tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post6654713285470305324..comments2007-07-16T20:24:04.985-05:00Tom Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022106971991560269jam-boy@hotmail.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post-58634221491889707872007-07-16T20:24:00.000-05:002007-07-16T20:24:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for responding guys. <BR/><BR/>Hey Dave, what did you make on 18? Was it Jean-V-esque?<BR/><BR/>I'd spell his last name if I knew how.<BR/><BR/>And Armchair, I hope I do see Ian again so I can propose that idea to him. I'd love to caddie for that guy. As long as I don't screw up a yardage, I think I'd be good.<BR/><BR/>And anonymous, I think we're getting the golf course, but no, I will not be the Caddie Master. Sort of a long story. I'm still a little shaken from it, but I'm sure I'll elaborate later.Jam Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022106971991560269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post-54298872138618826342007-07-16T08:07:00.000-05:002007-07-16T08:07:00.000-05:00Evening<BR/><BR/>I've never been to a professional golf tournament. I had the opportunity to go when the European Tour used to hold the B&H International at St Mellion, which is a Jack Nicklaus-designed course about 30 minutes away (and which I've been fortunate enough to play several times since - it's fantastic), but it was a while ago (I think about 12-15 years?) and I was only just starting to play golf then and wasn't into it anywhere near as much as I am now. I would love to go to one, just to see what it's like, but, more importantly, see how well the pro's hit the ball and just soak in their rhythm and tempo, listen to the contact and watch how they work the ball around the course. I bet it's just a different world to the crap that I usually watch when I'm out with my buddies, and I'm damn sure including my own crap in that. I think I would want to pick someone cool who was out early and follow them around for 18 holes, to see how everything was playing, in the morning, and then find a good spot to plant myself in the afternoon and watch everyone come past, because I'd probably be knackerd by then. If you're cunning, I reckon you could get a spot on most courses where you could see several holes at once. For anyone who is going to Carnoustie this week for the Open, that spot is the 17th tee. You can see everything from the 16th through to the 18th green from there.<BR/><BR/>Did Stevie Williams see you and give you shit for writing a bunch of stuff about him and how you reckoned you could do his job easy? Actually, I don't remember you saying that, but I remeber something about something. That would have been great. Him walking past with all Tiger's stuff on his shoulder, seeing you and roaring "Jam Boy! You wanker! I'm gonna f-ing rip your arms and legs off! Right after I've finished shouting at this other guy for being a nob-head!" I read somewhere that Stevie might be thinking of jacking it in, or him & Tiger might be going their separate ways. I can't believe either one of them would want to do that - it would be madness, surely. Hopefully it's just rumours and idle gossip.<BR/><BR/>Tiger didn't look as big on TV either during the National as he did during the US Open. I would imagine that he didn't get to the gym as much, what with his new daughter arriving on the scene. What a shame she looks more like Tiger than she does Elin. Otherwise I would have been knocking on his door in 16 years, asking if his daughter wanted to come out for an evening of coffee, dancing and felching. I reckon everyone would go for that.<BR/><BR/>IBF still sounds incredibly cool and good company. I think it's rare to find someone in the public eye who is so laid-back and seemingly happy to talk to anyone about anything. Being able to watch him at work would be fantastic, especially if you could chat to him a little bit in between whenever he was talking on air. I think I was awtching when Tiger played the 15th on Saturday and I remember him saying something like what he did. I wish I'd known you were with him at the time. I would have phoned you up and seen if I could have got you on the air!<BR/><BR/>I've never liked Nick Faldo, either as a player or a commentator. As a player, he was concerned only with himself to the exclusion of all others, which is, to my mind, why he went through so many wives (4 or more?), caddies and Ryder Cup partners until he found Fanny and Monty. Not together, you understand. I'm not implying anything like that. And he was SO dull and boring to watch - no fun at all. And now as a commentator, he seems intent on trying to re-invent himself as a light-hearted, witty, eccentric English humourist, which he just isn't. And he tries to find associated glamour and controversy by criticising the leading players of the game, particularly Tiger, I've noticed, in order to get himself talked about. CBS, paying him all the money that they are, seem intent on pushing him to the fore at every available opportunity, but I get the impression that IBF, Peter Oosterhuis and particularly Gary McCord and David Feherty can talk rings around him. Just 'cos Faldo won a few tournaments and majors 10-20 years ago doesn't make him an expert on today's players, swings, tactics or equipment and it certainly doesn't make him entertaining to me. But that's just me. Other people might love him. Weirdos.<BR/><BR/>Right, that's my rant over for the day. Thank you so much for writing for us again, Tom. It was a really good read, as ever. 3 days to the Open. I'm taking both weekdays off work to plant myself in front of the TV to watch it all and shout "I've been there! I've played there! I've birdied that hole! (Only applicable on the 8th and 14th holes) I've properly fucked that one up! (certainly the 18th and half of the rest, too, if I'm honest). Can't wait.<BR/><BR/>Keep yourself nice. All the best<BR/><BR/>DavidEnglish Davewww.iveplayedcarnoustiebadly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post-62305347495676041012007-07-13T13:35:00.000-05:002007-07-13T13:35:00.000-05:00Tom, I think you need to stay in touch with Ian so you can loop for him when he joins the 50-and-over circuit. It's the next logical career move for a caddie master. ;)The Armchair Golferhttp://armchairgolfblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post-64730535152284958752007-07-12T20:18:00.000-05:002007-07-12T20:18:00.000-05:00Awesome blog. You are getting some props at our Fantasy Golf blog.<BR/><BR/>www.fpgp.blogspot.comShadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13348715678553935370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11606874.post-44036310651691966002007-07-12T12:08:00.000-05:002007-07-12T12:08:00.000-05:00So does this mean you guys did get the contract, and you will be the caddie master at the new course? I wasn't sure it was official.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com