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2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits Discussion Thread

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I'm not able to tell if (1) if he truly believes he is hitting it well; (2) he knows he's got issues but is trying to keep thinking positively, to the point of being unrealistic, or (3) he's tired of the media pointing out problems and he's knee-jerk reacting in almost Belichickian defiance.  No matter which one, nice rounds at comfortable, forgiving courses like Greenbrier and RTJ provide false sense of improvement.


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Right, that's why he finished runner-up in a playoff the last time this tournament was played here.

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Jordan Spieth went to Catholic School and graduated from a prep school and has probably been a wonderkid in golf ever since his talents were recognized as a kid. Richard Sherman is from Compton

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JORDAN SPIETH IS A CLASS ACT. JORDAN SPIETH JUST GAVE A THUMBS UP TO DAY. WHAT GREAT SPORTSMANSHIP. WHAT A GREAT MOMENT IN GOOD PEOPLE. SO GOOD FOR THE GAME. SUCH A CLASS ACT, WHAT A CLASSY GUY. DID I

ChrisP Great Member

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A lot of surprising names up there this week. Not sure where Scott Piercy came from. Didn't know he was still even playing golf.

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Well, that's assuming the leaders don't go lower. Tiger needs 65 or less or he's done. Or do you mean just to make the cut?

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Well, that's assuming the leaders don't go lower. Tiger needs 65 or less or he's done. Or do you mean just to make the cut?

More to make the cut, but imo if you make the cut you can get in contention Sunday with two good rounds. Of course, Tiger hasn't shown that yet.


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A lot of surprising names up there this week. Not sure where Scott Piercy came from. Didn't know he was still even playing golf.

He just won the Barbasol a few weeks ago. But til then, he'd been hovering in and out of top 100:

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The announcers on PGA.com are so in the bag for Spieth it's absolutely nauseating. They're falling over each fawning over him. Makes me want to vomit.

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ChrisP Great Member

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He just won the Barbasol a few weeks ago. But til then, he'd been hovering in and out of top 100: [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/content/type/61/id/129862/] [/URL]

Thanks for the graphic. Didn't even pay attention to the Barbasol. Forgot they played an event opposite the British. Wow what is this Lingmerth on? Another birdie? Damn was thinking about putting a couple bucks on him but thought his length would hinder him. What would suck for the guys this morning is if it storms this afternoon like they're forecasting and they get to play the course after in soft conditions. That'd be the ultimate backslap.


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The announcers on PGA.com are so in the bag for Spieth it's absolutely nauseating. They're falling over each fawning over him. Makes me want to vomit.


Remember, it is not Spieth's fault ... it is the announcer's issues.

Same as Tiger ... he can't help it when they spend waste time on him.

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ChrisP Great Member

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Remember, it is not Spieth's fault ... it is the announcer's issues.

Same as Tiger ... he can't help it when they spend waste time on him.

It's almost like Ian Baker-Finch. Why I can't stand him. He fawns over every player. He's basically the Jon Gruden of golf, except he's not as cool.

We're seeing what life is like for Jordan Spieth when he actually doesn't putt well. Missing a lot of makeable birdie putts the last couple days that he usually makes with his eyes closed.


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Jordan "it went right!" WHy don't you just read the putt for Zach...

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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Did a screencap of 1st round leaderboard for future reference:

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Remember, it is not Spieth's fault ... it is the announcer's issues. Same as Tiger ... he can't help it when they [S]spend[/S] waste time on him.

Oh, I know it's not his fault but Johnson is having a great round so far and they're pretty much glossing over him.

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ChrisP Great Member

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Funny how Rory and Jordan have been at almost the identical score all tournament so long. They even hit the identical tee shots on the long par 3 17th.

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I think Spieth gets a little star struck at times with certain players. Just a perception.

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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Spieth and Rory have been okay, but at some point they've got to start making some birdies. Zach got off to a great start. If only he wasn't +3 at the start of the day.


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YESSSSS! What a shot Jordan!

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