Buttermaker
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Yeah, he fell apart on the back 9 once he got the lead. With a guy behind him who had never won a tournament. Not exactly a clutch performance down the stretch.
I'm always jealous of the courses these guys play. Not just the conditions - but you can hit drives 50 yards right and go find it and hit it again. 80% of the semi-private/public courses we play tournaments on might have nice fairways - but 20 yards left or right it's OB, or just overgrown lost ball junk, or if you're lucky marked as hazard. I got to play Congressional once and you could hit it anywhere. I think it was Merion where Sergio hit multiple consecutive drives out of bounds just because pros so rarely run into those situations. Think if the Old Course had trouble left on the closing 2 holes - half the guys bailed out into the parallel fairways. Really I just think more courses should ditch OB in favor of lateral hazards, since safety golf is boring to play and to watch.
I'm always jealous of the courses these guys play. Not just the conditions - but you can hit drives 50 yards right and go find it and hit it again. 80% of the semi-private/public courses we play tournaments on might have nice fairways - but 20 yards left or right it's OB, or just overgrown lost ball junk, or if you're lucky marked as hazard. I got to play Congressional once and you could hit it anywhere. I think it was Merion where Sergio hit multiple consecutive drives out of bounds just because pros so rarely run into those situations. Think if the Old Course had trouble left on the closing 2 holes - half the guys bailed out into the parallel fairways. Really I just think more courses should ditch OB in favor of lateral hazards, since safety golf is boring to play and to watch.
Simpson not playing in Bridgestone. Didn't qualify?
Was watching some of the women's British and the Euros in Aberdeen while working out and over lunch. Inbee Park is the Nick Faldo of women's golf. She lurks and wins majors when someone else chokes on the back 9 on Sunday. Nice to see Aphibarnrat win a Euro event.
Anyway, I love to watch tournaments played on links courses in Scotland and Ireland. Never been to either. Those of you who are good and have played over there, what are your favorite courses, and what is the best Open venue? Watching on TV, Turnberry seems to me to be up there.
Anybody catch the Web.com event this weekend? I glommed onto just b/c there was a playoff so a lot more drama than the PGA event. It was somewhere in Utah; no other way to describe the course than ugly. It looked like some of the public nine-holer where you put your $5 in an honors box at the first tee.
2:25 tee time.
Weird not seeing Tiger in the Bridgestone.
Hopefully Haas can build on the momentum of his 1st 65 holes last week. He jumped from 16 to 13 in President's Cup standings. Going to be really awkward if he doesn't automatically qualify with his Dad as captain.
Reifers fighting to make the FedEx playoffs/keep his Tour card in the "other" Tour event this week (out in Reno). He only picked up 11 FedEx Cup points in June & July, but got 23 last weekend which were huge. Moved him up to #118.
Yeah - didn't look too good on TV. It is Tony Finau's home course so it must be a good track if a tour pro (and budding star) calls it home....
I don't think great courses are begging to host web.com events.