Rory: "get your lips off my ball" after the missed putt was pretty good.The course looks great and the mic'ed up commentary is actually entertaining. Tiger grilling Rose about his new driver shaft and rotation in the bunker was cool.
I’m still laughing at that.My brother was a tree hugger! I am a tree hugger!
That's a lot of wood.Oh, and three of the top six names on the leaderboard are Poulter, Westwood and Fleetwood.
The usual Asian swing kicks off this afternoon in Vegas. Good field on tap at the CJ Cup which was moved to Shadow Creek for this year. 8 of the top 10 in the world are playing, and one of the missing is DJ who has the Rona. I didn't see Webb listed on the tee sheet but nobody cares about him anyway and the golf is a better place when he's not playing.
Haha, I just don't like him. Probably because "generic tour pro" best describes him.What's the deal with Webb Simpson? He just seems to be a generic tour pro.
He's a raging asshole, whether he actually is or not. Typical silver spoon, country club dick with his father's credit card.Haha, I just don't like him. Probably because "generic tour pro" best describes him.
Lol. I genuinely appreciate your Webb hate, even if I disagree.He's a raging asshole, whether he actually is or not. Typical silver spoon, country club dick with his father's credit card.
It's good work, if you can get it.He's a raging asshole, whether he actually is or not. Typical silver spoon, country club dick with his father's credit card.
I have days where it seems I'll never miss a putt. He's had a year like that. And, since I seem to have a new tag line, he's the anti-Bryson. He's like 5'8" and has a clubhead speed of around 115.Tyrrell Hatton has been on a crazy good run the last calendar year or so. Doesn't play a ton and bounces between Europe and the PGA Tour, but he's arguably been the best player in the world going back to last fall.
He has 3 wins, 4 top 10;s and 2 top 25's in his last 13 starts. Big boy wins too, Bay Hill and the BMW PGA (European Tour equivalent to The Players). Currently has the lead in Vegas.
He just fell out of the Top 50 in the world, and while starting to miss a lot of cuts also had a handful of Top 5 finishes this year. He's capable of playing elite golf just not week to week. Good Phil vs. the senior field isn't much of a fair match.Mickelson is 2-2 on the Champions Tour.
Imagine your competition is Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy.He just fell out of the Top 50 in the world, and while starting to miss a lot of cuts also had a handful of Top 5 finishes this year. He's capable of playing elite golf just not week to week. Good Phil vs. the senior field isn't much of a fair match.
Also new to the Champions Tour this year is Furyk. He's already won twice as well. I kind of get the same grinder vibe from him that Langer gives off.
I heard its going to be at Phil's course in AZ, Stone Canyon.And speaking of Phil, the Match 3 is a go. No venue yet, but it's going to be on Black Friday with proceeds benefiting black colleges. Tiger is out, the match will be Phil, Steph Curry, Peyton Manning and Charles Barkley. I'd assume the teams are Phil/Chuck and Steph/Peyton.
Of course Phil is still good enough for the regular PGA Tour. He's just not good enough to compete for wins very often, but even as a regular PGA Tour pro, he probably would make a very nice living. In just 16 events in 2020, he finished #60 in money earned at $1.5 million. That was a number that was ahead of such players as Spieth, Koepka, Fleetwood, Rose, Fowler, Snedeker, McDowell, Z Johnson, Glover, Garcia, Cabrera Bello, Willett, etc.I think Phil was a prime candidate for the PGL if that ever came to fruition. He's too good for the Champions Tour, not good enough for the PGA Tour anymore. He's made 34 starts since his last win and is creeping up on a 50% missed cut rate, having missed 15. He also only has 2 PGA Tour top 10's during that time frame, as well as one other top 10 on the Euro Tour (the Saudi Arabia event where he just so happened to be rubbing elbows with some PGL investors),
I think he easily would've taken the PGL's money as a player/owner. Much more lucrative for him than the Champions Tour. Not sure if the PGL is dead at this point but I haven't heard much about it since before the pandemic.
And Phil has already won 750k on the Champions tour. The dude gets paid.Of course Phil is still good enough for the regular PGA Tour. He's just not good enough to compete for wins very often, but even as a regular PGA Tour pro, he probably would make a very nice living. In just 16 events in 2020, he finished #60 in money earned at $1.5 million. That was a number that was ahead of such players as Spieth, Koepka, Fleetwood, Rose, Fowler, Snedeker, McDowell, Z Johnson, Glover, Garcia, Cabrera Bello, Willett, etc.
He had 2 great weeks, Pebble and the WGC FedEx St. Jude. He was 3rd and T2, which will bank you a lot of money, particularly the WGC which has a higher purse than the regular events. He's won at Pebble 5 times so seems like an event he'll continue to do well at. The 2nd at the St. Jude is more of an outlier. Those 2 events are 2 of his 3 top 10's over the past 2 seasons (3rd was in Saudi Arabia). He's approaching a 50% missed cut rate. He's fallen to 58 in the world rankings which means he's teetering on not qualifying for the free money, free points WGC's as well as the US Open. He's still a short game wizard (13th in SG around the green) but he's losing strokes off the tee (108th), on approach (129) and putting (124th). That's not really a recipe for continued success.Of course Phil is still good enough for the regular PGA Tour. He's just not good enough to compete for wins very often, but even as a regular PGA Tour pro, he probably would make a very nice living. In just 16 events in 2020, he finished #60 in money earned at $1.5 million. That was a number that was ahead of such players as Spieth, Koepka, Fleetwood, Rose, Fowler, Snedeker, McDowell, Z Johnson, Glover, Garcia, Cabrera Bello, Willett, etc.
It doesn't matter if you miss a ton of cuts as long as you play well in a handful of tournaments. You're still going to make money on the PGA Tour. He's still much better than a TON of guys on the PGA Tour right now. He's no longer an elite PGA Tour player, obviously. But he's better than a lot of guys still.He had 2 great weeks, Pebble and the WGC FedEx St. Jude. He was 3rd and T2, which will bank you a lot of money, particularly the WGC which has a higher purse than the regular events. He's won at Pebble 5 times so seems like an event he'll continue to do well at. The 2nd at the St. Jude is more of an outlier. Those 2 events are 2 of his 3 top 10's over the past 2 seasons (3rd was in Saudi Arabia). He's approaching a 50% missed cut rate. He's fallen to 58 in the world rankings which means he's teetering on not qualifying for the free money, free points WGC's as well as the US Open. He's still a short game wizard (13th in SG around the green) but he's losing strokes off the tee (108th), on approach (129) and putting (124th). That's not really a recipe for continued success.
I love watching the guy play, and I'm sure we'll see him pop up at Pebble and Augusta still but I think he's pretty much done as a competitive PGA tour player.
(now watch him win this week at the Zozo).
Could be an ugly 2 days for Tiger if he can't hit a fairway or a green. Looks like he hasn't taken a full swing on a course in months.Bogey and double on first two par-5s for Tiger....not ideal
Think it's no cut, so 4 days of ugliness.Could be an ugly 2 days for Tiger if he can't hit a fairway or a green. Looks like he hasn't taken a full swing on a course in months.