The Golf Thread

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 said:

Tiger playing 23 holes today and making the cut is pretty pretty wild

Wonder if he gave any advice to the LIV guys on playing a full 72...

tempo_n_groove

bootlegger10 said:

I always held out hope, but Tiger ain’t winning anything again.   Cant string together four rounds anymore.  Still, he made the cut which is freakin amazing.  Damn car accident.  He would have won more majors.

the divorce was the downfall.  I think he won only 1 major after that? so 2009 on he won the masters in 19. not a sniff since.

His injury then divorce.

tempo_n_groove

I was rooting for Mirikowa and Dechambeau.  Collin had a shot but he said he got "greedy',...

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 said:

“My victory was secure on the cross”…on that note, I’m out. Super duper weirdo 

Yeah that was a bit much.  He does seem like a genuinely good dude but the whole country club kid/bible beater combo is rough.

Ledbetterman10

The Juggler said:

Cliffy6745 said:

“My victory was secure on the cross”…on that note, I’m out. Super duper weirdo 

God clearly said "Suck It" to Colin Morikowa for sure. 


I like Scottie regardless though. Went huge on him when he was +125 while there was a three way tie at -6.

Great Masters!

Yeah I ended up hedging when he was +140 near the end of round 3, and with a round 4 parlay of him, Morikawa, Homa, and Bryson finishing in the top-10, I was able to win some money. He's almost a sure thing when in contention in round 4 of a big tournament. 

bootlegger10

tempo_n_groove said:

bootlegger10 said:

81 on Bandon Dunes this morning.  Nothing worse than bogey. Probably my best round ever.  Finished with four bogeys in a row though.  

I would fall apart the last 4 holes whenever I was approaching my best... Every single time... all in my head.

It has to be considered choking, but on those last four holes I had some really great shots.  Just couldn't get up and down.  I was almost relieved when I bogeyed 17  so that I wasn't on 79 watch anymore.  I was consistent on both 9's though which I was happy about.

I had a front nine 54 on Pacific Dunes and 41 on the back.  I got one par on Sheep Ranch on the back nine on my way to an 87. I'm all over the place this trip.  

We were first off the tee at 7am.  Wrapped in 3 hrs, 45 minutes which was ahead of the 4 hour pace they set for us.  I love being first off the tee and walking.   Off on adventure and nobody in front of you to slow it down.

Cliffy6745

Yeah, agreed he seems like a good dude and obviously the best golfer on the planet. The super weird bible thumping just creeps me out.

Edit: On the other side, this is about as great of a quote as you could ever ask for.

“You know, my dad — the way I was raised — my dad stayed home with us,” Scottie Scheffler said. “My mom worked. And my dad never really looked at me as a golfer. He never pushed me to become a good golfer. That was never what he wanted for me. My parents pushed more education and being kind to people. So I think playing junior golf, I think sometimes you see a lot of parents who really want their kid to become really, really good at something, and they think that's what's going to bring them joy. But becoming a really good golfer may bring you a little bit of momentary joy, but it doesn't sustain it for very long. Winning a tournament makes me happy for about five minutes, and then you go do a bunch of other things that are a little bit more difficult than winning the tournament.”

Cliffy6745

bootlegger10 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

bootlegger10 said:

81 on Bandon Dunes this morning.  Nothing worse than bogey. Probably my best round ever.  Finished with four bogeys in a row though.  

I would fall apart the last 4 holes whenever I was approaching my best... Every single time... all in my head.

It has to be considered choking, but on those last four holes I had some really great shots.  Just couldn't get up and down.  I was almost relieved when I bogeyed 17  so that I wasn't on 79 watch anymore.  I was consistent on both 9's though which I was happy about.

I had a front nine 54 on Pacific Dunes and 41 on the back.  I got one par on Sheep Ranch on the back nine on my way to an 87. I'm all over the place this trip.  

We were first off the tee at 7am.  Wrapped in 3 hrs, 45 minutes which was ahead of the 4 hour pace they set for us.  I love being first off the tee and walking.   Off on adventure and nobody in front of you to slow it down.

This is awesome stuff. Very jealous. Gotta get out there.

Wobbie

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

bootlegger10

Wobbie said:

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

Scheffler feels different.  Similar to Koepka, but Scottie actually shows up for other events.  And he has already sustained a higher level of play for much longer than them. Time will tell.

The Juggler

bootlegger10 said:

Wobbie said:

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

Scheffler feels different.  Similar to Koepka, but Scottie actually shows up for other events.  And he has already sustained a higher level of play for much longer than them. Time will tell.

I wonder if he will ever change his backfoot slide thing as he gets older...

Wobbie

bootlegger10 said:

Wobbie said:

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

Scheffler feels different.  Similar to Koepka, but Scottie actually shows up for other events.  And he has already sustained a higher level of play for much longer than them. Time will tell.

It will.

Another factor could be his new (has it happened?) fatherhood.

eddiec

The Juggler said:

bootlegger10 said:

Wobbie said:

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

Scheffler feels different.  Similar to Koepka, but Scottie actually shows up for other events.  And he has already sustained a higher level of play for much longer than them. Time will tell.

I wonder if he will ever change his backfoot slide thing as he gets older...

He'll have to at some point. Age won't let him swing like that.

That's when he won't win anymore.

JojoRice

Wife and I at Augusta last week. They wouldn't let me make a tee time unfortunately. 

Indifference71

Scottie is just going to keep winning huh?  

bootlegger10

Nelly Korda.  5 in a row.  Impressive.

Rahm, Rory, others were dominant only in stretches.  Scottie has the best run post Tiger.    Majors matter but I don’t value them as highly so Koepka isn’t as dominant to me. 

Cliffy6745

bootlegger10 said:

Nelly Korda.  5 in a row.  Impressive.

Rahm, Rory, others were dominant only in stretches.  Scottie has the best run post Tiger.    Majors matter but I don’t value them as highly so Koepka isn’t as dominant to me. 

The Korda stuff is impressive. I’m taking my daughter to the Lancaster CC for the women’s open the Thursday after Memorial Day. Should be awesome. Really looking forward to it. 

I think there’s something to majors, but I hear you. I think the data/stats say Brooks isn’t close to that tier.

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

bootlegger10 said:

Nelly Korda.  5 in a row.  Impressive.

Rahm, Rory, others were dominant only in stretches.  Scottie has the best run post Tiger.    Majors matter but I don’t value them as highly so Koepka isn’t as dominant to me. 

The Korda stuff is impressive. I’m taking my daughter to the Lancaster CC for the women’s open the Thursday after Memorial Day. Should be awesome. Really looking forward to it. 

wiki just told me Nelly’s sister has 6 LPGA wins and her dad won the 1998 tennis Australian Open.

bootlegger10

Playing #2 and the new #10 at Pinehurst this weekend.  Total last minute.  I'm so stoked.  Almost more excited for #10.

mrussel1

eddiec said:

The Juggler said:

bootlegger10 said:

Wobbie said:

Indifference71 said:

Scheffler is inevitable.  Everyone starts falling apart on the back 9 and he just keeps on going.  Incredible.

Not saying it will be the same, but rory, speith, koepka, etc. were all supposed to dominate for years, too…

Scheffler feels different.  Similar to Koepka, but Scottie actually shows up for other events.  And he has already sustained a higher level of play for much longer than them. Time will tell.

I wonder if he will ever change his backfoot slide thing as he gets older...

He'll have to at some point. Age won't let him swing like that.

That's when he won't win anymore.

It will be a long time.  The back foot slide is a control mechanism to offset the front foot.  I play with a guy who is a 3, a solid golfer who hits a long drive.  He's 49 and he's been working the slide into his game, successfully.  Sometimes it goes bananas, but overall it has kept his drive straighter than ever.  Point is, he's 49 and can do it no problem.  I tried it a few times but it's just one extra glitch I don't need.  If I want to control my cut, I just line up with a slightly closed stance.  My natural driver flight is a cut.