Actual Golf: General Tourney discussion

[ImTellinTim]

Actual Golf: General Tourney discussion

I'm definitely a "no music on the golf course" truther. I don't like it, and I don't like people that do.

Present company excepted, of course (!)

Look at Ol’ Smails over here

https://youtu.be/3YTizJcKUlE

In all seriousness I always ask people I’m playing with if it’s OK and turn it down if we’re waiting for a group to get off the tee. I’m not out there making sure the whole course can hear it.

[l3ulvl]

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happy to see Zalatoris get his first PGA win, that lie on the final playoff hole was nuts

Spoiler

[pietasterp]

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I wanted to see him try to hit that one.

[l3ulvl]

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I wanted to see him try to hit that one.

yeah lol, I was torn between wanting him to go for it, which was like 0% chance of success, or playing safe



the situation of letting the other guy play first made it easy, but if dude somehow managed to mash through the slop and put it on the green without double tapping, that would've been amazing

[pietasterp]

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I think the double-hit is no longer a penalty, so no more future "Two-Chip Chen" situations.

I mean, on further thought, that was always a dumb rule. No one ever tries to hit the ball twice with one swing, and it almost never ends up being beneficial in any way. There was never any reason (that I can see) to penalize a random inadvertent non-beneficial freak occurrence.

But yeah, I wanted to see him try to hit that one.

BMW this past weekend was a bit boring...the playoffs have really been hit-or-miss since their inception, although I am in favor of the format in theory.

[jb12780]

Actual Golf: General Tourney discussion

PGA Announced some changed this morning. First picture changes what a “top player” is.












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[MrArlingtonBeach]

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So...this announcement just dropped:

https://twitter.com/TGL/status/1562446996178251776

[dubcity]

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Nothing says "**** those guys, they are ruining the sport," like changing what you are doing to emulate them lol.

[kehlis]

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Nothing says "**** those guys, they are ruining the sport," like changing what you are doing to emulate them lol.

Assuming you’re talking about both of todays announcement and not just the first part, the team thing that was announced today by Tiger and Rory has been in the works for years. Well before even his accident and before LIV was a glimmer in anyones eyes.

[dubcity]

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Assuming you’re talking about both of todays announcement and not just the first part, the team thing that was announced today by Tiger and Rory has been in the works for years. Well before even his accident and before LIV was a glimmer in anyones eyes.

Mostly talking about the guaranteed money and incentives. This PGA team event looks more like some kind of interactive video game competition.

[pietasterp]

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No one on the tour will ever admit it, but today's announcements of guaranteed money and the presence of the all of the 'top' stars at more tournaments is an indirect acknowledgement that some of the LIV crowd's criticisms of the PGA Tour were correct. The only reason any of this is happening now is because of the LIV threat. Anyone that benefits from the additional guaranteed income or higher purses for tournaments, or even the fans that get to enjoy more tournaments in which many of the top players are playing all owe a little gratitude for the competition. It's not an accident that these seismic changes - all in favor of players - are happening now.

[kehlis]

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Mostly talking about the guaranteed money and incentives.

Yea that is driven 100% by LIV and it's a shame because they could have done this along time ago. There was just never a reason for those with a voice to speak out for the "little guy."

The 5k stipend for missing a cut is huge because for young guys that means that they don't literally go to an event and lose money for doing so.

This PGA team event looks more like some kind of interactive video game competition.

I admire the creativity but I want to see a lot more before I will know if that something that MIGHT get my interest. I like watching golf for everything golf. Not sure I will enjoy watching even the best just hit into a simulator.

[pietasterp]

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Total agreement with kehlis. It's also exhibit #9-million of why/how market-based competition is generally a good thing. Lacking the LIV golf threat, there would be absolutely no change whatsoever in how the PGA Tour did business. There was no reason they couldn't have done any of these things 30 years ago, but now that they have some competition, they are suddenly more player/fan friendly. Whatever your opinion of LIV and/or the players that defected, they have already had more impact on the PGA Tour and how it does business than anyone in the history of the sport short of Tiger & Jack.

[scagwi]

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Love or hate LIV, one has to at least be happy about the fire it’s lighting under the PGA Tour

Whether it is too late or this will matter is another issue

[kehlis]

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I really do like the format for the playoffs with the aggregate lead going into the Championship for the leader.

But, and I know it's a double edged sword, I HATE how low the scores look going into the weekend. I would rather they started with the leader at even and those behind him start above par rather than the other way around.