GAINBRIDGE LPGA (FEB 25-28)

[8602081]

GAINBRIDGE LPGA

 

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

FEB 25-28

 

Purse: $2,000,000
Race to the CME Globe: 500 Points

 

• Race to the CME Globe: 500 Points
• Format: 72 holes
• Purse: $2,000,000
• Par: 72
• History: This is the second year for this event.
• Yardage: 6,701

 

 

• February 25 Golf Channel (Tape ET)7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
• February 26 Golf Channel (Tape ET)6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
• February 27 Golf Channel (Tape ET)8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
• February 28 Golf Channel (Tape ET)8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

 

Let the games begin..

 

 

NBC Sports

 

February 25 Golf Channel (Stream ET)2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

February 26 Golf Channel (Stream ET)2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

February 27 Golf Channel (Stream ET)12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

February 28 Golf Channel (Stream ET)12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Edited February 26, 2021 by 8602081

[Argonne69]

Thanks for creating the thread, @8602081. I was just about to do it.

 

Looks like a really great field. I'm going with Danielle this week. She had a strong finish last year. Of course Jin Young and Sei Young should be in the mix. Heck, half the field could be in the mix. Lol.

 

Weather forecast looks great with temps in the high 80s. Only two hours of coverage a day for the first two rounds??? Pfffftttttt. 

 

BTW, anybody else find the 'Drive On' pop-up ads on the LPGA website really annoying? 'Don't mind banner ads at the top, but I thought pop-up ads went the way of the dodo bird?

 

[18majors]

Andrea Lee proves her elevated performance of 2020 is no fluke; as she emerged from the all star cast of Monday qualifiers.

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2021 by 18majors

[Lobby]

Hi everyone!

I froze in TX but I didn't die.   🙂

[18majors]

2 minutes ago, Lobby said:

Hi everyone!

I froze in TX but I didn't die.   🙂

 

 

You'll be blessed all your life now that you've survived that fiasco!

[18majors]

Boca Raton?  Are you kidding?

 

Speaking of ineptitude at both LPGA and the Golf Channel!

 

Update:  They deleted that tweet!

Edited February 23, 2021 by 18majors

[ChronicSlicer]

JYK, lets see if she gets rusty or not. I expect some native Floridians to finish near the top.
Be great if Annika was to dust the field. 

[ChronicSlicer]

5 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

Thanks for creating the thread, @8602081. I was just about to do it.

 

Looks like a really great field. I'm going with Danielle this week. She had a strong finish last year. Of course Jin Young and Sei Young should be in the mix. Heck, half the field could be in the mix. Lol.

 

Weather forecast looks great with temps in the high 80s. Only two hours of coverage a day for the first two rounds??? Pfffftttttt. 

 

BTW, anybody else find the 'Drive On' pop-up ads on the LPGA website really annoying? 'Don't mind banner ads at the top, but I thought pop-up ads went the way of the dodo bird?

 

Man Arg, I thought for sure you would have came out swinging with Lydia. 

[ThinkingPlus]

It will be impressive if Annika makes the cut.  Anything better would be a huge bonus.

[North Texas]

2 hours ago, 18majors said:

Boca Raton?  Are you kidding?

 

Speaking of ineptitude at both LPGA and the Golf Channel!

 

Update:  They deleted that tweet!

 

Huh?

[18majors]

World ranking 1st and 2nd place Ko Jin-young vs. Kim Se-young clash at Gainbridge this week [LPGA]

 

[Argonne69]

11 hours ago, ChronicSlicer said:

Man Arg, I thought for sure you would have came out swinging with Lydia. 

 

Lol. 'Don't want to jinx her. I expect good things from her this season.

 

[8602081]

21 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

Thanks for creating the thread, @8602081. I was just about to do it.

 

Looks like a really great field. I'm going with Danielle this week. She had a strong finish last year. Of course Jin Young and Sei Young should be in the mix. Heck, half the field could be in the mix. Lol.

 

Weather forecast looks great with temps in the high 80s. Only two hours of coverage a day for the first two rounds??? Pfffftttttt. 

 

BTW, anybody else find the 'Drive On' pop-up ads on the LPGA website really annoying? 'Don't mind banner ads at the top, but I thought pop-up ads went the way of the dodo bird?

 

Thanks..

 

I thought everyone forgot about LPGA tournaments..   Season is starting.. I really hope that everyone is safe, so that we can see all competitions..

 

 

Yani Tseng is making a comeback..  Glad to see her back, she used to be so dominant..

Edited February 23, 2021 by 8602081

[Titleist_PT23]

2 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Lol. 'Don't want to jinx her. I expect good things from her this season.

 

Define good?  Similar to Kang, Minjee, and Brooke?  I don't put too much stock in last years stats/results (for comparison purpose).  But Lydia's scoring average, which includes the good and the bad, would get her in the running a lot / similar to this class of players.

 

The swing does look good.  I go back and forth on where I think she can (potentially) get back to.

[Lobby]

3 hours ago, 18majors said:

World ranking 1st and 2nd place Ko Jin-young vs. Kim Se-young clash at Gainbridge this week [LPGA]

 

The article stated there's no cut after 36 holes.  Is this true?

I hope so.   I want to see all the ladies play.   It's been too long

[18majors]

31 minutes ago, Lobby said:

The article stated there's no cut after 36 holes.  Is this true?

I hope so.   I want to see all the ladies play.   It's been too long

 

 

Sorry, it's a full field event cuts will be made.

[18majors]

Here it's:

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2021 by 18majors

[HMHS]

19 hours ago, Lobby said:

Hi everyone!

I froze in TX but I didn't die.   🙂

Hopefully no busted pipes!  😛  (take it for however you wanna read it)

 

On a more serious note, it's been a while since we  got a full field -- so glad there's something to watch this weekend other than PGA haha

[Argonne69]

3 hours ago, agolf1 said:

Define good?  Similar to Kang, Minjee, and Brooke?  I don't put too much stock in last years stats/results (for comparison purpose).  But Lydia's scoring average, which includes the good and the bad, would get her in the running a lot / similar to this class of players.

 

The swing does look good.  I go back and forth on where I think she can (potentially) get back to.

 

I don't see any reason she can't average 69.5, similar to her scoring average in 2015. Hit some fairways with moderate length, and take advantage of her excellent short game and putter. She's probably in the best physical condition of her young career. The courses haven't changed much over the past half decade, so there's really no reason she can't return to her peak form. 

 

Like Jordan, she simply needs to keep the technical aspects of her swing out of her head, and swing freely. 

 

[Shilgy]

10 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

I don't see any reason she can't average 69.5, similar to her scoring average in 2015. Hit some fairways with moderate length, and take advantage of her excellent short game and putter. She's probably in the best physical condition of her young career. The courses haven't changed much over the past half decade, so there's really no reason she can't return to her peak form. 

 

Like Jordan, she simply needs to keep the technical aspects of her swing out of her head, and swing freely. 

 

Like Jordan...or Yani Tsing for that matter it is not simply done. 

[Argonne69]

12 minutes ago, Shilgy said:

Like Jordan...or Yani Tsing for that matter it is not simply done. 

 

No, never easy, or a sure thing. Lydia, like Jordon, is trending in the right direction. Both have excellent short games. When their drivers are cooperating they can contend. 

 

Yani has fallen so far that there's no telling where her game might go. 

 

[BadgerLin]

Well, they had a good time arranging the “random” tee times this week.  It would be hard to choose a group to follow!

[Lobby]

22 hours ago, Supermilo said:

Hopefully no busted pipes!  😛  (take it for however you wanna read it)

 

No.   We left San Antonio to stay with kids in Houston, because surely apartment complexes would have a better chance of keeping the utilities on than a private residence.

Yeah, right. 

Our house didn't lose power nor water.  No busted pipes either.

But apartment?  48 hrs without power, 72 hrs w/o water, plus a boil water notice when water came back on.

Apartment got to temps in the 40's F during the storm.  Brrr.

[Stooch]

47 minutes ago, Lobby said:

 

No.   We left San Antonio to stay with kids in Houston, because surely apartment complexes would have a better chance of keeping the utilities on than a private residence.

Yeah, right. 

Our house didn't lose power nor water.  No busted pipes either.

But apartment?  48 hrs without power, 72 hrs w/o water, plus a boil water notice when water came back on.

Apartment got to temps in the 40's F during the storm.  Brrr.

 

That's why I would recommend getting a generator, sure it sits around 95% of the time collecting dust and you question why you purchased it.  Then something like this happens and it pays for itself.  We had an Ice storm a couple years back and lost power for 3 days at Xmas (in Northern Canada) and I didn't miss a beat.  Although I do have a wood stove in my home so even sitting in the dark wouldn't have been horrible as I still would have been warm.

[Stooch]

Looking at the pairings, the group of Mel Reid, SHP and Yani Tseng they could be a combined 20 over or 20 under after the first round and there's no way to predict which one it will be lol.

 

There also would seem to be some belief in Lydia from the LPGA, she's getting top billing in a TV group with Nelly and Brooke.  Not that Lydia wasn't still getting good slots but the last couple years she really had to earn that TV time, usually with her play getting there on weekends,

Edited February 24, 2021 by Stooch

[18majors]

22 minutes ago, Stooch said:

Looking at the pairings, the group of Mel Reid, SHP and Yani Tseng they could be a combined 20 over or 20 under after the first round and there's no way to predict which one it will be lol.

 

There also would seem to be some belief in Lydia from the LPGA, she's getting top billing in a TV group with Nelly and Brooke.  Not that Lydia wasn't still getting good slots but the last couple years she really had to earn that TV time, usually with her play getting there on weekends,

 

 

@Lobby, @MagicClassic407 and I believe in Lydia Ko enough to pick her for our contest.

 

One of the biggest questions is whether Jin Young Ko or Sei Young Kim can play at their near-69.00 or sub-69.00 level.  I've my doubt, and I'm betting Nelly/Brooke/Lydia combo will beat out Jin Young/Sei Young/Inbee this year.

[Raving Shanker]

It's back on! I am so glad.

 

Why is Annika playing? Is she planning to get back to No.1 ranking?

[18majors]

3 minutes ago, Raving Shanker said:

It's back on! I am so glad.

 

Why is Annika playing? Is she planning to get back to No.1 ranking?

 

 

Annika is 50 years old, she's eligible to play US Senior Women's Open scheduled on July 29-August 1, 2021.

 

This is her dress rehearsal in preparation of that tournament.

[Seamus_McDuff]

Still not sure how Annika got in. She and Laura Davies are listed as “Hall of Fame” but that’s not a Priority List category. 

[Argonne69]

Definitely miffed about the tape delayed broadcast. With the WGC on network TV, there's no reason for the delay. I'm sure everyone will be watching the PGA in PR. Yeah, right. Pfffffttt.