Koepka defends title; shows charisma with fist pump; glfwrx goes wild

[3whacker]

Im pulling for Jordan just so I can see Golf WRX blow up from all the naysayers

[DatSliceDoe]

"I bet Tiger's shot is better than Koepka's, even still"

 

Koepka proceeds to hit the ball 2 inches from the hole like it's nothing.

 

No comment from announcer.

[jwhite86]

> @DatSliceDoe said:

> "I bet Tiger's shot is better than Koepka's, even still"

>

> Koepka proceeds to hit the ball 2 inches from the hole like it's nothing.

>

> No comment from announcer.

 

These announcers are constantly on their knees for TW... I understand he's an all timer... but it's just sickening

[DON SVO]

Man, Tiger had the biggest "Why TF am I here?!" look on his face after dropping that putt. Brooks looking absolutely unflappable.

[imakaveli]

How much is a regulr green fee at the people’s country club?

[lowheel]

> @redfirebird08 said:

> > @lowheel said:

> > All the people dumping on Tiger should maybe realize that the win at augusta took a lot out of him physically and mentally. he was drained, it was obvious. he took time off and probably thought he could ease his way into the championship but his start killed that. you cant bounce back from multiple doubles. Hes still grinding though without his A stuff.its just unfair to expect the old tiger everytime. If he doesnt win again this year( im not suggesting he wont) the season was a huge success. hes just not as sharp

>

> Agree 100%. Bethpage isn't a course you can show up a little off and sort of ease your way into it. Gotta be sharp and he's clearly not right now. But I would expect if he can play some more events he will be much sharper when we get to The Open in July. We kind of saw the same thing with him last year too. I was pretty surprised he managed to put things together early enough in the season to win at Augusta this year.

 

I agree, sometimes things happen that have such a profound effect on you that you cant go back to normal for a while. i think he did what he thought was right for him and maybe he was striping it in practice and thought hey i can do the prep without any tourneys.I think the scheduling really threw off a bunch of players. Live and learn for him i guess. At his age its a trade off he makes 10 out of 10 times

[lowheel]

> @imakaveli said:

> How much is a regulr green fee at the people’s country club?

 

if youre from out of state its i think 130-150$ weekdays/weekends but for new yorkers its less than half of that i think

[BobMorris]

> @jwhite86 said:

> > @DatSliceDoe said:

> > "I bet Tiger's shot is better than Koepka's, even still"

> >

> > Koepka proceeds to hit the ball 2 inches from the hole like it's nothing.

> >

> > No comment from announcer.

>

> These announcers are constantly on their knees for TW... I understand he's an all timer... but it's just sickening

 

> @imakaveli said:

> How much is a regulr green fee at the people’s country club?

Resident fees on the Black are $65 weekday/$75 weekend......Non-res is $130/$150

 

[buckeye440]

Bold prediction: BK going to shoot 39 on the back

[DON SVO]

> @buckeye440 said:

> Bold prediction: BK going to shoot 39 on the back

On the back 11?

[755]

Anyone know the purpose of the 7 squares across the top of the screen?

[TreyWingbat]

Each square represents a Perkins waitress Tiger has shagged today.

[lopey986]

> @paulshack said:

> Doesn't get much worse then Keopka and Molinari, I fall asleep every time these lads are on tv

>

>

 

Yeah i hate watching two of the best golfers in the world play.

[Saskwatch]

> @TreyWingbat said:

> Each square represents a Perkins waitress Tiger has shagged today.

 

So he should be 7 shots lower today is what youre saying?

 

[Lagavulin62]

The linebacker with a 4 shot lead and Phil and Tiger out of it? Normally this would be a good time to mow the lawn, except it’s supposed to rain all weekend. Maybe I will repaint the garage.

[jwhite86]

How do these idiots have a job on the feature pairings?

 

Really? TW per tournament makes more than Ben Hogan made in his career?

 

All the eye rolls...

[jmvargas]

> @BobMorris said:

> > @jwhite86 said:

> > > @DatSliceDoe said:

> > > "I bet Tiger's shot is better than Koepka's, even still"

> > >

> > > Koepka proceeds to hit the ball 2 inches from the hole like it's nothing.

> > >

> > > No comment from announcer.

> >

> > These announcers are constantly on their knees for TW... I understand he's an all timer... but it's just sickening

>

> > @imakaveli said:

> > How much is a regulr green fee at the people’s country club?

> Resident fees on the Black are $65 weekday/$75 weekend......Non-res is $130/$150

>

 

IIRC it was $29 for residents on the Red in June of 2002..

[jmvargas]

Tiger's play today is so.... :'(

[imakaveli]

Why a lot of people are wearing pink?

[imakaveli]

The easy roughless version of the Black in 2024 will look weird...

[buckeyefl]

> @bladehunter said:

> > @buckeyefl said:

> > > @bladehunter said:

> > > > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > > No much fireworks in the afternoon. Is this course hard? I am sooo confused after watching Koepka and now this next group.

> > >

> > > The greens are easy compared to say Bermuda with some actual slope. These greens have big slopes. But then a bunch of either bowls or flat spots. No grain plus flat equals make putts. People who don’t play Bermuda , ever, will never get how much easier bent, or really good poa is. With a guy who plays Bermuda all the time , when you go to greens like these you have to train yourself to play less break and aim at the hole. They just don’t wander offline.

> >

> > These greens are pretty tame compared to some on similar courses from the time period. As someone who started playing on bent and then went South I don't 100% agree with your take on things. ( Of course that's probably because you are forced to tolerate Devil's Grass)

> >

> > Go play a classic course with very sloping bent grass greens ( we have a ton of them both because of the age and terrain) and tell me the Mr. Bermuda plays less break. I found that comment particularly odd as I'm a solid putter and when I go south I cut my visual break in half because the greens are slower (generally) and flatter than what I am used to. Grain is becoming less and less relevant as courses switch to the new generation of Bermuda but if you are talking about common Bermuda then you have to do some different calculations.

> >

> > As an example, when green speeds are up on bent and I have an uphill putt it will just barely fall in the hole. Downhill you just breathe on it and you are a slave to any imperfectionsbin the green. Think about aiming 90 degrees from the hole or even away from it and letting gravity do the work after making a good read. Cut that break in half and you'll have a lot of chipping practice.

> >

> > On Bermuda I try to make dent in the back of the cup on up hill and downhill isn't nearly as scary. I had to adjust after overseeding every year. The only thing I've experienced close to what we can get here in summer is a completely dormant Bermuda greens with very thin growth.

> >

> > They've been saying all week how flat these greens are and with the perfect tour conditions, putts should drop. It's the same as most weeks on tour and slope becomes the biggest factor as contrary to the BS the announcers spread, the Bermuda greens on tour are NOT even remotely grainy and frankly basically don't have any worth mentioning. Ill take them every day iof the week over POA in the afternoon. The one CC I worked at had modern Bermuda and lots of tour players as members so the greens we're well maintained and it was like being back on bent only better! Putts fell like crazy even though the greens had slope.

> >

> > Now my experience is mostly in Fl and as I said it's hilly where I play here so YMMV. Now if we are talking about rough, well there's no comparison. My BIL looked at me one day up here when I pulled a 5 iron to hit a ball in the thick wet rough. "What are you doing?" I said "trust me, after years of Bermuda rough this isn't ****."

> >

> > I honestly think that is what really hurts us Yankees because playing around the green is just a different animal down south. If you combine it with common Bermuda greens and no experience it can make for a miserable day.

> >

> > There's a reason that the best putters in the world come from bent grass backgrounds. Its a scientific fact!!! ;)

>

> I don’t disagree mostly. And yes. I’m talking old school common Bermuda. You’ll find it a lot still on older southern courses. I live in the foothills of the Appalachians. So there isn’t a flat green anywhere around me. I detest straight putts. I just don’t see straight. It’s so rare over 4 feet around here.

> A couple courses around have converted to the newer hybrid strains of Bermuda. And they are nice when they are thin for sure. Pure as can be.

>

> As for the best putters coming off of bent. Sure. It has to be from the confidence they have from making all those putts ! The Bermuda I’m used to will kill that quickly. We still have a couple bent courses around. Anytime I play them I simply make a lot more putts.

>

> Point. It just depends. But I’m talking Augusta national vs this week in slope. Then add real grain. Lol. On my home course every person there knows to check the cup for grain direction before putting. At least you’ll know what it will do at the hole. You may not know the first 5 feet. Lol.

 

Common Bermuda is the Devil.

[Lagavulin62]

> @imakaveli said:

> Why a lot of people are wearing pink?

 

 

That can’t be answered directly without getting a warning.

 

[imakaveli]

> @Lagavulin62 said:

> > @imakaveli said:

> > Why a lot of people are wearing pink?

>

>

> That can’t be answered directly without getting a warning.

>

 

Really?

[BobMorris]

> @jmvargas said:

> > @BobMorris said:

> > > @jwhite86 said:

> > > > @DatSliceDoe said:

> > > > "I bet Tiger's shot is better than Koepka's, even still"

> > > >

> > > > Koepka proceeds to hit the ball 2 inches from the hole like it's nothing.

> > > >

> > > > No comment from announcer.

> > >

> > > These announcers are constantly on their knees for TW... I understand he's an all timer... but it's just sickening

> >

> > > @imakaveli said:

> > > How much is a regulr green fee at the people’s country club?

> > Resident fees on the Black are $65 weekday/$75 weekend......Non-res is $130/$150

> >

>

> IIRC it was $29 for residents on the Red in June of 2002..

 

That sounds about right....I'm approaching 60, so my memory isn't worth spit now. It's always been about 65-70% of the Black's fees.

[MountainGoat]

See ya, Tiger. Thanks for coming.

[BearQ]

Adam Scott going for the record!

[BobMorris]

I'm a little perplexed by the lack of conversation with Adam Scott's round today. Guy is sitting at -7 for the day, and has 4 holes left. Unreal. I'd love to see two more birdies for a 61.

 

EDIT: I think I just jinxed the guy.

[BearQ]

Considering leaderboard there should be more interest! Big names are lurking common now get on board

 

By no means is brooks too far clear. Ok he might be*

 

Lol

[Ronnie Mundt]

Oh that McCord, he’s so zany!!! God please make it stop.

[BobMorris]

> @"Ronnie Mundt" said:

> Oh that McCord, he’s so zany!!! God please make it stop.

 

He knows his golf, but he's refused to deviate from the same old shtick for the last 30+ years.