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2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open- Inside the Ropes Pics and Player swing videos

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TST is at the 2014 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. The par-71 will measure 7,255 yards for the event.

Billy Horschel is set to make his first start since winning the 2014 FedEx Cup. He’s ranked No. 13 according to the Official World Golf Rankings, the highest ranked player in the field this week. Joining him is defending champion Webb Simpson (No. 33), who won last year’s event by six shots, and Jarrod Lyle — in the field on a sponsor’s exemption — who recently won a second-battle with Leukemia and monday qualified for the Frys.com Open, where he made the cut.

Check out the photos and swing videos from the Shriners Open at TPC Summerlin. More to come!

Monday pics:

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Very cool!  What is that pool all about?

I heard it's two things. They are going to have girls who promote a local casino in there watching golf. And/or spectators that show up wearing a bathing suit can hang out in the pool. Probably not at the same time as when the models are in the pool ;-)

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Interesting. What is the rope drill?

Key #5, working on their start lines, making sure their ball starts between the two alignment sticks or on one side of the stick.

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Never seen anyone do it with ropes. Makes sense though. Is there any advantage to having the longer lines of the ropes? Looks like they are using it to make a line between the monitor and the stick. I usually just kick a range ball out there in line with whatever my target is and try to start the ball on one side of it. That is about all my "precision" allows.

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Great pics, Mike.

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Driver: Titleist TSi3 | 15º 3-Wood: Ping G410 | 17º 2-Hybrid: Ping G410 | 19º 3-Iron: TaylorMade GAPR Lo |4-PW Irons: Nike VR Pro Combo | 54º SW, 60º LW: Titleist Vokey SM8 | Putter: Odyssey Toulon Las Vegas H7

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nice shots - looking at the scores after day 2...

regardless of how it turns out the new kid Finau looks like the real thing.

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nice shots - looking at the scores after day 2...

regardless of how it turns out the new kid Finau looks like the real thing.

Just to be clear, this thread will also serve as the "Discussion Thread" for the Shriners. So feel free to talk about the tournament.

The course is in perfect shape and the weather is benign (like playing in a dome), scores are going to be low (as usual). Amazing what they can do in a short amount of time, I was told the course wasn't looking so hot last week.

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Great pics Mike!

I have a tough time getting excited about these early season tournaments given the fields are so weak.  How do these early tournaments get weighted against the bigger ones in terms of FedEx points?

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Great pics Mike!

I have a tough time getting excited about these early season tournaments given the fields are so weak.  How do these early tournaments get weighted against the bigger ones in terms of FedEx points?

All PGA Tour events get the same amount of points. WGC, majors and Playoff events get more points

http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/fedexcup-overview.html

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Honestly, in the early events, I root for "stories" more than I root for players. Webb Simpson winning one of these events, to me, is boring. He's won before, he'll win again, meh. If my favorite players aren't really in contention then I want to see something that makes me go "Oh, good for him." Tony Finau, Andrew Svoboda, Spencer Levin - all would make for pretty good stories.

Also, I can't get into these shoot out tournaments. I know they're professional golfers and they'll always make it look easy, but I want to see nerves tested. I want to see someone staring down a 10 foot putt and be worried their going to miss it. I love golf, so I'll be paying attention...but don't blame me if I have the football game on instead.


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All PGA Tour events get the same amount of points. WGC, majors and Playoff events get more points

http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/fedexcup-overview.html

That's what I thought, I guess the top guys have the option to play if they want to.  With these fields guys like Jimmy Walker earn FedEx points and qualify for Ryder Cups against really weak fields.  Points should be awarded based on strength of field otherwise the lower tier players would be better off just picking the tournaments with the weakest fields to accumulate points and prize money.

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I kinda like these early tournies. Gives us fans a chance to see players, that we might not see when all the big names are there.

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Also, I can't get into these shoot out tournaments. I know they're professional golfers and they'll always make it look easy, but I want to see nerves tested. I want to see someone staring down a 10 foot putt and be worried their going to miss it. I love golf, so I'll be paying attention...but don't blame me if I have the football game on instead.

Their nerves are still being tested, just in a different way. They know standing on that first tee that they need to shoot five, six, seven under par every round to be in contention. That's not "easy" on any course.

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