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inthehole Great Member

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... but, will he do it ?

Curious though ... I've never seen such a weak field - very few of the top int'l guys are playing & some notable americans are missing as well ??        I would think with Donald, Michelson, Kaymer, Sergio, Westwood, GMac, Schwartzel not playing, Fowler's chances are better than usual ...

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AmazingWhacker Great Member

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I hope he does.  If he has one of his big days he could run away with it . .or not.

I also wonder about the weak field.  John Hawkins on the Golf Channel said it was players not wanting to support Tiger's event.  Seems possible I guess but there's still big $$ and fedex points, etc.


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Originally Posted by inthehole

... but, will he do it ?

Curious though ... I've never seen such a weak field - very few of the top int'l guys are playing & some notable americans are missing as well ??        I would think with Donald, Michelson, Kaymer, Sergio, Westwood, GMac, Schwartzel not playing, Fowler's chances are better than usual ...



not really a weak field. Do you guys think Rorys win sparked something in ricky??? Alot of announcers talking about ricky not living up to rory's wins at being basically the same age.


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Originally Posted by AmazingWhacker

I hope he does.  If he has one of his big days he could run away with it . .or not.

I also wonder about the weak field.  John Hawkins on the Golf Channel said it was players not wanting to support Tiger's event.  Seems possible I guess but there's still big $$ and fedex points, etc.


Combine that with the fact that the British Open is two weeks away, and a lot of guys also play the Scottish Open the week prior.


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I really hope so, and I think he will. He's not nervous. He's just got to play well and hopefully he will.

Go Rickie!

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I would like to see him win this one for sure. He is in great position going into Sunday with Watney tied and Choi one back. Go Rickie!

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Originally Posted by motteler621

not really a weak field. Do you guys think Rorys win sparked something in ricky??? Alot of announcers talking about ricky not living up to rory's wins at being basically the same age.


Really?  This has got to be the weakest field all year.  I think Nick Watney is the highest WGA ranked player in the field at #15.


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If he doesn't run away with it he won't win. I like Rickie but I just don't think he has it in him to close out a tournament if the pressure is on him. That's why I think if he jumps out to big lead early he might be able to close it out and gain some confidence for future tournaments.

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I like Rickie, and would like to see him win today.  But Jeez, he looked goofy yesterday!  I know he has his own style, but that looked like someone dared him to wear it.

Anyway, good luck to him, and also little Stads!


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Originally Posted by Dartguy

I like Rickie, and would like to see him win today.  But Jeez, he looked goofy yesterday!  I know he has his own style, but that looked like someone dared him to wear it.

Anyway, good luck to him, and also little Stads!



I know what you mean.  Every time I see him on TV he looks like a clown to me.  I know I'm about 20  years older than he is so maybe I'm not cool enough to understand it.  I always want to ask him (through the tv screen) "Why do you spend more time on your outfits than your golf"?

It makes it all the more ridiculous when he plays like he is playing today.  If Orange is his lucky color I suggest he get a new lucky color.


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LOL NOPE

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Pretty hard to win tournaments when you aren't even in the top 100 in final round scoring.

But then again, what the hell do I know?

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It seems like a trend for young players with at least a share of the lead on Saturday to choke on Sunday. I'm not talking about slipping back 3 or 4 places, I'm talking about trying to stay within 8 strokes of the lead. Could just be selective memory, but if I see a young guy at the top of the leaderboard on Saturday that's my cue to remove him from my fantasy lineup (well, it would be if I could remember to change it). :-D

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