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Highlights of the latest edition of "the Match":

I couldn't find it live on UK telly, but this was a moot point as it was an evening event and didn't start until 11:30pm UK time.

Some thoughts:
  • I enjoyed the skins format. Much better viewing having 4 pros instead of "celebs".
  • It was good to hear the players discussing their shots. The conversation was a little awkward at times but you have to remember they are golfers not comedians.
  • Mixed golf seemed to work well. The women's tees were quite a long way forward, which meant their approaches were also shorter too.
  • Although it was a "fun" event (no cards submitted for handicap purposes) you can see Rory is just a class above, not just power but finesse too.
  • The course looked amazing and although wide open it was tricky due to the contours (hard to see the elevation changes on tv). Great demonstration that golf courses don't need to be penal to be challenging.
  • Don't know why they had buggies because the tees are very close to the greens, but...
  • No caddies! It was good to see players making their own decisions and even cleaning their clubs and removing the flagstick.
 
sunshine said:
Highlights of the latest edition of "the Match":

I couldn't find it live on UK telly, but this was a moot point as it was an evening event and didn't start until 11:30pm UK time.

Some thoughts:
  • I enjoyed the skins format. Much better viewing having 4 pros instead of "celebs".
  • It was good to hear the players discussing their shots. The conversation was a little awkward at times but you have to remember they are golfers not comedians.
  • Mixed golf seemed to work well. The women's tees were quite a long way forward, which meant their approaches were also shorter too.
  • Although it was a "fun" event (no cards submitted for handicap purposes) you can see Rory is just a class above, not just power but finesse too.
  • The course looked amazing and although wide open it was tricky due to the contours (hard to see the elevation changes on tv). Great demonstration that golf courses don't need to be penal to be challenging.
  • Don't know why they had buggies because the tees are very close to the greens, but...
  • No caddies! It was good to see players making their own decisions and even cleaning their clubs and removing the flagstick.
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I watched some so far, I'll catch up on the rest later

I think your 2nd last point is explained by your last point. Of the 4 I'm not sure who'd be most comfortable carrying their bag
 
Rahm the bookies favourite in Jeddah although DJ taking a lot of the money at the moment.

I’d imagine Rahm will be wanting to get a win here, he’ll want 3 or 4 over the season.
Gooch will love the windy conditions but not sure his head will be in the right place.

AK is 200-1 which might be worth a punt if you believe some of the people that think the event will be rigged to allow Kim to take the victory…

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Whydowedoit said:
I see the this week's DP World Tour tournament in South Africa is not being shown on Sky. This happened last year if I remember correctly. Is there any known reason for this?
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I imagine because it's a sunshine tour event. I know it's co-sanctioned, but it's a pretty low level tournament with a small purse and a weak field. More akin to a Challenge Tour event.
 
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