Mel Smooth
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I missed it as I’d just nipped up to the bottle bank…..
He hit the shot he had in his head as the one shot he didn’t want to hit i’d imagine, but, it was a great end to the event nonetheless - just not so much for Lowry.
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I missed it as I’d just nipped up to the bottle bank…..
He hit the shot he had in his head as the one shot he didn’t want to hit i’d imagine, but, it was a great end to the event nonetheless - just not so much for Lowry.
cleveland52
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Very entertaining tournament. I thought that Lowry would march to victory, especially after his drive on eighteen. Nacho pulled it together and took the trophy. Well done.
sunshine
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SteveW86
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Is that a euphanism?
Rhyming slang
Mel Smooth
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BubbaP
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Seem to have our share of hot heads from the Isles!
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Interesting he's given the DPWT/Dubai swing a swerve.
Bob at owgr 6th, and Tommy at 3rd, somehow doesn't feel quite right to me - but not complaining. Interesting to see how their years go.
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Interesting he's given the DPWT/Dubai swing a swerve.
Bob at owgr 6th, and Tommy at 3rd, somehow doesn't feel quite right to me - but not complaining. Interesting to see how their years go.
Arthur Wedge
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So what happens if they don’t pay the fines ? Resign from the tour and then can’t play Ryder Cup - will Rahm and Hatton take that risk
wjemather
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If it bothers him that much, McIlroy should pay their fines. Or better still, pressure the DPWT to look after its own interests rather than those of the PGA Tour.
Few have driven the division quite like McIlroy, and he continues to do so.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
While Rory and Ryder cup are mentioned (& I’m sure it isn’t Rory’s doing) Another ‘matey’ group for him for first two days this week
How does he get paired up with his ryder cup bessie mates so often in DPWT events and could it ever creep into him receiving a sporting advantage
How does he get paired up with his ryder cup bessie mates so often in DPWT events and could it ever creep into him receiving a sporting advantage
Arthur Wedge
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What does the PGAT have to do with anything - why is it the automated response always to point to the PGAT
This the DPT - golfers membership of that tour and the rules of that tour .
Rahm and co have a choice , pay the fines ( shouldn’t be an issue with the amount of money they earn ) or resign membership
Arthur Wedge
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It’s same with most tournaments- create marquee groups for telly , every tournament comes along and they create the big groups , don’t mind it in tour events but imo when they do it in majors it’s poor
The Squirrel
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It's also as simple as fewer mobile camera crews are needed to cover all the biggest names for closer/better camera shots than each hole's fixed camera can provide alone, when a single camera group can follow 3 big names at once.
wjemather
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The 'Strategic Alliance', aka the 'PGA Tour cartel framework'.
SatchFan
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McIlroy conversing through the wrong hole again.
Arthur Wedge
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I can understand that in the smaller tournaments as such
But not in majors
Imo that should always be as random as you can get , they used to do it very well for The Open
Arthur Wedge
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Anyway - outside the standard response of PGAT this and that and Rory etc and the whys and where’s
What do we think Rahm and Hatton will do ? Pay the fines to allow them to continue to play on the DP as some have done which allows them to play in the RC
Or resign membership as others have done ?
What do we think Rahm and Hatton will do ? Pay the fines to allow them to continue to play on the DP as some have done which allows them to play in the RC
Or resign membership as others have done ?
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Yeah I can see the whole marquee thing (but for telly specifically it doesn't matter all that much if player B is on the other side of the fairway or a hole behind) but i think there has to be limits. I mean he plays a minimum of two rounds at most DPWT tournaments with 1 &/or 2 ppl he's way more than totally at ease with.
It's like us getting to pick our PP's for day 1 of club champs, it would never be the default but the Tour are affording him that benefit more often than not
Mel Smooth
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Why would they pay them? They're waiting for the DPWT to make a decision on the matter.
Arthur Wedge
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As we have seen the arbitration is going to go in the favour of the tour - the precedent is there , so the appeal will be rejected
So should they pay the fines or leave
Mel Smooth
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They should wait for the DPWT to make a decision