PGA Tour Thread

ronnie3585

It would be a huge advantage to the Europeans not to have to put up with the ignorant shower of sh*tes that are US golf fans.

callaway92

Ryder Cup is an exhibition anyway - but as most have noted above, there is literally no point doing it without a crowd.

First Up

Dr. Bre wrote:

The Ryder cup is an exhibition. It’s all about the majors . Golfers won’t say this of course got they can’t be seen degrading the Ryder

A contest as tense, close and competitive as the Ryder Cup is more than an exhibition. So are the Solheim, Curtis and Walker Cups.

I have been to all four and its obvious the players don't think they are exhibition either.

But TV is where the money is and playing on an empty course would detract hugely from the event

searay

There is precedence for a deferral. The 2001 Ryder Cup was deferred to 2002 in the Belfry as a consequence of 9/11. IIRC the selected teams played.

In the Ryder Cups since 1985, the crowd have been integral to the event and playing to them has been part of it for the players. The Poulter chest pump, The Patrick Reed silencing the crowd, the first tee winding up the crowd.

I think for players like Lowry who have qualifying to play in the Ryder Cup as a goal, it wouldn't be preferable to have it deferred and qualify on merit based on the season up to August 2021.

I'm hoping for a deferral.

abff

I think that a deferral is the only sensible option. Points earned to date could be carried forward and the cut off point could be extended by 12 months. If the US tour starts behind closed doors before the European Tour reopens, consideration would need to be given to how to deal with results in these tournaments in order to avoid unfairly penalising those who are unable to play in these tournaments because of travel restrictions.

Seve OB

i really think it should be deferred. whatever about other tournaments, the ryder cup would be boring without any crowd

Deeper Blue

I love the Ryder cup, probably my favourite tournament, but it would be fairly ****e without a crowd. I'd still watch it but it wouldn't be anything close to the same.

I'd be shocked if it went ahead without a crowd

First Up

You can be sure that the PGA Tour (and the other tours) are talking to broadcasters about how to get the RC and everything else back on the screen. There is huge pent up demand worldwide for golf and the real money comes from advertising, not gate receipts.

Golf is one of the easiest sports to play with social distancing. Of course no galleries will reduce the atmosphere - especially at the RC - but there is too much money at stake to let that stop them.

Watch this space; golf coverage might look a bit different soon.

mighty magpie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj8viCzPnZc&list=RDGj8viCzPnZc&start_radio=1

some funny covers there. Seen the finau one on sky sports during a final round a while back but didn't see the others to this week.

spacecoyote

A bit of golf coming back. Rory & DJ vs Ricky & Wolff in a charity skins game on the 17th May

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-vs-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-charity-skins-game-seminole-golf?utm-tags=golf1304000&mi_u=4FE45F40-71DE-46DB-9773-971F0A98D419

spacecoyote

A bit of golf coming back. Rory & DJ vs Ricky & Wolff in a charity skins game on the 17th May

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-vs-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-charity-skins-game-seminole-golf?utm-tags=golf1304000&mi_u=4FE45F40-71DE-46DB-9773-971F0A98D419

Mantis Toboggan

spacecoyote wrote: »

A bit of golf coming back. Rory & DJ vs Ricky & Wolff in a charity skins game on the 17th May

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-vs-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-charity-skins-game-seminole-golf?utm-tags=golf1304000&mi_u=4FE45F40-71DE-46DB-9773-971F0A98D419

Rory and DJ should skin em!

HighLine

What will Ricky and Wolff being playing off?

eagle eye

You know just when i seen that I started thinking about Ricki and all the extra time he has had to work with his new coach without any interference from sponsors. He could be in great shape now. Woolf is a young pro who already has a win and a break like this will probably be very good for him too. And DJ was totally out of form so the break might have been great for him too. Koepka as well got plenty of time to completely get over his injury and get his game in shape. And let's not forget Tiger who looked like he wouldn't make the Masters and could be in great shape for Major season now.

strassenwo!f

I'm afraid I may have missed this earlier in the thread, and I haven't seen it mentioned in media reports of the imminent revival of the PGA tour:

Are they doing this, at least in the initial stages, without caddies?

The presence of caddies would seem to leave the revival wide open to allegations that they cannot practice social distancing.

sydthebeat

They would all have to be tested beforehand.

Caddies to golfers is not a "social" interaction, they are pretty much a "team"

Similarly to the way soccer and rugby are taking about getting back going

strassenwo!f

Yes, Syd, of course.

But it might be a nice illustration to the World of the seriousness with which the PGA Tour takes the virus threat, and its determination to take steps on its way back to 'normal' professional golf.

Jordan Spieth (e.g) and the others walk the course early in the week, take their own notes about yardages and stuff, then compete from Thursday on, carrying their own clubs and making decisions based solely on their own advice.

Then later, they can bring the caddies back in.

eagle eye

You don't even need to go that far. Caddy can carry the bag and social distance. Closest they need to get at any time is if he is handing him a club which can be done arm and club length away from the golfer. He uses the club, puts it down, uses hand sanitizer and moves on.

sydthebeat

eagle eye wrote: »

You don't even need to go that far. Caddy can carry the bag and social distance. Closest they need to get at any time is if he is handing him a club which can be done arm and club length away from the golfer. He uses the club, puts it down, uses hand sanitizer and moves on.

Once both use hand sanitizer and the equipment is sanitised before they go out to play, then there is no need for v hand sanitizer after ever interaction.

Plus, both have to pass tests before each competition.

Mantis Toboggan

spacecoyote wrote: »

A bit of golf coming back. Rory & DJ vs Ricky & Wolff in a charity skins game on the 17th May

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rory-mcilroy-dustin-johnson-vs-rickie-fowler-matthew-wolff-charity-skins-game-seminole-golf?utm-tags=golf1304000&mi_u=4FE45F40-71DE-46DB-9773-971F0A98D419

Fantastic, finally some live sport of TV.

7pm Sunday night, should tee us up nicely for Monday on the course.

GreeBo

sydthebeat wrote: »

Once both use hand sanitizer and the equipment is sanitised before they go out to play, then there is no need for v hand sanitizer after ever interaction.

Plus, both have to pass tests before each competition.

You need sanitizer each interaction unless you are sure that neither of them are infected, which would be pretty impossible.

sydthebeat

GreeBo wrote: »

You need sanitizer each interaction unless you are sure that neither of them are infected, which would be pretty impossible.

You either let them out into the competition in the knowledge that they DON'T have the virus (testing) or they do not compete

You cannot proceed with a competition which has policies based on the assumption that the competitors MAY HAVE the virus.

Remind me

Considering the President of America couldn't be bothered with social distancing and what seems like the majority of the guidelines being followed by countries I doubt they will have looked too much into caddies or not

Seve OB

well caddies or not tonight does anyone know?
i think they should just be allowed to use golf gliders and keep it simple for now

prawnsambo

sydthebeat wrote: »

You either let them out into the competition in the knowledge that they DON'T have the virus (testing) or they do not compete

You cannot proceed with a competition which has policies based on the assumption that the competitors MAY HAVE the virus.

They've all been tested according to McIlroy. I assume that includes caddies if they are being used.

Tiger Roll

Seve OB wrote:

well caddies or not tonight does anyone know? i think they should just be allowed to use golf gliders and keep it simple for now

No caddies tonight , carrying their own bags

Seve OB

Tiger Roll wrote: »

No caddies tonight , carrying their own bags

carrying is a bit daft, they should have carts

Roger_007

Tiger Roll wrote: »

No caddies tonight , carrying their own bags

In that case I’m guessing that they will be throwing out a lot of the junk that the poor caddies have to lug around in those huge bags. (Just the 14 clubs and 1 banana, maybe).

Seve OB

Seve OB wrote: »

carrying is a bit daft, they should have carts

Just being reading it up.
Carts allowed, but it does say pull trolley. So maybe no gliders!
Players allowed to wear shorts.... never understood why not normally lowed.
DMDs are also allowed...... could be the first but not last time we see this if the tours cop on to themselves

GreeBo

sydthebeat wrote: »

You either let them out into the competition in the knowledge that they DON'T have the virus (testing) or they do not compete

You cannot proceed with a competition which has policies based on the assumption that the competitors MAY HAVE the virus.

Are you going to test them between each round?
Each 9?
Each hole?

How do you know they haven't caught it since your initial test?

GreeBo

Hopefully the tour notices a speedup in play with no caddies and DMDs instead. No more crap on the greens for 5 mins

AdamD

GreeBo wrote: »

Are you going to test them between each round?
Each 9?
Each hole?

How do you know they haven't caught it since your initial test?

How the **** are they going to catch it mid round?

Bit of common sense here..

prawnsambo

AdamD wrote: »

How the **** are they going to catch it mid round?

Bit of common sense here..

Never mind the fact that since they are all tested before it starts, who are they going to catch it from? And if in the unlikely event that someone does get it, how long before they can pass it on?

Mantis Toboggan

Tiger Roll wrote: »

No caddies tonight , carrying their own bags

You'd think they'd use a trolley at least!

fred funk }{

What a wide-open golf course.

Bubbaclaus

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

You'd think they'd use a trolley at least!

Why? Carrying your bag is the easiest way to do it.

JohnnyFlash

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Why? Carrying your bag is the easiest way to do it.

Rory was on a podcast during the week, and said the players agreed that they would carry their bag instead of using a cart.



It's a shame Shane Lowry isn't there. He has been playing with McIlroy for the past week over in Florida, so is in the area. I presume it's because he isn't a Taylormade player.

fred funk }{

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Why? Carrying your bag is the easiest way to do it.

Its weird enough looking at them carrying. Imagine seen Rory pulling a trolley 😄

Mantis Toboggan

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Why? Carrying your bag is the easiest way to do it.

Carrying those bags around could easily lead to a back injury. Why carry when you don't have to!

ScrubsfanChris

That single engine plane overhead can f**k right off...... or whatever that buzzing is.

gypsy79

Especially considering a buggy each would spped up TV quite a bit

Makes you wonder if they want the ads in the states

Cant believe I ractivated my Sky Sports for this!

Bubbaclaus

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

That single engine plane overhead can f**k right off...... or whatever that buzzing is.

Possibly the overhead camera? I'd prefer to have it with the noise than not have that angle

ScrubsfanChris

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Possibly the overhead camera? I'd prefer to have it with the noise than not have that angle

What overhead shots? Haven't seen any so far.
Where's the Goodyear blimp? :pac:

fred funk }{

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Its weird enough looking at them carrying. Imagine seen Rory pulling a trolley 😄

I'd like to see them with one of those cheapo metal ones you hire out back of the proshop.

Seve OB

Nice attempt there at the social distancing interview with DJ :rolleyes:

tritriagain

Seve OB wrote: »

Nice attempt there at the social distancing interview with DJ :rolleyes:

Just thinking the same. He was in DJ's face. Is say he was outside his 5k limit as well.

meath4sam

I was looking forward to watching this but to be honest I’m tempted to turn off its ****.

fred funk }{

They're making a right dogs dinner of the broadcast. It's getting painful to watch now.

LuckyGent88

fred funk }{ wrote: »

They're making a right dogs dinner of the broadcast. It's getting painful to watch now.

Twitter is amazing in times like this. The abuse bill Murray is getting is unreal. American broadcasts continue to flog the dead horse getting him on tv.

The event would be better with just an announcer and an course person and need to hear more from the players. Doesn’t help that the players are clearly very rusty. DJ looked like he just found out about the event yesterday on the first few holes.

Nice to see the players playing so quick. DJ even used a tee to mark a ball on the first!!!

Roger_007

OMG............Trump:eek: