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Saudi World Golf Tour 2022/2023 Thread

There are plenty of golfers that have every shot shown in coverage

What’s the big deal if they show Tiger’s too? If he’s not in contention he either doesn’t make the cut or is finished long before the leaders on the weekend
 
thatguy2016 said:
every player on tour should give 25% of his earnings to the charity of Tiger's choice. Or directly to Tiger. Because those guys are insanely rich because of Tiger.

In 1995, Greg Norman was the top earner on the PGA tour. He made $1.65 million. Elkington finished 5th at $1.25 million.

Tiger turned pro in August 1996. In 2000, Tiger won the tour money title at $9.2 million. Vijay Singh finished 5th and earned $2.57 million.
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This is the correct take, and it just makes me hate Mickelson all the more. Tiger put a ton of $$ in Phil's pockets.

As for Tiger, I didn't root for him back in the day because I tend to pull for underdogs and because he was always canned in interviews and above reproach in the media (and Steve was his private thug). But I've liked him a lot more since his fall from grace. He's much more honest in interviews, and he's way more friendly with his fellow golfers. So I've been rooting for him much more in recent years, and the game is better when he's healthy enough to play. And I do give him a pass on the ambien/painkiller traffic stop. Ambien can make you do strange shit that you have zero conscious idea you're doing. But I do agree that he should have been charged with reckless driving for his accident last year given that he was endangering others as well as himself. That said, I'm rooting for his recovery and for him to get back out there on a more regular basis.
 
FTR I am not a big a Tiger fan. Whenever I start to give him the benefit of the doubt he starts acting like a smug asshole again. I understand the media’s infatuation with him and have just learned to live with it. And Tiger fans are the absolute worst at a PGA event.
 
Yesterday, during his round, John Daly reportedly drank 12 diet cokes, smoked 21 cigarettes and downed 6 bags of M&Ms. Daly shot a solid 72.

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To ready himself for Round 2, Daly hit the local casino:

 
Pilchard said:
Yesterday, during his round, John Daly reportedly drank 12 diet cokes, smoked 21 cigarettes and downed 6 bags of M&Ms.
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That was the tally from a practice round at the 2008 Wyndham, not yesterday.

 
Pilchard said:
OK. I misread the room. The more Tiger coverage the better. Let's act like he has a chance to win, praise him when he has a rare good round, and act like it didn't happen when he is 113th.
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not speaking for everyone, but my primary motivation for watching these tournaments is to watch tiger with the hopes he can win. my secondary motivation is to generally watch golf so i can see who wins the tourney.
 
I've seen enough in one round at Southern Hills post-reno to believe it's the best PGA major courses in the last 10-15 years.

So much better than this Whistling Straits/Hazeltine/Valhalla/Bethpage/Quail meh rotation. Looks like we have three more meh years before some interesting courses appear in the rota again, including the new PGA Frisco course in Texas.

Look at these great courses we lost from the 90s: Riv, Winged Foot, Inverness.
 
PaddyWF said:
I've seen enough in one round at Southern Hills post-reno to believe it's the best PGA major courses in the last 10-15 years.

So much better than this Whistling Straits/Hazeltine/Valhalla/Bethpage/Quail meh rotation. Looks like we have three more meh years before some interesting courses appear in the rota again, including the new PGA Frisco course in Texas.

Look at these great courses we lost from the 90s: Riv, Winged Foot, Inverness.
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Winged Foot is still in the US Open rota. I watched the Solheim Cup at Inverness last year, and it just doesn't look long enough to host a men's major these days - but I enjoyed the design - had totally forgotten about it. I'm enjoying Southern Hills much more this time around than the last couple of times - maybe it's the Gil Hanse renovation and this year's presentation. The only thing I remember of last time was the headline on Monday that read "Putt, Putt, Putt, Goosen". Totally agree about Hazeltine, Somewhat agree as to Valhalla and Quail but also enjoy both. Strongly disagree about Whistling Straits and Bethpage - love those layouts.
 
PaddyWF said:
I've seen enough in one round at Southern Hills post-reno to believe it's the best PGA major courses in the last 10-15 years.

So much better than this Whistling Straits/Hazeltine/Valhalla/Bethpage/Quail meh rotation. Looks like we have three more meh years before some interesting courses appear in the rota again, including the new PGA Frisco course in Texas.

Look at these great courses we lost from the 90s: Riv, Winged Foot, Inverness.
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Interesting take. Kiawah >>>>> Southern Hills. And I'm a big Quail fan, although a bit biased.
 
cville deac said:
Winged Foot is still in the US Open rota. I watched the Solheim Cup at Inverness last year, and it just doesn't look long enough to host a men's major these days - but I enjoyed the design - had totally forgotten about it. I'm enjoying Southern Hills much more this time around than the last couple of times - maybe it's the Gil Hanse renovation and this year's presentation. The only thing I remember of last time was the headline on Monday that read "Putt, Putt, Putt, Goosen". Totally agree about Hazeltine, Somewhat agree as to Valhalla and Quail but also enjoy both. Strongly disagree about Whistling Straits and Bethpage - love those layouts.
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Yeah agreed Inverness would be too short nowadays and that’s too bad.

The undulation of the greens at a slower speed with fall-off edges is a much more fun test for these guys imo. Vs super long with massive rough which is zzzzzz. Renovating the creeks having some funky trees in the middle of play is making this a memorable course that is tough without being clownish. From what I have seen so far.
 
Tiger with a -1 today, to end at +3 and making the cut, solely to say :fu: to Pilch
 
IAppreciateIt said:
willy z looking shockingly good w the putter
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He's looked totally different on the greens the last 2 months compared to where he was in Jan-Feb. I first noticed it at the match play. You don't get to the quarters or semis there with a bad putter.

And don't sell Cam Young short - he's also in contention. Gonna be a fun next 2 afternoons here inside where it just went from the 70s to mid 90s.
 
Great to have the current leader and another Wake guy (Young) in the top 10. And Webb made the cut, to make it 3 playing this weekend.
 
Not surprising to see guys who spent so much time at Old Town playing well at Southern Hills.
 
Cam Young having a great round though. Good to see him in contention too
 
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