Sounds like a well planned weekend. I'm out of town or I'd sneak away for that matinee. Should be some talent in there this time of year.
Takes advantage of a break with a great chip. His tournament to lose at this point.
I was wondering the same thing. Looked ugly.
Cool thing about this sport. Amazing how much of a life changer that will be for him. Easy to root for him at the end.
Where did you end up playing? I was done the weekend before. Played Heritage, Heathland, Moorland, Parkland and Caledonia. We also had Tuesday practice round tickets to the masters which was amazing.
Actually I'm on course now finishing up at Debordieu. Heading to clubhouse to watch the final round.
We actually drove from Myrtle to Columbia the Monday before the practice round. It was only about an hour and fifteen minutes to Augusta from Columbia. Not bad at all.
Oosthuizen has also pulled out. Now that's Singh, Scott, and Oosty. There will be talk that this is related to IOC drug testing.
Possibly, and with Vijay who knows what he's doing to try to stay competitive. I wonder how many of these guys think the Olympics are just worthless midseason distraction/sideshow. Combined with the issues facing Brazil/Rio this has to feel like a chore for a lot of the players.
Of course but it probably won't go anywhere. I don't think golf fans a) care or b) are the people who looove the off the field drama in other sports. Plus, golf has its own media and they are incredibly intertwined with the players. The travel together, eat/drink together, and mostly were on tour with each other at some point. Everyone involved knows it's in their best interest to not drive PED discussion. Outsider reporters try to make headway sometimes but get nowhere. The players just talk to the Tour media. Its got to be the smartest and best run major sport.
There just is no history for Golf as an Olympic sport, so I would not be surprised if you have a decent number of golfers who just aren't into it. And you are right given the Brazil problems, that might add to it. ANd of course it is just a distraction in the middle of a real season where many millions will be available in events starting right after the Olympics
If he finishes the year at 125 or higher, he'd qualify for the playoffs and also retain a full PGA Tour card for 2017. If he finishes 126-150, he would get conditional PGA Tour status for 2017, and then have to try and regain a full card through the web.com playoffs. Those are the targets for him. I think he could also keep his card if he gets into the top 125 on the money list, but I'm not 100% sure. He's 184th right now on the money list.
