`SHEER STUPIDITY'; BARNES LOSES 2 SHOTS, THEN LOSES HIS COOL.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer With his penchant for chain smoking and bulging biceps, Brian Barnes Brian Barnes may refer to:
``I am a dangerous man angry. I put two people in the hospital when I was in school,'' Barnes said. ``I don't get angry often, but when I do, watch out.'' Sunday was one of those days. In the final round of the U.S. Senior Open at Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. , Barnes' demeanor was even more imposing than his 6-foot-3, 240-pound frame. It might be a miracle he didn't trash his locker, or take a few whacks at cars in the parking lot with his clubs. He sure looked ready for some destructive action Sunday. Why? Blame Barnes. Or his caddie, Phil Rimm. Or a nosy nos·y or nos·ey adj. nos·i·er, nos·i·est Informal 1. Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See Synonyms at curious. 2. Prying; inquisitive. spectator. Or all of the above. Barnes, in the process of torching the difficult Riviera course Sunday, was assessed a two-stroke penalty on the 11th hole for playing his ball from the wrong spot. After his ball landed on the green, Barnes marked the ball ``over'' one putter-head length, because his marker was in the way of partner Jose Maria Canizares' putt. But Barnes failed to place his ball back in its original spot when he putted out, instead playing from the putter-length over. The infraction Violation or infringement; breach of a statute, contract, or obligation. The term infraction is frequently used in reference to the violation of a particular statute for which the penalty is minor, such as a parking infraction. INFRACTION. was noticed by a spectator, but Barnes was not notified until the 13th hole. Instead of a par-5 on the 11th, Barnes took a 7. He also bogeyed the 13th, immediately after hearing about the penalty. It was costly, to say the least. If Barnes had not given up two strokes, he would have tied Vicente Fernandez You may be looking for:
Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was a two-time All-Big Eight defensive back, as well as an academic All-American in hadn't birdied the 18th hole, Barnes would have been in a three-way playoff for first place today. He would have shot a 67 - tied for best round of the tournament - if not for the penalty and felt he would have done even better on the final five holes if he hadn't been so angry. ``I was on a roll. One more birdie before the penalty and I would have had all those (playing) behind me (bleeping bleep n. A brief high-pitched sound, as from an electronic device. v. bleeped, bleep·ing, bleeps v.intr. To emit a bleep or bleeps. v.tr. ) in their pants,'' Barnes said. Barnes was so mad as he left the course, he stalked past the gallery, blew through the locker room and straight into the parking lot. He yelled at reporters to ``go away,'' but after a few minutes, sat under a tree and collected his thoughts. ``It takes me a little bit of time to cool down. If I could have somebody to punch in the bloody nose, he'd still be down now,'' Barnes said. But what about the penalty? ``Just sheer stupidity, wasn't it?'' said Barnes, who was born in England but plays for Scotland. ``I was, I suppose, in my own world. I blame myself. It might have cost me the bloody Open. It must be old age. To be that bloody stupid. ``I need a shooter. I'll tell you . . . if there's one thing that could drive me back to drink, it's that. Never have I done anything this idiotic in my career. It must be old age. Moving the ball in the most important tournament I've played is idiotic.'' According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the intricate nature of golf etiquette, the blame allegedly lied with Rimm. It is the caddie's responsibility to alert a player before such mistakes are made. ``It's both our faults. There are a few things a caddie should do and that was one there,'' Barnes said. ``(But) it's up to me to place the bloody ball in position.'' Rimm was at a loss over the incident. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how it happened,'' he said. ``Other than Brian marked the ball and didn't replace it.'' It was a shame that Barnes' tournament was marked - no pun intended -by the mishap. He is an oddity on the tour, constantly smoking cigarettes during his round, often flicking his butts into the fairway before taking a shot. But this has been a strange tournament. Two players - Larry Ziegler and Jerry Heard - were disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. for signing incorrect scorecards. That hardly compared to the importance of Barnes' indiscretion in·dis·cre·tion n. 1. Lack of discretion; injudiciousness. 2. An indiscreet act or remark. indiscretion Noun 1. the lack of discretion 2. , however. ``I suppose I have done this before, hell, probably every golfer has,'' Barnes said. ``But I have never done anything this idiotic in a tournament the stature of the U.S. Senior Open. Satisfaction is gone completely, once that happened.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) ``I was on a roll. One more birdie before the penalty and I would have had all those (playing) behind me (bleeping) in their pants.'' -- Brian Barnes reacting to a two-stroke penalty on the 11th hole |
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