Wonder if Scheffler will continue his career long enough to overtake Nicklaus as the greatest of all time?
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Way too soon to tell. He still has 15 majors and 57 wins to go to match Jack. Players get hot and then fade, i.e. Spieth. They said the same thing about Rory after he won his 4th major at Valhalla in 2014. It took him nearly 11 years to win another. Scottie has all the tools and certainly the composure to continue for a long time. We'll see.
I think he does. He will get to 19 majors and 74 wins at least.
Anybody see the way they set up #15 at Erin Hills on Saturday? Turned it into a drivable par 4 (260 yards) but with a ridiculous pin position when the greens were rolling 13.5 on the stimp. One woman was putting for eagle and made a double bogey. Players hated it (naturally) but in addition to the difficulty, it slowed play down to a crawl, had like 3 groups on the hole most of the afternoon. They said they did the same thing for the men in 2017, but I don't remember it. It was fun to watch, but not sure it was a great idea in hindsight.
It played to a 4.5 on Saturday, which was the shortest the hole played all week. I guess the USGA didn't care for the 3.8 it played on Friday at 100 yards longer and they needed to pull their tricks out of their bag.
You never know about these things but Scottie seems destined to win the Grand Slam and probably 6-8 majors if not more. Putting is probably the only weakness that could pop up for him because he is arguably the best ball striker on the planet now. So many traits to Tiger in getting leads and letting the field make the mistakes. Elite mental game.
It was a very stacked field. I think I read EVERY top 25 player EXCEPT Rory. Oh and by the way, Rory has been in MOST of the tournaments Scotty has won. There was plenty of talent in the field. He is just playing that good.
I tell you what I wish, I wish Scheffler had been back up to "par" from his surgery before he played in the Masters. If he was, Rory would still be looking for that career Grand Slam.
By the way, Rory caught a lot of shit for not playing in the Memorial. He didn't even bother to call the Golden Bear to tell him personally.
Was very surprising IF true ( and i have no reason to believe Jack lied) considering Jack has really helped him out quite a bit. Make the call.
Agree on all points. But will add AT TIMES, he starts hitting the driver left off the tee. He can get a little erratic with the Big Stick. But putting is his "weakest" link. If he is putting only average for the 4 days, it is lights out, everyone else is playing for 2nd. To me, Saturdays is what separates him from the rest of the field, literally. He usually just "hangs around" Thursday and Friday, then Saturday makes the big move (the call it moving day for a reason), then kind of coast home on Sunday.
On Saturday he was just kind of cruising along, had 13 straight pars, them BAM, birdies 4 of the last 5 holes and makes the big move. Went from around 10th at -4, to the leader at -8 in the final 5 holes. A big reason he wins also is he just has the fortitude to reach down deep when he is struggling and makes some really important par saves. Nobody really talks that part of his winning, Friday and early Saturday, he didn't have his "A" game, and survived by saving par on several holes. Like Tiger said so well, "Anybody can win when they are playing their A game, the great ones can win when they pay their B or C games".
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I actually hit a nice little golf parlay yesterday. Had Scheffler under 4.5 birdies or better (3), over 11 pars (14), Ben Griffin over 3.5 birdies or better (4), Sepp Straka over 3.5 birdies or better (4), and Ludvig Aberg over 10.5 pars (12). $10 wager paid me $200.
Shane Lowry cost me one parlay, over 11 pars (10), and Ryan Fox another, over 3.5 birdies (2).
Shane Lowry cost me one parlay, over 11 pars (10), and Ryan Fox another, over 3.5 birdies (2).
Scottie was 100% at Augusta. He finished second (1 shot back) at the Houston Open 2 weeks prior. Oh...he bested Rory by 4 shots that week.
9th at Pebble and 3rd at Torrey earlier in the year.
He was perfectly fine.
Maybe so, but he took 2 weeks in between the Players and the Houston Open. 3 weeks in between the Genesis and the Arnold Palmer. I know he planned to skip the tournament (Valero Texas Open) before the Masters, but he doesn't normally take 2/3 weeks off between events.
From February 12th (start of the Genesis, his 3rd tournament since surgery), until March 26th (start of the Houston Open), his 6th tournament), he had 5 weeks off. That is NOT normal. He while was "back", he was still trying to ease back into playing. Lets see if he takes 3 weeks in between tournaments again this year. I beat he doesn't. He likes to play 4/5 in a row. He doesn't skip events constantly. Though he had some good finishes, that much time off didn't HELP his game.
From February 12th (start of the Genesis, his 3rd tournament since surgery), until March 26th (start of the Houston Open), his 6th tournament), he had 5 weeks off. That is NOT normal. He while was "back", he was still trying to ease back into playing. Lets see if he takes 3 weeks in between tournaments again this year. I beat he doesn't. He likes to play 4/5 in a row. He doesn't skip events constantly. Though he had some good finishes, that much time off didn't HELP his game.
Fun tourney. Feel for Cameron Young. He went for it on 18 and absolutely destroyed a 3w over the green that took him out of the tourney.
Great putt by Fox on 18 to force a playoff.
And Burns gags a 5 footer on the first playoff hole to win it. Onto the 2nd playoff hole!
Great putt by Fox on 18 to force a playoff.
And Burns gags a 5 footer on the first playoff hole to win it. Onto the 2nd playoff hole!
He had stitches in his hand. He didn’t have it replaced. Are you his brother?
This is ALMOST as stupid as your comment in the Phil Mickelson thread. He was OFF from golf for a while. You ever heard of rust ? Also, does your dumb ass even know why he needed stitches or where the cut even was ????? What a dumb ass statement. A cut on your ( you know hand that holds the golf club) is a lot more than "just stitches". Hell he probably should have just said EFF it, threw a band aid over it and just rolled on. Are you a Scheffler hater ? Probably a Rory Stan or Jordan Spieth nut licker.
The return of the Max....and a helluva lot cheaper than PV's.
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Know you are joking but I think Bradley was specifically picked to get away form the good ole boy network. Hopefully, he picks who is playing well and who fits best on the team and course and not who he is buddies with. I would ditch all of the old guard as asst captains and get new blood.
I know, my comment above was a joke.
But not about Bradley picking himself, think he has had a really solid year. He could play in the afternoon sessions first two days, after he has set his lineups, and then on Sunday, after you pick your lineup . . . what else is there to do as captain that one of your vice captains couldn't handle? Plus, I could see him as a partner with DeChambeau, think they would get along fine in 2 man matches.
Still think the Euros look EXTREMELY tough. To me, there are ten automatic picks for Europe: Rory, Rahm, Hatton, Lowry, Fleetwood, McIntyre, Aberg, Hovland, Straka, and Detry. After that, could make an argument for 4 or 5 others for the last two picks. Not sure I would go with Rose again, he was the oldest player on either team two years ago, and has not played well at all since the Masters. I would go another direction if I were Luke Donald.
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Horschel had surgery last month and is out until later in the year.
A lot of golf to be played, and Morikawa and Henley are only separated by 4 points for the 6th spot. Look for both to make the team w/ one of them getting a captain's pick along w/ Ben Griffin. That will leave 4 spots up for grabs.
Koepka is out given his 2 MC's this year in majors....or at least he isn't deserving.
A lot of golf to be played, and Morikawa and Henley are only separated by 4 points for the 6th spot. Look for both to make the team w/ one of them getting a captain's pick along w/ Ben Griffin. That will leave 4 spots up for grabs.
Koepka is out given his 2 MC's this year in majors....or at least he isn't deserving.
Another thought about LIV golfers:
Hasn't been discussed much that I have seen, but it seems that the guys that have been hurt most by the move to LIV are the younger guys like Niemann and Pereira. Niemann is still not 30, and was considered a rising young star on the PGA (already had two wins). But since his move to LIV, his only top 20 finish in majors was T8 in this year's PGA, and has missed several cuts, basically been a non factor in majors. Pereira finished 3 at 2022 PGA, but T18 best since then, and has not even made the field in any major last two seasons. At least Carlos Ortiz went through the qualification process to earn his way into the US Open.
Case could be made that the young guys like the above 2 would have developed into a lot better players had they played tougher courses, e.g., Torrey Pines, Pebble, Harbour Town, Memorial, et al, and regularly against large talented fields, with a cut. Instead, they are playing easier courses, in small no cut fields, that are laughably weak except for the top 6 or 7 great players. I assume they got a lot of money (though I bet nothing like Koepka, Rahm, et al), but in the long run, I wonder if they will wonder what might have been?
Hasn't been discussed much that I have seen, but it seems that the guys that have been hurt most by the move to LIV are the younger guys like Niemann and Pereira. Niemann is still not 30, and was considered a rising young star on the PGA (already had two wins). But since his move to LIV, his only top 20 finish in majors was T8 in this year's PGA, and has missed several cuts, basically been a non factor in majors. Pereira finished 3 at 2022 PGA, but T18 best since then, and has not even made the field in any major last two seasons. At least Carlos Ortiz went through the qualification process to earn his way into the US Open.
Case could be made that the young guys like the above 2 would have developed into a lot better players had they played tougher courses, e.g., Torrey Pines, Pebble, Harbour Town, Memorial, et al, and regularly against large talented fields, with a cut. Instead, they are playing easier courses, in small no cut fields, that are laughably weak except for the top 6 or 7 great players. I assume they got a lot of money (though I bet nothing like Koepka, Rahm, et al), but in the long run, I wonder if they will wonder what might have been?
Agree on all, but Niemann comes across as a prick and has no interest outside of the dollar, of which he has accumulated a lot of this year in 3 day events....lol.
