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> @chas521 said:

> > @freeze16172002 said:

> > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > > @freeze16172002 said:

> > > > The one knock I have on the black course is the closing hole.

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> > > ...what's the knI

> > It is a mundane par four that you could hit iron off, not a very exciting finishing hole

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> It used to be - you're correct. However the fairway has been widened so that the pros can use a driver and possibly go for the green. Might now be more interesting to watch.

 

Have you ever been to Black to state that driving 18 is possible? That is quite possibly one of the most ridiculous posts I’ve read on WRX.

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> > @freeze16172002 said:

> > > @chas521 said:

> > > You know what I meant. One of the proposed changes was to shorten the 18th . Anyway we'll see.

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> > When you come back across the road. Playing those holes 18-15 would make it alot better, but you would end in the middle of the course and would need a ride back on the road

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> I played the Red yesterday. Always liked the Red. Anyway, since I play a Bethpage course at least once a week, I know all of the starters and they know me. While waiting for my tee off time, I got in a conversation with the starter and we talked about the 18th hole on the Black. It was contemplated making a change where they would tee off as they do on the Black 18th and make a dogleg right through the Red course and use the 18th green on the Red. It would require some landscaping so I doubt that it would be ready for May. They would use the regular Black 18th for normal recreational play.

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LOL! That’s the second most ridiculous thing I’ve read.

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> @MtlJeff said:

> I don't like it either. 8 full months without a major.

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> > @ctsgolf said:

> > I'm curious how Bethpage is going to play condition-wise. I live upstate and, _if we're lucky_, courses will start greening up by early May.

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> May is a bit of a guessing game in the northeast, at least here anyways though new York isn't that far away.

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> Can be pretty windy and rainy. And not always that warm. But you get some really nice days too. It's a real "changing of the seasons" month

 

the course dries pretty well in some parts and worse in others because of the elevations and draining so ill be very curious to see how it plays.

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> > @gvogel said:

> > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > > @RobotDoctor said:

> > > > I would love to attend the PGA at Bethpage Black. Heck, I'd like to play it!

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> > > it's the longest, most grueling, fun round of golf lol

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> > > i've played it numerous times and every time is a new experience. you get thru the front, standing on 10 tee...going...oh well, that wasn't too bad...then you have 10, 11 (almost always into the wind, tee shot is tight with bunkers right and left), 12 as brutal long par 4's.

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> > > if it's wet - add 500-600 to the card. if it's dry, only add 200 lol

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> > I think that it will be wet and cold, and only the very longest drivers will have a chance. Thinking Brooks, DJ, maybe Rory if he can figure out the greens.

> > Tiger? Probably no chance on this course in May against the kids.

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> He hits it plenty long enough. Straight enough will be the question.

 

it wont be US open rough so it wont really matter that much

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> NE has gotten tons of rain, so potential for ferocious rough is there if they want it. May is a breezy to windy month, so greens could be very firm, if they want that. With PGA who knows, usually they prefer low scoring.

 

I played last Friday, and the greens were rock hard and fast. Nothing was holding. The rough was low and no fescue yet. Hopefully the fescue grows in quickly. I'm hoping for wind, rough, fescue, and rock hard greens.

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Seems very strange and at 1st I didn’t like it. Now it’s growing on me. I’m looking forward to another major instead of waiting for the US open. It will be a little hard come August and no majors. I honestly think the majority of people (people who play golf once a month) won’t mind it. College football will be starting. In central Ohio people live for college football. I’m a fan of football,,, but I’d rather be playing golf or even watching a major golf tournament

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Not happy that ? isn’t playing the Fargo as a prep round for the pga. Hope it don’t hurt him too bad.

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[https://usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/05/03/pga-championship-bethpage-black-surprisingly-good-condition/3662409002/](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/05/03/pga-championship-bethpage-black-surprisingly-good-condition/3662409002/ "https://usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/05/03/pga-championship-bethpage-black-surprisingly-good-condition/3662409002/")

 

_Right now, the grass in the fairways and rough is patchy in some areas, but it's vibrant green, growing daily and looking healthy. Reid said that each time the fairways are mowed, more grass is getting cut, which means that it is growing faster now that frosts have been replaced by a combination of warming days and cool evenings.

The rough is about 3 inches tall off the fairways and around the greens, and wispy strands of tan, knee-high fescue can be seen all over the course. That grass is a holdover from last season, having survived the winter.

As signs were posted around hospitality tents and windscreens were added to bleachers on Wednesday morning, the most surprising thing about Bethpage Black to me was how well the greens have held up to the spring rain.

After the next good storm, walk on the grass in your backyard and feel the ground gently sink under your feet. Rain-softened greens give a little underfoot too, so golfers create footprints or leave marks where they stand for a minute. Bethpage’s ryegrass and Poa annua greens, however, are surprisingly firm. Walk on them and you don't feel any give._

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Will be attending the Thursday round at the PGA and I am praying for some decent viewing weather. I think it should be interesting, we have been receiving a lot of rain throughout all of NY which will likely mean that Bethpage will be playing even longer than it already does. I would be very surprised if we see one of the shorter players win this tournament, in fact I listened to a podcast where Kevin Kisner said he has "no shot" at winning this tournament lol but that is what is great about golf, you just never know!

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the odds as of 5/6/19

 

Tiger Woods 9/1

Dustin Johnson 10/1

Rory McIlroy 12/1

Justin Thomas 14/1

Brooks Koepka 12/1

Rickie Fowler 16/1

Jon Rahm 16/1

Justin Rose 18/1

Jason Day 25/1

Francesco Molinari 20/1

Bryson DeChambeau 25/1

Jordan Spieth 30/1

Tommy Fleetwood 25/1

Xander Schauffele 25/1

Tony Finau 30/1

Hideki Matsuyama 40/1

Adam Scott 50/1

Phil Mickelson 40/1

Patrick Reed 40/1

Louis Oosthuizen 60/1

Paul Casey 50/1

Patrick Cantlay 40/1

Matt Kuchar 40/1

Bubba Watson 50/1

Sergio Garcia 60/1

Henrik Stenson 60/1

Marc Leishman 60/1

Gary Woodland 60/1

Webb Simpson 60/1

Kevin Kisner 80/1

Cameron Smith 100/1

Ian Poulter 60/1

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> > Those guys aren't from Queens!

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> You obviously have never been to Queens ; ) BP is actually Long Island or "longuyland" as we say it.

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> Yup, NY, the big melting pot. All nations will be represented to see

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> #16

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> I got tix for Thurs! Gonna go hang out and chat with Tigerrrr! On the range for a bit. Then, dont know. Some good advice on how to follow the tourney out here.

 

 

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I think May works pretty well for PGA, assuming you buy into the FedEx Cup taking up most of August, taking us into the Tour Championship at the end of the month.

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The forecast for next week Thursday through Sunday: highs in the mid 60's, showers every day. Who thought it would be a good idea to hold the PGA in May? Bevacqua got bamboozled by Monahan, and Bavacqua is now no longer with the PGA. So he won't be around to accept the criticism.

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> @new2g0lf said:

> I think May works pretty well for PGA, assuming you buy into the FedEx Cup taking up most of August, taking us into the Tour Championship at the end of the month.

 

I am liking the change.

 

The PGA is never the event it could be traditionally bringing up the rear after the British Open.

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tiger wins this.

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> @bscinstnct said:

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> > tiger wins this.

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> While wearin this ; )

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I saluted the TV when seeing this.

 

 

Meanwhile Phil was at home grumbling while cutting vegetables at the oversize kitchen island, "I never got a medal."

Amy consoles him, "but you have calves like Kris Tschetter."

 

 

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