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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 31,008
    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
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,926
    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
    mrussel1 Posts: 31,008
    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
    Wobbie Posts: 31,663
    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.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    edited May 2024
    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
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    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
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,104
    Turn back club tech it's ridiculous. 


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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 31,008
    lastexitlondon said:
    Turn back club tech it's ridiculous. 
    Turn back tech for pros.  For the rest of us, it's great. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,104
    That's what I mean. For pro


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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,926
    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
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    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
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,104
    No roll back necessary for us at all. Stupid. Only for Pro s


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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    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
    mrussel1 Posts: 31,008
    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
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,104
    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. 


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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    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
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    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
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,104
    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 


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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    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
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    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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