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re: Has the university of Alabama ever had a former golfer win a Major in golf?
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:43 pm to BamaNixon
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:43 pm to BamaNixon
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our golf coach doesn't prepare them to play in the pros.
not sure why you are claiming this
Seawell is a great coach.
he coaches them to play their best golf individually. there is no team work involved in college golf. its not like they play a scramble
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:49 pm to TT9
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Jerry Pate,in 1976,won the U.S. Open.
And claimed 13 other U.S. Opens during the trophy presentation.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:51 pm to Wrestler171
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You missed the joke.
ah, oh well.
i've missed a lot lately. mostly bullshite
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:57 pm to Govt Tide
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Thompson>Peterson, Toms, Dufner
https://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?109
(Rank - Player - Events - Money - Wins)
1 - Jason Dufner - 15 - $4,077,013 - 2
39 - Michael Thompson - 16 - $1,215,966 - 0
https://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?02394
(Rank - Player - Event - Points - Wins - Top Tens - Points Behind Lead)
1 - Jason Dufner - 15 - 1,849 - 2 - 6 - 0
39 - Michael Thompson - 16 - 628 - 0 - 2 - 1,221
Posted on 6/18/12 at 4:59 pm to Govt Tide
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Govt Tide
Has the university of Alabama ever had a former golfer win a Major in golf?
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Thompson actually transferred from Tulane.
(Of course the local news mentioned THAT first before they say he transferred to Alabama :)
The funniest thing from following the U.S. Open thread on the more sports board was how the Rantards over there were claiming Thompson for Tulane after the first round. Once they realized he played golf at Alabama and had Alabama head covers they started pulling against him. Once they realized Peterson and Toms weren't going to match Thompson's +2 total they were hoping Simpson held on because they "didn't want to see a Gump win it all".
I don't think any Tulane or Tulane/LSU fans really cared if Thompson won or not. I think most actually were pulling for all three to do well...
Pretty cool to have a Tulane - Alabama transfer plus 2 LSU players all in the top 5.....
Posted on 6/18/12 at 5:26 pm to VC
Stewart Cink is I believe from Huntsville.
He did attend Ga tech however.
He did attend Ga tech however.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 7:14 pm to Lieutenant Dan
Hunter Hamrick and Jason Bohn were also around for the weekend at the US Open.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 7:27 pm to Honcho C McGregor
I didn't realize that if you made the cut in the U.S Open that you get to bypass a stage of q school which is a nice perk of making the cut for both John Peterson and Hunter Hamrick.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 8:08 pm to BamaNixon
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Our golfers are good in college, but our golf coach doesn't prepare them to play in the pros.
Agreed. Thompson told Costas yesterday that Bama's golf coach did not teach him the fundamentals of backpedaling.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 8:12 pm to Latarian
Give him a beer and the photo is complete.
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