2019 3M Open

[Birdie Mac]

> @buckeyefl said:

> > @bladehunter said:

> > > @buckeyefl said:

> > > > @bladehunter said:

> > > > Wow. Wolff just changed my mind. Holy crap

> > >

> > > You werent a doubter were you?

> >

> > Let’s call it being conservatively cautious. I just didn’t see this happening so soon. But I’ll say it now. He’s greater prospect than Champ. Complete package.

>

> Nothing wrong with that although I never wrote it off given everything ive seen about him. I gave him a 50/50 chance of winning before the end of the year.The swing is money where it counts and oddly enough I love watching it. The downside is that people with equally "unusual" swing will use his as justification to never improve or get help with their equally "unusual" but infinitely less effective swings. The fun thing will be watching people try to emulate it.

I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully that won't happen. Wolff and DeChambeau both have unorthodox approaches to their shots. The idea shouldn't be to imitate their shots, but to find your own swing and own it.

 

What a great back nine yesterday. Edge of your seat stuff.

 

[MountainGoat]

The tournament was lead by the two most unusual swings in professional golf in a state that once elected a professional wrestler as governor.

[bladehunter]

> @buckeyefl said:

> > @bladehunter said:

> > > @buckeyefl said:

> > > > @bladehunter said:

> > > > Wow. Wolff just changed my mind. Holy crap

> > >

> > > You werent a doubter were you?

> >

> > Let’s call it being conservatively cautious. I just didn’t see this happening so soon. But I’ll say it now. He’s greater prospect than Champ. Complete package.

>

> Nothing wrong with that although I never wrote it off given everything ive seen about him. I gave him a 50/50 chance of winning before the end of the year.The swing is money where it counts and oddly enough I love watching it. The downside is that people with equally "unusual" swing will use his as justification to never improve or get help with their equally "unusual" but infinitely less effective swings. The fun thing will be watching people try to emulate it.

 

What I saw is that he has that “ it” factor. That I won’t quit type attitude. Not every player has that. Swing is the swing. No problem with how it looks. Don’t care about positions etc. I look for fire. Fire is what wins majors. Pouring a eagle in on top of an eagle is nails. I don’t care who you are. He struck me as one of those kids we’d rarely see in track meets. Their personal best depended more on the competition than their own ability. In other words. Give them a rabbit to chase. And they’d catch it. No matter how fast. Who knows where the ceiling is. Will be fun to watch this kid.

[buckeyefl]

100%

[jdl]

> @grm24 said:

> > @jdl said:

> > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > @snizzle said:

> > > > > @doctorjedi said:

> > > > > How did collin morikawa earn a tour card?

> > > >

> > > > He earned special temporary membership by earning enough non member Fed Ex points. Basically he can play the remaining tournaments on tour this season (with the exception of the Open and WGC that have their own qualifying of course). Doc Redman who finished 2nd last weekend in Detroit did the same thing. As long as they earn more Fed Ex points than the golfer who finished in 125th place in the FedEx standings they will earn PGA membership at the end of the season. Morikawa, however, will not be eligible for this season's playoffs unless he wins a tournament. Obviously Wolff will now be eligible for the FedEx playoffs, Masters, etc with his win.

> > >

> > > Colin Morikawa currently stands at 334 points. He would be #116 on the FedEX Cup Points List just ahead of Danny Willett. Ryan Blaum is currently at #125 with 284 points. There are only four weeks left, so he may be just on the right side, He might want to pick up a few more just to be sure.

> > >

> > > The # 200 to get into the Korn Ferry Playoffs is now held by Sang Moon Bae with 71 points.

> > > Viktor Hovalnd now has 121 points and is assured of having a chance of playing on the PGA Tour next year through the Korn Ferry Playoffs.

> > > The other big nonmember mover this week is Charlie Danielson. He now has 53 points.

> >

> > The JDC needs to give Wolff's sponsor's invite to Charlie. If nothing else to make "Illini Day" on Friday a little easier on Scott Langley.

>

> Morikawa originally had a sponsor exemption for the JDC. Shouldn''t his 2nd place finish today get him in under the top 10 in the previous event freeing up that sponsor exemption? PGA Tour priority status 25.

>

> https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/priority-ranking-2018-19-season.html

>

> 25. Top 10 and ties, not otherwise exempt, among professionals from the previous open tournament whose victory has official status are exempt into the next open tournament whose victory has official status.

 

Yep, I had Morikawa in my post originally then edited him out because I thought his special temporary status just gives him "unlimited sponsor's invites" so he'd still use it. But you're right, the top 10 finish means he wouldn't need it.

[SirFuego]

Congrats to Wolff! That was a great finish!

I think it's going to be be exciting as the "launch monitor" generation starts to take over and the "video" generation starts to age. We will likely start to see more quirky swings that were built as juniors solely around what works and not what looks pretty. Couple that with the "hit it far, straighten it out later" mentality most junior golfers are being taught and we will really get some great talent coming up with instructors that will know how to work with their natural quirks.

[disco111]

Wolff, granted an unusual swing, but in a way it was like watching an reincarnation of Arnold Palmer. Palmer's swing was not pretty, but it was effective. The school of smash and find it and smash it again. Plus the "no guts no glory" approach to the game is alive and well with Wolff. It will be interesting to see how he does in the future.

[flushem]

The finale made "could-have-been-boring" tournament to one exciting one. Hats off to Wolff.

[jdl]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> Dylan Meyer will try to make it two Illini at Monday qualifying.

 

65, that should give him a good chance.

[Holy Moses]

I'm not normally a CBS or NBC TV basher. I enjoy all the media personalities on each station's golf telecast. I'm a golf nut who enjoys watching golf. But CBS's coverage the last few years has been downright terrible. It actually angers me what they have done. The lack of showing golf shots. The unnecessary commercialization. It's like showing actual golf is second stage to what the rest of the coverage is. I don't watch the coverage anymore until the last few holes. Something has to change, but CBS doesn't seem to want to. We all bashed Fox at first, but they probably have the best coverage now. I'd rank them Fox, CBS, Golf Channel, and a distant CBS.

[rangersgoalie]

> @bladehunter said:

> > @MountainGoat said:

> > How long before we have a "What's up with Matthew Wolff" thread?

>

> I’m sure it will happen as soon as he goes 3-4 weeks without a win.

 

Lord help him if he misses a cut