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    #4052
    First Up
    Registered Users Posts: 14,822 ✭✭✭✭First Up


    HighLine wrote:
    Some good golf on at Tiger's event right now... great leaderboard. They also have the players mic'd well so nice to hear their dialogue.


    I'm really struggling to stay interested in it. It seems to lack a competitive edge. Commentary pretty inane too.


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    #4053
    Kingswood Rover
    Registered Users Posts: 778 ✭✭✭Kingswood Rover


    First Up wrote: »
    I'm really struggling to stay interested in it. It seems to lack a competitive edge. Commentary pretty inane too.
    Yep, kinda like a pre season friendly.


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    #4054
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    First Up wrote: »
    I'm really struggling to stay interested in it. It seems to lack a competitive edge. Commentary pretty inane too.

    Yep, I watached for a while but couldn't get interested. Pity.


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    #4055
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/673251011285286912


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    #4056
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭abff


    It's hard to like either of them.


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    #4057
    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,538 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    I find Bubba very likeable, surprised to see him off to Thailand this week.


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    #4058
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    Well Patrick Reed is now a top ten golfer; only another five places to go ;)


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    #4059
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭Russman


    Was there actually ranking points for that event ?
    Not sure I agree with only 18 of the top guys playing against each other and gaining ranking points for doing it. Money talks I suppose.


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    #4060
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    Russman wrote: »
    Was there actually ranking points for that event ?
    Not sure I agree with only 18 of the top guys playing against each other and gaining ranking points for doing it. Money talks I suppose.

    There were 46 ranking points for the winner and 27.6 for the runner up. Even though it was a small field, it was a pretty high ranking one: Bubba, Reed, Spieth, Rose, Koepka, Fowler, Scott, Kuchar etc. are all top 20 in the world.


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    #4061
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭Russman


    CMOTDibbler wrote: »
    There were 46 ranking points for the winner and 27.6 for the runner up. Even though it was a small field, it was a pretty high ranking one: Bubba, Reed, Spieth, Rose, Koepka, Fowler, Scott, Kuchar etc. are all top 20 in the world.

    I still think giving points for a field this small reinforces a bit of a closed shop idea with the upper echelons of the rankings. I'm not sure those guys should pull further ahead of everyone else by simply playing each other in a 18 man field event, which is essentially an end of season get together. Purely IMO of course.


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    #4062
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Bit more than a get together with a million dollar up for grabs for the winner.


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    #4063
    Russman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭Russman


    HighLine wrote: »
    Bit more than a get together with a million dollar up for grabs for the winner.

    Not really, I doubt there was anyone there who hasn't won many multiples of that. Not saying its not a factor in getting them there, of course it is, but I really don't think its right for ranking points to be awarded in an event with a field that small, regardless of who they are or what the pot is.

    To be really silly about it, its like Speith and Day agreed to play a match against each other and award ranking points to stay ahead of the rest :)


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    #4064
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Spieth has put a bit of daylight between himself and Day - Spieth is on 12.01, Day on 11.45.


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    #4065
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    vienne86 wrote: »
    Spieth has put a bit of daylight between himself and Day - Spieth is on 12.01, Day on 11.45.

    I see what you did there :D

    Still too close for comfort though. A top 5 finish by either Day or McIlroy could eat up a sizeable chunk of that difference.


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    #4066
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭abff


    CMOTDibbler wrote: »
    I see what you did there :D

    Still too close for comfort though. A top 5 finish by either Day or McIlroy could eat up a sizeable chunk of that difference.

    It's better to have things reasonably close than to have one player dominating the rankings. And it would take a top 3 by Day or a top 2 by McIlroy to bridge the gap based on the points typically on offer at the beginning of the year (between 46 and 54 points for the winner in the first two months on the PGA Tour and between 42 and 50 for the Desert Swing on the European Tour). And that's assuming Spieth doesn't pick up any points from the same events.


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    #4067
    CMOTDibbler
    Registered Users Posts: 7,415 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    abff wrote: »
    It's better to have things reasonably close than to have one player dominating the rankings. And it would take a top 3 by Day or a top 2 by McIlroy to bridge the gap based on the points typically on offer at the beginning of the year (between 46 and 54 points for the winner in the first two months on the PGA Tour and between 42 and 50 for the Desert Swing on the European Tour). And that's assuming Spieth doesn't pick up any points from the same events.

    I agree on both counts. But Rory or Day could pick up .3 or .4 without winning and that would make it a lot closer. Granted Spieth could do the same, but it's very unlikely that there'll be any kind of a big gap developing unless one of them goes on a winning run.


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    #4068
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Slightly off topic but here is Jason Day's dedication to being injury free next year.... no way was he going to protect Ellie and get in the way of LeBron coming at him :D

    https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/677702346281902080


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    #4069
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    A reminder for Irish interest that Shane Lowry and Paul Dunne are playing at the Farmers Insurance Open this week at Torrey Pines. Some other big names on the timesheet too..

    http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/farmers-insurance-open/tee-times.html


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    #4070
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,348 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Cheers for the heads up :D


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    #4071
    MUFC91CS
    Registered Users Posts: 325 ✭✭MUFC91CS


    Out of curiosity, how did Paul Dunne qualify?


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    #4072
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    MUFC91CS wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, how did Paul Dunne qualify?

    A sponsor's exemption.


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    #4073
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Good start for Paul Dunne.... -3 thru 9.


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    #4074
    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,538 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    HighLine wrote: »
    Good start for Paul Dunne.... -3 thru 9.

    Playing the harder south course as well.


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    #4075
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Sky really talking Dunne up on how impressive his PGA Tour debut has been so far today.. just a shame the US tv hosts aren't showing anything from him.


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    #4076
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    HighLine wrote: »
    Sky really talking Dunne up on how impressive his PGA Tour debut has been so far today.. just a shame the US tv hosts aren't showing anything from him.
    Ach when they finally show him he misses the green with his pitch on his last hole!


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    #4077
    vienne86
    Registered Users Posts: 17,075 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Well done Paul Dunne - 3 under round on day one, on the more difficult South course. Shane Lowry on +2 after 16 holes on the North course - he'll need a good round tomorrow.


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    #4078
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    vienne86 wrote: »
    Ach when they finally show him he misses the green with his pitch on his last hole!

    I grimaced when I saw that.... anyway a fantastic effort and debut on the PGA.


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    #4079
    Potential Underachiever
    Registered Users Posts: 4,989 ✭✭✭Potential Underachiever


    Hi, does anyone know if the PGA Tour shot tracker has been done away with?, I can't seem to be able to find it, always found it a handy way to keep track...


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    #4080
    loadwire
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭loadwire


    Lowry birdied the last two to finish -1. Nice recovery.


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    #4081
    loadwire
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭loadwire


    Potential Underachiever wrote: »
    Hi, does anyone know if the PGA Tour shot tracker has been done away with?, I can't seem to be able to find it, always found it a handy way to keep track...

    I could be wrong but I think it's not always available when there is more than one course involved. Not sure why but I seem to remember it being like that for similar tournaments last year.


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