Stupid Sneds !!A Champion is born, his name is GM.
Razor thin!
GM - 84
Culdeus - 92
Binky - 107
mphtrilogy - 109
cowboys - 113 (with a dead player)
Mookie - 117
Thorn - 119
The Man - 120
Heckmanm - 132
Nm I answered my own question. Dude needs to take a break, he's a mess.I saw Jordan Spieth projected as 140 in FedEx points. Does he have to finish top 125 to keep his card for 2020? Can he finish 126 to 150 and live off sponsor exemptions? He won an event in 2018 but not sure of the ramifications.
He has majors exemptions for 5 years after his win but not sure if that matters if he can't keep his card
A win used to get you a two year exemption. No idea about today though.I saw Jordan Spieth projected as 140 in FedEx points. Does he have to finish top 125 to keep his card for 2020? Can he finish 126 to 150 and live off sponsor exemptions? He won an event in 2018 but not sure of the ramifications.
He has majors exemptions for 5 years after his win but not sure if that matters if he can't keep his card
He keeps his card for his majors exemptions and there are probably a couple other ways he could keep it too.I saw Jordan Spieth projected as 140 in FedEx points. Does he have to finish top 125 to keep his card for 2020? Can he finish 126 to 150 and live off sponsor exemptions? He won an event in 2018 but not sure of the ramifications.
He has majors exemptions for 5 years after his win but not sure if that matters if he can't keep his card
Two years, plus another year for each additional win -- to a maximum of five years.A win used to get you a two year exemption. No idea about today though.
Belated congrats to GM.A Champion is born, his name is GM.
Razor thin!
GM - 84
Culdeus - 92
Binky - 107
mphtrilogy - 109
cowboys - 113 (with a dead player)
Mookie - 117
Thorn - 119
The Man - 120
Heckmanm - 132
They don't stack though. I mean in that way tiger doesn't have his card to 2115.Nm I answered my own question. Dude needs to take a break, he's a mess.
You also get a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour, and a five-year exemption into the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship
bronze medal comeback.A Champion is born, his name is GM.
Razor thin!
GM - 84
Culdeus - 92
Binky - 107
mphtrilogy - 109
cowboys - 113 (with a dead player)
Mookie - 117
Thorn - 119
The Man - 120
Heckmanm - 132
Not sure I know what that is, but if it's the hands separated, that's how I putt. I started doing that back in the 90's and found I could control my putter much better. Left hand at the top like normal, but right hand almost below the grip. Whenever I play with someone for the first time, they usually laugh and crack a joke. Not so much at the end of the round. Putting is the strongest part of my game.Romo rocking the Happy Gilmore putting stroke.
He holds it like a hockey stick.Not sure I know what that is, but if it's the hands separated, that's how I putt. I started doing that back in the 90's and found I could control my putter much better. Left hand at the top like normal, but right hand almost below the grip. Whenever I play with someone for the first time, they usually laugh and crack a joke. Not so much at the end of the round. Putting is the strongest part of my game.
Yup. That's my stroke.He holds it like a hockey stick.
Losing any amount of yards off the tee on this course is detrimental to their games. This course is incredibly long when they're getting roll in August. Again, I wasn't the one saying this. These were golf "experts" on TV and magazines saying it.I don't see how the ground being softer would make the course harder for a tour pro. Most of these guys carry their drives over 300 and losing 5-10 yards of run out isn't going to matter if the softer greens are going to be accepting of their longer irons.
Also, there's no way it's as hard as the US Opens were because they won't have an idiot trying to protect par setting the course up.
It matters. Historically, there have been people who struggled to reach the fairway on 10. 12 is brutal. It is a demanding course that plays very long under the best of conditions.I don't see how the ground being softer would make the course harder for a tour pro. Most of these guys carry their drives over 300 and losing 5-10 yards of run out isn't going to matter if the softer greens are going to be accepting of their longer irons.
Also, there's no way it's as hard as the US Opens were because they won't have an idiot trying to protect par setting the course up.
I get it. I know how hard this course played before. They were hitting 5 & 6 irons to greens on normal par 4s. It's one of the longest venues anywhere on tour. One of the reasons it was so hard though was that those 5 irons weren't holding the greens. I fail to see how hitting a 4 iron that can hold on a soft green is hurting a tour pro versus a 5 iron that runs through the green. But then I'm not a golf expert.Losing any amount of yards off the tee on this course is detrimental to their games. This course is incredibly long when they're getting roll in August. Again, I wasn't the one saying this. These were golf "experts" on TV and magazines saying it.
You might be right. That's one of the reasons I'm interested in hearing what the pros say next week after the practice rounds and more so after the first round. Was it all just a "faux" issue that made for a good storyline leading up to it?I get it. I know how hard this course played before. They were hitting 5 & 6 irons to greens on normal par 4s. It's one of the longest venues anywhere on tour. One of the reasons it was so hard though was that those 5 irons weren't holding the greens. I fail to see how hitting a 4 iron that can hold on a soft green is hurting a tour pro versus a 5 iron that runs through the green. But then I'm not a golf expert.
They're actually some of the most receptive greens in the Major rotation. Unless they've been redesigned since I last played it, they are notoriously flat.I get it. I know how hard this course played before. They were hitting 5 & 6 irons to greens on normal par 4s. It's one of the longest venues anywhere on tour. One of the reasons it was so hard though was that those 5 irons weren't holding the greens. I fail to see how hitting a 4 iron that can hold on a soft green is hurting a tour pro versus a 5 iron that runs through the green. But then I'm not a golf expert.
The last time Bethpage was played was in 2009. There were 13 players on tour that averaged over 300 per drive statistically that year. This year there are currently 51 players over 300 on average. Last year there was 60.It matters. Historically, there have been people who struggled to reach the fairway on 10. 12 is brutal. It is a demanding course that plays very long under the best of conditions.
It just depends on the weather from now through the tournament. I don't think time of the year is going to have much impact aside from it not being as hot and humid. A course can play fast and firm in May if it doesn't rain for awhile. Courses can dry up pretty quickly without rain, if that is their desire.You might be right. That's one of the reasons I'm interested in hearing what the pros say next week after the practice rounds and more so after the first round. Was it all just a "faux" issue that made for a good storyline leading up to it?
We'll see soon enough. I need to look into what if anything they have done to the layout.The last time Bethpage was played was in 2009. There were 13 players on tour that averaged over 300 per drive statistically that year. This year there are currently 51 players over 300 on average. Last year there was 60.
Don't get me wrong. I know Bethpage is hard. It's always going to be one of the hardest stops on the tour and most of that is due to length, but these guys hit the ball a mile now. Stopping long irons on greens is much more of a boon than losing 5-10 yards off the tee IMO. But I could be wrong...
I think there might have been 1 or 2 days it didn't rain in the past year and half up this way. Or at least it's felt that way. Last year a lot of places in and around this area saw their average annual rainfall reached in August. And this year hasn't been much better. Slightly less rain, but still wet. Like I said, I'm excited to see how it plays. I like this course a lot. Hope to play some day.It just depends on the weather from now through the tournament. I don't think time of the year is going to have much impact aside from it not being as hot and humid. A course can play fast and firm in May if it doesn't rain for awhile. Courses can dry up pretty quickly without rain, if that is their desire.
The layout is going to be the biggest part IMO. I trust the PGA a hell of a lot more than the USGA for getting a fair layout going though.We'll see soon enough. I need to look into what if anything they have done to the layout.
A few greens were enlarged to create more hole locations and return them to their original size. #18 is quite different - larger landing area will tempt guys to hit 3W or D, pitch on for a closing birdie. Lucas Glover hit 6-I/6-I there at the 72nd in 2009 (it's a short par 4, like 350) and Tiger made bogey when he coasted in.We'll see soon enough. I need to look into what if anything they have done to the layout.
Turns out his prediction was correct.
To the degree the winner needed a number in her name.Turns out his prediction was correct.
This is insane. He is putting for birdie every time i tune in.Rory curb-stomping the field at the Canadian...
He’s gonna shot a final round 59 57