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2017 WGC Match Play in Austin, TX


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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

 

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McIlroy out

 

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2 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

McIlroy out

 

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

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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.

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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. :-)

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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.

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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.

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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.

 

 

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

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

Carry on my wayward drive

There'll be pars when you are done

Lay your weary wedge to rest

Don't you shank no more 

 

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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.

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

 

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