Official 2025 Professional Golf thread - Tiger-less Masters still delivers drama and a career grand slam for Rory in playoff! (1 Viewer)

[BassNBrew]

What's the deal with all the crazy putting? Bryson with a 30 foot long putter. Rose pushing the putter with his right hand.

 

[Zow]

What's the deal with all the crazy putting? Bryson with a 30 foot long putter. Rose pushing the putter with his right hand.

Putting technology and theory has advanced significantly the last few years. Research suggests that putting stats improve when players use equipment that eliminates variation in the stroke and putter face. While this generally does not improve stats from distance, putting stats overall improve inside 20 feet (particularly inside 8 feet) when the putter forces the player to make the same stroke every time. Hence the Bryson arm long monstrosity and the boom of zero torque putters.

In other words, gone are the days of the "touch" putters like the Scotty blades and whatever the heck that thing is that Mickelson putted with. In now are the zero-torque, massive mallet heads, with shafts designed to create robotic strokes and grips such as cross-handed, the arm lock, and the claw which are designed to take the wrists out of play. Out are the blade putters designed for an arc stroke and the traditional touch putting stroke.

Golf purists may be crying because putting was previously viewed as an art form, but like the defensive shift in baseball or the move to nothing but three point shots and layups in the NBA, statistical analysis has prevailed over beauty.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

What's the deal with all the crazy putting? Bryson with a 30 foot long putter. Rose pushing the putter with his right hand.

I like the claw grip.

 

[BassNBrew]

What's the deal with all the crazy putting? Bryson with a 30 foot long putter. Rose pushing the putter with his right hand.

Putting technology and theory has advanced significantly the last few years. Research suggests that putting stats improve when players use equipment that eliminates variation in the stroke and putter face. While this generally does not improve stats from distance, putting stats overall improve inside 20 feet (particularly inside 8 feet) when the putter forces the player to make the same stroke every time. Hence the Bryson arm long monstrosity and the boom of zero torque putters.

In other words, gone are the days of the "touch" putters like the Scotty blades and whatever the heck that thing is that Mickelson putted with. In now are the zero-torque, massive mallet heads, with shafts designed to create robotic strokes and grips such as cross-handed, the arm lock, and the claw which are designed to take the wrists out of play. Out are the blade putters designed for an arc stroke and the traditional touch putting stroke.

Golf purists may be crying because putting was previously viewed as an art form, but like the defensive shift in baseball or the move to nothing but three point shots and layups in the NBA, statistical analysis has prevailed over beauty.

I'm still rocking an original Teardrop

History’s Mysteries: The Strange Story of TearDrop Putters

Talk about a long, strange trip.

mygolfspy.com

 

[SWC]

What's the deal with all the crazy putting? Bryson with a 30 foot long putter. Rose pushing the putter with his right hand.

Putting technology and theory has advanced significantly the last few years. Research suggests that putting stats improve when players use equipment that eliminates variation in the stroke and putter face. While this generally does not improve stats from distance, putting stats overall improve inside 20 feet (particularly inside 8 feet) when the putter forces the player to make the same stroke every time. Hence the Bryson arm long monstrosity and the boom of zero torque putters.

In other words, gone are the days of the "touch" putters like the Scotty blades and whatever the heck that thing is that Mickelson putted with. In now are the zero-torque, massive mallet heads, with shafts designed to create robotic strokes and grips such as cross-handed, the arm lock, and the claw which are designed to take the wrists out of play. Out are the blade putters designed for an arc stroke and the traditional touch putting stroke.

Golf purists may be crying because putting was previously viewed as an art form, but like the defensive shift in baseball or the move to nothing but three point shots and layups in the NBA, statistical analysis has prevailed over beauty.

I'm still rocking an original Teardrop

History’s Mysteries: The Strange Story of TearDrop Putters

Talk about a long, strange trip.

mygolfspy.com

man i just fell down that hole and read the entire thing that was pretty interesting except for the huffy part banana seats have no place in golf take that to the bank bromigos

 

[Instinctive]

Sheffler - one of the quietest "man he finished in the top five AGAIN" ever?

 

[Zow]

Sheffler - one of the quietest "man he finished in the top five AGAIN" ever?

Honestly, just goes to show how good he is. He had a "bad week" at his job and is still one of the five best in the world at what he does.

 

[belljr]

Plenty of people still play blades / arc swing.

It's just not the blade you may be familiar with

Morikawa
Spieth uses a Scotty

They setup blade putters with different weight balances based on swing arc

 

[WDIK2]

Will be at the RBC on Friday. Pretty pumped. Have tickets to Doc's BBQ tent on the 15th green. Of the 6 of us going, I am by far the most into PGA tour golf. I told the others to do whatever they want and not worry about me.

Was at a Nike tour even 25+ years ago, but this will be my first PGA tour event.

 

[Instinctive]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

 

[Zow]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

 

[Judge Smails]

Anybody watch that Western Intercollegiate golf tourney? I'm jonesing to play Pasatiempo! That kid from Arizona lit it up, shooting -13. 3 rounds in the 60's, winning it back to back. What a magnificent looking course and the green undulations almost make Augusta National look tame. Alister MacKenzie was a genius.

 

[Instinctive]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

 

[belljr]

Never heard of him

 

[Zow]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

It’s weird, I’m reading conflicting reports. I can say that Charlie Beljan is railing against the PGA for this. If this wasn’t a LIV event, then I’d agree that he shouldn’t be suspended.

 

[the moops]

The whole thing is idiotic still.

This is very much true. PGA acting like a bunch of whiny twats

 

[Instinctive]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

It’s weird, I’m reading conflicting reports. I can say that Charlie Beljan is railing against the PGA for this. If this wasn’t a LIV event, then I’d agree that he shouldn’t be suspended.

You can find it. It's literally on Grant Horvats YouTube channel and he seems to be the organizer of it all

The whole thing is stupid to begin with. It's golf. Just have a way to qualify and if you go play somewhere else too then I guess you're risking the points you need to keep a tour card. Oh well. The whole thing is idiotic. If you can be good enough to keep a card and do other stuff sometimes more power to you.

 

[SWC]

days after the masters and i am still reveling in blood money bison deshambo falling apart best masters ever take that to the bank brohans

 

[Zow]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

It’s weird, I’m reading conflicting reports. I can say that Charlie Beljan is railing against the PGA for this. If this wasn’t a LIV event, then I’d agree that he shouldn’t be suspended.

You can find it. It's literally on Grant Horvats YouTube channel and he seems to be the organizer of it all

The whole thing is stupid to begin with. It's golf. Just have a way to qualify and if you go play somewhere else too then I guess you're risking the points you need to keep a tour card. Oh well. The whole thing is idiotic. If you can be good enough to keep a card and do other stuff sometimes more power to you.

Assuming arguendo the bold is true, then I completely agree with you then. The first article I read on this must have been biased to the PGA because the article asserted that it was a LIV event.

 

[gump]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

It’s weird, I’m reading conflicting reports. I can say that Charlie Beljan is railing against the PGA for this. If this wasn’t a LIV event, then I’d agree that he shouldn’t be suspended.

You can find it. It's literally on Grant Horvats YouTube channel and he seems to be the organizer of it all

The whole thing is stupid to begin with. It's golf. Just have a way to qualify and if you go play somewhere else too then I guess you're risking the points you need to keep a tour card. Oh well. The whole thing is idiotic. If you can be good enough to keep a card and do other stuff sometimes more power to you.

Assuming arguendo the bold is true, then I completely agree with you then. The first article I read on this must have been biased to the PGA because the article asserted that it was a LIV event.

Scottie/Rory just played vs Bryson/Brooks in a 3rd party event...how does that make sense unless this one was a LIV event?

 

[Instinctive]

Wesley Bryan appears to be indefinitely suspended for playing in a YouTube scramble event that LIV players were also part of.

I’m reading it was a LIV event. That seems distinguishable and I’d side with the PGA if accurate.

Looks like it was Grant Horvats YouTube channel, and LIV agreed to provide six pros for six YouTubers to play against.

Idk. Seems fairly unreasonable to me. He didn't go play at a LIV tournament or join their tour.

The whole thing is idiotic still.

It’s weird, I’m reading conflicting reports. I can say that Charlie Beljan is railing against the PGA for this. If this wasn’t a LIV event, then I’d agree that he shouldn’t be suspended.

You can find it. It's literally on Grant Horvats YouTube channel and he seems to be the organizer of it all

The whole thing is stupid to begin with. It's golf. Just have a way to qualify and if you go play somewhere else too then I guess you're risking the points you need to keep a tour card. Oh well. The whole thing is idiotic. If you can be good enough to keep a card and do other stuff sometimes more power to you.

Assuming arguendo the bold is true, then I completely agree with you then. The first article I read on this must have been biased to the PGA because the article asserted that it was a LIV event.

Scottie/Rory just played vs Bryson/Brooks in a 3rd party event...how does that make sense unless this one was a LIV event?

I think LIV sponsored Horvat's idea. They got publicity and provided golfers. It seems pretty grey and the PGA woke up and chose violence lol.

 

[Instinctive]

Here is the link to Horvat. Thumbnail doesn't even say LIV. https://www.youtube.com/@GrantHorvatGolfs/videos

It's a video for "The Duels" Miami. He titled it "The $250,000 YouTube Golf Tournament"

 

[CGRdrJoe]

JT may be the story for his low round today but Gary Woodland is once again in the hunt. A GW win would be huge, for me personally bigger than Rory winning the masters

 

[The Gator]

JT may be the story for his low round today but Gary Woodland is once again in the hunt. A GW win would be huge, for me personally bigger than Rory winning the masters

Woodland the guy with the brain tumor? Think i just watched that Full Swing episode last night

 

[The Gator]

Also JT in that episode with Woodland giving him a heads up that he's micd up: "I hate kids"

 

[CGRdrJoe]

JT may be the story for his low round today but Gary Woodland is once again in the hunt. A GW win would be huge, for me personally bigger than Rory winning the masters

Woodland the guy with the brain tumor? Think i just watched that Full Swing episode last night

yeah

 

[gump]

How many course records does JT now hold/share? That’s 2 in the last 5 weeks.

 

[WDIK2]

Fowler justmade the whole trip worth it. Holed out on 15 right in front of us. Too freakin cool.