Scheffler finally stumbled a bit to make things a little bit interesting. But he still has a pretty big cushion and nobody’s really making a charge.
The Open
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Very un characteristic of him to make that mistake. I figured he would just play out of the bunker with a layup.
Yeah that was definitely a mistake but he’s still safe. Everyone within shouting distance of the lead is struggling.
Wyndham Clark on a bit of a heater, but he was way too far back to be a factor. Perfect weather but nobody’s taking advantage.
Chris Gotterup made some serious coin in Scottland the last two weeks. Won the Scottish open and 3rd in the Open championship.
Now if he can show grit and a steel will he may just be a great Ryder cup contender that Keegan Bradley can't ignor. But he will have to show Keegan he has plenty of nerves to withstand the pressure of the Ryder Cup. I just hope he is not a a player that is a flash in the pan because he does seem a bit emotional but maybe that's just a momentary issue he has on occasion. Kid has great talent even though he went to OU.
Ryder Cup will have a different feel this year for the US. After the first 6 AQ's plus Bradley as a playing captain the next 5 picks will be interesting. I suppose you look at Thomas (not a big fan of his), Morikawa and Griffin. Cantlay gets under the Euro's skin, so I would take him, then I don't know. Harman is pretty consistent, but I think you want kind of a bomber at Bethpage, maybe Burns, Clark or Finau. He is kind of way down in the rankings but I do like Patrick Reed.
I prefer Captain's Picks that are playing well right up to the deadline of when selections need to be made. It seems as if there are always 1-2 guys who are higher in the points standings because of their performance from a year ago. Players that are performing the best in the past 2-3 months are preferred over those who did well in January/February, but not so much since. Take advantage of those that are on a hot streak. I think having a solid core of players with Ryder Cup or President's Cup experience can help if a couple of CP selections are rookies.
LIVers didn't really compete to actually win the majors this year. Some were in position come Sunday only to fold. Maybe only playing three rounds on easy setups with no cuts actually has an effect. And how bad are previously competitive golfers like Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith now? Johnson obviously just wants the money and doesn't really want to compete. Smith looked like he was going to be one of, if not the best Aussie golfers of all time and now he seems very meh. Koepka also crashed and burned this year. It seems like the biggest threats from LIV going forward are DeChambeau, Hatton, and Rahm. You better love to practice if you're on LIV because the LIV tournament model does not seem to prepare these guys to win.
Does Bradley still do that thing with flipping his club around before every shot?
I love watching the majors but I don't really follow golf that much otherwise. It's pretty interesting to read your take on it. Seem pretty obvious that these guys will have issues competing head-to-head with guys that are grinding it out week after week.
The Opens aren’t fun to watch unless it’s blowing like a ************. I hate that -17 wins a major. +6 is much more enjoyable for that tourney. US open and British Open should be carnage. Masters and PGA are fine to have a little scoring
when phil won both a decade back his combined income tax was 61% of his earnings.
Man especially Cam smith . He was the pga player of the year in 2022. He can’t even make a cut in a major now .
Ya in his Masters post interview when he faltered down the stretch Bryson DeChambeau basically said we ( LIV) don’t have this pressure week in and week out anymore.
I get a kick out of DeChambeau's YouTube videos.... like "can I break the course record first try?" or "can I break par with Costco clubs?"