2017 John Deere

[BallStriker]

A couple quick thoughts/questions..........

First.....was Thursday/Friday televised?  I looked yesterday at the GC lineup and saw only the seniors tourney....if GC wasn't televising, who did?

Second......I think big frenchy moves the needle a bit, no?

Question.........Scottish Open or John Deere?......my answer is both, but that is a cop out

[iacas]

Pretty sure it was on Golf Channel.

http://www.golfchannel.com/tours/pga-tour/2017/john-deere-classic/?t=airTime - 4:00 to 7:00 it says.

[David in FL]

It might just be me, but does anyone else find themselves actively rooting against Bryson DeChambeau?  

[BallStriker]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

Pretty sure it was on Golf Channel.

http://www.golfchannel.com/tours/pga-tour/2017/john-deere-classic/?t=airTime - 4:00 to 7:00 it says.

Roger....I figured it had to be on GC and was floored when I could not find a replay last night...

14 minutes ago, David in FL said:

It might just be me, but does anyone else find themselves actively rooting against Bryson DeChambeau?  

Not so much "for" or "against" ......just really interested to see how he does.....personally, I am a CT Pan guy!!

[krupa]

13 hours ago, David in FL said:

It might just be me, but does anyone else find themselves actively rooting against Bryson DeChambeau?  

Yes, I do.  I'm not usually a passionate person but I really hate this guy and can't bring myself to watch/listen to this event or read golf websites because he'll be there. And that goes for future tournaments as well.

I hate the whole "golfing scientist" BS.  He didn't name himself that, but he actively embraced it.  He is not a scientist.  He's a college drop out with a few years of under graduate science courses. 

[MuniGrit]

The scientist could knock that in and steal this tournament.  

[mtsalmela80]

9 minutes ago, MuniGrit said:

The scientist could knock that in and steal this tournament.  

Hard not to root for him after that finish.

[MuniGrit]

17 minutes ago, mtsalmela80 said:

Hard not to root for him after that finish.

Golf Scientist has it in the bag now. No need to hit balks. You could tell Rodgers was leaking oil behind the sunglasses.

Edited July 16, 2017 by MuniGrit

[grubby98]

Nice finish for Bryson. im a numbers guy, but he is the extreme and its working.

[David in FL]

And that, boys and girls, is what happens when I root against someone!  

He's still a schmuck.  

1 hour ago, MuniGrit said:

The scientist could knock that in and steal this tournament.  

Scientist?  I'll save that title for someone with more than a High School diploma.  

 

[NCGolfer]

Congrats to Bryson...I know some don't like his methods or attitude but you can't deny that he deserved it with that finish.  He's played well his last few tournaments so this wasn't a total shock.

Curious to see what this brings down the stretch...

[Buckeyebowman]

3 hours ago, David in FL said:

And that, boys and girls, is what happens when I root against someone!  

He's still a schmuck.  

Scientist?  I'll save that title for someone with more than a High School diploma.  

Remember, Einstein failed a high school math course!

[iacas]

18 minutes ago, Buckeyebowman said:

Remember, Einstein failed a high school math course!

No he didn't.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936758,00.html

In 1935, a rabbi in Princeton showed him a clipping of the Ripley's column with the headline "Greatest living mathematician failed in mathematics." Einstein laughed. "I never failed in mathematics," he replied, correctly. "Before I was fifteen I had mastered differential and integral calculus." In primary school, he was at the top of his class and "far above the school requirements" in math. By age 12, his sister recalled, "he already had a predilection for solving complicated problems in applied arithmetic," and he decided to see if he could jump ahead by learning geometry and algebra on his own. His parents bought him the textbooks in advance so that he could master them over summer vacation. Not only did he learn the proofs in the books, he also tackled the new theories by trying to prove them on his own. He even came up on his own with a way to prove the Pythagorean theory.

[MarvChamp]

270 yard 3-wood out of the rough onto the green to put for eagle isn't too shabby even for a scientist.

-Marv

[Vinsk]

5 hours ago, NCGolfer said:

Curious to see what this brings down the stretch...

He'll MC at The Open.

[BallStriker]

16 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

He'll MC at The Open.

Maybe, but who cares.......I am happy for the kid and, quite frankly, do not understand why some folks have an issue with him.....dude is just a bit different

[boogielicious]

12 hours ago, David in FL said:

And that, boys and girls, is what happens when I root against someone!  

He's still a schmuck.  

Scientist?  I'll save that title for someone with more than a High School diploma.  

 

He didn't graduate from college as you've noted. He is not a scientist or physicist as some have eluded. That title goes to folks who've put in the work.

[Wally Fairway]

As a follower (and sometimes critic) of the OWGR - I was somewhat surprized to see that DeChambeau rose up to 81st in this weeks OWGR, the amazing part is that he has only earned points in 19 events. If you go to a players owgr page they list the top 20 events in which they have earned points for their career. And for Byson his 20th best owgr event is his 2017 US Open missed cut.