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LIuconn said:
Smith went out and got it.
We need to move the pga back to late august.
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Nah. With golf now an Olympic sport it can't be in August.

Sets up nicely with the majors done in July FedEx playoffs in August and Ryder Cup in September. I won't pretend anyone cares about President Cup.

March - TPC
April- The Master's
May- PGA
June- US Open
July- Open
Aug- FedEx
Sep- Ryder Cup
 
Chin Diesel said:
Nah. With golf now an Olympic sport it can't be in August.

Sets up nicely with the majors done in July FedEx playoffs in August and Ryder Cup in September. I won't pretend anyone cares about President Cup.

March - TPC
April- The Master's
May- PGA
June- US Open
July- Open
Aug- FedEx
Sep- Ryder Cup
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The Cams in match play in a President's Cup would be appointment TV for me.
 
As much as the NBC broadcast team was promoting Rory's corronation as a five time major champion from the start of the tourney, I was not disappointed that Cam Smith wound up winning...
 
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All major winners were under age 30 this year. Take out Phil winning PGA in 2021 and it would be six or seven in row.
 
storrsroars said:
If someone told me before my next round that I'd two-putt every single hole, I'd happily take that.

Poor Rory. Starts the day with 4 stroke lead, hits every green in reg, shoots 2 under par, ends up 3rd. I hope he ties on a good drunk tonight.
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Hovland dragged him down.
 
mauconnfan said:
36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.
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Tough day for Rory. He was hitting some real good putts that just barely missed but Cam made those.
 
mauconnfan said:
36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.
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And 3 or 4 of them were right at the cup.

Once you get beyond 15' there is luck as much as skill making those putts.
Rory didn't hit any bad putts, he just couldn't get them to drop.
 
So.. Whoever replaces Stenson as European Ryder Cup Captain.. And if there are no more LIV defections within their ranks.. Pretty good core with Cam Smith/Hovland/Rory/Rahm/Matt Fitz to name a few..

Found it interesting that as good a putter Cam S is/was.. He didn't have any alignment lines/help on his putter head.. Monochrome.. Unusual in this day and age of visual keys on the head.
 
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Umami Zen said:
So.. Whoever replaces Stenson as European Ryder Cup Captain.. And if there are no more LIV defections within their ranks.. Pretty good core with Cam Smith/Hovland/Rory/Rahm/Matt Fitz to name a few..

Found it interesting that as good a putter Cam S is/was.. He didn't have any alignment lines/help on his putter head.. Monochrome.. Unusual in this day and age of visual keys on the head.
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Cam Smith can be on the Presidents Cup but not the Ryder Cup.
 
Chin Diesel said:
March - TPC
April- The Master's
May- PGA
June- US Open
July- Open
Aug- FedEx
Sep- Ryder Cup
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I know the schedule. No one cares about the fedex cup. Need a late summer big tournament - last chance saloon and put it on the west coast for weather and prime time. Can’t leave it in mid July with nothing left. Ryder cup is every other year
 
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LIuconn said:
I know the schedule. No one cares about the fedex cup. Need a late summer big tournament - last chance saloon and put it on the west coast for weather and prime time. Can’t leave it in mid July with nothing left. Ryder cup is every other year
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Well the PGA Tour has learned, just like every other sports entity, you need to be wrapped up with Sunday events by Labor Day, due to the NFL.

They have figured it out.

FedEx Cup overall isn't much, but the final event, the Tour Championship (Great job Happy Gilmore) should get any golf fans attention. Top 30 players in the world and playing for a huge purse.

And, truth be told, Ryder Cup is more like once every 4 years as ratings are way lower in the US the years when it is played in Europe.

It's fine. Even with a mid-July finish, you have March, April, May, June, July. That's five months of solid attention of sports fans. How many other sports stay in the sports fans' attention for more than 5 months?
 
mauconnfan said:
36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.
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On 17 the announcers made mention how Rory's putt would die right at the end and most players misread the putt and miss it right. Camera angle was great for the putt and Rory hit it 1-2 ball widths left of the cup. I was expecting the ball to drop right in to the cup and it stayed straight the whole time. Perfect pace and came to a halt left of the cup.

To me, that putt summed up the round for Rory's flatstick. It wasn't in the cards.
 
storrsroars said:
If someone told me before my next round that I'd two-putt every single hole, I'd happily take that.

Poor Rory. Starts the day with 4 stroke lead, hits every green in reg, shoots 2 under par, ends up 3rd. I hope he ties on a good drunk tonight.
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The only way one can fee bad for Rory is because he is so overhyped by the media he has tons to pressure to win every major. I don’t feel bad for him at all. He’s a classic choke artist.

He feels like the (CBB) Michigan State of golf. Always drooled over by the media, can make it far in a tournament but can never finish the deal.

No doubt he will win another few majors in his career, but old man Phil and broken leg Tiger have major championships more recently than Rory who is in the prime of his career lmao.
 
Chin Diesel said:
FedEx Cup overall isn't much, but the final event, the Tour Championship (Great job Happy Gilmore) should get any golf fans attention. Top 30 players in the world and playing for a huge purse.
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More like 25 of the top 30, since 5 of the top 30 players are now playing the LIV Tour (including fan favorites Brooks, Bryson and DJ).
 
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McLovin said:
The only way one can fee bad for Rory is because he is so overhyped by the media he has tons to pressure to win every major. I don’t feel bad for him at all. He’s a classic choke artist.

He feels like the (CBB) Michigan State of golf. Always drooled over by the media, can make it far in a tournament but can never finish the deal.

No doubt he will win another few majors in his career, but old man Phil and broken leg Tiger have major championships more recently than Rory who is in the prime of his career lmao.
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Rory definitely lacks the killer instinct and it has hurt him. He wasn't playing like a guy who needed to shoot 65 yesterday in order to win. Almost looked like he tried the equivalency of playing prevent defense in football.
He's a good dude and hasn't ever backed down from an interview or tough question.
A player his caliber in his prime not winning a championship for over 8 years does raise legit questions about his finishing skills.
 
McLovin said:
More like 25 of the top 30, since 5 of the top 30 players are now playing the LIV Tour (including fan favorites Brooks, Bryson and DJ).
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True, the LIV is taking away some of the depth. Out of those five- DJ, Ancer, Westwood, Bryson and Brooks, none are in the Top-15. Only one of those capable of winning the FedEx right now would be DJ.

I have nothing against the LIV or those who have chosen to join it. Most are doing it for the more relaxed schedule and guaranteed money. So be it. And most are past their prime or on the back end of their prime. I'd be more concerned if more Talor Gooch's or the amateur, Chacarra signing than I would be about poaching current tour players.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Rory definitely lacks the killer instinct and it has hurt him. He wasn't playing like a guy who needed to shoot 65 yesterday in order to win. Almost looked like he tried the equivalency of playing prevent defense in football.
He's a good dude and hasn't ever backed down from an interview or tough question.
A player his caliber in his prime not winning a championship for over 8 years does raise legit questions about his finishing skills.
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He was playing not to lose instead of playing to win. That being said, it's hard to overstate how well Rory played in the majors this year. This is a Rory we haven't seen for a long time.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
He was playing not to lose instead of playing to win. That being said, it's hard to overstate how well Rory played in the majors this year. This is a Rory we haven't seen for a long time.
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Exactly. He had a 4 shot lead over the penultimate group and since Hovland wasn’t playing well I’m sure he played conservatively since he didn’t expect a challenge. -6 on the final 9 by Cam was insane
 
NJHusky said:
Exactly. He had a 4 shot lead over the penultimate group and since Hovland wasn’t playing well I’m sure he played conservatively since he didn’t expect a challenge. -6 on the final 9 by Cam was insane
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Cam when he's not making boneheaded decisions (see hole 13 on Saturday....) is one of the few guys that is capable of running Rory down like that.
 
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