2023 Professional Golf thread

[Golfmmad]

Angles can be deceiving on camera..most of the time the initial flight of the ball looks like a shank..
Then again, Rory was having a mare so.....?

What time is he off today. I thought it was 12.56pm?

 

[Swango1980]

Not wishing to be pedantic but my whole point was that the hole in question was a draw all day long for every golfer. But Rory sets his feet for a fade, which is what I found odd.
Hope he has a better round today!

Indeed, I get your point. I was just trying to say that, if McIlroy was trying to play a fade, I'm sure there was method to his madness. I doubt it was because both him and his caddy are clueless, and cannot identify that a dog leg left suits a draw, and a dog leg right suits a fade, in general. Perhaps he wanted his ball to finish on the right side of fairway as it would leave a much better second shot, and that would be very difficult with a draw. Perhaps a fade would take a few yards off it, and leave him a better yardage for the second, and he felt more comfortable with the driver than a 3 wood or iron on that hole. Or, maybe the camera angles were deceiving

 

[Golfmmad]

Indeed, I get your point. I was just trying to say that, if McIlroy was trying to play a fade, I'm sure there was method to his madness. I doubt it was because both him and his caddy are clueless, and cannot identify that a dog leg left suits a draw, and a dog leg right suits a fade, in general. Perhaps he wanted his ball to finish on the right side of fairway as it would leave a much better second shot, and that would be very difficult with a draw. Perhaps a fade would take a few yards off it, and leave him a better yardage for the second, and he felt more comfortable with the driver than a 3 wood or iron on that hole. Or, maybe the camera angles were deceiving

Yep, see what you mean now.

 

[Imurg]

What time is he off today. I thought it was 12.56pm?

That'll be their time so 5.26 our time..

 

[Jason.H]

$4.5 million to the winner. That’s an incentive

 

[Golfmmad]

That'll be their time so 5.26 our time..

Yeah sorry my bad!

 

[BrianM]

They are certainly spraying it about this morning, Top Tracer is having to work hard

 

[BiMGuy]

Marquee group all missing the fairway trying to play safe hitting fairway woods rather than driver.

 

[Imurg]

Rahm withdraws due to illness....even slower round in store for Rory today...

 

[Barking_Mad]

Golf is hard (World number 53)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Good birdie to break 90

 

[Tashyboy]

Scottie schefflers group. 1 hour and 5 mins to play the first 3 holes. Sweet lord mother Mary and the wee donkey.

 

[Imurg]

Imagine coming to the 17th and a squall blows in.....

 

[Imurg]

Scottie schefflers group. 1 hour and 5 mins to play the first 3 holes. Sweet lord mother Mary and the wee donkey.

That's why they won't finish the 2nd round until tomorrow.
I find it hard to believe that groups aren't getting put on the clock..
They have to speed things up.

 

[woofers]

Scottie schefflers group. 1 hour and 5 mins to play the first 3 holes. Sweet lord mother Mary and the wee donkey.

Around 3 hours for 9 holes, and they aren’t “out of position” because they are waiting for the group in front, etc etc.
It’s ridiculous and no one with any power seems to want to say or do anything about it.

 

[Bdill93]

I don’t know about anyone else, but all this players championship has proved to me so far is that limited fields on the PGA tour are a terrible idea.

 

[evemccc]

I don’t know about anyone else, but all this players championship has proved to me so far is that limited fields on the PGA tour are a terrible idea.

Good point
Just look at the top 20 on the leaderboard - it makes the power grab and money grab by the so-called top players even more egregious and unpalatable

 

[pendodave]

Good point
Just look at the top 20 on the leaderboard - it makes the power grab and money grab by the so-called top players even more egregious and unpalatable

Curious, isn't it, that the PGA's signature event is uniquely designed not to suit the games of their trophy players.

 

[IanM]

Good point
Just look at the top 20 on the leaderboard - it makes the power grab and money grab by the so-called top players even more egregious and unpalatable

It's not Sunday yet though, is it? Technically, its even the proper end of Friday

 

[HeftyHacker]

Good point
Just look at the top 20 on the leaderboard - it makes the power grab and money grab by the so-called top players even more egregious and unpalatable

Is it the top players that have asked for this though? I thought players like rahm etc weren't too happy about having to play in more events?