Okay, here is a place for the Golfers to talk about tournaments, clubs, swing help or thoughts.
Today is the Players Championship, which I think ought to be the 5th Major. Largest pot in the PGA. The daunting 17th, which seems to bring excitement every year. At least we will get to see Sergio blow up yet again.
Setting up for another disappointing US Open. It will be the second year in three that the course is going to be waterlogged, and the year in between it was played at suckass Olympic.
I don't know what the hell the USGA was thinking scheduling the Open on a course that is completely defenseless if it gets wet. Idiotic. [Reply]
Double digits under will win this. Guys will just hit hybrid off of most tees and throw darts with wedges.
If there is a player that can be that accurate all 4 days then sure. I think the best score there was a -4 the last two or three US Opens. Dude those fairways are narrow. The rough is brutal. The US Open is the toughest Major setup, the rain might help though to stick and slow the greens. Its a par 70 with like a retarded 150 slope rating. I'll be suprised if the winning is 10 under. [Reply]
A 6500 yard course in 1981 is about a 7300 yard course today. On top of that, those guys were using balls that spin more and drivers that were orders of magnitude less forgiving.
Dan Pohl led the PGA Tour in driving distance in 1981 at 280 yards. Bubba Watson averaged 315 last year.
That course had a margin of error for survival if it was firm and fast. But with rain soaked fairways and greens, and distances that are 25 yards longer per club than the last Open there, that course is going to get its ass handed to it unless Davis goes full Shinnecock on the greens, and I don't even know how that is possible with as wet as they are. [Reply]
1) He flew back to San Diego Monday night to attend his daughter's 8th grade graduation and won't fly back to Merion until Wednesday night. He has a 7:11 am tee time.
2) He's not carrying a driver this week. Honestly, I think this makes little difference for him due to the nature of his swing. When he's off he'll miss fairways with 6 irons. [Reply]
Just ditched the TM FW/Hybrids in my bag and replaced them with Callaway's X Hot Pro series. Can't wait to get these out on the range tomorrow. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58:
The USGA is fucked.
This is why I'm not a big fan of the graduated rough setup (yes, I know that Merion doesn't have it). They need to pick courses that have a combination of length and penal rough to defend themselves, otherwise they'll get slaughtered when it's soupy. The latter fucked Congressional. The former is going to fuck Merion.
They have to mitigate the weather as a variable as much as possible, and that's the only way to do it w/o turning the greens into clown shoes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins:
This is why I'm not a big fan of the graduated rough setup (yes, I know that Merion doesn't have it). They need to pick courses that have a combination of length and penal rough to defend themselves, otherwise they'll get slaughtered when it's soupy. The latter ****ed Congressional. The former is going to **** Merion.
They have to mitigate the weather as a variable as much as possible, and that's the only way to do it w/o turning the greens into clown shoes.
To me this is just doesn't matter. Why does it matter? All the players play the same course under the same conditions and if the conditions are such that the scores are low why does that matter? It might matter if it's your club I guess but to me as a fan :-) I don't give a shit. That said I just played 9 holes and shot -1. :-) Go me! [Reply]
