Tommy Fleetwood is Overrated

[boogielicious]

Tommy is choking a two stroke lead again. Was up 2 with 4 to go and now trails by 1.

[iacas]

42 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Tommy is choking a two stroke lead again. Was up 2 with 4 to go and now trails by 1.

And T3. Rose and Spaun overtook him. Tommy with a terrible bogey on 17. Quit on the par putt before he even hit it.

[WillieT]

2 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Tommy is choking a two stroke lead again. Was up 2 with 4 to go and now trails by 1.

Was hoping to see him win…just because.  He has come close and self implodes each time - wonder if he has developed a head case of “how will I lose it this time?” 

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, WillieT said:

Was hoping to see him win…just because.  He has come close and self implodes each time - wonder if he has developed a head case of “how will I lose it this time?” 

I'm rooting for him to never win at this point. 😄 

[saevel25]

Same, he basically just gave up. He was taking those chipping practice swings and he was slouched shoulders defeated. He is probably a great guy, but I don’t want to root for someone who just calls it quit when there is a chance. 

[p1n9183]

He is just a smaller version of Rory and the Masters, he will win eventually. 

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, p1n9183 said:

He is just a smaller version of Rory and the Masters, he will win eventually. 

Like Colin Montgomerie? 😛 

[boogielicious]

34 minutes ago, p1n9183 said:

He is just a smaller version of Rory and the Masters, he will win eventually. 

Um no.

Rory Wins

PGA Tour 29, EU 19, Majors 5, FedEx Cup 3

Tommy

PGA Tour 0, EU 7, Majors 0, FedEx 0

He may win eventually, but he’s not in the same league as Rory.

 

[GolfLug]

1 hour ago, p1n9183 said:

He is just a smaller version of Rory and the Masters, he will win eventually. 

Don't get me wrong, I like TF from a nice-guy-next-door perspective but I was surprised at the nerves he showed on the 2nd putt on 17th. That was unmistakably a stroke of a player who had already submitted to the writing on the wall. Honestly I would not expect that out of a veteran tour player. I would have liked to continue rooting for him but gotta see a bit more fight from him. Rory could be reasonably accused of being a head case but he is a fighter. Big difference.

[Ty_Webb]

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

Um no.

Rory Wins

PGA Tour 29, EU 19, Majors 5, FedEx Cup 3

Tommy

PGA Tour 0, EU 7, Majors 0, FedEx 0

He may win eventually, but he’s not in the same league as Rory.

 

I think in fairness what he means is Tommy's chances to win PGA Tour events are fairly similar in number to Rory's chances to win the Masters. I don't think he's remotely saying that Tommy and Rory are in the same league. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I took the comment as meaning if he keeps giving himself chances to win then eventually he will win one. Rory had a thing in his head about the Masters and won anyway. Tommy has a thing in his head about PGA Tour events. They do seem fairly analogous to me.

[Zeph]

He’s got to be the best player that’s never won a PGA-tournament these days.

[saevel25]

9 hours ago, Zeph said:

He’s got to be the best player that’s never won a PGA-tournament these days.

Players with most money earned on the PGA Tour without a win

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Imagine banking millions of dollars and having no trophy to show for it. Here are the players with most money earned on the PGA Tour without a win...

I don't think it's close. He has $32 million in earnings. The next close is Denny McCarthy (who????) at $21 million in earnings. 

Just by luck he should probably have grabbed one by now. 

[Shindig]

9 hours ago, Zeph said:

He’s got to be the best player that’s never won a PGA-tournament these days.

If we want to be pedantic, Jordan Spieth would be listed as the best player who hasn't won a PGA Tournament.  

(Edit for clarification:  I agree with you, Zeph;  I thought you and some others would find the comment funny, but reading it later, I realize it might not read that way.)

14 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

Players with most money earned on the PGA Tour without a win

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Imagine banking millions of dollars and having no trophy to show for it. Here are the players with most money earned on the PGA Tour without a win...

I don't think it's close. He has $32 million in earnings. The next close is Denny McCarthy (who????) at $21 million in earnings. 

Just by luck he should probably have grabbed one by now. 

Oh wow, Denny McCarthy;  his name came up a lot a few years ago.  Whatever happened to him?  Apparently he made a lot of money.  I suppose that's probably better than being the lowest earning player who has won on the PGA Tour, although these days, the winner's check is a lot larger than it was when I started watching.

Edited August 14 by Shindig
see clarification above

[Ty_Webb]

7 hours ago, Shindig said:

If we want to be pedantic, Jordan Spieth would be listed as the best player who hasn't won a PGA Tournament.  

(Edit for clarification:  I agree with you, Zeph;  I thought you and some others would find the comment funny, but reading it later, I realize it might not read that way.)

Oh wow, Denny McCarthy;  his name came up a lot a few years ago.  Whatever happened to him?  Apparently he made a lot of money.  I suppose that's probably better than being the lowest earning player who has won on the PGA Tour, although these days, the winner's check is a lot larger than it was when I started watching.

Akshay Bhatia beat him in a playoff last year I think. He went something like -7 on his last 7 holes to get into a playoff and then rinsed a wedge on the 1st extra hole in a way that would have made Tommy (and Rory) blush.

[Shindig]

1 hour ago, Ty_Webb said:

Akshay Bhatia beat him in a playoff last year I think. He went something like -7 on his last 7 holes to get into a playoff and then rinsed a wedge on the 1st extra hole in a way that would have made Tommy (and Rory) blush.

Thanks;  I've been out for a bit.  The only rinsed wedge from Rory that I remember was a quick "that's not my game" to "that's totally my game."  Rory hit a 400+ yard drive and I thought "that's not how I play golf."  Then he hit his second shot into the water and I decided that yes it is.  

[Ty_Webb]

10 minutes ago, Shindig said:

Thanks;  I've been out for a bit.  The only rinsed wedge from Rory that I remember was a quick "that's not my game" to "that's totally my game."  Rory hit a 400+ yard drive and I thought "that's not how I play golf."  Then he hit his second shot into the water and I decided that yes it is.  

You missed the Masters this year then?

[Shindig]

2 minutes ago, Ty_Webb said:

You missed the Masters this year then?

I did see that, but I mostly remember Rory and Justin.  That and the [U.S.] Open are two events I always carve time out for, even if I'm not active in golf at the time.  

[colin007]

Denny McCarthy sounds like a guy who works at a Jackson-Hewitt in a strip mall next to a Little Caesars and the college kid down the street is piping out his wife