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Rory 2 up going to 17- looking to win his 3rd title at the Wells Fargo Championship. Is he all the way back?
 
Drew said:
Rory 2 up going to 17- looking to win his 3rd title at the Wells Fargo Championship. Is he all the way back?
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And now just pulled it left on 18 right next to the creek (possibly in)?? Wow.
 
Rory salvages bogey and wins by a stroke.

I love his game and am glad to see him back playing well. He drove it incredibly well this week- will be a guy to watch with the PGA in Kiawah starting in 2 weeks
 
Quail Hollow is set up for the big hitters. No real penalty for being long and in the rough compared to short and in the fairway.

No shocking analysis here- If Rory is hitting fairways off the tee and his putter is even average he is a threat on any course.

Ancer had a nice finish today and his game translates well to so many courses. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him win the PGA.
 
Drew said:
Not sure if I should be surprised or not but Rory the favorite in Kiawah now:
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For the money I'd take Berger, Cantlay, Schauffele, and Morikawa.

Anyone who puts a penny on Koepka is a fool.

Also fools will throw down on Zalatoris. As much as I like him long term, don't like him at Kiawah. Not yet at least.
 
I think it was Mitchell at 18 putting when something surfaced in the water behind him. Anyone catch it? And what was it?
 
VCE said:
I think it was Mitchell at 18 putting when something surfaced in the water behind him. Anyone catch it? And what was it?
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Saw that too. It was Mitchell after the par putt he missed on 17. It was the head of a turtle- Charlotte is inland and Quail has that pond that runs along the last 6 or so holes. Still looked pretty cool, definitely made our group chuckle.
 
Rory has switched from a draw to a high cut off the tee. All the bombers now play that shot shape with driver.
For Kiawah, gotta assume it will be windy and it plays linksy, right? I'm going with guys who can chip and putt it. My initial thought is Pat Reed
 
Waquoit said:
Was rooting for Rory, he supports the Travelers.
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There was a great quote from Rory about the Travelers Championship from an article recently. Said something about how when you tee off on Thursday at River Highlands at 7am you get a big crowd and how you don’t get that at other non major tournaments. Good stuff!
 
LIuconn said:
Rory has switched from a draw to a high cut off the tee. All the bombers now play that shot shape with driver.
For Kiawah, gotta assume it will be windy and it plays linksy, right? I'm going with guys who can chip and putt it. My initial thought is Pat Reed
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Course is unique with its layout.

Most pros have a driving 2-iron they can out in their bag and hit low burners that roll out to 275-280. They don't all carry it every week but expect to hear plenty about it at Kiawah.

Reed isn't a bad pick.

Also, grass is a newer strain that grows straight up. It's on the fairways which will give nice fluffy lies and on the greens. Greens will not have much grain on them. The greens will roll true all day long. Real cool stuff for ocean courses which require a very hearty strain to deal with salt water, sand and wind.

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Drew said:
Not sure if I should be surprised or not but Rory the favorite in Kiawah now:
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Interesting to see Gary Woodland so far down the list at 80-1. He's one of the best there is at that low stinger kind of wind-cheater shot. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him do well at Kiawah.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Quail Hollow is set up for the big hitters. No real penalty for being long and in the rough compared to short and in the fairway.

No shocking analysis here- If Rory is hitting fairways off the tee and his putter is even average he is a threat on any course.

Ancer had a nice finish today and his game translates well to so many courses. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see him win the PGA.
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Maybe not long enough for some venues, but he’s been hanging around s lot lately.
 
LIuconn said:
Rory has switched from a draw to a high cut off the tee. All the bombers now play that shot shape with driver.
For Kiawah, gotta assume it will be windy and it plays linksy, right? I'm going with guys who can chip and putt it. My initial thought is Pat Reed
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Last time PGA was at Kiawah in 2012, top 10 was five guys from UK, two Swedes, and three from US (Bradley, Adams, Stricker). Only McIlroy and Bradley had previously won a major (Rose won his later).

Suggests to me that if not McIlroy, then it'll be someone who's never won a major before, which is common for PGA anyway. And probably a Euro.

I think it bodes well for Hovland, Ancer, Fleetwood and Rahm.
 
Chin Diesel said:
For the money I'd take Berger, Cantlay, Schauffele, and Morikawa.

Anyone who puts a penny on Koepka is a fool.

Also fools will throw down on Zalatoris. As much as I like him long term, don't like him at Kiawah. Not yet at least.
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Anyone who bets on a golf winner is a fool. Way, way too many variables. No Nicklauses or Woods these days. A whole bunch of top 10 talented players anyone of whom can have a week and several others who aren’t unimaginable.
 
cohenzone said:
Anyone who bets on a golf winner is a fool. Way, way too many variables. No Nicklauses or Woods these days. A whole bunch of top 10 talented players anyone of whom can have a week and several others who aren’t unimaginable.
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That's why you get odds.
 

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