2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open Discussion Thread

[colin007]

Still looks a little "tight". A touch short on the backswing too.

[Yukari]

with that much of head drop, I would be hitting it fat most of the time.

Looks cold in Phoenix...

I am hoping Tiger wins or at least contends on Sunday to make it interesting.  If he misses the cut, I won't be watching on the weekend.

[ChrisP]

I think it's cold everywhere. I'm in Florida and I'm freezing my patookies off here. 38 degrees.

[Crim]

with that much of head drop, I would be hitting it fat most of the time.

Has Tiger always had that much drop? Like what did he look like in the early 2000's?

I know Rory has a decent amount of drop too.

[RFKFREAK]

I think Phil is gonna have a big week.

he has done well here in the past, but i really think that age and his RA are really starting to catch up with him.  its funny that the older he gets, the less i hate him.  his douchery has diminished as he has matured.

Phil's awesome.

[mvmac]

Has Tiger always had that much drop? Like what did he look like in the early 2000's?

Yes

2000 US Open

[colin007]

Phil's awesome.

awesome?  i wouldnt say that.  but like i said, my hate is mellowing out.

is there anyone else who can channel being disingenuous more than this guy? i mean cmon, look at that fake smile.

[colin007]

heres the tee times:

TEE #	TIME	PLAYER NAMES
1	7:30 AM	Graham DeLaet Kevin Chappell Troy Merritt
10	7:30 AM	Bo Van Pelt Kevin Kisner Luke Guthrie
1	7:39 AM	Carl Pettersson Shawn Stefani James Hahn
10	7:39 AM	Robert Garrigus Tim Wilkinson Billy Hurley III
1	7:48 AM	Bryce Molder Scott Langley Jamie Donaldson
10	7:48 AM	Jason Bohn Ricky Barnes Martin Flores
1	7:57 AM	Ryan Moore Seung-Yul Noh Zach Johnson
10	7:57 AM	Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Rickie Fowler
1	8:06 AM	Bill Haas Russell Henley Gary Woodland
10	8:06 AM	Matt Kuchar Jason Dufner Keegan Bradley
1	8:15 AM	Angel Cabrera Ken Duke John Merrick
10	8:15 AM	Robert Streb Ben Martin Retief Goosen
1	8:24 AM	Charley Hoffman Kevin Streelman Matt Every
10	8:24 AM	Matt Jones Brandt Snedeker Jonas Blixt
1	8:33 AM	Boo Weekley Lucas Glover Kenny Perry
10	8:33 AM	Camilo Villegas Martin Laird Justin Leonard
1	8:42 AM	Aaron Baddeley Daniel Summerhays Russell Knox
10	8:42 AM	Pat Perez William McGirt Brooks Koepka
1	8:51 AM	George McNeill Scott Verplank Justin Hicks
10	8:51 AM	Andres Romero Brian Stuard Francesco Molinari
1	9:00 AM	Sung Joon Park Andrew Loupe Michael Block
10	9:00 AM	Carlos Ortiz Derek Fathauer Michael Hopper
1	11:40 AM	Charlie Beljan Brian Davis Ryo Ishikawa
10	11:40 AM	Robert Allenby Brendon de Jonge Nicholas Thompson
1	11:49 AM	Chez Reavie Morgan Hoffmann Jason Kokrak
10	11:49 AM	Freddie Jacobson Danny Lee Brice Garnett
1	11:58 AM	Erik Compton David Hearn Troy Kelly
10	11:58 AM	Kyle Stanley Jhonattan Vegas Chris Stroud
1	12:07 PM	Patrick Reed Tiger Woods Jordan Spieth
10	12:07 PM	J.B. Holmes Geoff Ogilvy Harris English
1	12:16 PM	Bubba Watson Billy Horschel Hideki Matsuyama
10	12:16 PM	Brian Harman Scott Stallings Charles Howell III
1	12:25 PM	Chesson Hadley Michael Thompson Mike Weir
10	12:25 PM	Nick Taylor Nick Watney Kevin Na
1	12:34 PM	Steven Bowditch David Toms Stewart Cink
10	12:34 PM	Woody Austin Scott Piercy Rory Sabbatini
1	12:43 PM	Derek Ernst Mark Wilson K.J. Choi
10	12:43 PM	Sang-Moon Bae Ben Crane Ryan Palmer
1	12:52 PM	Cameron Tringale Michael Putnam Jim Renner
10	12:52 PM	Chad Campbell Gonzalo Fdez-Castano Andrew Svoboda
1	1:01 PM	Brendan Steele Jeff Overton Spencer Levin
10	1:01 PM	John Huh Padraig Harrington Adam Hadwin
1	1:10 PM	Tony Finau Justin Thomas Cory Renfrew
10	1:10 PM	Daniel Berger Scott Harrington Jon Rahm

[joekelly]

Hey, nice to see PHarrington in the field.  He won that tourney in Indonesia a few months back and retired to swing 2000x per day.  I guess he has it all figured out now.  Now, i'm pretty ignorant, at times, but i wonder how could anyone expect to be a great orator by reciting the  alphabet 2000x per day.

Hmm, who is Scott Harrington?  PHarrington is the only Irishman in the field, all the others in Dubai.

[Crim]

Hey, nice to see PHarrington in the field.

Indeed, it's also nice to see Jamie Donaldson, wonder if he's pretty much switched from the Euro Tour to PGA this year...

[Wally Fairway]

Colin - why are the 2 old guys names highlighted?

Here is the pro-am lineup for today

http://wmphoenixopen.com/2015/01/star-studded-pro-am-field-set-to-tee-it-up-at-wednesdays-waste-management-phoenix-open/

[colin007]

Colin - why are the 2 old guys names highlighted?

lol, because one is my friend and the other is apparently my sworn enemy...

[Quadhole]

Hello Everyone,

New guy, turning 50 something. Dont get a chance to golf much anymore, bad knees and costs. Live right in the hub too in PSL...

I do follow the tour and like to join in contests... I do have a question and complaint about the tour.

First - My Picks for this week.,

You have to include B. Steele as he does well here and comes in this time off of a good finish. last 3 here are 6th, 6th, and 5th (none of these finishes were after a good week) In fact, the Humana was two weeks before the previous 3 and he had a 56th, 66th, and missed cut.

Webb Simpson

Kuchar after a dissapointing final round

Matsuyama

My question is ... Why do they make new comers suffer so much on Tee times... Especially good players off of the Web tour. Not fair - like last week most of those guys stuck at the end of the day... Just feels like it would be so hard to get to the top, once there, they make it easier on those guys...

[colin007]

@Quadhole Welcome to The SandTrap! Glad to have you here. Good insights on Brendan Steele, I didn't realize he had done well here recently. As to the tee time issue, it is what it is. They reward the bigger names and that's how it been for a long time. One of the perks of being an attention grabber for the Tour.

[RFKFREAK]

Hello Everyone,

New guy, turning 50 something. Dont get a chance to golf much anymore, bad knees and costs. Live right in the hub too in PSL...

I do follow the tour and like to join in contests... I do have a question and complaint about the tour.

First - My Picks for this week.,

You have to include B. Steele as he does well here and comes in this time off of a good finish. last 3 here are 6th, 6th, and 5th (none of these finishes were after a good week) In fact, the Humana was two weeks before the previous 3 and he had a 56th, 66th, and missed cut.

Webb Simpson

Kuchar after a dissapointing final round

Matsuyama

My question is ... Why do they make new comers suffer so much on Tee times... Especially good players off of the Web tour. Not fair - like last week most of those guys stuck at the end of the day... Just feels like it would be so hard to get to the top, once there, they make it easier on those guys...

Welcome!

I'm not sure what you mean by new comers suffering on tee times?  Having never played competitive golf I'm not sure what you mean by it.  Would you please elaborate for me?

[Zeph]

with that much of head drop, I would be hitting it fat most of the time.

Looks cold in Phoenix...

I am hoping Tiger wins or at least contends on Sunday to make it interesting.  If he misses the cut, I won't be watching on the weekend.

Yeah. I wouldn't put my money on winning or contending though. Not even making the cut. He's been out of golf for too long, and I always expect him to struggle in the early parts of the return to professional play.

He missed the green on 16th and skulled the bunker shot into the grandstand. Maybe he was trying to make someone shut up.

[TJBam]

Anyone find a good live stream?  I am not getting along with Google today.

E: Besides the CBS stream of no. 12 and no. 16 that doesn't start until mid morning.

[colin007]

Anyone find a good live stream?  I am not getting along with Google today. E: Besides the CBS stream of no. 12 and no. 16 that doesn't start until mid morning.

C'mon guys, help us out with this.