He had a great chance at 57, and was less than 3 inches from 58About six inches short but still gets the course record at 60.
It's actually required to play Monday if at all possible, but it has to be able to complete on Monday. If the course is unplayable, round 4 will be cancelled but everything possible will be done to get all 72 holes in.Can they play on Monday?
Watched my first five minutes of LIV action ever. Turned it off as soon as I realized that the player being referred to as “Wah-ki” was Joaquin Niemann. (Though I did appreciate the vigorous discussion of the merits of rooting for “The Rippers” and “Torque.”)LIV it is!
I don’t think so.Is there anything to watch from those two on leaving the tour?
You're likely right, but every big name withdrawal is going to raise eyebrows for a while. I guess I wonder why they committed to this event in the first place. They knew this wasn't a signature event last Friday.I don’t think so.
Wast Management is not a signature event this year and the Genesis next week is so they probably just decided to rest up a bit and be ready for the bigger event at Riviera.
Ah, yes. But not as much fun as a conspiracy theory.I suppose they see there’s going to be crappy weather starting tomorrow through Saturday and decided to work on their game elsewhere.
Sounds like Hovland is just getting some practice in. His last 3 events have been meh (T10 at Hero, T22 Sentry, T58 Pebble) all with short fields. I guess he prefers practice to playing through it.You're likely right, but every big name withdrawal is going to raise eyebrows for a while. I guess I wonder why they committed to this event in the first place. They knew this wasn't a signature event last Friday.
I'm sure the tour is looking to moving on to Florida where it is always Sunny and DryAnother weather delay on the PGA Tour...over to LIV...
[Cynic alert] Course set ups leading to carnival scores good for PR and to keep players around?Nick Taylor shoots a 60, currently leads by 5.
Wyndham shot 60 last week at Pebble. Niemann shot 59 in Mexico for LIV. 57 on the KFT yesterday, 59 on the KFT today, 60 from Taylor today.
Don't think so. Both rounds were outliers, Clark was 3 shots better than the 2nd best round that day; Taylor 5 shots better. Both courses are on the shorter side and got rained prior to and during the tournament so they were playing soft. Short courses, preferred lies, soft greens is a recipe for a low one. Scottsdale gives them up from time to time. Phil left a 59 in the jaws there at one point, Spieth's "he's back" round was a 61 around TPC Scottsdale. I think they said Taylor's round was the 4th 60 in tournament history.[Cynic alert] Course set ups leading to carnival scores good for PR and to keep players around?
I'm glad I held onto my early 90's balatas.If they keep it up the USGA / R&A is going to turn the golf ball into a marshmallow.
I'm actually surprised the governing bodies and manufacturers haven't conspired to re-introduce fragile covers (yet?) to force players to burn through more balls. The modern ball is fantastically durable compared to the 90s garbage.I'm glad I held onto my early 90's balatas.
Can’t speak to the LIV event, but the other scores were on wet course with “preferred lies.” When pros get their hands on the ball, the scores go way down.[Cynic alert] Course set ups leading to carnival scores good for PR and to keep players around?
PGA Tour is on Golf Channel and has been for the last hour+.You know what LIV has going for it right now? It's actually on broadcast TV. Unlike the PGA Tour which is only on Peacock and ESPN+. So want to guess which one is on my TV right now?
As an aside, I'm seeing Premier League games on many channels lately (NBC right now). It's like someone out there thinks there's an opportunity to gain eyeballs by, you know, actually putting the sports out there on channels most people have so people can actually watch them.
The coverage by NBC, as usual, is a shitshow. A commercial, a couple of shots, a "playing thru" a couple of shots, then a commercial.I’m calling the 2024 WMPO “the shitshow in Scottsdale”
They’ve shut down entry and alcohol sales
Fantastic. The reason to attend this thing in person is because it's a drunken mess and they're not selling alcohol. It's like the PGA Tour can't escape its inability to provide people what they want.I’m calling the 2024 WMPO “the shitshow in Scottsdale”
They’ve shut down entry and alcohol sales