Sentry Tournament of Champions

[Creedo77]

Harris English has been on absolute heater for a good 6 months, what an event to finally get the W

[drbonesvt]

41 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

Ha, JN chillin with SG and the ladies right before possible playoff!

 

 

 

 

Think they eatin Popcorners. Tasty Good low cal snack 😂

I wouldn’t be at the range either 

[bscinstnct]

25 minutes ago, EricWGolf said:

PopCorners are delicious!

 

Ya! Popcorners my health snack 😂

 

 

[iBanesto]

How did English regain/improve his form in the last 6-8 months?

[freowho]

38 minutes ago, iBanesto said:

How did English regain/improve his form in the last 6-8 months?

I know he's been working with the same trainer that helps Cam Smith. They do a lot of band work to improve posture.

[grm24]

56 minutes ago, Creedo77 said:

Harris English has been on absolute heater for a good 6 months, what an event to finally get the W

Actually it appears something kicked in for him after the KFT playoffs ended in 2019 and he didn't have much PGA Tour status. Nice run of play the last 15 months.

 

 

 

[Creedo77]

46 minutes ago, iBanesto said:

How did English regain/improve his form in the last 6-8 months?

His swing coach at Sea Island, Justin Parsons. Obviously not the only reason behind it but something clicked with him during the Covid break.

[Creedo77]

8 minutes ago, grm24 said:

Actually it appears something kicked in for him after the KFT playoffs ended in 2019 and he didn't have much PGA Tour status. Nice run of play the last 15 months.

 

 

 

True, a lot of great finishes in there. Definitely was trending to a W, surprised it hadn't happened sooner

[vjswing]

1 hour ago, bscinstnct said:

 

Ya! Popcorners my health snack 😂

 

 

Dang, I should have figured that Aldi was capitalizing on a hot new trend when I picked up a bag of their "clone" version of this snack the other day.  The bag is 2/3 gone already, so they clearly struck gold with this!

[FOOTJOY16]

3 hours ago, hybrid25 said:

The Plantation course sure offers a scenic round of golf. Is that a private course or can the public play it?

It is open to the public.  I played there a couple of years ago.  

[manku]

22 minutes ago, FOOTJOY16 said:

It is open to the public.  I played there a couple of years ago.  

just bring your wallet.  Hawaii golf isn’t cheap, but plantation is nearly $400 with tax.  Factor in food and souvenirs, and it’s easily over $500. 
 

 

[Skhacker]

6 hours ago, drbonesvt said:

Should Bryson be destroying the field ???

If he could putt. 

[iBanesto]

1 hour ago, Skhacker said:

If he could putt. 

 

Increasing ball speed doesn't help with putting?

 

Who would have thought!

[MattyO1984]

Good win for English, hard luck to Niemann. To shoot -9 on the final day when in contention and not win is tough.

[I_HATE_SNOW]

On 1/5/2021 at 12:01 AM, Golfingfanatic said:

They added the top 30 FedEx Cup guys, because of the shortened season last year.

Thanks, I was wondering how English qualified.

[the bishop]

12 hours ago, drbonesvt said:

I wouldn’t be at the range either 

While it was good to have a vet like Sergio hang around and be a calming presence for him I agree with @nikeblades00 that maybe he should have been at the range.  I understand it isn't close but had he gone earlier enough there would have been time for him to get a few full swings in.  If nothing else driver and whatever he expected his second club in to be.  He just hit chips and putts and his second into the playoff hole was a bit sketchy.  Maybe he would have done it anyway, who knows?  Either way a great day for PING and I would have been just as happy for Joaquin had he won as I am for Harris.  Both good guys.

[gripandrip]

12 hours ago, iBanesto said:

How did English regain/improve his form in the last 6-8 months?

Didn't he have an injury issue for a while after his earlier wins? Good to see him win. He had been showing the form coming on.

[8602081]

Seems Niemann wasn't warming up for after his round.  Do you think that might have hurt him?

 

 

[FOOTJOY16]

11 hours ago, manku said:

just bring your wallet.  Hawaii golf isn’t cheap, but plantation is nearly $400 with tax.  Factor in food and souvenirs, and it’s easily over $500. 
 

 

I ended up paying $175 with my Veterans discount, which I was surprised they offered.  I did spend a little in the pro shop.. hard not to...  I also was paired with a couple that lived on the course.  It was like having a forecaddie telling you where to hit it.  Great overall experience.

Edited January 11, 2021 by FOOTJOY16
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[nikeblades00]

1 hour ago, the bishop said:

While it was good to have a vet like Sergio hang around and be a calming presence for him I agree with @nikeblades00 that maybe he should have been at the range.  I understand it isn't close but had he gone earlier enough there would have been time for him to get a few full swings in.  If nothing else driver and whatever he expected his second club in to be.  He just hit chips and putts and his second into the playoff hole was a bit sketchy.  Maybe he would have done it anyway, who knows?  Either way a great day for PING and I would have been just as happy for Joaquin had he won as I am for Harris.  Both good guys.

Agree and I actually had such a tough time thinking who do I want to win! Usually I go with the upstart or the unknown. But both these guys seem like a good dudes!

[Arn]

14 hours ago, iBanesto said:

How did English regain/improve his form in the last 6-8 months?

Having that gorgeous golf swing can’t hurt.

[tiderider]

1 hour ago, 8602081 said:

Seems Niemann wasn't warming up for after his round.  Do you think that might have hurt him?

 

 

he nailed his drive on 18, but flubbed the 2nd shot more than a bit ... shouldn't have hurt him as much, but the chip was horrible ... wouldn't have hurt to hit some drives and long irons as practice for the 18th, but he's the pro and i'm not ... 

[Creedo77]

2 hours ago, 8602081 said:

Seems Niemann wasn't warming up for after his round.  Do you think that might have hurt him?

 

He wouldn't have been able to warm up properly by the time he got to the range, its way out in the middle of the course. He was aware of what was going on as he went to chip/putt when the final group was in the middle of the last fairway 

 

[Dsk321]

glad to see English step up and get it done. That rhythm of his is to die for, almost Ernie like. A Niemann win would have been great too, ah that missed birdie putt on 18 what coulda been.

[Medson]

Ryan Palmer and Colin Morikawa went 8 under each on Sat. Both of them fell flat on Sunday. Ryan had a late surge, but he was already out of contention. 

 

I guess that's golf for you. 

[Holy Moses]

46 minutes ago, Dsk321 said:

glad to see English step up and get it done. That rhythm of his is to die for, almost Ernie like. A Niemann win would have been great too, ah that missed birdie putt on 18 what coulda been.

Hopefully he can use the money he won to get his niece the money to cure her disease. I think they were 3/4 to the $2 million needed.

[golfortennis]

22 minutes ago, Holy Moses said:

Hopefully he can use the money he won to get his niece the money to cure her disease. I think they were 3/4 to the $2 million needed.

 

I'm watching the recording and sounds like they were $100G short.  I'm torn between Justin Leonard using that opportunity for "commentary", but at the same time I can understand the emotion.  

[hybrid25]

1 hour ago, Dsk321 said:

glad to see English step up and get it done. That rhythm of his is to die for, almost Ernie like. A Niemann win would have been great too, ah that missed birdie putt on 18 what coulda been.

English missed a winning putt in 18 as well. 

[Arn]

What am I missing about Rahm’s fashion? His clothes are clean, nice colours and fit well enough? Why is everyone riding him?

[Socrates]

36 minutes ago, Arn said:

What am I missing about Rahm’s fashion? His clothes are clean, nice colours and fit well enough? Why is everyone riding him?

He doesn't wear clothes well.  Other than that, people need to dump on someone for something no matter how trivial.