2020 Professional Golf Thread

[Sports_Fanatic]

It's been a point a few podcast/commentators have picked up on in the men's game, when players will fly it at the grandstand in a difficult situation to get the free drop and escape without blemishing the card (i.e. deliberately aim for them as the safe play).

It's dangerous when fans are there and not how holes should be played. Forget the ANA, accepting grandstands are acceptable I'd like them all to set it up so that drop zones are difficult "hazards" (e.g. grass grown very long and rugged) to negate players playing it deliberately.

 

[USER1999]

There didn't seem much depth for a grandstand. The wall was only 6ft wide ish, and if it was a stand, wouldn't have been much.
Fair enough, if there used to be one, but the plastic wall wasn't even vaguely equivalent.

 

[davidy233]

While it looked nonsense and played it too - it's no different from the grandstands at the mens Open

There didn't seem much depth for a grandstand. The wall was only 6ft wide ish, and if it was a stand, wouldn't have been much.
Fair enough, if there used to be one, but the plastic wall wasn't even vaguely equivalent.

Very similar Link to pic of last year

 

[davidy233]

And a bigger pic Link to pic - I'm surprised it looked so similar - but googling ANA Inspiration 2019 brought up pics of the 18th straight away.

 

[WJHack]

US open tee times announced...

Some interesting groups - hope to be able to watch some of Hatton, Stenson and Willet

US Open tee-times (all BST)
Round one - Thursday, 17 September (* denotes amateur)
11:50 Curtis Luck (Aus), Brandon Wu (US), Ryan Fox (NZ)
12:01 Joel Dahmen (US), Rasmus Hojgaard (Den), JT Poston (US)
12:12 Chez Reavie (US), Sung Kang (Kor), Kevin Streelman (US)
12:23 Kevin Na (US), Jazz Janewattananond (Tha), Matt Wallace (Eng)
12:34 Brendon Todd (US), Harris English (US), Davis Thompson* (US)
12:45 Paul Waring (Eng), Victor Perez (Fra), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (SA)
12:56 Patrick Reed (US), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Jordan Spieth (US)
13:07 Collin Morikawa (US), Justin Thomas (US), Tiger Woods (US)
13:18 Matt Kuchar (US), Lucas Glover (US), Graeme McDowell (NI)
13:29 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn), Charles Howell III (US), Max Homa (US)
13:40 Kurt Kitayama (US), Robert Macintyre (Sco), Sandy Scott* (Sco)
17:21 Adam Long (US), Eduard Rousaud* (Spa), Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra)
17:32 Lukas Michel* (Aus), Lucas Herbert (Aus), Matt Jones (Aus)
17:43 Si Woo Kim (Kor), Ryan Palmer (US), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spa)
17:54 Joaquin Niemann (Chi), Sungjae Im (Kor), Cameron Champ (US)
18:05 Gary Woodland (US), Andy Ogletree* US), Shane Lowry (Ire)
18:16 Dustin Johnson (US), Bryson DeChambeau (US), Tony Finau (US)
13:27 Phil Mickelson (US), Paul Casey (Eng), Jon Rahm (Spa)
18:38 Rickie Fowler (US), Matthew Wolff (US), Viktor Hovland (Nor)
18:49 Davis Riley (US), Romain Langasque (Fra), Will Zalatoris (US)
19:00 Matthias Schwab (Aut), Cole Hammer* (US), Alex Noren (Swe)
19:11 Paul Barjon (Fra), Connor Syme (Sco), Marty Jertson (US)
Starting at hole 10
11:50 Greyson Sigg (US), Daniel Balin (US), JC Ritchie (SA)
12:01 Ricky Castillo* (US), Brian Harman (US), Andy Sullivan (Eng)
12:12 Tom Lewis (Eng), Preston Summerhays* (US), Jason Kokrak (US)
12:23 Jimmy Walker (US), Martin Kaymer (Ger), John Augenstein* (US)
12:34 Tyler Duncan (US), Thomas Detry (Bel), Erik Van Rooyen (SA)
12:45 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Henrik Stenson (Swe), Danny Willett (Eng)
12:56 Sergio Garcia (Spa), Webb Simpson (US), Jason Day (Aus)
13:07 Rory McIlroy (NI), Adam Scott (Aus), Justin Rose (Eng)
13:18 Ian Poulter (Eng), Patrick Cantlay (US), Steve Stricker (US)
13:29 Mackenzie Hughes (Can), Adam Hadwin (Can), Corey Conners (Can)
13:40 Sebastian Munoz (Col), Chun Ant Yu* (Tpe), Justin Harding (SA)
13:51 Dan McCarthy (US), Scott Hend (Aus), Ryan Vermeer (US)
17:10 Taylor Pendrith (Can), Richy Werenski (US), Renato Paratore (Ita)
17:21 Jim Herman (US), John Pak* (US), Thomas Pieters (Bel)
17:32 Michael Thompson (US), Andrew Putnam (US), Chesson Hadley (US)
17:43 Marc Leishman (Aus), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Cameron Smith (Aus)
17:54 Lee Westwood (Eng), James Sugrue* (Ire), Bubba Watson (US)
18:05 Daniel Berger (US), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Branden Grace (SA)
18:16 Kevin Kisner (US), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Abraham Ancer (Mex)
18:27 Louis Oosthuizen (SA), Zach Johnson (US), Keegan Bradley (US)
18:38 Xander Schauffele (US), Billy Horschel (US), Brandt Snedeker (US)
18:49 Shugo Imahira (Jpn), Byeong-Hun An (Kor), Takumi Kanaya* (Jpn)
19:00 Danny Lee (NZ), Mark Hubbard (US), Lanto Griffin (US)
19:11 Stephan Jaeger (Ger), Lee Hodges (US), Adrian Otaegui (Spa)

 

[fundy]

Zach Johnson on his 1st hole this Thursday: No, we’re not on the edge. I thought we could be on the edge, but we’ve surpassed it. It’s pretty much gone, which is unfortunate..they’ve lost the golf course. I feel for the membership, the spectators and the USGA!

If youve seen Billy Fosters video youll know what he means!!!!

 

[Dan2501]

This is what the US Open is all about, carnage. I love it. At Shinnecock they totally lost the course on the Saturday and I found it fascinating viewing. Wouldn't be great if it was every week, but once a year I love watching the guys really struggle.

 

[davidy233]

This is what the US Open is all about, carnage. I love it. At Shinnecock they totally lost the course on the Saturday and I found it fascinating viewing. Wouldn't be great if it was every week, but once a year I love watching the guys really struggle.

Twice this year - we had that at the Memorial - when they deliberately ruined the course because it was getting dug up at the end of the tournament

 

[Lord Tyrion]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/54146011

Interesting piece on the last time it was at this course, partly seen via Kenneth Ferrie, a local player to here who had a hot streak around that time. His tip would seem to be absolutely relevant having seen some of the posts doing the rounds. Make sure you are at the bottom of greens, you don't want to be putting downhill. Anyone who has played a practice round can not say they have not been warned.

 

[Cherry13]

Sam Horsfield has had to withdraw after a postive test for Covid. Shame for him.

 

[Orikoru]

I put my bets on today. Tried to pick pretty accurate ball-strikers so they can hit the right parts of the greens, hopefully. Went for Rahm, W.Simpson, Berger, Hatton, and an outsider in Hojgaard. Also a little first round leader bet on DJ just in case he tears it up tomorrow.

 

[pendodave]

I put my bets on today. Tried to pick pretty accurate ball-strikers so they can hit the right parts of the greens, hopefully. Went for Rahm, W.Simpson, Berger, Hatton, and an outsider in Hojgaard. Also a little first round leader bet on DJ just in case he tears it up tomorrow.

It'll certainly be interesting to see how hojgaard gets on.
I've got Fitzpatrick top 10 and leishman top 20. Poor sods...

 

[Dan2501]

Some start for Spieth. Bogey-Double-Par-Birdie-Birdie-Birdie. Tiger seems really frustrated early, couple of audible f-bombs already.

 

[fundy]

Greens softer and some pretty generous pins it seems, wonder if they were worried theyd gone too far. Expect today may be the easiest day though!

 

[fundy]

Matt Wallace obviously thinks hes on the Trilby tour lol, gets his caddie to tend the flag from 50 yards away on the back of the green and promptly fats it onto the front edge

 

[Dan2501]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1306603534360641536

Also gaining strokes on the field in putting, always a good sign for Rory.

 

[fundy]

Only Thursday morning and McGinley in need of a lie down already lol

 

[Dan2501]

Only Thursday morning and McGinley in need of a lie down already lol

I've got it muted. The half an hour before play with him wittering on was painful to listen to.

Back to back birds for TW.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Loving the old school, American, straight edges on the greens.

 

[BubbaP]

Ooh, a chunk from Woods on 18.
Anyone have cash on -5 leading? ?