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The ladies tours have a formula that preserves some element of their rankings when on maternity leave, and quite rightly. Maybe there is a case for the same for medical issues. Is Woodland not a case too ?
 
Backsticks said:
It would still appear that he is that good. When fit.
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But he isn't fit. He said that his back was was spasming and locking up in the last few holes yesterday so is still not (and probably will never be again) 100%. Is he so arrogant that he thinks he can compete with the younger players when not fully fit and functioning? It's not like he needs the money so why doesn't he just retire gracefully?
 
Neilds said:
But he isn't fit. He said that his back was was spasming and locking up in the last few holes yesterday so is still not (and probably will never be again) 100%. Is he so arrogant that he thinks he can compete with the younger players when not fully fit and functioning? It's not like he needs the money so why doesn't he just retire gracefully?
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Well he still got the same score as Justin Thomas. :D

No I do agree though, he is obviously the type who wouldn't turn up if he didn't think he could win, so I'm not sure why he keeps putting himself through it all - maybe he really wants that Sam Snead record since he's almost definitely not going to get Jack's major record.
 
Orikoru said:
Well he still got the same score as Justin Thomas. :D

No I do agree though, he is obviously the type who wouldn't turn up if he didn't think he could win, so I'm not sure why he keeps putting himself through it all - maybe he really wants that Sam Snead record since he's almost definitely not going to get Jack's major record.
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Nail on head about the tour wins but given the depth of the field even taking out those that went to LIV and that is still going to be a big ask if not 100% fit. So many that could win in every field and given his lack of playing, his obvious discomfort yesterday it is hard to see how he manages it. Not sure he'll consider the senior tour either if he is still having so many physical issues
 
AussieKB said:
Senior tour he can use a cart.....
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Even so the wear and tear of playing regularly may be prohibitive. I think it would depend solely on whether he could be competitive with his peers on that tour and if not, or the physical cost was too much he won't bother for too long. I am sure there are other things he'll be offered or would love to do
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Even so the wear and tear of playing regularly may be prohibitive. I think it would depend solely on whether he could be competitive with his peers on that tour and if not, or the physical cost was too much he won't bother for too long. I am sure there are other things he'll be offered or would love to do
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Also 54 holes......just like LIV
 
Orikoru said:
No I do agree though, he is obviously the type who wouldn't turn up if he didn't think he could win, so I'm not sure why he keeps putting himself through it all - maybe he really wants that Sam Snead record since he's almost definitely not going to get Jack's major record.
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The thing to remember about Snead's record is that it's a result of the PGAoA and the PGA Tour repeatedly cooking the record books.

Back then, "the tour" didn't exist as it does now and the PGAoA weren't always particularly diligent with assessing the level of tournament when crediting players with wins. Over the years, there have been several reclassifications of tournaments that have resulted in (sometimes big) changes to the number of "official" wins by players in earlier (particularly pre-1960s) eras.

At one time, Snead was credited with over 90 wins; by the mid-1980s, it was down to 84 wins; following a major reclassification project, in the late 1980s, that became 81 (9 tournament wins were removed - including one he didn't actually win - and 6 added); it only became 82 in 2002, as earlier Open Championships were added. Snead still claimed 89; many say it should be in the 70s.
 
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HomerJSimpson said:
Even so the wear and tear of playing regularly may be prohibitive. I think it would depend solely on whether he could be competitive with his peers on that tour and if not, or the physical cost was too much he won't bother for too long. I am sure there are other things he'll be offered or would love to do
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The thing is, he is already at that point. He has more money than he will ever spend, he could design courses, do what he likes. He has no need to play pro golf anymore and yet he does. He reminds me of the one of the Knights of Ni, he will be in his 70's and still think he can win again. He keeps 'coming back', clearly struggles to walk or swing a club effectively for a whole round, or 4 rounds, and then disappears again. The physical cost is already evident yet he keeps going.............I don't say that in admiration, health is worth more than another win.
 
JonnyGutteridge said:
Scheffler 1st in Strokes Gained tee to green.

66th/70 in Strokes Gained putting…

He is the literal polar opposite of “putt for dough”… If he could just find a middle ground with his putting, he would be achieving peak Tiger levels of success.

It’s clearly very much in his head atm, there’s extra focus on his putts, he is over thinking and over reading everything.

Surely there’s a putting coach out there that could resolve whatever his issues are? It’s not even that he needs to learn to putt well, he just needs to putt slightly better!
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Sometimes it's not technical or mental, sometimes, like myself, it is an inability to read greens/putts.

When I look at a green all I see is flat, no slopes, nuances, just a flat green. It is almost as if I am green reading dyslectic.

My golfing buds can't get their collective heads around it, "you can't see that slope there?" "No! Do you think I'm missing on purpose you *******?" It is incredibly frustrating, and I often wonder how many Pros are similarly inflicted, Lee Westwood being one in particular that seemed to miss putts by too much for it to be a technical issue.
 
Golfnut1957 said:
Sometimes it's not technical or mental, sometimes, like myself, it is an inability to read greens/putts.

When I look at a green all I see is flat, no slopes, nuances, just a flat green. It is almost as if I am green reading dyslectic.

My golfing buds can't get their collective heads around it, "you can't see that slope there?" "No! Do you think I'm missing on purpose you *******?" It is incredibly frustrating, and I often wonder how many Pros are similarly inflicted, Lee Westwood being one in particular that seemed to miss putts by too much for it to be a technical issue.
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Have you tried Aimpoint?
 
No ! Tiger is on now ! Saw him putting a line on his ball, and a shot of his mobile phone valet taking in from him because it was upsetting his balance having it in his back pocket.
 
I can't do it any longer, shoelaces, burgers, bags, that same clip of film over and over. I'm going to watch the football.

As an aside, is anyone else getting the impression that Rory isn't quite as welcome as he once was. Pushed into the opposite side of the draw from Tiger and friends, no more coverage than anyone else. Has he annoyed someone?
 
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