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Sorry, but what's the point of needing to have a 71st hole that yields birdies left and right?

 

To me, having to make two good pars to close out a 1 shot lead going to the 71st tee is just as interesting as watching someone birdie what's essentially a par 4.5 to win.

 

I get that it made it difficult for someone to chase down Molinari. But they could have made more birdies earlier in the round too.

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The way the scoring went today, 17 was the "last" hole when chasing Molinari. If you don't birdie, it's over. Take Moliari out of the picture and the finish may have been more interesting, especially with 17 yielding some bogies.

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What's the point of a 71st hole of a golf tournament being par 3 which statistically 90% of the field cannot birdie?

 

Bad for golf, no reason to watch the 72nd hole. Just my $.02.

 

what's wrong with a tough hole where par is a very good score?

 

Nothing but as a "Viewer" once Fitzpatrick didn't eagle the 16th there was no reason to watch the next 2 holes. Bay Hill is one of my favorite tournaments to watch bc it always seems to have great endings. Not this year. And Cheers to Molinari for an fantastic round of golf!

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What's the point of a 71st hole of a golf tournament being par 3 which statistically 90% of the field cannot birdie?

 

Bad for golf, no reason to watch the 72nd hole. Just my $.02.

 

what's wrong with a tough hole where par is a very good score?

 

Nothing but as a "Viewer" once Fitzpatrick didn't eagle the 16th there was no reason to watch the next 2 holes. Bay Hill is one of my favorite tournaments to watch bc it always seems to have great endings. Not this year. And Cheers to Molinari for an fantastic round of golf!

Molinari shot 4 under on the back and Fitzpatrick even. Can't blame one hole for that.

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If molinari was in the last group with a one shot lead coming into 17th we’d all be praising what a great hole it is not allowing a leader to coast to a win.

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What's the point of a 71st hole of a golf tournament being par 3 which statistically 90% of the field cannot birdie?

 

Bad for golf, no reason to watch the 72nd hole. Just my $.02.

 

what's wrong with a tough hole where par is a very good score?

 

Nothing but as a "Viewer" once Fitzpatrick didn't eagle the 16th there was no reason to watch the next 2 holes. Bay Hill is one of my favorite tournaments to watch bc it always seems to have great endings. Not this year. And Cheers to Molinari for an fantastic round of golf!

 

Your view on this was created by Molinari going low early and others having to chase. Otherwise, it’s the variations in score on a hole that cause lead changes...doesn’t matter if it’s birdies vs pars, or pars vs bogies.

 

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What's the point of a 71st hole of a golf tournament being par 3 which statistically 90% of the field cannot birdie?

 

Bad for golf, no reason to watch the 72nd hole. Just my $.02.

 

what's wrong with a tough hole where par is a very good score?

 

Nothing but as a "Viewer" once Fitzpatrick didn't eagle the 16th there was no reason to watch the next 2 holes. Bay Hill is one of my favorite tournaments to watch bc it always seems to have great endings. Not this year. And Cheers to Molinari for an fantastic round of golf!

 

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There are professional golfers and then there are WRX'ers. While few PGA tour players could birdie that hole, most on GolfWRX would have taken a 7 iron, hit a 8.327 yard cut and ended up within 3 feet of the hole. The average score for the PGA players would be around 3.5 but the average score of the WRX'ers would be around 1.75 as many would ace the tee shot and the remainder would make birdie.

 

It's really not that hard of a hole.

 

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There are professional golfers and then there are WRX'ers. While few PGA tour players could birdie that hole, most on GolfWRX would have taken a 7 iron, hit a 8.327 yard cut and ended up within 3 feet of the hole. The average score for the PGA players would be around 3.5 but the average score of the WRX'ers would be around 1.75 as many would ace the tee shot and the remainder would make birdie.

 

It's really not that hard of a hole.

 

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A delusional WRX'er.

 

i'll be honest here ... i'd probably miss the putt ...

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What course makes the 17th hole a par 3 anyway? Oh wait....most of them. Nothing says they've got to be easy.

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Agreed!! Let's dig up 17 and start all over again!!

 

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Awww poor babies...viewers who want birdies and pros making millions need a nice easy 72nd hole?

 

The 17th at TPC Sawgrass is even worse - a joke gimmick of a hole made for drinking and hollering spectators.

 

The course was hard this weekend, end of story. They tucked the pins in places that made me cringe but it was AWESOME seeing professionals try to attack them.

 

The best player always wins! It actually was almost really close. Cabrera could have birdied 2 of the 3 last holes and tied for the lead for a playoff but he didnt. Heck, Rory had a chance too as he was -8 through 13 but he crapped the bed as well.

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