2019 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

[Buckeyebowman]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

Tiger played well. That last putt isn’t any indication of how he’s putting. He otherwise performed pretty damn well. Beer Garden poured in that 30’ for eagle so he had his share of luck as well.

True that. The way Beer Garden's putt hooked left toward the end you couldn't blame Tiger for thinking his put in the opposite direction might move a little right. And it's not like he blasted it through the break. 

My question is how did the Kuchar/Garcia match turn out? I was hoping Kuch would crush that whiny creep's skull, but it seemed like Sergio was trying to make a comeback. The network signed off and I don't get GC.

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, Buckeyebowman said:

True that. The way Beer Garden's putt hooked left toward the end you couldn't blame Tiger for thinking his put in the opposite direction might move a little right. And it's not like he blasted it through the break. 

My question is how did the Kuchar/Garcia match turn out? I was hoping Kuch would crush that whiny creep's skull, but it seemed like Sergio was trying to make a comeback. The network signed off and I don't get GC.

Kuchar won 2 up. Poor Sergio back at his antics. It seems he's reverted back to his whiny woe is me attitude. Too bad. He was improving but it seems his becoming a father/husband as actually worsened him. 

[NZ Golfer]

Molly looking strong my favorite for the master can get him for 32-1 odds

[ChrisP]

2 hours ago, NZ Golfer said:

Molly looking strong my favorite for the master can get him for 32-1 odds

Damn odds changed overnight. Molinari went from 33-1 to 20-1. Also, Kisner looked like the value of the century at 150-1. He dropped to 100-1. The way Oosthuizen is swinging, 33-1 on him doesn't look bad. 

[Buckeyebowman]

You know what I really enjoyed about this tournament? Seeing drives roll out down the fairways! This is a phenomenon that will be unfamiliar to local golfers for at least another month!

[Archie Bunker]

Had to be the most boring final day event of the year. Slower than slow. NBC must have been disappointed to see what the final pairings were today. I would guess viewership was way down in the USA. Probably did well in Denmark, though.😉

[ScouseJohnny]

Did someone actually win?

[ChrisP]

I get why they changed the format and I like it, but I feel like it also knocks out more of the bigger names for the weekend. The old way I feel like got better final 4 matchups. This format you get more upsets.

[iacas]

4 minutes ago, ChrisP said:

I get why they changed the format and I like it, but I feel like it also knocks out more of the bigger names for the weekend. The old way I feel like got better final 4 matchups. This format you get more upsets.

I don’t think that’s accurate.

One bad day and they’d be out before. Now they have three matches minimum.

[Mozgolf]

My thoughts on the event as a viewing spectacle.

Overall the viewing on the first three days, even the forth day was great. Plenty of action, with coverage jumping from match to match. 

Whereas the last day was underwhelming, regardless of who was playing, covering only 2 matches for a whole day makes for dull viewing. Not helped by pretty lacklustre golf on the day.

[Bucki1968]

7 hours ago, Mozgolf said:

My thoughts on the event as a viewing spectacle.

Overall the viewing on the first three days, even the forth day was great. Plenty of action, with coverage jumping from match to match. 

Whereas the last day was underwhelming, regardless of who was playing, covering only 2 matches for a whole day makes for dull viewing. Not helped by pretty lacklustre golf on the day.

I agree. Wan't very exciting final match or consolation match for that matter. The crowd at the event sure got smaller from Saturday to Sunday. I wonder if it was the weather or no Tiger?

[Groucho Valentine]

On 3/30/2019 at 6:17 PM, brocks said:

I'm glad he missed it.  He's just getting over a neck problem.  If he had to play who knows how many extra holes today, plus maybe another 36 tomorrow, he could easily have torpedoed his chances in the Masters.  This way, he had a very positive week, a T5 in a strong field, and he can take tomorrow off and then prep for Augusta.

My friend and i both thought as we were watching it that tiger was going to miss that putt on purpose. He played well that match but it just didn't look like he wanted to be out there. I don't think he wanted to come back for another 36 holes if he ended up winning. 

[Yukari]

43 minutes ago, Groucho Valentine said:

My friend and i both thought as we were watching it that tiger was going to miss that putt on purpose. He played well that match but it just didn't look like he wanted to be out there. I don't think he wanted to come back for another 36 holes if he ended up winning. 

While I have no idea what goes on in Tiger's mind, I would like to think that if he entered the tournament, he is trying to win it.  So I don't think he missed that putt on purpose.  He missed another short putt on the same match.  I don't remember which hole, 7th hole or thereabout perhaps?

[Groucho Valentine]

2 minutes ago, Yukari said:

While I have no idea what goes on in Tiger's mind, I would like to think that if he entered the tournament, he is trying to win it.  So I don't think he missed that putt on purpose.  He missed another short putt on the same match.  I don't remember which hole, 7th hole or thereabout perhaps?

I don't remember. And this inneration of Tiger does miss alot of short pressure putts. But his body language seemed like it was that of a 40+ year old dude that didn't want to be out in the cold 😂

[David in FL]

12 hours ago, Groucho Valentine said:

My friend and i both thought as we were watching it that tiger was going to miss that putt on purpose. He played well that match but it just didn't look like he wanted to be out there. I don't think he wanted to come back for another 36 holes if he ended up winning. 

Now the only way Tiger can lose is if he throws it?

Good grief!   

 

[ChrisP]

14 hours ago, Groucho Valentine said:

My friend and i both thought as we were watching it that tiger was going to miss that putt on purpose. He played well that match but it just didn't look like he wanted to be out there. I don't think he wanted to come back for another 36 holes if he ended up winning. 

He sounded in his interview like he wanted it pretty bad. Unless he put on one heck of a poker face, I think he wanted to win. However, it may have been for the best he lost and I do think there’s a part of him that realizes another 30+ holes woulda been a challenge on the body especially with Augusta less than two weeks away.

[3jacker]

11 hours ago, David in FL said:

Now the only way Tiger can lose is if he throws it?

Good grief!   

 

Insane, isn't it?  

[Groucho Valentine]

11 hours ago, ChrisP said:

He sounded in his interview like he wanted it pretty bad. Unless he put on one heck of a poker face, I think he wanted to win. However, it may have been for the best he lost and I do think there’s a part of him that realizes another 30+ holes woulda been a challenge on the body especially with Augusta less than two weeks away.

I thought the same. Having to potentially play 6 or 7 rounds of golf in 5 days probably wouldn't have been the best for him. Who knows if he was actually glad if he lost or not, just felt that way to me. 30 year old tiger probably would have set the clubhouse on fire. But 40 yr old tiger is probably thinking about Augusta in two weeks.