2019/20 PGA Tour thread

[GirlySports]

There definitely some advantage. As Double K stated, the problem is that if you don't give the higher ranked players an advantage they'll skip regular PGA tournaments once they establish a big enough lead. DJ wouldn't care if he were the #1 player or the #20 player, he would definitely skip the BMW if already qualified.



There are three options for you match play enthusiasts.

1. Have match play but higher ranked player starts 1 UP, or they start even but if all square after 18, the higher ranked player wins.

2. Do 24 player double elimination with the bottom 16 players already on the losers' side. So they have to run the table to win, where as the top 8 can lose once. (this might take too long)

But in the above two scenarios, I don't think players want to show up and risk playing one round and getting eliminated. Would suck for tv too.

3. Have the same format as now (with the handicaps) and have stroke play the first 2 days. Then the top 8/12/16 move on to match play. At least everyone gets two rounds.

[Enoch Root]

Or... don't fix what ain't broken

[GirlySports]

The Canadians will play in the same group tomorrow.


Hughes, Connors and Hadwin tee off at 6:30am MT

https://twitter.com/user/status/1306267315990917122

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Or... don't fix what ain't broken

If there was a format where DJ wasn't the champion the way he played, I'd say that was a bad format.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

In theory he finished tied for third this weekend in terms of strokes. Schauffele was 265, Scheffler was 268 and DJ and Justin Thomas were 269.

I found out later that Xander gets the OWGR points for winning the tournament.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

If there was a format where DJ wasn't the champion the way he played, I'd say that was a bad format.

You can't say this with any sort of certainty. You don't know how DJ (or anyone else for that matter) would play if everyone started at even.

[calgarygeologist]

At some point in my life it would be amazing to get a chance to play some of these incredible courses on tour but obviously that likely won't happen. For Winged Foot, I would love to play some chip and putt with those contoured greens and false fronts. Basically play each hole from about 90 yards out and see what I could do on those greens.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

At some point in my life it would be amazing to get a chance to play some of these incredible courses on tour but obviously that likely won't happen. For Winged Foot, I would love to play some chip and putt with those contoured greens and false fronts. Basically play each hole from about 90 yards out and see what I could do on those greens.

I predict lots of tears, it doesn't look anything less than brutal to play.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

I predict lots of tears, it doesn't look anything less than brutal to play.

I've played a couple courses around Calgary that I thought had some pretty crazy greens but in comparison to what I see at Winged Foot they would probably be flat.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I played the Hawk at Priddis once and it was comical how sloped and contoured the greens were, and they were playing like 12 on the stint. So I can only imagine what something like Winged Foot or Oakmont is like.

[Strange Brew]

Scores are lower than I expected.

[GirlySports]

Not bad for the Canadian group. Connors +1, Hughes and Hadwin +2

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Scores are lower than I expected.

We all know what that means for tomorrow: Dry everything out and put the pins the bare minimum on the green or in places you cannot get close to.

[DoubleK]

They will have subair turned up to 11 all night.

[Senator Clay Davis]

To be fair right now there is no wind. Winged Foot is brutal because it's close to the coast and the wind is usually up. If the wind picks up for the rest of the tournament it might still be an over par winner.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

To be fair right now there is no wind. Winged Foot is brutal because it's close to the coast and the wind is usually up. If the wind picks up for the rest of the tournament it might still be an over par winner.

no wind, playing soft (relatively), and friendly pins...

likely won't have any of those three things for the final 3 days

[GirlySports]

Course looks much tougher today. Pendrith was doing well, +1 after 27 holes but 4 bogeys to start the back 9 has him probably around the cut line.


I'm predicting the cut to be +5

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

no wind, playing soft (relatively), and friendly pins...

likely won't have any of those three things for the final 3 days

Probably not till saturday. Too many players to get through today to make it truly difficult.

[GirlySports]

Pendrith finishes at +5 (71+74) he bogeyed the 18th


Might be enough to sneak in, need to scoreboard watch now.

[GirlySports]

Brutal out there. Thomas Pieters had the lead at the turn -6. Then he shot 41 on the back.