Farmers Insurance Open 2022

[aenemated]

6 minutes ago, puresurfr said:

is that the first win for Stealth Plus driver and stealth woods ???

 

Swafford had the driver in his bag at the Amex. Ping fairways though. 

Edited January 30, 2022 by aenemated

[straightshot7]

14 minutes ago, sandpounder said:

Will is new to the Tour & only 25.

I had no idea 😀

 

what gave it away?

 

the fact that he looks 21 or the fact that we’ve only seen him on tour the past couple years?

 

Please let me know because I was trying so hard to hide these facts

Edited January 30, 2022 by straightshot7

[Creedo77]

32 minutes ago, jgonz69 said:

Who’s that?

On their ambassador list it has Zach Johnson as playing a full bag with a prototype putter, I don’t believe that. Henrik Norlander is next with everything but the putter.

 

most of their players play the irons and wedges 

Edited January 30, 2022 by Creedo77

[m_w]

two wins in a row for PXG irons. Daddy Parson must be pretty pleased - and he ships them in 7 days or less!

[bladehunter]

1 hour ago, straightshot7 said:

I tend to think if yipasaurus Zala goes to a regular length mallet with conventional grip he probably stands a better chance.

 

what’s the point of arm lock, saw grip if you’re still gonna suck

 

Maybe with conventional you can still run in a 20 footer here and there 

 

love his full swing

Agree.  In short ones it’s so yippy that I strayed turning my head from the tv.  I mean it’s bad.  Fill figure 8 to just flinch and stabs.   It cannot be worse with a conventional grip.  It’s just can’t.  I just can’t understand how you can control a club in full swing and not be able to build a putting stroke ? At all. 

[bladehunter]

41 minutes ago, puresurfr said:

is that the first win for Stealth Plus driver and stealth woods ???

List was using a sim 2 driver I believe.  

[oikos1]

1 minute ago, bladehunter said:

Agree.  In short ones it’s so yippy that I strayed turning my head from the tv.  I mean it’s bad.  Fill figure 8 to just flinch and stabs.   It cannot be worse with a conventional grip.  It’s just can’t.  I just can’t understand how you can control a club in full swing and not be able to build a putting stroke ? At all. 

It's not only bad, it's unbearable to watch.  Whoever his coaches were growing up, how in the heck did they miss that?  It's definitely ingrained and going to take some serious work to correct.  And he should do just that.  His ball striking is just too good to waste.

[grm24]

21 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

List was using a sim 2 driver I believe.  

Yep. Clear as day on Getty Images for the driver

[Holy Moses]

1 hour ago, jgonz69 said:

Who’s that?

Bob Parsons

[iBanesto]

1 hour ago, bladehunter said:

Agree.  In short ones it’s so yippy that I strayed turning my head from the tv.  I mean it’s bad.  Fill figure 8 to just flinch and stabs.   It cannot be worse with a conventional grip.  It’s just can’t.  I just can’t understand how you can control a club in full swing and not be able to build a putting stroke ? At all. 

 

Zalatoris' putt in the playoff was pulled so early, it had no chance.

 

I wonder if he might ask Webb Simpson for advice, who is probably the best putter with that style/grip.

[iBanesto]

1 hour ago, grm24 said:

Yep. Clear as day on Getty Images for the driver

 

Bingo.

 

[TiScape]

2 hours ago, bladehunter said:

List was using a sim 2 driver I believe.  

Crazy to think a guy with access to the Stealth wouldn’t want the additional 7mph of ball speed! 😜🙃

[iBanesto]

Turned right there...

 

[the bishop]

9 hours ago, bladehunter said:

Agree.  In short ones it’s so yippy that I strayed turning my head from the tv.  I mean it’s bad.  Fill figure 8 to just flinch and stabs.   It cannot be worse with a conventional grip.  It’s just can’t.  I just can’t understand how you can control a club in full swing and not be able to build a putting stroke ? At all. 

 

[kasting333]

List missed worse putts than Zalatoris yesterday. 
 

Zalatoris is definitely working at it and a yip is not as easy to overcome as many think. It’s a tremor in one of his arms that acts up under pressure. 

[bladehunter]

4 hours ago, iBanesto said:

Turned right there...

 

Yep. Faldo said it was a right edge putt. He pulled it to left edge off the blade. Then it went left at the last second.  Faldo had it read right.        When your stroke is that bad ( I know because I was once there ) it’s hard to say how much is the stroke and how much is the read. You can’t accurately read a putt if you're used to seeing it come off the face in a shotgun pattern. So it’s two parts guess.  

Edited January 30, 2022 by bladehunter

[Forged4life]

10 hours ago, oikos1 said:

It's not only bad, it's unbearable to watch.  Whoever his coaches were growing up, how in the heck did they miss that?  It's definitely ingrained and going to take some serious work to correct.  And he should do just that.  His ball striking is just too good to waste.

Romo who he plays with a bunch said he’s never seen anyone work so hard on his putting. It’s baffling to be THAT good controlling a club going 127 mph to not being able to control a stroke that goes 6 inches. But that’s why golf is great. You can’t have it all. 

[dropkicked]

14 hours ago, dropkicked said:

LFG Luke!!!

🙂

Was I the only one pulling for LL?

 

WillieZ, needed this.. I can't recall the interview (maybe on Friday?)but he proclaimed himself "A Major Championship Specialist"...... I had never seen nor heard of a 0 Major Championship specialist.....🤡🤣

[RCGA]

Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but I didn't see anyone tee off with anything but driver. I don't think I've ever watched 5+ hours of golf and not see a 3 wood or iron off the tee at least once.

[oikos1]

1 minute ago, Forged4life said:

Romo who he plays with a bunch said he’s never seen anyone work so hard on his putting. It’s baffling to be THAT good controlling a club going 127 mph to not being able to control a stroke that goes 6 inches. But that’s why golf is great. You can’t have it all. 

There is good practice and then there is bad practice. The misses come up often enough on short putts and they really shouldn't for a professional.  If he really is practicing that hard, he needs to change something in his practice.

 

In today's age, he could call any putting guru and be working with them within hours.  Short misses are correctable, especially while he's still at a young age. 

 

By the way, SG Putting:     141 in 2022

                                          T122 in 2021

 

"Putt for Dough" isn't dead yet, baby! 🤣

 

5 minutes ago, dropkicked said:

Was I the only one pulling for LL?

 

WillieZ, needed this.. I can't recall the interview (maybe on Friday?)but he proclaimed himself "A Major Championship Specialist"...... I had never seen nor heard of a 0 Major Championship specialist.....🤡🤣

 

If that's true, that's some golf karma.  He'll learn.  List winning is a great story.  It was the journeyman vs the up and comer.  Zalatoris has the ball striking to win a Major, or two, over the next ten years. 

[stinger_gc]

Another great example of how great ballstrikers/mediocre putters just need an average week on the greens to win.

[bladehunter]

28 minutes ago, PHILsThemannnn said:

Another great example of how great ballstrikers/mediocre putters just need an average week on the greens to win.

Very true.  But it’s also true that it’s a shame to waste that much talent. Learning to putt would take this kid from “ trying to win “ to “ the next person liable to win multiple majors in a season “.   That a huge jump.  But it can’t be done with that putting stroke.  That’s sub par for the bogey seniors Wednesday night dogfight.  

[Holy Moses]

1 hour ago, RCGA said:

Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but I didn't see anyone tee off with anything but driver. I don't think I've ever watched 5+ hours of golf and not see a 3 wood or iron off the tee at least once.

7,800 yard course will do that to players

[seis]

1 hour ago, RCGA said:

Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but I didn't see anyone tee off with anything but driver. I don't think I've ever watched 5+ hours of golf and not see a 3 wood or iron off the tee at least once.

That could be due to the length of the South Course especially the back nine. One of the announcers said on Friday that the back was playing in excess of 4000 yards. Mind blowing!

[PracticeSwinger]

59 minutes ago, PHILsThemannnn said:

Another great example of how great ballstrikers/mediocre putters just need an average week on the greens to win.

Agreed - Two of the worst SG putters on tour (189 / 122) and great SG tee to green (23 / 9) grabbing the top spots and 2.5M $… pretty sure Broadie and Fawcett had a big grin on all day yesterday… great ball striking always was and always will be the biggest differentiator 

[Imp]

20 hours ago, bladehunter said:

It’s on golf channel. Then cbs 

I don't have cable, streaming only for about 6-7 years now, and bought espn+ because they kept on saying "We'll have all these streams"! (And then cut them)

Edited January 30, 2022 by Imp

[Obee]

7 minutes ago, MtlJayMan said:

Agreed - Two of the worst SG putters on tour (189 / 122) and great SG tee to green (23 / 9) grabbing the top spots and 2.5M $… pretty sure Broadie and Fawcett had a big grin on all day yesterday… great ball striking always was and always will be the biggest differentiator 

Except when it isn't... 😉

[tacklingdummy]

4 minutes ago, Imp said:

I don't have cable, streaming only for about 6-7 years now, and bought espn+ because they kept on saying "We'll have all these streams"! (And then cut them)

 

I got the ESPN+ and disappointed in the coverage. They only have featured groups and specific holes. You can watch some golf, but don't really get to see what is going on in the tournament because you can't watch the leaders and watch the drama as it unfolds in real time. It is like watching a movie where you only get to see random short clips of the movie and only have that to put together a plot. They totally strategized it that way. 😝😂

[stinger_gc]

58 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Very true.  But it’s also true that it’s a shame to waste that much talent. Learning to putt would take this kid from “ trying to win “ to “ the next person liable to win multiple majors in a season “.   That a huge jump.  But it can’t be done with that putting stroke.  That’s sub par for the bogey seniors Wednesday night dogfight.  

True. But 3 of the 4 major champions from last year were ranked outside the top 100 in SG putting

[Titleist99]

15 minutes ago, MtlJayMan said:

Agreed - Two of the worst SG putters on tour (189 / 122) and great SG tee to green (23 / 9) grabbing the top spots and 2.5M $… pretty sure Broadie and Fawcett had a big grin on all day yesterday… great ball striking always was and always will be the biggest differentiator 

While I agree with you, the question is.....where is this great ball striking coming from ....the fairway or the rough. According to some you should hit it as far as you can regardless of location landing and others stating you must hit the fairway on any legitimate course.........which one is it?

The players might be last in SG for the season, but i don't think that's the case on Sunday coming down the stretch.....IMO