The Match: Tiger vs. Phil Showdown for $9M

[phillyk]

Well at least the finish should be good. 

6 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

Hate to say it but this has ruined PPV golf for me forever...☹️

Yeah. Unless they get rid of announcers completely or something close, I won’t buy in to something like this again. 

[Shindig]

Driver 6-iron into a par-5.  Let's remember this when people ask why there are 500 yard par-4s on tour.

Huh, crowd was invitation only.  My next in-person professional tournament won't be, although I'm not yet sure which it will be.

Tiger didn't want to win on Phil missing a 3' putt.  Jack famously conceded a similar putt many years ago.

[Vinsk]

No way I concede that last putt for Phil...damn.

[iacas]

15 minutes ago, phillyk said:

Well at least the finish should be good. 

Yeah. Unless they get rid of announcers completely or something close, I won’t buy in to something like this again. 

The only announcers they should have are on-course announcers walking with the guys, so that they can interview them directly. And they should be told not to talk much so that we can hear the players most of the time.

An on-course guy could do a lot of good - egg players on to make more side bets, ask players what they’re thinking or feeling, etc.

[phillyk]

Just now, Vinsk said:

No way I concede that last putt for Phil...damn.

He didn’t want to potentially win from a missed 4ft putt. They want to win from playing good shots.

[iacas]

1 minute ago, Vinsk said:

No way I concede that last putt for Phil...damn.

Me either, but also… it’s a bit more of a “show” than it is a straight up match.

[phillyk]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

The only announcers they should have are on-course announcers walking with the guys, so that they can interview them directly. And they should be told not to talk much so that we can hear the players most of the time.

An on-course guy could do a lot of good - egg players on to make more side bets, ask players what they’re thinking or feeling, etc.

I’d like that

[Shindig]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

An on-course guy could do a lot of good - egg players on to make more side bets, ask players what they’re thinking or feeling, etc.

I agree and now I'm thinking what this would have been today with Feherty filling that role. 

[iacas]

1 minute ago, phillyk said:

He didn’t want to potentially win from a missed 4ft putt. They want to win from playing good shots.

So much for that.

Phil with not a great shot there. Almost lucky it didn’t go in the water, and then unlucky that it plugged in the sand.

Tiger to 6 or 7’? Can Phil get inside of that?

[Shindig]

Tiger's birdie putt looks a lot like last time around. 

[iacas]

TV says closer to 8’.

93 yards…

[Shindig]

Oooh, a 93 yard par-3 is next.

[dennyjones]

WTH.....Let's end this mess!

[Shindig]

Which green are they using for #20?  Is it a practice green?

[Missouri Swede]

“In this diminishing light, it’s hard to read break.”

If only there were a way to use proprioception 😆

[Shindig]

Did that land behind the woman and spin through her legs?

[Vinsk]

I’m betting @iacas would’ve hit better shots than both of them walking straight outta the crowd to the shot. What a mess.

[Shindig]

Nice lag chip by Tiger.