PGA Tour Thread

LuckyGent88

What a baller. Projected to number 13 in world ahead of Tiger now. Some future ahead of him and he isn’t the greatest putter either.

GreeBo

El Sueño wrote: »

Same, it's basically a major field next week and I'm interested to see how playing the course two weeks in a row impacts next week's leaderboard

I was thinking about this last night, would be interesting to see a set rota of courses that the players play repeatedly throughout the season, say 10 or so.

Basically they would be stadium courses (like Phoenix WM) and so could have all the setup in place all season long.

a bit like the idea of only have 4 or 5 cities host the olympics rather than keep moving it around.

AdamD

GreeBo wrote: »

I was thinking about this last night, would be interesting to see a set rota of courses that the players play repeatedly throughout the season, say 10 or so.

Basically they would be stadium courses (like Phoenix WM) and so could have all the setup in place all season long.

a bit like the idea of only have 4 or 5 cities host the olympics rather than keep moving it around.

Wouldn't that be less interesting than having more varied courses...

Deeper Blue

AdamD wrote: »

Wouldn't that be less interesting than having more varied courses...

I'd happily watch Riviera/Muirfield Village/Harbour Town/Pebble Beach a few times per year rather than the likes of Detroit Golf Club or TPC River Highlands.

Trampas

El Sueño wrote: »

Same, it's basically a major field next week and I'm interested to see how playing the course two weeks in a row impacts next week's leaderboard

They’re going to grow the rough a little and speed up the greens from around 11 to 13 for this week

GreeBo

AdamD wrote: »

Wouldn't that be less interesting than having more varied courses...

I dunno...would it?
If you have 10 great courses picked would that be boring?
So you almost have to wait 3 months before you see the same course again? Or to put it another way, they play it 3-4 times a season.

Not sure would it work from a weather point of view though...they might have to play mini tours in one area before moving to the next so they can follow the weather.

First Up

Trampas wrote:

They’re going to grow the rough a little and speed up the greens from around 11 to 13 for this week

Nastier pin positions too.

Bubbaclaus

Morikawa would be 2nd in the world if the minimum divisor didn't exist. Obviously that is why the divisor exists, but interesting none the less and shows the level he has the potential to be reaching in the very near future.

eagle eye

That win was so important for Morikawa. It established him as a serious contender and he eliminated the playoff loss from his memory too.
I said it a few times already but when you listen to him it's very like listening to a young Tiger. He has the same focus, I'm not saying he's as good or ever will be as good as Tiger but I think he'll win a couple of Majors.

AdamD

GreeBo wrote: »

I dunno...would it?
If you have 10 great courses picked would that be boring?
So you almost have to wait 3 months before you see the same course again? Or to put it another way, they play it 3-4 times a season.

Not sure would it work from a weather point of view though...they might have to play mini tours in one area before moving to the next so they can follow the weather.

Suppose I'd rather they just chose better courses throughout the year, which they admittedly don't. There's no doubt that some of the cities/states hosting tournaments on generic wide open target golf courses have better alternatives, but if they continue to not use them I can see your point.

tobsey

https://twitter.com/pgatour/status/1282782184122863616?s=21

This could be a great week. Delighted for Shane to be in that group. We’ll get to see plenty of him.

DH2K9

We preview The Memorial Tournament today on the Tackling Sport Podcast with Malachy Clerkin and Peter Lawrie.

We discuss Bryson DeChambeau's lockdown transformation, whether questions should be asked, Malachy's Irish Times article, Peter's own experience with drug testing, the future of golf, Brooks Koepka's tweet, the return of Tiger Woods and whether Rory McIlroy "chokes" when the pressure is on.

All links are here https://il.ink/tacklingsport

Also, cannot wait for tomorrow and those featured groups. Big chance for Shane to make a statement before the upcoming WGC and US PGA!

CMcsporty

^
Everyone knows the answer to the last question!!!
But will give a listen.

Golf is my Game

tobsey wrote: »

https://twitter.com/pgatour/status/1282782184122863616?s=21

This could be a great week. Delighted for Shane to be in that group. We’ll get to see plenty of him.

I wasnt the sharpest knife in the drawer in school but read that and was thinking 'Lowry - who the hell thought he was feature group material? Must be an Irish person tweeting that and getting carried away'. Then I remembered that business of him being a current major winner. So fair enough.:o

Golf is my Game

DH2K9 wrote: »

We preview The Memorial Tournament today on the Tackling Sport Podcast with Malachy Clerkin and Peter Lawrie.

We discuss Bryson DeChambeau's lockdown transformation, whether questions should be asked, Malachy's Irish Times article, Peter's own experience with drug testing, the future of golf, Brooks Koepka's tweet, the return of Tiger Woods and whether Rory McIlroy "chokes" when the pressure is on.

All links are here https://il.ink/tacklingsport

Also, cannot wait for tomorrow and those featured groups. Big chance for Shane to make a statement before the upcoming WGC and US PGA!

The interesting thing about McIlroy is that he doesnt choke under pressure. They have all had a booboo or two under pressure. The real question about him is why he chokes before there is any pressure on the scene at all. When he is going good, and well excuse that Masters one, he has a good record of closing the deal. Its getting to the business end of the tournament in the hunt wihout already having choked that causes him the problems as I see it.

DH2K9

Golf is my Game wrote: »

The interesting thing about McIlroy is that he doesnt choke under pressure. They have all had a booboo or two under pressure. The real question about him is why he chokes before there is any pressure on the scene at all. When he is going good, and well excuse that Masters one, he has a good record of closing the deal. Its getting to the business end of the tournament in the hunt wihout already having choked that causes him the problems as I see it.

Yeah that's a fair point.

Interesting on that, I heard Rory interviewed today and he was saying he has found it hard to stay focussed without crowds at events. He'd usually use the buzz or noise as energy where now he's struggling to stay fully focussed for 4 rounds.

Probably one of the most open honest sportsmen there is around in fairness but another sign of weakness in his mental approach.

Having last week off might focus the mind for the Memorial.

Link below:
https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12029227/rory-mcilroy-admits-letting-mind-wander-without-spectators-on-pga-tour

posturingpat

Have a rare Thursday afternoon free to watch the golf. Any idea of featured groups? De Chambeau with Morkawa and Cantlay surely be one?

bren2001

posturingpat wrote: »

Have a rare Thursday afternoon free to watch the golf. Any idea of featured groups? De Chambeau with Morkawa and Cantlay surely be one?

Group 1: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka. TT: 18:17
Group 2: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry. TT: 18:06
Group 3: Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay. TT: 13:06
Group 4: Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson. TT: 13:17

posturingpat

Perfect cheers. I'll be a Dj fan today then.

tobsey

Golf is my Game wrote: »

I wasnt the sharpest knife in the drawer in school but read that and was thinking 'Lowry - who the hell thought he was feature group material? Must be an Irish person tweeting that and getting carried away'. Then I remembered that business of him being a current major winner. So fair enough.:o

And he should be defending that major this week so it’s a nice touch to give him the featured group.

posturingpat

Ah god almighty I'm blind never even copped Shane. I'll be Cheering him on.

DuckSlice

Hopefully he can put in a good performance this weekend. Would love to see him hit some form and finish in top 20 consistently.

Golf is my Game

etxp wrote: »

Hopefully he can put in a good performance this weekend. Would love to see him hit some form and finish in top 20 consistently.

Think that's a bit unrealistic and well out of his league to be honest. That would put around top 5 in the world sort of level and we've never seen indication that he's that sort of level. If he could keep solid top 50 in the world with a win every year or two that would be good going.

GreeBo

etxp wrote: »

Hopefully he can put in a good performance this weekend. Would love to see him hit some form and finish in top 20 consistently.

Would be great to see alright, but I think he needs to be consistently making cuts and finishing top 50 before he worries about top 20s.

No harm in aiming high though!

DuckSlice

Yea I understand it is quite a big ask, but one can always hope.

Mantis Toboggan

Lots of big scoring so far looks to be playing very tough.

HighLine

Tiger's game looking very sharp. No signs of rust at all.

Golf is my Game

Tiger on target for a round of 12 under. Impressive.

Dr. Bre

Dustin won’t be around for the weekend

Mantis Toboggan

Wow some shocker from DJ, Fowler and shuffles.

Mysterypunter

Golf is my Game wrote: »

Tiger on target for a round of 12 under. Impressive.

On target for a missed cut, what will all his cheerleaders do for the weekend?

Mantis Toboggan

HighLine wrote: »

Tiger's game looking very sharp. No signs of rust at all.

Looks fairly rusty, to be expected after the long lay off.

HighLine

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Looks fairly rusty, to be expected after the long lay off.

Captain Hindsight, fair play. I posted that message after his first 3 holes... 3 holes which he played flawlessly.

Potential Underachiever

Tiger played a lot of poor shots today then it looked like all of a sudden he had a stiff back and a bit of a limp, probably a coincidence!

badabing106

Potential Underachiever wrote: »

Tiger played a lot of poor shots today then it looked like all of a sudden he had a stiff back and a bit of a limp, probably a coincidence!

Tiger played like a 44 year old with a history of injury problems. Because of that, He is not going to win a tournament again

Rikand

badabing106 wrote: »

Tiger played like a 44 year old with a history of injury problems. Because of that, He is not going to win a tournament again

I would disagree with that.

Golf is my Game

Bryson is a physics major so he can probably do the geometry on best than a rules guy. I dont think Id argue with him on this kind of stuff so he must have a case.

HighLine

Bryson really is a pillock. "I don't believe it"... Those are the rules of golf.

Golf is my Game

People said Tuger wouldnt play again. That if he came back he would be a freak show pathetic shadow of his previous player. That he wouldnt evem be competitive. That he wouldnt win any thing. That him winning a major was talk that should should get you locked up in the looney bin. Yeh. Tiger is just on a different level so you cant judge by normal expectations., Or your likely to be wrong if you try.

bren2001

Golf is my Game wrote: »

Bryson is a physics major so he can probably do the geometry on best than a rules guy. I dont think Id argue with him on this kind of stuff so he must have a case.

Never graduated university, did he? No case at all. Very rude to the official as well. This is why I dislike him.

PARlance

Some meltdown by Bryson

Golf is my Game

bren2001 wrote: »

Never graduated university, did he? No case at all. Very rude to the official as well. This is why I dislike him.

Didnt know that.
Looks like he dont count so good neither. Seens like he was struggling to count to double figures.

bren2001

I enjoyed his caddie running to block the camera focussing on him!

Golf is my Game

bren2001 wrote: »

I enjoyed his caddie running to block the camera focussing on him!

I think Bryson did the damage to his image all on his own right there.

Mysterypunter

Golf is my Game wrote: »

I think Bryson did the damage to his image all on his own right there.

He's at it the whole time, it's no surprise.

Dr. Bre

Finally Bryson missing a cut

Mysterypunter

Mysterypunter wrote: »

On target for a missed cut, what will all his cheerleaders do for the weekend?

+3 is the cut now, so the tour will do some creative thinking, and play 3 balls from 2 tees. That way we can see tiger hole a 20 footer to get within 10 of the lead. Same sort of coincidence that saw him tee off at 9:05 in the open every year, for 9:00 BBC coverage

Golf is my Game

Mysterypunter wrote: »

On target for a missed cut, what will all his cheerleaders do for the weekend?

Two birdies in the last three to make it in. Terrific really. He just doesnt give up. Its the same attitude that gave him so many wins in his prime. Cheerleeders wil be able to follow him for another 36 holes so theyl be quite happy.

Mysterypunter

Golf is my Game wrote: »

Two birdies in the last three to make it in. Terrific really. He just doesnt give up. Its the same attitude that gave him so many wins in his prime. Cheerleeders wil be able to follow him for another 36 holes so theyl be quite happy.

I'm happy enough he made it, it will be a help for the delayed majors. He looked really good in the exhibition with Peyton Manning against Mickelson and Tom Brady, was rusty, but holed a nice one at the last aswell, he could climb the board, its a tough course

Mushy

See another video of Bryson flattening grass before taking a drop. Looks nice and dodgy. On top of everything else that happened on that one hole, be great if he was pulled up on it