Steph Curry Receives Sponsors Exemption into Web.com Event

[Golfingdad]

31 minutes ago, BallStriker said:

Right....because no major professional sports organization has ever revised their rules to increase popularity.....oh wait.....ummmmmm

That's an entirely different argument.  So the snark doesn't work.

[Wally Fairway]

I expect he will play a lot of golf and hit many, many practice balls between now and his Web.com tee time.

Now that the season is over it looks like he is trending in the right direction

 

[Golfingdad]

1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:

I expect he will play a lot of golf and hit many, many practice balls between now and his Web.com tee time.

Now that the season is over it looks like he is trending in the right direction

 

Looks like the "Tour tees" for Stonebrae are 74.8/138 according to the website (or 74.5/141 on the scorecard on the website, so who knows).  Obviously they make some sort of modifications to the course because the par for the tournament last year was 70, not 72.  (Wild guess, they probably turn 4 and 16 into par 4's)

Either way, even if he plays well for his handicap, he's barely breaking 80.  A 79 (3.4 diff) would actually be in his top 10 differentials above.

On another note, that's a hell of a lot of golf for a guy who was in the playoffs.  I wish I could play that much anytime, let alone during the most important part of my work year.

[iacas]

https://ncrdb.usga.org - Look there instead, Drew.

[JetFan1983]

I might actually watch the event now. I hate the Warriors and Curry, but I love the NBA and off the court, Curry's a good guy. Rooting for him to break 80 one of the two days, but I doubt it. 

[zipazoid]

1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:

 

Wow. After seeing those scores, I will revise my prediction. I said earlier he won't break 80 -

He won't break 85.

 

[JetFan1983]

1 minute ago, zipazoid said:

Wow. After seeing those scores, I will revise my prediction. I said earlier he won't break 80 -

He won't break 85.

 

Yea probably not an unfair thing to say. Imagine getting grouped with him? Haha, on the one hand, bad that he'll probably shoot 86 and draw a huge, annoying gallery, but on the other hand, good that he'll bring a gallery, and maybe your name gets some publicity and you pick up a few social media followers plus a friendship with Curry. Pros probably outweigh the cons there. 

I realize you didn't bring this up, I'm just thinking out loud here haha. I probably would welcome being grouped with him if I was on the tour. 

[zipazoid]

Yeah I'm not trying to be a hater here, but as the pros say, scratch ain't sh*t. And Curry ain't even close to scratch. He's gonna learn just how good these guys are, how tough the courses are, and how far he has to go.

But it's all good. It's a web.com event. They can use all the pub they can get. I got no problem with the sponsor's exemption for him. Sponsor's exemption usually don't win, or even contend...they're there to build the gate. He will. So mission accomplished.

Edited June 30, 2017 by zipazoid

[JetFan1983]

15 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

Yeah I'm not trying to be a hater here, but as the pros say, scratch ain't sh*t. And Curry ain't even close to scratch. He's gonna learn just how good these guys are, how tough the courses are, and how far he has to go.

But it's all good. It's a web.com event. They can use all the pub they can get. I got no problem with the sponsor's exemption for him. Sponsor's exemption usually don't win, or even contend...they're there to build the gate. He will. So mission accomplished.

You're being fair. I do think though that Curry knows he sucks. 

 

Let's see... Jerry Rice went 83-76, 81-82, and then 92-82 (DQ for using a range finder lol) in his three starts. John Smoltz went 84-87 and I think he carries a + index.

It wouldn't surprise me if Curry knows they face planted. I think there's one difference here in that both Smotz and Rice actually thought they had a shot at golf careers; Curry appears aware he doesn't. I doubt that helps his score at all, but it should keep him smiling along with his expectations and pace of play in check. I am admittedly just guessing though. 

[Golfingdad]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

https://ncrdb.usga.org - Look there instead, Drew.

Cool, thanks!  Confirms the scorecard is the correct one ... 74.5/141.

31 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

Yeah I'm not trying to be a hater here, but as the pros say, scratch ain't sh*t. And Curry ain't even close to scratch. He's gonna learn just how good these guys are, how tough the courses are, and how far he has to go.

But it's all good. It's a web.com event. They can use all the pub they can get. I got no problem with the sponsor's exemption for him. Sponsor's exemption usually don't win, or even contend...they're there to build the gate. He will. So mission accomplished.

Agree with everything except the bold.  2.0 isn't THAT far away from scratch.  Especially considering that those scores are from the last couple of months when he was focused on the playoffs, and his low index is shown as 0.8.  If 0.8 is his offseason form, then I'd say he is pretty close to scratch.

But, yeah, agree with everything else and that he's unlikely to break even 85.

[zipazoid]

Just now, Golfingdad said:

Agree with everything except the bold.  2.0 isn't THAT far away from scratch.  Especially considering that those scores are from the last couple of months when he was focused on the playoffs, and his low index is shown as 0.8.  If 0.8 is his offseason form, then I'd say he is pretty close to scratch.

But, yeah, agree with everything else and that he's unlikely to break even 85.

There's golf...and then there's tournament golf. A 2 turns into a 10 in a tournament.

[Golfingdad]

38 minutes ago, JetFan1983 said:

Yea probably not an unfair thing to say. Imagine getting grouped with him? Haha, on the one hand, bad that he'll probably shoot 86 and draw a huge, annoying gallery, but on the other hand, good that he'll bring a gallery, and maybe your name gets some publicity and you pick up a few social media followers plus a friendship with Curry. Pros probably outweigh the cons there. 

I realize you didn't bring this up, I'm just thinking out loud here haha. I probably would welcome being grouped with him if I was on the tour. 

An optimist would consider getting grouped with him a huge blessing and a taste of what it might be like if/when he makes it to the big stage. :)

[JetFan1983]

1 minute ago, Golfingdad said:

An optimist would consider getting grouped with him a huge blessing and a taste of what it might be like if/when he makes it to the big stage. :)

True. Pebble Beach Pro-Am style.

And yea, he's totally shooting 85+ but hey, if Jerry Rice can pull a 76 out of his ass, then Curry has a blind puncher's chance at 79 haha. I feel like they're about the same level of talent. Curry might actually be slightly better. Rice does however play every day though.  

[Golfingdad]

36 minutes ago, zipazoid said:

There's golf...and then there's tournament golf. A 2 turns into a 10 in a tournament.

I don't necessarily disagree with that, but that goes towards your other argument of "scratch aint shit," not so much to the argument of the proximity of Curry to scratch.

Either way, the most important point was your very last  (mission accomplished) since we're already talking about this tournament tons more than we've ever discussed any web event.  (Save for the season opener this year that I just remembered - I started that thread too )

[jamo]

Should be a fun tournament. Probably the only Web.com Tour event we see highlights of on SportsCenter all year. 

[iacas]

3 hours ago, zipazoid said:

There's golf...and then there's tournament golf. A 2 turns into a 10 in a tournament.

Yeah. What's Steph Curry know about playing sports under pressure???

[14ledo81]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

Yeah. What's Steph Curry know about playing sports under pressure???

True.

Not a whole lot of pressure when your team nearly sweeps the playoffs.

Maybe thats also why he had time to play golf....

Edited July 1, 2017 by 14ledo81

[Denny Bang Bang]

Anyone remember Jerry Rice playing in a couple Web.com (Nationwide at the time) maybe 5 or so years ago?  He was a +2 index, and did not make any cuts (I think he even shot almost 20 over one round).

Curry is certainly a solid player (assuming his index is legit), but don't expect him to go low.  It will be fun nonetheless to see him play, and how he fairs.