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jleves said:
I would think that Rahm has to be the favorite now.
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I don’t disagree but there are plenty of guys within striking distance that could win this. I would love to see Wolff take this one. Would be a great story coming back from his break.
 
Well that got kind of interesting. Some heavy hitters near the top of the board and some lesser known folks, other than Louis, leading by a couple. My first post was something to the effect that I have no idea what to expect and I wasn't disappointed. I still don't know.

Rory has never won a major coming from behind. Bryson is right there. Rahm 3 back, Dustin 4 back.

I don't see Louis doing any worse than par, so someone is either going to have to come get him or one of the other two leaders will have to out duel him.

Should be a great final round for sure.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Some nice pairings today.

Henley and Bland. Neither one is a huge household name and neither should feel the pressure of being paired with the other. Just two guys playing an afternoon round together.

Wolff and Oosthuizen. Real good pairing for Wolff as Louie is one of the easier guys to be paired with for a round. Completely different styles but both get it done.

Rahm and Bubba. This could be fun. Couple of hot heads who get emotional and try to take it out on the course. Seems like the group most likely to have a 65 AND a 77 in it.

Hughes and Streelman. See Henley and Bland. No stress on either one. Couple of journeymen playing a round together.

Scheffler and Schauffele. Another fun group. Two guys looking for first major and take jump to next level. I said earlier this year I expect Scheffler to win a major before Schauffele. If Xander is going to prove me wrong this is the best chance at his home course.

Rogers and Migliozzi. Interesting pairing. Rogers was supposed to be the next great thing as an amateur. Tied Tiger's record for most wins at Stanford and was the #1 ranked amateur in the world. Pro success hasn't been there.

I know there are a few others but the only other grouping which intrigues me is JT and Morikawa. Big Morikawa fan and his round yesterday was brilliant. JT hung in there yesterday. It's the consistency of Morikawa against the wild swings of JT. If I were at Torrey today I'd be watching this pairing and then Rahm/Bubba.
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And Bubba with the 77.
 
I thought Rory might pull this off and he is in good shape.
 
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Brooks and Bryson for an extra 18 tomorrow??
 
storrsroars said:
I don't want DeChambeau to even sniff a playoff.

And Koepka is toast now anyway.
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In two minutes it went from a three way tie to Louie being two shots clear.
 
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Morikawa drops out, Hughes looks like he's about to. Two completely different shots and situations, but both among the worst of the week.

What are the odds of your ball actually ending up in a tree?
 
Back right pin on #11 is such a sucker pin to go for it. Got Bryson and Louis who short sided themselves.
 
Hughes stuck ball adventure....see how Louis reacts to the delay
 
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Jaker said:
need some eagles at 18 to really add some drama
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Some bad swings off the tee are being harshly punished by Torrey.

Course has been the star the past hour as it is chewing up and spitting out these pros. No wayward swing goes unpunished.
 
Jaker said:
Rahm sitting in a really good position currently
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Louis still has two par 5's on back nine.

But yeah, it's basically down to those two
 
Chin Diesel said:
Some bad swings off the tee are being harshly punished by Torrey.

Course has been the star the past hour as it is chewing up and spitting out these pros. No wayward swing goes unpunished.
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As it should be. DeChambeau's strategy of hitting it long as possible and taking risks on his lie in rough should not be rewarded. This is why, unless he changes his game dramatically, he'll never seriously compete at The Open Championship, and probably not the Masters, not because of the mostly non-existant rough, but because it's more like target golf where there are specific places one needs to land their ball and other places where you just can't.
 
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