tigerrag

In South Carolina I've seen plenty of turkeys, alligators, deer, and snakes on the course. The strangest thing I saw was a fox chasing a goose down in Charleston at the muni course.

I met Zach two or three years ago after the Wells Fargo. He had finished his Sunday round and was at Bad Daddy's Burger Bar just watching the end of the tournament before catching his flight. No one in the place recognized him, so I just walked over and sat down and chatted with him for a bit. He could not have been more nice and just seemed like a really genuine guy. That encounter made me a fan of his. I've talked with Ben Martin a few times (been to his house) and he is also a very nice guy. Quiet, but very respectful. As far as jerks go, the first one that came to my mind was Bubba, even though I like the way he plays.

I think it's pretty simple. Get down to being a scratch golfer (which is a far cry from a 10 handicap) and play in some amateur and local tournaments. If you can win some of those, then you might have a chance. You'd be surprised how many guys at any random golf course in America can shoot in the 60s regularly yet aren't good enough for even the mini tours.

Callaway already has, from what I understand. And they are going to let him keep going with the no hat look.

So does anyone know what happened to Tiger's drive on the par 5 # 14? I saw it only went 161 yards. Didn't know if he topped it or caught a limb he didn't plan on hitting.

Will Willcox is going to be my pick to win this week. I would at least like to see Tiger make the cut and not just become a ceremonial golfer.

Within the past month I have back to back rounds of 99 and 79.

Yikes. Actually hit the ball decent, but couldn't putt to save my life. I blame it on the recently aerated greens.

Taylormade R15 3 wood with a stiff shaft. Hopefully this will help me with some accuracy issues I have been having off the tee, and also allow me to go at a few more par 5s in 2 if I have more than 235 in (which is my 5 wood range).

Pretty special moment with Tom Watson on 18 right now. Gave me some goosebumps.

Did I hear something about Adam Scott running late for his tee time this morning? Just caught a blurb of it this morning but may have mis-heard.

Haha I actually have met Kelly a few times, and she is a great person. Definitely a funny story.

Who's goal isn't to win all of the majors? You don't think Rory had that same goal to start the year? Maybe I missed all of this cockiness from Spieth, in the post round interview and trophy presentation he said "You can't win them all unless you win the first two" and that he was focusing now on St. Andrews, and if they play well he thinks he can get the job done. Nothing in those statements to me says "I'm going to win the next two". What do you think he should say, that he has no chance?

Don't be hating on the Clemson/Greenville boy haha. He's a solid player. It's crazy how he has improved. He was never a really good junior golfer (as in not one of the top 5 in the state), and only started being recruited by Clemson late in his HS career. Then at Clemson he wasn't a guy expected to play much early on, but continued to improve. One of his strengths is that he misses small.

I'm kind of curious, as I feel like the lines of a Links style course in the US are blurred. What would make the Ocean Course at Kiawah not a links-style course? I was there for the PGA and it sure felt like one...I guess it would be the greener grass and shots not running out as much?

Bingo, I picked up on that as well, and it actually made me like Horschel more. He wasn't complaining like a lot were about the greens, and this and that....he wants a better experience for the fans. Kudos to that.

Awesome pictures and information, thanks a ton for sharing with us. It is on my list to do some day in the future, as I have a good friend who lives about an hour from the course. I read about a lot of people getting there super early...is there a cutoff time where they won't let visitors on after a certain time?

Well, they both live in Greenville, SC (Bill was born here, and Ben lives here now) and wear white hats all the time.

That is a front 9 33 for Tiger on Friday. Will be interesting to see if he can gain a few more strokes, or if he implodes on the back 9. Wouldn't mind seeing him get to around -5 and a chance to get in the mix come Saturday, even though I'm no Tiger (well, Tiger Woods that is) fan.

I want outrageous speed with a Callaway XR Driver (LH)! Jimmy Walker -8 Ben Martin -7 Francesco Molinari -9

Any other Upstate SC'ers around? I look forward to getting to know some of you, while also learning a lot from these forums.