2019 Tour Championship

[tiderider]

> @AWorkInProgress said:

> Why on earth didn't they tee off earlier with the known thunder & lightning forecast.

it's the south ... every hour of every day is a possibility for thunderstorms in august ... if only from the average person dealing with this absurd heat & humidity ...

[ptjn1201]

With only 15 twosomes, they should do a shotgun start ;)

[SBH9458]

> @buckeye440 said:

> > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > > Golf’s lucky people don’t get killed on a regular basis.

> > > >

> > > Holy hot take! That is not even close to true.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > Not sure how golf being lucky in this regard isn’t even close to true. When you make essentially zero preparations for thousands of people and have relatively few incidents, that’s lucky.

>

> Even with the "unprepared" PGA events the chances of getting struck are [1 in 500,000 with only 35 deaths per year.](https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html "https://cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html"). Don't let the CDC facts override your opinions/feelings though...

 

 

 

Facts are useful.

[tw_focus]

Hope they take this as a sign to cancel the event next year. The marketing isn't working, nobody is fooled. Nobody cares which millionaire golfer gets $15 million richer. They want to see players go for glory, and winning a phony "tour championship" doesn't move the needle. This even is just as fake as the TW vs Phil Thanksgiving matchplay, maybe even faker.

[tannyhoban]

> @buckeye440 said:

> > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > > Golf’s lucky people don’t get killed on a regular basis.

> > > >

> > > Holy hot take! That is not even close to true.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > Not sure how golf being lucky in this regard isn’t even close to true. When you make essentially zero preparations for thousands of people and have relatively few incidents, that’s lucky.

>

> Even with the "unprepared" PGA events the chances of getting struck are [1 in 500,000 with only 35 deaths per year.](https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html "https://cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html"). Don't let the CDC facts override your opinions/feelings though...

 

Why increase the odds? Do you not know of or remember Jacklin, Nichols, Heard and Trevino?

[Kevinnz]

> @iutodd said:

> The more I’ve watched the less I like the format. The Tour Champ is always weird and sort of boring in a way because they only have 30 golfers - but staggering the strokes is a fundamentally dumb way to find a “fair” champion. Golf is great because each week you never know who is going to get hot and fight for the win. And the playoffs are great for the same reason!!! Chez Reavie could shoot the low 72 hole score for the week and still lose by several strokes/have no real chance to win. That’s fundamentally stupid and goes against the entire concept of both golf and playoffs. The PGA has created something that is neither and I don’t like it.

>

> It’s really hard to make the Tour Championship. The idea that every single one of those 30 guys wouldn’t be a deserving Tour and FedEx champ is ridiculous.

 

Well most of us dont really like to watch is because tiger isnt there to compete. The last yr's champion should really be exempted.

[Johnny Biarritz]

> @Kevinnz said:

> > @iutodd said:

> > The more I’ve watched the less I like the format. The Tour Champ is always weird and sort of boring in a way because they only have 30 golfers - but staggering the strokes is a fundamentally dumb way to find a “fair” champion. Golf is great because each week you never know who is going to get hot and fight for the win. And the playoffs are great for the same reason!!! Chez Reavie could shoot the low 72 hole score for the week and still lose by several strokes/have no real chance to win. That’s fundamentally stupid and goes against the entire concept of both golf and playoffs. The PGA has created something that is neither and I don’t like it.

> >

> > It’s really hard to make the Tour Championship. The idea that every single one of those 30 guys wouldn’t be a deserving Tour and FedEx champ is ridiculous.

>

> Well most of us dont really like to watch is because tiger isnt there to compete. The last yr's champion should really be exempted.

 

Oh good grief.

[aiyyer]

 

> They said 28 minutes between the horn and the lightening strike. If you’ve walked out more than five or six holes from the clubhouse, you’re not making it back in time. Even then, there aren’t enough buses to get everyone out of the open all at once. Golf’s lucky people don’t get killed on a regular basis.

Scary thing was that everything was back to normal when the lightning hit out of nowhere.

 

 

[golfgirlrobin]

> @buckeye440 said:

> > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > @golfgirlrobin said:

> > > > Golf’s lucky people don’t get killed on a regular basis.

> > > >

> > > Holy hot take! That is not even close to true.

> > >

> > >

> >

> > Not sure how golf being lucky in this regard isn’t even close to true. When you make essentially zero preparations for thousands of people and have relatively few incidents, that’s lucky.

>

> Even with the "unprepared" PGA events the chances of getting struck are [1 in 500,000 with only 35 deaths per year.](https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html "https://cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.html"). Don't let the CDC facts override your opinions/feelings though...

 

I googled the numbers myself, but the situation is different when you run an event and you assume some degree of responsibility for the safety of your customer. I just think it’s an issue when the tour knows you can’t get everyone off the course in 28 minutes and there’s no available shelter, even if they could. The tour has ignored the issue for years, it was only 2015 when caddies sat out an electrical storm in a three sided metal shack because keeping them out of the clubhouse was more important than their safety.

 

[starsail85]

Can this event count as an official win with the handicap starts ? I’d say it shouldn’t .....

[SilvioDante]

Is there any information about the tee times today?

[luke1333]

> @SilvioDante said:

> Is there any information about the tee times today?

 

They started to finish the 3rd round at 8 am and 4th round should be regular times

[USCHawks31]

Xander with an ace and now tied for the lead!

[hammer1]

I just turned the TV on. What the heck is Koepka wearing on his shoe?

[Hawkeye77]

I just turned it on, what the heck are we watching this crap for, lol?

 

Supposed to be Euro Tour and Stenson is chasing.

 

And now I've actually seen a shot played in the playoffs - that's just cruel.

 

TV off, some Sunday jazz through the speakers, if only I had something to wash out my eyes with.

[hammer1]

Love that Sunday morning jazz

[TerpFangolfer]

> @hammer1 said:

> I just turned the TV on. What the heck is Koepka wearing on his shoe?

It's the way all the cool kids do!

 

[KRAMER1997]

> @TerpFangolfer said:

> > @hammer1 said:

> > I just turned the TV on. What the heck is Koepka wearing on his shoe?

> It's the way all the cool kids do!

>

 

He forgot to take off the tag when he bought them.

[jmck]

In cheerier lightening news.....did anyone else catch this from the other day? Direct hit on the flagstick. A hole in one, if you will.

 


 

[https://wtkr.com/2019/08/21/god-got-a-hole-in-one-lightning-strikes-hole-at-moyock-golf-course/](https://wtkr.com/2019/08/21/god-got-a-hole-in-one-lightning-strikes-hole-at-moyock-golf-course/ "https://wtkr.com/2019/08/21/god-got-a-hole-in-one-lightning-strikes-hole-at-moyock-golf-course/")

[bladehunter]

> @hammer1 said:

> I just turned the TV on. What the heck is Koepka wearing on his shoe?

 

A zip tie. He called it fashion.

[snizzle]

I haven't really watched much of this event or last week's tournament at Medinah. Put me in the boat of just not caring who wins the 15 mil. Brooks has been the best golfer this year and already won all the other $ a few weeks ago for being top of the Fedex points at the end of the regular season. Now if the PGA and Firestone were being played the past few weeks would've obviously watched that.

I have been tuning into GC to catch some of the Korn Ferry playoffs mostly to watch Hovland get his card..

[bscinstnct]

> @"Oz Max" said:

> > @bscinstnct said:

> > Rory gonna win.

> >

> > Mark it, dude.

>

> May you be right! Two Fwdex Cups in 3 years, his accountant will be busy!

 

Goin to -13 here then he turn on the afterburners this afternoon , win the 15MM

 

And Mrs. Rory go spend it at the Cartier store

 

Nuff said ; )

 

 

[jmck]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @"Oz Max" said:

> > > @bscinstnct said:

> > > Rory gonna win.

> > >

> > > Mark it, dude.

> >

> > May you be right! Two Fwdex Cups in 3 years, his accountant will be busy!

>

> Goin to -13 here then he turn on the afterburners this afternoon , win the 15MM

>

> And Mrs. Rory go spend it at the Cartier store

>

> Nuff said ; )

>

>

 

Nah. The real winner this week is Mrs. Glover. 400k to spend and all Lucas had to do was stick a peg in the ground, then hang up the Gone Fishin sign.

[bscinstnct]

Oh man, JT.

[carrier street]

JT feeling the squeeze between his collarbones and his chin.

[TheMoneyShot]

Anybody but Brooks please...

[carrier street]

I’m going to to start a Change.org petition to have Azinger’s vocal cords removed.

[imakaveli]

Gotta love JT shanking the iron and kicking the bag :D

[bscinstnct]

> @"carrier street" said:

> I’m going to to start a Change.org petition to have Azinger’s vocal cords removed.

 

That’s a bit severe, (no pun intended; )

 

Just get him sent to go be a carnival barker or be an auctioneer for golf memorabilia.

 

 

[imakaveli]

> @TheMoneyShot said:

> Anybody but Brooks please...

 

And that's why Brooks will win, he loves to disappoint people with his wins! :D