Golf: All Purpose Golf Thread VI | 2017 PGA Tour Season: Here comes Cantlay!

[Pavel Buchnevich]

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Although I'm not really a fan, it is nice to see Phil doing well.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Another week, another 59 watch. Hadwin might even get 58.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Needs to get up and down for 59. Doing it on a par 72 would be mighty impressive.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

And he's got it. On a par 72 too.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Way to go, Hadwin!

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

These courses are way too easy. I'd like to see some level par winning scores.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Level par winning scores? On regular tour stops? Uh...

You will not see that at any tournament besides the US Open.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Probably the only time you'll see a regular event near even par is when the Canadian Open is at Shaughnessey. Way better than the awful Glen Abbey course they use most years.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Yeah I wouldn't mind see level par events tbh

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Probably the only time you'll see a regular event near even par is when the Canadian Open is at Shaughnessey. Way better than the awful Glen Abbey course they use most years.

I think people have too much of an obsession with scores in some cases; par is more of an arbitrary number than ever before. I don't care to see mid or high 20 under par scores winning tournaments on some of these weaker event fields but it seems to be how the game is trending. How the course is set up is way more important in my opinion and a lot of these courses could easily have the stimps rolling higher or the hole placements more difficult and less attackable on the greens. Even when it comes to the rough, more could be done to punish wayward shots and place a premium on finding the fairway although that's obviously a little more complex depending on the course.

I think for regular events anything under par to about 20-under still seems to be the norm which isn't outrageous and the majors are obviously rota dependent. It would be unfathomable and be a detriment to the game if every, or even the majority of regular tour stops had a winning score of level par and diminish the game. Only way to do that with the quality of players on tour is gimmick up the courses.

 

[Hire Sather]

These courses are way too easy. I'd like to see some level par winning scores.

To me the season doesn't start for real until they get to Florida. Most of these courses just make the tournaments feel like a farce.

Pebble is fun but the coverage on Saturday is an utter joke. I just do not care about the celebs. Other than that I can't wait till they get to Florida. Then you have the Masters right around the corner.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Tiger, DJ and Day paired together thurs/friday

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Rors back at the beginning of March. Thank God.

 

[Cody Webster]

Tiger, DJ and Day paired together thurs/friday

Amazing!

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Tiger signs with Taylormade for everything but putter. Will use Nike Irons for now, but working to develop a set with TM

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Appears that no coverage till 3pm EST, so 1.5 hrs into Tiger and Co. round.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

I can't believe people still thought Tiger's short game was an issue.

Unfortunately everything else is a tire fire today so far.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He's not playing well.

Can't hit any good shots.

 

[Prntscrn]

He's not playing well.

Can't hit any good shots.

Good jinx mate! Answer with back to back birdies

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Good jinx mate! Answer with back to back birdies

And then a bogey.

Needs a few more shots picked up on the last few holes.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

He's not playing well.

Can't hit any good shots.

You seem to have a knack for hyperbole. Whether it's thinking that Spieth should be 4 or 5 shots better every round he plays (every golfer can say that) or otherwise. Some of Tiger's scrambling around the greens has been excellent today...

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

You seem to have a knack for hyperbole. Whether it's thinking that Spieth should be 4 or 5 shots better every round he plays (every golfer can say that) or otherwise. Some of Tiger's scrambling around the greens has been excellent today...

His scrambling has been but everything outside 100 yards has been right

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

His scrambling has been but everything outside 100 yards has been right

And his putting. And yes, I have managed to notice the right miss.

Considering it's his first competitive round on an actual golf course that isn't a birdie fest freakshow and he's shooting level par on the North Course while being a clown off the tee as well as with his irons is encouraging. But there is a lot to fix, still.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

You would think a guy with a bad back would want to stay out of the rough... but I guess Tiger is a masochist.