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    #8072
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Rich Beem got a sponsors invite this week and lies T18 after 2 rounds. You'd have to think he wasted a few years stuck in the studio. Should be well able to compete on the seniors tour next year.

    He did well at the PGA too and he basically never plays competitively, he must've lost his passion for the game at some stage as he can obviously still compete.


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    #8073
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,505 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Brandon Wu going along quietly at - 5, four back as I type. Wu is the fourth player from that pretty hot 2018 class. Woolf, Morikawa and Hovland all turned pro in the summer but Wu wanted to play the Walker Cup before turning pro so waited until the end of September.


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    #8074
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Harrington going well this weekend not Padraig tho


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    #8075
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Crowds look really poor, don't think there's even 20 people following the final group. Very weak field though, essentially a glorified Korn Ferry event


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    #8076
    Dog Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Dog Murphy


    NDWC wrote: »
    Crowds look really poor, don't think there's even 20 people following the final group. Very weak field though, essentially a glorified Korn Ferry event


    Bad day to have a tournament finale in Houston, both the Houston Astros and Houston Texans were playing yesterday.

    For these end of season events the PGA tour really need to try and ensure at least a couple of big names are playing in every tournament, weak fields clearly don't help capture the public's imagination.Number of World Ranking points for winning yesterday was 24 which is the same number available for the Bermuda Championship which is an alternative event played on the Weekend of the WGC event in China.


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    #8077
    Remind me
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭Remind me


    NDWC wrote: »
    Crowds look really poor, don't think there's even 20 people following the final group. Very weak field though, essentially a glorified Korn Ferry event

    Still an $8 million purse


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    #8078
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,653 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Remind me wrote: »
    Still an $8 million purse

    Crazy that that's more than a Rolex event with all the shouting and roaring the European Tour do around them.

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    #8079
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Good start from Woods and Woodland in Japan


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    #8080
    Dog Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Dog Murphy


    2nd round cancelled of the tournament in Japan.

    Just saw some highlights of the first round and the crowds are seriously impressive looking has a sort of major championship look to it.


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    #8081
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,653 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    https://twitter.com/JustinRayGolf/status/1188090401804242944?s=19

    Tiger flying it so far

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    #8082
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,505 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    It's going to be a Monday finish now.


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    #8083
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    It'll be a seriously impressive feat if Woods wins this week, the field is excellent


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    #8084
    SharpshooterTom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭SharpshooterTom


    Would tie Sam Snead's record wouldn't he?


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    #8085
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,274 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    ThomasFlynn wrote: »
    Would tie Sam Snead's record wouldn't he?

    Yep, they'd both be on 82 wins.


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    #8086
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    Tiger going to get 82 today. Wouldn't worry about Snead's record.. the figure is farcical at best.


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    #8087
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭abff


    HighLine wrote: »
    Tiger going to get 82 today. Wouldn't worry about Snead's record.. the figure is farcical at best.

    Why is Snead's record farcical?


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    #8088
    Dog Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Dog Murphy


    abff wrote: »
    Why is Snead's record farcical?


    I imagine because the sport wasn't as professional back then and a lot of tournaments would have had very weak fields compared to the modern era.


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    #8089
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    abff wrote: »
    Why is Snead's record farcical?

    - 6 of his wins were against fields of 15 or less, with one of those consisting of just 4 players.
    - 3 of his wins were 36 hole events and one was an 18 hole event.


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    #8090
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,505 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    HighLine wrote:
    Tiger going to get 82 today. Wouldn't worry about Snead's record.. the figure is farcical at best.
    What can you tell me about Snead's era? His actual tournament wins record is much higher than the 82 PGA tour wins, he had over 40 wins outside of the PGA tour in his professional careers not including seniors golf.


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    #8091
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    This article explains why the 82 figure is a farce.

    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/use-the-sam-snead-criteria-for-wins-tiger-woods-actually-has-95-tour-titles-well-explain


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    #8092
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭abff


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    HighLine wrote: »
    This article explains why the 82 figure is a farce.

    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/use-the-sam-snead-criteria-for-wins-tiger-woods-actually-has-95-tour-titles-well-explain

    Thanks for that. Not sure I'd use the word farcical, but I agree that the total is somewhat exaggerated when measured against the criteria used to determine how many events Tiger has won.


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    #8093
    Dog Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Dog Murphy


    eagle eye wrote: »
    What can you tell me about Snead's era? His actual tournament wins record is much higher than the 82 PGA tour wins, he had over 40 wins outside of the PGA tour in his professional careers not including seniors golf.

    Tiger has 108 professional tournament wins.


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    #8094
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users Posts: 7,535 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    Watched most of the third round last night, Tiger's irons looked very sharp and his putting was as good as I've seen it in years (holes 1 and 18 aside).


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    #8095
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,691 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    And he does it, nicely crafted birdie to finish. Imagine what he would have done without the broken leg/shenanigans/back episodes

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    #8096
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,537 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Will he play the WGC this weekend?


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    #8097
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,505 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    I think hell gauge how he is feeling on Tuesday and decide then.


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    #8098
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,653 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Love this video on tigers swing over the years

    https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1188825245060349956?s=19

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    #8099
    Quintis
    Registered Users Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Quintis


    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Love this video on tigers swing over the years

    https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1188825245060349956?s=19

    That swing is remarkably similar throughout the years


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    #8100
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,716 ✭✭✭abff


    I note that only 3 of the current top 10 in the OWGR are taking part in this week's WGC event. That must be a big disappointment for the sponsors.


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    #8101
    Johnny_Fontane
    Registered Users Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Johnny_Fontane


    Its hugely disappointing but it has been this way for years.

    They should bring a WGC to Ireland. Get rid of Memphis and put it on the links here in the Summer.


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