2014 WGC-HSBC Champions Discussion Thread

[natureboy]

Wow, lol yeah, he's a little intense. Uncalled for.

On the other side, PGA players have enjoyed his company lately from what I've been reading.

'Dumbass' is more on point anyway. That's what I call myself when I miss a short putt - usually from  rushing / carelessness. There are tons of highly skilled gay golfers and female golfers so that and 'hit it Sally' and 'Lil Girl' are not in my phrase book. I imagine it's just a phrase he picked up in competitive sports as a kid where I heard it a lot.

On the other hand, if a gay person happened to be harassing him, simply because they viewed him as 'not on their team' and he missed the putt it might be more called for.

Reed bounced back in my eyes from the 'Top 5' comment with his play at the Ryder Cup and having a sense of humor about himself with the 'shhh' photo with his Ryder Cup competitors when he was at the world match play. This appears to be a step back.

[Aflighter]

I honestly think golf would get higher ratings if all golfers were miked up so we could hear everything they say because it would be hilarious.It  would have to be only on network that doesn't have to bleep the language.Everything ive said on a golf course compared to what reed said makes him sound like a saint but hes still a douchebag.

[Pretzel]

Honestly it just seems like a perfectly normal release under pressure to me. I've played with people who were FAR worse than that (letting off a good ten seconds of profanity because their tee shot found the rough) and I know that I often go off in my head at myself. The people blowing this out of proportion in the media should sit near a hockey bench during a game and they'll have enough material for the next month.

[davechen]

Wow! I'm watching Adam Scott play a par 5 like I would.  He's taken 2 penalty strokes and hit his 7th onto the green.

[Hammer 4]

Goooooo Rickie.... I think he has a real shot at winning this thing.

[Crim]

Graeme continues to hold on to the lead after round 3. I really hope he can go wire to wire. I'm curious if he's ever done that before as a pro. His lead is now done to just one stroke though. Some Japanese dude is right behind him, with Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer just 2 strokes back. Rickie Fowler is 3 strokes back. It is anyone's tournament tomorrow.

[Jakester23]

It's cool to see G mac play. The last hole he hit a 268 yard drive and a 124 yd 9i. I don't know why but I like watching him more than guys like Bubba hitting it 295 every hole. Maybe its because I can hit a 9i that far and a driver once and a while :).

[Silent]

Stenson shot a +9 today.

[Crim]

It's cool to see G mac play. The last hole he hit a 268 yard drive and a 124 yd 9i. I don't know why but I like watching him more than guys like Bubba hitting it 295 every hole. Maybe its because I can hit a 9i that far and a driver once and a while :).

I love it when guys like Bubba and G-Mac are paired up because I enjoy watching a little bit of both.

Whoa: I just realized you said 124 yard 9iron....is that right??? That's how far I hit mine.

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Originally Posted by Silent

Stenson shot a +9 today.

OUCH

[Pretzel]

Stenson shot a +9 today.

That's like Kevin Na. Na was five off Graeme until he shot 79.

[Crim]

11 – under par leads the way for Graeme McDowell

1 – shot lead for G-Mac over Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata, with Kaymer lurking a further shot back

3 – under par rounds for McDowell this week – only Watson, Fowler, Tim Clark & Jonas Blixt have managed the same feat

1 - bogey on the back nine from McDowell this week

15 - birdies from the Northern Irishman this week

10 – players representing eight different nationalities are within seven shots of the lead

66 – low round of the day for Kaymer, who fired seven birdies on moving day

8 – under par for Bubba on holes 14-18 over the last two rounds

3 – bogeys from the final group (McDowell, Watson & Ian Poulter) at the par three 17th

3 – consecutive top fives for Poulter at the WGC-HSBC Champions, if he posts another good round on Sunday

10 – under par on the back nine for Thorbjørn Olesen this week

15 – out of 15 fairways found for supremely accurate South African Tim Clark

68 – for Ryder Cup hero Jamie Donaldson moves the Welshman back to level par for the week

81 – for World Number Five Henrik Stenson on a rare off day for the Swede

17 – the par three played the hardest on moving day, averaging 3.45 with only one birdie being made there (Marc Leishman)

2 – the 550 yard par five was the kindest to the players, averaging just 4.43

[Ernest Jones]

Whoa: I just realized you said 124 yard 9iron....is that right??? That's how far I hit mine.

Had to be a specialty shot of some kind, no way is Gmac's stock 9i only going 124y.

[Hammer 4]

Was cool, and air was heavy, balls weren't going that far at the time.

[Jakester23]

It was up hill and a bit into the wind but I was still surprised he was hitting a 9.

[Hammer 4]

It was up hill and a bit into the wind but I was still surprised he was hitting a 9.

So was I..

[Crim]

The tournament is fantastic going into the back 9. Bubba-12. Kaymer and G-MAC -11. Fowler -9

[Golfingdad]

I don't root against anybody, but if there's anybody who I'm not rooting for and don't mind watching implode ... it's Bubba.

Go Rickie!  (And random Japanese dude ;))

EDIT:  Wow, with his body language, I sorta thought he packed it in.  guess not.

[Vasile Andreica]

absolute thriller of a final round. hat off to Bubba.