Nancy Lopez?

[NTB]

I agree with rain delay.
Nancy doesn't try to compete all the time she shows up on occasions only.
I think it is a good thing. She may take the place of a more qualified younger
player so what they will get their chance. Nancy can't just walk around and sign
autographs she wants to play and get the charge of playing before a crowd of
fans. I think she has earned the right.

[Blue]

Originally Posted by cougar

She still had a crowd on her 34th hole. She bogeyed it and appeared determined to finish, even though she was very disappointed in her play.

Disappointed? What was she expecting?

I think she may have trouble telling reality apart from fantasy. This from a local NY paper:

Q: Think you'd want to come back?
A: Absolutely. I'll come back whether I'm playing or not, but I'd like to work hard and come back and play real good next year.

Q: Working on your game, where do you think you were after two days out here?
A: Better today, it's funny how golf is. I started hitting the ball well but then I three-putted three holes in a row. Yesterday I putted really well but couldn't get the ball on the green.

Nancy Lopez enjoys her two rounds at Locust Hill - Canandaigua, NY - MPNnow

Actually, Nancy, the chances of you coming back next year and playing real good are about the same as me winning the U.S. Open. You have not broken par on the LPGA Tour since 2001.

Let's get real Nancy, you were hitting the ball well and it was just your putting? Please look at this:



Note that your average Driving Distance is only 202.50 yards. You cannot compete on the LPGA with that distance. You cannot compete on the Futures Tour with that distance. You cannot compete on a D3 college team with that distance. Yeah, you hit 17 fairways, but when you're only hitting it 200 yards, it's hard to miss.

[Saint-Just X]

Originally Posted by notaxbill

I agree with rain delay.
Nancy doesn't try to compete all the time she shows up on occasions only.
I think it is a good thing. She may take the place of a more qualified younger
player so what they will get their chance. Nancy can't just walk around and sign
autographs she wants to play and get the charge of playing before a crowd of
fans. I think she has earned the right.

NTB,she hasn't earned the right.

It's supposed to be a competitive sport,not something where old-timers are indulged as they hack their way around in 87 shots.

I don't care how great she was,how famous she was or what she meant to women's golf in days of yore.She has no right being out there,now.

It's not even about taking someone else's spot in the field,it's more about the integrity of the competition.

Granted,you always get a few players,in any event,who shoot ridiculously high scores,but these are players who still have the potential to improve :nor are they in danger of tarnishing their legacy.

Nancy Lopez is not going to improve.Her game isn't coming back.

Someone who cares about her needs to have a quiet word in her ear...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[NTB]

Originally Posted by Saint-Just X

NTB,she hasn't earned the right.

It's supposed to be a competitive sport,not something where old-timers are indulged as they hack their way around in 87 shots.

I don't care how great she was,how famous she was or what she meant to women's golf in days of yore.She has no right being out there,now.

It's not even about taking someone else's spot in the field,it's more about the integrity of the competition.

Granted,you always get a few players,in any event,who shoot ridiculously high scores,but these are players who still have the potential to improve :nor are they in danger of tarnishing their legacy.

Nancy Lopez is not going to improve.Her game isn't coming back.

Someone who cares about her needs to have a quiet word in her ear...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

If she hasn't earned the right how did she get in the tournament?

[dangerbob]

Originally Posted by notaxbill

If she hasn't earned the right how did she get in the tournament?

By taking the Short Bus ride driven by the Saint.

[Putter]

Originally Posted by Saint-Just X

NTB,she hasn't earned the right.

It's supposed to be a competitive sport,not something where old-timers are indulged as they hack their way around in 87 shots.

I don't care how great she was,how famous she was or what she meant to women's golf in days of yore.She has no right being out there,now.

It's not even about taking someone else's spot in the field,it's more about the integrity of the competition.

Granted,you always get a few players,in any event,who shoot ridiculously high scores,but these are players who still have the potential to improve :nor are they in danger of tarnishing their legacy.

Nancy Lopez is not going to improve.Her game isn't coming back.

Someone who cares about her needs to have a quiet word in her ear...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

Agree 100% - whether she's "earned the right" or not, you'd think she'd have more sense than to get out there and shoot the scores that she did. I was a huge Nancy Lopez fan "in the day", but I'm embarrassed for her now and I'm almost questioning her mental state when she claims she's going to come back next year. There's a video of her playing in the pro-am in this tournament and she's using her golf umbrella as a walking stick (cane?) to walk the fairways. She is totally dilusional if she thinks she can make a comeback. Like LoJo said, she can be an "ambassador" in other ways besides playing and making a fool of herself. In the immortal words of Mr. T..."I pity the fool"

[DJGOLFER59]

Nancy keeps saying she is going to make a comeback. Hasn't she had about 6 (I'm exaggerating) 'farewell' tours so the folks that still like to watch her will have one last chance to see her play?

[Blue]

Originally Posted by Saint-Just X

Someone who cares about her needs to have a quiet word in her ear...

It's going to take more than a quiet word to get through to her. She actually thinks she's getting better and she's going to come back next year and be competitive. She said the same thing last year and the year before.

She may have actual psychological problems.

[NTB]

Originally Posted by Blue

It's going to take more than a quiet word to get through to her. She actually thinks she's getting better and she's going to come back next year and be competitive. She said the same thing last year and the year before.

She may have actual psychological problems.

If this is true then there are ways of handling this.
Her family would also need to get involved.

[Saint-Just X]

Originally Posted by notaxbill

If she hasn't earned the right how did she get in the tournament?

I hate to second-guess qualifying criteria for LPGA events,as,sometimes,it appears they make it up on the fly,but I'm assuming Nancy Lopez gets in because she's a multiple winner of the event,or a Hall of Famer.

So,technically,you're right.But she's taking liberties with the exemption rules.

Would you be happy if Kathy Whitworth decided to tee it up,next year ?

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X