2015 Frys.com Open Discussion Thread

[mvmac]

The Frys.com Open kicks off the 2015-2016 PGA Tour season at the Silverado Country Club, located in Napa, Ca. The course will play as a par-72 measuring 7,203 yards.

The field this week features Rory McIlroy, currently ranked No. 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings, Justin Rose (No. 7) and three participants from the 2015 Presidents Cup; International team members Hideki Matsuyama, Charl Schwartzel and the USA’s Chris Kirk. The tournament also includes 34 Web.com Tour graduates.

http://www.pgatour.com/expert-picks/2015/10/13/frys-com-open.html

Edited October 14, 2015 by mvmac

[Yukari]

Hmmmm. Interesting that no one picked Rory to win.

I'll be watching this tournament for the first time to see how the course looks since I last played there about 7 years ago.

[Shindig]

Dang, the reality of Tiger's recent surgery just hit home when I didn't see him in the field.  I guess I knew that already.

 

Also, no Rocco Mediate?  I thought he'd for sure be playing this event.

[Scotsclaff]

Mcilroy 5 behind after round 1.

Brendan Steele in the lead at -9.Scotland's Martin Laird at -7 and Rosie at -5.

[nevets88]

0:21, ball misses McIlroy by 3 yards maybe? Incoming. He should be pi$$ed. Royally. Screenshot below, this video won't stay up long. Missed the DL list by that much.

Edited October 18, 2015 by nevets88

[Natural Patrick]

Hmmmm. Interesting that no one picked Rory to win.

I'll be watching this tournament for the first time to see how the course looks since I last played there about 7 years ago.

Why would you pick Rory to win if he can't even get a top 25 finish? That is pretty bad to not at least make the top 10 in this field.

[JodieMudd]

Pretty sure Steele has a fine coming up after his comment there on the 13th Green, obviously he didn't realise there was a microphone right there lol

I think his exact words were 'Jesus christ, this f...ing game'

Weve all been there Brendan

Edited October 18, 2015 by JodieMudd

[bogdan101]

Wow, very exciting finish! Grillo kept his wits about him after missing that 2 footer for the win on the first playoff hole. How cool is it to win the first event you enter as a Tour member and get sprayed with Champagne on the 18th green? Congrats to Emiliano!

[MrDC]

I like Kevin Na, thought this was his, and then he pulls driver on the fairway? with Grillo in the bunker? are you nuts? yes, yes he is.

He probably still would have lost with Grillo making birdie, but still, not a smart play in a big spot, and he can say he would do it again all he wants, go back in time and he knows he pulls 3W instead, that was dumb.

[colin007]

KevNa is a mental midget.

[Lastpick]

I like the play by Na.  A driver off the deck puts him right of the green in good shape for a birdie.  He had just hit this same shot a few minutes earlier.  Grillo hit a great third shot and made birdie.  Where Na made a mistake was on the forth shot.  He has to get that shot inside Grillo in order to not make the attempt a free run at a two putt.  Na is now ranked 24th in the world and has worked hard to quit being an annoyance.  

[MrFlipper]

Watched the replay last night, didn't see it live. Before Na hit Maltbie said he liked the play, because you couldn't hit it left. Then Na yanked it left---

At the interview right after Na said hitting driver was the only way to get far enough up and to the right for the green to open up, and had hit the shot before, had hit several drivers off the deck this week. He said maybe the ball was a little above his feet, maybe it was a little colder, whatever, he just came over over it a little. One of those things. 

I enjoy hearing Na in interviews, seems a decent guy, forthright. Just can't watch him play though, too hard to watch even though he has gotten better with the pre shot routine.

 

[iacas]

Just because you hit a bad shot doesn't mean the right play was the wrong play. You can't apply hindsight to your decision-making or you'd never know what to do: bad ideas that you somehow pull off are encouraged while good ideas executed poorly a fraction of the time are frowned upon. The shot was not good - the decision may have been fine.

I think it was probably the right play. He said he'd do it again.