I worked concessions at the Amex at Harding Park in 2005 when Tiger beat Daly in a playoff. Freddy Couples was just the most down to earth approachable dude. No wonder he is so beloved.
He is flat out amazing!! Fred played hard today, I think he wants there to be no question about him continuing on into his 60’s. Thanks for the content. I live in Seattle just a little older than Freddy and his play keeps me trying to get better.
Thank you for this. I've been following Fred since he was a young man just coming up in the ranks. I saw him swing a ball around a tree at a tournament in Rochester, NY, and was mesmerized by that swing, and have followed his career all the way. This is such a treat that you put out these videos; you just made my day!
Mike, thanks. I super loved seeing Boom boom play so well. He hits it as hard as he ever did! I never realized how good he keeps his emotions in balance. He made great do or die putts. I never tried left hand low putting, but I will now. Again, well done!
Best swing in history of the game! Would of won way more if healthy! Honestly think he could still win at Augusta if really took the time and focused solely on that! Still a 🐐 I very much appreciate this!
How do you DO this? However it is, keep it up! I don't have cable anymore (I know), so this is how I get my Freddy fix. Looking forward to tomorrow nite!
for example...in 2002 hole number one was finally changed, after almost 70 years of progression, from 400 yards to 435...and freddie just teed off from 445. so once novelty equipment had taken over golf, the traditional length of the hole that worked for ALL golfers for 70 years was changed...and the result is that such a change, especially across the board in golf, gives UNFAIR advantage to the longest hitters...and through that unfair advantage, REDUCES the field of professional golfers. The holes were always being refined for 50 years...but not lengthened!! why...because that's UNFAIR to all golfers and favors only a small group of the biggest hitters....which is why golf is so BORING today with the same driver wedge game by everyone... maybe next year the criminal pga will lengthen the courses to 9000 yards to really thin the field? we'll know who the 'best golfer in the world' is, when we find an 8 foot tall human that can generate more CLUB HEAD SPEED than thought humanly possible...the multi million dollar 'club fitting' industry can make something that looks like a golf club...and this man will drive the ball 500 yards!! then we can crown the greatest golfer in the world, right?
i wonder what yardage the course was designed to be played at...when it changed over the years...who changed it? seems today's course was changed to fit a handful of golfers...hardly in the spirit of the game! the answer to the novelty club industry was to shorten and tighten the courses...but the pga, as shill for the industry, destroyed the game to sell plastic novelty equipment...expensive, short-lived novelty equipment!! gone are the ben hogans, gary players, and lee trevinos... to be a 'pro' today you have to be 6 feet tall, and hit 300 plus drives...a game that none of the heroes of golf that everyone gives lip service to would have known or could play. damn shame. and boring as ever to watch the same handful of gorillas with tech assisted drives play a game of long drive contest golf!! you have to wonder how many of today's pros would be able to score with persimmon woods that required dead accurate swings?
Couples will always be my favorite player. But after taking a break from the game both on and off the course for 5 years I've come to realize that Augusta National is just flat-out overrated. The greens might as well have a clown's mouth to putt through and other obstacles like a mini golf course that I played when I was a kid.
