Hey, Yankees! Can You Get Over An Aussie Winning the US Open?

[Mark_F]

As predicatable as Dubya defending the Donald (the Rumsfeld version, that is) the US media are not congratulating Geoff Ogilvy for WINNING the US Open, but bemoaning the fact that Mickelson the frequent flyer lost.

Two bad weeks for us.  First we have the US soccer coach chortling that Australia will race Trinidad and Tobago to be first out of the World Cup, and now this insult.

And all this after saving your arses in Iraq.  

Next you'll be sending us Matt Ward or Lou Duran on a golfing holiday down under.

Sheesh.

[ForkaB]

Chill out Mark.  I'm over it already, and I was never under it in the first place.  Geoff has the fewest strokes.  Geoff wins.  End of story.  Good for him.  He deserved it.  Seems like a nice GCA.com-friendly guy, too.  Next topic?

Rich

[S. Huffstutler]

Gee, thanks for saving our "arses" in Iraq. Geoff won by virtue of stroke count, Lefty lost by virtue of poor decision making. Sorry your feelings are hurt, I thought you Aussies were tough guys.

Steve

[Mark_F]

Rich,

No need to chill out.

I am just taking the p...

After all, it is one of us - the great Rupert - who is in large part responsible for the appalling, jingoistic, nicely balanced state of the US media, no?

Why the otherwise splendid Maggie ever let the bastard control four British newspapers is beyond comprehension.  

[Mike_Sweeney]

I actually felt a little bad for Greg Norman, and hope he can get over it. In the after interviews, Olgivy mentioned Norman's 18th hole at Winged Foot to force a playoff was one of the first US Open's that he watched. He spoke how growing up he looked up to Greg.

He then mentioned how Norman lost the playoff at Winged Foot! Even the Aussie's can't forget the negatives in Norman's career.

[Chris Kane]

Mike, it was tough getting up at 5am four times a year to watch the Shark choke/have another major snatched away!

[Bill Weber]

IMO the underlying premise of this thread is valid but he title is so much BS!
I for one am absolutely thrilled I didn't have to endure Amy and the kids again.
The fact the media chooses to give us 24/7 coverage of the latest "white, blond, victim" or focus on their darlings and "root for the story" is not the fault of the Yanks! It's our cross to bear more than anything.
I even had to read within the last week a writers opinion Goosen was included in a group or other "fluke" winners! Are you kidding me!
I for one want to read and hear more of the winner, his welcome home and his background. I believe the majority on here would agree.

[Kenny Lee Puckett]

Tie me Kangaroo down sport,
Tie me Kangaroo down...

The new song of professional golf in America as evidenced by the Aussie wave...

Congrats.

JWK

[Mike_Sweeney]

Perhaps our friends down under jumped the gun, as the NY Times has given Mr. Olgivy due credit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/20/sports/golf/20golf.html

[Anthony Butler]

Two bad weeks for us.  First we have the US soccer coach chortling that Australia will race Trinidad and Tobago to be first out of the World Cup, and now this insult.

And all this after saving your arses in Iraq.  

Mark, first off, most people who know anything about soccer stopped listening to Bruce Arena sometime ago. Otherwise, I don't think anyone should be boasting about anything that's happening in Iraq unless you happen to work for Haliburton. Raytheon, who made the first bomb that hit Al Zarqawi's hideout, is even keeping their mouth shut. A decision I give thanks for each time I set foot in Waltham!

[ForkaB]

Anthony

Whom are you supporting in the Croatia v. Croatia match?

[wsmorrison]

While I was rooting for Colin Montgomery, I congratulate Geoff Ogilvey for his victory.  Frankly, I would have preferred anybody but Phil Mickleson.  It wasn't only Phil that struggled on the home holes but his was a combination of poor decision making and poor execution as opposed to a Montgomery or Furyk (my other hopeful) who stumbled from execution alone at the end.  Ogilvey did what nobody else did...he parred in on the last four holes.  He deserves the win and this Yankee doesn't have to get over a thing.  He seems like a good man, he's played well most of the year and his comments on golf courses are pleasing.  I hope he has more success in his future.  

[Anthony Butler]

Anthony

Whom are you supporting in the Croatia v. Croatia match?

I'm going for the Croatia that gets the 3 points Australia needs to move onto the second round.

Seriously though, the 11 playing for Croatia... Their parents were just on the wrong end of the immigration line about 35 years ago.

[Anthony Butler]

From Late Night with David Letterman:

10. "This is one of those things you never forget like seeing John Daly in the locker room naked"

9. "I wish I hand't put all my money on Phil Mickelson"

8. "Even I've never heard of me"

7. "Now I can take a vacation from the grind of playing golf all day"

6. "Crap - - I'm gonna have to go on Letterman"

5. "After all these years, I can finally use my 'World's Greatest Golfer' mug"

4. "I can quit my day job at Outback Steakhouse"

3. "What would Reteif Goosen do?"

2. "I hope this victory isn't overshadowed by America's world cup excitment"

1. "Thank you, Balco!"

There's a video of GO reading them out:

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/

[Doug Wright]

Mark,

We Yanks have no problem with Geoff Ogilvy but we're still pissed about that Kiwi Michael Campbell stealing the show last year...

Funny just as GO won I thought "He's going to be on Letterman!" FYI the Top 10 was "Top Ten Things That Went Through Geoff Ogilvy's Mind After Winning The U.S. Open"

[Anthony Butler]

Funny just as GO won I thought "He's going to be on Letterman!" FYI the Top 10 was "Top Ten Things That Went Through Geoff Ogilvy's Mind After Winning The U.S. Open"

Edited for the Length of the GCA Topic Header. Also Patrick Mucci said he would appreciate it if I wrote less on GCA.com...

[Tommy_Naccarato]

Ferg,
As I said before, I have not a single problem with Olg's. I consider him one of ours, being that he is a Golf Architecture fanatic much the same like some of us are here.

I started off the day rooting for him thinking he might hae a chance and it couldn't have come out any better! It was a great open, further confused partially by a crowd that, yes, was rooting for Mickleson but didn't even know what was going on--the history and collapse that was taking place. It would seem that is why they were somewhat stupified. Me, well I was cheering for what seems to be a very talented golfer who take Golf's history very seriously, as well as is a ardent student of the Sport. I put it in the very same category as Ben Crenshaw winning the Master--twice.

That's why I say, raise one of those Victoria Bitter's or a Foster's to Olg's for winning it all. He was the best this last weekend on what could be considered one of America's Great championship tests, Winged Foot.

[George Pazin]

I was pulling for Geoff.

I've been pulling for him for several years now. I like just about anyone who has one of those effortless power swings. Then, with his recent comments on the ball and architecture, well, he's become one of my favorites.

Don't confuse the media with true golf fans. They are just looking for controversy, something to sell.

 

[PThomas]

As predicatable as Dubya defending the Donald (the Rumsfeld version, that is) the US media are not congratulating Geoff Ogilvy for WINNING the US Open, but bemoaning the fact that Mickelson the frequent flyer lost.

Two bad weeks for us.  First we have the US soccer coach chortling that Australia will race Trinidad and Tobago to be first out of the World Cup, and now this insult.

And all this after saving your arses in Iraq.  

Next you'll be sending us Matt Ward or Lou Duran on a golfing holiday down under.

Sheesh.

don't generalize Mark!

congrats to Geoff...more important than his fine golf game is the fact that he seems like a great guy

[tlavin]

What is this, more across the pond xenophobic ranting and raving?

Real golf fans can appreciate Ogilvy's win, but let's face it, he is a bit of an unknown in the States and he did back into it.  I'm guessing that he's no Michael Campbell and that we'll hear from him again in some big tournaments, but the overriding buzz here is the obvious one: Mickelson screwed the pooch, big time.  In that harsh light, Ogilvy is only seen as shown on television: smiling in the locker room when Mickelson slapped it into the bunker, probably knowing that he had backed into the win.

More power to him, but we'd all like to see more victories.

[Mark_F]

Raytheon, who made the first bomb that hit Al Zarqawi's hideout, is even keeping their mouth shut. A decision I give thanks for each time I set foot in Waltham!

Anthony,

I'm sure it's only a (brief) matter of time before we get the Raytheon burger meal deal combo at a drive-in near you, though.
How could corporate America pass up the opportunity to give away action figures with a 10 point strike like that?

Doug Wright,

You aren't half as upset as we were at a Kiwi getting over the line before us.

First they send us Russell Crowe, then they win the US Open? It's all too much.

Tommy,

I can't stand VB or Foster's, so it will have to be a cup of Twining's English Breakfast.

Ogilvy is a nice young bloke who should do us and the game proud.

T Lavin;

He's a bit of an unknown in the States?  He won the World matchplay and had an exemplary year last year in the big ones, as well as being a highly ranked player for at least the last couple of years.

But then I guess that's because Johnny doesn't know much about him either.

[JSlonis]

I'm thrilled he won.

I hope Ogilvy is not remembered for backing into this championship as someone above has stated. Unfortunately, with the media and Phil hype, that very well may be the case.  It is certainly not right.

He didn't back into anything.  He finished 72 holes, while many others left their games behind on the 69th, 70th, and 71st.  He overcame a very poor break after ripping his tee shot doen the last fairway, gutted out a very hard up and down, and finished the entire 4 days of the US Open better than anyone else in the field.

The only shame for Geoff is that he didn't have the chance to smoke Phil head to head in a playoff the next day.  He would have got his just due, if that was the case.

Mark,

While Geoff may be unknown to the passing golf fan, anyone with a serious interest in the game should have taken notice of his ever improving game long before the US Open rolled around.  Shame on them if they didn't.

[Danny Goss]

As predicatable as Dubya defending the Donald (the Rumsfeld version, that is) the US media are not congratulating Geoff Ogilvy for WINNING the US Open, but bemoaning the fact that Mickelson the frequent flyer lost.

Two bad weeks for us.  First we have the US soccer coach chortling that Australia will race Trinidad and Tobago to be first out of the World Cup, and now this insult.

And all this after saving your arses in Iraq.  

Next you'll be sending us Matt Ward or Lou Duran on a golfing holiday down under.

Sheesh.

Hey Mark,

Dont generalise on America on behalf of the rest of us please. It was great that Geoff won and even better that he is on top of the big issues facing golf now and he will have more credibility when he speaks out.
Sure much of the American press (and some topics on this Board) are concentrating on PM and not GO. One day people will remember how Ogilvy WON the tournment with his play over 72 holes and especially the last three. Last time I looked it was the one with the lowest score who won - with no room for descriptions.
However its important to be humble in victory - An Aussie won and we are very proud. We have 3 players in the World top 10 - not bad for a country of 20 million. Lets keep it at that hey?
As for Iraq and the rest of the American political scene - many Americans dont agree with everything their government does (and plenty do). Leave that stuff off this Board please.

[Sean Walsh]

tlavin,

If you hadn't noticed Mark is our resident xenophobe. A nice bloke albeit prone to the odd bout of anti-american ranting.

Elect a decent President next time and he may back off a bit  
 

[Mark Bourgeois]

Mark Ferguson, since you asked (for it)...

Don't ask us republicans how we feel -- go ask your queen!

Oops, I forgot speaking prior to being spoken to is a breach of The Royal Protocol.

Who knows? Maybe she will give him one of those nifty merit badges she handed out to Michael Campbell last year. "Mr. Ogilvy, down on your knees, boy..."

As an added bonus, he'll get to walk the Balmoral Corgis! Haw!

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