2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational Discussion Thread

[Valleygolfer]

Morgan Hoffman, I like his stance and swing. Looks very athletic, or maybe that's just because he looks athletic...I don't know.  Also ya'll may remember him on the 17th at the Waste Management tournament in AZ... [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/116325/] [/URL]

Hat would have been a great addition to today's outfit...

[Crim]

3-way tie for the lead. Goooooood stuff.

[David in FL]

What a 3 by Villegas on 18! My buddy is the walking scorer for that group today. Talk about the best seat in the house!

[atb5079]

Good golf today.Always like this tournament, though these greens are atrocious this week. Matt Every is an enigma. So lackluster until he comes to this venue. Still think Stenson wins today.

[David in FL]

Huge putt by Every on 18!

[Silent]

Wow, Hoffmann out of bounds on 18. That will cost him quite some money.

[Rick Martin]

Respect to the winner. It was a fun tournament til the end......next big one for me will be the first full week of April....don't really care about what's going on in Texas.

[ChrisP]

Stenson is European's version of Jim Furyk. Even though he some wins on his resume, he is not a closer. He's had some chances in majors and couldn't close them out, such as last year's PGA where he had a lackluster back 9 at Valhalla. Just can never make the big putts when he needs them. Was liking his chances at Augusta, but after today, you have to wonder what his confidence would be like down the stretch at Augusta should he get in contention.

[Shorty]

Stenson is European's version of Jim Furyk. Even though he some wins on his resume, he is not a closer. He's had some chances in majors and couldn't close them out, such as last year's PGA where he had a lackluster back 9 at Valhalla. Just can never make the big putts when he needs them. Was liking his chances at Augusta, but after today, you have to wonder what his confidence would be like down the stretch at Augusta should he get in contention.

Oh for crying out loud.....

Stenson is one of the toughest players out there. And one of the most confident.

His confidence will be sky high if he is in contention.

He missed a difficult 20 footer on the 72nd, so he can't make putts?

He's is probably one of the best iron players in the game.

[mvmac]

Matt Every WITB - Arnold Palmer Invitational

Big Bertha V Series Driver (9*) - Fujikura Pro 73x Shaft
X2 Hot 3Deep Fairway Wood (14.5*) - Alidla Tour Blue 75x Shaft
Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Wood (18*) - Nventik Nunchuk X Shaft
X Utility Prototype (2-iron) - KBS V-Tour 125 Shaft
Apex Pro Irons (4-9) - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S400 Shafts
Mack Daddy 2 Wedge (47*, S Grind, 11* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft
Mack Daddy 2 Tour Grind Wedge (54*, T Grind, 11* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft
Mack Daddy 2 Wedge (60*, C Grind, 8* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft
Odyssey Works Versa #9 Putter
An SR 3 Golf Ball

[dkolo]

Matt Every WITB - Arnold Palmer Invitational Big Bertha V Series Driver (9*) - Fujikura Pro 73x Shaft  X2 Hot 3Deep Fairway Wood (14.5*) - Alidla Tour Blue 75x Shaft  Big Bertha Alpha 815 Fairway Wood (18*) - Nventik Nunchuk X Shaft  X Utility Prototype (2-iron) - KBS V-Tour 125 Shaft Apex Pro Irons (4-9) - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S400 Shafts  Mack Daddy 2 Wedge (47*, S Grind, 11* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft  Mack Daddy 2 Tour Grind Wedge (54*, T Grind, 11* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft  Mack Daddy 2 Wedge (60*, C Grind, 8* of bounce) - TT Dynamic Gold Shaft  Odyssey Works Versa #9 Putter  An SR 3 Golf Ball

I noticed the V-series on TV but the 3-deep is a surprise. What an unusual top of the bag for a pro.

[Mulligan Jeff]

I doubt Stenson will get down on himself or lose confidence down the stretch at Augusta or the Dollar Store Open for that matter lol who knows he may have lost ambition to win and was happy with a Top 20 finish ala Greg Norman.

[Gunther]

Stenson is European's version of Jim Furyk. Even though he some wins on his resume, he is not a closer. He's had some chances in majors and couldn't close them out, such as last year's PGA where he had a lackluster back 9 at Valhalla. Just can never make the big putts when he needs them. Was liking his chances at Augusta, but after today, you have to wonder what his confidence would be like down the stretch at Augusta should he get in contention.

[quote name="Shorty" url="/t/80859/2015-arnold-palmer-invitational-discussion-thread/120_40#post_1118758"] Oh for crying out loud..... Stenson is one of the toughest players out there. And one of the most confident. His confidence will be sky high if he is in contention. He missed a difficult 20 footer on the 72nd, so he can't make putts? He's is probably one of the best iron players in the game. [/quote] I dunno, not a bad comparison in my mind. I believe Stenson is tough as is Furyk. Since when is a comparison to a major winner and probable HoF'er a slight? It's not a perfect match and perhaps not intuitive but upon reflection, I think they're comparable.

[Rick Martin]

Stenson peeved at official for slow-play warnings

“I thought we were here to play golf and not finish at 6 [p.m.],” said Stenson, who had two three-putts the first three rounds. “I know we have times to take into consideration. If one, two minutes on the broadcast is going to make or break it then I think we need to have some more leeway with it.”

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/stenson-peeved-official-slow-play-warnings/

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Guess the networks are getting sick n' tired of having to push back their prime time Sunday night schedule.

[boogielicious]

Stenson peeved at official for slow-play warnings

“I thought we were here to play golf and not finish at 6 [p.m.],” said Stenson, who had two three-putts the first three rounds. “I know we have times to take into consideration. If one, two minutes on the broadcast is going to make or break it then I think we need to have some more leeway with it.”

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/stenson-peeved-official-slow-play-warnings/

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Guess the networks are getting sick n' tired of having to push back their prime time Sunday night schedule.

Or he could play faster.

[ChrisP]

Oh for crying out loud.....

Stenson is one of the toughest players out there. And one of the most confident.

His confidence will be sky high if he is in contention.

He missed a difficult 20 footer on the 72nd, so he can't make putts?

He's is probably one of the best iron players in the game.

Not doubting his iron play or his toughness. And I'm not saying he's a bad golfer by any stretch. He's in contention more times than not. But to get to that next level, he needs to close more tournaments out, especially against guys he should be able to beat out. For a guy of his talent he should have more than 5 PGA wins and no majors on his resume. Just like Jim Furyk should have a heck of a lot more than one major on his resume. The comparison between the two is they just haven't been able to get it done on Sunday when they're right up there battling for the lead. He didn't play great down the stretch yesterday. He bogeyed 15 and three putted 16. You can't do that when you're in the lead on a course that's gettable.

[Rick Martin]

Or he could play faster.

So could Hoffman. Five course meal as he walked down the fairway, glove on, glove off......etc etc.....But Koch was commenting on Saturday about the "deliberateness" of Stenson. Wonder if the PGA gave him any advanced warnings that he'd better speed it up a notch.

[newtogolf]

I noticed the V-series on TV but the 3-deep is a surprise. What an unusual top of the bag for a pro.

Stenson used his 3w off the tee a lot so that might be why Every added the 3Deep to his bag.  I didn't see him tee off a lot so I'm curious how often he used it.