2015 John Deere Classic Discussion Thread

[oobirdie]

Played with Danny lee in pro am. He seems to have it all. Somebody to watch, think he's -6 after second round.

[J Cream]

Justin Thomas leading through 36.  Just a matter of him closing tournaments out, which he hasn't been able to do yet.  Has had a few Sunday meltdowns so far.

[ChrisP]

Last thing you want if you're Jordan Spieth is weather delays. A Monday finish would be a disaster. Calling for rain tomorrow too

[jbishop15]

Hell of a golf shot by Spieth on the second hole.

[ChrisP]

I hate comparing anyone to Tiger Woods, but I don't remember a player since Tiger who was in contention week in and week out like this. Every week he's in contention to win, and he's got 5 of them since December if you count the World Challenge and Aussie Open. And it's not just a hot stretch. He's been doing this almost every tournament since 2013. He just had one rough patch last summer.

[Gunther]

I hate comparing anyone to Tiger Woods, but I don't remember a player since Tiger who was in contention week in and week out like this. Every week he's in contention to win, and he's got 5 of them since December if you count the World Challenge and Aussie Open. And it's not just a hot stretch. He's been doing this almost every tournament since 2013. He just had one rough patch last summer.

I agree about Woods comparisons so I compare at similar ages. Spieth far ahead of Woods at almost 22 yrs old. Hard to imagine he'll be able to continue this pace and remain ahead of Tiger but to this point, he's the man. Get to 7 or 8 majors and those comparisons will become more relevant. And we have Rory to boot. Just a great time to be golf fans.

[Chilli Dipper]

This Spieth kid's okay.

[Gunther]

Holy f#*n mackeral.

[Valleygolfer]

Booyah!

[ChrisP]

Tiger who?

[jbishop15]

Throwing darts

[ChrisP]

It really is impressive. It goes overlooked because he's not super long and he doesn't strike it like a Rory or Tiger in his prime. But what most people don't realize is he doesn't have a weakness, and his putting from 5-15 feet may be better than anyone that's ever played the game if he keeps his numbers where they are now throughout his career. Most people just don't realize how vital a stat that is when you make putts from 5-15 feet consistently. It's what made Tiger and what is holding Rory back from being more consistent.

[Valleygolfer]

Jeebus this kid rocks.

[Gunther]

10 under 61, Jesus. Absolutely phenomenal. Been 15 years since we've seen anything like this.

[Mr. Desmond]

And his driver sucked the last several holes!

Whoa...

[ChrisP]

And his driver sucked the last several holes!

Whoa...

His driver is a part of his game he's going to have to work on before next Thursday because missing fairways at The Old Course and putting them in bunkers are automatic one-shot penalties. You want to miss left and he's been missing right.

That being said, the John Deere's playing soft and he's torching it, and word is St. Andrews is playing just as soft. So this actually may be good practice as it looks like The Old Course will play like target golf rather thinks links golf. That will help guys out that don't have the links experience. I heard that if the wind doesn't blow much next week, someone may get to -20, but early forecasts are calling for the wind to blow.

[Lancer78]

Like I said after the US Open.  Golf might have caught fire with the ascent of Tiger Woods, but I think after this year if Jordan keeps up this pace, a lot of people will be going "Tiger Who".  And it seems to have started :)

[Lancer78]

What I like about him being a shorter hitter, is that he is not putting so much stress on his body.