Tournament Discussion - The Barclay's

[CG031]

I was so hoping for a Tiger/Ernie/Paddie and others playoff...

Same here. I was hoping Steve Marino would win though. One bad hole and just a few putts not dropping and he was out of it. Played so well for three rounds too.

[soup]

Same here.

Marino better find a putting stroke that is susceptible to breaking down in big spots - that putting stroke is horrific. I never had one ounce of confidence in that guy today. Great Sunday of golf though - guys coming out of nowhere, Tiger coming up clutch down the stretch to get to that 6-footer at the end, Slocum hanging on for dear life. Good stuff. Still amazed that even when Tiger isn't making putts, he always winds up with a T2 or Top 5. Unreal.

[Cara1975]

This has been a really unpredictable year on the PGA. Anyone can win it seems, except Sergio, I just don't know what is wrong with him.

[Chilli Dipper]

This has been a really unpredictable year on the PGA. Anyone can win it seems, except Sergio, I just don't know what is wrong with him.

Now that you said that, I fully expect Sergio to dominate the Deutsche Bank!

[Cara1975]

He played a beautiful first round then the bottom fell out. That must have been a hell of a break up in March.

[enduro]

Great finish to a very good tournament. That course looked like loads of fun to play. Loved the layout and design with all the rolling hills and fairways.

Amazing how good Woods is that he putts kinda bad all week and is still right there. He recovers from mistakes so well.

[CG031]

Now that you said that, I fully expect Sergio to dominate the Deutsche Bank!

I doubt it. I don't think he can put four rounds together with the putter.

[bogeyhitter25]

I thought it was good to see Heath Slocum knock that 21 footer in. It was like a weird Twilight Zone after Tiger missed on 18. Do do do do, do do do do.

[Shindig]

It was like a weird Twilight Zone after Tiger missed on 18. Do do do do, do do do do.

Funny, I was thinking when it happened that the only way that could happen to me - making a longish putt to beat Tiger - would be the situation from "A Nice Place to Visit."

[lobsterzilla]

Still amazed that even when Tiger isn't making putts, he always winds up with a T2 or Top 5. Unreal.

is really the thing that should be taken away... Nothing against Slocum who played a great tournament ... But Tiger played pretty padestrian for his standards ... (and even at the PGA he played subpar (realitive) and barely lost), yet was a put away on 18 from a playoff.

[pittpanther]

is really the thing that should be taken away... Nothing against Slocum who played a great tournament ... But Tiger played pretty padestrian for his standards ... (and even at the PGA he played subpar (realitive) and barely lost), yet was a put away on 18 from a playoff.

Yeah, tee to green, he's been the same old Tiger. Maybe even better - I think his fairway percentage has been really good the last few tourneys.

But his putting of late has been average at best - certainly below typical Tiger standards.

[Chilli Dipper]

How is shooting 67-67 on the weekend ever pedestrian, even by Tiger's lofty standards? He had a great tournament, but Slocum did one shot better.

[CG031]

How is shooting 67-67 on the weekend ever pedestrian, even by Tiger's lofty standards? He had a great tournament, but Slocum did one shot better.

He missed some putts (one for eagle in the final round, one at the last hole) that we are accustomed to seeing him make and capitalize on.

[enduro]

How is shooting 67-67 on the weekend ever pedestrian, even by Tiger's lofty standards? He had a great tournament, but Slocum did one shot better.

Everyone has commented on that and qualified it with his putting wasn't great. He didn't drain anything over 15' the entire tournament. Was great everywhere else on the course but couldn't get a couple bombs to drop. And the missing a 6' to get into a playoff. Not used to seeing Tiger do that.

Everyone agrees he was great. Just his putter wasn't great. And so those 67's could have easily been 65 or 64's.

[lobsterzilla]

well to be fair he did make one 15 fter today.

but yes, the point is Tiger has left -a lot- of shots on the course that the general public and Tiger are used to seeing him convert, and yet poof he's 1 1 2 2 in his last 4 tourneys

just amusing that we're saying things like "oh well Tiger just hasn't been putting well at all lately" and yet he's still stringing together 67's

imagine what we'd be saying if tiger made puts at the US Open and the PGA and the last few weeks ...


he could have won this tourny by 5 shots and the pga easily by that much.

[BASHERBAKER69]

well to be fair he did make one 15 fter today.

Any player on the pga tour can say 'if my game had come together i would have won the tournament by 5 shots etc', so true, if Tiger had putted well he would have won the tournament easily. Steve Marino could have said the same thing post tourney, and we could include Ian Poulter in this too.

Equally, Phil could say, 'if I had hit more fairways and more greens i would have won the Barclays by a mile'. Tiger is a little out of sorts by his own lofty standards..if it's not one thing it's something else- this is why he is not his usual imperious self.

[sean_miller]

Marino or Sticker should have won this thing. I only saw one putt made the final 9 holes. The winning putt. For par. Boo.

[Shindig]

(and even at the PGA he played subpar (realitive) and barely lost),

How bizarre is it now that "subpar golf" means he didn't make as many birdies and eagles as we're used to seeing? Shouldn't that be over-par, or at least at-par, golf?