Perry withdraws

[JEFF4i]

how about u get off Kenny Perry's nuts? Seriously I dont see anybody complaining that Tiger didnt play because he's hurt. Nobody was for sure that Perry would play before it started because of his eye. Add in the fact that Kenny's 10+ years older than Tiger

Yeah, that's not a very good analogy.

Anyway, I do see what you're saying. This guy wasn't going to win, and he never will. He's an old man dating 25 year old uggos because thats all he'll ever get, and he'll feel better about himself because of it. He went after the pretty girl this weekend and knew he didn't stand a chance.

[ManchesterGolfer]

Plus it is quite windy this week and a little cloudy so there could be a risk of rain & that won't suit his high draw ball style... Kenny at the ryder cup = :dead:

[APowell1990]

how about the so called "stars" of the Tour bust their ass and play more events? Then maybe they would behind an "old man" in the FedEx Cup standings. Jeff that was a horrible analogy btw

[JEFF4i]

how about the so called "stars" of the Tour bust their ass and play more events? Then maybe they would behind an "old man" in the FedEx Cup standings. Jeff that was a horrible analogy btw

It was brilliant and you know it.

And there's only one "star" I'm all for, Tiger.

[APowell1990]

I guess it was a nice story but saying Kenny Perry can't win golf tournaments with the best players in the field is an absolute joke and I really hope u know that

[SilverUberXeno]

I guess it was a nice story but saying Kenny Perry can't win golf tournaments with the best players in the field is an absolute joke and I really hope u know that

Be nice to see him prove us wrong.

[JEFF4i]

I guess it was a nice story but saying Kenny Perry can't win golf tournaments with the best players in the field is an absolute joke and I really hope u know that

It isn't a joke. Can he win? Sure. Will he? No. Why?

When has he? He's bagged some really nice wins, but he's avoided the 3 most important tournaments in any given year. He couldn't of win the U.S. Open, the Open, or the PGA.

Not saying he isn't a great player, but he's organizing things in such a way that they benefit himself the best, and then thinks he's Ryder Cup material. Let him show us he's a force to be reckoned with, not some scrap hound.

[APowell1990]

who deserves it more then? Like it or not, Kenny Perry is the frontrunner in the FedEx Cup because he's PLAYED THE BEST out of everybody else on tour

[JEFF4i]

who deserves it more then? Like it or not, Kenny Perry is the frontrunner in the FedEx Cup because he's PLAYED THE BEST out of everybody else on tour

How? By skipping the most important events? And he hasn't played the best, he's selected events he stands a chance at winning. Again, he's dating uggos because he can bag em, not the pretty girls.

If he was playing the best, he'd at least have some sort of respect deserving position at any of these majors.

I understand what the guy is doing, and I don't blame him, but don't make him out to be some golfer that he isn't.

[APowell1990]

alright lets break this 1 down for ya

1. Wasnt exempt for Masters
2. Would have had to play 36 holes RIGHT after winning to qualify for the U.S. Open (of course he didnt try to)
3. Skipped the British Open to play at a previous engagment
4. Eye injury in the PGA Championship


Basically you dont think he deserves it because he didnt want to travel and then play 36 holes right after he won another tournament. Nobody his age would have done that. He skipped the precious "British Open" to play somewhere else. Thats basically the only reason you have to think that way

[JEFF4i]

alright lets break this 1 down for ya

1. Wasnt exempt for Masters Fair enough.
2. Would have had to play 36 holes RIGHT after winning to qualify for the U.S. Open (of course he didnt try to) Seen bigger happen. He's calling the copout.
3. Skipped the British Open to play at a previous engagment Another copout. Give me a break, he's a PGA Tour Pro, I don't think this would have been an issue that he made it seem to be. The general consensus of everyone is it wouldn't have been.
4. Eye injury in the PGA Championship Eye Injury? Injury? Rrrrriiiigggghhtttt. Wear some glasses. Yeah, it will be a change, but instead of trying to prove he was something...he did...you guessed it...A COPOUT! Wow, trend?


Basically you dont think he deserves it because he didnt want to travel and then play 36 holes right after he won another tournament. Nobody his age would have done that. He skipped the precious "British Open" to play somewhere else. Thats basically the only reason you have to think that way

Again, I'm just saying this guy isn't anything special, he's just more underhanded and self-serving than others. If Philly went to Kenny's tournament instead of The Open he probably would have beaten him like a rented mule, and I don't even like Phil.

[JEFF4i]

Alas, I'm going to agree to disagree, its a dead horse. The guy's a chump and to me, hasn't proven anything reasonably otherwise. And you with good point, think he's playing better than he ever has and deserves every win.

[APowell1990]

hey how about you show some damn respect for somebody who tore his cornea. The only thing that I didnt like that Kenny did was skip the Open but you cant hold that ONE thing over his head forever

[BrandonM7]

My dad, and two uncles are glasses-wearers and they post decent scores. It makes it tougher, I'm sure, but he's got a little time to practice with it before the Major.

To be fair, depth perception changes a HUGE amount from contacts to glasses. If you wear glasses every day you can function normally with them on - I did it for years. If you wear contacts every day you can function normally with them in - I do it currently. If you do one on a daily basis and switch to the other, you're screwed. I wear my contacts 24/7. Glasses go on for about 8 hours 2-3 times a year. I walk into corners, get headaches, hit my knee on the bed trying to climb in, etc. When I wore glasses and first got contacts the same thing happened, although to a much lesser degree.

If it were anyone other than Kenny Perry I'd buy it, because it really is a valid excuse. But in this case I have to go with the cop-out. Even if your excuses are believable, you can't miss every major of the year without raising an eyebrow. It's not Michelle Wie level BS yet, but it's getting there.

[Harry Longshanks]

Hey, how about YOU show some "damn respect" for the other people posting here. This was a simple discussion until you pushed it to a personal level, complete with hyperbole. Nobody here hates Kenny Perry. They just question his motives and his ability to persevere in the Ryder Cup when he has voluntarily chosen not to prove himself in the only other 4 tournaments that simulate the same level of competition and stress as the Ryder Cup.

And it wasn't a "torn cornea". He just couldn't wear contact lenses for a little while because he had lasik surgery and his eyes needed to "rest" without contacts. That's all. Anybody who wears contacts does the exact same thing every now and then.

Kenny Perry withdraws from PGA Championship with eye injury | Tours & News | Golf.com

In his own words, it was "annoying" and "aggravating". That's all.

" . . . it was annoying and difficult to be to trying to fight a tough golf course and have my eye aggravating me at the same time.''


"I love the PGA Championship and I hate to not be continuing. But I have got to get ready for the Ryder Cup,'' said Perry, who turns 48 on Sunday."

Yeah, right, withdraw to prepare for the Ryder Cup. An event which is more than a month away.

It's a good thing Tiger didn't have anything aggravating him during the U.S. Op... Oh, wait.

Well then its a good thing that Padraig didn't have any annoying distractions during the Briti... Shoot, nevermind.

I guess its lucky that Trevor Immelman hadn't come off a year with multiple injuries and a major surgery that removed a tumor from his chest cavit... Hmmm.


EDIT: And for the sake of accuracy, Perry does not lead in FedEx Cup points. Tiger is still in first place.