2016 PGA Tour Championship Discussion Thread

[Buckeyebowman]

3 hours ago, altos said:

Well done by all three in the playoff.   And for Coke and Southern to NOT advertise during the playoff.   Lastly, is there a way to instantly electrocute bush league spectators who yell "get in the hole" on every shot?

 

3 hours ago, newtogolf said:

It's annoying to many of us, but golf needs to be careful about alienating fans.  Part of what makes an event fun is fan participation, so if someone pays the entrance fee, eats and drinks all day there,  supporting the event vendors, I'll tolerate their stupid attempts to get attention.  

How about the stupid, drunken, redneck who screams "PAULINA!" when DJ is beginning to set up for a shot? I like looking at her as much as the next guy, but I'd never do that.

But, to get back to the tournament,,,,WHAT A FINISH!!! Couldn't ask for a better wrap up to the Tour season than this! 3 way tie at the end of regulation, with everybody just battling their guts out. Never mind Rory's putting, how about some of the recovery shots he hit in the playoff?

Bring on the Ryder Cup!

[Zeph]

What a way to finish it by Rory. The holeout on 16 put him in a position to take it all, and he didn't waste that opportunity.

[DutchGolf]

It was fun to watch, Rory slowly moving up the leaderboard and with Chappell becoming a bit nervy on the final holes, Rory made it into a playoff. Rory didn't take full advantage of his shots on the par 5, and on the 15th I thought he had lost it. But great putts on the 15th and 16th to win in. What a fantastic golfer to watch, and he can smash the ball out there, almost hit his drive it in the lake on 18.

[Database Head]

10 hours ago, newtogolf said:

The finish leaves us all with a great cliff hanger for next season.  I wonder what the Vegas odds are for who dominates next season; DJ, Spieth, Rory, Day or is there a dark horse ready to challenge the chosen ones for top honors.  

Safe to say firing his putting coach was the right thing to do, probably should of done it 6 months earlier.  

1	2 May 2010	Quail Hollow Championship	72-73-66-62=273	−15	4 strokes	Phil Mickelson
2	19 Jun 2011	U.S. Open	65-66-68-69=268	−16	8 strokes	Jason Day
3	4 Mar 2012	The Honda Classic	66-67-66-69=268	−12	2 strokes	Tom Gillis,  Tiger Woods
4	12 Aug 2012	PGA Championship	67-75-67-66=275	−13	8 strokes	David Lynn
5	3 Sep 2012	Deutsche Bank Championship	65-65-67-67=264	−20	1 stroke	Louis Oosthuizen
6	9 Sep 2012	BMW Championship	64-68-69-67=268	−20	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson,  Lee Westwood
7	20 Jul 2014	The Open Championship	66-66-68-71=271	−17	2 strokes	Rickie Fowler,  Sergio García
8	3 Aug 2014	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	69-64-66-66=265	−15	2 strokes	Sergio García
9	10 Aug 2014	PGA Championship (2)	66-67-67-68=268	−16	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson
10	3 May 2015	WGC-Cadillac Match Play	4 & 2			Gary Woodland
11	17 May 2015	Wells Fargo Championship (2)	70-67-61-69=267	−21	7 strokes	Patrick Rodgers,  Webb Simpson
12	5 Sep 2016	Deutsche Bank Championship (2)	71-67-66-65=269	−15	2 strokes	Paul Casey
13	25 Sep 2016	Tour Championship	68-70-66-64=268	−12	Playoff	Kevin Chappell,  Ryan Moore

Look at the dates on his wins.  It looks like when he goes on to win a tourney he usually follows it up with one or two more shortly after.  Interesting....

Edited September 26, 2016 by Database Head

[rehmwa]

11 hours ago, Pretzel said:

They couldn't have scripted the finish any better, it was fantastic to watch.

I guess so.  Here's my DVR Experience.  I'm up until Midnight watching the feed AND - it ends right after Ryan Moore chips his 3rd shot way past the hole on the 4 playoff hole.

REALLY?  I don't know if I blame Golf Channel, or DISH for that one.  I guess Ryan made the putt coming back but Rory made the putt - wouldn't that have been a great thing to watch?....sigh

I was rooting for Rory the whole time - I bet he'd love to have the first playoff hole eagle putt back though to finish faster and with an exclamation point.

This was better - exciting finish, eagle to get in position - 3 way tie - 4 playoff holes (as far as I know), and still having to sink the harder putt because the other guy sank a sweet one after a missed chip....

 

 

and yes - electrocute the shouters, enough.  I don't care if that type of spectator is 'alienated'.  The ass yelling "Paulina" is the worst yet.  Seriously?  that was less than no class

[natureboy]

3 hours ago, Database Head said:

Safe to say firing his putting coach was the right thing to do, probably should of done it 6 months earlier.  

1	2 May 2010	Quail Hollow Championship	72-73-66-62=273	−15	4 strokes	Phil Mickelson
2	19 Jun 2011	U.S. Open	65-66-68-69=268	−16	8 strokes	Jason Day
3	4 Mar 2012	The Honda Classic	66-67-66-69=268	−12	2 strokes	Tom Gillis,  Tiger Woods
4	12 Aug 2012	PGA Championship	67-75-67-66=275	−13	8 strokes	David Lynn
5	3 Sep 2012	Deutsche Bank Championship	65-65-67-67=264	−20	1 stroke	Louis Oosthuizen
6	9 Sep 2012	BMW Championship	64-68-69-67=268	−20	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson,  Lee Westwood
7	20 Jul 2014	The Open Championship	66-66-68-71=271	−17	2 strokes	Rickie Fowler,  Sergio García
8	3 Aug 2014	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	69-64-66-66=265	−15	2 strokes	Sergio García
9	10 Aug 2014	PGA Championship (2)	66-67-67-68=268	−16	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson
10	3 May 2015	WGC-Cadillac Match Play	4 & 2			Gary Woodland
11	17 May 2015	Wells Fargo Championship (2)	70-67-61-69=267	−21	7 strokes	Patrick Rodgers,  Webb Simpson
12	5 Sep 2016	Deutsche Bank Championship (2)	71-67-66-65=269	−15	2 strokes	Paul Casey
13	25 Sep 2016	Tour Championship	68-70-66-64=268	−12	Playoff	Kevin Chappell,  Ryan Moore

Look at the dates on his wins.  It looks like when he goes on to win a tourney he usually follows it up with one or two more shortly after.  Interesting....

Runs of form? Either even more superior ballstriking or his putter getting hot to take advantage of his awesome long game. Should be an interesting event next week!

2 hours ago, rehmwa said:

and yes - electrocute the shouters, enough.  I don't care if that type of spectator is 'alienated'.  The ass yelling "Paulina" is the worst yet.  Seriously?  that was less than no class

Doesn't make golf look good on TV IMO either. Are most people more or less likely to attend an event expecting they'll run into characters like that from watching broadcasts?

[Buckeyebowman]

11 hours ago, natureboy said:

 

Doesn't make golf look good on TV IMO either. Are most people more or less likely to attend an event expecting they'll run into characters like that from watching broadcasts?

Well said, sir!