2023 PGA Championship thread

Deeper Blue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120629270#Comment_120629270

What an absurd narrative. Good for Block though, seems a decent skin.

coillcam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120629233#Comment_120629233

The last point is worth noting here. Subs, gear, lessons and everything golf-related can only go in one direction - unfortunately, it's upwards. Inflation, cost of living, insurance etc take your pick. Only if playing numbers dip significantly will prices go back down. We're so lucky in Ireland that you've a course nearly 30 mins away in most places. Not to mention how affordable a green fee is in general. With the exception of the jacked up yank targeting courses obviously.

I remember our AGM and some clowns were trying to angle every question on the staff's salaries indirectly or directly. It couldn't be given out publicly for obvious HR/GDPR reasons. The same for certain figures or department spends would allow you to infer it. They had another round in the chamber of "Why are we paying these high salaries/expenses, it's too much". "It's a cost of living crisis (that only applies to me and my sub)". The staff in the club can feck off though right? Nonsense and the noise merchants are as you'd imagine not feeling the pinch.

The short version is that if you want a well-maintained course, simply pay the staff. Also, give them the right equipment and environment in which they can excel. We'd no kitchen and bar manager at one point because they got better gigs. I understand that a sub is a big commitment for most of us but you can't expect to pay peanuts and have the red carpet rolled out.

I think it's a generic Irish thing of expecting everything but not actually wanting to pay what it costs never mind begrudgery. Particularly when it comes to taxes/politics or look at civil servant Mick over there in his new Audi and we all taxpayers funding his car. Other countries have a mentality of more services = more costs (taxes). Cuts mean some of those under-resourced services are going in the wrong direction. Same applies to our clubs and annual subs.

As for Block unless he's other income streams there's no chance he's printing money. He might make a few million now from Taylormade and other sponsorship opportunities as a result of his recent exposure. Hopefully, he has a good agent and advisors to strike while the iron is hot. He might be forgotten in two years.

PARlance

No real surprise to see Block struggling in Rd 1 yesterday, last place by 4 shots at +11.

A whirlwind week for him for sure.

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120641780#Comment_120641780

I know he had to run with it ...but he would have been better off going on the lash in the club and with family for a week and take another invite down the road..

PARlance

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120641872#Comment_120641872

Or sit it out and wait for LIV to call :)

He was an emotional wreck in his post round interview, a crazy week for him, it was fairly inevitable that it would have to come crashing down again soon.

I think he has another exemption or two, he might as well grab them all while he can. Hard to turn down.

paulos53

He still had this nicely saved par to remember despite the poor score

https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1661850132134887424