2021 Players Championship (1st major of the year)

[Jay28]

1 minute ago, miamistomp said:

 Bryson and Justin have won majors

 Westy-no

 Although Players is not major 

🙈

 

I was just stating that he had won more golf tournaments than the other 3 combined - I heard it and it surprised me.

 

[Rob G 89]

37 minutes ago, Jay28 said:

Lee Westwood has won more golf tournaments than JT, BD and Rahm combined.

Wonder can he win #45 tomorrow.  Would be a pretty amazing achievement.

 

Don’t compare minor league European wins vs primary pga players 

[Kaysquare]

2 hours ago, DrivingChamp said:

Am I only one who thought ghim was doing some shady Patrick Reed like stuff on the 16 bunker?

His ball was clearly not in the bunker (not touching the sand at all), he could make practice strokes with no penalty.  That's why he called an official to clarify.

[Holy Moses]

Would be so great for a UPS sponsored player to win the Tour’s prime event when we get the FedEx Cup crammed down our throats all year long. The Tour won’t allow anyone else but Westwood and Louis to be sponsored by competitors to FedEx.

[tgws]

we've seen this over and over and over through the history of the game with very few exceptions ... these old guys show up here and there in big tournaments in rounds 1-3 and invariably fade and never get the W, esp. guys that putt and chip like westwood

 

expecting 72-75 from the leader with BDC for the title or maybe a comeback from the Rahminator if he gets it rolling

[bscinstnct]

6 minutes ago, tgws said:

we've seen this over and over and over through the history of the game with very few exceptions ... these old guys show up here and there in big tournaments in rounds 1-3 and invariably fade and never get the W, esp. guys that putt and chip like westwood

 

expecting 72-75 from the leader with BDC for the title or maybe a comeback from the Rahminator if he gets it rolling

I think Westy gets in BDs face!

 

Sergio? He be like

 

 

[Go Cougs]

2 hours ago, Rob G 89 said:

Don’t compare minor league European wins vs primary pga players 

 

[Avidswampthing66]

5 hours ago, pmo09 said:

What's the deal with that bulldog logo on Bryson's cap?

Its not two cobras dancing with each other??

[Aviador Naval]

4 hours ago, Rob G 89 said:

Don’t compare minor league European wins vs primary pga players 

You’re absolutely right here.  The US has won a very impressive 3 of the last 10 Ryder Cups and every time a US player crosses the pond they dominate those AA ball Euro Trash hacks.  After all, who wouldn’t want to uproot their family and live in a foreign country full time just to play bomb and gouge for a bigger pay check...

[aenemated]

Man, I want Westy to pull this one off. 

[WhostherealSlimShady]

Westwood is historically a terrible putter during the final rounds of big American tournaments and Majors. We saw it last week, we will probably see it this week. I'd love to see him do really well, but history tells a different story. 

[Dave230]

I'd love Westwood to win today to put a bit more respect on his name in America. Even if he doesn't, what he's doing this season at 48 years old is amazing. A ball-striker extraordinaire. If he could chip and putt slightly better he would have been one of the best players of his generation.

[Greg_B]

Hoping for ABB (Anybody but Bryson).

[aenemated]

1 hour ago, WhostherealSlimShady said:

Westwood is historically a terrible putter

 

Cutting the "during the final round" off here so as not to jinx.

 

Made some putts on Saturday I didn't think he'd make. Did the same at Arnie's but Bryson played better. 

 

I'm looking forward to Sunday. We either get the grey old guy (which I'd love as a fellow grey old guy) or if Bryson wins, we get all sorts of media.

 

Or JT goes low and steals it. Or whatever.

 

Gonna be a good final round, kids. 

[Jay28]

12 hours ago, Rob G 89 said:

Don’t compare minor league European wins vs primary pga players 

 

You rate the PGA tour too highly.

I see better quality of golf on harder and more varied courses on the European Tour.

It's why Europe's best more often than not beat USA's best in Ryder Cups.

Generally speaking a top European golfer has a wider skill set than a top US golfer.

 

No point having a USA vs Europe debate, but as you jumped in to belittle the European Tour, I'll make it known I disagree with you.

 

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Jay28

[Jay28]

8 hours ago, Aviador Naval said:

You’re absolutely right here.  The US has won a very impressive 3 of the last 10 Ryder Cups and every time a US player crosses the pond they dominate those AA ball Euro Trash hacks.  After all, who wouldn’t want to uproot their family and live in a foreign country full time just to play bomb and gouge for a bigger pay check...

 

Good post.

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Jay28

[Jay28]

10 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

I think Westy gets in BDs face!

 

Sergio? He be like

 

 

 

Lol, how embarrassed he must have been immediately after that.

I bet as he was walking out of that bunker he wished the ground would open up and swallow him.

🤣

[Motercitysmitty]

Pulling for Westy but can't see him going lower then a couple under par. Think it will be a younger guy finishing at -16, beating Westwood again by a stroke.

[Duct Tape]

35 minutes ago, Jay28 said:

 

You rate the PGA tour too highly.

I see better quality of golf on harder and more varied courses on the European Tour.

It's why Europe's best more often than not beat USA's best in Ryder Cups.

Generally speaking a top European golfer has a wider skill set than a top US golfer.

 

 

 

Well, anyone is welcome to come over here and give it their best. And while several Euro tour stars have done so with success over the years, some becoming world wide golf legends, historically the majority of the winners have come from the PGA Tour. 
 

It says something that many of the best players from the Euro, Asian, Latin American etc tours keep coming, that they consider this the ultimate golf test. The Ryder Cup, while an awesome golf experience, is a different kind of challenge. 
 

Having said that, I’m pulling for Westwood today.  And hopefully soon for his first major, maybe even at the Masters. 

[ColoradoMike]

I always pull for an American to win these big tournaments...but not this time....I'm pulling for Westy. Class act, amazing ball stiker and no one more deserving.

[Jay28]

1 hour ago, Duct Tape said:

 

Well, anyone is welcome to come over here and give it their best. And while several Euro tour stars have done so with success over the years, some becoming world wide golf legends, historically the majority of the winners have come from the PGA Tour. 
 

It says something that many of the best players from the Euro, Asian, Latin American etc tours keep coming, that they consider this the ultimate golf test. The Ryder Cup, while an awesome golf experience, is a different kind of challenge. 
 

Having said that, I’m pulling for Westwood today.  And hopefully soon for his first major, maybe even at the Masters. 

 

No, 'anyone' is not welcome to go over to the USA and give it a try.  You need a tour card to play or an invite. What you mean is any young kid is welcome to leave their home and go live in a foreign country - if they get accepted by US immigration laws - to try and build a golf career.  Obviously that is not going to be the normal route for a young European player.

 

Some go to college in the US, like Rahm and Casey, but's it's obviously easier to make it onto the US tour as an American than it is a European up and coming young golfer - hence most European kids start out in Europe.

 

The talent in European golf is excellent and the tours can not be compared to each other beyond the bigger prize money and different challenges both tours represent. But, it is no more difficult making it to the tour and winning a US PGA tour event than it is a European Tour event.

 

Personally I like both tours and have favourite players based on their personalities and games than which country they come from.  Frankly i was just responding to a dumb a** comment about the quality of the game in Europe.

 

i am going to enjoy watching today because I'd love to see any of those players win BD, JT, LW, JR.  Even the young kid Ghim, who i know little about, would be a great story.  If I were to pick one that I'd really like to see win though, it would be Matthew Fitzpatrick. Really great kid and a great game and I was incredibly impressed with how he handled one of those awful days yesterday.  His par round was my favourite of the day.  Many other golfers would have shot 80+.

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Jay28

[bladehunter]

So how many will Bryson win by today ?  I’ll say 3 clear. Didn’t miss a putt inside 20 ft yesterday, that’s the part of his game that’s the difference maker.  

[miamistomp]

 I would like to see a back to back winner

 If Bryson doesn't try to get cute with a crazy tee shot he should do it

[Snaphooker12]

Pulling for Westwood. Just seems like a class act.

[Arn]

10 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

So how many will Bryson win by today ?  I’ll say 3 clear. Didn’t miss a putt inside 20 ft yesterday, that’s the part of his game that’s the difference maker.  

I want to know what he can do without that greens book.

[bladehunter]

9 minutes ago, Arn said:

I want to know what he can do without that greens book.

It’s the upright putting stroke and armlock.  He’s broken the code.  The greens book is just icing.  I’d love to see them banned too. But he’d still be one of the best putters on tour.  He’s taken the variables out.  

[bladehunter]

17 minutes ago, Snaphooker12 said:

Pulling for Westwood. Just seems like a class act.

Yep. I’d love to see Westwood win too.  But I just know that he’s closer to a Garcia putter than a closer putter.  He will have to shoot 3-4 under at least to win.  Maybe lower. 

[dropkicked]

The odds are against Bryson. I believe the last to win the API and Players, was Tiger?

-It will be an epic win of Bryson does pull it off though.

I'd like to see Westy finish strong and win it.... if not then I'd love to see JT, take it.. Or the young buck Ghim.

 

Should be a great sunday!

[Arn]

2 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

It’s the upright putting stroke and armlock.  He’s broken the code.  The greens book is just icing.  I’d love to see them banned too. But he’d still be one of the best putters on tour.  He’s taken the variables out.  

Yeah, true. I feel like he’s got the calculations down pat with the greens book and his stroke length. He checks the measurements in the book and uses that for line and speed he’s not reading the greens with his eyes or feel. And yeah, bracing the putter like that should be illegal. I hope they ban it.

[tw_focus]

13 minutes ago, Arn said:

Yeah, true. I feel like he’s got the calculations down pat with the greens book and his stroke length. He checks the measurements in the book and uses that for line and speed he’s not reading the greens with his eyes or feel. And yeah, bracing the putter like that should be illegal. I hope they ban it.

 

We should also ban whatever Westwood is doing because he's two strokes in front of BDC. If BDC is kinda cheating then Westwood must be INSANE cheating with his bagel breakfast and zero-friction tees.