Seamus Power - PGA Tour Winner 2021/22

CSWS101

Seamus is a good golfer and can have a successful career on the PGA tour but a top 10 golfer he is not. Top 50 is a more realistic aim for him

Golfgraffix

Down to 50 now, would be a shame if he missed the Masters invite

Xander10

A nice eagle on the 2nd (his 11th) following on from a birdie on 17th & bogey on 18th.

At -1. conditions still wet.

would be nice to get in a couple under for his delayed first round.

boardise

The eagle has landed -at his eleventh hole...now jumps up to -1 in 54th place . making the cut a must and looking quite feasible at this point.

Motivator

I can see them reducing to 54 holes and I’d say at this stage that’s the best that can be salvaged. Play won’t resume until 11 am local time which is 4 our time, they were up against it to get the whole thing finished with the dodgy light at this time of year. I think there’ll be serious calls to move it back to May again now after this. Absolutely nothing the tour can do about the weather but still it’s very frustrating for them and the players.

If it is reduced to 54 holes, are the ranking points etc. dished out in full or is there a reduction?

Golfhead65

They are saying it will go to a Tuesday finish

Infoseeker1975

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118770774#Comment_118770774

That will give them 7.5hrs tomorrow and there is no rain forecast after 11am, also Sunday and Monday are ok so it will be a Monday finish.

The later starters in R1 will get R2 finished tomorrow, the cut will be made by lunchtime Sunday and then a 2 tee start for R3 on Sunday afternoon, probably part of R3 getting completed early on Monday before completing the final round on Monday.

Panrich

Going steadily so far today and even though he has let a few chances get away, he's currently -1 for his round and up to T25. Keep the disasters off the card and he'll be ok.

Scrabbel

Pity about the bogey but a level par round would lift him well up the leader board the way things are going. Avoiding disasters definitely the key.

Scrabbel

Go Seamus! Up to -3 now, great going today so far.

Panrich

Seamus will have to finish his round by starting with a tee shot at 17 in the morning. Hopefully the wind will be kinder.

eagle eye

He's got his best golf back.vy the looks of things, a real treat to win this if the late starters don't get a nice morning

A horrible 2 holes to have to come out and play first thing. Hopefully not playing as tough today as yesterday.

The Big Easy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118776895#Comment_118776895

Must've hired a coach

Golfhead65

Phew 17th tee shot 1st of the day to within 10 feet..no issues with cut line now

eagle eye

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778036#Comment_118778036

Ah the childish response.😁

It's taken him quite a while to get it back with such a simple problem leading to other parts of his game struggling.

Anyways all I hope is that he has a great tournament and makes it into the Masters. I'm a fan who just wants to see him succeed.

I probably have more belief that most in how much potential he has. I firmly believe he could make the top ten in the world.

abff

Unfortunate 3 putt at the last. Still well inside the cut line.

Lad GAGA

Main priority of making the cut has been achieved. He played those last three holes really well, he had really good birdie chances on 16 (last night) and 17 today and was putting for birdie on the 18th. He might be disappointed to have played them in one over but he seems to be playing well and no double bogeys on the first two days which is very good around there in those conditions. Hopefully he can put together another two good rounds and book his place in the Masters.

Scrabbel

Once the distance goes past 33ft, PGA Tour stats show a 3-putt overtakes a 1-putt in likelihood. So albeit it was a slightly disappointing 3-putt, his 40-footer on the 18th wasn’t much of a birdie chance either. -2 after 2 rounds is still in great shape.

waterwelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778654#Comment_118778654

Any estimate at what he needs to make the masters?

The Big Easy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118778842#Comment_118778842

Not sure, a top 20 would be more than enough I'd say, top 30 might even do it. Big wgr points for this one, he's not in next week and it's the top 50 after the Valspar that makes it.

Two par or better rounds from here and he's Augusta bound.

waterwelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118779004#Comment_118779004

He has been slipping down the ranking slowly. We will have a fair idea after this weekend. 47th or better should be enough. 49 or 50 not enough I'd say.

abff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118779004#Comment_118779004

Are you sure about the Valspar being the final cut off tournament? The WGC Matchplay is two weeks before the Masters and the final item on the list of qualification criteria is as follows:

“19: 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters.”

Regarding what Seamus needs to do in order to ensure he remains in the top 50 until the cut off date, a top 20 this week would go a long way towards making him safe. But a lot depends on what other players around the 50 mark do over the next few weeks, so I think a top 10 would be needed in order for him to feel that he has nailed down his Masters invitation.

OEP

it's the top 50 on 28th March, after the WGC which he'll be in

The Big Easy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118779090#Comment_118779090

My apologies, misread the dates.

It's better that it's after the Matchplay, winning a match there would almost seal it you'd imagine.

But we might as well root for a top 10 or much better tomorrow!

Motivator

Very frustrating 14 holes for Seamus so far. He’s -1 for his round but had a double bogey on the 4th after finding the water with his second. He’s had a look for birdie on nearly every hole and his putts just shaved the edge. Made 3 birdies but take that double out of it and he’d be right in it. The lads in front are going to make mistakes and someone in that -5 or -6 bracket at the moment is going to put something together tomorrow - could be Lowry. We’ve seen it before where a fella gets in to the weekend by the skin of his teeth and puts together a couple of very good rounds to win it.

If Seamus could find 2 more birdies and get finished at -5 tomorrow he’ll be well rested & if he’s only 3 back you just never know what could happen. Big money and points on offer way down the field so it’s a tournament you have a free shot at if you’re within striking distance.

Icemancometh

It's all gone wrong this morning

Icemancometh

A birdie finish at least. Plenty to do later today.

Hot start. 4 under for his first 7 starting on the b9

Widdensushi

Flying it today

BoardsMember

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118784518#Comment_118784518

Put the kibosh in him there....

Strawberry HillBilly

Good enough finish to move up from OWGR 50th ?

Strawberry HillBilly

joebloggs32

Pity how 17 stalled him today, but a decent showing. Hopefully it will be enough to hold his top 50 spot

waterwelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118785431#Comment_118785431

A few of those around him in the rankings missed the cut so hopefully he nudges up a couple of slots and puts a bit of distance between himself and those behind him.

I'd be thinking he is there but we will have a better idea once it's updated.

Motivator

I reckon a t34 should keep him in 50th or even jump a spot. I think if he were to win one of his matches in the match play it would seal it.

I think he could go very well in the match play, he has said it a load of times in interviews that he loves the format and played it all through his youth career in Ireland. We saw how he handled the playoff in the Barbasol as well, he would be worth a small bet at a likely big price. Especially with a lot of the big names struggling over the last couple of weeks you just never know. This week was definitely a step in the right direction, a couple of loose shots cost him over the four days and came at the worst time in his rounds as his doubles came when he was going well and killed his momentum.

Up to 48th

blackwhite

https://twitter.com/vc606/status/1503503147112804353?s=21

Up to 48 by looks of things

abff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118786086#Comment_118786086

I think Seamus will need to win at least one match (and possibly more) in the WGC Matchplay if he’s going to hold onto his top 50 spot for the Masters. But this is very much dependent on how those ranked between 48th and 60th (or further down if someone gets a top 3 finish) perform over the next two weeks.

A clearer picture should emerge after this week’s Valspar Championship. Am I right in thinking that Seamus is sitting this one out?

abff

Just having a look at this week’s scores and how they might impact on Seamus’s position in the top 50 of the OWGR. Of the players just behind him, Tringale and Bezuidenhout are not likely to score many world ranking points (if any), while Hughes and Bubba both missed the cut. But Noren and Harmon are both playing well and both of them could move past Seamus this week, pushing him down to 50th in the rankings.

On the other hand, Mickelson is falling in the rankings and will only be marginally ahead of Seamus in next week’s ranking. Unless he returns to action in the Matchplay (which might not happen even if his “suspension/self imposed absence” is lifted), he will fall behind Seamus in the following week’s rankings, even if Seamus picks up no world ranking points in the Matchplay.

Think I saw a few days ago Mickelson wasn't playing the matchplay.

abff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118809429#Comment_118809429

Neither Noren nor Harmon picked up enough points to move past Seamus this week, so he has held onto 48th place in the world rankings.

abff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118811127#Comment_118811127

That’s correct. The cut off was based on last week’s world rankings and 64 of the top 69 players in the rankings have entered. The five players who qualified but will not compete are Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English and Phil Mickelson.

Having said that, I have had another look at the rankings and Seamus will not move ahead of Mickelson in the rankings unless he picks up at least half a point in his three group stage matches. And players close behind him who get through to the knockout stages could leapfrog Seamus.

So the chances of Seamus making this year’s Masters are still up in the air, but it’s looking more likely than not at this stage.

blue note

I was watching drive to survive yesterday and wondering what sort of stories they'll be using for the golf version. This sort of thing could be it!

Deeper Blue

Seamus is with Cantlay, Im and Mitchell for the matchplay. Tricky on paper but this tournament is always tough to predict.

Ottoman_1000

Is this the last weekend to make the cut off for the top 50 for The Masters or does it go right up until the Texas Open the week before?

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118812577#Comment_118812577

Don't think Power has been signed up yet.

blue note

That's a pity. It probably will be the type of thing they'll look for. Or certainly someone struggling to keep their card.

abff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118815028#Comment_118815028

Yes. This is the last tournament before the cut off.

Motivator

I think Seamus can go quite well in this tournament. He’s on record saying he loves matchplay and it isn’t a format that suits everyone. Cantlay will be some test for him and as we’ve seen in the Ryder Cup he loves the pressure but I think his form has been patchy and Seamus should fancy his chances.