Valero Texas Open 2024

[Duct Tape]

1 hour ago, aenemated said:

 

Always knew I liked you, DT ... then you put Townes at the top and I'm like "Yeah, that DT fella is damn good people." 

 

My favorite photo from Texas ...

 

 

At Three Links in Deep Ellum. Masters Sunday last year! I was delighted with how great the 5G was between Amarillo and Dallas. 

Townes will always be #1 for me. 
 

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[tomjas]

9 hours ago, the bishop said:

That is actually amazing. I'll be following him for sure. 

Good story that I would link if I knew how 

 

Went to college where he spent more time partying than playing golf and dropped out 

 

Didn’t play for a year 

 

Started practicing again and entered 6 mini tour events in which he missed all the cuts 

 

Practices after work but hasn’t played competitively in 2 years until qualifying 

[Creedo77]

Played a late 9 today and greens were pretty firm 

 

Going to blow Friday afternoon and Saturday. 
 

winning score should be similar to last week

[Hankshank]

20 hours ago, MattyO1984 said:

Thanks to Beyonce and her turgid latest hit, hearing the word Texas at the moment is enough to send a shiver down my spine. As a result in starting this thread I hope not to trigger anyone but cannot promise!

Don’t need any Beyoncés, first a couple of years working in the process industry, meeting a lot of guys from TI, and then working at the Big Telecom Company in my country with subsidiary In Dallas making Scandinavians want to stay there permanently(despite the heat. We generally hate heat) has made my view of that state better than any other US state. Guys like Scheff and Spieth seem pretty typical to me. I could tell a lot of stories on good memories of Texans. Think Scandinavians and Texans mix well.

 

TPC San Antonio is also one of my favorite courses for TV entertainment, I aint no Pinehurst lover. Good field too, Rory, Hideki, Spieth, Homa, Matthew and our Eslöv prodigy among others. Not Scheff against the bunch as last week.

 

 

 

Edited April 3 by Hankshank

[Pastit]

9 hours ago, Justsomeguy said:

3 separate win bets. I know the sharp money is top 20s and 10s, but I like the thrill... Lol...

But if Aberg isn't good on Thursday but not completely out of it, I'm definitely gonna bet the improved odds.

No wonder bookies have chauffeur-driven Mercs. A classmate at school was a bookie’s son and the only pupil to arrive in a taxi. 

[wcbjr]

17 hours ago, woahnelly said:

Luke List FTW 

That's a bold move, but could pay off big.

 

[woahnelly]

1 minute ago, wcbjr said:

That's a bold move, but could pay off big.

 

 

I meant to post it the Masters thread 😜

[Justsomeguy]

8 hours ago, Pastit said:

No wonder bookies have chauffeur-driven Mercs. A classmate at school was a bookie’s son and the only pupil to arrive in a taxi. 

Give me your bets for later scrutiny or get out of the pool!

[Pastit]

1 hour ago, Justsomeguy said:

Give me your bets for later scrutiny or get out of the pool!

I’ve to go with R Mc even if it’s for sentimental reasons. 

[Justsomeguy]

8 hours ago, Pastit said:

I’ve to go with R Mc even if it’s for sentimental reasons. 

I'd just that you're picking the favorite isn't terribly bold, but at this point he's so hit or miss (despite maybe being the best golfer on the planet albeit a head case), I can't say he's any kind of lock.

[WorkItBothWays]

Ludvig Åberg is second favourite behind Rory with the bookmakers.

[Pastit]

5 hours ago, Justsomeguy said:

I'd just that you're picking the favorite isn't terribly bold, but at this point he's so hit or miss (despite maybe being the best golfer on the planet albeit a head case), I can't say he's any kind of lock.

That’s your view; not mine. I had no idea of the odds and I believe Rory is longer odds in my eyes than Sheffler and Shaufler ( hope spelling is OK ). I’d expect the first-named to be odds-on.  Good luck with your bets. 

[Walter Sobchak]

Must watch doc for you TX music lovers that have not seen it.  Killer studio session with Southern GA legend Larry Jon Wilson laying down Ohoopee River Bottom Land with a river of soul as well.

 

Hope Akshay can punch his ticket to Orgusta (as IBF would say) next week.  Feels like he deserves to be there.

Edited April 4 by Walter Sobchak

[WorkItBothWays]

Solid start form Ludvig Åberg he's definitely trending (over used for sure) but I see in results/stats.

[FriedEgg]

Lower going lower

[fowlerscousin]

Jb gonna be the first 8 handicap to win on tour

[ingy]

Ricky is making very hard work of this, has the dreaded two way miss going off the tee

 

Not ideal heading into a major next week, dude looks in all sorts

 

[jdl]

Someone is buying drinks!

 

[kmbean]

YJS so nonchalant with the Hole In One 😂 

[PedronNiall]

Bhatia demolishing despite the wind. Needs "Sick Nasty" stamped on every club the way he's moving it from everywhere on the course. 

 

Spieth on yo-yo time with the scorecard as always. Glover cleaned up nicely after a brutal start. Rory with the wild short putt miss but mostly better from 150 and in than he had been. Still some iffy misses off the tee and a little trouble dialing back at times, though. 

 

How does Kuest still not kualify for sponsor's exemptions after all the Mondays he's used to play his way in over the past year? At least he'll manage some kind of temp status if he continues it through a full season this year. Hardest working guy in golf right now. 

[GolfinDave]

Disappointed I didn’t get to see much of Akshay’s round, hopefully see more tomorrow on the morning coverage. Considering he was in the afternoon wave, that score is pretty spectacular. 

[Mrgreen36]

Akshay playing good golf lately.  

[Creedo77]

I was on 1 fairway when JS had his hole in. It’s probably 10 football fields away and it erupted. 

[Creedo77]

2 hours ago, PedronNiall said:

Bhatia demolishing despite the wind. Needs "Sick Nasty" stamped on every club the way he's moving it from everywhere on the course. 

 

Spieth on yo-yo time with the scorecard as always. Glover cleaned up nicely after a brutal start. Rory with the wild short putt miss but mostly better from 150 and in than he had been. Still some iffy misses off the tee and a little trouble dialing back at times, though. 

 

How does Kuest still not kualify for sponsor's exemptions after all the Mondays he's used to play his way in over the past year? At least he'll manage some kind of temp status if he continues it through a full season this year. Hardest working guy in golf right now. 

All the cuts Kuest made last year went away once the season ended. 
 

Gotta start from scratch

[Duct Tape]

12 hours ago, ingy said:

Delete.  Need to wake up before I post. 

Edited April 5 by Duct Tape

[bcjim]

9 hours ago, Creedo77 said:

All the cuts Kuest made last year went away once the season ended. 
 

Gotta start from scratch

Doesn't he have some kind of status? He was 143 in FedEx last year it looks like? 

[jimecherry]

no wind this morning is making for some hot starts

[Birdman03]

On 4/2/2024 at 8:11 AM, Duct Tape said:

Invoking some real Texan musician legends , homegrown or import:

 

Townes Van Zandt

Willie 

Guy Clark

George Strait

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Buddy Holly

Bob Wills

Robert Earl Keen

George Jones

Janis Joplin

Jerry Jeff

Clint Black

 

plenty more. Feel free to add…

 

 

Steve Earle

ZZ Top

Lucinda Williams

Lyle Lovett

Janis Joplin

Johnny Winter

Ray Wyllie Hubbard

Billy Joe Shaver

 

[Duct Tape]

44 minutes ago, Birdman03 said:

Steve Earle

ZZ Top

Lucinda Williams

Lyle Lovett

Janis Joplin

Johnny Winter

Ray Wyllie Hubbard

Billy Joe Shaver

 

How could I forget Lucinda?!?  Perhaps my favorite female artist (other than Joni) for the past decade or so.  She’s from Lake Charles but spent her musical formative years in TX. 
 

I did mention Janis, although I personally never really liked her stuff. Except for the time she sang with Grateful Dead when dating Pigpen. 

[WorkItBothWays]

Tommy Fleetwood caddy - new man on the bag or someone just filling in?