Shankster 26,552 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The guy has won almost as many MAJORS as the current #1 has total... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peterpc2828 716 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Talk about moving the needle, check out ratings, no one aside from TW can produce these numbers. VIEWERSHIP: Final RD coverage of @ValsparChamp on NBC (3-6p ET) earned a 5.11 Overnight rating. Highest-rated (non-major) PGA TOUR broadcast since 2013 Players Champ (5.7). Sunday's Final RD also highest-rated golf telecast (outside of the Masters) since 2015 PGA Champ (5.14). Ratings for final round of 2017 Masters: 7.6 U.S. Open: 3.6 Open: 3.2 PGA: 3.6 2018 Valspar: 5.1 Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kor.A.Door 5,843 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I was able to watch lost of the back 9 yesterday, and I don't think I ever saw Driver in his hands. If you look at the previous tourneys where he didn't fair so well it was because of the Driver, he will have to hit Driver at the Masters, and at the US Open, if he doesn't figure that club out he won't win, at the same time, as long as he Doesn't try to overpower the course he will have a shot at winning, but there are courses where he has to hit Driver and tjats the club that will keep him from winning. 2 Quote Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to post Share on other sites
robertson153 2,415 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Is Tiger a legend? No doubt. Is he the GOAT? Probably. Does he draw more fans in than every other player combined? Sure. Is he relevant when he's 25th or 30th? NO!! I'm so glad he had an awesome tournament this past weekend so the coverage was justifiable. I am NOT a tiger hater nor am I a tiger fan. When they show highlights of him saving par after a +1 or +2 day, come on really. I know there's a lot of tiger lovers out there (and plenty here) but try to understand our point of view here. I mean it's very very rare, if ever, you see a athlete come back after 4-5 years and compete like he has thus far. I have nothing but respect for the guy (as a golfer) but I want to watch a tournament, not tiger time. I know I'm gonna get “quoted†here and told how wrong I am and how much he has done for the sport and all that. So go ahead, let me have it. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to post Share on other sites
jlukes 14,014 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 NBC ratings for Valspar were the highest ratings for a non-Masters golf tournament since 2015 Absolutely incredible 4 Quote In my BR-D4 Stand Bag G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G410 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-PW Oban CT 115 X(-) Vokey SM7 50F - 54S - 59D Phantom X 5.5 (2021) ProV1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 26,552 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 NBC ratings for Valspar were the highest ratings for a non-Masters golf tournament since 2015 Absolutely incredible I imagine that this week will set some records too. Can't wait. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post fozcycle 12,780 Posted March 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2018 Free hat, Free Budweiser & Free Pizza....all day at #16. And I got to park just 60 yards from the main gate! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 10 Quote Driver: PXG 0211 w/Evenflo Riptide CB Regular shaft BACKUP DRIVER: Cobra F8 w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Fairways: Cobra King F8 3W(14.5*) & 5W(18.5*) w/Mitsubishi ck Blue regular shaft Hybrid: Ben Hogan VKTR 3 Hybrid(18*) w/Recoil ES Hybrid(75 GM) regular shaft Irons: Wilson D7 5-PW w/Recoil 460 Regular graphite shafts Wedges: Cleveland RTX Zipcore(50*/54*/58*) w/True Temper Spinner Wedge steel shaft Putter: 33" Evnroll ER2 Bag: Cobra Ultralite Cart Bag(Peacoat Blue). Pushcart: Caddytek 3.0 from Costco Link to post Share on other sites
Rickp 22,711 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 IMG_0150.JPG Free hat, Free Budweiser & Free Pizza....all day at #16. And I got to park just 60 yards from the main gate! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Dilly, Dilly[emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; Titleist TSi2, Kuro Kage 50 gr R2 5 Wood; Cally Steelhead 5 Hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous Vista Pro R2 Irons; Ping G710 6-GW, Recoil 460 R2 Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to post Share on other sites
dhartmann34 1,787 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I still can't explain how much fun the Valspar was for me. I haven't watched that much golf in a row...along with replays....in forever! And what was even more interesting....my WIFE was watching and paying attention. She was honestly interested.... Tiger has done amazing things for the game and honestly, I was never a fan. I've changed my tune. I love the excitement! :-) 3 Quote Driver: G400 (8*) with Diamana Kai'li X-stiff Fairway: G400 (14.5*) with Diamana Kai'li X-stiff Irons: Crossover 3 iron (19*) with TT Dynamic Gold 120 S400 shaft AP3 (4/5) and AP2 (6-PW) with TT Dynamic Gold 120 S400 shafts Wedges: Scor 50*, 54*, and 58* with TT Dynamic Gold 120 S400 shafts Putter: Pro Platinum Newport 2 Midslant Handicap: 3 Location: Illinois...until i can get my wife to move to a warmer climate Right Handed: Although sometimes I wonder if left handed would suit me better Link to post Share on other sites
tony@CIC 18,944 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I still can't explain how much fun the Valspar was for me. I haven't watched that much golf in a row...along with replays....in forever! And what was even more interesting....my WIFE was watching and paying attention. She was honestly interested.... Tiger has done amazing things for the game and honestly, I was never a fan. I've changed my tune. I love the excitement! :-) I can relate - my wife rushed home so that she could watch Sunday afternoon. 2 Quote Left Hand orientation G410 SFT driver Cobra King F-9 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Snell MTB-X 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,739 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I was able to watch lost of the back 9 yesterday, and I don't think I ever saw Driver in his hands. If you look at the previous tourneys where he didn't fair so well it was because of the Driver, he will have to hit Driver at the Masters, and at the US Open, if he doesn't figure that club out he won't win, at the same time, as long as he Doesn't try to overpower the course he will have a shot at winning, but there are courses where he has to hit Driver and tjats the club that will keep him from winning. Totally agree! I am happy that he is back playing at an elite level, but a lot of players play at the elite level. To win, Tiger has to hit driver. I am at a loss as to why he hit his 2-iron stinger on #18 when he needed a birdie to get in a playoff. Sure, he hit the fairway, but he had a much longer shot into a vary difficult green. To me, he took birdie out of play with that shot. He needed a driver to get into position to put the ball close to the hole. It almost seemed like he didn't want to finish worse than 2nd, and if he got lucky, maybe he could get in a playoff. That lack of confidence is something I haven't ever seen in Tiger. 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
Kor.A.Door 5,843 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Totally agree! I am happy that he is back playing at an elite level, but a lot of players play at the elite level. To win, Tiger has to hit driver. I am at a loss as to why he hit his 2-iron stinger on #18 when he needed a birdie to get in a playoff. Sure, he hit the fairway, but he had a much longer shot into a vary difficult green. To me, he took birdie out of play with that shot. He needed a driver to get into position to put the ball close to the hole. It almost seemed like he didn't want to finish worse than 2nd, and if he got lucky, maybe he could get in a playoff. That lack of confidence is something I haven't ever seen in Tiger. I think that's the one club that he will need to fix. I also think that Phil had the same problem as this for the last couple years. They are plenty long, but having 8 iron versus 5 iron is a major difference at that level. Both of them are getting older, so finding the fairway with length is even more important. Their bodies can't take the constant hacking from the rough that these young guys can. 2 irons and 3 woods keep you in the tournament. As you said Driver gives him a really good chance to put it close with a wedge of some sort, 2 iron took trouble out of play for easy par, but left a long shot at birdie. T-2 is still a really good result. The next few months should be interesting. 3 Quote Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to post Share on other sites
revkev 23,082 Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 I respectfully disagree Putter is the club that has kept Tiger from winning. It has been since he stopped winning. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Ping G410 - turned down to11.25 degrees, neutral setting - Fujikura Motore X R flex Ping G410 5-9 wood Wilson D7 forged 6-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52,60 EVNRoll ER 5 Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Currently testing Edison wedges to replace SCORS that are wearing out. Also auditions for the 14th spot in the bag. Current possibilities are a Ping 26 degree hybrid - duplicates the 9 wood or 5 iron but would be used almost exclusively for chipping or Tour Exotics 3 wood simply because you can carry 14 clubs and I might occasionally hit it in certain unusual wind conditions once every four or five rounds. Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 25,739 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I respectfully disagree Putter is the club that has kept Tiger from winning. It has been since he stopped winning. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I respectfully disagree with your respectful disagreement. Tiger has always been near the top in Strokes Gained Putting... when he has played most of a season. I don't count the few starts that he had since his 5 wins in 2013. He loses it when he can't put the ball in the fairway. If the rough is up, he's not getting it close enough like he did in his younger days. Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 26,552 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 3 wood is plenty club for him at the masters. Joe just needs to “forget†his driver on the range. To my eye, it's about his C game, and he is competitive with it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlukes 14,014 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Funny enough it wasn't his tee game that hurt him Sunday. It was his inability two hit an or wedge inside 15 feet 1 Quote In my BR-D4 Stand Bag G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G410 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-PW Oban CT 115 X(-) Vokey SM7 50F - 54S - 59D Phantom X 5.5 (2021) ProV1 Link to post Share on other sites
downlowkey 4,018 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Funny enough it wasn't his tee game that hurt him Sunday. It was his inability two hit an or wedge inside 15 feet Post round TW alluded to facing off-club yardages the entire day. Hard to sync everything up and knock it close when you're having to take something off every shot. 1 Quote ______S9-1 Pro D - Matrix Ozik XCON 6 S ______S9-1 Pro 15* - Matrix Ozik XCON 7 S ________3DX 17* - Matrix Ozik Altus Hybrid SG ______ICON Black 4-PW - KBS Tour V S __________588 RTG 49 RTX 52.10 56.12 - DG S400 ______Amazing Grace NYC Tour CS _______'19 TP5X (the preceding have all been gamer approved) "The most important shot in golf is the next one“ - Ben Hogan Link to post Share on other sites
Kanoito 2,475 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I also think the problem was his putter on Sunday. Give him a couple of lip-outs and we would have a different winner. The guy is just getting back at it. I believe playing it safe for a T2 has a greater contribution to the momentum. 1 Quote SpeedZone 9* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 60 S X2 Hot 3 Deep 14.5* w/ Aldila Tour Green 75 S JetSpeed 5W 19* w/ Matrix Velox T 69 S OR Super LS 3H 19* w/ Kuro Kage Black 80 S JPX919 Forged 4-PW w/ Modus3 105 S Vokey SM7 50/08F, 54/14F & 58/08M w/ Modus3 115 Wedge ER1 34" w/ SuperStroke Fatso 2.0 Pro / H2NO Lite Cart Bag / 3.0 / NX7 Pro LRF My reviews: MLA Putter // Titleist SM7 // PING i500 // PuttOUT Link to post Share on other sites
kardboard.kid 2,131 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 So we are all reviewing Tiger, and I wonder.... Do we really have the right to? Here is his lifetime stats events played 332 Won 79 2nd 30 3rd 19 Top 10 187 Top 25 252 made Cut 303 Total earnings for Golf $ 110,844,497.00 per the PGA official site. I have to say that I personally am not a Tiger Enthusiast, but I do recognize the importance of having him in the mix. Let's just enjoy the surge golf gets with him and hope the young guns can fill in once he is done. If anyone was watching I believe Saturday after the round during an interview. He leaned a bit similar to someone who has a back ache. So we really don't know how long we will have him performing as he did this past week end. Quote F7+ w/Fujikura Pro XLR8 Graphite Shaft STi Irons 5-SW KURO KAGE 70IR Flex-R Lamkin Grips King F6 Hybrid Matrix Red Tie HQ4 Graphite Shaft Forged FGT 60* wedge KURO KAGE 70R SS cross Comfort grip O-Putter 1W Link to post Share on other sites
revkev 23,082 Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Kenny and I have had this discussion before - I went back to Tiger's last Thursday her like season 2009. His strokes gained per round average was an obscene 3.7. By any measure except fairways hit and TV personality comments he was the best ball striker in the world at that time - ball striking includes driving - he was a great driver even though he missed fairways because he put the ball in position to score - when a fairway needed to be hit, par 5, long par 4, he hit it. Move to 2011, an okay year. His biggest losses were in the short game from 100 in, particularly around the green and especially short putting. His long game stats began to suffer next because of the pressure his lagging short game was creating. Throw in injuries, life issues and we are where we are. Tiger hit his driver fine this weekend. He didn't have to hit it often but when he did he hit it like big and gave himself chances to hit the par 5's in 2. The fairways on those par 5's are hard to hit. I've played both courses, Bayhill is far more generous. It's longer but accordingly the fairways are easier to hit. It should be a fun weekend - Bayhill and later Augusta - two of his favorites. It should be fun. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Ping G410 - turned down to11.25 degrees, neutral setting - Fujikura Motore X R flex Ping G410 5-9 wood Wilson D7 forged 6-GW - Mamiya recoil 460 R flex SCOR 52,60 EVNRoll ER 5 Titleist Pro VIx optic yellow with revkev stamped on them Currently testing Edison wedges to replace SCORS that are wearing out. Also auditions for the 14th spot in the bag. Current possibilities are a Ping 26 degree hybrid - duplicates the 9 wood or 5 iron but would be used almost exclusively for chipping or Tour Exotics 3 wood simply because you can carry 14 clubs and I might occasionally hit it in certain unusual wind conditions once every four or five rounds. Link to post Share on other sites
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