PGA Tour Thread

HighLine

Seve OB wrote: »

I think the difference between them might be that it seems to us that Rory has a life outside golf. Eldricks life was golf.

During daylight hours anyway

Speak Now

Good start for Shane at The Honda Classic, -3 after 6.

Padraig tees of at 5:45pm with McIlroy.

vienne86

Speak Now wrote: »

Good start for Shane at The Honda Classic, -3 after 6.

Padraig tees of at 5:45pm with McIlroy.

Featured groups are on the red button.

Speak Now

Couple of short ones missed by Shane, back to -1.

LuckyGent88

Really good to see Michelson back to some form. Has been quite consistent this season so far. Hopefully he continue this and compete with the young lads!!!

Solid start for Shane but will be disappointed with the two drop shots from short putts.

vienne86

Lovely opening round of -3 for Shane - shaky in the middle of the round, but lovely birdie eagle finish!

LuckyGent88

vienne86 wrote: »

Lovely opening round of -3 for Shane - shaky in the middle of the round, but lovely birdie eagle finish!

Some second shot on the last from 260 odd yards to a foot or so. Great shooting.

HighLine

Again... Rory starts off with another bad wedge shot. 114 yards and he missed the green and left himself 14 yards from the pin and then proceeded to bogey.

yipsnomore

Is shot tracker correct in saying McIlroy missed the green from 120 yards on the fairway on the 1st and made bogey?

Seve OB

MoonBoots is off to another good start. He is becoming a much better more consistent player ever since he got those mad looking things

m1ck007

Seve OB wrote: »

MoonBoots is off to another good start. He is becoming a much better more consistent player ever since he got those mad looking things

Whos that?

Seve OB

vienne86

m1ck007 wrote: »

Whos that?

Hint: wears orange gear on day 4.

FixdePitchmark

Have to say they are the worse piece of golf fashion since loudmouth - if someone walks into my 3 ball with them - I'm off.

Seve OB

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Have to say they are the worse piece of golf fashion since loudmouth - if someone walks into my 3 ball with them - I'm off.

Totally agree. They are bloody awful.

FixdePitchmark

What a chip in by Fowler.

FixdePitchmark

Jayus - unlucky from Padraig. Inside palm tree.

markthespark77

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Jayus - unlucky from Padraig. Inside palm tree.

ya, took a double from it. pity, was very unlucky that it didn't come down..

FixdePitchmark

markthespark77 wrote: »

ya, took a double from it. pity, was very unlucky that it didn't come down..

I'd say he had to go back to the tee - as there was no way he could have identified it ?

I think it was the first drive I seen him make this year - and was thinking great swing

PARlance

Seve OB wrote: »

MoonBoots is off to another good start. He is becoming a much better more consistent player ever since he got those mad looking things

That'd be Butch. He has moved up a level since working with him a couple of years back. Almost instantly, he started to perform better with the 4 major Top 5's and then built on that with his wins last year.

Butch is a mad looking thing too in fairness.

Potential Underachiever

Rickie has the style to pull off that outfit, good luck to him. Thankfully he's now winning tournaments so nobody can say he's just a show pony any more. GO RICKIE!!!

LuckyGent88

Well it looks like Davis love is pulling out all the stops to try and win back the Ryder cup this year. Some questionable clothing choices!!!

Can anyone name all the players??

galwaylad14

HighLine wrote: »

Don't think there would be too many people more qualified to make this judgement. Agree with him.

Phil Mickelson believes none of the 'big four' are close to Tiger Woods in his prime

I really wouldn't agree with Mickelson there although obviously he's far better positioned to judge. Tiger can't hold a candle to Rory when it comes to ball striking. Obviously he's a far better putter though and seems like he's a bit stronger mentally too.

Not sure Tiger would match up with Jason Day as a ball striker either.

I'd still rate Tiger as better overall but his ball striking was probably his achilles heel, at least in his later years of dominance when he seemed to just employ a policy of "just the thing in the fairway by any means possible and I'll be too good for the rest of them from there on" which in fairness was true but his driving (at least after his very early years) was never an absolute weapon to destroy the field like Rory's can be.

HighLine

Rory just made a tripple on the par 3 5th.

HighLine

Fairly average shot from Sergio here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUo8-1PxwQ

Barnaboy

HighLine wrote: »

Fairly average shot from Sergio here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaUo8-1PxwQ

How did it not go in!

HighLine

Barnaboy wrote: »

How did it not go in!

It certainly deserved to. What an absolute stunner of a shot and creativity.

HighLine

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Well it looks like Davis love is pulling out all the stops to try and win back the Ryder cup this year. Some questionable clothing choices!!!

Can anyone name all the players??

Now that would be a dinner party I would like to go to. Wonder how many majors there are in that room... 40+?

Interesting that Mr Top 5 turned down the invite to attend even though he was playing in the tournament this week.

mickmackey1

Oof... quadruple for Scotty

LuckyGent88

mickmackey1 wrote: »

Oof... quadruple for Scotty

He obviously wanted to make the tournament a bit interesting!!! He had one of the best rounds you will see before that 7.

Big test for Sergio tomorrow. Hasn't won in a while

dar_cool

Another one Sergio has let slip. Fair play to Scott though, his putting was class. Fair play to him after switching from the broom handle

slave1

dar_cool wrote: »

Another one Sergio has let slip. Fair play to Scott though, his putting was class. Fair play to him after switching from the broom handle

Some of his iron play was great also, that bunker iron that nailed the pin on the back nine was a huge shot

vienne86

So Sky coverage starting at 1800 - no featured groups coming on earlier on the red button, as far as I can see.

HighLine

You're fired.

https://twitter.com/JasonSobelESPN/status/705434288804786176
https://twitter.com/JasonSobelESPN/status/705449823001026563

Speak Now

Very good interview by Claude with Phil after his round. Great to see Phil still so hungry for success.

gman127

Speak Now wrote: »

Very good interview by Claude with Phil after his round. Great to see Phil still so hungry for success.

I'm liking Claude in general. Good straight forward analysis of a lot of swings with simple tips that the average player can take away without having to hit the gym and range 5 days a week!

Also how good is it to have the full European tour coverage the last couple of weeks?
I'm inclined not to bother watching if it's the US coverage of:

• Ad break
• 2 shots ( at least one a putt)
• Break
• Talk to sponsor
• 1 more shot
• Break
• And repeat...

Pierce_1991

What time do Sky go live tonight?

OffalyMedic

Pierce_1991 wrote:

What time do Sky go live tonight?

6pm

Pierce_1991

shaunac93 wrote: »

6pm

Nice, that's me sorted in work for the rest of the evening :P

Mantis Toboggan

Awful round today from matsumyana

CMOTDibbler

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Awful round today from matsumyana

Who? :eek:

Mushy

CMOTDibbler wrote: »

Who? :eek:

Matsuyama, surely could make that one out.

Good round for Mcillroy, be a good weekend

Pierce_1991

Really shaping up well for a good weekend. It's still early days but the new putting stroke seems to be working well for Rory. Just the one bad miss on the second.

vienne86

Some melt down by Phil on the homeward 9. :eek:

Pierce_1991

vienne86 wrote: »

Some melt down by Phil on the homeward 9. :eek:

The chip shot after he hit the water 15, dreadful for any golfer but for Phil that was really shocking.

mickmackey1

Mushy wrote: »

Matsuyama, surely could make that one out.

He was a WD last week so not sure what's going on there.

Armchair Andy

Is it top 64 only for the entry this week? Lee and Poults probably on the raz.

Running Balance

Anyone else think this course doesn't look good on tv and is just a long drag of a course..

yipsnomore

Great seeing the two best ballstrikers playing together. 6th hole mcilroy driver to 110yds out in rough Scott iron to 155 out on fairway. Scott gets to within 10 yards of hole. McIlroy outside 25. Great golf !!!!

HighLine

Rory playing some very nice golf yesterday and today... think I'll try the left hand low grip in the morning!