2023 PGA Championship thread

Deeper Blue

Oak Hill playing tough, US Open vibes

Scheffler currently leading at -5 and yet to make a bogey

Interesting to see Bryson playing decent golf for the first time in what seems like years

I see Sam Burns is currently losing to 15 PGA club pros after shooting 74-80

Hopefully we see a tight leaderboard over the weekend

FixdePitchmark

Was thinking - they have basically modeled the US open over the last few years - I like it - if the rough is a bit OTT -- Rose looking older these days.

FixdePitchmark

The change in the size of Bryson is incredible - he looks 10 years younger.

FixdePitchmark

Rain and wind - will be havoc - if they let them play.

Mantis Toboggan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617826#Comment_120617826

Himself and Phil have been watching operation Transformation

Deeper Blue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617826#Comment_120617826

Looking at pictures of him when he won the US Open and he looks like a cartoon character, comically big

Deeper Blue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617818#Comment_120617818

Ya since it moved to May they seem to have changed their approach. Kiawah, Southern Hills and Bethpage were all brutes. Big fan of it

Deeper Blue

Spieth's putting stroke looks awful these days, a shame as the rest of his game seems in good order.

Mantis Toboggan

Cardinal sin from Mcllroy

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617996#Comment_120617996

I like it - and it seems to have put the event on the map - was the kind of, forgotten about major.

MisterAnarchy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120617993#Comment_120617993

He was big but tv makes all these guys look alot bulkier than they actually are in real life.

Mr. Guappa

Lowry playing lovely stuff. Into -2 now after a run of birdies.

Mushy

Lowry and Mcillroy together for the 3rd round at 6.40, hopefully be good to watch

cosatron

Weather is terrible. Thomas Peters hit a 3 wood 4 yards out of the wet rough

Mushy

Would love Hovland to do this

AyeGer

I’m rooting for Hovland now if Rory or Shane can’t make it. But I don’t have any issue with Brooks winning. He lead the masters after day 3 and now leading the PGA. So he is obviously still a great golfer.

Dingaan

I was hoping for a competitive last round. I'm feeling Brooks could run away with this. Seems to be a recurring theme in last rounds.

FixdePitchmark

As mad as this sounds - think this is a better place for hovland to be performance wise.

Mushy

Well Hovland trying to keep it honest anyway. Can't see Koepka making same mistake as at Augusta

FixdePitchmark

Brooks got away with murder there.

FixdePitchmark

Brooks - what a bunker shot on 11

Xander10

Bogey nonetheless, keeps it interesting

Xander10

Hovland lost patience in the final round of the masters playing along side cantley.

Seems like keopka is up to gamesmanship on the greens.

C'mon Victor

Cetyl Palmitate

Criminal from McIlroy with that putt. Exact read from his playing partner and puts it further right than he did.

Dr. Bre

Block wow

standardg60

Never seen anything like it, pitched straight in the hole

FixdePitchmark

Class reaction from Block - unusual character. Like he is happy there - like he doesn't show pressure. Or nothing to lose attitude.

Actually has a better demeanor than the crazy Rory final day man.

Bluebb993

What a disaster from hovland

Trampas

Norman getting ready to collect the trophy?

Mr. Guappa

All over now anyway bar something nuts. Amazing how Hovland followed Conners yesterday in that bunker. Block is the story of the week.

castletownman

The PGA tour stiffs must be LIVid that Brooks won

Macker1

Great Win for Koepka. Especially after the disappointment in the Masters.

True resilience. Delighted for him

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120625635#Comment_120625635

Not really talk Brooks wants back - as he is now actaully fit and can play. He knows LIV is a nonsense. I'd hope - this will actually encourage him to come back to real golf.

The Big Easy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120625658#Comment_120625658

I doubt it, he never really cared about regular tour events anyway, why would he now?

Has his exemptions topped up now for another 5 years, so I'd say he's happy enough

patob

Lukewarm applause from galleries. Apart from Liv I am not a fan, showed major disrespect to rules officials at Ryder cup.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120625658#Comment_120625658

"A nonsense"

Yet 3 players in the top 9.

Not a Liv fan but there top guys are still every bit as competitive. The likes of Westwood & Poulter wouldn't win a major no matter what, and it's purely the easy money for them.

sReq | uTeK

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120625658#Comment_120625658

Totally agree. The guy thought he had a career ending injury, he did what he thought was the right thing for his health and family. If you'd have offered "this" Brooks Liv there is no way he ever takes it

sReq | uTeK

Also Mr Block, take a bow. What a ride. That Ace. Just incredible.

Deeper Blue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120625735#Comment_120625735

The up and down on 18 was incredible too, don't think enough was made of that. Great story.

Mantis Toboggan

A win for the bad boys?

Mantis Toboggan

I think this win will force the PGA tour to sit down with LIV and sort something out. Crazy the monopoly that the pga tour has over world golf.

SlowChris

A bit cringey the commentators talking about Block's 125 dollar per 45 minutes lessons as if he's slumming it.

Works out at 165 per hour.

30 hours a week gives 5k per week, or 250k a year.

He's already loaded and a millionaire.

eagle eye

I turned off the golf after a couple of holes, couldn't watch somebody off that other tour win.

First time ever I didn't watch full coverage of the final round of a major.

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120627453#Comment_120627453

I admire people with conviction no matter what...

But this is a bit extreme..

CSWS101

Yeah agreed, majors aren't about whatever tour you're playing on. Brooks was excellent yesterday and truly deserved it, that duel with Hovland was class I'm sure will give him confidence for the future. That win yesterday was about history, only the 20th golfer to ever win 5 ahead of the adored Rory. Was great viewing, pity about the 16th but thought the setup served its role and the best player won.

slave1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120627453#Comment_120627453

The Majors are not associated with any Tour, so whether entrants are PGA, DP, Asian, LIV or Japan tour members, it's all irrelevant.

Just the best golfers out there for the W.

eagle eye

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120627985#Comment_120627985

These players disgust me. We can't chat about why here but that's the reason I couldn't watch.

ShivasIrons

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120626778#Comment_120626778

Except he's a head professional, not a teaching professional, he might 5-10 lessons a week for 30 weeks in the year, maybe bolstering his income by at most $30-40,000. He might be on a decent salary from the club but he is also living in a high cost area, I would be very surprised if he was a liquid millionaire, adding up his assets in home, retirement fund etc he would be doing ok but he wouldn't be rolling in it.

Luckily for him though, the Americans like to see success and if he was driving a nice car they would be thinking he's working hard, he deserves it. Whereas elsewhere, there is an attitude the pro must be ripping us off, he's driving a nice car, despite the fact it was a 2 year old second hand model when he bought it and works 80 hours a week in the summer time.

There is an impending doom coming in the golf industry, clubs are really going to struggle in the future to get staff, certainly in the professional and the greenkeeping ranks, in fact it's happening already. The idea that clubs can pay a pittance and expect the pro to work from dawn to dusk is a one that staff are rejecting.

FixdePitchmark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120629233#Comment_120629233

The more I get to know about golf - it has got to be the most glamorous on the face of it - but behind it , it is poorly paid.

FixdePitchmark

He has gone real mainstream

The claim now - he is the cure to wokeness - lol

https://twitter.com/i/status/1660726631466520579

eagle eye

He's a nice guy and it came across on camera. He's an ordinary guy doing big things so everybody loves him.

I enjoyed watching him.