honest. I would have been more excited if he had actually earned his way into an event or qualified for an event. But Greg is so desperate for viewers he probably just backed up the truck and asked him what he wanted.

 

I'd say I'll be stunned if he finishes in the Top half of the field but the fields are so weak I guess anyone can catch lightning in a bottle.

 

 

desperate? more like in the drivers seat... 

[bscinstnct]

16 minutes ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

 

 

[jdl]

 

[idrive]

They pay Rahm 600m and they advertise someone that hasn't played in 12+ years...

 

🤣

[Titleist99]

17 minutes ago, idrive said:

They pay Rahm 600m and they advertise someone that hasn't played in 12+ years...

 

🤣

The above baffles me as well. I think that I'll give Jon Rahm a little press. 🤣😆

 

This is just another reason to not like RAHM.😆

 

Jon Rahm to get a Saudi Royal private jet and 10 staff for his $566,000,000 LIV Golf move: Report (msn.com)

 

 

[Ferguson]

1 hour ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

 

 

 

We found it.  It was in the back of van # 2.  Someone took the contents from multiple string tie file folders and consolidated them to a single accordion file sorted by month for easy reference. 

 

We know, by proper protocol, no one (including Anthony Kim) should have the Penske file in their possession, but this sort of behavior (doing whatever the hell you want) with files seems to be trendy now. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2024 by Ferguson

[tx_bayou]

1 hour ago, jdl said:

 

I loved watching AK and I really hope he comes back and just wrecks shop. I even intend on tuning in to watch him.
 

This promotion however is objectively hilarious. In all reality, he’s probably posting a 76-78 each day (at best).

[Hawkeye77]

1 hour ago, Titleist99 said:

The above baffles me as well. I think that I'll give Jon Rahm a little press. 🤣😆

 

This is just another reason to not like RAHM.😆

 

Jon Rahm to get a Saudi Royal private jet and 10 staff for his $566,000,000 LIV Golf move: Report (msn.com)

 

 

Alignment with royal family part of the agreement - hadn’t read that yet - and a host of minions - highest paid athlete in the world - rich hypocrite now - I enjoyed him when he was rich but not so rich and made noises of integrity.  But, it is his life to enjoy and I have no doubt he will. 

Edited February 26, 2024 by Hawkeye77

[Hawkeye77]

1 hour ago, idrive said:

They pay Rahm 600m and they advertise someone that hasn't played in 12+ years...

 

🤣

Kind of says what we’ve all known and observed! 

[Titleist99]

4 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Alignment with royal family part of the agreement - hadn’t read that yet - and a host of minions - highest paid athlete in the world - rich hypocrite now - I enjoyed him when he was rich but not so rich and made noises of integrity.  But, it is his life to enjoy and I have no doubt he will. 

Agreed if true.🤣

[ahenderX]

10 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Alignment with royal family part of the agreement - hadn’t read that yet - and a host of minions - highest paid athlete in the world - rich hypocrite now - I enjoyed him when he was rich but not so rich and made noises of integrity.  But, it is his life to enjoy and I have no doubt he will. 

10 personal assistants is obscene. I easily get by with 8.

[8602081]

Bit weird that nobody has any photos or videos of Anthony playing, but yet he's in a tournament next week..

 

[dcmidnight]

5 minutes ago, 8602081 said:

Bit weird that nobody has any photos or videos of Anthony playing, but yet he's in a tournament next week..

 

 

Right? Not one single clip on social media of him hitting a golf ball....anywhere(?)...in the last few months?

[mosesgolf]

I have a feeling AK will do better than most are expecting.  Who's to say maybe he's been preparing for a return and he just might surprise a lot of folks.  On the surface the AK debut might be one of LIV's biggest viewing audiences.  Because of AK I'll be tuning in to see how he's doing at every event-something I havn't been doing for the others who are there.

[ahenderX]

2 hours ago, Titleist99 said:

The above baffles me as well. I think that I'll give Jon Rahm a little press. 🤣😆

 

This is just another reason to not like RAHM.😆

 

Jon Rahm to get a Saudi Royal private jet and 10 staff for his $566,000,000 LIV Golf move: Report (msn.com)

 

 

Rahm texted Tiger to explain why he left and got no reply. Now he’s looking forward to when he can play some PGA Tour events in addition to LIV. It’s like as soon as players sign with LIV all brain cells cease to exist.

[grm24]

1 minute ago, ahenderX said:

Rahm texted Tiger to explain why he left and got no reply. Now he’s looking forward to when he can play some PGA Tour events in addition to LIV. It’s like as soon as players sign with LIV all brain cells cease to exist.

Did you see Rahm's puff piece interview on ESPN today? He couldn't even get through that without looking bad.

[grm24]

2 hours ago, idrive said:

They pay Rahm 600m and they advertise someone that hasn't played in 12+ years...

And that ad looked like it was produced by a 4 year old. My apologies to 4 year olds everywhere. 

Edited February 26, 2024 by grm24

[bscinstnct]

Unfortunately, AK hype has peaked

 

too early 

 

Im not even interested anymore 🤣

[Titleist99]

3 minutes ago, ahenderX said:

Rahm texted Tiger to explain why he left and got no reply. Now he’s looking forward to when he can play some PGA Tour events in addition to LIV. It’s like as soon as players sign with LIV all brain cells cease to exist.

 

I couldn't agree more. Once a Saudi employee puts on the red clown nose it seems like they go into a trans like they've been captured by aliens. I might be exaggerating a little bit but not by much.

 

They're processed, debriefed, and given talking points.😆