2016 PGA Tour

[Conigliaro's Potential]

Really happy for Vaughn Taylor, though. What a comeback - anyone remember him playing in the 2006 Ryder Cup? (Part of that immortal quartet of debutants with J.J. Henry, Brett Wetterich...and also Zach Johnson, so at least one of them came good.) To go from that high to the utter low he'd been in recently, and then to win at Pebble Beach...just amazing.

 

[thehitcat]

Made cut, didn't finish. It generally is used if there is a secondary cut because too many players made the cut Friday. I think if 78 or more make the cut, they have a second cut after Saturday's round and cut down to 70.
Pebble appears to be a rare event where there is one cut, but because they only keep 60, they treat the rest of the top 70 as a MDF.

Thank you

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Spieth puts up an 8 over par 79.

 

[Freddy Linn]

I feel like I say this every year, but the 10th at Riviera is such a great hole.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

It's fantastic. Gogel said yesterday that he thinks it's either the best or his favorite--don't remember--par 4 in the world.

 

[cshea]

Great leaderboard for the final round at Riviera.

 

[cshea]

Rory and Scott eagle 1 so current leaderboard has Rory, Scott, Bubba tied for the lead. DJ a shot back. Good times. DJ in close for eagle on 1 too so he may be the leader here in a second.

 

[TFP]

It's fantastic. Gogel said yesterday that he thinks it's either the best or his favorite--don't remember--par 4 in the world.

He said short par 4, but yes. It's a fantastic hole.

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

He said short par 4, but yes. It's a fantastic hole.

It's probably at least in the conversation for best overall, no?

Random thought (and maybe I'm dead wrong) but par fives and threes tend to be more memorable for how great they are, or how they define courses.

 

[TFP]

Oh sure I'm just clarifying what he said haha. I agree it's up there and it's actually a great question overall because you're right, not many par 4s are iconic like that. Off the top of my head, either 11 or 17 at Augusta, 18 at TPC Sawgrass, the road hole at St Andrews all jump to mind. What else are there?

 

[WayBackVazquez]

This is a great finish. Can't imagine we won't get a playoff.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Oh sure I'm just clarifying what he said haha. I agree it's up there and it's actually a great question overall because you're right, not many par 4s are iconic like that. Off the top of my head, either 11 or 17 at Augusta, 18 at TPC Sawgrass, the road hole at St Andrews all jump to mind. What else are there?

8 at Pebble

 

[cshea]

Wheels have fallen off for Kokrak. Feels like Bubba's to lose here. Riviera is a Bubba happy place.

 

[TFP]

What a hole out for Scott. This isn't over yet.

 

[cshea]

Bubba birdies 17. 1-shot lead headed to 18. Bubba bogey and Kokrak par gets us a playoff.

 

[TFP]

I think Kokrak is gonna need birdie on 18 to have a shot. I'm betting Bubba pars.

 

[WayBackVazquez]

Bubba birdies 17. 1-shot lead headed to 18. Bubba bogey and Kokrak par gets us a playoff.

Or Bubba par, Kokrak birdie. Or Bubba bogey, Kokrak bogey.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

18th hole at harbor town (lighthouse hole)
18th at Doral
16th hole at Merion (quarry hole)
3rd at the country club (over the rock drive)


All great par 4s that I can think of

17th at National (ridiculous view)
16th at Shinnecock (or is it 17th?)

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

18th hole at harbor town (lighthouse hole)
18th at Doral
16th hole at Merion (quarry hole)
3rd at the country club (over the rock drive)


All great par 4s that I can think of

17th at National (ridiculous view)
16th at Shinnecock (or is it 17th?)

3 at TCC is my favorite hole I've ever played. Champ 13 is a great par 4 as well

 

[cshea]

Or Bubba par, Kokrak birdie. Or Bubba bogey, Kokrak bogey.

Yeah. Bubba bogey and Kokrak par gets the 3-way playoff with Adam Scott.

 

[TFP]

Yeah I'm an idiot. Bubba bogey guarantees a playoff no matter what.

 

[TFP]

I think Kokrak is gonna need birdie on 18 to have a shot. I'm betting Bubba pars.

I think I'm right here though!

 

[cshea]

That should do it.

When Bubba finds a course he likes he's hard to beat. Twice at Hartford, twice at Augusta and now twice at Riviera.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

3 at TCC is my favorite hole I've ever played. Champ 13 is a great par 4 as well

pretty sure I've made bogey from every green side bunker on that hole. the members play it as a par 5, I think. The green is so small...lol

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

pretty sure I've made bogey from every green side bunker on that hole. the members play it as a par 5, I think. The green is so small...lol

I think you are thinking of 12 where the members play as a par 5? Up hill dogleg left? That tee was pushed back 60 yards or so a few years back so now everyone plays it as a 5. I played the course solo the day after they had the Ryder cup back in 99 from the pro tees-the Ryder cup tee markers were still in...it's literally a different sport. I was probably an 8 or so handicap back then, and I'd hit 3 or 4 balls off every tee and play in from the best drive. I don't think I made any pars.

 

[Doug Beerabelli]

18 WF west.

Phil certainly won't forget it

 

[ezemerson]

these scores are gross

 

[LogansDad]

Well, Adam Scott looked like he was going to start running away with this one....

And then the 15th hole happened. Yikes.

 

[TFP]

Hahaha NBC mics clearly picking up Shane Lowry's "Aw you fucking idiot" after hitting it into the water on 15.

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Rickie looking strong...more of a weekday golfer

 

[cshea]

Scott appears to be pulling away here, 2 shot lead on Sergio. Scott has had problems in the bear trap before though. Not just yesterday's fiasco.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Thomas and Barber could still be in this too. Has to be one of those four, I would think.

 

[cshea]

Yep. JT just stuffed on in on 15 that should get him to -7.

 

[TFP]

Sergio birdies 14 to pull within one. Should be a fun finish.

 

[LogansDad]

Sergio has to go for it on 18 to make this interesting. Gonna have to be a great shot to put any pressure on Scott at all.

 

[TFP]

Wow only 2 players in the last 30 years have made a quad and won a PGA event. Scott will be the 3rd.

 

[Average Reds]

So Jason Bohn's heart attack at the Honda Classic was apparently anything but the minor incident reported earlier:

“It was a major heart attack. He told me his LAD [left anterior descending artery] was 99 percent blocked – that’s the major artery, also known as the widowmaker. They put a stent in and he’s resting comfortably in the ICU.”

http://deadspin.com/pga-tour-golfer-jason-bohn-survives-heart-attack-and-ma-1761810111

 

[FL4WL3SS]

He goes out and shoots a 72 on that stupid hard course, probably feeling like shit the entire round and then has a heart attack? That's impressive.

He's lucky to be alive.

 

[cshea]

WGC week down at Doral. Good afternoon for PGA Tour Live....Spieth, Rory, Day and DJ, Rose, Scott are the featured groups.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Did the PGA ever explain why they didn't move this event from Trump's course?

 

[ezemerson]

They are trying to make america great again?

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

Did the PGA ever explain why they didn't move this event from Trump's course?

Why would the Tour move the event? Doral is an awesome course with a killer finishing hole.

 

[cshea]

I believe they are looking to possibly move it for next year and the future. Maybe some contractual thing pforced them into staying at Doral this year.

I'm with CL though. Great course.

 

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Why would the Tour move the event? Doral is an awesome course with a killer finishing hole.

It was in response to Trump's comments wishing to ban all Muslims from entering the US. They said they would hold the 2016 event there, but potentially look to move it elsewhere to distance themselves from him.

 

[cshea]

We've got a tournament here as the leaders head to the back 9. Rory is 1-shot ahead of Lefty, Bubba and Willett. Lefty just drove it in the water on 10 though.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Well this should be fun

 

[cshea]

Scott and Bubba tied now. Rory can't get anything going, but still only 1 shot back.

 

[cshea]

Also, I find Scott about 100000 times more likeable without Stevie on the bag.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

Scott now alone in first, with two doubles on his card today. Rory bogies another one.

 

[cshea]

Haven't shown him on TV in a while, but DJ has really hit an oil slick here on the back. Double, double, bogey, double. Woof.