THE Official 2017/2018 PGA Tour Season Thread - Page 18

Mock it all you want, but it would probably be exciting!

I prefer closest to the pin as it gives all players a chance not just the bombers, Hockey and soccer both have tie breakers that are nothing like the actual game but provide a quick and exciting resolution. So does college football.

At least in some of the lesser tournaments. Does the Geenbriar need 3 extra holes and almost an hour extra to crown Ted Potter over Troy Kelly? No one is watching that. I'd watch 3 swings each at the closing Par 3 though!

I'm onboard. That's what they get for tying after 72 holes!

Quote

03-01-2018 , 09:55 PM

#427

DWetzel

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 42,349

drive, chip, and putt contest, best 2 out of 3

Quote

03-01-2018 , 10:26 PM

#428

campfirewest

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,940

Quote:

Originally Posted by ligastar

and lest we forget, Bubba hates H2O.

Only when its on his club face.

Quote

03-01-2018 , 10:37 PM

#429

ligastar

ToP 100 pAsS cAtChErS

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 30,987

Quote:

Originally Posted by campfirewest

Only when its on his club face.

Spoiler:

Quote

03-02-2018 , 12:44 AM

#430

ntanygd760

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,673

Elite collapse by Bubba. I forgot how tight some of the chutes are, or at least how tight they look on camera.

I actually don't think they are running at 11.5 though, which is fine as the ball might never stop.

This course reminds me of my favorite with crazy pitched greens. You show up and the practice green looks like it is on the side of a hill and the soon find out so are all the greens. 5%+ average slope is fun. On a fun side not the USGA made them rebuild a green to continue hosting pub links qualifier when that was a thing as they said there was not a single pinable location at the speed they asked for.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 03:18 AM

#431

Everlastrr

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,897

Quote:

Originally Posted by MinusEV

You must love whiners who blame their their caddies for what is clearly their own fault.

Bosses do this every day but when a golfer does it to his employee people are all up in arms. Just laughable.

BTW I just like exciting golf. As long as he isn't diddling kids or drowning puppies I really couldn't give a **** what he does otherwise.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 05:28 AM

#432

MinusEV

Giftastic!

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12,210

Quote:

Originally Posted by Everlastrr

Bosses do this every day but when a golfer does it to his employee people are all up in arms. Just laughable.

You really find it shocking that people who act like complete dicks can be disliked?

I'm not sure what kind of bosses you've had that have led you to think that that is acceptable behaviour, but it really is not.

You may tolerate it (especially if you make Bubbas caddy kind of money) but that's not relevant to whether or not the person doing it is a dick. He/she still is. No matter how many others may be doing it too.

And at least most of them are not daft enough to do it on international tv in front of millions of viewers...

Quote

03-02-2018 , 12:45 PM

#433

martin_malin

veteran

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,332

Yesss! Tiger will be back at it next week.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 01:04 PM

#434

THAY3R

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 36,550

Bubba's sweet. Haters gonna hate

Quote

03-02-2018 , 01:09 PM

#435

MinusEV

Giftastic!

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12,210

Quote:

Originally Posted by THAY3R

Bubba's sweet. Haters gonna hate

Luckily Bubba doesn't have to be called a hater, because when he hates on gays, it's not actually him who's hating, it's God.

"Take it up with God, guys, I'm just the messenger...".

How anyone can respect someone like that is way beyond my understanding.

"But he's good at golf!"... whooopdedoo...

Last edited by MinusEV; 03-02-2018 at 01:14 PM.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 01:10 PM

#436

MinusEV

Giftastic!

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 12,210

Quote:

Originally Posted by martin_malin

Yesss! Tiger will be back at it next week.

And the week after!

He's so back it hurts!

Quote

03-02-2018 , 02:58 PM

#437

revots33

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 13,455

Pulling for Louis Oosthuizen, probably my favorite swing on tour and he seems like such a nice mellow guy to boot.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 04:48 PM

#438

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,273

lol on this golf course, Phil is 81 of 83 putts inside 10 feet. And 18/18 this week.

I mean...how is that even possible??

Quote

03-02-2018 , 05:18 PM

#439

ligastar

ToP 100 pAsS cAtChErS

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 30,987

heck of a shot by Rosey there up against the tree.

Quote

03-02-2018 , 06:10 PM

#440

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,273

SHARMAAAAAAAAAAAA

Quote

03-02-2018 , 06:23 PM

#441

Everlastrr

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,897

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

SHARMAAAAAAAAAAAA

Amazing story... but now I'm hungry.

Spoiler:

Quote

03-02-2018 , 11:22 PM

#442

campfirewest

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,940

I'm more of a Barn Rat guy than a Sharma guy myself.

Quote

03-03-2018 , 11:00 AM

#443

GuntShot

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 170

Count me in as not caring for everything Bubba does and says, but liking his presence on tour. The tour needs villains, colorful people, lefties!, and people who look like they're there because they've got great talent and did it their own way. He brings even more than that to the table, in terms of being able to hit amazing shots, and bombing it.

Quote

03-03-2018 , 03:16 PM

#444

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,273

OMG at Adam Hadwin putt. that was insane.

Quote

03-03-2018 , 03:53 PM

#445

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,273

SHARMAAAAAAA gonna lap the field at this rate

Quote

03-03-2018 , 06:51 PM

#446

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,273

clutch putt by Sharma at the end

Quote

03-03-2018 , 11:04 PM

#447

MikkeD

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,498

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

clutch putt by Sharma at the end

Played the rest of the hole like a seasoned pro after his mistake and deserved making that putt.

Could be a future super-star in golf if he can keep it up.

Quote

03-04-2018 , 12:36 AM

#448

campfirewest

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 9,940

Sharma is definitely a Cinderella story. It would be cool to see him win and get into the Masters.

Quote

03-04-2018 , 10:56 AM

#449

ligastar

ToP 100 pAsS cAtChErS

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 30,987

Quote:

Originally Posted by campfirewest

Sharma is definitely a Cinderella story. It would be cool to see him win and get into the Masters.

as long as he doesn't have an awful round today and slip down the leaderboard, he doesn't necessarily need a win to get in b/c he may get in this way:

18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 26, 2018