PGA Championship at Bellerive

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johnmd20

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I don't know... Cink is as boring as they come. Hopefully he drops a shot or two early and there is even less reason to air him today. If he happens to run off with another major I'll puke.
Plus, they showed a bunch of Cink's shots. And each of them weren't worth watching.
 

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I don’t see any reason to expect Koepka to wilt today under the pressure. But everyone of the guys at -10 thru -8 could get hot and catch him today. It’s an awesome top 11 on the leaderboard for Sunday at a major. Can’t really ask for more than this.

Should be a really fun afternoon. Especially if Tiger continues to dominate the front nine. Would be so much fun to watch him come back from behind and win this thing.
 

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@Lomb The third one was specifically to honor Stewart in 2014 when the US Open went back to Pinehurst. The other are much older. That polka dot sweater, yikes.

Like I said, he's toned it down, but even if one doesn't love his choices, I think you have to include him in the conversation when talking about how fashion on course became more prominent - white pants/belts, bright colors, tighter more athletic cuts, etc. Whether you think that's a good thing or not is another conversation of course.
 

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@Lomb The third one was specifically to honor Stewart in 2014 when the US Open went back to Pinehurst. The other are much older. That polka dot sweater, yikes.

Like I said, he's toned it down, but even if one doesn't love his choices, I think you have to include him in the conversation when talking about how fashion on course became more prominent - white pants/belts, bright colors, tighter more athletic cuts, etc. Whether you think that's a good thing or not is another conversation of course.
The polka dots are incredible. That's definitely a "look".
 

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It's a shame Spieth blew up his round yesterday with that shot off the tree. It would be cool if he was making a serious run. Instead, it's just compelling golf to watch before the leaders tee off.
 

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If we're taking 4 back to start the day as the cutoff for having a realistic shot, I'd take anyone except Rahm or Cink, with personal preference for Tiger or Fowler.
 

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Hoping Tiger shoots a 62 or something and gets it done. Should be a great afternoon of golf, compelling leaderboard.
 

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With all of tiger's come from behind wins, it's crazy that he never won a major when not letting after 54 holes.

Hope it happens for the first time today.
 

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With all of tiger's come from behind wins, it's crazy that he never won a major when not letting after 54 holes.

Hope it happens for the first time today.
And until the 2009 PGA Championship, he'd never lost a major when he was leading after 54 holes. Basically, if Tiger's leading after 54, he's going to win, barring a Yang. If he's not leading, he's not going to win.

In summary, I'm rooting for him but he's not going to win.
 

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And until the 2009 PGA Championship, he'd never lost a major when he was leading after 54 holes. Basically, if Tiger's leading after 54, he's going to win, barring a Yang. If he's not leading, he's not going to win.

In summary, I'm rooting for him but he's not going to win.
You’re most likely correct but if he ever wins another, he’s going to have to alter his game plan. So many of those years he just blew out in front and then sat there grinding out pars saying ‘come get me’. He’s not that much better anymore. He needs to play aggressively on the final 18 if he ever wants #15.
 

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Tiger is so, so close to being back. If he gets hot with the putter, he will start winning again and winning a lot.
 

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If Tiger doesn't miss those 2 short ones on 17 and 18 yesterday, and the one on 1 today, he would have that putt for a one stroke lead. He's thiiiiiiiiiiiis close folks.
 

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Those are the putts Tiger never missed during his peak. Ever.

It was a bit longer, but I remember at one time, Tiger hadn't missed a putt from inside three feet in over 2,700 chances. It was outrageous how good he was with the flat stick.
 

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Almost wish Tiger would over correct and miss one left just once. Then correct from there. Just can't keep blowing it right over and over again.
 

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I get that counterbalanced drivers are in style right now but it doesn't seem like the right move for someone that's constantly push slicing it with late hands. Feel like we haven't seen him draw a driver since the Valspar
 
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