Barbasol Championship

How often do events on the PGA tour have closed practice rounds? I don't think I've ever seen that until this week.

> @Doc420 said:

> How often do events on the PGA tour have closed practice rounds? I don't think I've ever seen that until this week.

It may have something to do with the expected rain from the remnants of Barry. Keep the fans off the course until the Wednesday pro-am.

The field

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/barbasol-championship/field.html

300 FedEx Cup points for this opposite field event. But very critical points to a lot of players here.

SoF is 18 up from 11 last year. It will have a better field than the event in Puerto Rico. The first place points for the OWGR are the PGA Tour minimum of 24.

$3,500,000 purse with $630,000 going to the winner

Daly will be........

> @Doc420 said:

> How often do events on the PGA tour have closed practice rounds? I don't think I've ever seen that until this week.

The WGC at Firestone did.

Finally....

ODDS to Win:

Russell Henley WD

Jhonattan Vegas 25/1

Martin Laird 25/1

J.T. Poston 25/1

Troy Merritt 25/1

Beau Hossler 25/1

Sepp Straka 25/1

Denny McCarthy 30/1

Peter Malnati 25/1

Nick Taylor 30/1

Jason Dufner 30/1

Bill Haas 30/1

Danny Lee 30/1

Brian Stuard 30/1

Adam Schenk 30/1

Austin Cook 40/1

Patrick Rodgers 40/1

Shawn Stefani 30/1

Brice Garnett 40/1

Johnson Wagner 40/1

Wes Roach 30/1

Zack Sucher 50/1

Robert Streb 50/1

Sam Saunders 40/1

Sebastian Munoz 40/1

Hank Lebioda 50/1

Trey Mullinax 50/1

Stephan Jaeger 50/1

Seamus Power 50/1

Adam Svensson 50/1

Peter Uihlein 60/1

Brian Gay 50/1

Matt Jones 60/1

Joey Garber 60/1

Josh Teater 60/1

Harris English 60/1

Richy Werenski 50/1

Ryan Armour 60/1

Roberto Diaz 60/1

Andres Romero 60/1

Roberto Castro 60/1

Tyler Duncan 60/1

Ollie Schniederjans 60/1

John Daly FTW

> @KRAMER1997 said:

> John Daly FTW


> @puttfordoux said:

> > @Doc420 said:

> > How often do events on the PGA tour have closed practice rounds? I don't think I've ever seen that until this week.

> The WGC at Firestone did.

>

Really? I definitely went to multiple practice rounds at that event.

Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

He got a tip recently from his former boss.

https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

>

> He got a tip recently from his former boss.

>

> https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

>

> He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

> However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

>

> Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

Darth since the FEC started has there been a player that won on tour in a given year/season but not made the FEC playoffs? Due to the FEC point differentials between regular and opposite events for a win it would need to a player that won an opposite event. Crazy to look at Hermans results from this year+ and ever expected him to win an event. His results recently have been very Smylie-esque. Hope he paid his caddie correctly. ;)

Jim Herman graduated from my high school a year before I did and also went to the same college I did and I noticed he has the University of Cincinnati emblem on his yardage book. Don't know him but glad to see a guy who went to the same schools as me get win #2. Especially considering he was a few weeks away from losing his card.

Good to see DJ Trahan get a good finish. T6 I guess means he plays this week in Memphis ?

It's a WGC event though, I think his top 10 gets him into the opposite field event (Barracuda) which he was probably getting in to anyway.

> @BC33 said:

> It's a WGC event though, I think his top 10 gets him into the opposite field event (Barracuda) which he was probably getting in to anyway.

You’re right. Forgot that it was a wgc event. Lol. Why work you have that the week after a major?

need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

> @grm24 said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

> >

> > He got a tip recently from his former boss.

> >

> > https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

> >

> > He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

> > However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

> >

> > Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

>

> Darth since the FEC started has there been a player that won on tour in a given year/season but not made the FEC playoffs? Due to the FEC point differentials between regular and opposite events for a win it would need to a player that won an opposite event. Crazy to look at Hermans results from this year+ and ever expected him to win an event. His results recently have been very Smylie-esque. Hope he paid his caddie correctly. ;)

I found two.

2013 Sanderson Farms winner Woody Austin had 326 points and finished #137.

2009 Puerto Rico Open winner Michael Bradley only had 306 points and finished #139.

2008 Puerto Rico Open winner Greg Kraft finished on the number at #125 when the playoffs were over. There have been quite a few close calls, but you can only see the final results these days so some of them moved up in the final standings,

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

I can see the need to have a few of these type events to give the Korn Ferry graduates a place to play. They can't get into a lot of the invites and more prestigious tournaments as a no name coming on tour.

What gets me is the 40 somethings just hoping for another payday while biding their time before they can hopefully play the champions tour. No offense to the Trahans or Pamplings of the world but in any other sport they wouldve been sent to pasture years ago.

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

Honestly, I can recall that events like this have been played seemingly forever. When I was a kid getting into golf back in the 1970s, I remember an opposite field event played during Masters week. I think it may have been called the Magnolia Classic? Okay, I just Googled, and was nearly correct! Called the "Magnolia State Classic" in its early days, and is actually now the Sanderson Farms Championship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderson_Farms_Championship

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> > @grm24 said:

> > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

> > >

> > > He got a tip recently from his former boss.

> > >

> > > https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

> > >

> > > He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

> > > However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

> > >

> > > Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

> >

> > Darth since the FEC started has there been a player that won on tour in a given year/season but not made the FEC playoffs? Due to the FEC point differentials between regular and opposite events for a win it would need to a player that won an opposite event. Crazy to look at Hermans results from this year+ and ever expected him to win an event. His results recently have been very Smylie-esque. Hope he paid his caddie correctly. ;)

>

>

> I found two.

>

> 2013 Sanderson Farms winner Woody Austin had 326 points and finished #137.

>

> 2009 Puerto Rico Open winner Michael Bradley only had 306 points and finished #139.

>

> 2008 Puerto Rico Open winner Greg Kraft finished on the number at #125 when the playoffs were over. There have been quite a few close calls, but you can only see the final results these days so some of them moved up in the final standings,

>

you should have signature saying "GolfWRX Tournament Historian"

> @flushem said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > @grm24 said:

> > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

> > > >

> > > > He got a tip recently from his former boss.

> > > >

> > > > https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

> > > >

> > > > He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

> > > > However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

> > > >

> > > > Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

> > >

> > > Darth since the FEC started has there been a player that won on tour in a given year/season but not made the FEC playoffs? Due to the FEC point differentials between regular and opposite events for a win it would need to a player that won an opposite event. Crazy to look at Hermans results from this year+ and ever expected him to win an event. His results recently have been very Smylie-esque. Hope he paid his caddie correctly. ;)

> >

> >

> > I found two.

> >

> > 2013 Sanderson Farms winner Woody Austin had 326 points and finished #137.

> >

> > 2009 Puerto Rico Open winner Michael Bradley only had 306 points and finished #139.

> >

> > 2008 Puerto Rico Open winner Greg Kraft finished on the number at #125 when the playoffs were over. There have been quite a few close calls, but you can only see the final results these days so some of them moved up in the final standings,

> >

>

> you should have signature saying "GolfWRX Tournament Historian"

You should have one saying: “Avatar GOAT”

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

What's wrong with giving these guys a little more opportunity? I feel the same way about opposite field events as college bowl games; not a huge fan so I probably won't watch but the competitors enjoy the opportunity and people enjoy watching it on TV. No one is damaged as a result of these events.

The issue with this is that the tour exists to give its members opportunities to play. The Open isn’t a pga tour operated event, and the majority of tour players are not exempt into the field. Giving “the rest” of the members an official event to play in when there is a sponsor and a venue available is their duty.

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

LOL

Lets get rid of every professional tour other than the PGA Tour. If the scrubs on the Korn Ferry Tour can't qualify for the big league PGA Tour events, they shouldn't even be allowed to play golf

> @Cincy_Ken said:

> > @Man_O_War said:

> > need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

>

> What's wrong with giving these guys a little more opportunity? I feel the same way about opposite field events as college bowl games; not a huge fan so I probably won't watch but the competitors enjoy the opportunity and people enjoy watching it on TV. No one is damaged as a result of these events.

Im pretty sure Jim Herman is appreciative. Guy has busted his ass all season, made only 3 cuts, but now is fully exempt for the next two years.

For some of these guys, its THESE events that are the life-changers. Just like how a major is a life-changer for someone else.

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> > @grm24 said:

> > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > Jim Herman is your winner at -26.

> > >

> > > He got a tip recently from his former boss.

> > >

> > > https://www.pgatour.com/news/2019/07/19/presidental-putting-tip-working-wonders-herman-barbasol-championship-keene-trace-golf-club.html

> > >

> > > He does get the full two year exemption for winning.

> > > However, he only had 16 FedEX Cup points heading into today. The 300 from this win only moves him up to #134. He still has work to do to make the FedEX Cup Playoffs.

> > >

> > > Kelly Kraft, Sepp Straka, Austin Cook and Martin Laird all moved into the Top 125 with their high finishes.

> >

> > Darth since the FEC started has there been a player that won on tour in a given year/season but not made the FEC playoffs? Due to the FEC point differentials between regular and opposite events for a win it would need to a player that won an opposite event. Crazy to look at Hermans results from this year+ and ever expected him to win an event. His results recently have been very Smylie-esque. Hope he paid his caddie correctly. ;)

>

>

> I found two.

>

> 2013 Sanderson Farms winner Woody Austin had 326 points and finished #137.

>

> 2009 Puerto Rico Open winner Michael Bradley only had 306 points and finished #139.

>

> 2008 Puerto Rico Open winner Greg Kraft finished on the number at #125 when the playoffs were over. There have been quite a few close calls, but you can only see the final results these days so some of them moved up in the final standings,

>

Thank You.

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

Damn those guys trying to make a name and career for themselves!!

Do "modern men" even use shaving cream?

I would think the "modern man" would use some sort of "advanced edible gel substance" that can double for coffee whipped topping.

Is it gluten free?

> @Ferguson said:

> Do "modern men" even use shaving cream?

>

> I would think the "modern man" would use some sort of "advanced edible gel substance" that can double for coffee whipped topping.

> @Man_O_War said:

> need to stop these secondary events at the same time as they are having a major. the weaker players should aspire to the big league..by not having alternatives

Jim Herman would argue that with you....He missed the cut in sixteen of nineteen events and was thinking of quitting the tour. That $630K will go a long way in paying some bills....LOL!