A Masters Week Wake-up Call -- Why Pool Beats Golf
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Just to gloat a little. I took this photograph last year of Magnolia Lane. It's about ten minutes from my front door. I've played the course twice.
OneIron....... if you don't mind saying, what is your real name and where do you live ??? I was born and raised here in Augusta. I was born and raised on Azalea Drive directly across from The National, in the early days my dad was very good friends with pro golfer Bob Murphy and Bob use to come stay in our house for Masters week every year when I was a little kid. My aunt is a season ticket holder so I get to go just about every year or pretty much whatever year I wanna go. Although I am not a golf fan and very rarely go. As a very young, stupid pre-teen, we use to jump the fence on Birkman Road and roam the course at night.
I agree it's cool how pros are so accessible in pool, and you can watch live for fairly cheap.
What's it cost to sweat the masters, anyone know? I'm seeing $300 to $3000. Ouch!
Not sure about the minorities bit. There are hardly any black pool players though tons of asians and such. Golf's mix seems similar except of course not as many filipinos.
While you never have to play in the rain on a pool table, you seldom get to play in the sunshine either. Golf has that unnatural beauty of nature going for it.
What's it cost to sweat the masters, anyone know? I'm seeing $300 to $3000. Ouch!
Not sure about the minorities bit. There are hardly any black pool players though tons of asians and such. Golf's mix seems similar except of course not as many filipinos.
While you never have to play in the rain on a pool table, you seldom get to play in the sunshine either. Golf has that unnatural beauty of nature going for it.
When my aunt DOES sell her badges, she typically gets $7000 for both badges for the whole week. Not sure what face value is now-a-days. She also ALWAYS sells them to the same person and he is affiliated with a large corporation.
imagine that - another class warfare dig when comparing golf and pool.
If I were to guess, there are probably 100x the amount of broke golfers trying to make a living playing that game than there are pool players trying to make a living playing theirs. The differences are....1). you CAN make a good living playing golf (and I mean more than 100 players in the world). 2). in many cases the golfers have an education to fall back on when they don't make it. 3). Sponsors are easier to find to help in golf.
BTW, the "country clubber" slam is just tired. You point to Tiger Woods in your post...totally grew up a muni player with a military father, not a CEO dad, and a hundred grand a year membership fee....sheesh
Professional golfers will always make more money for a variety of reasons. Having one tour is a big factor. People know how many golf tournaments there will be in a given year and they are all over the country. Sponsors gravitate towards golf because they know they will get all kinds of coverage throughout the year. Pool players typically only get sponsored by products associated with pool. Golfers get sponsored by all sorts of companies that have nothing to do with golf in addition to golf products.
The average golfer will watch a certain amount of TV coverage over the span of the year. Basically only the die hard pool player will watch anything pool related. Recreational pool players for the most part have no clue certain events are being streamed etc. Heck I was watching Efren and Bustamante at a hall in California and I guarantee you that 90% of the people not around that table had no clue two of the best players on the planet were hitting balls close to them. Pretty much anyone who plays golf or watches TV knows who Tiger is. This not true with pool. It is sad really.
The beauty thing...in "Court Hustler", the autobiography of Bobby Riggs, he said that the first time he laid his eyes on a golf course, he knew he was looking at a big beautiful outdoor pool hall.
that it is.....and a well struck shot hit with a forged blade...oooooh weee, gives me tingles just thinking about it.
Snow's gone here, but it'll be a few weeks before the courses are anything but mud holes!!!
Once they dry up a bit, I'll be spending WAY more time on the outdoor poolhall than in the indoor one! :thumbup:
I had a 2 handicap in golf when i was 16. I never hit balls, practiced-just played.
In pool i practiced every day for YEARS!! Many many hours-mostly practicing long straight ins and the break and never could play worth a damn. I think i was a C player for 2 weeks at my best.
So i was essentially a golf natural and a pool UNNATURAL!
In pool i practiced every day for YEARS!! Many many hours-mostly practicing long straight ins and the break and never could play worth a damn. I think i was a C player for 2 weeks at my best.
So i was essentially a golf natural and a pool UNNATURAL!
A 2 hcp at 16 and never hitting balls would make you tour material you obviously missed your calling
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