2023 PGA Tour Predictions.....

[physasst]

1. Rory finally wins another major. But not the Masters. 

2. Max Homa wins first major

3. Jon Rahm wins 3 more times for 5 wins and is POY

4. Cam Young has 2 wins

5. Jordan Spieth wins Players Championship

 

Let's hear your predictions for the rest of the season....

 

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[Dutch1008]

Rory & Rahm battle at both the Master and the Open. They each take one a piece. 

 

Homa & Morikawa showdown at the US Open. 

 

Cam Young beats a surprise contender like Keegan Bradley at the PGA. 

 

Rickie doesn't get a win but is in contention down the stretch at one of the majors or the Players. Same with Jason Day and Adam Scott. 

 

Spieth wins something like the AT&T but otherwise in a non factor in the big events. 

 

Rory wins POY but Rahm wins the Tour Championship. 

[Ferguson]

Rory to win the British Open

Rahm to win the US Masters at Augusta in April 

 

Still pondering the other two and if we should call the Players, the 5th major? 

 

[stinger_gc]

Phil beats Rory at Augusta and offers to give Rory a $100 bill to wipe his tears

[Rob G 89]

How about changing it to 2023 golf

predictions majors aren’t part of pga

[Dutch1008]

7 minutes ago, KizIsTheMan said:

Phil beats Rory at Augusta and offers to give Rory a $100 bill to wipe his tears

Maybe we should just wait until Phil starts besting Chase Koepka on the regular before we crown him at Augusta. 

[stinger_gc]

2 hours ago, Dutch1008 said:

Maybe we should just wait until Phil starts besting Chase Koepka on the regular before we crown him at Augusta. 

Mark my words Phil will finish higher then Rory at Augusta 

[Dutch1008]

3 minutes ago, KizIsTheMan said:

Mark my words Phil will finish higher then Rory at Augusta 

Anything is possible. Dude does have 3 jackets. But nothing about his play in the last year has hinted at any kind of form. 

 

Rory on the other hand has won 3 of his last 7 events and finished 2nd at Augusta last year. But hey, if you’re feeling confident I’m sure there are plenty of people willing to take that action. 

[FifeRiviera]

Outsider wins Augusta

 

"Big name" wins Players

 

Max wins US Open

 

Rahm PGA

 

Rory THE OPEN

 

Spieth wins twice possibly players

 

JT wins none

[MattyO1984]

5 minutes ago, FifeRiviera said:

JT wins none

 

Huge JT fan here and I am concerned about how his 2023 will look. 2016-17 aside, his putting has never been great but it combined with his ball striking allowed him to be there or there abouts so often that he got a win or two a year. So far this season though, his putting has fallen to new lows and his strokes gained approaching the green in which he as been no worse than 8th in the last 5 years is down in 105th. I know there is a lot of time left in the year but he will need one of those to improve significantly if he wants to get a win or more. 

[FifeRiviera]

1 minute ago, MattyO1984 said:

 

Huge JT fan here and I am concerned about how his 2023 will look. 2016-17 aside, his putting has never been great but it combined with his ball striking allowed him to be there or there abouts so often that he got a win or two a year. So far this season though, his putting has fallen to new lows and his strokes gained approaching the green in which he as been no worse than 8th in the last 5 years is down in 105th. I know there is a lot of time left in the year but he will need one of those to improve significantly if he wants to get a win or more. 

 

He isnt done but i think this year is a searching year. 

[KNOWMOREDOUBLES]

12 hours ago, Rob G 89 said:

How about changing it to 2023 golf

predictions majors aren’t part of pga

Sahith wins twice and makes the Ryder Cup team...whoops. Ryder Cup is PGA of America. Sorry to offend you.

Edited February 1, 2023 by KNOWMOREDOUBLES

[Dutch1008]

17 hours ago, Rob G 89 said:

How about changing it to 2023 golf

predictions majors aren’t part of pga

I'll bite. Cam and DJ dominate LIV and contend at Augusta. Cam will also contend at the PGA and DJ at the Open if weather permits. Neither contend at the US Open as I don't think the LIV tournaments will prepare them for tough conditions. Nobody cares about the rest of the roster but I'll guess that a random old guy (Westwood, Casey, Bland) does snag a LIV event. Lastly, despite winning a 2nd consecutive team championship, DJ trades Reed, Perez and $25M to Mickelson in exchange for Wolfe and Tringale. Not even DJ's laid back persona can handle a 3rd year of Reed and Perez, money be damned.  

[khalespace]

Collin suddenly can putt and wins another major. First 2 tournaments this year 2nd, and 3rd place.

Edited February 1, 2023 by khalespace

[stinger_gc]

On 1/31/2023 at 10:16 PM, Dutch1008 said:

Anything is possible. Dude does have 3 jackets. But nothing about his play in the last year has hinted at any kind of form. 

 

Rory on the other hand has won 3 of his last 7 events and finished 2nd at Augusta last year. But hey, if you’re feeling confident I’m sure there are plenty of people willing to take that action. 

Phil can play that course in his sleep. Rory probably still has nightmares about those greens

[Dutch1008]

34 minutes ago, KizIsTheMan said:

Phil can play that course in his sleep. Rory probably still has nightmares about those greens

Rory hasn't exactly struggled there. He has 7 top 10s in 14 starts. He's just never put together 4 solid rounds. 

 

Since Rory's 1st appearance in 2009...

Wins - Phil 1, Rory 0

Runner Up - Phil 1, Rory 1

Top 5 - Phil 4, Rory 4

Top 10 - Phil 4, Rory 7

MCs - Phil 2, Rory 2

 

From 1999 through 2010, Phil owned that place. But he's only had one top 20 since his runner up in 2015. He's not the same guy. 

[black bnr32]

Tiger wins the PIP again, many feathers are rustled.

 

Liv player wins a major, many feathers are rustled.

 

Joggers and hoodies are banned, many feathers are rustled.

 

13 at Augusta is boring, many feathers are rustled.

 

[iBanesto]

Rahm to win his first 2 PGA Tour events.

[SurfDuffer]

I predict that viewership will be down significantly.

[FriedEgg]

14 hours ago, SurfDuffer said:

I predict that viewership will be down significantly.

 

See this week's leaderboard

[stinger_gc]

On 2/2/2023 at 7:50 PM, Dutch1008 said:

Rory hasn't exactly struggled there. He has 7 top 10s in 14 starts. He's just never put together 4 solid rounds. 

 

Since Rory's 1st appearance in 2009...

Wins - Phil 1, Rory 0

Runner Up - Phil 1, Rory 1

Top 5 - Phil 4, Rory 4

Top 10 - Phil 4, Rory 7

MCs - Phil 2, Rory 2

 

From 1999 through 2010, Phil owned that place. But he's only had one top 20 since his runner up in 2015. He's not the same guy. 

True, but if Rory-Phil are tied on the back 9 on a Sunday my money would be on Phil. 

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jim-bones-mackay-reveals-phil-mickelsons-interesting-strategy-for-playing-no-12-at-augusta-national

[Ferguson]

Who got it right? 

 

[Rob G 89]

On 2/2/2023 at 7:48 PM, black bnr32 said:

Tiger wins the PIP again, many feathers are rustled.

 

Liv player wins a major, many feathers are rustled.

 

Joggers and hoodies are banned, many feathers are rustled.

 

13 at Augusta is boring, many feathers are rustled.

 

Congrats on liv prediction

[jimecherry]

On 2/1/2023 at 6:03 AM, MattyO1984 said:

 

Huge JT fan here and I am concerned about how his 2023 will look. 2016-17 aside, his putting has never been great but it combined with his ball striking allowed him to be there or there abouts so often that he got a win or two a year. So far this season though, his putting has fallen to new lows and his strokes gained approaching the green in which he as been no worse than 8th in the last 5 years is down in 105th. I know there is a lot of time left in the year but he will need one of those to improve significantly if he wants to get a win or more. 

JT's numbers guy needs to talk to you ;}

[SurfDuffer]

On 8/15/2023 at 2:06 PM, Ferguson said:

Who got it right? 

 

 

On 2/3/2023 at 6:34 PM, SurfDuffer said:

I predict that viewership will be down significantly.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/pga-championship-final-round-2023-cbs-tv-audience-ratings-viewership/?zephr_sso_ott=cVs7PN#:~:text=Confirmed%3A,not reach five million viewers

[gvogel]

On 1/31/2023 at 11:05 PM, stinger_gc said:

Mark my words Phil will finish higher then Rory at Augusta 

This actually aged very well.  Singer got it right!

[Ferguson]

1 hour ago, SurfDuffer said:

 

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/pga-championship-final-round-2023-cbs-tv-audience-ratings-viewership/?zephr_sso_ott=cVs7PN#:~:text=Confirmed%3A,not reach five million viewers

 

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[BlackDiamondPar5]

On 8/17/2023 at 11:12 AM, SurfDuffer said:

 

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/pga-championship-final-round-2023-cbs-tv-audience-ratings-viewership/?zephr_sso_ott=cVs7PN#:~:text=Confirmed%3A,not reach five million viewers

Master's was up. 

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/the-masters-2023-golf-cbs-paramount-plus-final-round-viewership-tv-audience/

 

US Open was up 

https://theathletic.com/4626077/2023/06/20/us-open-tv-ratings/

 

Players also up sharply. 

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2023/03/players-championship-ratings-most-watched-sporting-event-weekend/#:~:text=Sunday's final round of The,sportscast overall with 5.1 million

 

So while pga-championship and British Open were down the other big 3 were up. That's at least positive overall not down as you predicted. 

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by BlackDiamondPar5

[BlackDiamondPar5]

On 1/31/2023 at 4:25 PM, Ferguson said:

Rory to win the British Open

Rahm to win the US Masters at Augusta in April 

 

Still pondering the other two and if we should call the Players, the 5th major? 

 

1/2 right. Well done. 

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