THE Golf Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:17 am
It has been a very entertaining fed ex cup playoffs so far....
Final event of the "year" this week, and it's at a fantastic venue. Small field (30 players) and just about all of the players are capable of winning except for a handful.
This could be the week for tiger...he's been so close, but can't piece it all together (but hey ask Jordan Speith about how hard it is to be consistently great...many thought he was the next tiger and he hasn't won all year or even make it to the tour championship).....back to tiger: his accuracy with the driver has been better, but he's been streaky with the putter, especially under pressure. Doesn't seem to make the 1 or 2 needed putts that he never used to miss when he was in contention on the weekends. Maybe this is the week it changes?
So many good golfers it's hard to pick a favorite. I'd probably say Rose is the safest bet of the top guys, as DJ is dealing with marriage issues...rory has been looking good lately, but stalled out in the final round of the last event. Jason Day is the best putter in the world, so if he can get the other aspects of his game working he could make a run, but he's been struggling a bit by his standards. Koepka is always sexy on paper, but seems to do his best work in majors. Fleetwood can always go low, but hasn't had success winning in the States. Finau is a top 10 machine, but still looking for a win.
Bryson Dechambeu has been hot with 2 wins in last 3 starts. He's who I would say is in the best form, and controls his own destiny....it's just a matter of whether he can handle the pressure knowing there is the season championship (and 10 million dollars) on the line.
I'm going with Tiger, Rory, or Bryson to win this week....and my heart really hopes it's tiger. Maybe the brief rest did him some good.
Next up is the Ryder Cup...stacked team USA on foreign soil will be absolutely electric. No prediction needed for that. It'll be a battle until the very end.
Final event of the "year" this week, and it's at a fantastic venue. Small field (30 players) and just about all of the players are capable of winning except for a handful.
This could be the week for tiger...he's been so close, but can't piece it all together (but hey ask Jordan Speith about how hard it is to be consistently great...many thought he was the next tiger and he hasn't won all year or even make it to the tour championship).....back to tiger: his accuracy with the driver has been better, but he's been streaky with the putter, especially under pressure. Doesn't seem to make the 1 or 2 needed putts that he never used to miss when he was in contention on the weekends. Maybe this is the week it changes?
So many good golfers it's hard to pick a favorite. I'd probably say Rose is the safest bet of the top guys, as DJ is dealing with marriage issues...rory has been looking good lately, but stalled out in the final round of the last event. Jason Day is the best putter in the world, so if he can get the other aspects of his game working he could make a run, but he's been struggling a bit by his standards. Koepka is always sexy on paper, but seems to do his best work in majors. Fleetwood can always go low, but hasn't had success winning in the States. Finau is a top 10 machine, but still looking for a win.
Bryson Dechambeu has been hot with 2 wins in last 3 starts. He's who I would say is in the best form, and controls his own destiny....it's just a matter of whether he can handle the pressure knowing there is the season championship (and 10 million dollars) on the line.
I'm going with Tiger, Rory, or Bryson to win this week....and my heart really hopes it's tiger. Maybe the brief rest did him some good.
Next up is the Ryder Cup...stacked team USA on foreign soil will be absolutely electric. No prediction needed for that. It'll be a battle until the very end.