2020 Professional Golf Thread

[Lord Tyrion]

They'd all have to be tested and live under controlled conditions. And many volunteers are old and not especially healthy.
Probably best to leave it to the players and caddies who are tested regularly and more at risk of a stray asteroid...

Not really. They could easily keep a distance from everyone else. No need for them to get close to the players.

I do accept there is now a level of paranoia about all of this, don't touch anything etc, and the players and caddies will be living in a bubble and tested regularly.

 

[pendodave]

Not really. They could easily keep a distance from everyone else. No need for them to get close to the players.

I do accept there is now a level of paranoia about all of this, don't touch anything etc, and the players and caddies will be living in a bubble and tested regularly.

You're right. I agree that it would work, but they have to be seen to make an effort.
In other actual golf stuff, has anyone seen spieth on the tee? He's channelling his inner Sergio. He's steadied the ship though, so maybe fidgeting is the way forward...

 

[fundy]

You're right. I agree that it would work, but they have to be seen to make an effort.
In other actual golf stuff, has anyone seen spieth on the tee? He's channelling his inner Sergio. He's steadied the ship though, so maybe fidgeting is the way forward...

looks like I feel on the tee! Not a clue where its going lol

 

[fundy]

according to the comms, Rory tried to hit a draw, didnt manage to get it to draw and hit it in the bunker left (he hit a horrid hook!)

close between the shot and commentary which was worse

 

[pendodave]

Also loving that kang got an ace but I swear he'd left the tee box before it went in.
Note to self : essential to maintain similar nonchalance if I ever get my first. Hopefully will have already picked up tee and replaced club while it's still in the air.

 

[fundy]

Also loving that kang got an ace but I swear he'd left the tee box before it went in.
Note to self : essential to maintain similar nonchalance if I ever get my first. Hopefully will have already picked up tee and replaced club while it's still in the air.

id kicked the tee marker and sworn in disgust at how bad a shot id hit when I got my first

 

[BubbaP]

Healthcare workers I believe

 

[fundy]

Any idea who the 2nd name on the caddies' bibs is?

theyre keyworker names

 

[davidy233]

Got Now TV for a week to watch this - I've not had SKY Sports for a long time, I'm at far to many football matches to have much interest in watching it on TV (don't normally watch much TV anyway) and the only time we get SKY is once every two years when we subscribe for a month to watch the Ryder Cup which is the only sports event I'd rather watch on TV than live.

I watched a couple of young YouTubers play the front nine of the Colonnial tournament set up a couple of days ago - The PGA tour had invited them up and they showed a different view to what SKY did - so I kind of had a different idea of the course to what TV shows.

Enjoyed the first day of this quite a bit - had it on on my second monitor while working from home yesterday, thought Justin Rose played beautifully and Bryson was fun to watch too. Went out for a round in early evening and came back to watch Rory etc.

Liked Ricky being mic'd up - interaction with his caddie was interesting (though he's quiet on the course) as was the discussions when he lost a ball in an imovable object (TV area) - his round fell apart though.

Looks like it could be a week for the thinkers rather than the bombers - Spieth and Thomas both played really well as did Harold Varner - looking forward to the weekend.

 

[USER1999]

I liked it with no crowds. Much better viewing, less annoying shouting, and you could hear the players for once.

 

[pendodave]

I liked it with no crowds. Much better viewing, less annoying shouting, and you could hear the players for once.

Agreed. Good to see balls running off fairways and the back of greens without being stopped. Also, no dodgy drops after hitting it into the stands or taking ridiculous 'line of sight'. They actually played the course like proper golfers.
It'll be interesting to see if the lack of atmosphere affects the viewing on Sunday.

 

[pendodave]

Spieth's long putting is still extraordinary. If he doesn't need to hit a driver he's a factor.

 

[USER1999]

Is it just me or can you hit it practically anywhere on this course and get away with it?

Same as any PGA or European tour golf course really. Valderama excepted.

 

[davidy233]

I'm enjoying it a lot, I've watched most of the coverage and there's a lot of golfers I like near the top of the leaderboard - one I'd never heard of until yesterday was Collin Morikawa and he's throwing darts from the fairway, very impressed with his iron play and some achievement to make the cut in his first 21 events as a pro.

As to the lack of spectators - seems familiar to me, I photograph the Alfred Dunhill Links each year

 

[pendodave]

Looks like the chubster might be winning this...
He gets a lot of stick, but unlike a few pros, he knows how to win.

 

[USER1999]

Given how junk Bryson has putted, how is he in the lead? Hmm, maybe distance off the tee does help?

 

[pendodave]

Given how junk Bryson has putted, how is he in the lead? Hmm, maybe distance off the tee does help?

I haven't seen much of this evening's coverage, but I swear he missed half a dozen identical 15 footers yesterday. It was Roryesque. It might yet be his undoing, as there are still plenty in with a shout.

 

[fundy]

Given how junk Bryson has putted, how is he in the lead? Hmm, maybe distance off the tee does help?

Bryson DeChambeau's average driving distance by day:

Day 1 - 345.4 yards
Day 2 - 342.1 yards
Day 3 - 329.8 yards
Day 4 - 344.0 yards

 

[fundy]

Given how junk Bryson has putted, how is he in the lead? Hmm, maybe distance off the tee does help?

Bryson ranks this week

SG Off the tee: 1st
SG Tee to green: 1st

*but also*

Scrambling: 1st
Putts per GIR: 2nd

 

[USER1999]

Bryson ranks this week

SG Off the tee: 1st
SG Tee to green: 1st

*but also*

Scrambling: 1st
Putts per GIR: 2nd

How flipping bad are the others putting?