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Potential Underachiever · 28-03-2019 12:52pm

Remind me wrote: »

What way is it done if players finish level on 2 wins? Does it go on head to head then?

No, it goes on goal difference!

Sseriously though it goes to a playoff!

Mantis Toboggan · 28-03-2019 2:26pm

https://twitter.com/JustinRayGolf/status/1111054884239859712?s=19

eagle eye · 28-03-2019 3:27pm

More Ryder Cup bull. I don't understand how anybody is interested in that anymore. It's a pointless bi-annual event which means nothing. Wish they'd just dump it and let Europe joint the rest of the world in the President's Cup. One of those events is enough.

Joe_ Public · 28-03-2019 3:41pm

eagle eye wrote: »

More Ryder Cup bull. I don't understand how anybody is interested in that anymore. It's a pointless bi-annual event which means nothing. Wish they'd just dump it and let Europe joint the rest of the world in the President's Cup. One of those events is enough.

One of the things you don’t get is that being pointless is part of the whole point. It’s one occasion golfers aren’t playing for their own egos or for obscene pay cheques, when you can see their human side for a change, as so demonstrably happened in France last year. Plus it’s just really terrific drama when you get it into it and Cup is on the line. I suspect you’d be in minority among golf fans in your assessment.

eagle eye · 28-03-2019 4:55pm

Joe_ Public wrote:

One of the things you donâ€™t get is that being pointless is part of the whole point. Itâ€™s one occasion golfers arenâ€™t playing for their own egos or for obscene pay cheques, when you can see their human side for a change, as so demonstrably happened in France last year. Plus itâ€™s just really terrific drama when you get it into it and Cup is on the line. I suspect youâ€™d be in minority among golf fans in your assessment.

Well I think I am in the minority. I used to love it but then it became more European and tat changed things for me.
There's a lot of those European golfers that I'd have less time for than American golfers so I didn't have a side to shout for anymore.
They are playing in it these days because of endorsement deal bonuses for qualifying and playing in it.
I've no idea about what happened in France last year. The last time I watched was 2004.
I don't understand the appeal of it anymore. It's long past it's sell by date imo.

Rikand · 28-03-2019 6:51pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Well I think I am in the minority. I used to love it but then it became more European and tat changed things for me.
There's a lot of those European golfers that I'd have less time for than American golfers so I didn't have a side to shout for anymore.
They are playing in it these days because of endorsement deal bonuses for qualifying and playing in it.
I've no idea about what happened in France last year. The last time I watched was 2004.
I don't understand the appeal of it anymore. It's long past it's sell by date imo.

Your opinion has been noted

Mantis Toboggan · 28-03-2019 7:48pm

https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1111338596026310656?s=19

Lovely from Woods.

Deeper Blue · 28-03-2019 7:51pm

eagle eye wrote: »

More Ryder Cup bull. I don't understand how anybody is interested in that anymore. It's a pointless bi-annual event which means nothing. Wish they'd just dump it and let Europe joint the rest of the world in the President's Cup. One of those events is enough.

Interesting opinion but I literally couldn't disagree more. Ryder cup is the best event in golf for me!

Deeper Blue · 28-03-2019 7:52pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1111338596026310656?s=19

Lovely from Woods.

Was just about to post about this, incredible up & down

eagle eye · 28-03-2019 8:15pm

Rory up against it today. He is -2 to this point and all square, in trouble on the 11th.

Edit: Got away with it, both walk off with a bogey.

eagle eye · 28-03-2019 8:28pm

Rory's drive measured at 425 yards on the 12th. I know the ball runs and runs but that's still just ridiculous.

Remind me · 28-03-2019 8:40pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Rory's drive measured at 425 yards on the 12th. I know the ball runs and runs but that's still just ridiculous.

It’s just a downslope all the way

Deeper Blue · 28-03-2019 9:24pm

The way they go on about the format you'd swear it was rocket science, it's about as simple as it gets no?

paulos53 · 28-03-2019 9:25pm

In the Dominican Republic event Paul Dunne is -3 after 13 holes and just 3 shots off the lead

Seamus Power was +4 after 9 holes but has it back to level with 2 to play

Mantis Toboggan · 28-03-2019 10:19pm

Has Westwood ever been a good putter? Just seems to cost him year after year.

Remind me · 28-03-2019 10:30pm

Dunne leading in the Dominican Republic

Remind me · 28-03-2019 10:30pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Has Westwood ever been a good putter? Just seems to cost him year after year.

Good putt on 18

Deeper Blue · 28-03-2019 10:34pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Has Westwood ever been a good putter? Just seems to cost him year after year.

He must be up there with Vijay as the worst putter ever at the top level. Maybe Garcia too.

Mantis Toboggan · 28-03-2019 10:36pm

Remind me wrote: »

Good putt on 18

Haha of course he goes and sinks one on the last!

prawnsambo · 29-03-2019 6:00pm

Stenson has been playing some fantastic golf. Jim Furyk is fighting gamely, but he's up against a guy who seems to be able to stick it beside the pin at will. McIlroy is 3 up after seven, so that looks ominous for Matt Fitz. Shane Lowry hasn't teed off yet.

Deeper Blue · 29-03-2019 7:02pm

Surely we're getting Rory v Tiger tomorrow

Even more likely now after that Tiger hole-out

HighLine · 29-03-2019 7:08pm

What a shot

https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1111691412259524609

Deeper Blue · 29-03-2019 7:26pm

Exhibition stuff from Tiger, he was 2 down through 8 too

HighLine · 29-03-2019 7:30pm

Looking like it might be a Tiger v Rory match tomorrow...should be good viewing.

29-03-2019 7:53pm

HighLine wrote: »

Looking like it might be a Tiger v Rory match tomorrow...should be good viewing.

Pretty much all we are seeing right now

Deeper Blue · 29-03-2019 8:00pm

So Rory is 3 up with 3 to play and guaranteed a half to get to 2.5 points, nobody else in the group can get to 2.5 no matter what they do. Yet the commentators are saying it's not guaranteed that Rory goes through?

Deeper Blue · 29-03-2019 11:35pm

Is there a more detestable player on tour than Casey? The man is nauseating

backspin. · 29-03-2019 11:39pm

NDWC wrote: »

Is there a more detestable player on tour than Casey? The man is nauseating

How come?

Remind me · 29-03-2019 11:41pm

Hatton

FrKurtFahrt · 29-03-2019 11:44pm

NDWC wrote: »

Is there a more detestable player on tour than Casey? The man is nauseating

Poulter

Mushy · 29-03-2019 11:45pm

NDWC wrote: »

Is there a more detestable player on tour than Casey? The man is nauseating

While there probably is, there's something about him I don't like (I'm sure he'd be devastated to hear this). I always contrast it with Donald who seems a down to earth guy and got unlucky over the last while

Deeper Blue · 29-03-2019 11:51pm

backspin. wrote: »

How come?

Mainly his arrogance, just watch any of his interviews.

Remind me wrote: »

Hatton

FrKurtFahrt wrote: »

Poulter

Two good shouts there in fairness

eagle eye · 30-03-2019 12:03am

Well I'm not a fan of Poulter personally but right now after his antics a couple of weeks back De Chambeau is top of my list of players I don't like.

backspin. · 30-03-2019 12:04am

Remind me wrote: »

Hatton

Yeah Hatton is awful, always gesticulating and complaining. He is playing the game a long time he knows its not a game of perfect.

Deeper Blue · 30-03-2019 12:07am

eagle eye wrote: »

Well I'm not a fan of Poulter personally but right now after his antics a couple of weeks back De Chambeau is top of my list of players I don't like.

When it's not going well for DeChambeau he comes across as an awful sore loser. The hacking at the practice green a few weeks ago was shocking too.

NDWC wrote: »

Is there a more detestable player on tour than Casey? The man is nauseating

Compare Casey's interview to Molinari's just now, like night and day

FrKurtFahrt · 30-03-2019 12:10am

NDWC wrote: »

When it's not going well for DeChambeau he comes across as an awful sore loser. The hacking at the practice green a few weeks ago was shocking too.

Where does that leave Garcia, and his carry-on out in the desert? He was at that auld bitchiness years ago against Harrington, yet Sky insist on adoring the poisonous little bollix.

Potential Underachiever · 30-03-2019 12:37am

Vote for Garcia here.

boardise · 30-03-2019 12:48am

Garcia-talented player but a right sour little scut imo.

Potential Underachiever · 30-03-2019 12:49am

FrKurtFahrt wrote: »

Where does that leave Garcia, and his carry-on out in the desert? He was at that auld bitchiness years ago against Harrington, yet Sky insist on adoring the poisonous little bollix.

Don't forget the Tiger 'Fried Chicken' comment and that he spat in the cup in a tournament before.

Deeper Blue · 30-03-2019 12:58am

FrKurtFahrt wrote: »

Where does that leave Garcia, and his carry-on out in the desert? He was at that auld bitchiness years ago against Harrington, yet Sky insist on adoring the poisonous little bollix.

He should've been banned for the Saudi thing, imo he got off lightly

Deeper Blue · 30-03-2019 1:09am

You'd have to fancy McIlroy or Molinari from here, I watched Stenson on the featured groups earlier too and he was brilliant.

With McIlroy it'll be interesting to see how he handles the pressure of playing Woods tomorrow, especially after the tour championship last year.

I'd like if they had an approximate strokeplay leaderboard just to see who's playing well and who's not.

eagle eye · 30-03-2019 1:25am

Potential Underachiever wrote:

Don't forget the Tiger 'Fried Chicken' comment and that he spat in the cup in a tournament before.

That was during a spat between himself and Tiger. It's nothing.

Remind me · 30-03-2019 7:15am

Tiger v McIlroy at 1.30 today.

Mantis Toboggan · 30-03-2019 7:18am

Some fascinating last 16 games, woods v McIlroy. I'd make McIlroy favourite here but woods has been playing great and got the better of him in the tour championship.

Stenson v Byregaard, battle of the Scandinavians. Stensons experience should give him the edge here but LB is on the rise and fearless.

Casey v Molinari, maybe the only man who could take Frankie down would be casey. Both in great form, both excellent in matchplay and should be a serious tussle.

SeeMoreBut · 30-03-2019 9:01am

Will they put on an extra channel for coverage of every match bar woods vs Rory as I guess we will see very little of other games.

30-03-2019 9:06am

SeeMoreBut wrote: »

Will they put on an extra channel for coverage of every match bar woods vs Rory as I guess we will see very little of other games.

Ya it was very annoying yesterday with all the matches going on yesterday and seeing wall to wall Rory, Tiger including interviews on the course and even a meaningless chip for Rory after the game was conceeded

liamoreilly · 30-03-2019 2:05pm

...Is the live golf not starting on TV until 14:00, or is it on a different channel to sky sports golf?... Surely they can show live coverage and not yesterdays highlights?...

Trampas · 30-03-2019 2:14pm

liamoreilly wrote: »

...Is the live golf not starting on TV until 14:00, or is it on a different channel to sky sports golf?... Surely they can show live coverage and not yesterdays highlights?...

They must just want to show 30 minutes of build up to the match

Mushy · 30-03-2019 2:17pm

liamoreilly wrote: »

...Is the live golf not starting on TV until 14:00, or is it on a different channel to sky sports golf?... Surely they can show live coverage and not yesterdays highlights?...

No sign of live coverage till 2, stupidity

Mantis Toboggan · 30-03-2019 2:19pm

Tiger v Rory at 13.30, tv coverage starting at 14.00 big bo bo there from sky sports.

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