What was the most annoying thing about watching The Masters this past weekend?
The idiots in the gallery who think they’re being oh-so-original by yelling out “IT’S IN THE HOLE!” after every single shot every single golfer takes.
Shut the fuck up already!
Yeah, we know you loved Caddyshack as a kid 25+ years ago. Yeah, Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) sure was funny when he said that line. And yeah, maybe it was funny the first time somebody yelled it at a major.
But now it’s just old and pathetic.
“Hey loser middle-aged friend of mine! I got two tickets to the PGA tournament. Wanna go?”
“Whadda we gonna do there fellow loser middle-aged friend of mine?”
“We yell ‘IT’S IN THE HOLE’ like Bill Murray after every shot.”
“He-he-he, that’s funny. Count me in. I’ll bring the Natty Lite.”
The golf?
Nonsense. There is nothing like golf on the TV to accompany a Sunday afternoon nap on the couch. It’s so soothing. 'Cept for people screeching “GET IN THE HOLE!”
Of course, as soon as I woke up, I switched the TV to hockey.
I think you’ll find they were yelling “get in the hole!” not “It’s in the hole.”
Mind you, I am very aware of Caddy Shack and the bounty of golf-related quotes contained therein, and I do realize that Carl is the “Cinderella Story” at Augusta for the “It’s in the hole” bit, but you’ll find this “get in the hole” holler happens at almost every event - except when it’s Colin Montgomerie at 17 of the Stadium Course where it becomes “get in the water.”
Take this from a mutliple Masters (including Sunday) attendee who shared the same grievance as yours (minus the wording) at lunch today with other multiple Masters (including) Sunday attendees. In fact, we noted that practice rounds, as well as Thursdays and Fridays are devoid of such non-sense. We argued over when this practice arose. Most of us place it in mid-nineties with the ascent of Tiger and the popularization/revitalization of golf. If you don’t think Tiger brings people to the game, all you have to do is look at Sunday’s coverage and the fact that throngs followed Phil’s and his every move whilst Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera slowly dueled for the jacket.
I like the part where Chevy Chase does his “na-na-na-na” thing. Any takers?
They weren’t following Phil. They were following his wife.
(thinking about the obsessive golfers I know)
No, the were following Phil.
It started WAY before Tiger came along. They were screaming that at Norman and Faldo and Ballesteros in the 80’s.
Fun thing you didn’t see on TV: some guy took a swan dive into the bunker where Mickelson put his tee shot on the 16th on Sunday… took a while for security to get rid of him.
Immediately afterwards, Tiger and Mickelson totally lost it. Coincidence?
Considering what it takes to get Masters passes, why oh why would somebody go to all that trouble just to be a jackass?
What does it take to get Masters passes?
Can you imagine being with the guy yelling “get in the hole!”? Seriously, what a jack ass. I’d be mortified. Shut the fuck up.
I’ve thought of starting this same thread numerous times as well. Who are those yahoos and why do they do it? Do they think they’re helping? Do they think that Tiger Woods is going to notice them and appreciate them? I have a hypothesis that it’s the same guy who just follows the tour everywhere, kind of like that “John 3:16” guy in the 80’s.
As annoying as I find those “Get in the hole” rubes, though, I still winced at the pomposity of it when one of the announcers at the Masters sniffed airily and said, “please, not at Augusta.” Like Augusta is a cathedral or something.
That was Nick Faldo, and I agreed with him. Augusta National is qualitatively different. Like a cathedral or something, instead of a Revival Tent.
I have assumed the yahoos do it out of ignorance. It is the mark of a stupid and incompetent individual to let out a cheer which reveals a complete lack of knowledge of the game. I’ve heard it on par 4s at the tee and I’ve heard after balls that have been badly mishit. And it’s the mark of a boor to holler it out loud. Neither of those belong at Augusta. No doubt drunken dullards who never sobered up from the 16th hole at the FBR Open where they DO belong.
It was funny when Happy Gilmore did it.
I thought he said “Get in your home.That’s your home. Don’t you wanna go home?” or something to that effect?
As for the origin/arrival, shows what I know, I guess. Seve was winning in the early 80’s, so I am way off. I never attended an event in the 80’s and can’t remember the holler from televised events, but that certainly doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
FWIW, the folks saying it on par 4 drives and such are using it ironically (in most cases). The underlying reason is clear enough - they’re attention whores.
I also agree that it has no place at Augusta, any other major, or any of the big non-majors like the Tour Championship. You wanna do it after your buddy’s drive in your club’s scramble? Have at it.
For the most part, money and a connection. Practice rounds are easy enough to come by. Sunday passes not so much.
The Masters is a wierd bird, unarguably,golf’s most prestigious tournament. Thing is Augusta National sits in a shitty neighborhood off a busy street. If you watched any of the tournament, you no doubt heard sirens in the background at some point.
After thinking more on this, it was there in the 80’s, but the yelling incessantly may have started with John Daly’s fans in the early 90’s. “You da man!” was the call then. After this, this carried over into “Get in the hole!”
I think if you are looking for a golfer, or more accurately, a golfer’s fans, who bear responsibility, it’d be John Daly’s.
Like whole bean, I’ve had Masters badges for years, and I agree that this is a relatively recent phenomenon at the National. I don’t think it has anything to do with Tiger, though. My earliest recollection of the yelling-just-after-the-shot was “You da man, Payne!!!”
Take comfort in the fact that I’ve seen many of those screamers get their asses tossed out on the street, which means that the original owner of the badge will never have the opportunity to buy again.
How is that unarguable? The (British) Open Championship has been around 75 years longer, and you can’t tell me that Augusta is a more prestigious course than St. Andrews (though admittedly the Open is only played there once every five years).