2019 John Deere Classic featuring Hosung Choi (sponsor exemption)

[DavePelz4]

> @OutBackHack said:

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I'm not challenging the note to the players. As mentioned, in an interview which you can listen to if you choose, he made the other statements.

[golfer07840]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> People have loved to bash this tournament's strength of field over the years, but this could be a new low. With Kevin Na now out of the field, there is no one from the OWGR Top 50. The 2016 event was played opposite of The Olympics and had a SoF of just 79.

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> Hopefully, the young guns produce like they did last week.

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> The purse edges up to $6,000,000 with winner getting $1,080,000. It will be a big battle for FedExCup points too as this event has 500 compared to the 300 at the Barbasol and Barracuda.

 

It's such a soft field, Jim Nantz won't be there.

[snizzle]

The SOF doesn't look very impressive now.. This time next year all these kids could be in the OWGR top 100 and none of them in the Deere field. We could look back and say what an impressive field this was tbh..

[lopey986]

> @snizzle said:

> The SOF doesn't look very impressive now.. This time next year all these kids could be in the OWGR top 100 and none of them in the Deere field. We could look back and say what an impressive field this was tbh..

 

It's always funny seeing the "tired of seeing all the same guys every week" crowd quickly turn into the "this field sucks!" crowd.

 

Yeah, JDC doesn't have the strongest fields but we've seen guys like Spieth and Dechambeau win in recent years. Chico was a runner up last year. Plenty of these young kids could shoot up the OWGR the way they've come out firing. I'm excited to see them all.

[thevaporz]

Hovland wins.

[mjen43]

Wolff and Hovland are top 50 players in the world, regardless of what the OWGR says. Don’t @ me.

[flushem]

> @mjen43 said:

> Wolff and Hovland are top 50 players in the world, regardless of what the OWGR says. Don’t @ me.

 

remember Cameron Champ? I do hope for the best for all the youngsters. And don't forget Morikawa.

[mjen43]

> @flushem said:

> > @mjen43 said:

> > Wolff and Hovland are top 50 players in the world, regardless of what the OWGR says. Don’t @ me.

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> remember Cameron Champ? I do hope for the best for all the youngsters. And don't forget Morikawa.

 

Cameron Champ has nowhere near the pedigree of Wolff, Hovland, and Morikawa. The people who crowned him the next big thing do not pay attention to non-PGA Tour golf, as nothing in Champ’s playing background would indicate “the next big thing.”

 

Champ is a pretty standard young prospect who hits it very far. He is a raw tools guy.

 

These guys are elite prospects with fully formed games, however, and Wolff’s background is bordering historic.

 

These guys didn’t come from nowhere. Many people have been watching these guys play for a long time.

[OutBackHack]

> @DavePelz4 said:

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> I'm not challenging the note to the players. As mentioned, in an interview which you can listen to if you choose, he made the other statements.

 

I'm not saying your are.

I'm just providing the facts, no matter what the "promoter" of the tournament may say on radio, these are the facts.> @mjen43 said:

> > @flushem said:

> > > @mjen43 said:

> > > Wolff and Hovland are top 50 players in the world, regardless of what the OWGR says. Don’t @ me.

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> > remember Cameron Champ? I do hope for the best for all the youngsters. And don't forget Morikawa.

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> Cameron Champ has nowhere near the pedigree of Wolff, Hovland, and Morikawa. The people who crowned him the next big thing do not pay attention to non-PGA Tour golf, as nothing in Champ’s playing background would indicate “the next big thing.”

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> Champ is a pretty standard young prospect who hits it very far. He is a raw tools guy.

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> These guys are elite prospects with fully formed games, however, and Wolff’s background is bordering historic.

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> These guys didn’t come from nowhere. Many people have been watching these guys play for a long time.

 

Now you realise he's won on the PGA TOUR right?

[Golfjack]

Champ won a weak event and has been missing cuts recently. I hope he has got over his back injury too. Funny how people dislike Wolff's swing but don't mind how Champ wrecked his back with his. It's a weak event, the promoters know it, and that's why Choi's there. But nothing wrong with young guns winning this and getting some PGA status for next year and on. Not all tournaments are the masters, and this will be fun in it's own way.

[MK7Golf21]

I’ve been to majors and big tournaments with all the best golfers and I still enjoy going to the John Deere more than all the others. Although maybe not more than the memorial, that ones pretty cool

[KrazyTrain18]

Feels like yesterday the John Deere field was only 2 players....Steve Stricker & Zach Johnson

[WidespreadPanic]

Im is my pick to win. I probably won’t really watch though unless the young guys are in contention. Sungjae Im has been the missed story of the heat, which is unfortunate. He is having an unbelievable rookie year. Maybe people could realize that if the tour would stop fluffing Cam Champ.

[NewWildcatOrder]

Is anyone going to be at the event that may be able to pick up a polo for me? Looking for a present for my brother. Thanks!

[lopey986]

> @Redjeep83 said:

> I’ve been to majors and big tournaments with all the best golfers and I still enjoy going to the John Deere more than all the others. Although maybe not more than the memorial, that ones pretty cool

 

We go to the Waste Management open every year and that's a pretty cool experience, but living an hour away from Deere Run and getting to play up there a couple times a year going to watch the pros play there is really cool. Makes me realize how much better than a regular golfer they truly are haha.

[QuigleyDU]

I am watching the live coverage and I have to say that watching Wolff play, and having watched the 3M, I feel that the pond is about to turn over on the PGA tour. We are seeing Phil and Tiger start to fade off into the sunset of their careers. Of course they both can still win, but there is a good group of exciting young players hitting the tour. I like it.

[MK7Golf21]

> @lopey986 said:

> > @Redjeep83 said:

> > I’ve been to majors and big tournaments with all the best golfers and I still enjoy going to the John Deere more than all the others. Although maybe not more than the memorial, that ones pretty cool

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> We go to the Waste Management open every year and that's a pretty cool experience, but living an hour away from Deere Run and getting to play up there a couple times a year going to watch the pros play there is really cool. Makes me realize how much better than a regular golfer they truly are haha.

yea, at the john deere, you can get really close and intimate with the players. Going to this tournament is one where I really see how much better they are than us because there are such good views. They also run it extremely well, last year they were handing out free beer samples of michelob right next to this perfect viewing spot, I just kept going back when I needed another beer, lol. I mean what tournament gives out free beer?

[Birdie Mac]

Ok, this may not be the Masters, but surely this tournament rates more than two pages? I'm at work and can't watch. C'mon ladies and gents!

 

Glad to see Wolff and Hovland playing well so far. Last chance for the Open.

[OldBridge]

It's good to see Bill Haas putting together a good first round.

[Ronnie Mundt]

Why does Jhonattan Vegas always look like he’s pushing out a giant Venezuelan turd? What is with that look on his face?

[flushem]

I hope HS Choi moves to the weekend

[OldBridge]

> @flushem said:

> I hope HS Choi moves to the weekend

 

Looking at his scorecard he had a rough start but came home nicely by shooting -3 or so on the back nine.

[imakaveli]

That weed comment from Hovland is HoF material, bring it on!

[lopey986]

> @flushem said:

> I hope HS Choi moves to the weekend

 

I'm gonna be there tomorrow so hoping for the same. Wanna see that majestic swing up close and personal.

[QuigleyDU]

Looks like Champ is taking a ride on the struggle bus today..

[lopey986]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> Looks like Champ is taking a ride on the struggle bus today..

 

Short game killed him 3 holes in a row.

[flushem]

> @lopey986 said:

> > @flushem said:

> > I hope HS Choi moves to the weekend

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> I'm gonna be there tomorrow so hoping for the same. Wanna see that majestic swing up close and personal.

 

another fluke tournament for HS Choi. No majestic swing to watch tomorrow. :(

[Darth Putter]

Glover with the double eagle!

[vjswing]

I spent nearly all day at the tournament over the past 2 days, and got to watch Ho Sung Choi play the final 5 holes of his first round yesterday. I have to say, simply in terms of ability to post a respectable score, he was a way more legitimate choice of a sponsor's exemption than a number of players I could name. On the drive-able par-4 14th, he hit a fantastic tee shot that put him maybe 12-14 feet past the pin, which he promptly holed for eagle, much to the delight of the crowd. Gave himself very makeable birdie putts on the next 3 holes, lipping out or burning edges each time. On 18, he played the approach as if he'd played this course 100 times before, and knew exactly how the ball would react off the slope, as it cozied up to around 18", which left a very simple tap-in.

[Krt22]

> @imakaveli said:

> That weed comment from Hovland is HoF material, bring it on!

 

Absolutely....best thing a golfer has said all year during an interview