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Jack Nicklaus questions COVID death toll

Southerndawg
Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,358 Founders Club
edited November 2020 in Tug Tavern

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jack-nicklaus-covid-death-toll-hydroxychloroquine-virus-symptoms


"Nicklaus, 80, said he knew two people whose parents had died from something other than COVID-19, and said the unnamed people were asked whether their deaths could be changed to COVID-19 and declined the request.

“The hospital gets more money with COVID death than they do another death,” the golf legend told the newspaper. “I’m sure there’s been a lot of that.”

Nicklaus said he and his wife, Barbara, tested positive for the coronavirus in March. He said his wife was symptomatic, and he had a sore throat and cough.

“Sure, I was concerned,” he said. “I took hydroxychloroquine. Gone in two days.” ......................."


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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,051 Founders Club
  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,774 Founders Club
    https://youtu.be/zIPKyuvtfc4

    After something like this @HHusky would be gone with amnesia for 72 hours
  • EsophagealFeces
    EsophagealFeces Member Posts: 13,436
    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,764 Standard Supporter
    edited November 2020

    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.



    Oh fuck that.

    Jack taking drags on the tee box then gripping it and ripping it with a non-hopped up golf club and ball. No comparison.

  • Bob_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,414 Founders Club

    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.



    Oh fuck that.

    Jack taking drags on the tee box then gripping it and ripping it with a non-hopped up golf club and ball. No comparison.

    The technology argument is a bad one to make for Tiger vs Jack. The 2 piece golf ball and larger head size on the driver brought in way more competition for Tiger after he’d won a couple of majors. The guys that truly flush it didn’t need the new technology, it was the guys that didn’t that truly benefited.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,764 Standard Supporter
    Bob_C said:

    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.



    Oh fuck that.

    Jack taking drags on the tee box then gripping it and ripping it with a non-hopped up golf club and ball. No comparison.

    The technology argument is a bad one to make for Tiger vs Jack. The 2 piece golf ball and larger head size on the driver brought in way more competition for Tiger after he’d won a couple of majors. The guys that truly flush it didn’t need the new technology, it was the guys that didn’t that truly benefited.
    Tiger never had to play a ranked Arnie and his Army on the road
  • EsophagealFeces
    EsophagealFeces Member Posts: 13,436
    Bob_C said:

    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.



    Oh fuck that.

    Jack taking drags on the tee box then gripping it and ripping it with a non-hopped up golf club and ball. No comparison.

    The technology argument is a bad one to make for Tiger vs Jack. The 2 piece golf ball and larger head size on the driver brought in way more competition for Tiger after he’d won a couple of majors. The guys that truly flush it didn’t need the new technology, it was the guys that didn’t that truly benefited.
    This. Tiger might have won 25 majors if technology hadn’t made such huge jumps. Tiger also vaulted the popularity of the sport to levels that increased is competition to levels far beyond what Jack faced. Jack had to beat Arnie, Player, and a couple other guys. Most of the guys that played back then would get waxed on the Koran Ferry tour nowadays
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,764 Standard Supporter
    edited November 2020

    Bob_C said:

    I love Jack. Co-goat with Tiger, IMO.



    Oh fuck that.

    Jack taking drags on the tee box then gripping it and ripping it with a non-hopped up golf club and ball. No comparison.

    The technology argument is a bad one to make for Tiger vs Jack. The 2 piece golf ball and larger head size on the driver brought in way more competition for Tiger after he’d won a couple of majors. The guys that truly flush it didn’t need the new technology, it was the guys that didn’t that truly benefited.
    This. Tiger might have won 25 majors if technology hadn’t made such huge jumps. Tiger also vaulted the popularity of the sport to levels that increased is competition to levels far beyond what Jack faced. Jack had to beat Arnie, Player, and a couple other guys. Most of the guys that played back then would get waxed on the Koran Ferry tour nowadays
    Sure. Jack would have gotten shittier with better equipment. Makes total sense.

    More competition is like arguing Jake Browning > Billy Joe because there were two more teams in the conference.
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,740 Standard Supporter


    https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jack-nicklaus-covid-death-toll-hydroxychloroquine-virus-symptoms


    "Nicklaus, 80, said he knew two people whose parents had died from something other than COVID-19, and said the unnamed people were asked whether their deaths could be changed to COVID-19 and declined the request.

    “The hospital gets more money with COVID death than they do another death,” the golf legend told the newspaper. “I’m sure there’s been a lot of that.”

    Nicklaus said he and his wife, Barbara, tested positive for the coronavirus in March. He said his wife was symptomatic, and he had a sore throat and cough.

    “Sure, I was concerned,” he said. “I took hydroxychloroquine. Gone in two days.” ......................."


    Doctors are big on ethics. Unless money is involved.