2017 WGC Match Play in Austin, TX

[iacas]

They're doing a whole "selection show" right now on Golf Channel.

Spieth, Moore, Ikeda, and Tanihara are in the first group. Group 5.

[DeadMan]

This is one of my favorite tournaments of the year. I really liked the course last year, too. I'm excited to catch as much of this as I can.

That said, they use the World Rankings for the seedings on this, right? How the hell is Alex Noren an 8 seed? I have honestly never seen a single shot of his. He hasn't won a single event that's on par with any PGA tournament, but he's an 8 seed. How is Yuta Ikeda 37? Who is he? Probably a different topic, but why do the World Rankings reward people winning second-rate tournaments so much? Every year there's some random European who wins events with fields similar to the Puerto Rico Open that gets into the top 15 or so.

[Gunther]

Favorite regular/WGC event of the year.  Beautiful course, match play, great field, 5 days.  I conveniently scheduled a home maintenance visit for 1p today so I can watch the day 1 matches.  Can't wait.

[iacas]

33 minutes ago, DeadMan said:

That said, they use the World Rankings for the seedings on this, right? How the hell is Alex Noren an 8 seed?

He's 11th in the OWGR…

Plays mostly in Europe, got hot at the end of '16 or start of this year.

[skydog]

Hills! Love this course and event. It's refreshing to see some topography after the pancake flatness of the Florida swing.

[nevets88]

410 yards McIlroy, just missed spectator and cart, downhill, downwind, elevation of Austin is 500'.

 

[nevets88]

McIlroy out

 

[iacas]

2 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

McIlroy out

 

I don't think he's out. They play for points right?

[nevets88]

26 minutes ago, iacas said:

I don't think he's out. They play for points right?

You're right, totally forgot. Points accumulated from 3 matches. Don't usually pay much attention to this tournament anymore.

[colin007]

Is Rory the best driver in the game?

[iacas]

3 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Is Rory the best driver in the game?

He's up there. Strokes Gained Distance would help quantify it. Dustin Johnson might have something to say about that… http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02567.html

Rory doesn't have enough rounds to qualify.

[colin007]

42 minutes ago, iacas said:

He's up there. Strokes Gained Distance would help quantify it. Dustin Johnson might have something to say about that… http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.02567.html

Rory doesn't have enough rounds to qualify.

All I know is that I watch in awe when he's on the tee...DJ too for that matter.

[Gunther]

Spieth got krunked.  I'm out.  Worst fkn tournament of the year.  Course terrible, match play sux, horrible field, 5 days?  Too many.  

7 hours ago, Gunther said:

Favorite regular/WGC event of the year.  Beautiful course, match play, great field, 5 days.  I conveniently scheduled a home maintenance visit for 1p today so I can watch the day 1 matches.  Can't wait.

Oh, right.

[ChrisP]

Would love to see a Match Play at St Andrews one time. With all the potential drivable par-4s, would make for some interesting strategy and would be cool to watch.

Everytime I see Kevin Chappell it's as if I see a mini Dustin Johnson.

 

 

Edited March 22, 2017 by ChrisP

[jamo]

My bracket is immediately busted worse than my march madness bracket. 

[MrGolfguy67]

Love watching match play; makes me miss the old Piccadilly World Match Play at Wentworth.

[MuniGrit]

I love this track other than hole 17. Seems like they were out of room and put a short par 3 under power lines. I absolutely hate courses with power lines. I somehow have hit them 3 times the few times I have played courses with them. I couldn't hit them it I was trying to.

[nevets88]

Garcia driver off the deck looks awful slow motion but got him to front of the green.