PGA Tour Thread

bigtimecharlie

Could be world No1 by this time next week, inside top 7 will do it, I think.

Running Balance

Any idea why during the playoff it didn't go back to the sky studio for the guys insight??
or had everyone gone home??

abff

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

Could be world No1 by this time next week, inside top 7 will do it, I think.

How did you arrive at that conclusion? By my reckoning, only a win will get him to number 1.

vienne86

Well if Rory stays injured for a while, it is hard to NOT see him being overtaken by Spieth pretty soon.

abff

vienne86 wrote: »

Well if Rory stays injured for a while, it is hard to NOT see him being overtaken by Spieth pretty soon.

I guess it depends how long Rory is out. If we assume he will miss the next 4 weeks up to and including the PGA, his total points will drop from 600.88 to around 565. His number of tournaments played over the preceding two years will drop from 48 to 45. His average world ranking points will therefore increase slightly from the current 12.52 to around 12.56.

Spieth currently has 587.23 points from 52 events, giving an average of 11.29. His divisor will remain at 52 and he will lose approximately 27 points over the next four weeks due to the application of the adjustment factor. In order to move ahead of Rory, he will need to have a points total of around 653.

Therefore he would need to pick up around 93 world ranking points in total over the next four weeks in order to take over as world number one. Obviously, if he wins either of the two majors on offer, he will achieve this. But it's still a lot of points and would require a number of good finishes if he doesn't actually win either major.

So it's not a foregone conclusion that Rory will lose the number 1 spot, but the longer he's out, the more likely it will become.

ionadnapokot

http://www.balls.ie/golf/zach-johnson-john-deere-classic-noise/300739

Rikand

http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/tee-times.html

WGC bridgestone on this week.

Interesting that they have Andrew Dodt playing on his own. Surely they could have invited someone to come play with him ?

First Up

Rikand wrote: »

http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/tee-times.html

WGC bridgestone on this week.

Interesting that they have Andrew Dodt playing on his own. Surely they could have invited someone to come play with him ?

He will have someone with him - just not someone playing in the competition.

abff

Rikand wrote: »

http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/bridgestone-invitational/tee-times.html

WGC bridgestone on this week.

Interesting that they have Andrew Dodt playing on his own. Surely they could have invited someone to come play with him ?

The criteria for qualifying for this tournament are quite precise. There's too much money and too many world ranking and FedEx Cup points at stake for them to invite someone who hasn't qualified.

Pierce_1991

Going for Ricky again this week. Jason Day in with a good shout too but I reckon it's all going to come together sooner rather than later for Fowler. Strong field though so should be good.

MythicalMadMan

Can anyone tell me about the course and does it lend itself to any particular style? Funking for Padraig think he has 4 rounds in him at some stage soon.

HighLine

Sergio just had a 9 on the par 5 16th.... ouch.

Pierce_1991

Jaysus Troy Merritt really showing what an up and down game golf is. 10 over par with a hole to play, dead last. Maybe had a few too many brewskies after last week.

vienne86

GMac on top at the moment - and how he needs a good week.

MythicalMadMan

Jimmy was pretty Imense on his round gave himself many Birdie opportunities hit a very bad 2nd shot on the last by his standards. But it seems not making mistakes here is key and Jimmy dont make many.

TBH I dont even know the Danny Lee lad he didnt get shown much but has decent finished in his last few tournaments bar the Open.

Harringtons Driving was ok, but he only left himself one put inside 10ft all day, missed a 6 footer for birdie and wholed a 32 footer to get his one birdie

abff

Jason Day having a Tin Cup experience on the 16th.

zizou_

abff wrote: »

Jason Day having a Tin Cup experience on the 16th.

He did well to rescue an 8!

Tilikum

Bubba non stop whinging the whole way around.

Absolutely hate watching him play.

vienne86

Tilikum wrote: »

Bubba non stop whinging the whole way around.

Absolutely hate watching him play.

Yep, I'm fed up with him too.

idle

Even though I hate the whinging after every missed putt, I keep hoping he misses every putt

Mantis Toboggan

idle wrote: »

Even though I hate the whinging after every missed putt, I keep hoping he misses every putt

Playing super stuff though!

mickmackey1

Pretty unusual symmetry to the leaderboard there a while back

vienne86

I had to watch on the laptop last night as I'm away from home......but this week nothing will get me away fom my TV. Really looking forward to Thursday night!

rrpc

Some Tee Times to look forward to:

Time|1|2|3
14:05|Jason Day|Dustin Johnson|Rickie Fowler
14:15|Tiger Woods|Martin Kaymer|Keegan Bradley
18:20|Davis Love III|Darren Clarke|Steve Stricker
18:40|Webb Simpson|Bernd Wiesberger|Shane Lowry
19:00|Luke Donald|Graeme McDowell|Patrick Reed
19:20|Rory McIlroy|Jordan Spieth|Zach Johnson
19:30|Jason Dufner|Phil Mickelson|Padraig Harrington


Times are Irish

vienne86

rrpc wrote: »

Some Tee Times to look forward to:

Time|1|2|3
14:05|Jason Day|Dustin Johnson|Rickie Fowler
14:15|Tiger Woods|Martin Kaymer|Keegan Bradley
18:20|Davis Love III|Darren Clarke|Steve Stricker
18:40|Webb Simpson|Bernd Wiesberger|Shane Lowry
19:00|Luke Donald|Graeme McDowell|Patrick Reed
19:20|Rory McIlroy|Jordan Spieth|Zach Johnson
19:30|Jason Dufner|Phil Mickelson|Padraig Harrington


Times are Irish

Harrington group guaranteed a lot of TV time! And going out just after the major winners' group.

HighLine

For a second there, I thought they were talking about Tiger's swing and I began to worry!!
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/633995440426500096

ForeRight

Tiger -5 thru 13 sitting in 2nd place

He needs at worst a 2nd place finish this week to make the playoffs I think I read

HighLine

And Tiger now to -6. Helps when ones like these drop...

https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/634380811047800836

FortuneChip

He's back!

Run & Hide Jordan/Jason/Justin/Dustin! Run & Hide!

(Rory's name didn't fit in phonetically)

zuutroy

Be some achievement if he made the Fedex.