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17 minutes ago, Club Rat said:

J-Day getting a few digs on Tigs

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Glass houses, Jason:

Also, apparently Jordan didn't know that the playoff was now 2 holes instead of 18 until his press conference today. Uh, what?

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7 minutes ago, DeadMan said:

Glass houses, Jason:

Also, apparently Jordan didn't know that the playoff was now 2 holes instead of 18 until his press conference today. Uh, what?

I was thinking the same thing about Day’s outfit. Nike was probably covering their faces. As for Spieth, his mom put a note in his lunch box about the playoff set up change ..guess he hadn’t read it yet. 

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I didn’t know about the playoff change until yesterday. Don’t remember seeing it in the news. So Jordan’s not alone. I don’t like it. I think it’s odd in all 4 majors now you have a 1-hole playoff, 2-hole, 3-hole and 4-hole. Personally I liked the 18-hole, but I also think the 3-hole is best.

Not sure if anyone saw Live From last night but a couple of the guys were criticizing the USGA for widening the fairways so much. Basically saying they’re taking the test and pressure of driving the ball away. They had some good points. For example, why are they making a fairway 70 yards wide when you’re going to have an iron on the tee on that hole? Making it too easy on these guys.

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I got Google Directions from the parking lot to the course at 6:40 this morning. Almost an hour and a quarter, 13 miles. I literally can bike there in the same amount of time.

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Ha ha!

 

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Looks like the cable company finally got their shit together and Fox is back on TV in my area.  Guess I have to change my weekend plans.

 

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I think the 10-day weather report on pgatour.com is a bit off right now. :-P The correct prediction suggests clear skies and sunny, with some winds.

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9 minutes ago, Zeph said:

I think the 10-day weather report on pgatour.com is a bit off right now. :-P The correct prediction suggests clear skies and sunny, with some winds.

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Say goodbye to your loved ones, the end of the world is coming on Tuesday.

Ohhhhh, I thought that was new sod, it's just mesh.

 

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Good news is they’re getting some pretty good rain there today that’s going to soften the course up quite a bit. The bad news is they’re forecasting some pretty good winds there tomorrow that’s going to make it difficult to score. I think guys that tee off Thursday morning will definitely get the best of conditions. Tomorrow afternoon could be really tough with 25mph gusts.

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Rain is not good news for this course. The course needs to be firm and fast to be difficult, or it will be a slightly higher scoring version of Erin Hills.

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51 minutes ago, ChrisP said:

Good news is they’re getting some pretty good rain there today that’s going to soften the course up quite a bit.

I don't think it'll do much to soften the course. It's a very sandy-type soil and it drains exceptionally well.

51 minutes ago, ChrisP said:

The bad news is they’re forecasting some pretty good winds there tomorrow that’s going to make it difficult to score. I think guys that tee off Thursday morning will definitely get the best of conditions. Tomorrow afternoon could be really tough with 25mph gusts.

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I'm seeing winds around 4-7 m/s, or 9-16 mph. Starting at 9 and up to 16 in the afternoon. Gusts can of course be higher the entire day. 

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24 minutes ago, Zeph said:

I'm seeing winds around 4-7 m/s, or 9-16 mph. Starting at 9 and up to 16 in the afternoon. Gusts can of course be higher the entire day. 

They said on TGC up to 30mph tomorrow. Remember it’s a seaside course so many times it’s going to be higher than what they say for the town. Davis hinted today about possible suspension if it’s bad. Hope it won’t be that bad, though. Also hope there’s not going to be a huge advantage for morning guys over afternoon guys. Hate when half the field gets screwed. Could be tough for Tiger.

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5 hours ago, jetsknicks1 said:

Would love to see Patrick Reed go back to back.

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18 minutes ago, colin007 said:

Said no one...ever.

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LOL. Now let me guess, who could you be rooting for? Hmmmmm

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22 minutes ago, GrandStranded said:

LOL. Now let me guess, who could you be rooting for? Hmmmmm

Nope. Not guess-able. Nobody will find out.

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