The Golf Thread

Ledbetterman10 · May 17

Had to throw some money on Scottie. A 66 after being arrested is pretty wild.

eeriepadave · May 17

bootlegger10 said:

Hang it up Tiger. Figure out what meaning your life has outside of golf.

yeah although he did look good on a few holes (birdied twice in a row and almost had a hole in one on hole 9 i think it was?)

eeriepadave · May 17

Ledbetterman10 said:

Had to throw some money on Scottie. A 66 after being arrested is pretty wild.

not sure what is more crazy. Getting arrested before he plays or shooting a 66?

Wobbie · May 17

bootlegger10 said:

Can’t be the next Tiger Woods without a few incidents involving vehicles and a mug shot. Well done, Scottie. Well done.

bootlegger10 said:

Hang it up Tiger. Figure out what meaning your life has outside of golf.

Bootlegger is killing it today! Two spot on posts!

fuck tiger.

bootlegger10 · May 17

Haha. This arrest is going to be good in the long run for Scottie. Breaks up the boring narrative. Getting the fans behind him.

Ledbetterman10 · May 18

bootlegger10 said:

Haha. This arrest is going to be good in the long run for Scottie. Breaks up the boring narrative. Getting the fans behind him.

Oh he should totally lean into it. The memes and whatnot have been funny. And how the hell did these guys make these shirts so fast??

Ledbetterman10 · May 18

Wobbie · May 19

“Hello, friends” is gushing over the guy who missed the cut two days ago….as usual.

Wobbie · May 19

that was pretty good.

Cliffy6745 · May 19

Anyone but Bryson, so I’m good with it

mrussel1 · May 20

Cliffy6745 said:

Anyone but Bryson, so I’m good with it

That's how I felt too. It was a perfect finish. I liked everyone in the mix, with one villain. Gave me someone to root against and then to lose it in heartbreaking fashion... I feel so bad for him.

Indifference71 · May 20

Cliffy6745 said:

Anyone but Bryson, so I’m good with it

Nice to see Xander put one away. Dude is so good. Bryson is still a tool but it's pretty cool to see him playing so well. A lot of the LIV guys have mailed it in but he's still grinding his ass off.

mrussel1 · May 20

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Anyone but Bryson, so I’m good with it

Nice to see Xander put one away. Dude is so good. Bryson is still a tool but it's pretty cool to see him playing so well. A lot of the LIV guys have mailed it in but he's still grinding his ass off.

I will say that Bryson seemed less douchy than normal this week. But maybe because I never heard him talk.

Wobbie · May 20

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Anyone but Bryson, so I’m good with it

Nice to see Xander put one away. Dude is so good. Bryson is still a tool but it's pretty cool to see him playing so well. A lot of the LIV guys have mailed it in but he's still grinding his ass off.

he’s too good of a player to be on the LIV tour.

bootlegger10 · May 21

My go to golf podcasts (NLU) and Fried Egg are getting predictable in that every course seems to suck. It could be true, but man is it getting old hearing them drone out about golf courses sucking.

If watching on TV, I would think Valhalla would be better tv viewing than a beloved links course where the holes aren’t shaped by trees or water. For the average golf fan. No courses outside of Augusta at this point have any strategy other than bomb and wedge so I dont know what they expect.

the podcasts also seem to think that PGA Tour golf will be saved by having brooks, Bryson and Rahm play. There would only be a slight ratings bump I would think because chances are on the weekend two of those three are out of it.

Cliffy6745 · May 21

bootlegger10 said:

My go to golf podcasts (NLU) and Fried Egg are getting predictable in that every course seems to suck. It could be true, but man is it getting old hearing them drone out about golf courses sucking.

If watching on TV, I would think Valhalla would be better tv viewing than a beloved links course where the holes aren’t shaped by trees or water. For the average golf fan. No courses outside of Augusta at this point have any strategy other than bomb and wedge so I dont know what they expect.

the podcasts also seem to think that PGA Tour golf will be saved by having brooks, Bryson and Rahm play. There would only be a slight ratings bump I would think because chances are on the weekend two of those three are out of it.

The architecture stuff is too much for me. I’m not good enough for the true strategy to matter…though have read The Making of The Masters and it’s insane how much thought was put into that course from a pro to a high handicapper. But yeah, they lose me with a lot of that stuff.

the golf ball is such an issue that these courses are irrelevant.

Biggest issue to me is a -21 score in a major. That’s not ideal

lastexitlondon · May 21

Turn back club tech it's ridiculous.

mrussel1 · May 21

lastexitlondon said:

Turn back club tech it's ridiculous.

Turn back tech for pros. For the rest of us, it's great.

lastexitlondon · May 21

That's what I mean. For pro

Indifference71 · May 21

Cliffy6745 said:

bootlegger10 said:

My go to golf podcasts (NLU) and Fried Egg are getting predictable in that every course seems to suck. It could be true, but man is it getting old hearing them drone out about golf courses sucking.

If watching on TV, I would think Valhalla would be better tv viewing than a beloved links course where the holes aren’t shaped by trees or water. For the average golf fan. No courses outside of Augusta at this point have any strategy other than bomb and wedge so I dont know what they expect.

the podcasts also seem to think that PGA Tour golf will be saved by having brooks, Bryson and Rahm play. There would only be a slight ratings bump I would think because chances are on the weekend two of those three are out of it.

The architecture stuff is too much for me. I’m not good enough for the true strategy to matter…though have read The Making of The Masters and it’s insane how much thought was put into that course from a pro to a high handicapper. But yeah, they lose me with a lot of that stuff.

the golf ball is such an issue that these courses are irrelevant.

Biggest issue to me is a -21 score in a major. That’s not ideal

Same. All the architecture stuff goes way over my head. Obviously Valhalla was way too easy but not much these courses can do at this point with how far the ball goes. Nothing is going to change until they roll back the ball or equipment.

bootlegger10 · May 21

mrussel1 said:

lastexitlondon said:

Turn back club tech it's ridiculous.

Turn back tech for pros. For the rest of us, it's great.

Exactly. I use game improvement irons. The pros do not (with some exceptions). I don’t play from the tips, the pros do. Why should the ball be any different? Although, I think a ball roll back is fine for amateurs too because we won’t notice that much difference and our swing inconsistencies dictate our results moreso than the ball.

lastexitlondon · May 21

No roll back necessary for us at all. Stupid. Only for Pro s

bootlegger10 · May 21

lastexitlondon said:

No roll back necessary for us at all. Stupid. Only for Pro s

But you'd lose like 2 yards at most on your drive and even less on irons. I don't think handicaps from 10 up would even notice.

That said, we'd get used to it just like different types of clubs and golf balls that exist now.

The next battle will be golf clubs. I don't enjoy seeing mishits by pros get rewarded.

mrussel1 · May 21

Indifference71 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

bootlegger10 said:

My go to golf podcasts (NLU) and Fried Egg are getting predictable in that every course seems to suck. It could be true, but man is it getting old hearing them drone out about golf courses sucking.

If watching on TV, I would think Valhalla would be better tv viewing than a beloved links course where the holes aren’t shaped by trees or water. For the average golf fan. No courses outside of Augusta at this point have any strategy other than bomb and wedge so I dont know what they expect.

the podcasts also seem to think that PGA Tour golf will be saved by having brooks, Bryson and Rahm play. There would only be a slight ratings bump I would think because chances are on the weekend two of those three are out of it.

The architecture stuff is too much for me. I’m not good enough for the true strategy to matter…though have read The Making of The Masters and it’s insane how much thought was put into that course from a pro to a high handicapper. But yeah, they lose me with a lot of that stuff.

the golf ball is such an issue that these courses are irrelevant.

Biggest issue to me is a -21 score in a major. That’s not ideal

Same. All the architecture stuff goes way over my head. Obviously Valhalla was way too easy but not much these courses can do at this point with how far the ball goes. Nothing is going to change until they roll back the ball or equipment.

I think the rain really changed the course. They were able to long clubs on par 5s and hold the greens. Soft greens with no wind made the course play easier than normal I would think.

lastexitlondon · May 21

It's more like 15 to 20 yards on drives. Irons I'm already short as fuck. Why do amateurs need restricting. Ridiculous. Most people will play with the hundreds of balls they already own.

bootlegger10 · May 21

lastexitlondon said:

It's more like 15 to 20 yards on drives. Irons I'm already short as fuck. Why do amateurs need restricting. Ridiculous. Most people will play with the hundreds of balls they already own.

15-20 is for pro swing speeds. Unless you swing as fast as the pros, it won’t be that much different.

Cliffy6745 · May 22

Got invited to play Galloway National down near AC next Friday. Course is gonna chew me up, and think I’m playing with some players, but should be a good time. Pumped.

lastexitlondon · May 22

bootlegger10 said:

lastexitlondon said:

It's more like 15 to 20 yards on drives. Irons I'm already short as fuck. Why do amateurs need restricting. Ridiculous. Most people will play with the hundreds of balls they already own.

15-20 is for pro swing speeds. Unless you swing as fast as the pros, it won’t be that much different.

I should be good then as my full swing is about the speed of a sloth

bootlegger10 · May 22

lastexitlondon said:

bootlegger10 said:

lastexitlondon said:

It's more like 15 to 20 yards on drives. Irons I'm already short as fuck. Why do amateurs need restricting. Ridiculous. Most people will play with the hundreds of balls they already own.

15-20 is for pro swing speeds. Unless you swing as fast as the pros, it won’t be that much different.

I should be good then as my full swing is about the speed of a sloth

Same.

bootlegger10 · May 22

Cliffy6745 said:

Got invited to play Galloway National down near AC next Friday. Course is gonna chew me up, and think I’m playing with some players, but should be a good time. Pumped.

That looks phenomenal. It looks like a relaxing setting amongst the farm fields. I did like the website using Tom Fazio’s quote that it is one of his best ever. It very well may be, but it makes me laugh as architects always say something like that. The site is one of the best I have ever seen, yada yada yada.

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