2012 Players Championship Discussion Thread

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by DocPangloss

The old man behind him holding his hands over his head almost has a heart attack in the process, hilarious

Can you imagine being his caddy?  Guy should get 20%

[nevets88]

What is it about the course that allows some of the cameras to have great angles?  It really lets you really see the arc of the ball on some holes.

Wish they could do this on all courses. It's about time someone start thinking of better ways to capture the ball flight.

[MSDOGS1976]

Amazing Na can play such good golf with all the squirrels running loose in the attic.

[skates]

I dont know why but I want Na to win. I feel like his emotions are every where and does crazy stuff which is really hard to watch but I am somehow drawn to watch and root for him. Make imagine that pressure playing in that tournament. Most people get anxious playing with their buddies when something is on the line. He just seems like the under dog to the fullest degree.

[zombywoof]

Can someone please clarify the issue the tour offical (on the cart) was discussing with Na?

[poser]

he got a warning for slow play.

[xxsoultonesxx]

In a post round interview with Na, he mentioned that he's working on "pulling the trigger". And the GC folks said that he's under a bit of peer pressure on that issue. He's done some strange things with his pre-shot routine for a while now. I remember a tournament where he was under scrutiny for taking a full swing  at address, without hitting the ball...but it was realllllly close.

[zipazoid]

If Na pulls this off he should get the damn Ben Hogan Award. Dude's got some serious demons renting space in his head.

[Bullitt5339]

Originally Posted by xxsoultonesxx

In a post round interview with Na, he mentioned that he's working on "pulling the trigger". And the GC folks said that he's under a bit of peer pressure on that issue. He's done some strange things with his pre-shot routine for a while now. I remember a tournament where he was under scrutiny for taking a full swing  at address, without hitting the ball...but it was realllllly close.

He did that a couple times today as well.

[SamCreamer]

guys be easy on Na, I think everyone is over hyping it. Every player is unique. Obviously if a hacker were to do that sort of thing it would be unacceptable on a public course. But when $1.8M is at stake... heck I'd take my time to make sure I hit a good shot too. Plus he's been hitting great shots. I don't think it really phased Zach, and it definitely won't phase Matt. Plus no one will be waiting on him since he's in first and therefore last group!

Great player who hits great shots, just has psychological problems over the ball. Handles them well in my opinion.

Rickie is gonna win though that's my new prediction after seeing that 4i bunker shot today I was sold

[Motley01]

Ya I thought that was really weird, taking almost a full swing, stopping at the ball, then taking the swing right away. Never seen that before, even with weekend hackers.

But I agree, he's a solid player and he's playing well this week.

He'll sort it out, just like Sergio improved on his wagles over the ball. I remember Jack had a nice talk with Sergio, so maybe Na needs to talk to Jack as well.

[xxsoultonesxx]

Originally Posted by SamCreamer

guys be easy on Na, I think everyone is over hyping it. Every player is unique. Obviously if a hacker were to do that sort of thing it would be unacceptable on a public course. But when $1.8M is at stake... heck I'd take my time to make sure I hit a good shot too. Plus he's been hitting great shots. I don't think it really phased Zach, and it definitely won't phase Matt. Plus no one will be waiting on him since he's in first and therefore last group!

Great player who hits great shots, just has psychological problems over the ball. Handles them well in my opinion.

Rickie is gonna win though that's my new prediction after seeing that 4i bunker shot today I was sold

Hell yes. He's riding a wave right now. Hot round of the day and it would be cool to take that kind of firepower to another Sunday.

[darkhunter139]

Watching Kevin Na play pisses me off haha.

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by darkhunter139

Watching Kevin Na play pisses me off haha.

Yeah especially after he goes through it and still stripes it.  Funny what he said though, he more concerned with pulling the trigger than the pressure of the event.

[darkhunter139]

Originally Posted by mvmac

Yeah especially after he goes through it and still stripes it.  Funny what he said though, he more concerned with pulling the trigger than the pressure of the event.

Yeah haha I guess that could help him actually.

Its just annoying watching him play cause you think he is about to hit it and then NOPE.  Sucks for the people in his group.

[Zeph]

Incredible that he walked off the course without a single bogey after all that jittering. I wonder how his nerves will hold up today.

[LuciusWooding]

I like that he's concerned with time and avoiding a slow play penalty, not about winning the tournament. Honestly I liked seeing him play well today, usually he pulls the balks and slow play but shoots big numbers. It's a lot more sympathetic when he shows why he's out there.

[MSDOGS1976]

I haven't been a fan of his due to his slow play. But I have to admit, I'm pulling for him today. He knows he has a problem and wants to over come it.  I doubt he can fix it today, but it will be interesting to see if he can get through it like he did yesterday.