Watching the pros makes me feel better about myself

[Pearbo]

After watching the matchplay this weekend I can't believe how much time the top guys spend in the rough/in the trees/up cart paths/in the car park. I thought it was just me whos hacking around on a 27 handicap spending more time in the foiliage than smack bang in thre middle of the fairways. Granted they very often get back in the game 1/2 shots before I do but it surprises me they aren't more consistent.

 

[turkish]

I agree- the problem is tv only show you the good shots so you think they are constantly chipping in or sinking 60 foot putts.

I'd like to see a lot more of the misses but dunno if that would make good tv for the casual viewer

 

[rosecott]

After watching the matchplay this weekend I can't believe how much time the top guys spend in the rough/in the trees/up cart paths/in the car park. I thought it was just me whos hacking around on a 27 handicap spending more time in the foiliage than smack bang in thre middle of the fairways. Granted they very often get back in the game 1/2 shots before I do but it surprises me they aren't more consistent.

You do, however, have to remember that this was matchplay where players will have a different mindset to the one they have in a normal PGA tour strokeplay event. Additionally, this course was far from being your average PGA course with a considerable number of "risk and reward" situations. Both of those factors inevitably led to a lot of risk taking with a high number of bad results.

 

[SugarPenguin]

Yes they wouldn't get away with half the stuff at say pinehurst
but people are right it is match play

 

[delc]

After watching the matchplay this weekend I can't believe how much time the top guys spend in the rough/in the trees/up cart paths/in the car park. I thought it was just me whos hacking around on a 27 handicap spending more time in the foiliage than smack bang in thre middle of the fairways. Granted they very often get back in the game 1/2 shots before I do but it surprises me they aren't more consistent.

Yes but these guys still get the ball around the course in par or less a lot of the time, and the courses they play are usually long and difficult!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The thing is, on a lot of these courses they can spray it and get away with it. Not quite sure what they can do, other than maybe add throw in some more OOB markers