2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational Discussion Thread

[Elmer]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

I know.

The fact remains that to today's Tour pros… it's tougher for them to feel any debt of gratitude to Arnie. And I say that as a guy who's met him and who looked up to him as a somewhat "local guy" growing up.

I have to confess as someone who started playing golf 10 years ago, Arnie means very little to me. As a student of history I understand his accomplishments and his historical & Current place in the game. I understand why people revere and idolize him, I just dont.
Then again I never watched golf as a kid and only watch sporadically now, maybe last hour on sunday. However I will watch alot of masters.

Just today I came across the below article.
I was fascinated by Adam Scotts reason for playing "Arnold Palmer",
So many of these guys revere him (I think), yet dont come out and play it. And many of those who skip it feel the need to contact him directly about their absences, like he is the Pope or Godfather.
I find that fascinating.

 

http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/14993371/in-honoring-arnold-palmer-got-give-bay-hill

[nevets88]

No opening shot at the Masters w/Nicklaus and Player, but he's doing ok.

 

[colin007]

Dibs on the left two and the far right.

[Natural Patrick]

On 3/15/2016 at 0:36 PM, pumaAttack said:

Matt literally wins EVERY time he plays here.

Every misses the cut.

[nevets88]

You don't have to be at Bay Hill to pay tribute to The King.

 

 

[Missouri Swede]

The thing that confuses me most about this tournament is how to pronounce "homage." 

[boogielicious]

21 hours ago, Missouri Swede said:

The thing that confuses me most about this tournament is how to pronounce "homage." 

Depends. If you want to sound snooty, it rhymes with fromage. 

[Jakester23]

Today should be fun to watch. I'd love to see Day close it out.  I like seeing him do well. He seems like a guy who you could sit down and have a beer with.

[DeadMan]

Last week we had Rory look pretty untouchable after 3 days and falter, this week we have Day starting to do the exact same thing.

Rory fired a -7 65 today. I think he's the favorite for the match play next week. 

[Scotsclaff]

Getting tight at the top.

Chappell now level with Day on 15 under.Stenson 1 behind ,looks to be between these 3 after 7 holes.

Great round of 65 from the Thai,Aphibarnrat.

[k-troop]

Day rhymes with spray. Coincidence?

[ChrisP]

I know I've said this before, but every time I see Kevin Chappell, I see Dustin Johnson. The two could easily pass as brothers.

[saevel25]

6 minutes ago, ChrisP said:

I know I've said this before, but every time I see Kevin Chappell, I see Dustin Johnson. The two could easily pass as brothers.

I don't see it. 

[jsgolfer]

Looking like a great finish.  Anyone else see the drop Stenson just took on 16, tried to drop in fairway after hitting it in the water.  Rolled up against the edge of the first cut.  Hit an OK shot, but missed putt for a 6.  

That's one I might've dropped in the first cut, might've been an easier pitch the the one he ended up with.

[jsgolfer]

And Merrit just chipped in for Par on 17 after a chunky chip, and made it with the flag out.  

[nevets88]

So 5 different Australians won on the Euro Tour this year. Six if you count both Euro and US tours. Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie; Oi Oi Oi.

Annnnd Wikipedia is already updated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Day_(golfer)

Dude is on a roll.

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	23 May 2010	HP Byron Nelson Championship	66-65-67-72=270	−10	2 strokes	Blake Adams,  Brian Gay,  Jeff Overton
2	23 Feb 2014	WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship	23 holes			Victor Dubuisson
3	8 Feb 2015	Farmers Insurance Open	73-65-71-70=279	−9	Playoff	Harris English,  J. B. Holmes  Scott Stallings
4	26 Jul 2015	RBC Canadian Open	68-66-69-68=271	−17	1 stroke	Bubba Watson
5	16 Aug 2015	PGA Championship	68-67-66-67=268	−20	3 strokes	Jordan Spieth
6	30 Aug 2015	The Barclays	68-68-63-62=261	−19	6 strokes	Henrik Stenson
7	20 Sep 2015	BMW Championship	61-63-69-69=262	−22	6 strokes	Daniel Berger
8	20 Mar 2016	Arnold Palmer Invitational	66-65-70-70=271	−17	1 stroke	Kevin Chappell

[natureboy]

8 hours ago, Jakester23 said:

Today should be fun to watch. I'd love to see Day close it out.  I like seeing him do well. He seems like a guy who you could sit down and have a beer with.

Was nice to see. I think his comments about Spieth and potential burnout came from a 'bud' place and were cogent. Likely hard-earned perspective from his own experiences. Nice to see you can do 'PGA parental leave' and still work your way back into winning form.

[Broke100Once]

2 hours ago, ChrisP said:

I know I've said this before, but every time I see Kevin Chappell, I see Dustin Johnson. The two could easily pass as brothers.

The way Chappell played that 18th, I was sure saying "geez, it's like he's Dustin Johnson."  :)