2021 Players Championship (1st major of the year)

[grm24]

11 minutes ago, chigolfer1 said:

 

Thought there would be more discussion about this here?   So, they did make a local rule?  Thoughts?    It seems like it's more about keeping the spirit of the course intact and not just because of his power.   Theoretically, couldn't a lot of guys go left of the water and have an easier shot in?

Yes. This was already done by a junior golfer, Jeevan Sihota, last year at an AJGA event. Tried it 3 times. One birdie and two bogeys.

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/sihota-line-why-bryson-dechambeau-wouldnt-be-first-play-tpc-sawgrass-18th-no-9

 

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by grm24

[Go Cougs]

12 minutes ago, chigolfer1 said:

 

Thought there would be more discussion about this here?   So, they did make a local rule?  Thoughts?    It seems like it's more about keeping the spirit of the course intact and not just because of his power.   Theoretically, couldn't a lot of guys go left of the water and have an easier shot in?

 

TBH, I'm surprised this kind of thing isn't done more often on a lot of courses where it seems like you could purposely hit into the wrong fairway.  

Yes, they made a local rule.  They cited spectator safety as the reason.

[oughtaquit]

1 hour ago, DavidCrockett said:

 

I know this will probably get lost in the mix here, but serious questions about Sawgrass.  It seems to get a lot of negative attention, often called "gimmicky", etc. 

 

Is it because it's a Dye design and not a Tillinghast, Ross, or MacKenzie (old school famous)? 

Is it the island green 17th? 

If so, does 1 hole make an entire course gimmicky? 

Is an island green any more gimmicky than coffin bunkers or pot bunkers?

Do the Tour players hate the course, only playing it because of the purse, or do they like it?

 

Obviously opinions and tastes vary, so I'm genuinely curious.  After watching the detailed hole-by-hole above, it seems like a pretty sweet course.  I don't think it's resort course-y or gimmicky, but that's just me.

 

1 hour ago, ebrasmus21 said:

Am I a part of the "smart" group?  Please, I really want to be. 

I have no reason to think otherwise. But I drew a snarky hateful response anyway. I think I’m done. 

[Frankensteins Monster]

11 minutes ago, grm24 said:

Yes. This was already done by a junior golfer, Jeevan Sihota, last year at an AJGA event. Tried it 3 times. One birdie and two bogeys.

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/sihota-line-why-bryson-dechambeau-wouldnt-be-first-play-tpc-sawgrass-18th-no-9

 

 

Yes, this is the swing that did it. 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2021 by Frankensteins Monster

[KRAMER1997]

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/every-shot-shown-live-its-coming-at-the-pga-tour-players-championship

 

Hopefully this is as good as the Masters app.

[grm24]

2 minutes ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

Yes, this is the swing that did it. 

 

 

I hurt my back by just watching that.

[Frankensteins Monster]

1 minute ago, KRAMER1997 said:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/every-shot-shown-live-its-coming-at-the-pga-tour-players-championship

 

Hopefully this is as good as the Masters app.

If you look at PGA Tour Live you simply choose the group from a list.

[ebrasmus21]

6 minutes ago, oughtaquit said:

 

I have no reason to think otherwise. But I drew a snarky hateful response anyway. I think I’m done. 

Don't be done just embrace the snarkiness.  It's all part of the interwebs, man. 

[KRAMER1997]

1 minute ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

If you look at PGA Tour Live you simply choose the group from a list.

That's actually really nice, so glad we aren't forced to watch Rickie shoot +5 Th/Fri.

[Ferguson]

10 minutes ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

Yes, this is the swing that did it. 

 

 

 

Swing out of your shoes into a screen, pal.  Come play 18 holes -  I got chunks of guys like this in my stool. 

 

 

[chigolfer1]

15 minutes ago, Frankensteins Monster said:

Yes, this is the swing that did it. 

 

 

 

ha, that's crazy

[TiScape]

54 minutes ago, ebrasmus21 said:

Don't be done just embrace the snarkiness.  It's all part of the interwebs, man. 

Based on his screen name, him quitting was a foregone conclusion. 😔 

JK! Come back!! 🤗 

Edited March 10, 2021 by TiScape

[MUNIGRIT]

First major is next month though. 

[TiScape]

Just now, MUNIGRIT said:

First major is next month though. 

Why didn’t we think of that?! 🤦🏼‍♂️

[KRAMER1997]

2 minutes ago, MUNIGRIT said:

First major is next month though. 

Oh yeah the Augusta member pro, I've heard Jeff Knox is the favorite!

[MUNIGRIT]

2 minutes ago, KRAMER1997 said:

Oh yeah the Augusta member pro, I've heard Jeff Knox is the favorite!

 

4 minutes ago, TiScape said:

Why didn’t we think of that?! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Well you started the thread so I'd dare say you should ask yourself.

 

[KRAMER1997]

2 minutes ago, MUNIGRIT said:

 

Well you started the thread so I'd dare say you should ask yourself.

 

**2nd Major of the year. "Hello friends and welcome to the augusta member-pro" (***Jim Nantz voice)

[nichho]

On 3/7/2021 at 2:57 AM, DavidCrockett said:

The "5 Families" that run golf:

 

USGA - U.S. Open

R&A - British Open

Augusta National - Masters

PGA of America - PGA Championship

PGA Tour - Tour Championship and/or The Players Championship

 

Why wouldn't one of these be considered a major, especially considering The Players has the highest purse in golf, plenty of history, a field consisting of the Top 50 in the world, and a famous host course?

 

For the record, it's most definitely a major.  Case closed.  End of discussion.

Why stop at one? Why not declare both of them to be majors then there will be 6 and the PGA Tour can have two. Only right, right?

[TiScape]

5 hours ago, 8602081 said:

• 1 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson

Should be fun to watch.

 

Must see TV for sure!

[3whacker]

I really like listening to David Duval's synopsis of how to play TPC Sawgrass, also interesting how he acknowledged that on the long Par 4 that players today may be able to hit the green with their approach using maybe as little as a 7 or 8 iron...best analyst in the game right now

[Creedo77]

3 hours ago, chigolfer1 said:

 

Thought there would be more discussion about this here?   So, they did make a local rule?  Thoughts?    It seems like it's more about keeping the spirit of the course intact and not just because of his power.   Theoretically, couldn't a lot of guys go left of the water and have an easier shot in?

 

TBH, I'm surprised this kind of thing isn't done more often on a lot of courses where it seems like you could purposely hit into the wrong fairway.  

I'm against it for sure, and they are definitely keeping the spirit of the how the hole was meant to be played in check. They also made a change last week as some guys outside of tournament week at Bay Hill will hit it down #3 fairway as its a much easier hole that way. 

 

They did make the play OB this week

Edited March 10, 2021 by Creedo77

[KRAMER1997]

39 minutes ago, 3whacker said:

I really like listening to David Duval's synopsis of how to play TPC Sawgrass, also interesting how he acknowledged that on the long Par 4 that players today may be able to hit the green with their approach using maybe as little as a 7 or 8 iron...best analyst in the game right now

Agreed, way better than Brandel Chamblee 

[MattyO1984]

Duval is fantastic. Intelligent, knowledgable and insightful but doesn’t feel the need to shove it down your throat. Looking at you Brandel!

[Londoner]

On 3/7/2021 at 2:57 AM, DavidCrockett said:

The "5 Families" that run golf:

 

USGA - U.S. Open

R&A - British Open

Augusta National - Masters

PGA of America - PGA Championship

PGA Tour - Tour Championship and/or The Players Championship

 

Why wouldn't one of these be considered a major, especially considering The Players has the highest purse in golf, plenty of history, a field consisting of the Top 50 in the world, and a famous host course?

 

For the record, it's most definitely a major.  Case closed.  End of discussion.

Its 'The Open' not British Open. 

[Rangeballz]

17 hours ago, chigolfer1 said:

 

How so?  Not disagreeing with you necessarily, I'm not a good enough golfer to understand why someone might hold this opinion so genuinely curious.

 

Faux major - The tour can't stand not being in the rotation of being in control of a major. Drives them nuts. They continually shove this "major" moniker down our throat. If they deem it a major, so be it in their opinion. Majors are developed over time by history and tradition. They can not be created.

 

Faux course - Just my opinion. First off, I realize Pete Dye is an accomplished course designer and probably one of the top five architects of all time. I simply do not share his philosophy on course design. In my neck of the woods we have two Dye courses. Oak Hollow, in High Point, NC, was probably one of Dye's earliest designs. It's an OK municipal course that has some Dye-esque features (railroad ties in abundance). Then there is the Cardinal, now part of Sedgefield and McConnel golf. Totally unplayable, constantly spongy, and a waste of land. A course should look like it fits the land, and not resemble a prefab house that was stuck on a plot with a lot of snazzy new features.

 

Some will say its a great course that requires good shot making. Eh, whatever. Again, just my opinion.

[teude]

And we are live!

[MattyO1984]

The Course looks absolutely superb! Just something about golf courses in the early morning or early evening light.

[MattyO1984]

Phil -2 through 2...the thrill with watching him is that he could finish the day -6 or +6 from that starting position. 

[Scotty1140]

Alright Rory let's go! Time to....

 

 

Oh...nevermind.

[jeffrey r]

Just now, Scotty1140 said:

Alright Rory let's go! Time to....

 

 

Oh...nevermind.

 

Oof—rough start for Rors...