
Golf General
#1
Posted 04 March 2012 - 10:52 PM
I think its going to be an excellent year on the PGA Tour. Without Tiger, a lot of other guys have had opportunities to step up and be the focus. Rory is the next big thing. Young guys like Bill Haas, Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, and others have stepped up and played well. Phil is playing some excellent golf.
Tiger is very close to being 'back'. He's not there yet, but there absolutely have been glimpses. I'm very interested to see what he can do next week.
@AdamWolff
#2
Posted 05 March 2012 - 08:24 AM
I'm glad to see him getting his game back together and it is good for golf in general. It will help for ratings and should drive crowds back to the courses as well, plus Saturdays and Sundays are so much better with Tiger in contention.
#3
Posted 05 March 2012 - 10:49 AM
The scary thing about yesterday is I had a dream on Sat night that Tiger won the tourney and for him to shoot that 62 and come that close was really weird.
#4
Posted 05 March 2012 - 06:38 PM
#5
Posted 11 March 2012 - 04:12 PM
Could his career be over??
#6
Posted 12 March 2012 - 08:07 AM
#7
Posted 12 March 2012 - 08:26 AM
#8
Posted 12 March 2012 - 08:37 AM
Back when Tiger was dominating, he only needed to play at 60% of his ability to win a tournament...with fields much deeper and the top talent much stronger, he needs to play to at least 80-85% of his ability and I don't think his body is able to withstand the strain he is putting on it now.
#9
Posted 12 March 2012 - 08:44 AM
Tiger's problems go way back to the Butch Harmon days, maybe even to the days with his father as his instructor. He generated so much torque in his swing, so strong, that he torqued his lower half for years in a controlled violent manner. Your body can only handle so much that he needed oil changes.
He had a long layoff and is trying to play more rounds, which increase the wear and tear that some have already suggested that he cannot keep pace with it.
I do not think it is Tiger game going to the toilet as I think a handful of players are really hitting their groove. Rory, Arron, Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, are riding the wave. Last season it was Dustin Johnson, year before that it was Lee Westwood... basically this is a new golden era of quality golfers from around the globe. It is not the cake walk that Tiger and Phil had from 1999 to 2006, where it was an older Els and VJ that were not even in the same class weekly.
#10
Posted 20 March 2012 - 01:26 PM
Drove the front of the green on a short (~275 yard) par 4, sank about a 50 foot putt that had to traverse up two big ridges (although it was pretty straight) to a back pin location. Perfect speed and line, dropped right into the cup!
#11
Posted 20 March 2012 - 02:21 PM
Had my first ever eagle on Friday!!
Drove the front of the green on a short (~275 yard) par 4, sank about a 50 foot putt that had to traverse up two big ridges (although it was pretty straight) to a back pin location. Perfect speed and line, dropped right into the cup!
Congrats!!! I get an eagle putt once every other round or so, and most of the time, they are the 50 foot variety, like the one you had, and have never sunk one.
The closest I've ever come was driving a 330 yard (downhill) par 4 and was about 30 feet away...proceeded to 3 putt for a par

#12
Posted 20 March 2012 - 06:30 PM
#13
Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:23 AM
I bought a net and a range mat and put them up on my roof of my rowhome in Canton, but there isn't much feedback on whether or not I'm making good swings even with golf tape on the clubs, and I can't really use any lofted clubs for fear I'll pop one over top of the net and send it flying into someone's house. I need a better system!
#14
Posted 21 March 2012 - 11:55 AM
BTW....you should be able to have a good idea on how well your hitting the ball just hitting into a net. When you consistently strike the ball pure the feedback is in the feel of the ball off the club.
#15
Posted 21 March 2012 - 02:17 PM
Went out and played The Hayfields on Sunday...have my first lesson this saturday...video tape my swing, etc...
#16
Posted 02 April 2012 - 08:01 AM
#17
Posted 02 April 2012 - 09:27 PM
If he's spraying the driver all over the course and not able to place his 2nd shots into the greens the way he needs to, the tourney is wide open.
#18
Posted 03 April 2012 - 10:27 AM
Can't wait for this tournament. He's played very well at Augusta recently even when he was playing badly otherwise (T-4 both of the last two years following his scandal, and has been top-6 every year since 2005). I think he's gonna win it. Will be very interesting to see what happens on Sunday if he's in the lead. Remember, before the scandal, he blew his first ever 54-hole lead at a major at the PGA to YE Yang.
I'm excited.
#19
Posted 03 April 2012 - 08:43 PM
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#20
Posted 04 April 2012 - 09:07 AM
On another note, is anyone else irritated that they wont be showing it on tv until 3? Thats pretty messed up considering most of the good pairings are in the morning. We'll hardly get to watch some of the great pairings.
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