The Squirrel
Active member
…although his 2nd on the 18th has to be shot of the day! Low slice, aiming at scary water, out of the cabbage, under the trees; round a trunk, over 160 to go: rolls it pin high!
Professional Golf 2024 & 2025
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GreiginFife
Money List Winner
We played off the blue blocks and even then it was long. That was 2010 and we paid $250 just looked there and it’s “dynamic pricing” upwards of $750
I'd take that any day, but you're a better player than me, so I'm adding a few onto that
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
For Johnson (DJ) it has felt like that at times. Only 1 round but he seemed back on it today. Apparently drained a couple of long putts which helps. See if he keeps it up or slumps tomorrow.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Think this sort of stuff has been increasing and feels wrong that the players feel like they need to deal with it themselves.Rory get's heckled and lets his inner child take control...
Good job there is a calm, sedate event planned in September
Seems he is a college golfer.
"Soon after the incident, they were escorted off the property. (The phone was returned.)"
Players 2025: Rory McIlroy's fan incident is the latest red flag ... and signals trouble ahead
Rory McIlroy's fan confrontation at the Players Championship signals Ryder Cup trouble ahead that needs to be stopped.
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Mel Smooth
Hacker
Think this sort of stuff has been increasing and feels wrong that the players feel like they need to deal with it themselves.
Good job there is a calm, sedate event planned in September
Seems he is a college golfer.
"Soon after the incident, they were escorted off the property. (The phone was returned.)"
Players 2025: Rory McIlroy's fan incident is the latest red flag ... and signals trouble ahead
Rory McIlroy's fan confrontation at the Players Championship signals Ryder Cup trouble ahead that needs to be stopped.
The way to deal with it is ignore it - it was a practice round after all. Rory has just triggered a whole new level of heckling for himself and his team mates for the RC.
As I said, the inner child is strong with Rors..
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Dunesman
Well-known member
Or put down a marker ? And a faster response ejection policy for these types of personally abusive fans will cut it out.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
He had a very good round though
5 under , sitting 1 back , some of his play was excellent
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Yeah, and to be fair, the leaderboard after day one needs him up there - so I'm pleased he played well.
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Horses for Courses seems to be the mantra on LIV as players shine depending on the venue.
Rahm is just off the bottom of the screenshot here also at -4 under.
A fine start to the weekend for DJ.
Rahm is just off the bottom of the screenshot here also at -4 under.
A fine start to the weekend for DJ.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I’m no Rory fan but does heckling like that really have a place in pro tournament golf
The wee nyaff involved is 20. Meaning the stinging barb he delivered happened when he was just 6 yrs old! If you can’t control yourself to behave like a grown up then there’s a lot more recent stuff to use against Rory
The wee nyaff involved is 20. Meaning the stinging barb he delivered happened when he was just 6 yrs old! If you can’t control yourself to behave like a grown up then there’s a lot more recent stuff to use against Rory
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Needs him up there ?
AussieKB
Well-known member
Yes....the leaderboard looks a lot better with him on it.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
I’m a bit confused on how a leaderboard looks better or worse
It’s a field with 143 players in it , do people really just want to see a handful at the top or maybe the sports needs diverse leaderboards to show there is strength in depth as opposed to a handful at the top every event
AussieKB
Well-known member
If you have been looking at the leaderboard of the latest PGA events (non elite) ones, it did not inspire me to watch all that much,
IMO the average fan wants to see the top players battling it out in the last groups.
IMO the average fan wants to see the top players battling it out in the last groups.
Swango1980
Well-known member
From a personal point of view, if McIlroy is up around the top of the leaderboard, I'm probably going to watch it this weekend.I’m a bit confused on how a leaderboard looks better or worse
It’s a field with 143 players in it , do people really just want to see a handful at the top or maybe the sports needs diverse leaderboards to show there is strength in depth as opposed to a handful at the top every event
If he wasn't, but Glover and Spaun are fighting it out, I definitely won't be watching it.
Sure, there are many who will watch regardless. But, there will also be many like me, who are more likely to watch if there are big players at the top.
So, in that sense, the leaderboard looks better with McIlroy there.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
You may end up missing out on some great golf
The sport needs to be about more than the top 10 players etc , it needs players coming through to challenge
AussieKB
Well-known member
Better tell the PGA to drop their Elite Events then.
Dunesman
Well-known member
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. We do like the idea of top golfers. The multi winners, the major winners, the guys who can play the shots even the other pros look up to. And we like to see those guys shooting it out between them for big tournaments like this.
But you cant fake it. The top guys are the top guys because come to the top more often than not. Its only by allowing for the fact that a Spaun can Glover can be involved at the business end too, that the achievement of the McIlroy or Scheffler is the interest it is. Without cutting too far back to the LIV thread, thats what they are trying but it ends up hollow and fake. Long live the Smalley or Jager. They bring value too.
But you cant fake it. The top guys are the top guys because come to the top more often than not. Its only by allowing for the fact that a Spaun can Glover can be involved at the business end too, that the achievement of the McIlroy or Scheffler is the interest it is. Without cutting too far back to the LIV thread, thats what they are trying but it ends up hollow and fake. Long live the Smalley or Jager. They bring value too.
Swango1980
Well-known member
It is interesting when some people have criticised some tours for not having enough big names in the field.
And then they tell us that the PGAT leaderboard doesn't look better with McIlroy's name on it.
There is a contradiction there somewhere?
And then they tell us that the PGAT leaderboard doesn't look better with McIlroy's name on it.
There is a contradiction there somewhere?