BMW Championship

[kafka01]

You guys better check the Tee times and TV times for tomorrow. Guess NBC prefers some football game over the "Golf playoffs" espically with THAT leaderboard....

[nevets88]

Looks like a clash of English speaking nations - clusters of US / UK / Australia / South Africa.

[kafka01]

They dont care about english speaking nations, if the leaderboard is full with americans, that brings in ratings - if the leaderboard is full with no names + Tiger - that brings in ratings. This leaderboard wont!

I think it was at the WGC Matchplay with the all english final - where they just switched it off at some point.

[iacas]

  MJP said:

I really hope Charlie Wi wins. But this tournament could belong to anyone who is under par at this point.

It's not Sunday yet. I kinda hope he doesn't go into turtle mode this Sunday like he sometimes does. He plays well in the middle of events, though:

Round 1 scoring average: 40th on Tour (70.32) Round 2: 9th (69.68) Round 3: 15th (69.19) Round 4: T67 (70.67) I hope he wins too. Next week also. Knock on wood.

[majorchamp]

  iacas said:

It's not Sunday yet. I kinda hope he doesn't go into turtle mode this Sunday like he sometimes does. He plays well in the middle of events, though:

how many "pure" S&T; players are on tour right now? Obviously Charlie is one of them, but didn't know who else.

[Judah Ben-Hur]

  sean_miller said:

He's won a lot of tournaments on a lot of courses, so this list could be fit almost every week.

That clock saying doesn't hold up in the digital age.

  golfro said:

i'm not watching on TV right now but can someone explain the situation as to why Mickelson hit a wedge...? What was he trying to do exactly? How far was the pin?

Totally dumb course management. I think I heard an announcer say something about "having alot of arrows in the quiver to choose from" or something like that. Next time Phil, when you pull the arrow out of the quiver, make sure it's the damn putter when you are clearly on the green and go for the eagle/birdie instead of the green-flop-disaster/par scenario.

  ERdiesel said:

I didn't even know that it was permissible to even chip on a green!!! I learn something new everyday.

When Phil picked out that club, I bet every greenskeeper in America had that same feeling that Yoda had when the Rebellion started and the Jedi's were being slaughtered. Send the green damage repair bill to Callaway Golf - Attention Phil Mickelson.

I also seen Tiger putting twice with a wedge but his were just tap ins.

  James_Black said:

I think they're going a bit OTT on the Kuchar thing.

He's a professional athelete. You know, they are the types that heal magically from incurable diseases while the rest of us don't.

  Chilli Dipper said:

I'm usually down with Ryan Moore's wardrobe, but even I have no idea what he's trying to do with the black shirt/white tie/hooded sweatshirt combo. The 74 he just posted is assuredly a just punishment from the golf gods.

I've never liked hats that have the emblems off center. They look like rejects that the Champion's stores used to have back in the day. Also when doing interviews, wear that tie proper or don't wear it at all. It makes you look like a hack.

[uttexas]

Watched the second round coverage last night. TGC's coverage of the stars instead of the tournament leaders is getting tiresome. During their 3 hour program, they showed just about every Tiger (+3, T41) and Phil (+1, T28) putt, drive, and approach. Number of Charlie Wi (-6, T1) putts/drives/approaches broadcasted, zero.

I understand that the average television viewer will only watch golf if Tiger is on, but it is a disservice to the public if you broadcast a sporting event without televising the leaders of the event. (BTW, Charlie was in second place going after the first round, so not a surprise to TGC that he was/is playing well)

[iacas]

  uttexas said:

Watched the second round coverage last night. TGC's coverage of the stars instead of the tournament leaders is getting tiresome. During their 3 hour program, they showed just about every Tiger (+3, T41) and Phil (+1, T28) putt, drive, and approach. Number of Charlie Wi (-6, T1) putts/drives/approaches broadcasted, zero.

Huh? All of the players you mentioned were done with play by the time coverage started. They showed about six to eight of Tiger's shots and about four of Phil's (mostly just that one chip-in). They showed several of Wi's putts. They showed a fair amount of Wi on Thursday, too - and recapped the round Kuchar had since he'd finished before TV coverage started.

[sean_miller]

  Judah Ben-Hur said:

That clock saying doesn't hold up in the digital age.

On his picking Tiger to dominate this week, you're correct. A broken digital clock is "dead wrong" all the time.

[Chilli Dipper]

Ryan Moore's hoodie is not making an encore appearance today, which is odd. One would think it to be most appropriate in today's dank, misty conditions. The good news is he's 5-under for the day with a supersized rain shirt.

[Zeph]

Phil and Tiger will be paired together tomorrow.

[wrx_junki]

Tomorrow looks like a fun day with so many in contention. Too bad I'll probably be busy following football.

[Judah Ben-Hur]

  Zeph said:

Phil and Tiger will be paired together tomorrow.

It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to hand out hard hats for the spectators with that pairing. The squirrels will be getting a good workout.

[O.B. Right]

They are just about to tee off. Good thing it's not on TV or anything . . .who would want to watch the worlds #1 and #2 on Sunday in a play-off tournament? Probably nobody. Good thinking PGA.

[jamo]

  O.B. Right said:

They are just about to tee off. Good thing it's not on TV or anything . . .who would want to watch the worlds #1 and #2 on Sunday in a play-off tournament? Probably nobody. Good thinking PGA.

I know right? Those top two players are such bums. (I don't want to nit pick, but it's PGA Tour btw.)

[sacm3bill]

  O.B. Right said:

They are just about to tee off. Good thing it's not on TV or anything . . .who would want to watch the worlds #1 and #2 on Sunday in a play-off tournament? Probably nobody. Good thinking PGA.

I'd kinda like to see that too, but how would you suggest the PGA make it happen? Convince the network to cut into live programming? It's not the PGA's fault that Philip and Tiger aren't in contention enough to have a tee time later than the broadcast is scheduled to start. I'm sure we'll see plenty of them once it does.

Besides, it's not like there's any drama there as far as the playoffs are concerned - Phil's almost guaranteed to be in the final tourney; Tiger's guaranteed not to be.

[sean_miller]

  sacm3bill said:

I'd kinda like to see that too, but how would you suggest the PGA make it happen? Convince the network to cut into live programming? It's not the PGA's fault that Philip and Tiger aren't in contention enough to have a tee time later than the broadcast is scheduled to start. I'm sure we'll see plenty of them once it does.

The changed the game of the week to allow MLB fans to see that young Nationals pitcher - good thing too since his career is likely over.

[O.B. Right]

  sacm3bill said:

I'd kinda like to see that too, but how would you suggest the PGA make it happen? Convince the network to cut into live programming? It's not the PGA's fault that Philip and Tiger aren't in contention enough to have a tee time later than the broadcast is scheduled to start. I'm sure we'll see plenty of them once it does.

I don't know what's on in your neck of the woods but they're showing infomercials on the West Coast. Even if they couldn't show it on network tv, there must be somewhere - one of the ESPNs, the Golf Channel . . heck, even adding marque group to the internet coverage. note - I see that golf channel is having an extended pre-game . . .probably as close as they can get.