2020 PGA Tour
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I liked that they played that muni course. Tee boxes and greens look like what I usually play on!
Kinda curious how they’ll handle the FedEx Cup. More so for the impact on a guy like Rob than anything else. He was 119 before the pause They have the 4 potential events before the playoffs under this revised schedule. I suppose the easiest thing is just cut off the 125 after the Wyndham and go from there. That may be somewhat beneficial for Rob.
Also, Ryder Cup qualifying is going to be all out of whack. Let’s see 12 captains picks. Prime time draft show.
Wait, am I missing something? Their plan is to have their first even the week of June 15, and then not have another event until the week of July 13?
My guess is the 6/15 restart is highly unlikely so they built in some wiggle room to move it back.
Listened to the NLU deep dive on Phil today (highly recommend), which has led me to watch some of Phil's Masters. We open in 2010 where the broadcast starts with Nantz and Faldo in Butler cabin and Nantz scolding Tiger for some foul language from the previous day. Tsk, tsk.
Boy did Anthony Kim go OFF down the stretch in the 2010 Masters. Even got a Verne YES SIR! on 16. Shame how his story finished.
This would be awesome. A Bachelor-type show. "Rickie Fowler, will you accept this bid?"
When does his insurance payment come due? I heard 2021 or 2022, so we'll see then. Although my guess is he's not gonna jump back on tour then. He's an all time golf 'What if?" story, but I think his disappearance definitely led to his legend being more popular/exaggerated. But some of the stories of him on (and off) the course are awesome.
In this vein, NLU did a "Top What If?" podcast a week or two ago about all of the different what if people in golf. This could be junior golf legends who never panned out (shoutout Phil Francis), pros walking away in their prime (shoutout Lorena Ochoa) or golfers who could have easily won multiple majors but for a couple breaks (shoutout Chris DiMarco). It was super interesting and had a ton of different names covered (15-20 I think) where I learned a lot.
The most recent article I can find on is from 2019 when a golf.com writer randomly bumped into him. Kim apparently said his golf game was non-existent.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.golf.com/news/2019/04/24/anthony-kim-golf-game-hollywood/amp/
Here’s the 2014 story that shed some light on the insurance policy. Skimmed the story, don’t see anything about an expira
https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/anthony-kim-ryder-cup-breakout-star-2008-nowhere-be-found
He had 2 Masters run plus a fantastic Ryder Cup. Definitely seemed to be on his way to stardom when he got injured.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.golf.com/news/2019/04/24/anthony-kim-golf-game-hollywood/amp/
Here’s the 2014 story that shed some light on the insurance policy. Skimmed the story, don’t see anything about an expira
https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/anthony-kim-ryder-cup-breakout-star-2008-nowhere-be-found
He had 2 Masters run plus a fantastic Ryder Cup. Definitely seemed to be on his way to stardom when he got injured.
The 2018 Masters Par 3 contest is currently on ESPN. I think it's the one where Jack's grandson got a hole in one.
CBS is offering a Masters trifecta, Sat-Sun-Mon
Sat -- Jack's win in1975
Sun - Phil's first win in 2004
Mon - Tiger's win last year
Nantz and the three will be offering new commentary during the rounds
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/cbs-to-air-famous-masters-highlights-final-rounds-from-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods-phil-mickelson/
Sat -- Jack's win in1975
Sun - Phil's first win in 2004
Mon - Tiger's win last year
Nantz and the three will be offering new commentary during the rounds
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/cbs-to-air-famous-masters-highlights-final-rounds-from-jack-nicklaus-tiger-woods-phil-mickelson/
No Senior Tour thread, but they announced this week that the Senior Open at Newport CC for June 25-28 has been cancelled. S**t, I was assigned as a walking scorer.
I forgot Phil didn't win a major until 2004. He had 22 tour wins at that point and was moving into his mid-30s. Lots of leaderboard finishes starting int he mid-90s though.
Tiger doing commentary with Nantz today on last years final round.
View: https://twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/1249322416502956034?s=21
View: https://twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/1249322416502956034?s=21
Also, where is he sitting? I can’t figure out all the wires coming out of his wall. Some kind of simulator? The tile work looks like a bathroom/kitchen though. Confusing.
He’s got his own Magnolia Lane.
View: https://twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/1249357429504118787?s=21
View: https://twitter.com/tigerwoods/status/1249357429504118787?s=21
They aren't wires. They are all different clubs. Looks like his indoor practice area.
Yeah it's definitely an indoor simulator room. Those are probably sound proof tiles.
I'd pay thousands to spend an hour in there with Tiger.
I'd pay thousands to spend an hour in there with Tiger.
Tiger mentioned that even though the Masters was cancelled, his mind and body were peaking just as Masters week was kicking off. It's amazing that his biological clock is so closely tied to Augusta, he lives for that place.
What am I missing here? I have the 2019 Masters on but hear/see no extra commentary. Just appears to be a straight rebroadcast.
Tiger has forever needed a style consultant to do a Lebron grade makeover and wardrobe upgrade when off the course.
Yeah they just have segments where Nantz interviews Tiger interspersed.
Tiger only looks good when other people (aka Nike) dress him.
I forgot just how many people were tied or 1 shot out of the lead on the back 9.
Why can't Molinari come up small like this in Ryder Cups?
Why can't Molinari come up small like this in Ryder Cups?
Wonder if he makes the team this year. Playing pretty well before the shutdown, but is the baggage too much now? Plus he was a disaster in France and Australia. Seems to have Tiger in his corner though which is a big.
Reed/McIlroy was really something on the front 9 that Sunday. Too bad they ran out of gas and limped to the finish.
I think the 8th hole pretty much used up all they had.
I was sitting by the 16th green when it happened and the roar was absolutely deafening. Never heard anything like it.
Crazy year for Phil. Halved a Ryder Cup match with dueling 63’s, lost the Open from the final pairing while shooting 65.
Reportedly this is the PGA schedule
June 11-14: Colonial
June 25-28: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
Keeps original date
July 2-5: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club
Moves from May 28-31
July 9-12: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
Keeps original date
July 16-19: Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio
Moves from June 4-7
July 23-26: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn.
Keeps original date
July 30-Aug. 2: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, TPC Southwind, Memphis
Moves from July 2-5
July 30-Aug. 2: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, Calif.
Moves from July 2-5
Aug. 6-9: PGA Championship, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco
Aug. 13-16: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield C.C., Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 20-23: The Northern Trust, TPC Boston
Aug. 27-30: BMW Championship, Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club
Sept. 3-7: Tour Championship, East Lake G.C., Atlanta
Sept. 17-20: U.S. Open, Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Sept. 25-27: Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits, Haven, Wis.
Nov. 12-15: Masters, Augusta National G.C., Augusta, Ga.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/sources-pga-tour-to-announce-june-restart-to-2020-season
June 11-14: Colonial
June 25-28: Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn.
Keeps original date
July 2-5: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit Golf Club
Moves from May 28-31
July 9-12: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.
Keeps original date
July 16-19: Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village G.C., Dublin, Ohio
Moves from June 4-7
July 23-26: 3M Open, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn.
Keeps original date
July 30-Aug. 2: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, TPC Southwind, Memphis
Moves from July 2-5
July 30-Aug. 2: Barracuda Championship, Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, Calif.
Moves from July 2-5
Aug. 6-9: PGA Championship, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco
Aug. 13-16: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield C.C., Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 20-23: The Northern Trust, TPC Boston
Aug. 27-30: BMW Championship, Olympia Fields (Ill.) Country Club
Sept. 3-7: Tour Championship, East Lake G.C., Atlanta
Sept. 17-20: U.S. Open, Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Sept. 25-27: Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits, Haven, Wis.
Nov. 12-15: Masters, Augusta National G.C., Augusta, Ga.
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/sources-pga-tour-to-announce-june-restart-to-2020-season
Without fans, I'm not sure I see a huge challenge. Outside of the golfers how many people need to be on the golf course assuming no fans?
obviously you need security to keep people out. The TV people might be 100-200. A few officials.
Connecticut hasn't closed down golf courses during the height of the situation. I'm not sure why we think they might in 2 months
With no fans there will be roughly 1000 people required to put on the tournament, including 300ish players+caddies.