Tiger eats at Tulsa Fuddruckers

[inteller]

Rennaisance is bending the Crown plaza over.  they are getting all the big names staying there.  I also know the crowne has lost a lot of convention type events to the rennaissance.

he ate at joe's crab shack last time he was here.  he likes things familiar to him.  who can blame him. i bet *gasp* het gets his coffee at starbucks! i laugh at all the people who's panties are in a wad because he didnt eat at some local establishment.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:Originally posted by tulsa1603

There is something fishy about this.  I thought last time that most of the golfers were hosted at the homes of some wealthier Tulsans.  In fact, I specifically remember hearing that Tiger had been helicoptered in and out daily from a particular family's house on Grand Lake last time he was in town.  I can't believe he's staying at the Renaissance.  Why would the paper announce this - seems like it would cause security problems for him.

He probably will for the tournament.  This was for a course walkthrough...it was less than a day.

What I hate about stories like this is how "rube-ish" we actually sound when the local paper writes stories about someone going to Fuddpuckers for crap's sake.  It's going to be non-stop stories about who-saw-who buying condoms and liquor at their Kum and Go for the next week...

no kidding.  all us mouth breathing tulsans better button up our bib overalls and pull the ole trucks 'round back.

[brunoflipper]

quote:Originally posted by Breadburner

quote:Originally posted by brunoflipper

quote:Originally posted by tulsa1603

quote:Originally posted by recyclemichael

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=070801_2_B1_spanc63710&breadcrumb=Golf

Tiger breezes in, sizes up Tulsa

By DAVE SITTLER World Sports Columnist
8/1/2007
TIGER WOODS CAN only hope his next Tulsa visit goes as smoothly as the less-than-24-hour pit stop he made in our town this week. The world's No. 1-ranked golfer already knows one thing definitely won't be the same when he returns next week for the 89th PGA Championship. There is absolutely no way he'll go unnoticed like he did Monday night when a semi-disguise allowed him to dine in solitude at a local restaurant.

Arguably one of the world's most recognizable people, Woods will be the center of attention when thousands of spectators pack Southern Hills Country Club starting with Monday's practice rounds and spilling over to the four-day tournament Aug. 9-12. Woods undoubtedly will put up with signing autographs and other demands from his legion of fans if he finds Southern Hills as kind to him as it was during a practice round early Tuesday morning on the legendary south Tulsa course.

"On more than one occasion during the round, Tiger said he thought the golf course was in great shape," said David Bryan, the club's assistant professional. "And, in not so many words, he said he liked it better than he did in 2001." Bryan, the son of longtime Southern Hills head professional Dave Bryan, served as Woods' caddie. While less than 10 Southern Hills members watched a few holes from a distance, Bryan and Woods' coach, Hank Haney, were the only people with him during the entire four-hour round.

Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, normally travels everywhere with his boss. But when Williams elected to fly straight from his home in Oregon to this week's PGA Tour event in Akron, Ohio, Bryan was put on the bag when Woods told Southern Hills officials he wanted to make a low-key visit to check out the venue of the final major of the year. Bryan first met Woods when Southern Hills hosted the 2001 U.S. Open.

That's when Woods and several other players complained that it was impossible to make approach shots stay on the ninth and 18th greens because of their dramatic back-to-front slopes. "Tiger vividly remembered (Tuesday) how nine and 18 played and he wasn't happy about it that year and he knows a lot of guys weren't happy about it," Bryan said. "He said it was a shame that you had 16 great holes and then you had to play those two holes with goofy greens."

Woods was delighted to discover that has been rectified. The more undulating parts have been softened, and the front of the greens were raised enough so good approach shots are rewarded instead of penalized when the ball rolls 30 or 40 yards off the front of the green.

It was on the 18 greens, according to Bryan, where Woods spent a good portion of his practice round. "I have no idea what he shot, because he never putted out," Bryan said. "We never even pulled the flag stick out."

Instead, Woods carried a putter in his right hand and a yardage book in his left as he rolled balls from various locations on each green. After he watched the breaks in the green as the ball traveled to the hole, Woods traced every path in the book. "He would spend seven or eight minutes on every green," Bryan said. "So from all angles and corners of the green, he was just rolling the ball."

In addition to being pleased about the green changes, Woods was also impressed with other improvements since his last visit in 2001, when he finished 12th. Southern Hills officials removed the fairway grass on every hole from tree line to tree line, installing a hybrid Bermuda, U3, which is more tolerant of the state's extreme weather. "Tiger and Hank (Haney) both said on more than one occasion that the golf course was in great shape," Bryan said. "When Hank looked the fairways, he said the place immaculate."

Although Woods is famous for his intense concentration, Bryan found him laid back. On Monday, Woods flew into Tulsa on a private jet and stayed at the Renaissance Hotel. "He went to dinner at Fuddruckers," Bryan said. "When I asked what they thought of him at Fuddruckers, he said, 'I walked in with my (golf) hat turned backwards and my shades on and they never had a clue.' "

Outfitted in a white shirt and tan shorts, Woods arrived at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Southern Hills. Although he has a reputation for spending hours on the driving range, Woods swung a weighted club in the parking lot a few times and told Bryan: "OK, I'm all warmed up, here we go." With several doglegs and angles, Southern Hills doesn't allow Woods to take advantage of his considerable length off the tee. He demonstrated during the practice round that he's not going to bomb every drive like he often did in the 1996 Tour Championship, when he finished 21st in a 30-player field in his other visit to Southern Hills.

"He hit the ball really, really well," said Bryan of Woods, who pulled out his driver on only six holes. "You could tell he wasn't trying to hit the ball very hard, and he was really trying to control his distances. "And he hit it very straight. He missed two fairways and maybe two greens."

Woods will win his 13th major title if he repeats that performance the next time he's in town, with Tulsa and Southern Hills adding a significant chapter to his already-storied career.

There is something fishy about this.  I thought last time that most of the golfers were hosted at the homes of some wealthier Tulsans.  In fact, I specifically remember hearing that Tiger had been helicoptered in and out daily from a particular family's house on Grand Lake last time he was in town.  I can't believe he's staying at the Renaissance.  Why would the paper announce this - seems like it would cause security problems for him.

I know he stayed at the Ambassador... He was in the Chalkboard more than once... I just can't remember if that was '96 or '01...

I know where he is staying....It ain't a hotel.....

i always liked the homes on 26th street

[Breadburner]

Nope that aint it......

[brunoflipper]

quote:Originally posted by Breadburner

Nope that aint it......

really? i'll have to let them know...

[Breadburner]

You sure will have to......lol....

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by iplaw

quote:Originally posted by tulsa1603

There is something fishy about this.  I thought last time that most of the golfers were hosted at the homes of some wealthier Tulsans.  In fact, I specifically remember hearing that Tiger had been helicoptered in and out daily from a particular family's house on Grand Lake last time he was in town.  I can't believe he's staying at the Renaissance.  Why would the paper announce this - seems like it would cause security problems for him.

He probably will for the tournament.  This was for a course walkthrough...it was less than a day.

What I hate about stories like this is how "rube-ish" we actually sound when the local paper writes stories about someone going to Fuddpuckers for crap's sake.  It's going to be non-stop stories about who-saw-who buying condoms and liquor at their Kum and Go for the next week...

no kidding.  all us mouth breathing tulsans better button up our bib overalls and pull the ole trucks 'round back.

That's exactly what stories like these make us look like.  Do you think that when Tiger eats at Fuddpuckers in Augusta they write stories about it in the local paper?  I bet not.

[rwarn17588]

No, because Augusta doesn't have a Fuddruckers.

So there.

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[iplaw]

I'm not trying to be hard on our newpaper reporters, and I understand the excitement of the PGA being here, but a little decorum and restraint might be in order...

[rwarn17588]

Maybe you ought to tell the Augusta Chronicle.

I checked through its archive on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the week of the Masters. The newspaper was printing a minimum of 15 stories about the tournament, every day.

On the Sunday before the tournament, it had nearly 50.

Perhaps you shouldn't have cited Augusta as a fount of restraint.

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by rwarn17588

Maybe you ought to tell the Augusta Chronicle.

I checked through its archive on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on the week of the Masters. The newspaper was printing a minimum of 15 stories about the tournament, every day.

On the Sunday before the tournament, it had nearly 50.

Perhaps you shouldn't have cited Augusta as a fount of restraint.

Stories about the tournament are one thing...stories about where Tiger eats the night of a walkthrough are another thing.  Send me a link to a story that leads with "Tiger eats at Applebee's" and I'll recant...

[aoxamaxoa]

There might be a sighting soon....

he played real early today.....

[shadows]

Didn't attend that cow pasture pool game but seem all I see in the paper or on TV is that Woods fellow walking or swinging a club.  Surely there were other who played in the converted cow pasture that struggled just as hard as he did and had a score very close to his.  Why haven't they been  acknowledged?

[iplaw]

quote:Originally posted by shadows

Didn't attend that cow pasture pool game but seem all I see in the paper or on TV is that Woods fellow walking or swinging a club.  Surely there were other who played in the converted cow pasture that struggled just as hard as he did and had a score very close to his.  Why haven't they been  acknowledged?

For the same reason no one talks about John Kerry or Bob Dole anymore.  No one likes a loser, and you aint first, you're last...

[shadows]

Sorry I didn't know the Romans had a God of Golf.
They had Gods for everything.