# So, The Open - Is this Tiger's chance? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 20, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-open-is-this-tigers-chance/664067 "2013-07-20T22:47:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-open-is-this-tigers-chance/664067/41 "2013-07-25T21:06:40Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I am not all that sure that Jack was getting a noticeable advantage by not playing Greensboro, Milwaukee etc in the weeks leading into Majors. > > One (or two) additional rounds is not that big of deal, and how many times have we heard that the course changes on “GAME DAY”. > > In the Mid 70’s, Jack had a lot of NOISE in his life. He had rugrats playing little league, peewee football, and whatever. He was also building a world class golf course design business and trying to save MacGregor golf. > > The top two finishers at Muirfield played the prior week. Mickelson left Merion on Tuesday and didn’t return until early Thursday morning for a 7:15 am tee time at the US Open. (and played in Memphis the week before) > > IMO, preparation is over rated and taking weeks off before hand is what players can do now because there are so many high dollar events. Your other posts show some golf knowledge, so I doubt you believe much of what you’re throwing at the wall here. You know that players have different preferences. Phil plays less often than a lot of pros, but he happens to think that it helps him to compete the week before a major, so he does. He’ll usually play his practice rounds at the major venues before that — even Augusta, which he knows very well. And you know that in the 60’s, most pros didn’t have yardage books, or even permanent caddies, so it helped a hell of a lot to see the course in advance. By the way, all credit to Jack for pioneering the use of yardage books. I’ve always said he was the smartest golfer ever. As for noise in his life, please. Are you seriously comparing kicking back and watching your kids play baseball with the shit storm that is Tiger’s life? Edit: In my last post, I forgot to thank you for the tip on the GD Year in Review. I live in a small town with no library, but maybe I can pursue that later, so thanks. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-open-is-this-tigers-chance/664067/42 "2013-07-26T00:33:41Z")
I am saying that Jack made a vow to Barbara that he would try not to be away from home for two weeks in a row. If Jack is watching little Gary play little league baseball it means that he is not practicing golf or scoping out major venues. If Jack is designing golf courses, overseeing construction, it means that he is not practicing golf or scoping out major venues. If Jack is trying to save MacGregor Golf from going belly-up, it means that he is not practicing golf or scoping major venues Jack actually designed golf courses. He was no figure head designer. He was basically an apprentice to Pete Dye and he got his hands dirty in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He learned to design golf courses and make sure that his first efforts actually saw the light of day. And Jack had to endure that shitstorm in 1968 and 1969? No wonder he won no majors those two years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-open-is-this-tigers-chance/664067.md?page=2)