2023 PGA Tour

E5 Yaz

polka king
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Tommy is going to ruin the day for the Canadians
Taylor's second shot at 16 was an unforced error. Looked like a terrible lie off the tee. Might have been better off trying something more controllable into the fairway and a clean up-and-down chance than going for the distance. Club stuck in the rough.
 

ColdSoxPack

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Obviously it didnt come into play, but that rule should be changed. You should not not be able to improve your lie, such as going from rough to fringe, on a drop due to a sprinkler head. The drop should be no closer to the hole in as close to the same lie as possible.
Totally agree.
 

cshea

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Two putts for a playoff, though, and he's been putting great
He played to tie, didn’t play for the win. There’s very few scenarios where he hits wood for his 2nd shot and loses. The risk was basically cold topping it into the creek, which was pretty minimal. Everything other outcome for that shot and he’s probably looking at up and down for the win, and he has like a zero chance at a bogey.
 

E5 Yaz

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He played to tie, didn’t play for the win. There’s very few scenarios where he hits wood for his 2nd shot and loses. The risk was basically cold topping it into the creek, which was pretty minimal. Everything other outcome for that shot and he’s probably looking at up and down for the win, and he has like a zero chance at a bogey.
True, but even with the second shot he chose to make, if he hits fairway he's looking up and down for the win. Maybe he felt better about doing that from 80 yard range from the fairway and just mishit. Who knows, pressure does wacky things to golfers
 

jercra

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I would guess they do everything they can to finish the tournament in front of the corporate seating.
Not really, though that's a nice benefit when it happens. It's more about daylight, where all of the fans are already, where all of TV gear is already, and what's already been pulled up off the course already (radars, Shotlink cameras, fiber, etc.)