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1 hour ago, LICC said:

Jack had already won 5 previous majors before he won the British Open to attain the Grand Slam. Tiger attained his first Career Grand Slam in the middle of his Tiger Slam in 2000-2001. Everyone knew even before that he would be one of the top players in history. 

Spieth isn't in the same ballpark as Jack and Tiger.

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On 5/17/2021 at 2:54 PM, ejgaudette said:

Would be wonderful to see

I need it. Lol 😆 

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Wind forecast is still kind of limp. Thursday/Friday barely get in double figures by the afternoon. The Saturday/Sunday forecast not much at all.

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Having been out to play at Kiawah once (which was enough!) I think this is such a great golf course to host a major. It is so so so so so so hard and I think it can/should really identify a great player rather than a YE Yang or Rich Beem (both at Hazeltine, of course...sorry for the drive-by on those guys). As a resort course it is probably way too hard for 98% of golfers but some people are masochists or just enjoy an absurd challenge. As an anecdote, the wind can get up to 30-40 mph out there and I asked a caddie if people cancel their tee times on days like that and he was like "definitely not." And then I asked them how they usually shoot in those conditions "oh...horribly...like really bad *evil laugh*." 😆

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My picks to win:

Seeking 1st major: Xander

Completing grand slam: Spieth

Mid favorite: Cam Smith

Darkhorse: Tringale

 

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I was looking at the entries to this tournament and saw a name most of you have never heard of, Sonny Skinner.

I used to work with both of his parents at Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, Ga.  I walked and followed him at a tournament in Hershey PA many years ago when I was in the area for work.  Just thought it was interesting to see his name again.

Here is a little about him from Wikipedia.

In the 1997 Buick Open, he tied the course record at the Warwick Hills Golf Course with a 62 but Billy Mayfair shot a 61 in 2001 to break the record. He failed to retain his card in 1997 but went through qualifying school for a fourth time to earn his card for 1998. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 1999 where he would play full-time until 2004. He played on the Nationwide Tour part-time until 2010.

Skinner joined the Champions Tour in 2010 once he turned 50.

Skinner was named the PGA Professional of the Year in 2008 and the Senior PGA Professional of the Year in 2010, becoming the first person to win both awards. He is a PGA teaching professional at the River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Georgia.

 

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8 minutes ago, mikeanthony said:

Was able to attend a practice round session yesterday, and as my first time visit out there, it is an absolutely stunningly beautiful golf course. Simply unreal beauty. 

Would love to see Spieth win it ... I will say that holes 14 thru 18 are directly head-on into the wind. Not a single player (from what we watched) was able to get to the 607 yard par 5 16th in two ... many were hitting FWs and were still 20 yards or so short. 

17th tee is just insane, it measured out 223 from the back tee and is likely more to 250+ with the direct head wind. 

Can’t wait to watch ... and my dark horse is Scottie. He hits the ball hella high, but we watched him for about an hour on the range hitting flighted bullets, not that it’ll automatically translate onto the course, but I’ll be rooting for him and Jordan. 

Left with a great souvenir as well. 👌🏼 

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Did you find any spots where it was less crowded and could really enjoy seeing players hit their shots? I’ve heard walking out to holes 4-6 is a good spot. I’ll be out there Sat-Sun.

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1 minute ago, Mtbryant01 said:

Did you find any spots where it was less crowded and could really enjoy seeing players hit their shots? I’ve heard walking out to holes 4-6 is a good spot. I’ll be out there Sat-Sun.

Good question, it wasn’t really crowded while were there ... we only did the front 9 for one group and it was for Finau, so we never really picked a spot and watched the groups come thru for the front side. 

A lot of the marquee guys were starting off on the back and we were there for most of the day. I’ll say for us, the best spot was the landing area of the fairway from the 11th tee, which was just across from a hill to catch the par 3 17th ... on a Sunday, that’s where I would be. 

The course essentially runs in two parallel lines, the middle section of the gallery bisecting each side of the course was busiest ... the ocean side, you’ll only get action for that specific hole, but the gallery was much lighter. 

We moved over to the ocean side at 17th and it was nice. I’ll say this, unless you were behind the players or directly lateral of them, it was next to impossible to follow their shots. Blindingly bright out there.   

 

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10 hours ago, mikeanthony said:

Was able to attend a practice round session yesterday, and as my first time visit out there, it is an absolutely stunningly beautiful golf course. Simply unreal beauty. 

Would love to see Spieth win it ... I will say that holes 14 thru 18 are directly head-on into the wind. Not a single player (from what we watched) was able to get to the 607 yard par 5 16th in two ... many were hitting FWs and were still 20 yards or so short. 

17th tee is just insane, it measured out 223 from the back tee and is likely more to 250+ with the direct head wind. 

Can’t wait to watch ... and my dark horse is Scottie. He hits the ball hella high, but we watched him for about an hour on the range hitting flighted bullets, not that it’ll automatically translate onto the course, but I’ll be rooting for him and Jordan. 

Left with a great souvenir as well. 👌🏼 

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ESPN+ question:

We already have Hulu and Disney+, so how do I add ESPN+ to that for no additional charge????

Aggravating that I can’t watch through the PGA Championship app. The Masters app treated me SO nicely!!!!

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31 minutes ago, PMookie said:

ESPN+ question:

We already have Hulu and Disney+, so how do I add ESPN+ to that for no additional charge????

Aggravating that I can’t watch through the PGA Championship app. The Masters app treated me SO nicely!!!!

Did you upload the ESPN app? You should be able to sign into it and watch.

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Anyone else besides me hoping for windy conditions?  🙂  A storm front has moved into our region and will be dropping rain and snow mix for a couple of days... perfect conditions from my lounge chair.

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What a shot by Rickie just now! Driver off the deck for his 3rd into the long Par 5 played about as good as you could hope from 240 with the wind howling in your face. That'll make the highlight reel if he manages to sneak birdie - probably if even just saves par.

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I think this shirt is appropriate for today!

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That shot by Hovland to the 17th was a beautiful 2 iron stinger. He is looking good early.

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Don't look now, but here comes Major Brooks 🙂.  I think someone offered him as part of a trade proposal... that I may wish I had accepted 🤣.

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7 hours ago, LICC said:

Did you upload the ESPN app? You should be able to sign into it and watch.

You can watch some things FREE on the ESPN app, but for this you would have to subscribe to ESPN+.

 

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8 hours ago, PMookie said:

ESPN+ question:

We already have Hulu and Disney+, so how do I add ESPN+ to that for no additional charge????

Aggravating that I can’t watch through the PGA Championship app. The Masters app treated me SO nicely!!!!

I believe you have to go through the site of your original contract and even then, I don't believe you can just switch to the bundle plan.  I think I ended up cancelling Disney+ and Hulu and signed up for a new bundle plan leading into the PGA Championship last fall.  It's been a while since I did this a year ago so it's a bit fuzzy.

They don't make it simple, that's for sure.

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Getting to golf it’s nice to have fans but the reduced field sure does make obnoxious comments stand out. 😞

 

I’ve noticed this going to Rays games - can’t wait for there to be 15-20k people at the games - you can’t hear individual comments as much. 

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What a difference a course makes.  Compared to last week, its pretty much flipped from a shootout to a standoff 🤣.

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4 hours ago, gobama84 said:

You can watch some things FREE on the ESPN app, but for this you would have to subscribe to ESPN+.

If he has Hulu and Disney+, it should include ESPN plus.

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I’m saying the cut will be +2 or maybe slide to +3 depending on the wind today. So does DJ and Rory picked up their games today to make the weekend?

 

 

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19 minutes ago, TBT said:

I’m saying the cut will be +2 or maybe slide to +3 depending on the wind today. So does DJ and Rory picked up their games today to make the weekend?

Does Rickie finally make a cut and give up his day job!!

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11 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Does Rickie finally make a cut and give up his day job!!

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11 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Does Rickie finally make a cut and give up his day job!!

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He's gotten so accustom to 36 hole events, it will be interesting to see if he has the stamina for the weekend 😆.

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Looks like the course may be playing even tougher today than yesterday!

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