U.S. Open Golf: "Hook 'Em Hossler"

by srr50 on Jun 17, 2025 4:40 PM CDT in Other Sports

Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell begin the fourth and last round of the 2012 U.S. tied for the lead while Tiger Woods just doesn't care. Woods started his round bogey-bogey-double bogey and looks like his is having almost as much fun as he did on that Thanksgiving night a few years back.

Meanwhile 17-year old high school junior (and future Longhorn) Beau Hossler started the day actually believing that he could win.

The fog is making its long awaited appearance at the Olympic Club in San Francisco and the next four hours are promising to be one helluva recruiting video for UT. Hossler started his round with a dramatic par on #1, giving the Hook 'Em as the ball fell in the hole.

Jordan Spieth (remember him?) is the other low amateur playing in the final round, and he is wearing his burnt orange UT cap. Hossler, who won't be on campus for another year, has his Texas visor and Longhorn shirt on and no doubt will be getting lots of air time.

Should be fun to watch.

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i don'tt care for golf prick or his "sport"

But im watching for the Texas golf connections. Fantastic stuff. Thanks for the info.

Where is Clipper watching? On his yacht off-shore with a majito? Or is he the asshole that yells “get in the hole!”

by ShameAndFailure on Jun 17, 2025 6:33 PM CDT reply actions

Jordan Spieth is Low Amateur

So a Longhorn and a future Longhorn are the Low Ams at the Open.

Shows the value of being a “story line.” Jordan had a very steady tournament, finished 2 shots ahead of Beau, but since he is an “old man” at 19 and out of high school, he basically gets ignored by the press.

by srr50 on Jun 17, 2025 8:36 PM CDT reply actions

I noticed the same thing

Not the slightest mention of Spieth, despite his terrific play in one of the 2 or 3 hardest tournaments in the world. He is an amateur playing against the best pros in the world, after all.

Now "Longhorn in Mexico".

by Longhorn in Canada on Jun 17, 2025 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions

They both kicked Tiger's a**!

"All the white meat is gone. There's nothin' but necks on the platter."
Darrell Royal

by Snide Aside on Jun 17, 2025 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Either that...

Or Spieth tied him and Hossler finished two strokes back.

by hiphopopotamus on Jun 18, 2025 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Dumb question but...

Are we in danger of losing Beau since he’s doing well? Just one tournament (small sample size) so probably not going pro tomorrow, but in baseball the best sign in the minors and try to move up from there. Is there a pro (but not PGA) tour he could sign up with and de-commit from UT or is he a lock to enroll?

by ShameAndFailure on Jun 17, 2025 9:12 PM CDT reply actions

There is a "minor league" tour

But it doesn’t seem to get many players away from big time college golf. The prize money just isn’t that good.

As for your first comment, I have a solution for the biggest problem facing golf today. Any a**hole yelling “Get In The Hole” is immediately removed from the gallery and banned for life from attending any PGA event. After about a dozen or so of these jerks are dealt with in this manner, even the rest of these idiots should get the idea.

Now "Longhorn in Mexico".

by Longhorn in Canada on Jun 17, 2025 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions

If that doesn't work

Surgical removal of their vocal chords should do the trick. I will volunteer to do the job with a rusty machete.

Now "Longhorn in Mexico".

by Longhorn in Canada on Jun 17, 2025 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions

I personally enjoy

hearing “get in the hole!!!” during a tee shot on a 600 yard par 5.

by nordberg on Jun 17, 2025 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I enjoy that almost as much as you yelling "You Da Man!"

When Vasherized skulls one off the first tee.

by srr50 on Jun 17, 2025 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I get legitimately excited when he doesn’t swing and miss.

by nordberg on Jun 17, 2025 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions

There's nothing to stop him from turning pro

except probably his family. It is rare for a teenage to turn pro in golf. Usually their family situation is such that the college experience is valued, the financial situation is stable, and using college as a “minor league” is appealing.

The other factor is the obvious difference in the window of opportunity to play professional golf compare to other sports. Career ending injuries are rare, and you can play for 3 or 4 decades (PGA Senior tours), so the pressure to make money and make it now, is usually just not there for teenage prodigies.

by srr50 on Jun 17, 2025 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Even Tiger played a couple of years at Stanford before heading to the pros

Even though he could have easily gotten his card straight out of high school. I think the family economics is the biggest factor. Golf is too expensive for them to need money sooner when they get a free education.

by RQ on Jun 17, 2025 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Wearing a Texas visor

with a sweater over a Longhorn logo shirt that shows through. I think he’ll be a Horn.

by boorad on Jun 17, 2025 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions

"Career ending injuries are rare..."

You’ve never played with me.

Follow @BarkingCarnival

by Sailor Ripley on Jun 18, 2025 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions

thanks

by ShameAndFailure on Jun 18, 2025 12:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

So much of golf at that level is mental.....

that is is rare for a very young player to do consistently well as a pro. Most require as much seasoning as they can get. A big-time college program scholarship is a much better option for most elite HS golfers than knocking around on any of the developmental tours.

by hh500 on Jun 18, 2025 7:37 AM CDT reply actions