He has won on courses that are right by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and North Sea. It's the Jersey Shore guy in him.
You really need the thank Isao Aoki as he became the first guy to show off his unique putting style on the PGA Tour. He made it famous during the 1980 US Open, playing alongside Jack Nicklaus for all 4 rounds! Isao finished second.
I was there at the '80 Open. Followed Aoki and Jack their back 9 on Saturday. Followed Arnie who had the 1st tee time, then Trevino for a while, then Jack and Aoki.
I was there Sunday. Got there so early that Arnold's caddie almost hit us cutting through the players parking lot which was near the putting green near the first tee. We had no clue who was in the car until Arnold opened the passenger door and step out. I ended up picking his driver he was going to use that last round, my friend carried his bag to the range as the caddy went inside to check in. Looong day. Got a great spot behind 18 so we saw Jack tee off behind us and stayed there all the way to the end. Awesome experience for a 19 year old!
I’m hoping to go to the Farmers at Torrey Pines next week, I hope he’s playing there
The field hasn't been announced but that's one that always gets a good field. I the announcers Sunday said Scheffler and Koepka will be there. Rory won't play on Tour till the AT&T.
Yeah but I understood provisionally whatever that means. He's a full member in '27.
Watched it from a few feet away. Hit him with a “go Rutgers” after 14, he nodded, then threw my son a ball after 15. Great day all around here, quite the scene
Golf season doesn't start until the Masters.So Rose broke Tiger's tourney record by a stroke (-23). Wasn't as sharp as he was the 1st 3 rounds but didn't need to be.
Chris finished T18 after a 3 Under 69. Was -3 after 9, got to 4 Under but then started spraying the ball, Seemed to find a number of traps, 2 resulted in bogeys, In all he had 6 Birdies, 3 Bogeys, and 9 Pars. Hey, after 3 events he's still 1st in the FedEx Cup.
On to the Zoo that is Waste Management.
You certainly had gorgeous weather at the tournament all 4 days! Very good tournament. Rose was great. He was playing his best ever after having big issues last year!
Rose sure has seen the highest high's and lowest low's during his long career.
When the colleges folks got into the act at the Waste Management I wasn't all that happy about it but a few short years later I began to love this tournament especially the Stadium around it. In the beginning it was just a bunch of college folk partying on the slight Hills around the hole. Now the seat 20,000+ in the temporary stadium. Some golf tournaments don't even get 20k on the entire course in a day. Their attendance numbers are mind numbing! And what makes it great is that the player who choose to play have bought into this mad house, partying crowd. Add in it's a great lead in to the Super Bowl. So much better than 100s of pregame shows this week!
Pretty cool. I was glued to my TV on Saturday and Sunday (they didn't show the first 2 rounds back then as you know) watching that great battle. Was an Arnie fan as a kid, but started rooting for Jack by the mid-70s when Arnie fell off.
Agreed. You can say that about most of the TPC courses. Sawgrass outside of 17 is a nice course but not a must play course.
Played it a couple of years ago and thought it sucked. Looks much different without the grandstands. I didn't even realize we were on the famous par 3 until after we played it, and I've been in a box for a day watching the action go down.
Same exact experience. Very forgettable course. And the stadium par 3 is a throw away hole without the grandstand.
What were ya drinking? Is it true they throw you out if your BAC isn't at least .12?