2018 Golf Thread

Well, he has a putt to tie.

That 3 putt was awful but that putt back on the front that he chased to the hole looking center cut and it didn’t go in...so damn close

Casey was damn fortunate a couple times in the last 4 holes

That Reed putt was one of the worst ever. Geez

Tiger missed a 5 footer for par early on. Man oh man. 

Great pin placements today. Crazy how hard Tiger swung at putt on 18 compared to the same distance putt on 17

Paul Casey finally breaks through again on US soul. He’s such a stud player. Happy for him. 

Congrats to Paul Casey! Have fun answering  questions about Tiger but $1.5 mill probably helps

golf has been real good this year

posted by Ironman92

Congrats to Paul Casey! Have fun answering  questions about Tiger but $1.5 mill probably helps

golf has been real good this year

 

He’s ok with it. He said yesterday that if he can’t win, he wanted Tiger to win. 

posted by wildcats20

He’s ok with it. He said yesterday that if he can’t win, he wanted Tiger to win. 

Casey is a good good dude

posted by Ironman92

Rose is nails. 100% on putts 5 ft or under

He gonna win and say golly gee and be all polite and boring. Dude is nails though and has been since age 18? In British Open of 99?

hahaha, great call :sarcasm: ...and I know I had you nervous as hell regarding Reed until his brain cramp on 18 too

posted by vball10set

hahaha, great call :sarcasm: ...and I know I had you nervous as hell regarding Reed until his brain cramp on 18 too

I was ready to rep you then lol the clutch putter misses a 40 ft putt by 40 feet lol

I need to fill out some Masters pools; you do like, and who are the lower-ranked players who you think will make the cut and perhaps finish top 20?  Thanks.

I think Justin Rose may contend again; he has been playing well of late; Fowler seems to have that one bad hole late that dooms him.  Stenson and Watson from Tier 2 look good; Molinari and Oosthuizen from Tier 3.  

Rose, Mickelson, Thomas, Fowler, Bubba

Thomas, Fowler & DJ will contend, but I think it's Rory's to lose

• Rose has been my pick for like 6 months
• Tiger, when healthy, has never really had a bad finish
• Adam Hadwin, in his debut last year, finished 36th. After a BRUTAL opening round trying to figure out greens
• I wouldn't worry about making the Cut with your picks. About 6 legit golfers will miss. Tiny field (83?), Top 50 and ties make cut...and 15 of them are old former champions without a chance. Then the "within 10 of leader" rule.

The guys I am backing in my pools/Vegas...this is semi-tiered based. Obviously if you can pick anyone, there are better options to fill a "team" out

1. Rose
2. Tiger
3. Casey
4. Scott
5. Kuchar
6. Branden Grace
7. Alex Noren
8. Patrick Cantlay
9. Hadwin
10. Hao-Tong Li (deepest sleeper)

My pool is a tier pool also, based on world rankings.  

I went with: 

Rose (Tier 1) 

Watson (2)

Poulter (3)

Berger (4)

Pieters (5)

Woods (6)

at least 4 of them need to make the cut, then the aggregate 4 best scores wins. 

posted by QuakerOats

My pool is a tier pool also, based on world rankings.  

I went with: 

 

Rose (Tier 1) 

Watson (2)

Poulter (3)

Berger (4)

Pieters (5)

Woods (6)

 

at least 4 of them need to make the cut, then the aggregate 4 best scores wins. 

Who else is in the Tiger tier? You could maybe fade him for someone else who could pop off, since his ranking is so low, he is likely going to be nearly 100% owned.

Biggest Tier is (6), but the notables therein are Zach Johnson, Schwartzel, Scott, Moore, Kaymer, Walker, Kizzire, Henley, Vegas, Wiesberger ....

Tony Finau just made an ace. Went running down the hill after it, rolled his ankle, stood there for a second, and then popped it back into place like it was nothing. 

Yeah, I’d probably go Tiger. Though I like where Scott’s game is at the moment. And Charl is a wildcard.

The critical thing is to have 4 that make the cut, sometimes very difficult, and so I tend to pick guys that have a good historical ratio of making the cut at Augusta, and/or ability to avoid the pop up 76's and 78's ...