PGA Tour Thread

eagle eye

If Harold Varner could be more consistent he'd be challenging for world no.1. He's got game. A incredibly nice guy too. If you ever meet him on a golf course with a kid he gives them so much time and it's all natural, never feels like he's doing it because he feels he has to.

ionadnapokot

eagle eye wrote: »

If Harold Garner could be more consistent he'd be challenging for world no.1. He's got game. A incredibly nice guy too. If you ever meet him on a golf course with a kid he gives them so much time and it's all natural, never feels like he's doing it because he feels he has to.

Who? And What?

edit.
just saw leaderboard. Varner!
but still stand over my What?

RoadRunner

Yes Harold Varner the 3rd is good, but the next version is going to be great :rolleyes:

What a terrible naming convention though

benny79

Only got to watch a few minutes last night but love the Mic's hope to watch a good bit over the weekend just to listen an get a insight.

tayto lover

First Up wrote: »

Total opposite for me. Loving it.

There’s was a hole in one and not a cheer. Dead duck for me.

First Up

tayto lover wrote:

There’s was a hole in one and not a cheer. Dead duck for me.

It was still a hole in one, which is the bit that actually matters.

eagle eye

Just watching them playing that level of golf is enough for me.

PARlance

Great to have it back. Really don't miss the fans at all, certainly not the mash potatoe type. Thursday and Friday can be a bit subdued even with crowds. It'll be interesting to see what it's like coming down the stretch if it's close.

I happily watched EuroPro Tour events and the likes before. Crowd doesn't add much to me anyway.

LuckyGent88

Mr. Jordan Speith might have figured out how to drive the ball again. Looking in great form today.

Already shaping up to be a tremendous leaderboard

eagle eye

Just thinking that there's no lucky breaks in the rough with no fans trampling down grass.

Mantis Toboggan

Rory sticking it to Rahmbo and Brooks.

gypsy79

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Rory sticking it to Rahmbo and Brooks.

Three pars through the next three holes and he is in contention for sure!!

Be a great first weekend back!

Mushy

Fine top of the leaderboard anyway.

Does take a little getting used to no crowd, but not necessarily a negative either

Edit: was Spieths first put for birdie or par? Graphic said par, was a long putt, missed one back then a second, so a 4 putt. Only got a double though. Assume graphic was wrong

gypsy79

That 4 putt would cause you to tell an 18 handicapper to have a long look at themselves

LuckyGent88

eagle eye wrote: »

Just thinking that there's no lucky breaks in the rough with no fans trampling down grass.

Also no backstopping with grandstands and then some handy drops for them. It’s a small bug bear of mine. They get a drop right beside the green instead of being 20 yards over a green

First Up

LuckyGent88 wrote:

Also no backstopping with grandstands and then some handy drops for them. It’s a small bug bear of mine. They get a drop right beside the green instead of being 20 yards over a green

Yes, so nice to see them play a course the way it was designed to be played.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

There’s was a hole in one and not a cheer. Dead duck for me.

If you cant enjoy top level golf from the best players in the world without a crowd shouting, maybe it's people shouting you like and not golf

LuckyGent88

This Collin Morikawa lad could be very special. Think he is definitely the best out of the new big three out of Wolff, hovland and himself.
He is set to make his 22nd straight cut since he began on tour. Tiger made 25 so that would be some record to beat.

tayto lover

Deleted User wrote: »

If you cant enjoy top level golf from the best players in the world without a crowd shouting, maybe it's people shouting you like and not golf

No atmosphere on the moon either maybe you’d like to live there.

thecretinhop

if u betted on john rahm or kevin na u wud need valium and a litre of whisky for ur nerves

eagle eye

LuckyGent88 wrote:

This Collin Morikawa lad could be very special. Think he is definitely the best out of the new big three out of Wolff, hovland and himself. He is set to make his 22nd straight cut since he began on tour. Tiger made 25 so that would be some record to beat.

Have you ever heard him interviewed? He reminds me of Tiger in interviews, same focused thought process.

Mantis Toboggan

https://twitter.com/dylan__beirne/status/1271935354539520001?s=09

Looks like shuffles to lose!

gypsy79

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Looks like shuffles to lose!

Why??

Bit retarded comment

That is essentially the odds turned into percentage

He is light favourite according your 'evidence'

gypsy79

and by the way his to lose would mean at leat 50% imo

bren2001

gypsy79 wrote: »

and by the way his to lose would mean at leat 50% imo

Firstly, "his to lose" does not imply a probability of >0.5. That's how you arbitrarily define it, there's no mathematical foundation for that view. If someone had a 0.49 chance of winning with 51 other competitors having a 0.01 chance each, you'd say it was theirs to lose.

Secondly, Dylan Beirne is a data analyst. The evidence they present is effectively the bookies odds but it is built on a statistical model that is pretty accurate. It's not "evidence" as you put it nor is it a stupid comment. It is a well informed opinion.

While I wouldn't say it's Xanders to lose, it's very hard to look past Xander or JT. Of course, Rory could eagle the first and those probabilities change dramatically.

CMcsporty

gypsy79 wrote: »

Why??

Bit'

Your post is the most ignorant one I’ve read in the golf forum.

CMcsporty

bren2001 wrote: »

it's very hard to look past Xander or JT. Of course, Rory could eagle the first and those probabilities change dramatically.

It’s a cracking leaderboard.
I would say with Reeds 7 under yesterday any of the top 15 could win this.
Might suit the type of player who prefers the chase rather than the lead.

I’m going with Reed. Based on no statistical evidence..... other than his 7 under, won in Feb and he’s Texan!

Having said all that I backed Xander on Thursday!

bren2001

CMcsporty wrote: »

It’s a cracking leaderboard.
I would say with Reeds 7 under yesterday any of the top 15 could win this.
Might suit the type of player who prefers the chase rather than the lead.

I’m going with Reed. Based on no statistical evidence..... other than his 7 under, won in Feb and he’s Texan!

Having said all that I backed Xander on Thursday!

I'm backing Spieth myself as he's a Texan, I think the long lay off has helped him and I want him to win. Great leaderboard for the first week back.

CMcsporty

bren2001 wrote: »

I'm backing Spieth myself as he's a Texan, I think the long lay off has helped him and I want him to win. Great leaderboard for the first week back.

Great to see him back.
Had a quick look at his driving stats this week. It looks like he has found something to get it in play more.

Strokes gained putting are well below the field average

Texan golfers are supposedly decent wind players.
Garry Woodland (Kansas) won at Pebble. Not sure if there is a correlation there?

OutTheGap

bren2001 wrote: »

I'm backing Spieth myself as he's a Texan, I think the long lay off has helped him and I want him to win. Great leaderboard for the first week back.

Good to see him in contention again but he throws in the odd very bad hole now and again (like the 4 putt on Friday) Will be interesting to see if he can get the job done tonight.

eagle eye

That probability thing is funny. It's so accurate it didn't have Schauffele in it after round 2.

CMcsporty

eagle eye wrote: »

That probability thing is funny. It's so accurate it didn't have Schauffele in it after round 2.

https://www.pgatour.com/statsreport/2020/06/12/golf-stats-numbers-win-probabilities-charles-schwab-challenge.html
Xander Ranked 3rd after round 2 here

bren2001

eagle eye wrote: »

That probability thing is funny. It's so accurate it didn't have Schauffele in it after round 2.

Data analysts are not clairvoyants, it's just a statistical model that gets more and more accurate the closer you get to the end point. No different then predicting the weather or modelling an electric grid.

OutTheGap

Statistical models are interesting but golf is probably the hardest sport to predict, particularly in the final round. Lots of times the leader plays a bit defensively and somebody under less pressure comes from the pack to win.

There are 14 players within 3 shots of the lead. Any of them have a decent chance of winning if they hit form. I’d say bookmakers margins are better for golf than any other sport.

Mantis Toboggan

gypsy79 wrote: »

Why??

Bit retarded comment

That is essentially the odds turned into percentage

He is light favourite according your 'evidence'

Classy!

Roger_007

OutTheGap wrote: »

Statistical models are interesting but golf is probably the hardest sport to predict, particularly in the final round. Lots of times the leader plays a bit defensively and somebody under less pressure comes from the pack to win.

There are 14 players within 3 shots of the lead. Any of them have a decent chance of winning if they hit form. I’d say bookmakers margins are better for golf than any other sport.

Nick Faldo, when asked once what it takes to win a tournaments, said you need just three things:
1. The skill,
2. The confidence, and
3. The luck.

All players on the PGA tour have the skill, confidence can come and go but it is luck that often determines the result in the end. That’s why it’s so difficult to predict.

eagle eye

bren2001 wrote:

Data analysts are not clairvoyants, it's just a statistical model that gets more and more accurate the closer you get to the end point. No different then predicting the weather or modelling an electric grid.

It's statistical and that's the problem with it. It's based on history and in professional sports that's a problem as everybody is looking to improve and change things all the time.
It doesn't account for three months off, coaching, improvements, injuries, off course issues which may affect a player.
A guy just looking at the tournament for the three days is likely to be more accurate each day than stats.

bren2001

eagle eye wrote: »

It's statistical and that's the problem with it. It's based on history and in professional sports that's a problem as everybody is looking to improve and change things all the time.
It doesn't account for three months off, coaching, improvements, injuries, off course issues which may affect a player.
A guy just looking at the tournament for the three days is likely to be more accurate each day than stats.

I agree with all of that. I just find it funny when people say things like "It's so accurate that it didn't predict X". Maybe because I've done some work in the field (not sports related). The models of course cannot take every variable into account. Any predictions made after a 3 months lay off have to be taken with a slightly bigger pinch of salt.

The_Kew_Tour

Just great to have a bit of a Golf to enjoy tonight. Better that I’m off tomorrow. What a terrific leaderboard at minute. Golf has some quality of players at the top at minute. May it long continue.

callaway92

Nick Faldo is such a bad commentator.

It’s an unfortunate regular occurrence of a former best in the world player commentating and can contribute nothing but clichès and the odd bit of hyperbole.

eagle eye

callaway92 wrote:

Nick Faldo is such a bad commentator.

It’s an unfortunate regular occurrence of a former best in the world player commentating and can contribute nothing but clichès and the odd bit of hyperbole.

I really like Faldo, one of my favourite commentators. Very knowledgeable and not afraid to be critical.

callaway92

eagle eye wrote: »

I really like Faldo, one of my favourite commentators. Very knowledgeable and not afraid to be critical.

I find he’s often too critical for the sake of it.. and blatantly wrong in what he’s saying a lot of the time (using hyperbole like I mentioned above).

Just offers no tactical/analytical insight etc

Banner fights back

eagle eye wrote: »

I really like Faldo, one of my favourite commentators. Very knowledgeable and not afraid to be critical.

I know that this discussion might be better served in the golf commentators thread but I do agree that Sir Nick Faldo is quite a good analyst in particular when analysing golf swings of the top players and as you said isn't afraid to dish out the odd critique and that includes European players, Garcia in particular.

Compare that to Paul Azinger who is just the pits altogether. He has no problem in having a sly dig at Tommy Fleetwood and other European golfers, but does the silent treatment if any of his "American friends" have any kind of annus horibilis moment.

moycullen14

Mcginley is some dose though. Really has it in for McIlroy

Golf is my Game

Roger_007 wrote: »

Nick Faldo, when asked once what it takes to win a tournaments, said you need just three things:
1. The skill,
2. The confidence, and
3. The luck.

All players on the PGA tour have the skill, confidence can come and go but it is luck that often determines the result in the end. That’s why it’s so difficult to predict.

I dont think that fair to the players. Your saying that its a bit of a lotto for which of those actual skill and confidence players wins a given tournament. Yes, golf has more range that a lot a sports for how a player can play well one week and bad the next. Yes, the 'best' golfer just wont win every week in a sport like golf whereas the best handful or even individual in other singles sports like tennis or athletics can have it between themselves. But those that win the most in golf, win not because they are luck, but because they put themselves in with a chance of winning more often. And that doesnt come down to luck.
Thats my view anyway.
Tiger didnt win 15 majors and 80 or whatever tournaments because he was lucky 80 times and the rest of the sop players were only lucky 10 times or whatever.

callaway92

moycullen14 wrote: »

Mcginley is some dose though. Really has it in for McIlroy

Ah ya McGinley is useless too tbf

Golf is my Game

Anyone know did Tiger say when hes back ?

Tiger Roll

Golf is my Game wrote:

Anyone know did Tiger say when hes back ?

He didn't but they assume he will play the memorial in 5 weeks time.

brendanwalsh

Varner and oraiste really buckled. This could go to a tiebreak

BoldReason

Jesus Morikawa's iron play is absolutely phenomenal. If he could clean up the short game a touch he'd be an absolute force.