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Mike_Young

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OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« on: January 20, 2012, 10:55:28 AM »
The below was sent to me by one of my Occupy friends:

"I am a member of golf's 99%.  I play golf, but haven't been able to make it to the professional level.

I have played the game for over 40 years, but haven't really put in the practice time, dedication and study necessary to be the best.  I also probably don't have the basic skills to really get there either.  However, I now feel that I should be compensated by the successful professionals for trying.

It isn't fair that those players who have worked harder, have studied the game, have better equipment and are stronger and more skilled should make all that money.   Oh sure, they have their charities that they give millions of dollars to, but I am sure they write all that off on their tax returns to reduce paying their fair share.  Is that fair?  They should pay for my golf, buy me new equipment and pay me some of their winnings.  The whole system should be changed to accommodate people like me!!

Let's occupy a golf course and demand that those who are better at what they do pay for us who aren't as good.  Whining should get us something, like media attention and sympathy from liberals!!  Right?"
« Last Edit: January 20, 2012, 12:50:51 PM by Mike_Young »
"just standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona"

Jud_T

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2012, 11:08:10 AM »
 ;D ;D
Golf is a game. We play it. Somewhere along the way we took the fun out of it and charged a premium to be punished.- - Ron Sirak

Bill_McBride

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2012, 11:13:22 AM »
There he goes again.......

Gary Slatter

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2012, 11:15:49 AM »
isn't Palm Springs the final solution :)
Gary Slatter
gary.slatter@raffles.com

Jud_T

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2012, 11:18:47 AM »
It's actually an interesting topic as perhaps the real way they're oppressing us is their oversize influence on conditioning, pace of play and medal vs. match play...
Golf is a game. We play it. Somewhere along the way we took the fun out of it and charged a premium to be punished.- - Ron Sirak

Mike_Young

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2012, 12:50:05 PM »
Please note I need to put this post in quotation marks.  It was sent to me and I copied it...sorry
"just standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona"

DMoriarty

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2012, 12:54:26 PM »
This political crap has no place here.
Golf history can be quite interesting if you just let your favorite legends go and allow the truth to take you where it will.
--Tom MacWood (1958-2012)

John Chilver-Stainer

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2012, 01:00:11 PM »
There are some that have to do it the hard way, as opposed to the overpaid pga stars

check out the thread that is being completely ignored

Course Care: Surviving an Uncertain Future
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,50860.0.html

Mike_Young

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2012, 01:11:10 PM »
This political crap has no place here.
Aw come on David...I enjoy politics for the entertainment...I was just hoping for some free golf balls... ;)
"just standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona"

Garland Bayley

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2012, 02:08:40 PM »
Mike,

Guys like Davis Love III, and Rees Jones did some pretty good what the Chinese call womb diving.

I wasn't a very good womb diver, so count me as one of the 99%. ;)

I am still willing to let you adopt me as the easy route into the GCA business. ;)
"I enjoy a course where the challenges are contained WITHIN it, and recovery is part of the game  not a course where the challenge is to stay ON it." Jeff Warne

RJ_Daley

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2012, 02:36:18 PM »
Since you didn't put quotes around it, nor offer an attribution, as I was reading it, I thought maybe Charlie may have written it.   ;) ;D ::)

No actual golf rounds were ruined or delayed, nor golf rules broken, in the taking of any photographs that may be displayed by the above forum user.

Matt_Cohn

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2012, 03:40:19 PM »
I think the comparison between wishing one were a great golfer, and not being able to afford education/healthcare/housing, is slightly off.  :)

Anthony Gray

Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2012, 03:49:49 PM »




  Why not walk around the mens locker room nude until you get what you want? I'm in.


  Anthony



David Hendler

Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2012, 04:02:00 PM »
That was hilarious  ;D

Mike_Young

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2012, 05:06:21 PM »
I'm in the middle of Managua Nicaragua right now and in actuality the 99% er's have a lot....these third world inner cities make you realize how lucky all of us are.  I guess in brief we were all "womb divers" Garland. ;D
"just standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona"

Tiger_Bernhardt

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Re: OCCUPY THE TOUR MOVEMENT
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2012, 09:34:01 PM »
Mike are you being Stephen Colbert or Rick Santorum? I personally like Stephen Colbert. He and Herman had a tough night in your neighbor state tonight.

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