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The PGA Tour Thread

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    #512
    Tilikum17
    Registered Users Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭Tilikum17


    WWEfansince90s wrote: »
    Was watching the coverage last night.
    The Sky commentary is beyond awful.
    Why can’t they just use the CBS commentators? Coltart, Rob Lee etc are unfunny, uninteresting and unintelligent!

    Coltard is shocking, but it bets listening to Mark Roe.


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    #513
    Bill Ponderosa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Bill Ponderosa


    WWEfansince90s wrote: »
    Was watching the coverage last night.
    The Sky commentary is beyond awful.
    Why can’t they just use the CBS commentators? Coltart, Rob Lee etc are unfunny, uninteresting and unintelligent!

    I don't mind them, better than listening to the yanks and Faldo anyway.


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    #514
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,362 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    That Patrick reed ruling looked fine to me. All the volunteers fault. He should have said it bounced. Reed had no choice but to assume what he was told and the referee gave him the ruling, so hes crystal clear imo


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    #515
    Bill Ponderosa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Bill Ponderosa


    Rikand wrote: »
    That Patrick reed ruling looked fine to me. All the volunteers fault. He should have said it bounced. Reed had no choice but to assume what he was told and the referee gave him the ruling, so hes crystal clear imo

    If it was anyone else it would be a non issue.


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    #516
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,385 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Rikand wrote: »
    That Patrick reed ruling looked fine to me. All the volunteers fault. He should have said it bounced. Reed had no choice but to assume what he was told and the referee gave him the ruling, so hes crystal clear imo

    Onus isn't on a volunteer though. He shouldn't have picked it up first, just wait for official to come over and then there's no controversy.


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    #517
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,883 ✭✭✭Russman


    Roger_007 wrote: »
    Reed actually lifted his ball and put it down again before the referee arrived, and apparently without consulting his playing partners. It was not clear whether the referee knew that or not.

    Didn’t the new rules of golf change and you no longer have to inform anyone when you mark & pick up your ball ? I’m fairly sure they did, but not 100% tbh.


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    #518
    CSWS101
    Registered Users Posts: 602 ✭✭✭CSWS101


    Rikand wrote: »
    That Patrick reed ruling looked fine to me. All the volunteers fault. He should have said it bounced. Reed had no choice but to assume what he was told and the referee gave him the ruling, so hes crystal clear imo

    Not sure I agree, look at the bounce of the ball. There's no way it could have been embedded

    https://twitter.com/KylePorterCBS/status/1355632629148770304


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    #519
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    McIlroy did exactly the same as Reed yesterday!
    Except McIlroy didn’t even call for a referee.

    Reed did nothing wrong


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    #520
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    ionadnapokot wrote: »
    McIlroy did exactly the same as Reed yesterday!
    Except McIlroy didn’t even call for a referee.

    Reed did nothing wrong

    Looks like the PGA tour came under a lot of pressure to release the video of Rory’s drop and then defend the actions of both and their rules officials.

    To me it looks like Rory’s popped up and dropped back into the original pitch mark which is not the case in the Reed plugged lie. Rory is clearly very sure it is plugged as he states it to his playing partners and they tell him the rule. He has no history of trying to gain an advantage. In fact the opposite happened at the pga last year.

    Reed’s incident is not only the fact that it clearly bounces before landing in the supposed plug mark but also the fact he lifts the ball up without marking, puts it in his palm and then moves it a few feet away before then asking for a ruling.


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    #521
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,385 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    ionadnapokot wrote: »
    McIlroy did exactly the same as Reed yesterday!
    Except McIlroy didn’t even call for a referee.

    Reed did nothing wrong

    Mcillroy doesn't move the ball before declaring anything, that'd be my biggest issue with it all


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    #522
    downthemiddle
    Registered Users Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭downthemiddle


    Mushy wrote: »
    Mcillroy doesn't move the ball before declaring anything, that'd be my biggest issue with it all

    The attempts to equate McIllroy's behaviour with Reed's are a disgrace. One is a cheat, one isn't.


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    #523
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Surely we get a playoff between Rory and Reed.


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    #524
    Roger_007
    Registered Users Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    Looks like the PGA tour came under a lot of pressure to release the video of Rory’s drop and then defend the actions of both and their rules officials.

    To me it looks like Rory’s popped up and dropped back into the original pitch mark which is not the case in the Reed plugged lie. Rory is clearly very sure it is plugged as he states it to his playing partners and they tell him the rule. He has no history of trying to gain an advantage. In fact the opposite happened at the pga last year.

    Reed’s incident is not only the fact that it clearly bounces before landing in the supposed plug mark but also the fact he lifts the ball up without marking, puts it in his palm and then moves it a few feet away before then asking for a ruling.
    The problem with Reed’s actions is that the ball could not possibly have been embedded given the way it landed.
    If he genuinely believed that it was embedded but wanted a rules official to verify that, he would not have touched it before calling the rules official.
    If he genuinely believed he was not breaking the rules in lifting his ball, why did he then call for the rules official after doing it.

    I believe that Reed saw that he had a horrendous lie and engaged in a bit of dodgy stuff in order to gain an advantage.


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    #525
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Nail in the chasing pack coffin there by Reed with that eagle.


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    #526
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    Nail in the chasing pack coffin there by Reed with that eagle.

    It’s some leaderboard though isn’t it?


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    #527
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,767 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    As long as he doesn't have too many chip shots I think Hovland could do it, hope so anyway!


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    #528
    LuckyGent88
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    Nice to see Molinari back playing well. Good finish last week and looks like a top 10 this week too.

    Hopefully one of the Europeans wins this anyway. Hovland and Rahm Right in the mix.


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    #529
    waynescales1
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    Is a rules official the only person who can declare a ball plugged/embedded? If not, could someone explain what exactly Reed did wrong? Considering neither he, nor anyone in his party saw the ball bounce...


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    #530
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,385 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    waynescales1 wrote: »
    Is a rules official the only person who can declare a ball plugged/embedded? If not, could someone explain what exactly Reed did wrong? Considering neither he, nor anyone in his party saw the ball bounce...

    No, just need to tell playing partners, but he picked up his ball too, he should have waited for the official if he was insistingon calling one. No idea why he called over the official tbh


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    #531
    downthemiddle
    Registered Users Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭downthemiddle


    waynescales1 wrote: »
    Is a rules official the only person who can declare a ball plugged/embedded? If not, could someone explain what exactly Reed did wrong? Considering neither he, nor anyone in his party saw the ball bounce...

    He declared a ball plugged when clearly it wasn't.


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    #532
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 16,000 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    Just watching the Reed incident now. He says in interview that he marked it and then lifted it. Did he? Not that I can see. Sure he marked where he said it was when the ref gave him the drop...... to late Pat.


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    #533
    waynescales1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭waynescales1


    Unless I’m missing something, people are unhappy with his actions because he’s Patrick Reed.


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    #534
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,767 ✭✭✭abff


    waynescales1 wrote: »
    Unless I’m missing something, people are unhappy with his actions because he’s Patrick Reed.

    Yes, that’s true. But it’s not just because of that. What he did was wrong. The fact that he has a history in this regard makes it worse.


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    #535
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,682 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Cmon hovland


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    #536
    waynescales1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭waynescales1


    abff wrote: »
    Yes, that’s true. But it’s not just because of that. What he did was wrong. The fact that he has a history in this regard makes it worse.

    I don’t think it was wrong. He marked, lifted and dropped a ball, without penalty, which he believed to have been plugged. He informed his playing partners that he was doing this. I didn’t see any replay footage which disproves this.


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    #537
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,767 ✭✭✭abff


    waynescales1 wrote: »
    I don’t think it was wrong. He marked, lifted and dropped a ball, without penalty, which he believed to have been plugged. He informed his playing partners that he was doing this. I didn’t see any replay footage which disproves this.

    In fairness, I didn’t see the incident, so maybe I’m guilty of rushing to judgement. I don’t like the guy - there’s something off about him. But I guess I shouldn’t let my prejudices influence me.


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    #538
    waynescales1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭waynescales1


    abff wrote: »
    In fairness, I didn’t see the incident, so maybe I’m guilty of rushing to judgement. I don’t like the guy - there’s something off about him. But I guess I shouldn’t let my prejudices influence me.

    I’m not 100% clear on what happened myself.

    Hovland the only man who can stop Reed the villain now.


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    #539
    fearruanua
    Registered Users Posts: 737 ✭✭✭fearruanua


    waynescales1 wrote: »
    I’m not 100% clear on what happened myself.

    Hovland the only man who can stop Reed the villain now.

    looking unlikely now.


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    #540
    Wombatman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭Wombatman


    Ball won't plug after a small hop. Think about it.

    Rory's may have hopped back into his plug mark but Reed's clearly hopped forward. Couldn't have been embedded. He called for a ruling AFTER he moved his ball out of the alleged plug point. WTF. The judge can't rule on anything at this point because the ball is no longer embedded. No players or judges, other than Rory or Reed, confirmed the balls were embedded.


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    #541
    Deep Thought
    Registered Users Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Deep Thought


    JFC.. Viktor...twice..

    The narrower a man’s mind, the broader his statements.



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