The recent discussion of sportsmanship and presence at award ceremonies led me to thinking about good losing. There is something to be said about a good player who does not in some way lose character when disaster strikes. Golf is a cruel game, and how you deal with the bad rounds and tournaments that even the best pros succumb to from time to time eventually affects your overall reputation in the sport. So who have you guys seen graciously deal with losing/bad rounds/tournaments?

I have to say Bob Graham. I don't think the man is capable of being upset by his own play during a round. (And this year's MSDGC Spirit Award, and with good reason.

Alex Hughes! This guy is Fing nuts. He will go crazy during the round but be the 1st to congratulate you when it is all said and done and even if he is not playing well he is always in a great mood. :D

Schweb comes to mind. I have never seen him visibly upset (much) and never at an awards ceremony.

Schweb- not that he loses that often ;) but the rare occassion he does he is definitely one of the best sportsmen out there, always rooting for other players, being happy for their success

Schweb definitely goes into this category, and so does Walt Haney...nothin' but smiles. I think he plays just because he loves to.

I think most golfers are just happy to be golfing; win, lose or draw.

....and the word(s) LOSER and B.O.B. Graham should never be used in the same sentence. :D

I didn't like answering B.O.B. or anyone and LOSER, but hey, that's how the question was posed.

Wait, if Schweb's such a good sport, what does he always laugh at my misfortune? :mad: Hehe...

This thread is like the famous W. C. Fields quote along the lines of "I don't want to be in a club that would have me as a member"

This thread is like the famous W. C. Fields quote along the lines of "I don't want to be in a club that would have me as a member"



Chuck, I believe that famous quote was from one Julius Henry Marx, also known as "Groucho."


I wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have me for a member.

Ahh, it must have been W. C. Fields who WASN'T a member of the club that Groucho was referring to. :D

I didn't like answering B.O.B. or anyone and LOSER, but hey, that's how the question was posed.

Wait, if Schweb's such a good sport, what does he always laugh at my misfortune? :mad: Hehe...

cause you are MiTTch's Brother.... ;) :eek: :o:D:D

No doubt, the best guy to hear speak about how he just got beat silly by three women:

Coach Coon!

Coach Coon is the man!!!! I haven't played with him since I moved back to Cali. Great, now I want a ZIMA!!!

Hands down, Peter Sontag. That guy has so much class and integrity. If you ever have the opportunity to play a round with him, take it.

Pete is one of my favorite people to play with.

If I had to choose a favorite 5some to play a tourney round with it would be
Sontag
Schack
Mela
McDaniel

No offense to all the names mentioned on this thread b/c they are all class acts....

It seems the only type of people mentioned on threads like this are top players.

One of my favorite people to see at a tournament is Anthony Whisnant, aka Bird from Fayetville NC.

Bird is a guy that no one outside of NC has heard of. He's a solid pro who I've never seen get angry over anything. He's a class act on and off the course and has done lots of work on his home course in Fayetville.

Also, Travis "Treefrog" Grindle is another guy who I love seeing at tournaments. He has has brain tumors and still plays to this day despite two operations to remove them. He plays against the course and only the course.

I'm sure every state has a list of 2 or 3 guys like these who I consider the best losers in the game. Not b/c they are good and should win everytime and when they lose they smile (which is awesome to see also), but b/c they lose EVERY time and always show up at tournaments for the right reasons.

well said Roberto

Hands down, Peter Sontag. That guy has so much class and integrity. If you ever have the opportunity to play a round with him, take it.


Pete doesn't lose that often and you will be required to do most of the talking. It is a pleasure to watch the guy throw...even when I'm losing to him.

No doubt, Anthony is one cool customer.
I played a round with him a few years ago at the Cross Canyon Challenge. The only time in the whole round he made any unsolicited comment was as he was straddling a ditch, standing on a log halfway up to the green on #27. He said, "Ha! You gotta love getting a par on #27." He reminds me of Retief Goosen. I would've been screaming louder than Joe PG was that year. ;)

I'm a pretty good loser these days.

If practice makes perfect, I should be one of the best losers in the PDGA!

One of my favorite people to see at a tournament is Anthony Whisnant, aka Bird from Fayetville NC.

Bird is a guy that no one outside of NC has heard of. He's a solid pro who I've never seen get angry over anything. He's a class act on and off the course and has done lots of work on his home course in Fayetville.




very true, he's probably the nicest, most considerate golfer I've ever had the chance to play a round with

I'm a pretty good loser these days.



if you don't mind all that #$*&$! and whining and generally sounding like biscoe. :p

I'm the best loser. I've had lots of practice

I hold a world record for losing, but I try not to remember that lately, what with the new eyesight and all� "Longest Span Between Open Division Wins" Of course I did play in the Southeast during that time - for a long time 2nd place was "considered a win"!

I've tried to be pleasant about it, but I hate losing...

---"You can't win every time, but defeat by a slim margin allows a loss to linger" -- Some Guy on a Monster Shark Hunting Tournament Show

How long was your span?

15 years! 1984 in Charlotte ----- 1999 in Elberton. Pretty sure Carlton and the Beav were there at both of them...

Wow I don't know whether to say congrats or sorry!

Wish I could say I had been playing since then.... ;) :p

Wish I could say I had been alive in 1984 :p

Hey, I was the ripe age of 1 at that time.

You seem to be taking losing pretty good MTL, considering your FFB record :o

Yeah, not doing so hot in that fantasy league.

However, in my own defense, that was my first draft of the year.

I am 10-1 in one league though and near the top in most.

Your team is dominating!

No you don'TT ...then you'd be old like me Schwubs... first PDGA tourney was in '80 - watched Wilcheck rally and take Zimmerman down from many strokes back... that was when folks like Tom Monroe, John Kirkland and even John David were Open contenders...quite intimidating for a 16 year old kid. Oh, the Beav was at that one too, I think...

Never got a chance to be an AM...no such thing!

You should congratulate me RL for all the 2nd place wins...KC, LL, CHH, SMc, BH, etc...

hey don't talk to the 5 time 3rd place finisher about winning and losing.

You know you suck when you brag about how many third places you have :D

No you don'TT ...then you'd be old like me Schwubs... first PDGA tourney was in '80 - watched Wilcheck rally and take Zimmerman down from many strokes back... that was when folks like Tom Monroe, John Kirkland and even John David were Open contenders...quite intimidating for a 16 year old kid. Oh, the Beav was at that one too, I think...

Never got a chance to be an AM...no such thing!

You should congratulate me RL for all the 2nd place wins...KC, LL, CHH, SMc, BH, etc...



Don Wilchoke??? That guy is da man and taught me pretty much everything I know. Too bad he can no longer feel his arm right arm. :confused:

You are very fortunate to have learned from such a man, Matt. I was your age when I first saw the legends perform... sometimes I wonder how it would have been had we been tops during this new age of incredible opportunity in this sport. Don't be so hard on the PDGA folks... they really are working for men just like you - those that will hopefully step into their rightful place. You got the skills, dude, so work hard and make everyone proud...

1984? First heard of frisbee golf 1984 I was 29. My best tossing day was the early 70's and all everybody did was freestyle toss'n and showing off weird and crazy catchin' under your legs and up your tush, tossing crazy stuff.

how bout me? do i count as a good loser?

They said Best Loser not Biggest :o:D

CUP!!

good point..