Is anyone a slower golfer than Ben Crane on tour?

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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Jan 31, 2010 6:23 PM
TV actually does no justice to how slow Ben Crane's game is. ... but he's even slow on TV.
Furyks pretty slow in his own right, but Crane is in a world of his own.
It'd drive me nuts playing with Ben Crane.
Jan 31, 2010 6:23pm
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Al Capone

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Jan 31, 2010 6:51 PM
Who won?:P
Jan 31, 2010 6:51pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Jan 31, 2010 6:59 PM
Al Capone wrote: Who won?:P
Whats ur point? I didn't ask if there's a worse golfer, I said slower. It's Bens 3rd win.. obviously he's not bad.. just terribly slow.
Jan 31, 2010 6:59pm
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Jan 31, 2010 7:05 PM
Sergio Garcia
Jan 31, 2010 7:05pm
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Jan 31, 2010 7:15 PM
Darkon wrote: Sergio Garcia
Sergio was pretty bad when he did "waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, re-grip, waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, swing" routine. But he's not near as bad anymore.
Jan 31, 2010 7:15pm
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Jan 31, 2010 7:22 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:
Darkon wrote: Sergio Garcia
Sergio was pretty bad when he did "waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, re-grip, waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, swing" routine. But he's not near as bad anymore.
Yea he has quickened his pace. But I remember alot of golfers complaining about it.
Jan 31, 2010 7:22pm
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Jan 31, 2010 7:22 PM
Darkon wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote:
Darkon wrote: Sergio Garcia
Sergio was pretty bad when he did "waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, re-grip, waggle waggle, re-grip, waggle, swing" routine. But he's not near as bad anymore.
Yea he has quickened his pace. But I remember alot of golfers complaining about it.
ya he was prolly the worst on tour.
Jan 31, 2010 7:22pm
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Jan 31, 2010 8:31 PM
how in the hell did Sergio win?
Jan 31, 2010 8:31pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Jan 31, 2010 10:04 PM
I'm pretty quick b/c I take a golf cart :D

Who the hell is Ben Crane?
Jan 31, 2010 10:04pm
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Jan 31, 2010 10:12 PM
If you had to look for your ball after every shot, how were you playing college golf? lol
Jan 31, 2010 10:12pm
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Jan 31, 2010 10:48 PM
Yeah. Here is something I agree with you completely on Zwick. Did you see that Rory Sabbatini thing a few years ago when he literally played an entire hole ahead of Crane while playing with him.


Also, what is your opinion on the whole square grooves/Ping Eye2 controversy? Personally I don't have a problem with Phil playing them, as they are legal technically. I don't think he needs them though, and could save a lot of headaches by just switching. I know Tiger switched for the entire 2009 season. I am sure Phil creates just as much if not more spin with his wedge shots than Tiger does.
Jan 31, 2010 10:48pm
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Jan 31, 2010 11:23 PM
I think if I were Phil, I wouldn't play them. I know Phil thinks it's a stupid rule and is giving the tour a big fuck you... but he's leaving himself open for criticism.
Jan 31, 2010 11:23pm
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Jan 31, 2010 11:24 PM
I agree too. I mean, there is no other player better than him with a wedge in his hands. I am sure he would be fine with the new stuff.
Jan 31, 2010 11:24pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Jan 31, 2010 11:26 PM
Well Phil knows the advantages of the square grooves outta the rough and knows his driver is pretty sporadic and is hitting a lot of approaches outta the rough
Jan 31, 2010 11:26pm
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Feb 1, 2010 12:24 AM
Glen "All" Day was once voted by his peers slowest player on tour.

Funny nickname too

Crane plays a little quicker than Day does, but only because Crane is one of the world's best putters. He drains em when he is on the dancefloor.
Feb 1, 2010 12:24am
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Feb 1, 2010 9:06 AM
I always thought Bernhard Langer was one of the slowest players out there, although he does not play as much, at least not in the states it seems.
Feb 1, 2010 9:06am
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Feb 1, 2010 9:30 AM
^^^^

Oh he still plays a lot, you just hardly ever see a Champions Tour event on any network besides Golf Channel
Feb 1, 2010 9:30am
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Feb 1, 2010 9:38 AM
Wooball wrote: I always thought Bernhard Langer was one of the slowest players out there, although he does not play as much, at least not in the states it seems.
That's largely because he's now old enough for the Champion's Tour.
Feb 1, 2010 9:38am
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Feb 1, 2010 9:47 AM
Which tour? Just kidding, I only ask because there were two kids Ryan and Matt, I forget their last names that I somehow ALWAYS got paired with in youth tournaments, including a few AJGA tournaments. These kids not only spent 1 minute hitting the ball once they were ready, but also walked extremely slow, and took forever to putt.

I guess it's okay on the PGA Tour to take a little longer to putt because of how good you are, but at the youth level, no one is good enough to take that much time.
Feb 1, 2010 9:47am
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Feb 1, 2010 10:07 AM
Great call on Bernhard Langer. It always drove me nuts to try and watch while he was playing.

Crane is very slow. The tour needs to reach down and grab a pair. Once they start actually giving a 2 stroke penalty a couple of times, instead of just putting players on the clock, play will speed up.
Feb 1, 2010 10:07am
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Feb 1, 2010 10:17 AM
Fred Garvin wrote: Great call on Bernhard Langer. It always drove me nuts to try and watch while he was playing.

Crane is very slow. The tour needs to reach down and grab a pair. Once they start actually giving a 2 stroke penalty a couple of times, instead of just putting players on the clock, play will speed up.
Or at least shorten the clock. Instead of given them so much time to get caught up, make them get caught up by the end of the hole they are on or enforce a penalty. Although then you run into issues where Cranes playing partner would also be penalized (you'd have to penalize the whole group) even though it wasn't his fault they were on the clock to begin with.
Feb 1, 2010 10:17am
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Feb 1, 2010 10:57 AM
Slow golfers are douchebags. You don't need a ten year long set up for every shot.
Feb 1, 2010 10:57am