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I like having gross and net as it might increase participation. Gross is king and what really matters, IMO. Slightly off topic, but I don’t like formats where you flight after day 1 and play within your flight day 2. IMO it somewhat rewards better players at our club who played poorly on day 1 and penalizes higher handicaps who played well day 1. I’d prefer to chop into divisions at the start and play based on handicap. I’m sure others have different perspectives.
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I would bet this bet never gets paid out 🙂 30 years is such a long time. Assuming they play over 30 years I’d have to go w the 16. One season I was a 7-10 handi and had a similar rivalry with a golf buddy who was about a 3. I really wanted to beat him. He was a long established player and I was improving over the past few years. We played 34x that summer on the same course on the same day. Some rounds were league so weren't always in the same group. I never beat him once. I can still remember one round I shot my season low 74 and thought this is it! He shot a 73 and I’ve never been more deflated after playing so well, haha. He wasn’t very long off the tee and never went super low score wise, but damn he was consistent and didn't shoot higher than 79 anytime we played that year. We still talk about that magical summer he had. It’s been a few years since I last played with him after playing so many rounds together. Miss those times, glad this thread triggered some good memories.
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Whats it going to take for JT (Justin Thomas) to make Ryder Cup? Does he have a path after missing 3M Open cut?
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I miss walking. Only do it now when playing by myself. Tough call, to walk or fraternize with buddies. Maybe try riding one round and see if you are really missing as much as you thought. I suspect u aren’t and walking is a win-win.
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The things that stick out to me for Jack are (obviously 18 majors) the 19 runner-ups and he went up against a number of all time greats in Watson, Player, Palmer, Trevino as examples. These guys racked up a bunch of majors themselves. Jack is a golfing icon. Admittedly I likely don’t know as much as the rest of you about his career. For me it’s Tiger. Just so damn dominate under multiple instructors. Seems like golf fans were cheated with him missing so much time out of prime years. Longevity should be part of the equation. And much of tigers time away was self inflicted. Still doesn’t change my opinion Tiger is #1 all time. The fields he played against were deeper than Jacks, just like the fields today are deeper than 20 years ago. Technology is an interesting piece of the discussion. Advances in the game have certainly allowed guys to compete longer and remain elite than years ago.
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People shouldn’t be naive to think PIF won’t be the one(s) calling the shots. There will be a board to make it look diverse but reality is PIF will continue to steamroll whatever is in front of them. Any capital needed is rounding error to PIF.
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I didn’t jump to the conclusion he willingly knew it was a rules violation when he repaired aeration holes. I read as he forgot it was a rule until the comment. And for context the writer noted that multiple other players violated the rule without thought as well.
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I’ve yet to hear a credible argument why these players should be banned from majors. The majors aren’t exclusive to the PGA Tour/DPWT. They should want the best players in their fields. The PIF argument is growing old quickly. At least show some consistencies and rip the ladies and womens game supported by the same money. Also quite ironic that one of the majors you all drool over is rooted and founded in terrible American atrocities and inequity and prides itself in exclusion. But their form of sports washing makes u all ignore it? Have the backbone to acknowledge this farce. I’m guessing it will be tough as many here are middle aged white guys. There is no doubt we could talk geopolitical garbage endlessly, that is not why we are here.
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Demand slow play penalties be assessed! Or is that only for the ladies? Hmmm.
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Nah, it’s already out there in golf and other big time sports. The mic is within yards of the players. JT probably just worried about being caught in another slur. Let’s not ignore the Netflix doc ability to compromise a wee bit more than this. And just because some players n caddies whine about it doesn’t mean it doesn’t enhance the experience a bunch. People are drooling over Spieth and Grellers exchange today. It’s obv what fans like to experience.
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Featured groups are already a thing but more of them. I rarely watch the main broadcast anymore. The masters app has the feature where you can watch every shot from every player. Would love to have that customizable during the day. Queue up a set of players and it plays their shots. Maybe PIP. More caddy n player audio or even player/player interactions. Should have more on course interviews too. Love some of the technology ideas already stated
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The rule is pretty clear for LPGA, the application not so much. The penalty would only have been fair at that point if it was applied to all violators the same way. And LPGA made the best decision for their associations image in not applying penalties. The backlash would have been incredible. Reasonable leadership know you don’t go nuclear like that on a major stage when you are trying to grow your product. The LPGA has been more progressive than PGA Tour in dealing with slow play anyways.
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Local Rule for Embedded Ball That Is Lost Is 'Not Authorized'
Brock replied to reidsou's topic in Rules of Golf
Not always the case but a “mushy” area sounds exactly like it could be an abnormal course condition = casual water. Wouldn’t that qualify for 16.1e? -
I don’t see LIV going away anytime soon. I’d really love for it to take a way back seat in coverage. I know it won’t for the first US event. Its easy to judge these guys decisions from our seats. I have empathy for most of them as none of us were faced with that choice. There was an article about the LPGA ties to Saudi and sponsorship of players. I think that is an equally interesting topic. Although hush hush. Some of these LIV guys are viewed as villains of the Tour (and some rightfully earned). I still think there are a lot of hypocrites out there when our government and hundreds of corporations have much deeper dealings with Saudi but PGA players is where the moral line is drawn? Seems like a convenient argument to use when most want the Tour to prevail.
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