2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic

[Krt22]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> > @flushem said:

> > > @OldTomMorris said:

> > > > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > > > @flushem said:

> > > > > > @Philomathesq said:

> > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > Hurray, Hovland and Wolff have pictures this week.

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> > > > > > Yet, only Hovland is listed in the directory of players on the PGA Tour main site.

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> > > > > what are the odds Hovland & Wolff turn to Cameron Champ? nobody talks about him now.

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> > > > not as much I think. Plus Champ has been injured for a few months now.

> > >

> > > Champ has still played quite a lot in 2019. His best finish was his first event at the limited field Tournament of Champions, the rest has been pretty much awful. His results in the 2018 part of 2018/2019 season are going to be crucial.

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> > > 2019 = T11, T73, CUT, T67, T28, CUT, CUT, W/D, CUT, CUT, CUT, T54, T58, CUT, CUT

> >

> > he will tee off in one hour. let's see.

>

> agreed.

 

Currently -5 through 16...

[flushem]

> @Krt22 said:

> > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > @flushem said:

> > > > @OldTomMorris said:

> > > > > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > > > > @flushem said:

> > > > > > > @Philomathesq said:

> > > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > > Hurray, Hovland and Wolff have pictures this week.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Yet, only Hovland is listed in the directory of players on the PGA Tour main site.

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> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > what are the odds Hovland & Wolff turn to Cameron Champ? nobody talks about him now.

> > > > >

> > > > > not as much I think. Plus Champ has been injured for a few months now.

> > > >

> > > > Champ has still played quite a lot in 2019. His best finish was his first event at the limited field Tournament of Champions, the rest has been pretty much awful. His results in the 2018 part of 2018/2019 season are going to be crucial.

> > > >

> > > > 2019 = T11, T73, CUT, T67, T28, CUT, CUT, W/D, CUT, CUT, CUT, T54, T58, CUT, CUT

> > >

> > > he will tee off in one hour. let's see.

> >

> > agreed.

>

> Currently -5 through 16...

 

Champ must have heard my post. LOL

 

Reavie shooting -7 through 17. He is hot

[Krt22]

> @flushem said:

> > @Krt22 said:

> > > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > > @flushem said:

> > > > > @OldTomMorris said:

> > > > > > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > > > > > @flushem said:

> > > > > > > > @Philomathesq said:

> > > > > > > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > > > > > Hurray, Hovland and Wolff have pictures this week.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Yet, only Hovland is listed in the directory of players on the PGA Tour main site.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > what are the odds Hovland & Wolff turn to Cameron Champ? nobody talks about him now.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > not as much I think. Plus Champ has been injured for a few months now.

> > > > >

> > > > > Champ has still played quite a lot in 2019. His best finish was his first event at the limited field Tournament of Champions, the rest has been pretty much awful. His results in the 2018 part of 2018/2019 season are going to be crucial.

> > > > >

> > > > > 2019 = T11, T73, CUT, T67, T28, CUT, CUT, W/D, CUT, CUT, CUT, T54, T58, CUT, CUT

> > > >

> > > > he will tee off in one hour. let's see.

> > >

> > > agreed.

> >

> > Currently -5 through 16...

>

> Champ must have heard my post. LOL

>

> Reavie shooting -7 through 17. He is hot

 

Make that -6 through 17...

[burritos4breakfast]

i followed champ on thursday at kapalua and watched him hit the craziest duck hook on 9. it was kind of shocking

[Darth Putter]

2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic SOF 276/ 1st place points 46

Turns out the field was solid for this new event. It will fall comfortably in the middle of PGA Tour events.

 

Last year's Quicken Loans National was a 167/34 split.

[toddba11]

What a terrible outing for Dustin......he should drop in the rankings, not a good year overall.....two double bogeys on par 3’s today, really??

[toddba11]

Wow, poor planning, it really shows on weeks like this too., big names do not even show up, just look at how Woodland and DJ played today, also Koepka last week.....

[Debow]

Nice to see Cameron champ with a good round today after struggling the last few months.

[Rodmike10]

I went to the Monday qualifier at The Orchards Golf Club and it was a great experience. It’s interesting to watch those guys grind: 18 holes, 4 spots. Doc Redman shot a course record 62, and Austen Truslow shot an 8 under 64, playing alongside Robert Garrigus (who shot an even par round). Doc flew in the night before on a red-eye, and Truslow was in Asia just a couple of days prior.

 

FWIW, The Orchards, a Robert Trent Jones Jr design, is a great course/design. Certainly one of the more popular public courses in the Detroit area (45 minutes north of Detroit). It’s not a private course, so it can get beat up (relatively speaking) due to excessive play and the typical hacker forgetting to repair divots and ball marks. It was in great condition on Monday though.

 

It was a real treat following Truslow (-3 under yesterday at the RMC) & Garrigus for 18 holes. The chatter was entertaining (Garrigus in particular), friendly (Truslow in particular). , and the play was phenomenal. Most of the guys trying to qualify are legitimate tour players so the quality of play was equal to that of a Tour event, and arguably better in some aspects considering the lack of distractions from (e.g., drunk) spectators. Many of them are playing to pay the bills as well!

 

Marten Piller (-6 under yesterday/Thurs. at the RMC) drained a 20 foot put from off the green during a 5-man playoff on the 10th hole to take the final spot. Wes Homan grabbed the other spot. Fang, Kavela, and Danielson were all within 10 feet and missed their puts.

 

I planned on following a more well-known player(s) this weekend when attending the tournament. Hopefully Piller and Truslow will be around for the weekend, because after Monday’s experience, I will be following, and supporting, those 2 guys!

 

[Rodmike10]

Just read (-9 under 63 in the first round) Nate Lashley’s bio...wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to experience such a tragic loss, just over 15 years ago. I guess I will be following and supporting him today as well.

[DON SVO]

Projected cut line is already 3-under and the morning wave is just getting underway. You better shoot some scores here or you're getting smoked.

[gvogel]

> @OldBridge said:

> Stewart Cink on the first page of the leaderboard? He's just vanished since beating Tom Watson.

 

On the mention of Tom Watson, Tom shot his age yesterday at the Senior US Open. He said that every time he shoots his age, it's a "hoot."

[third-times-a-charm]

I'm not sure DJ could have done a more awkward gender reveal than that.

[pheenomz4774]

> @third-times-a-charm said:

> I'm not sure DJ could have done a more awkward gender reveal than that.

 

I like DJ a lot as a golfer. Not sure he'd be high on the list of people I'd want to tell me the exciting news of what gender my baby will be.

 

Also, we have a Cameron Champ alert...This course might as well be a pitch and putt par 3 for him.

[airjammer]

> @pheenomz4774 said:

> > @third-times-a-charm said:

> > I'm not sure DJ could have done a more awkward gender reveal than that.

>

> I like DJ a lot as a golfer. Not sure he'd be high on the list of people I'd want to tell me the exciting news of what gender my baby will be.

>

> Also, we have a Cameron Champ alert...This course might as well be a pitch and putt par 3 for him.

 

Yep! Champ on 54 ?

[OldTomMorris]

> @third-times-a-charm said:

> I'm not sure DJ could have done a more awkward gender reveal than that.

 

No wonder, he must be thinking this is really weird.

 

Who wants a stranger, who happens to be a celebrity, involved in their most personal moments? Very strange.

[OldTomMorris]

> @pheenomz4774 said:

> > @third-times-a-charm said:

> > I'm not sure DJ could have done a more awkward gender reveal than that.

>

> I like DJ a lot as a golfer. Not sure he'd be high on the list of people I'd want to tell me the exciting news of what gender my baby will be.

>

> Also, we have a Cameron Champ alert...This course might as well be a pitch and putt par 3 for him.

 

A Champ sighting, the guy has basically been off the map since the Tournament of Champions.

[jdl]

The emergence of Wolff and Hovland has awoken the Champ!

[QuigleyDU]

> @jdl said:

> The emergence of Wolff and Hovland has awoken the Champ!

 

I was just going to say. I find it interesting he is in the lead. Still lots of golf left but glad to see he has found his game a bit.

[Birdie Mac]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> > @jdl said:

> > The emergence of Wolff and Hovland has awoken the Champ!

>

> I was just going to say. I find it interesting he is in the lead. Still lots of golf left but glad to see he has found his game a bit.

And I was just going to say that. Hopefully this good showing will carry on past this tournament, whether he's able to maintain the lead or not. We all need something to give us a boost of confidence every now and then.

 

[golfnoob25]

28 on the front

[Pent08]

Nice to see Champ resurface. That was some slump.

[DFS PFD]

This course is too easy for a PGA event as is.

[QuigleyDU]

> @"DFS PFD" said:

> This course is too easy for a PGA event as is.

 

US open champ at even and looking like a missed cut. So, not easy for all.

[the bishop]

I mean I know its early but wonder if Champ is gonna be one of these guys who comes in every once in a while, dumps the N02 into the injectors and blows away a field and then just disappears until he does it again.

[BobMorris]

Champ's putter is red hot right now. I doubt it will last for 4 days.

[the bishop]

> @BobMorris said:

> Champ's putter is red hot right now. I doubt it will last for 4 days.

 

You're probably right but its uncanny how a guy who's basically been invisible for most of this calendar year comes out like this. But you never know. Some years ago when Tommy Armour III set the 72 hole scoring record at the Texas Open someone asked him how he did it. He just shrugged and said "the ball went where I was aiming this week."

[Golfnutgalen]

Champ seemed invisible at the tougher venues this year, but now that we finally have an "easy" golf course the guy is thriving again. Good to see though, still a chance to have a multiple win rookie season.

[jdl]

Champ is washed up...+1 on the back 9 so far. It was fun while it lasted.

[gvogel]

> @"the bishop" said:

> I mean I know its early but wonder if Champ is gonna be one of these guys who comes in every once in a while, dumps the N02 into the injectors and blows away a field and then just disappears until he does it again.

 

You mean, kind of like John Daly.