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Congrats to the testers.

I am usually rushing to get to the course.  I stretch and hope for the best.  If I have time I look to do some chipping and putting.

Congrats to the testers.

G’day Golfers,
Well, what a Master’s that was! It had everything that you hope for from a major: underdogs near the top of the board, a couple of big hitters battling it out, the course playing dramatically different day-to-day with the weather, some big names missing the cut, trees nearly flattening patrons, I could go on.
Normally this week, I’d have some post-Masters blues, I’d inevitably watch the RBC Heritage, but I’d still be thinking about The Masters; the RBC Heritage did have some big shoes to fill after all.
However, this year is much different.
This year the RBC has a few aces up its sleeve with it being a newly crowned designated event on tour.

When I first heard about its new elevated status it didn’t make much sense to me; surely you would want an off week after the year's first major, but, now we’re here, I get it.
It’s got momentum.
How will the players that had some good rounds last week fair this week, and more interestingly, how will the players who had a disappointing Masters fair this week?


The RBC Heritage is held at Harbour Town Golf Links, a par-71, 7,121-yard course. The Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design has held the RBC Heritage since the 60s and is renowned for its tight fairways, strategically fiendish bunkers, and small tricky greens.
In the past, the former champs have had great success with being able to drive it straight, above-average mid-iron striking, and elite scrambling around the greens.
Last year Jordan Spieth won this event in a play-off victory over Patrick Cantley. Spieth shot a final-round 66 to match Cantlay at -13 over 72 holes. The first play-off hole was on 18 where both golfers hit their approach shots into the greenside bunker, but Spieth knocked his bunker shot to just 7 inches, whereas, Cantlay made bogey from the bunker.
 
 
If you’re still on the fence about the RBC Heritage, then check out some of the pairings already announced:
·         Joel Dahmen, Lanto Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton
·         Seamus Power, Lucas Herbert, Kurt Kitayam
·         Patrick Cantlay, Corey Conners, Collin Morikawa
·         Webb Simpson, Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler
·         Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Adam Scott
·         Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry, Sahith Theegala
·         Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Matthew Fitzpatrick
·         Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland
*chef’s kiss* Those are some good groups.

Rory McIlroy was supposed to play but he has withdrawn; as far as I’m aware he has not stated a reason. Hopefully, it’s not just because he missed the cut last week at The Masters.
 
Field highlights
·         Jon Rahm – I’m not sure if you’ve heard or not, but he won a big tournament last week. Rahm stormed his way through Augusta, and even at times it looked like Koepka had pulled off the impossible, Rahm was never flustered. Like water downhill, the inevitable happened and Rahm slipped on that green jacket. It would be made to think that he’s not going to carry across his form from last week.

 
·         Patrick ‘Mr Slow’ Cantlay – Cantlay has been given a lot of flack online for his slow play during the final round of The Masters. Most of it I believe it warranted as during that final broadcast I was getting royally frustrated with the constant waiting for Rahm and Koepka to hit their next shot. However, just playing Devil’s advocate here, it takes some serious golf balls to play your own game (slow) despite holding up the last group in one of the biggest majors of the year. Cantlay has had some consistent results this year, T-14 at The Masters, T9 at the WGC Match-Play, T-19 at The Players, T-4 at the Arnold Palmer, solo-3 at The Genesis. Cantlay, despite his pace of play, will most likely be involved in the conversation this weekend.
 
·         Justin Thomas – One of the players coming from a disappointing Masters campaign. After a weather delay, he set out to complete his final 8 holes of his 2nd round with a high percentage to make the cut. He then, probably, the worst 8 hole stretch of his life with a +6 over 8 holes. This, not only made him miss the cut, but also, moved the cut line so that Tiger made the cut. A worthy sacrifice. JT, aside from those final 8 holes, played some decent golf and I would imagine he’s fired up for this event.
 
·         Scottie Scheffler – Scheffler fell short of defending his title last week at The Masters, but he still made a top-10. Scottie made one of my favourite shots of the tournament last week; round 1, hole 2, 2nd shot (his approach to the green on a par-5). If you haven’t seen it, I highly suggest downloading the Masters app and having a look, every shot of the tournament is still on there. Back to Scottie. His putting let him down at Augusta, he was well below his usual self. If he fixes it for Harbour Town he’ll most likely do better than a top-10.
 
·         Viktor Hovland – Co-leader after round 1, the boy has some skills. He faded over the next few days, but still ended up with a T-7. Vik has had some decent finishes this season, T-7 Masters, T-3 Players, T-10 Arnold Palmer, T-5 ZOZO, but he’s also had some average ones: T-31 WGC Match-play, T-42 Phoenix Open, T-18 Sentry ToC. The main positive from his record this season is that he hasn’t missed a cut.
 
Golfers, that’s it from me. May your picks may the cut.
SPLATT

Checking in from Oklahoma. Don’t post often but thought I’d drop in and say Hi. Enjoy the content. 

What is the best way to navigate the forums.  I usually just read the blogs and reviews.  Do you have to jump from section to section?  Or is there a tab for everything posted that is new?

Checking in from Oklahoma. Don’t post often but thought I’d drop in and say Hi. Enjoy the content. 

Welcome! Great group here, so feel free to find a thread or two. We have everything from golf, to cooking, to cigars, to adult beverages, etc!!!

Checking in from Oklahoma. Don’t post often but thought I’d drop in and say Hi. Enjoy the content. 

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? I have been playing golf for 25 years on and off.  My handicap is around a 7
What do you love about golf? I love that you can go out and play with buddies or enjoy the game by yourself.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? Checking out some other golf forums.
Where are you from? What is your home course? I am in OKC area.  I play a lot of the city courses.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?  
What do you do for a living?  I work in healthcare 
How’d you pick your user name? Never good picking user names.  Just mashed my pets names together.