2018 Farmers Insurance Open (Predict Tiger's Finish!) (MERGED)

[ebrasmus21]

Is every shot Tiger has around the greens today the hardest/fastest shots ever?

 

"Its a 1 out of 20 to get up and down there" LOL no it isnt. its a good uphil lie easily 7 out of 10 up and down. Creating drama for narrative...

 

"Shot of the day" says Faldo...

 

sure, let see how you do when your cut is on the line, not that easy when you actually need a birdie.

good test for him to dig down, he do better the coming days

 

indeed..my guess is he will never have the opportunity to make a cut on the pga..never mind with a single camera around

 

Again, it was a simple statement about the announcers over dramatizing the difficulty of the particular shots. Nothing at all about how they were executed.

 

Can we all be friends? It's what Tiger would want.

[DatSliceDoe]

888 days since his last cut made. That has to be a sign or something, right? Anyhow, glad to see him around for the weekend!

[bscinstnct]

Looks like TWs back on the weekend, boys.

 

[GMN_02]

Happy that Tiger had to grind to make the cut, that can only instill confidence that he can still do this.

 

Also think theres a high probability that we see him with the M2 tomorrow after todays showing, maybe even the M1 fairway.

I would like to see him with the M2 tomorrow too, but taylormade wont let him do that because it wouldn't look good for them promoting their new products.

 

Yeah I understand where TM is coming from in terms of a marketing perspective but I also think they would rather him do well with one of their older products rather than hitting 3/14 fairways with the new one thats promoting a better miss.

[Man_O_War]

Is every shot Tiger has around the greens today the hardest/fastest shots ever?

 

"Its a 1 out of 20 to get up and down there" LOL no it isnt. its a good uphil lie easily 7 out of 10 up and down. Creating drama for narrative...

 

"Shot of the day" says Faldo...

 

sure, let see how you do when your cut is on the line, not that easy when you actually need a birdie.

good test for him to dig down, he do better the coming days

 

indeed..my guess is he will never have the opportunity to make a cut on the pga..never mind with a single camera around

 

Again, it was a simple statement about the announcers over dramatizing the difficulty of the particular shots. Nothing at all about how they were executed.

 

point taken. i was addressing the other response to yours. He is disappointed and i am enjoying his disappointment ;)

[ebrasmus21]

Looks like TWs back on the weekend, boys.

 

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bscinstnct - I'm hoping you get to use some of these this weekend:

 

[Golfnutgalen]

+5.431 stroke gained putting for Phil today. Yes, that is the best on the South course for the week.

[thesloth]

Happy that Tiger had to grind to make the cut, that can only instill confidence that he can still do this.

 

Also think theres a high probability that we see him with the M2 tomorrow after todays showing, maybe even the M1 fairway.

I would like to see him with the M2 tomorrow too, but taylormade wont let him do that because it wouldn't look good for them promoting their new products.

 

Yeah I understand where TM is coming from in terms of a marketing perspective but I also think they would rather him do well with one of their older products rather than hitting 3/14 fairways with the new one thats promoting better misses.

 

Well it's not like the new head is causing him to miss fairways by 40 yards...that's his swing, not the club. That being said, he was driving it really nicely at the Hero. Perhaps he likes something about the look and feel of that 2016 M2 head and that can significantly impact the physical swing. All this being said, I hope he's got the M2 head in the bag tomorrow because I'm in favour of anything that might help him hit a few more fairways! :fie:

[GMN_02]

Happy that Tiger had to grind to make the cut, that can only instill confidence that he can still do this.

 

Also think theres a high probability that we see him with the M2 tomorrow after todays showing, maybe even the M1 fairway.

I would like to see him with the M2 tomorrow too, but taylormade wont let him do that because it wouldn't look good for them promoting their new products.

 

Yeah I understand where TM is coming from in terms of a marketing perspective but I also think they would rather him do well with one of their older products rather than hitting 3/14 fairways with the new one thats promoting better misses.

 

Well it's not like the new head is causing him to miss fairways by 40 yards...that's his swing, not the club. That being said, he was driving it really nicely at the Hero. Perhaps he likes something about the look and feel of that 2016 M2 head and that can significantly impact the physical swing. All this being said, I hope he's got the M2 head in the bag tomorrow because I'm in favour of anything that might help him hit a few more fairways! :fie:

 

I agree completely that its his swing. But the small population of WRX are the only ones who will realize that not the masses. Hoping for a push from him as well this weekend.

[bscinstnct]

Looks like TWs back on the weekend, boys.

 

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bscinstnct - I'm hoping you get to use some of these this weekend:

 

 

Ha! Truth be told, Im not a fan of that one ; )

 

However, be nice to post the 2005 jammy on a Sunday.

[sonnygolf]

Urrgh Rickie Flower missed the cut. Remind never to put money on him again.

[Holy Moses]

Urrgh Rickie Flower missed the cut. Remind never to put money on him again.

 

Has serious problems making the cut at his sponsor’s event. I don’t remember Rickie making the cut at the Farmers in a while.

[umassgolfer]

Happy that Tiger had to grind to make the cut, that can only instill confidence that he can still do this.

 

Also think theres a high probability that we see him with the M2 tomorrow after todays showing, maybe even the M1 fairway.

I would like to see him with the M2 tomorrow too, but taylormade wont let him do that because it wouldn't look good for them promoting their new products.

 

Yeah I understand where TM is coming from in terms of a marketing perspective but I also think they would rather him do well with one of their older products rather than hitting 3/14 fairways with the new one thats promoting a better miss.

 

Manufacturers very rarely dictate the specific models in players' bags. It's better for them to play well with whatever TM club vs. miss cuts. And someone like Tiger would NEVER allow the brand that much control over his bag. Especially when he had his pick of the whole industry - he set the terms, not TM.

[ebrasmus21]

Looks like TWs back on the weekend, boys.

 

 

 

bscinstnct - I'm hoping you get to use some of these this weekend:

 

 

Ha! Truth be told, Im not a fan of that one ; )

 

However, be nice to post the 2005 jammy on a Sunday.

 

I didn't post the 2005 because I know it's your go-to. Still, you knew what I meant #WRXfriends

[PureStrikes54]

Urrgh Rickie Flower missed the cut. Remind never to put money on him again.

 

Has serious problems making the cut at his sponsor’s event. I don’t remember Rickie making the cut at the Farmers in a while.

 

Even more discouraging as he was 4 under through 7 yesterday.

[DatSliceDoe]

Urrgh Rickie Flower missed the cut. Remind never to put money on him again.

 

Has serious problems making the cut at his sponsor's event. I don't remember Rickie making the cut at the Farmers in a while.

 

Even more discouraging as he was 4 under through 7 yesterday.

 

Yikes.

[GordonBombay]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

[bladehunter]

Get your Tiger Sunday red steamed and ready friends.

 

 

Picked it up from the cleaners. I’m ready !!

[bladehunter]

Would TaylorMade care that Tiger can’t find the fairway or just be happy that Tiger is bringing them major pub?

 

I don’t know but if I knew I hit the 16 m2 better I’d have it in play tomorow and TM could pound sand.

[Holy Moses]

Would TaylorMade care that Tiger can't find the fairway or just be happy that Tiger is bringing them major pub?

 

I don't know but if I knew I hit the 16 m2 better I'd have it in play tomorow and TM could pound sand.

 

Tiger is pretty good at only putting new clubs in play if they perform for him. It's not like Tiger has been driving the ball straight the last few...ever?

[Debow]

Tiger off at 1:10 EST tomorrow. I guess we'll see a lot of him on the TV coverage.

[TreyWingbat]

We'll see him on the Golf Channel a lot, but not on CBS... CBS' coverage starts at 4 pm EDT, instead of the usually 3 pm EDT start time.

 

But we'll see him on there for a bit... can't wait, network coverage debut for the season!!! I'll be watching it all, even after Tiger.

[Darth Putter]

Because of the split tee sendoff, Tiger will have a late tee time. The same time as Phil in fact. I expect CBS will show a lot of both tomorrow.

[WidespreadPanic]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

At a public driving range today I must have heard people 5 different times asking how Tigers doing. He better put that M2 back in the bag for the weekend and just use his time off to adjust to the M3.

[Holy Moses]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

At a public driving range today I must have heard people 5 different times asking how Tigers doing. He better put that M2 back in the bag for the weekend and just use his time off to adjust to the M3.

 

How can we be certain that it's the club and not Tiger?

[grm24]

Because of the split tee sendoff, Tiger will have a late tee time. The same time as Phil in fact. I expect CBS will show a lot of both tomorrow.

Yep. Tiger is off #10 tee @ 10:10 PST per PGA Tour. Phil tees off same time on #1.

[bladehunter]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

At a public driving range today I must have heard people 5 different times asking how Tigers doing. He better put that M2 back in the bag for the weekend and just use his time off to adjust to the M3.

 

How can we be certain that it's the club and not Tiger?

 

 

Man you aren’t new here ! It’s alwasy the club !!?

 

Seriously though. He named it snowflake. Has to be a difference to pick that name. Even if it’s jist a feel thing. That matters. A ton.

[PureStrikes54]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

At a public driving range today I must have heard people 5 different times asking how Tigers doing. He better put that M2 back in the bag for the weekend and just use his time off to adjust to the M3.

 

How can we be certain that it's the club and not Tiger?

 

2016 M2 is one of the most fade biased drivers in recent memory. That pull cut he was trying to hit that were pulls and pull hooks might straighten out. Just a bandaid til he can get the swing grooved like the hero and more reps with the M3.

[ClintDagger]

It's January, the tournament means very little, Tiger scrapes by and makes the cut how many shots back and I still can't wait to watch him play tomorrow. Couldn't care less about what the leaders do... He still moves the needle folks

It will be interesting to see how much he moves the needle. I have several friends who are not golf fans, but they are Tiger fans. They always tell me to text them when Tiger is in a tournament. I did that for the Hero and this week, and the response I got both times was pretty much “meh”. That’s anecdotal obviously and the ratings will undoubtedly be up with him in the field and making the cut, but I wonder if the Tiger effect is losing steam with the casuals and if perhaps he needs to win a regular event or contend in a major to really light the fire again.

[Titleist 670]

Nick Faldo is painful...

 

Faldo is horrendous at his job. Seemingly every bad shot that Tiger hits, he goes into some long winded explanation of exactly what happened.

 

Guess what Nick? People make bad swings during a round. Get over it, and stop acting like just because Tiger blocked one right he needs a complete swing overhaul.

 

On one hole he was going on and on about how Tiger needs to find a place to hit driver with water on both sides as a method of practicing, etc. etc. The guy just never stops.

 

I much prefer the European Tour commentary, which is far more laid back. They don't panic every time someone hits a shot fat, or misses a drive. Everything is very matter of fact. I could use a touch more emotion in a final round, but other than that they are so much better than someone like Faldo.