Re: The Golf Thread (III)

[tricycle]

Honestly, none. Been barely any time since the open. Rory's won there twice. JB Holmes and Mickelson have decent records on that course.

[skully]

I see Floppy Phil and the Big Easy clock up 100 Majors each this week. Ferkin amazing!!!

Must be time for both of them to soon head off on the Seniors tour to steal money.

[skully]

Currently 5s being offered about Johnson, Rory and Spieth.

[JGK]

If Spieth wins he will be the youngest to get the career slam.

[tricycle]

Yeah I saw that - the main reason seems to be so they can move the year  end $10m thingy earlier so it doesn't compete with the start of the NFL season.

Any tips for the PGA trike?

I was thinking of Pieters.... 5 over already.

And the PGA (not the PGA tour) website is the worst. Absolutely awful.

[tricycle]

And Charlie Hoffman struggling in the first round of a major!

[skully]

Kafka doing OK again.

[tricycle]

Thunderbear!
Mickelson and Els 17 over between them.

[skully]

Inauspicious 100th for them.

[WideWally]

Yeah I saw that - the main reason seems to be so they can move the year  end $10m thingy earlier so it doesn't compete with the start of the NFL season.

Any tips for the PGA trike?

I was thinking of Pieters.... 5 over already.

And the PGA (not the PGA tour) website is the worst. Absolutely awful.

Have they changed it in the last couple of weeks? Since the British Open?

This current version is terrible.



.... and what happened to Day? I watched his tee shot at the 17th & he was 5 under. I then had to go out & when I get home & check the scores, the useless clown is now even. So he dropped 5 shots in the last two holes!!!

[JGK]

Quadruple bogey on the 18th.

[WideWally]

These days he is golf's answer to Richie Porte.

[tricycle]

Yeah I saw that - the main reason seems to be so they can move the year  end $10m thingy earlier so it doesn't compete with the start of the NFL season.

Any tips for the PGA trike?

I was thinking of Pieters.... 5 over already.

And the PGA (not the PGA tour) website is the worst. Absolutely awful.

Have they changed it in the last couple of weeks? Since the British Open?

This current version is terrible.

Yeah, they're all quite rubbish and don't provide the basic info in a simple manner these days. The score feed for this tournament has been rubbish.

Meant this one

https://www.pga.com/events/pgachampionship/leaderboard

When live coverage starts there's an openable stream as well. That results in just half the window being the leaderboard.

[WideWally]

Yeah I saw that - the main reason seems to be so they can move the year  end $10m thingy earlier so it doesn't compete with the start of the NFL season.

Any tips for the PGA trike?

I was thinking of Pieters.... 5 over already.

And the PGA (not the PGA tour) website is the worst. Absolutely awful.

Have they changed it in the last couple of weeks? Since the British Open?

This current version is terrible.

Yeah, they're all quite rubbish and don't  provide the basic info in a simple manner these days. The score feed for this tournament has been rubbish.

Meant this one

https://www.pga.com/events/pgachampionship/leaderboard

When live coverage starts there's an openable stream as well. That results in just half the window being the leaderboard.

Yep. That is the same website that I use but it has changed from what was there a couple of weeks ago.

[tricycle]

The old one was sort of brown/gold with a simple display, no? Much prefer that.

[WideWally]

Yes. I was happy enough with that one. It was also much smaller so there was a lot more information available on the screen at any given time.

[skully]

Quadruple bogey on the 18th.

FMD.

[JGK]

Stoopid Hideki - I had a lobster on him at the start of the tournament. He's going to fall just short.

[tricycle]

Congratulations to Justin Thomas, can't begrudge him this win given his early season. Still only a mehjor, though.

[horace]

Stoopid Hideki - I had a lobster on him at the start of the tournament. He's going to fall just short.

Now I know why he could not take a trick. I expect you also had a bit on Molinari.

Agree with Tricky. The PGA is an ordinary tournament lacking the status of the other majors. TPC has more status.

[tricycle]

In my echo chamber world, the USPGA becomes the PGA tour's marquee event with the other three being majors. Or make it a matchplay again. Everyone loves matchplay

[tricycle]

A bit late, but saw a bit of the future stars in Denmark. Aaron Rai, who won 3 challenge tour events this year, finishing in the sharp end. The American Julian Suri, second in the challenge tour standings, won the tournament and his tour exemption for 3 years.

And the European Ryder cup qualification has started this week. The American team looks crazy strong, though.

[tricycle]

One of the rounds of the ET season by Lee Slattery. 7 under in the Czech Republic in wet and windy conditions today. Crazy round.

[tricycle]

Stupendous collapse by Dustin Johnson. Blows a 6 stroke lead with a birdie free round. Rose takes the HSBC WGC in Shanghai

Meanwhile, the European tour has announced a shot clock championship in Austria next year where each shot will have a time limit of 40 or 50 seconds (50 for the first player in a group). Stroke penalties for time infringement.

[skully]

Meanwhile, the European tour has announced a shot clock championship in Austria next year where each shot will have a time limit of 40 or 50 seconds (50 for the first player in a group). Stroke penalties for time infringement.

Cool.

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