2022 Professional golf thread

[Backsticks]

Looked OK and clearly not penalised at any point. Makes me feel good about missing a tiddler I think I can just tap in

I dont know. There is no back swing there. You cannot just push the ball. That he stalls the followthrough as well doesnt really matter. Didnt hear any discussion on it though, but I dont think he would have any argument had he been penalised.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1qpQaM9tzz8

 

[BubbaP]

Could be shaping up for a good finish.

Spieth's rehearsal swing hurts my eyes, but it seems to be working pretty well for him.

 

[BubbaP]

Oh, and look out for a shot of the bunker short of the 18th - looked to be about 6 rakes on the grass, fairway side of the bunker. Enough to potentially create agitation for those with strong feelings on rake placement! ??

 

[BrianM]

The pace of play is painful

 

[davidy233]

Jordan Spieth is the best fun watching golf nowadays - I've no idea what's going to happen and I'm not sure he does either - but it's fun

 

[MarkT]

He's great isn't he, you would have no idea what score he's on just by looking at him. Goes to some ridiculous spots on the golf course

 

[Jason.H]

Great to see Tommy Fleetwood tie for 10th. He needed a top 10 to play the next event

 

[Slab]

The vid of the shot out of a tree from Dylan Frittelli, that then cost him a two shot penalty, is definitely worth a watch

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I didn't see all of the tournament but I really enjoyed the course. Some proper punishment for poor shots, some risk reward holes. At no point could anyone relax and cruise in. Oh, and it was very pretty ?.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

The vid of the shot out of a tree from Dylan Frittelli, that then cost him a two shot penalty, is definitely worth a watch

I've just googled that, as you suggest. To penalise him for that is nuts . A great moment, crowd loved it, player is beaming, the rules of golf pop the bubble .

I presume the rule was designed to stop croquet style putting, not for this.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sport...li-amazing-par-two-stroke-penalty/7352541001/

 

[Slab]

I've just googled that, as you suggest. To penalise him for that is nuts . A great moment, crowd loved it, player is beaming, the rules of golf pop the bubble .

I presume the rule was designed to stop croquet style putting, not for this.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sport...li-amazing-par-two-stroke-penalty/7352541001/

Yeah given how easily they're called into situations I'm amazed there wasn't a rules official nearby that could've prevented the stroke
(the vid shows a chap in the background to the right of the player, who looks a bit too smartly dressed to be a marshal but dunno if he was a rules guy though, I guess not)

 

[BrianM]

Yeah given how easily they're called into situations I'm amazed there wasn't a rules official nearby that could've prevented the stroke
(the vid shows a chap in the background to the right of the player, who looks a bit too smartly dressed to be a marshal but dunno if he was a rules guy though, I guess not)

Rules guy thought it was good, it was a video sent in later, info from his own twitter feed ??

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Rules guy thought it was good, it was a video sent in later, info from his own twitter feed ??

Doh ?‍

 

[garyinderry]

I dont know. There is no back swing there. You cannot just push the ball. That he stalls the followthrough as well doesnt really matter. Didnt hear any discussion on it though, but I dont think he would have any argument had he been penalised.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1qpQaM9tzz8

He starts the club back of the ball and stabs it. I dont really see anything wrong with it.

 

[Backsticks]

He starts the club back of the ball and stabs it. I dont really see anything wrong with it.

That that is exactly what the rules prohibit, and you cannot just stab the ball. A bit like the Fritelli shot, the rules do try to define the nature of a golf stroke. Even if the Spieth one is more to stop people playing a push or stab when tight to a wall or tree and cannot swing the club, like Fritellis rule breach was to avoid croquet shots, in this case he positions the club behind the ball and then just pushes.

 

[garyinderry]

That that is exactly what the rules prohibit, and you cannot just stab the ball. A bit like the Fritelli shot, the rules do try to define the nature of a golf stroke. Even if the Spieth one is more to stop people playing a push or stab when tight to a wall or tree and cannot swing the club, like Fritellis rule breach was to avoid croquet shots, in this case he positions the club behind the ball and then just pushes.

I don't see anything in the rules that prohibits a stabbing motion. You cant push, scrape or scoop. Hes done none of those.

 

[Jason.H]

I thought the penalty was for straddling the line from the ball to the hole.

 

[Backsticks]

I don't see anything in the rules that prohibits a stabbing motion. You cant push, scrape or scoop. Hes done none of those.

He does. You are calling it a stab because he quickly stops the club after hitting the ball. But what he does after contact is not relevant, and there is nothing wrong with that as we would all do if stopping a swing quickly to avoid a tree or into the bank of a steep bunker. But before touching the ball, which is the bit that matters here, he 'pushes' it, as there is no backswing that I noticed, hence the question.

Remember this one. There was considered to be a backswing (its tiny) and Glover wasnt penalised. But Spieth's isnt a yip and he seems to deliberately push with no backswing, more out of annoyance in the moment than anything.

https://golf.com/instruction/rules/lucas-glover-yip-putting-stroke-video/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373734103959302146

 

[garyinderry]

He does. You are calling it a stab because he quickly stops the club after hitting the ball. But what he does after contact is not relevant, and there is nothing wrong with that as we would all do if stopping a swing quickly to avoid a tree or into the bank of a steep bunker. But before touching the ball, which is the bit that matters here, he 'pushes' it, as there is no backswing that I noticed, hence the question.

Remember this one. There was considered to be a backswing (its tiny) and Glover wasnt penalised. But Spieth's isnt a yip and he seems to deliberately push with no backswing, more out of annoyance in the moment than anything.

https://golf.com/instruction/rules/lucas-glover-yip-putting-stroke-video/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373734103959302146

For me jordan just drops the club on the ball. That's all that's needed to make it roll the couple of inches into the cup.

I dont think there is anything in the rules that says you must make a backstroke. Its just a small downstoke he makes.

 

[Golfnut1957]

He does. You are calling it a stab because he quickly stops the club after hitting the ball. But what he does after contact is not relevant, and there is nothing wrong with that as we would all do if stopping a swing quickly to avoid a tree or into the bank of a steep bunker. But before touching the ball, which is the bit that matters here, he 'pushes' it, as there is no backswing that I noticed, hence the question.

Remember this one. There was considered to be a backswing (its tiny) and Glover wasnt penalised. But Spieth's isnt a yip and he seems to deliberately push with no backswing, more out of annoyance in the moment than anything.

https://golf.com/instruction/rules/lucas-glover-yip-putting-stroke-video/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373734103959302146

You would appear to be completely on your own with this. As best as I can make out there is not one other person in the golfing world that has any concern at all about this. It is often a good indication that there is nothing to be concerned about.