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Akoni wrote:
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I do not mean to disparage such sports. I recognise that skill and stamina are also very important. It is just an absence of eye-hand co-ordination that is otherwise omniprescent in most conventional games.
True, the eye-hand co-ordination is missing in Endurance sports. But I think it's a matter of opinion if you find it sports or not. If you ask a marathon runner he will definatly say running is a sport. Most people (like me) call it a sport when you get tired of what you do or feel the muscles.
I'm with Akoni on this one, where fatigued muscles are concerned. To me, golf isn't really a sport; I'd class it with archery and pool (billiards).
Playing an 18 hole can be tiring, Deborah! That is if you do not take a buggy, of course.
Besides, there is also a danger in golf that is absent in all other sports. Golfers fall victim to the lighting bolt in far greater incidence than other sportsmen. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
1. Rugby
2. Athletics
3. Hockey (field)
4. Netball
5. Cricket _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
"Athletics" here refer to what you in the US call "track and field". The word "athlete" is also used here only for somone who takes part in "athletics", while I believe you guys use it in a broader sense for anyone who takes part in sport. _________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
I once climed a mountain before. Of course, it is only a little mountain that stands at 1,276 m tall. There was a discernible trail leading me to the top so I did not have to be as surefooted as a proverbial mountain goat.
I didn't much enjoy it, to tell you the truth. Yes, the view at the summit was pretty but not spectacular. The air was clean, pure and fresh, but I could have got this in a valley as well. They say that being in the mountains brings a person closer to God, but I never saw any form of divine apparitions nor did I have a dream in the night that was divinely inspired. The only thing I got away from this experience was an opportunity to tell a ribald joke, 'I've mounted Ophir!' Ophir is the name of the mountain, incidentally - Mount Ophir.
It doesn't make sense to go mountaineering. Think about it, you have a net displacement of 0. You return to square 1. You may perish along the way. You may succumb to malaria and a host of other tropical diseases. You might be in urgent need of a toilet but are too modest to hide behind a pathetic clump of bushes. Seriously, the conveniences outweigh any potential gains made from mountaineering.
But in golf, there's always something to look forward to - the nineteenth hole where you could probably get decent Cornish pastries as well as a lukewarm pint of beer. Also, you can get away with wearing something outrageous such as a pink Lacoste shirt, a white belt and grey trousers in order to look hip on the golf course. Of course, you also get to show off your new Calloway clubs. This is something which you can't accomplish in mountaineering.
So folks, play golf! I think Joanne is already a player. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Doha - South African Retief Goosen curled in a spectacular eagle on the last hole to win the $2.2m Qatar Masters by a stroke over Australian Nick O'Hern on Sunday.
In a thrilling finish to the 10th edition of the event, Goosen, who suffered a winless 2006, held his nerve to calmly stroke the ball home from the rough 30 feet away to dash O'Hern's dream of winning his first title on the European Tour.
O'Hern was a stroke ahead on the final hole at 14 under with Goosen requiring a birdie to force a playoff, but broke into a wry smile when the South African went one better with an eagle.
Goosen became the third South African to win the event after Darren Fichardt and Ernie Els and was visibly relieved having regained a great deal of his confidence after hiring a coach for the first time in nine years.
"It's a great honour to win here," said Goosen after shooting a 69 for a 15 under par 273. "It has taken a long time coming."
Els finished third after his final hole 67 gave him an aggregate of 276.
Goosen, who finished tied fifth in Abu Dhabi, led or had share of the lead over all the three rounds and hardly lost his composure despite the stiff challenge from O'Hern and Australia's Richard Green, with whom he was tied on 12 under par 204 at the end of the third round.
'All boiled down to that eagle'
He played superbly on the four par fives, of which he birdied two and eagled the last to claim the first prize of $366 660.
"The par fives saved me," Goosen said. "Nick played very well and it all boiled down to that eagle. I don't remember having won a tournament with a last hole eagle, probably I never did."
O'Hern, who saw the title agonisingly slip away from his grip, was left ruing his luck.
"Two up with two holes to play, I thought I was in good shape. I didn't hit the ball well at all today, but my short game kept the round going, which is what it's all about.
"I was not expecting him to make an eagle, but as they say, expect the unexpected."
Els, the 2005 winner, mounted a determined bid for his second title, shooting a 67. In the final analysis, hi two bogeys, on the second and sixth holes, proved his undoing.
The "Big Easy" however was not complaining.
"It was really enjoyable," he said. "The front nine was a little scrappy again, but two birdies on the seventh and eighth really helped me out."
Stuart Appleby, Green and Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland tied for fourth place with 12 under par 276. No player has so far won the Qatar Masters twice.
_________________ Toe ek jonk was, het ek al die antwoorde geken. Nou verstaan ek nie eens die vrae nie.
Ernie Els is going through a rather dry season at the moment. He has not won any major opens recently. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Favourite spectator sports: None _________________ Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiß nichts von seiner eigenen. = Those who don't know foreign languages, know nothing of their own. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
So folks, play golf! I think Joanne is already a player.
Errr....I'm a golfer? Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones are spinning in their graves, Loic. I'm terrible! _________________ "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." ---- Groucho Marx
Everyone starts off somewhere, Joanne. Even the great Bobby Jones had a terrible temper which prevented him from realising his potential until he learnt to conquer the inner demons within him.
Of course, if the slicing disease has got the better of you, I'd advise you to get rid of it immediately. There is no greater social curse than slicing your balls. People'd start avoiding you like a plague. You'd be refused entry to the posh gentlemen's clubs. Your social circle would dwindle to zero. And all because of a stupid slice. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Well, golf courses around here are closed for the winter, so for now, the hubby and I go to this lovely place so we don't get too rusty. Luckily, it's less than ten minutes from home.
loic wrote:
Of course, if the slicing disease has got the better of you, I'd advise you to get rid of it immediately. There is no greater social curse than slicing your balls. People'd start avoiding you like a plague. You'd be refused entry to the posh gentlemen's clubs. Your social circle would dwindle to zero. And all because of a stupid slice.
If you really wanted me to lose precious hours of sleep, you would've typed "professional" instead of "social." Thank goodness you're a gentleman, Loic, who knows a lady's beauty sleep is very important to her!
loic wrote:
You'd be refused entry to the posh gentlemen's clubs.
_________________ "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." ---- Groucho Marx
The rates are a little dearer than what I am accustomed to at the driving range you frequent. 10 bucks for 105 balls! Over here, I only pay 5 Singapore dollars for 70 balls. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
Frederik, you must be the only croquet player under the age of 25 in the whole wide world.
PS: Does pool count as a sport? If so, I'd like to squeeze it into the top 5. Maybe have pool tie with tennis in the 5th spot. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
To Benjamin and Shouga, are you both able to name the starting IX for the cricket and football teams as well as the starting XV for the rugby squad of your country?
When names such as Wayne Rooney or Andrew Flintoff or Johnny Wilkinson are bandied about, do they even ring a bell or they might as well be complete strangers to you?
I am just curious, that's all. _________________ Hillary Clinton is an acquired taste which I have clearly yet to acquire.
To Benjamin and Shouga, are you both able to name the starting IX for the cricket and football teams as well as the starting XV for the rugby squad of your country?
No, not a clue. I don't even know what you're asking me.
loic wrote:
When names such as Wayne Rooney or Andrew Flintoff or Johnny Wilkinson are bandied about, do they even ring a bell or they might as well be complete strangers to you?
I know who Wayne Rooney is. I recognise the names Andrew Flintoff and Johnny Wilkinson, but I wouldn't be able to associate anything with them, except possibly 'sport' in a very general sense.
Shouga is much more into sport than me though (at least for actually playing/doing it).
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If you ask a marathon runner he will definatly say running is a sport. Most people (like me) call it a sport when you get tired of what you do or feel the muscles. 
Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones are spinning in their graves, Loic. I'm terrible! 
Thank goodness you're a