WGC Doral

[Warik]

Surely Tiger can't win ANOTHER tournament in a row

He'd better - I have a ticket for Sunday and am going exclusively to follow him from #1 to #18.

Will be nice to see what kind of shape the Blue Monster is in March for a professional tournament vs. the kind of shape it was in back in June of last year when I played there, too. For the record, it was in pretty darn good shape back when I played there.

[Eore]

i said tiger was going to win ..i said mcdowell will finish top 10.

thats not the point, the point is you saying that doral plays short, and then saying that mcdowell will do well because he plays well on long courses

[r7 425]

thats not the point, the point is you saying that doral plays short, and then saying that mcdowell will do well because he plays well on long courses

i said mcdowell will do good on the long pars threes that you have to use IRONS on

[iacas]

i said mcdowell will do good on the long pars threes that you have to use IRONS on

No, that's not what you said.

Graeme Mcdowell is such a great player. He played soo well at Southern Hills....Man can that guy hit irons....i think he will finish in the top 10 this week because he plays well on long courses

You're very close to being sent to the penalty box just so the rest of us can take a break from you, dude. Now you're arguing despite ample proof to the contrary?!?! Just scroll back a few pages - it's right there.

[Clubswinger21]

OK, I'll play this game. 4 guys not named Tiger Woods that will contend this week at Doral in no particular order:

Good call on Phil, hope he keeps it up for the showdown we all wanna see. After the 1st round Id say you have a close race between Phil, Geoff, and Tiger come Sunday. I cant say Scott because he's hit and miss in these big tournaments, really seems to shine only once or twice a year.

Some others that come to mind would be Jim Furyk, Aaron Baddely, Zach Johnson, KJ Choi, Woody Austin, Justin Rose and Robert Allenby. Slow and steady wins the race, at this course, really its anyone's tournament.

[BASHERBAKER69]

Its great to see Phil up there with Tiger at -5....theres a lot of chat about his respiratory illness which has slowed him up... Id like to see Phil challenge Tiger all the way ..just hope Phil doesn't get another dose of that chokers syndrome- he is as good as Tiger from a 'game' point of view but has a lot of work to do regarding his mental strategies.

[Thrash13]

I'm going to give a little shout out to my boy Charles Howell III. He birdied three of the last five to get to -3 for the round. His birdie at the 18th was pretty awesome because of the trouble he was in off the tee. Ok, now to the leaders.

Tiger missed a couple short putts yesterday and definitely could have been -8 or -9 for the round. He is still right in the thick of things though and will be tough to beat all weekend. Hopefully Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson, etc. can keep the pressure on Tiger. If so, this will be a very exciting tourney until the finish.

[Icehawk]

I'll be there on Saturday! My first tournament I will have gone to ever :)

[TourSpoon]

Ok, the wind is blowing just north of the course and gusting into the mid 20s...Lets see how they handle it. Like I said, the South Florida winds can pick up in March and make things more interesting.

I played this morning and at times was facing a 2-3 club wind. I even hit one 305 downwind (same drive was about 240 into the wind, about 270 normally). Of course these guys will be playing some great control shots, but it will add a little more challenge to the course.

[golf_junkie27]

Tiger is in the lead, again.

Watching him, I'm starting to feel like Ivan Drago in "Rocky": "He's not a man, he's a machine."

This is just incredible to watch.

[Hank]

Will he ever lose again? lol

[Shindig]

And yet Geoff is bogey-free through 36 holes and in the lead. Bogey-free and the most birdies of the field thus far. Not a bad combination.

How is his sand save % not 100 for this tournament if he hasn't had a bogey? I thought sand saves, for the professionals, was the percentage of the time you make par or better after hitting the sand.

[BASHERBAKER69]

whatever happens, i want to see Tiger put under pressure- cos otherwise it becomes a parade and gets boring.

[Three Putt]

B Flight

I'm doing ok with my picks

followed Ogilvy for a couple of holes at the PODS Champ, he's just a cool customer (like Feddie Couples and Nick Faldo...I like his game) Sticker is just a no nonsense grinder as is Choi. Probably jinxed them but hope all three B flight guys continue with solid rounds.

[golf_junkie27]

I'm doing ok with my picks

I asked this of Ben when he followed a group at the Buick Open and want to ask you, too. Watching these guys in person, what impresses you the most?

[BASHERBAKER69]

did ahyone hear a spectator laugh when Phil lipped out for birdie on 18?..i thought that was bad...

[golf_junkie27]

did ahyone hear a spectator laugh when Phil lipped out for birdie on 18?..i thought that was bad...

Stuff like this keeps happening at PGA Events. It's a gentleman's game. You're not sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley Field or the upper deck at Yankee Stadium. Last week, it was someone wishing Vijay put a ball in the water.

Fans need to know their place. Between these types of comments, "Get in the hole", "You're the man" and "Let him in", it just needs to stop. Nothing is more annoying.

[BASHERBAKER69]

I just thought it was very unpleasant thats all.