2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions Discussion Thread

[boogielicious]

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Originally Posted by mvmac

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions is the calendar-year opening tournament of golf's PGA Tour season. Founded as the Tournament of Champions in 1953, the field is restricted to golfers who won a tournament on the tour during the previous season.

Those who could be bothered showing up, that is. Which is why guys like Appleby and Ogilvy do well there. It's an atmosphere free zone and a cashfest.

The most meaningless, boring event of the year. Looks awful on TV.

Do you live in a box?  The course is STUNNING on TV. There be Whales!  Surf waves galore. They have massive canyons and elevation changes.  They show sweeping vistas on many holes.  Even a curmudgeon like you Shorty can appreciate the beauty of Hawaii.

[Dave2512]

Probably referring to the lack of spectators and general vibe that it lacks importance. There were some holes that just had a few people standing around. I watched a bit but the SA Open is more interesting IMO.

[Golfingdad]

Do you live in a box?  The course is STUNNING on TV. There be Whales!  Surf waves galore. They have massive canyons and elevation changes.  They show sweeping vistas on many holes.  Even a curmudgeon like you Shorty can appreciate the beauty of Hawaii.

Dude lives in Australia though. I can see where the beauty would be less appreciated by somebody who lives sonewhere similar, as opposed to somebody who lives in Boston or Montreal or Erie or Owonoconowonocowonoconoconoc.

[PuttsLefty]

Dude lives in Australia though. I can see where the beauty would be less appreciated by somebody who lives sonewhere similar, as opposed to somebody who lives in Boston or Montreal or Erie or Owonoconowonocowonoconoconoc.

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[PuttsLefty]

Just heard Bubba apologize to his caddy for a bad swing (one of many so far) on the front nine.

[b101]

34 out of the 38 qualifiers showed up for the event. Kaymer, Rory, Rose and Scott are the no-shows.

And there's your reason as to why it feels a bit flat - three of the majors aren't represented, whilst Rose (6) and Scott (3) are big fish too. I guess you also have the fact that other big guns - Sergio, Furyk, Stenson, Spieth, Fowler - didn't get a PGA win.

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Originally Posted by boogielicious

Do you live in a box?  The course is STUNNING on TV. There be Whales!  Surf waves galore. They have massive canyons and elevation changes.  They show sweeping vistas on many holes.  Even a curmudgeon like you Shorty can appreciate the beauty of Hawaii.

Dude lives in Australia though. I can see where the beauty would be less appreciated by somebody who lives sonewhere similar, as opposed to somebody who lives in Boston or Montreal or Erie or Owonoconowonocowonoconoconoc.

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[Shorty]

One tournament that is played in Sydney is right next to the highway near the airport.

Not unlike a certain tournament at a place called Augusta National.

[PuttsLefty]

Not unlike a certain tournament at a place called Augusta National.

Hate to get involved in this back and forth, but I have never heard a plane flyover during the Masters.

[boogielicious]

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Originally Posted by boogielicious

One tournament that is played in Sydney is right next to the highway near the airport.

Not unlike a certain tournament at a place called Augusta National.

I think the TV directors do a great job of keeping what is outside these courses from being seen.  The Sydney course is a good example and so is Augusta.  Kapalua on the other hand, is just surrounded by beauty.

[9iron]

Probably referring to the lack of spectators and general vibe that it lacks importance. There were some holes that just had a few people standing around. I watched a bit but the SA Open is more interesting IMO.

Lack of spectators can have an upside to it. Buddy of mine was able to walk 18 with Tiger's pairing many years back. Was able to stand within 10 yards of him for many shots.

[9iron]

Can't believe the complaints about the course. The Plantation Course at Kapalua is one of the most visually stunning tracks I have ever played. For scenery alone I put it on a par with Old Head which I have as my #1 visually stunning track in Ireland.

The experience is a little different at Old Head as it is sort of surreal just getting there given how far off the beaten path it is, and when you arrive and see the majesty of that place it sort of just takes your breath away. Like certain places in Hawaii, but different. Reminds you or how insanely beautiful the earth can be.

[rehmwa]

Patrick Reed is one of the TOP FIVE

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[legitimatebeef]

Couple questions about this tourney. 1) Why is it being played Fri-Mon? (Also, did they do it like this last year, year before?) and B) since when does the PGA TOUR re-group pairings after Round 1?

[9iron]

Couple questions about this tourney. 1) Why is it being played Fri-Mon? (Also, did they do it like this last year, year before?) and B) since when does the PGA TOUR re-group pairings after Round 1?

Been watching this tourney for years and I don't recall Monday finishes before, but I also don't recall it ending on Jan. 12th either. Maybe they wanted to avoid the NFL playoffs.

[David in FL]

For those who think tour pros have to play slow.... Congrats to Chris Kirk who just tied the course record of 11 under, 62, playing by himself, in 2:48!

[Abu3baid]

For those who think tour pros have to play slow.... Congrats to Chris Kirk who just tied the course record of 11 under, 62, playing by himself, in 2:48!

Yeah, but wouldn't this really be the exception to the rule that they play slow? You will always find exceptions, but the people who believe that pros are generally slow would be right don't you agree? I guess my question is why was he playing by himself though?

[imsys0042]

Been watching this tourney for years and I don't recall Monday finishes before, but I also don't recall it ending on Jan. 12th either. Maybe they wanted to avoid the NFL playoffs.

I think the event in Boston that's played over one of the three day weekends in summer has a Monday finish, or it has on more than one occasion.

For re-grouping, I think one of the reasons that they have the first two days be the same group but swap mornings and afternoons is so that over the two days before the cut line, they get different conditions.   Such as the greens dry out later in the day, so it varies the conditions somewhat.   Since there are only 30-ish players in the field here, maybe they felt they didn't have to do that.