2015 Memorial Tournament Discussion Thread

[atb5079]

Welllll this is not what I expected an hour ago. Lets go Rosey again.

[catfishman]

2nd hole love justin, but pulling for David on this one

[Vinsk]

Justin Rose kinda looks like a meer cat.

[jamo]

Well that was something.

[Vinsk]

“His complete and utter belief in the ideas of others, turning over that great game of his is mysterious to me … this desire to build a great game and destroy it, and build a great game and destroy it … he destroyed the method that led to his dominance.” Brandel Chamblee i.e. Sean Foley

[Crim]

Congrats to the Nords this weekend! PGA Tour - Winner from Sweden European Tour - Winner from Sweden LPGA Tour - Winner from Norway

[atb5079]

“His complete and utter belief in the ideas of others, turning over that great game of his is mysterious to me … this desire to build a great game and destroy it, and build a great game and destroy it … he destroyed the method that led to his dominance.” Brandel Chamblee

i.e. Sean Foley

Sadly somewhat spot on.

[ChrisP]

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard Tiger say "I got stuck between patterns", I'd prolly make more money than he has this year. So sick and tired of hearing him say that.

[Abu3baid]

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard Tiger say "I got stuck between patterns", I'd prolly make more money than he has this year. So sick and tired of hearing him say that.

It's actually a running joke between my friend and I for over a year.. When ever I don't play well, which is often, I say, well I am changing my swing, what do you expect! ;)

[Vinsk]

Yeah I agree....stuck between patterns? Patterns? What, great golf/ horrible golf.

[mvmac]

Winning WITB for Lingmerth: G30 driver (10.5°), G25 FW (15°), Anser hybrid (17°), i25 irons (4-PW), Glide wedges (50°, 54/SS, 60/SS), Cadence TR Ketsch (trad)

[Mac62]

That was a pretty amazing performance by Rose on the 72nd hole...drive into a bunker, hit someone in the gallery with your approach shot and knock him to the ground, go up there and deal with him, turn around and hit a great pitch, then sink a knee-knocker of a putt to force the playoff.  He had a lot going on there and showed some real focus.

Congrats and kudos to Lingmerth.  The kid bucked the pressure and kept it together all weekend to stay in contention, then held his own against a determined, seasoned veteran in the playoff and ground out a good win!

[ETA:] How about the Erik Compton story?  That has to be the most amazing story of the entire weekend: http://www.cbssports.com/golf/eye-on-golf/25207898/erik-compton-randomly-met-the-aunt-of-the-person-whose-heart-he-has

[CarlSpackler]

I was there Thursday as a spectator and Friday working Shotlink on #7. Tiger's ball flew right over our heads and was the only player to hit one outside of the ropes off the tee that day. I was joking about the short bunker in front of us that nobody would hit, but then Justin Leonard put it in. Camillo's ball landed 3' from me as I was curled up in the fetal position waiting for it to hit me in the bum. I helped John Huh find his ball in the opposite rough since the marshal wasn't paying attention. It's good that I saw it bounce and land because you could hardly see this ball standing right over it. Not even a thank you... The highlight of the day was marking DJ's measly 352 yard drive.

I didn't get many pictures given the phone and camera policies, but I did sneak a few.

Cink's ball. Gotta love the rough there.

Shot of the 18th green from the pavilion.

My hole early Friday morning getting prepped. It's amazing to watch. All bunkers are hand raked. Fairways are mowed and then a team of guys go over it with blowers to get rid of any clippings. The rough is NOT mowed, but I imagine you would need a powerful mower with very sharp blades. The greens were mowed and rolled in the morning AND the afternoon after play. Finally, the rough is combed with a rake to remove tire tracks from equipment.

As I was walking across the fairway back to my car, I grabbed a closeup. So pure...

[iacas]

I'm always amazed at what we can make some simple plants do…

[Abu3baid]

I was there Thursday as a spectator and Friday working Shotlink on #7. Tiger's ball flew right over our heads and was the only player to hit one outside of the ropes off the tee that day. I was joking about the short bunker in front of us that nobody would hit, but then Justin Leonard put it in. Camillo's ball landed 3' from me as I was curled up in the fetal position waiting for it to hit me in the bum. I helped John Huh find his ball in the opposite rough since the marshal wasn't paying attention. It's good that I saw it bounce and land because you could hardly see this ball standing right over it. Not even a thank you... The highlight of the day was marking DJ's measly 352 yard drive. I didn't get many pictures given the phone and camera policies, but I did sneak a few.

Is it expected of you guys to help find their balls or you did it out your good will?

[CarlSpackler]

I'm always amazed at what we can make some simple plants do…

Yes. I had to reach down and pet it.

[saevel25]

Yes. I had to reach down and pet it.

"Such good grass, why don't you come to my course"

Yea that is some high density grass right there. ;)

[CarlSpackler]

Is it expected of you guys to help find their balls or you did it out your good will?

No. That is the marshal's job. If this guy wasn't chatting with his friends outside the ropes, he may have seen it. Our job is to shoot the balls so they get reported back to TV talking heads. They don't care about a vast majority of shots, but when Tiger sprays one left, they are immediately on the radio trying to figure out where it is.

"Control to 7 short. Where is the shot on Tiger's ball?"

"7 short to control. We will have to wait until the hoards of people leave to take the shot."

They were on the radio A LOT looking for Tiger's balls. He definitely got the grand tour of Muirfield Village last week.