2020 Professional Golf Thread

fundy said:
excellent entertainment, for sure, hes breaking new ground, ground some couldnt even have dreamed of, doesnt justify some of the jealous bs thats coming from some in the comm box though imho

cant wait to show the negative side of him, and almost every positive comment is tinged with a caveat
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I’m sure part of it is that they are reluctant to address the elephant in the room
- which is that people don’t tend to bulk up in the way he has legally
 
davidy233 said:
I’m sure part of it is that they are reluctant to address the elephant in the room
- which is that people don’t tend to bulk up in the way he has legally
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what elephant?

are protein shakes and the gym not legal then? you seriously think hes not been drug tested by the PGA tour this season?
 
davidy233 said:
They don’t have a great record at being good at testing - I like Bryson and love the circus but I’m not sure how we’ll look back on this in years to come.
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so guilty until proven innocent in your eyes?

each to their own but i prefer to give him the benefit of the doubt for trying to do things differently. do feel like im in a large minority though
 
Put me in the cynical camp.
Not that I don't think he's entertaining and great for "the product", because I do.
I just think that years spent watching athletic endeavour which involves significant changes over a short time justify a raised eyebrow.
Couple this with golf's inability to test anything properly - when were drivers last tested, for instance? - and it's a perfect storm. Well, light shower at least.
 
He is known as The Scientist after all. :sneaky: Although if he is using that kind of science, he must have a terrible diet given how much he's supposedly working out, doesn't look like it's lean muscle he's put on, looks more like the Pillsbury Dough Boy than Mr Olympia. Looks to me like he's just done a dirty bulk in the break, lifted heavy and consumed an absolute TON of calories.
 
Dan2501 said:
Fingers crossed for a forecast of a big Sunday storm so they have to move the tee times forward :D
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Was it this one where they sent out 3 balls all morning? Prime time uk watching back that day,

Anyway, Brooks for me this year. But not sure enough to actually put money on it ;-)
 
Just hearing the commentary now re Bryson philosophy that he will hit it as far as possible off the tee, then find it, then wedge it in from the rough and score that way. Virtually word for word from Ewan Murray.
Well, someone will find it. If he was playing with only his pp, no spotters, to etc, he would not find it most times.
Goes back to my comments earlier in the thread about these Pros who don't get lost balls due to spotters etc, and who otherwise would rack up big scores.
Bryson D Ch policy proves it. He knows he's on a course with no bushes, just big trees he can swing under, so wherever he goes off fairway, it is recoverable and,with his length, playable to the green with his next shot.
IMO, If he had a almost certain chance of being in an unplayable lie when off the fairway ( PGA don't seem to have such courses) , then he would change tactic, or fail the cut.

So, I wonder, what will be done, if anything.?
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Just hearing the commentary now re Bryson philosophy that he will hit it as far as possible off the tee, then find it, then wedge it in from the rough and score that way. Virtually word for word from Ewan Murray.
Well, someone will find it. If he was playing with only his pp, no spotters, to etc, he would not find it most times.
Goes back to my comments earlier in the thread about these Pros who don't get lost balls due to spotters etc, and who otherwise would rack up big scores.
Bryson D Ch policy proves it. He knows he's on a course with no bushes, just big trees he can swing under, so wherever he goes off fairway, it is recoverable and,with his length, playable to the green with his next shot.
IMO, If he had a almost certain chance of being in an unplayable lie when off the fairway ( PGA don't seem to have such courses) , then he would change tactic, or fail the cut.

So, I wonder, what will be done, if anything.?
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I don't like the guy at all, but you're right his tactics are just due to conditions, he's simply playing the best way for what he's presented with..if he was playing the courses we were with no spotters, his 'scientific' approach would be different.
 
Kaz said:
Rickie's putt so stupid. What did Hovland do?
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'Viktor Hovland making a big mistake on the 14th during his second-round 71. PGA officials have confirmed he called a one-shot penalty on himself when, after finding the fairway with a good drive, he got to his ball, marked it and picked it up!

A statement read: "He immediately realised his mistake and spoke to a PGA of America Referee to confirm that he would incur a one stroke penalty and then replaced his ball." '
 
Amazing how different the reaction from Dougherty and McGinley was to Lowry deliberately snapping a club across his knee to how they reacted to Brysons breaking from his shot yesterday. Embarrassing
 
ESPN coverage for me
Its clear they don't do a lot of golf
Many stats /scores wrong by commentators and continually interrupting and taking over each other
And they talk about many of the ET guys like its the first time they've heard of them
 
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