The U.S. guys just cannot handle the fact that they have nobody in the top 3 at the moment.
When the world rankings were dominated by U.S. players, the system was fine, no problem at all, now however, it is a farce and really needs looked at and changed!
When Phil and Tiger were missing cuts, there was never any suggestion that they should have ranking points deducted of be penalised in some other way.
The "anti-international player" sentiment that pervades the majority of U.S. golf enthusiasts really sickens me at times!!
I support great players regardless of where they come from, and if they happen to come from the UK - well, that's a bonus... but I would never dispespect a player the way that some of these guys do just because they are not of my own country of origin!!
NOTE - I also realise that there are a LOT of U.S. based guys who do not feel this way, however, my comments are based on what I believe the majority of posts I read on other forums are like. No disrespect is meant to anyone on this particular forum!!
When the world rankings were dominated by U.S. players, the system was fine, no problem at all, now however, it is a farce and really needs looked at and changed!
When Phil and Tiger were missing cuts, there was never any suggestion that they should have ranking points deducted of be penalised in some other way.
The "anti-international player" sentiment that pervades the majority of U.S. golf enthusiasts really sickens me at times!!
I support great players regardless of where they come from, and if they happen to come from the UK - well, that's a bonus... but I would never dispespect a player the way that some of these guys do just because they are not of my own country of origin!!
NOTE - I also realise that there are a LOT of U.S. based guys who do not feel this way, however, my comments are based on what I believe the majority of posts I read on other forums are like. No disrespect is meant to anyone on this particular forum!!
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I wonder how many of these backward thinking Americans realise there owned by China these days .
Lets see how things turn out at the Open Championship next month, on a course that is tough, but not tricked up to make a complete lottery of it. The world rankings don't lie.
And who says any of the players at the top of the US Open leaderboard at the halfway stage will be figuring in the final standings anyway.
.Lets see how things turn out at the Open Championship next month, on a course that is tough, but not tricked up to make a complete lottery of it. The world rankings don't lie.
And who says any of the players at the top of the US Open leaderboard at the halfway stage will be figuring in the final standings anyway.
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Presuming that the LPGA do there ranking points the same.How come Tseng is World number 1 by about 9 points? Because she won everything that was put in her path last year ,so obviously making her the best golfer.Wasn't that just what Tiger did? And what Donald has done over the last 15 months?It's just sour grapes from the Americans i'm afraid.
Reading the (predominantly American) forums can be a bit tough sometimes. To be fair, most of the guys are just sticking up for their guys and recognise how good the top RoW players are. Then there's an elite bunch of idiots who are basically trolls. The trick is to ignore these guys (it's surprising how many times the same names start fights on forums) and right off their views as ignorant, immature and ill advised.
Most golf fans everywhere are pretty well clued up and well meaning.
Most golf fans everywhere are pretty well clued up and well meaning.
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