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The last round got moved up for weather and is on ESPN Plus right now if you have access to that.
I see featured groups and main event listed, but none are working ? “YOUR EVENT HAS ENDED” scrolling on bottom
Was never a Fowler fan. Always felt he was overrated when comparing the amount of exposure he got. That said, he has proven to be a genuine person on tour and has paid his dues. Glad to see him finding his game and hope he can finally get a Major soon.
Most of you guys follow a lot closer than I do but had JT been hurt? Seems he has struggled recently and I wasn't sure if it was due to injury or what.
OK, since no one apparently likes me or is even willing to drop a helpful hint, I did pick up this drill a couple of weeks ago from a local HS coach, and the last few rounds, have putted better:
Put 12 pegs in the ground around a hole, 3 feet, 6 feet and 9 feet away, in a straight line, then the same on the exact opposite side of the hole, then three halfway in between the first two sets, then one directly across from the 3rd set. So when you start, you have 12 tees pretty much in the shape of a cross, on the four points of the dial.
Round 1, you have to make one putt from the 3, then one from 6, and one from 9, before you proceed to the next set. Once you have made one putt each from all 12 tees, round 1 is complete. the 9 footers are not easy, especially if you have some break. The other day, I lipped out the same 9 footer FIVE times in a row, which seems hard to do, given that you know the exact line. 😫
Then, Round 2 is called 3-2-1. You have to make three straight from 3 feet, 2 straight from 6 feet and one from 9 feet before you can move to the next set. This can take a while. But it is worth it. One thing I can already tell is that on the 3 footers, aim for the back of the cup and hit the putt solidly, so it can't die away at the hole, a foible that has cost me many a stroke on the course.
Sorry I didn't see your message but you can also try a putting mirror. It can help with alignment as well as making sure you are consistently hitting the sweet spot. Most pros use them when warming up.
Barbasol Pre-Qualifying at Cherry Blossom today: Low 40 advance
This thread may be worth reading. Phil just tweeted in its support. About to dive in:
Read it and still don’t know whether he’s accurate. He is Pro LIV so take with a grain of salt. As well if some thing comes from pro PGA.
Finished up 4 rounds in HHI. Atlantic Dunes, Oyster Reef, Bearceek and Shipyard. Good for the soul.
Finished up 4 rounds in HHI. Atlantic Dunes, Oyster Reef, Bearceek and Shipyard. Good for the soul.
It's an anti PGA hit piece at this point, nothing more. Outside of Monahan and the PIF comments, there isn't anything else to go on currently.
Will be at HHI in Sep....Harbour Town and AD on the docket, as well as Old South...hidden gem in Bluffton.
Played all 3. Been awhile for Old South so can't remember much but do recall it being in really good condition. Harbour is just a cool course to play but iron play better be money to handle those smaller greens.
Yes...played it before. It is a gem, but overpriced. Only reason this year is w/ a friend who wants to play it. I prefer the overall layout of AD if I had my druthers.
Just about the most in-depth/fair look at the PGA/PIF potential business arrangement from The Athletic...
The PGA Tour, PIF and understanding the deal to shape golf’s future
The PGA Tour, PIF and understanding the deal to shape golf’s future
4 spots available today at Boone's Trace for the Barbasol:
Weather Sunday through Tuesday this week looks perfect. Of course, once the tournament starts, good chance of rain nearly every day. 🤮4 spots available today at Boone's Trace for the Barbasol:
My choice is Bathia, the left handed skinny dude.
KY Open qualifying:
He got a worse tee time than JJ Henry!
At 46,Duf's hanging on. I think this is his last year of exemptions.
He's won $28 million on tour.
He's got $3 million in deferred Fed Ex and cut money.
Take out the settlement for his 3 year marriage and he's probably got a great life except for the memory of DJ and his wife fooling around.
At 46,Duf's hanging on. I think this is his last year of exemptions.
He's won $28 million on tour.
He's got $3 million in deferred Fed Ex and cut money.
Take out the settlement for his 3 year marriage and he's probably got a great life except for the memory of DJ and his wife fooling around.
Oh but that 3 years to that molten smoke show was probably worth it.
By chance I was walking scorer with Bhatia today. OMG he hits it a mile, hardly needs driver even on the par 5s.
Tee times and pairings
| Time | Players |
| 6:45 AM ET | Ryan Armour, Jason Dufner |
| 6:56 AM ET | Brice Garnett, J.J. Henry |
| 7:07 AM ET | D.A. Points, Ryan Moore |
| 7:18 AM ET | Robert Streb, Richy Werenski, Andrew Landry |
| 7:29 AM ET | Wesley Bryan, Andrew Wilson, Ben Crane |
| 7:40 AM ET | Ryuji Imada, Omar Uresti |
| 7:51 AM ET | Austin Cook, Greg Chalmers |
| 8:02 AM ET | Kevin Tway, Masahiro Kawamura, Satoshi Kodaira |
| 8:13 AM ET | Scott Brown, Patton Kizzire, John Parry |
| 8:24 AM ET | D.J. Trahan, MJ Daffue |
| 8:35 AM ET | JC Ritchie, Bo Hoag, Geoff Ogilvy |
| 8:46 AM ET | Augusto Nunez, Brandon Matthews |
| 8:57 AM ET | Jesse Mueller, Wes Homan, Maxwell Moldovan |
| 12:10 PM ET | Aaron Cockerill, David Hearn, Kyle Stanley |
| 12:21 PM ET | Paul Haley, Austin Smotherman |
| 12:32 PM ET | Adam Long, Cameron Percy |
| 12:43 PM ET | Russell Knox, Doc Redman |
| 12:54 PM ET | Taylor Pendrith, Peter Kuest, Lucas Glover, Lucas Glover, Peter Kuest |
| 1:05 PM ET | Henrik Norlander, Justin Lower, Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez |
| 1:16 PM ET | Matthias Schwab, Jason Scrivener, Andrew Novak |
| 1:27 PM ET | James Morrison, Kramer Hickok, Bo Van Pelt |
| 1:38 PM ET | Tyson Alexander, Andy Sullivan, Alexander Levy |
| 1:49 PM ET | Vincent Norrman, Christoffer Bring |
| 2:00 PM ET | Josh Teater, Chip McDaniel, Matthias Schmid |
| 2:11 PM ET | Kyle Westmoreland, Kevin Roy, Stephen Stallings Jr. |
| 2:22 PM ET | Akshay Bhatia, Akshay Bhatia |
Hole 10
| Time | Players |
| 6:45 AM ET | Peter Malnati, Ted Potter Jr., Clement Sordet |
| 6:56 AM ET | Niklas Norgaard Moeller, Jonathan Byrd, Seung-Yul Noh |
| 7:07 AM ET | Brian Davis, Julien Guerrier, Sean O’Hair |
| 7:18 AM ET | Vincent Whaley, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Harry Higgs |
| 7:29 AM ET | Tyler Duncan, Chad Ramey, Cameron Champ, Chad Ramey, Chad Ramey, Daniel Chopra |
| 7:40 AM ET | Kevin Streelman, Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Grayson Murray, Grayson Murray, Jonas Blixt |
| 7:51 AM ET | Atiwit Janewattanano, Soren Kjeldsen, Max McGreevy |
| 8:02 AM ET | Ryan Gerard, Ryo Hisatsune, Marcus Helligkilde |
| 8:13 AM ET | Alejandro Del Rey Gonzalez, John Catlin, Kevin Chappell |
| 8:24 AM ET | Henry Lebioda, Cody Gribble |
| 8:35 AM ET | Carl Yuan, Marcus Kinhult, Jens Dantorp |
| 8:46 AM ET | Estanislao Goya, Sung-Hoon Kang, Estanislao Goya |
| 8:57 AM ET | Jeff Overton |
| 12:10 PM ET | Nick Watney, James Hahn, James Hahn, Darius Van Driel |
| 12:21 PM ET | Chris Stroud, Derek Ernst |
| 12:32 PM ET | Santiago Tarrio, Scott Piercy, Derek Lamely |
| 12:43 PM ET | Matt Every, Troy Merritt, Ryan Brehm, Troy Merritt, Jim Herman |
| 12:54 PM ET | Angel Hidalgo, Robert Garrigus, William McGirt |
| 1:05 PM ET | Martin Trainer, Richard Johnson |
| 1:16 PM ET | Deon Germishuys, Brian Stuard, Thomas Aiken |
| 1:27 PM ET | Tommy Gainey, Kevin Stadler, Bryce Easton |
| 1:38 PM ET | Sang-Moon Bae, Ricky Barnes |
| 1:49 PM ET | Trevor Cone, Kelly Kraft, Alexander Knappe |
| 2:00 PM ET | Johannes Veerman, Trevor Werbylo, Michael Gligic |
| 2:11 PM ET | Ze-Cheng Dou, Scott Harrington |
| 2:22 PM ET | Chris Nido, Matthew Sharpstene |
If you want to watch the Barbasol any day it’s playing it’s on the golf channel 4-7 Thursday thru Sunday.
Scottish Open tv times: ESPN+….2:45am -1030am on Thursday and Friday then 10:30am- 1:30 on golf ⛳️ channel on Thursday and Friday
Saturday and Sunday 4:30am-10am on ESPN+….then 10am-12 on the golf channel
Scottish Open tv times: ESPN+….2:45am -1030am on Thursday and Friday then 10:30am- 1:30 on golf ⛳️ channel on Thursday and Friday
Saturday and Sunday 4:30am-10am on ESPN+….then 10am-12 on the golf channel
I was walking scorer for Gribble, Lebioda and Freiburghaus today. Gribble is one shot off the lead. To be honest, Champions holds up pretty well except for the par fives. Gribble for example, -6 on par 5s (2 eagles!!), one under on the other 14 holes.
When 48 yr old Bo Van Pelt shoots 6 under (only birdied 2 par 5's) it is time to find a new course. He has missed 5 cuts on PGAT and 10 cuts on the KF Tour this year...ugh.
Glover -9 and birdied 3 of the par 3's.
Not worth arguing over, but it doesn't hurt that they let the pros play preferred lies in the fairway, even though it never rained yesterday and the course is in prime condition. "These guys are good" - they don't need any help.
FWIW, I don't think we keep the tournament next year anyway, have not heard any realistic talk of a new sponsor.
FWIW, I don't think we keep the tournament next year anyway, have not heard any realistic talk of a new sponsor.
Never have understood the rationale for having a PGA event the same week(end) as a major. I get there are a lot of guys who don't qualify for the major so tournaments like this are great for them but from a sponsorship standpoint have no clue why anyone would want to spend the kind of money it takes for such slowly attended/viewed event. The event they are going to have next year in Myrtle Beach the same week as the Wells makes zero sense to me.
Full field event next to a designated event....gives the pros a chance to make money/points that didn't qualify for the big money event. Plus, it's at a great course and location.
The Barbasol is fine, however, way too many checks in the minus column in regards to being attractive in this area.....course, logistics for the fans, location, local media coverage, to name a few. Hell, they still needed a boatload of volunteers as of Monday.
