Golfingboy Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Congrats to Phil for winning his debut event on Champions Tour. If this is a sign of things to come, maybe his competitors should hold off on purchases they were going to make......he will be taking lots of $ out of their pockets. This shows that the guys who have just turned 50 and stayed in shape, have a huge advantage. I’m happy to see Mike Weir is even doing well, already 46th on the money list- he went through a dark phase a decade ago where he had a hard time breaking 80. Conversely, I would hope that guys like Love III and Vijay play more on Champions. I hate seeing a guy 56 or 57, who has probably earned $100 million+ in their life, take a PGA tournament spot from a 23 year old trying to make a living. Even if they make the cut, will $15-30k change their lives? No. But Phil will have many choices next season - he is good enough to still win on PGA, but IMO is almost guaranteed a top 5 every week he tees it up on Champions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Confused that the European tour has two events this week. Belfry and Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 On 8/27/2020 at 4:11 AM, Golfingboy said: Congrats to Phil for winning his debut event on Champions Tour. If this is a sign of things to come, maybe his competitors should hold off on purchases they were going to make......he will be taking lots of $ out of their pockets. This shows that the guys who have just turned 50 and stayed in shape, have a huge advantage. I’m happy to see Mike Weir is even doing well, already 46th on the money list- he went through a dark phase a decade ago where he had a hard time breaking 80. Conversely, I would hope that guys like Love III and Vijay play more on Champions. I hate seeing a guy 56 or 57, who has probably earned $100 million+ in their life, take a PGA tournament spot from a 23 year old trying to make a living. Even if they make the cut, will $15-30k change their lives? No. But Phil will have many choices next season - he is good enough to still win on PGA, but IMO is almost guaranteed a top 5 every week he tees it up on Champions. Good post. I would not have considered your point about the "seniors" keeping a young golfer with aspirations from a PGA spot. I never suffered from having a hard time breaking 80 due to the fact that I rarely broke 90. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Just now, Jambo said: Good post. I would not have considered your point about the "seniors" keeping a young golfer with aspirations from a PGA spot. I never suffered from having a hard time breaking 80 due to the fact that I rarely broke 90. 🤣 😂 I have no problem with past Champions playing majors until their early 60’s, they earned that right, and in the Masters they are not “taking a spot”. But like I said, Father Time is undefeated, 56 and older guys in regular Tour events have a zero of winning. Vijay even teed it up on the developmental Korn Ferry during the pandemic, which is totally shocking with his net worth and the tiny purses. He claimed he just “needed the competition”. I can see why he’s not the guy with the most friends on Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Golfingboy said: 😂 I have no problem with past Champions playing majors until their early 60’s, they earned that right, and in the Masters they are not “taking a spot”. But like I said, Father Time is undefeated, 56 and older guys in regular Tour events have a zero of winning. Vijay even teed it up on the developmental Korn Ferry during the pandemic, which is totally shocking with his net worth and the tiny purses. He claimed he just “needed the competition”. I can see why he’s not the guy with the most friends on Tour Years ago I was a spectator at the Bob Hope Classic and I recall watching Vijay tee off and my mate said "You know why Vijay hits the ball so straight don't you?" "No idea." says I "Well when he was growing up he was scared to hit the ball into the rough in case he got eaten by a lion." "Lions? I don't think there are lions in Fiji?" says I "Well nobody told him that." says my mate 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Wow very tough conditions at the BMW. 2 players leading at -1, it’s playing like a US Open. Hope my Canuck Hughes makes it to next week, he was projected 19th then dropped to 34. Rory looking good to maybe enter next week on top of Fedex Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Play off time ... what a putt by DJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Incredible putt by Rahm ... first of 11 playoffs DJ has lost ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I guess this why a lot of us enjoy gambling......for days like this. Well done sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 John Daly has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. It was caught early enough and he had surgery right away, but 85% chance it returns Damn 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 John Daly has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. It was caught early enough and he had surgery right away, but 85% chance it returns DamnVery sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, misteregg said: Very sad news. He seems to have a negative tone, but Wiki says 5 year survival rate~77%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Harry Higgs with golf’s rarest feat, an albatross F—k me, I doubt I’ve made thirty 2’s in my life, although a couple were short par 4’s https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=harry higgs&src=recent_search_click&f=video Edited September 12, 2020 by Golfingboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/09/13/scottie-scheffler-wd-us-open-positive-covid-19-test-winged-foot.html?fbclid=IwAR0KM5x5xHaRGoAQS3QsdyL1uTpFWbx2uJgsxha0aGVhm93C0W9-loBD2cQ Scheffler WD from U.S. Open due to positive COVID-19 test 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmango Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 9:18 PM, Golfingboy said: John Daly has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. It was caught early enough and he had surgery right away, but 85% chance it returns Damn I had bladder cancer 10 years ago and they took out a tumor the size of a cigar. It was only by accident that I discovered it from a random piss test that showed blood in the piss and in less than a month, they stuck a rope up my dick and played pacman and cut it out. Two days later, I was back at work.... And it does come back! I have a checkup every 6 months and it returned several times, only to be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, Mrmango said: I had bladder cancer 10 years ago and they took out a tumor the size of a cigar. It was only by accident that I discovered it from a random piss test that showed blood in the piss and in less than a month, they stuck a rope up my dick and played pacman and cut it out. Two days later, I was back at work.... And it does come back! I have a checkup every 6 months and it returned several times, only to be removed. Well I’m very happy you caught it on time. I saw him speak for about 5 minutes after Friday’s round, he went further in depth. He had blood in urine too, as well as kidney stones, along with back pain. This caused him to WD from the tournament 3 weeks ago. So one of his doctors, said “hey, I’m the wrong guy here, let me refer to you to a urologist “.....and he got the diagnosis, and a quick surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 https://www.usopen.com/scoring.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Woke up early to watch the US Open. Everyone seems to be of the opinion no one will finish under par. It looks like a fair test so far, but on the USGA site I’m seeing many sand wedge distance layups on par 4s from the rough. It really is penal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Tiger, Thomas, Morikawa just teed off. I know it’s only one shot, but Tiger’s driver was behind Justin’s 3 wood. Father Time catches up to all of us Rory birdies his par 3 opener Man this is shaping up to be a great week, much more excited for this than the PGA, though that was a decent week as well Edited September 17, 2020 by Golfingboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I fancy XS , but the odds are too tight for me , so had a flutter on Fleetwood , Hatton and Streelman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 DeChambeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I’m surprised at the low scores so far, but it’s early still. The amateur Thompson, -4 is very impressive. I hope Rory gets his 5th major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Honestly disappointed to see the scores so low, 5 under leading and worst score is 78, with many amateurs in the field. But........even with the field 12 players short, they set up easier pins to ensure everyone can finish today & Friday, because of much less daylight compared to June. So it looks like the USGA had no choice to be “nicer” to the players. Even if they make it as dry and tough as possible for the weekend, for sure the winner will be lower than Ogilvy’s +5 in 2006. There is no doubt on these tracks if you’re not averaging 310+, you’re at a huge disadvantage. It’s a shame, I know the guys are very strong and fit, but they must show the golf ball down......it’s good enough already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfingboy Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Ah, good to see the course playing much tougher today. Pieters got to -6, but 4 bogeys on the back. Bubba, Berger and DJ all in red numbers for the round, and should move way up by end of Friday. I can’t believe the distances they are hitting in the cooler weather. Taylor Pendrith hit one 378......hope I see him more on the PGA Tour in the future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Golfingboy said: Ah, good to see the course playing much tougher today. Pieters got to -6, but 4 bogeys on the back. Bubba, Berger and DJ all in red numbers for the round, and should move way up by end of Friday. I can’t believe the distances they are hitting in the cooler weather. Taylor Pendrith hit one 378......hope I see him more on the PGA Tour in the future Yer, that is rediculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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