2020 Professional Golf Thread

[davidy233]

Walking it - he was right - it’s how to win at least on a course where few others can attack it

He’s reinvented himself since I took his pic at Carnoustie two years ago

 

[clubchamp98]

Hit it miles then gouge it out the rough, it’s not great to watch.
But he’s winning
No slow play penalties then ,it’s painful to watch.

 

[hairball_89]

That suits me nicely, Webb Simpson is in the clubhouse and I need him in the top ten to make back anything from my bets.

I needed Casey (finished bogey, par double), DJ and JT as top 10 to get anything from them. The latter 2 appear to have managed it. But my best bet was "Bryson and Xander to finish top 10". Think that one's safe now! Handy at 11/1!

 

[User62651]

Does he still have the same length iron set?
Watching it although it's not too exciting.
The message BDC is sending out is bulk up and rip it. His mantra is overpower the course. I thought the change in groove technology some years ago was meant to tackle that. Be a shame if golf goes the way of rugby union in that only massive people who live in the weights room can compete.

 

[SaintHacker]

Be interesting to see how he handles a decent links, somewhere with rough at knee height

 

[davidy233]

Does he still have the same length iron set?
Watching it although it's not too exciting.
The message BDC is sending out is bulk up and rip it. His mantra is overpower the course. I thought the change in groove technology some years ago was meant to tackle that. Be a shame if golf goes the way of rugby union in that only massive people who live in the weights room can compete.

Erm Brooks twice - Woodland last year - The US Open has been getting won by big guys who live in the gym for a while

 

[fundy]

Be interesting to see how he handles a decent links, somewhere with rough at knee height

hit 5 iron off every tee, an upgrade from Tiger hitting 2 iron in his day

 

[davidy233]

hit 5 iron off every tee, an upgrade from Tiger hitting 2 iron in his day

I watched Daly win at St Andrews in 95 - iron off most of the tees

 

[Dan2501]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1307785757688553478

Seems like Bryson's managed to marry up his perception with reality today. God he talks some utter rubbish.

Matt Wolff has really gone to pot the last few holes, much like Reed did on the back-nine yesterday.

 

[Swinglowandslow]

No way. He is painfully slow, and should be pinged for it. Big time. Now is a great time to make an example of slow play, and how bad it is for the game.

Why is it bad in these circumstances. ? They are the last group. Nobody is inconvenienced in the slightest, and it is professional golf , I.e entertainment.
I agree if play was this slow as a pair on an ordinary everyday golf course, with others playing behind, it would be intolerable.
But that would be because others were being disadvantaged. Not so here.

 

[Dan2501]

A double for Wolff, and with that Bryson leads by 6.

 

[Orikoru]

Game set and match as Wolff double bogeys. 6 shot lead for Bryson, and this has been a truly incredible performance from him this week. And people said his approach was lunacy.

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Be interesting to see how he handles a decent links, somewhere with rough at knee height

Yes, it would be. The rough on PGA tour courses is not penal at all.
If they go off fairway, there is always a swing possible. Except for water, there isn't anywhere the ball can go that the pro would either not find it, or see it somewhere where it cannot be hit. I.e. big bushes, rhododendrons, b rambles etc We've got plenty on our courses?, but not where these guys play.
When was the last time you saw a tour pro take an "unplayable" drop?.

 

[User62651]

Erm Brooks twice - Woodland last year - The US Open has been getting won by big guys who live in the gym for a while

There is a subtle difference, Koepka is naturally a strong fella, BDC was a much lighter man who conciously bulked up by 3+ stone of muscle a good few years into his career and totally changed his golf strategy. I don't think Koepka is grip it and rip it as aggressively as BDC. Woodland I am unfamiliar with.

 

[USER1999]

Why is it bad in these circumstances. ? They are the last group. Nobody is inconvenienced in the slightest, and it is professional golf , I.e entertainment.
I agree if play was this slow as a pair on an ordinary everyday golf course, with others playing behind, it would be intolerable.
But that would be because others were being disadvantaged. Not so here.

Slow play is slow play. End of. Its a blight on the game and needs stamping out.

 

[IanM]

Yep...that rough could be higher?

But his short game isn’t to bad either

 

[USER1999]

There is a subtle difference, Koepka is naturally a strong fella, BDC was a much lighter man who conciously bulked up by 3+ stone of muscle a good few years into his career and totally changed his golf strategy. I don't think Koepka is grip it and rip it as aggressively as BDC. Woodland I am unfamiliar with.

Woodland has lost weight recently. Totally the opposite to BdC.

 

[Dan2501]

This week another reminder that Xander Schauffele is really bloody good at golf.

 

[davidy233]

Yes, it would be. The rough on PGA tour courses is not penal at all.
If they go off fairway, there is always a swing possible. Except for water, there isn't anywhere the ball can go that the pro would either not find it, or see it somewhere where it cannot be hit. I.e. big bushes, rhododendrons, b rambles etc We've got plenty on our courses?, but not where these guys play.
When was the last time you saw a tour pro take an "unplayable" drop?.

They would absolutely rip up the courses you and I play - If you think Winged Foot this week wasn’t really hard then you’re daft

 

[davidy233]

Woodland has lost weight recently. Totally the opposite to BdC.

My point was big guys have won this tournament for a while