PGA Tour Thread

Running Balance

Can someone please tell me why players like like Donald and Ian poulter don't play more on tour (there is prob more but they stick out). I would have thought if guys like this are struggling for form they would play a lot more often. Is it that they have enough money and there is no motivation.

Just a thought/question.

Potential Underachiever

Running Balance wrote: »

Can someone please tell me why players like like Donald and Ian poulter don't play more on tour (there is prob more but they stick out). I would have thought if guys like this are struggling for form they would play a lot more often. Is it that they have enough money and there is no motivation.

Just a thought/question.

Donald played 20 times on the PGA Tour last season and 7 times this season.

Poulter played 19 times last season and 4 times this season.

Spieth 25(5), Bubba 19(6), DJ 21(6), that's a few random people I checked and I expected Spieth's to be high as he seemed to play everywhere last year. So what I'm saying is most players only tend to play about 20 a year, it just depends on what suits their schedule and sponsors, or how they want to prepare for majors etc etc. It wouldn't be down to money or form as to where or when they play.... That's my take on it anyway!

Running Balance

Potential Underachiever wrote:

Spieth 25(5), Bubba 19(6), DJ 21(6), that's a few random people I checked and I expected Spieth's to be high as he seemed to play everywhere last year. So what I'm saying is most players only tend to play about 20 a year, it just depends on what suits their schedule and sponsors, or how they want to prepare for majors etc etc. It wouldn't be down to money or form as to where or when they play.... That's my take on it anyway!

God i didnt even think they played that much.

I understand the bigger players not playing as much and sponsors demands but surely if you were luke donald et al and your competitive career is somewhat coming to an end you'd try to play as much as possible to win.

vienne86

Three birdies and a bogey on the back 9 for Padraig for a level par round, gets him into the weekend......timely birdie on the last, with the cut switching back anf forth between +4 and +3. Let's hope GMac can sneak in as well.

abff

vienne86 wrote: »

Three birdies and a bogey on the back 9 for Padraig for a level par round, gets him into the weekend......timely birdie on the last, with the cut switching back anf forth between +4 and +3. Let's hope GMac can sneak in as well.

Looks as if the cut is going to fall at +3, so that birdie on his final hole by Padraig was crucial. Fair play to him.

Mantis Toboggan

76 today for Bowditch, Fair play

abff

Tyson Fury wrote: »

76 today for Bowditch, Fair play

A trifle unkind.

onlyme!

Lots of players wearing green on this st paddy's day

HighLine

Rory seems genuinely surprised at how poorly he played yesterday in this clip https://www.pgatourlive.com/tournament/R2016009/37513089/rory-mcilroy-talks-about-his-round-1-of-api

Starts off this morning by splitting the fairway on his first.

LuckyGent88

Ridiculous par saves from Merritt keeping him in it but absolute clutch from Jason day.

ronnie3585

Very enjoyable viewing tonight. Looks like advantage Day.

LuckyGent88

The man with the experience really comes through. Scott, fowler,bubba and now Day with very impressive starts to the year heading into the masters. Rory and speith need to up their games.

But what a masters we could have in a couple of weeks. So many top players in great form.

Nemesis

Day asks "Wheres that wind?"

Caddy takes something out of pocket and shades it with his right hand and says "should be accross".

Day then asks if its hurting and caddy looks into his hand and says "I dont believe its hurting at all".

Then puts whatever he is looking at into his pocket.

What was he looking at ? notes?

Rewind if you can

A compass is allowed?

http://www.barryrhodes.com/2014/04/did-matt-everys-caddie-breach-rule-14-3.html

Didnt know that. !

Rikand

Nemesis wrote: »

Day asks "Wheres that wind?"

Caddy takes something out of pocket and shades it with his right hand and says "should be accross".

Day then asks if its hurting and caddy looks into his hand and says "I dont believe its hurting at all".

Then puts whatever he is looking at into his pocket.

What was he looking at ? notes?

Rewind if you can

A compass is allowed?

http://www.barryrhodes.com/2014/04/did-matt-everys-caddie-breach-rule-14-3.html

Didnt know that. !

That's really good to know. I was wondering myself. When I go to a foreign golf course, I normally draw arrows across the map of the course at the start of my round on the scorecard to help determine wind direction later on should it be a concern.

With the compass, knowing that you have a south-westerly wind and knowing with certainty what direction you are facing, that would definitely be a help.

Wind definitely wasnt hurting him - He flew it well into that back bunker.

HighLine

Just what is needed.. something to slow Jason Day up a little bit more.

That drive he hit straight into the crowd on the 18th was fairly shocking... never any doubt as to where it would finish and not a single shout issued.

slave1

HighLine wrote: »

Just what is needed.. something to slow Jason Day up a little bit more...

That aspect of his game is annoying, US golf trying to encourage speeding things up and then we have to look at him closing his eyes before shots like that is a ball of crap

Speak Now

Shane V McIlroy in the last 16 if they both get out of their groups.

Mushy

Love matchplay. What's the tv schedule like? Should be able to see as much as I want/as much as Sky can show

sky88

Mushy wrote: »

Love matchplay. What's the tv schedule like? Should be able to see as much as I want/as much as Sky can show

Never liked watching macthplay for some reason except for the ryder cup

Wombatman

Mushy wrote: »

Love matchplay. What's the tv schedule like? Should be able to see as much as I want/as much as Sky can show

From 6pm on SP 4 Wed, Thurs and Friday. Should be a Good Friday on the couch.

Mushy

OK so I'll miss the group stage stuff for the most part, but that'll be fine.

Cheers for all the groups, the app just has a straight list so this is much more detailed. Saturday and Sunday sorted though

Potential Underachiever

noserider wrote: »

Garcia worth a punt at 40/1?

By all means if you want a bit of interest but I don't like this tournament from a punters perspective, it's a lottery in all fairness. Most of these pros can beat each other on any given day, so someone really has to win 6 coinflips in a row to win it outright, for that reason alone I'd go for longer odds players and hope my number is drawn so to speak!

charlieIRL

Betting / Gambling thread here for anyone interested.

Mushy

Mcdowell getting a beating, after being 2up.

Mushy

Day got through in the end, but he didn't look well in doing so.

Minderbinder

Match play is good once or twice a year but does anyone else think the group format is a horrible idea. I feel it's much more exciting as a straight knockout.

HighLine

Minderbinder wrote: »

Match play is good once or twice a year but does anyone else think the group format is a horrible idea. I feel it's much more exciting as a straight knockout.

It is but you can see why they did it... lots of big names used to be able to get eliminated on day 1.. effecting viewership for the following days.


Elsewhere... Rory still can't hit a wedge.

charlieIRL

Have they showed any or Lowry v Kaimer yet at all??

Mantis Toboggan

Some awful stuff from mcllroy, up against it now.

Lowry has moved 1 ahead

Just into the juice off the tee

Minderbinder

Not watching but if shot tracker is right Lowry went for the green in one after going one up and went for a swim. Awful judgment.

blackcard

HighLine wrote: »

Again... Rory has a 134 yard wedge into the 14th just now and misses the green. It's shockingly poor.

He is hitting a lot of dreadful shots. But I think that is the way he plays, good days mixed with bad days. His wedge play is terrible at the moment

HighLine

blackcard wrote: »

He is hitting a lot of dreadful shots. But I think that is the way he plays, good days mixed with bad days. His wedge play is terrible at the moment

I deleted that because there was an error on shot tracker but they corrected it. His wedge play is still shocking though - really hope he can get something sorted before Augusta.

Mantis Toboggan

Anyone else think the coverage is terrible?

Seve OB

Whats the black ribbon for

Rikand

Lowry trying to play himself off the ryder cup team

Speak Now

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Anyone else think the coverage is terrible?

Always the same with matchplay, show the few featured groups and then you can almost guess the outcome when they show a very long putt or a tap in from someone they haven't shown.

McIlroy lucky he's playing someone playing as poor as himself.

Shane hasn't played well under pressure.
Won't be happy he didn't win nevermind not even get a half.

Rikand

Seve OB wrote: »

Whats the black ribbon for

Brussels

blackcard

Seve OB wrote: »

Whats the black ribbon for

Victims of bombs in Belgium

Needs Must

I wish JP would encourage Rory more.

Speak Now

Rikand wrote: »

Lowry trying to play himself off the ryder cup team

Almost did that in last year's race to Dubai final series, terrible end to the year with all those points available. Will most likely need a win somewhere. Good chance for a wildcard though unless he has a dreadful year with the likes Poulter, Donald and Westwood looking on a downward spiral.

Speak Now

Olsen dreadful. McIlroy can't believe his luck today.

blackcard

Speak Now wrote: »

Olsen dreadful. McIlroy can't believe his luck today.

Olsen really gifted that to McIlroy

mickmackmcgoo

Lowry and olesen buckled under pressure. Lowrys putting stance looks all wrong

vienne86

I must say I like the shot tracker - tracks the balls of both players.

vienne86

Another disappointing finish for Shane Lowry today - he was 3 up after 9 but only managed to halve the match by winning the 18th.

yipsnomore

Spieth is ridiculous inside 100 yards.

vienne86

And GMac coughed up a lead of 2 up to finish up all square with Paul Casey.....probably deserved as neither of them played well.

Mantis Toboggan

Is it knock out today?

First Up

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Is it knock out today?

No, last of the group matches.

Speak Now

Tyson Fury wrote: »

Is it knock out today?

I guess you could call it that, last 16 will be decided.

Lowry who can't progress is already 3 down after 6 to Johnson. I'd say he can't wait to get out of dodge.