Lessons Sergio gave pool players today

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Congrats to him winning the masters,, In 1999 Sergio finest second to Tiger and was billed as the next superstar who would win many majors in his career , that simply did not ever transpire what we saw was a player who could win PGA tour events but faultered on the biggest stage
Yet today with all the naysayers lined up on the 25 anniversary of his idols masters win , he started out strong and choked away his lead falling behind at that point point all most everyone wrote him off
Then he did what champions do he left the bad shots behind him played in the moment and one shot at a time until his opponent made the mistake

I couldn't help thinking how often pool players pack it in and concede long before the match is over ,
The lesson is never give up fight to the finish and you may just come out on top when it's least expected

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By far the honest truth and the hardest thing any player can do. Living in the moment has been the hardest thing that I've worked on but as of late.... Being down 6-10 in a race to 11 with a monster has gave me that focus. Winning one ball at a time and every nineball I shot I lived in that moment. I lost 10-11 after running back to back racks and killer safety play. The match is never over until it's over... Congrats to Sergio!! He deserved I :-)
 
I agree he hit some great shots, but I honestly don't like to see the guy that has a five footer for the title and misses it win. They usually seem not to actually, but he prevailed today and obviously deserved it. They both played well, I think the putt missed on 17 was the real turning point.
 
one stroke said:
Congrats to him winning the masters,, In 1999 Sergio finest second to Tiger and was billed as the next superstar who would win many majors in his career , that simply did not ever transpire what we saw was a player who could win PGA tour events but faultered on the biggest stage
Yet today with all the naysayers lined up on the 25 anniversary of his idols masters win , he started out strong and choked away his lead falling behind at that point point all most everyone wrote him off
Then he did what champions do he left the bad shots behind him played in the moment and one shot at a time until his opponent made the mistake

I couldn't help thinking how often pool players pack it in and concede long before the match is over ,
The lesson is never give up fight to the finish and you may just come out on top when it's least expected

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Sorry that this post sounds very negative.

Did we watch the same tournament?

Some of the players around Sergio faltered.
No one made a run.
Sergio didn't win the tournament per se, as much as the other players lost it.
It happens. I give credit to Sergio for hanging on in sudden-death. That's really it.
Congrats, Sergio, but you didn't win this tournament.
I really don't see a lesson from Sergio's win.

Since we're talking golf though-- it saddens me that Olazabel has only 6 tour wins and has a career earnings of over $12mil.
Sick! Glad I never stuck with pool as a career.
 
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Love the Masters

It was a great comeback for a player who 'swallowed the pit' when he had good chances at winning a Major. It was a great story. I was proud to see him grind it out after falling behind after leading in the final round. Never give up. So true.

I think in the past he would have given up but his stone fox Fiance was in the gallery. He knew the Jacket opportunity is one of the rarest of all prizes in sports. It was his idols Birthday. This was possibly his last 'real' chance.

I almost wonder if his good young friend and US Open Major winner Justin Rose dumped his drive in OT and then scuffed from the 'straw' for Sergio knowing what day it was, how the Spaniard never won a major in 74 starts, his choking, and this day was possibly his last chance to 'Win the Jacket'.

My take is Rose will wear the Jacket one day, all around pure game, he has finished 2nd twice @ Augusta in last few years but......the Jacket is very elusive with many Major greats failing to make it to Butler Cabin' so I retract my dumping conspiracy.

Hat's off to Sergio, Rose and the Low Am kid who was testing himself against the best, declining to turn Pro and keep his day job as a trader in NY.

-Kat,
 
Dave-Kat said:
Hat's off to Sergio, Rose and the Low Am kid who was testing himself against the best, declining to turn Pro and keep his day job as a trader in NY.
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The low amateur, who is the first mid-amateur ever to make the cut, is the real hero :thumbup:

The guy has a great high-paying job in finance and can now make one phone call to play any country club he wants, any time. His bosses will excuse him from work to practice golf, but he doesn't have to live out of a suitcase traveling from tournament to tournament. He doesn't have fans stalking him on social media and he doesn't miss a paycheck for missing the cut. Living the dream :cool:
 
boogeyman said:
Sorry that this post sounds very negative.

Did we watch the same tournament?

Some of the players around Sergio faltered.
No one made a run.
Sergio didn't win the tournament per se, as much as the other players lost it.
It happens. I give credit to Sergio for hanging on in sudden-death. That's really it.
Congrats, Sergio, but you didn't win this tournament.
I really don't see a lesson from Sergio's win.

Since we're talking golf though-- it saddens me that Olazabel has only 6 tour wins and has a career earnings of over $12mil.
Sick! Glad I never stuck with pool as a career.
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I agree with you...that your post is very negative.

No, Sergio won this tournament. Just because the people you beat also made mistakes doesn't mean that you did not 'win'. Sheesh.
 
boogeyman said:
No one made a run.
Sergio didn't win the tournament per se, as much as the other players lost it.
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Really? Sergio was 9 under at the Masters, that is a "run". And had to make an Eagle late to get to 9 under........He won it.
 
I totally agree with most here. Sergio won the tournament.

He shot 3 under when the average score was very close to par. He faced adversity on 13 and did not fold. He delivered two great drives on 18 (one in the regular play and one in the playoff) when the tournament was on the line and all the history of him choking during majors was on his back. And he birdies the first playoff hole which was playing 5th hardest hole of the day.

He won it. He deserved it.
 
boogeyman said:
Sorry that this post sounds very negative.

Did we watch the same tournament?

Some of the players around Sergio faltered.
No one made a run.
Sergio didn't win the tournament per se, as much as the other players lost it.
It happens. I give credit to Sergio for hanging on in sudden-death. That's really it.
Congrats, Sergio, but you didn't win this tournament.
I really don't see a lesson from Sergio's win.

Since we're talking golf though-- it saddens me that Olazabel has only 6 tour wins and has a career earnings of over $12mil.
Sick! Glad I never stuck with pool as a career.
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Never giving up....works for me. Not in the literal sense, but the evolvement of his game/character thru the years of his ''love of the game''. You can't win this event unless you LOVE IT, I wouldn't be surprised if his obstacle was the ''inner Spanaird'' in em. It's a character/life change that happens, like winning the US Open 9 Ball in it's heyday for us poohalljunkies:). He's got a good chance at being the replacement for Freddie Couples, and Freddie is special. Couples is #4 all time scoring average there. Not bad for a 57 yr old eh?
 
I only watch golf when I want to take a nap. It's worse than watching pool. How sad is that?

Maniac
 
Maniac said:
I only watch golf when I want to take a nap. It's worse than watching pool. How sad is that?

Maniac
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Someone is going to say it so I will start it out here:

Watching golf is the equivalent of watching a game of 1 pocket, they really rival each other for exciting non-stop action.
 
robertod said:
. And he birdies the first playoff hole
He won it.
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^^ thank you, when you birdie the playoff hole, with the whole world watching, and under greater pressure than any of us on this forum have ever been under, that is the definition of "winning it"....

hate to say this, but winning the Masters in 2017 is more prestigious (thus more pressure) than winning any pool tournament in 2017... :(
 
Just came to mind that a Spaniard won the Masters in both golf and pool (Alcaide) this year. And for both Spaniards it is their first "major" victory in their fairly long careers.
 
boogeyman said:
Sorry that this post sounds very negative.

Did we watch the same tournament?

Some of the players around Sergio faltered.
No one made a run.
Sergio didn't win the tournament per se, as much as the other players lost it.
It happens. I give credit to Sergio for hanging on in sudden-death. That's really it.
Congrats, Sergio, but you didn't win this tournament.
I really don't see a lesson from Sergio's win.

Since we're talking golf though-- it saddens me that Olazabel has only 6 tour wins and has a career earnings of over $12mil.
Sick! Glad I never stuck with pool as a career.
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if you thought the other post sounds very negative read your own post
 
Serg Won It

Whoever says Serg didn't "win" it does not know the subtleties of golf. To par #13 after having to take an uplayable was like a masse'd three railer in pool. And that eagle on 15 allowed him to erase a mistake in which pool has no equivalent. Sir Nick said it all day. Serg's short irons and wedges were as good as they have ever been and his putter never really failed him. Did he limp along in the middle of the round, sure, but he also posted two early birdies to push the field. He also took the tee box after the eagle and put pressure on Rose to match him on every drive after that. I think we have gotten too used 3 stroke victories. Just because nobody went super low on Sunday doesn't mean that he didn't earn it.
 
book collector said:
It sure looked like he tried to dog it at the end to me.
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Are you effin kidding me? We had the best pool players in the world missing spot shots like they were trying to do it on purpose all weekend, and you're saying it looked the same? Time for a new TV
Jason
 
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