Golf World Golf thread - Come for the golf. Stay for the gorse

[peternorth]

Japanese brand Uniqlo sponsoring national other than Japan is interesting. As is the Americans sporting J Lindenberg.

 

[iDon]

I mean scoring seems easy but only -12 leading?

 

[Woody15]

Jon Rahm about to put a dampener on an exceptional weekend.

 

[Woody15]

Tom Kim 1 shot out of the medals and more importantly, out of military service.

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

Why is McIlroy competing for Ireland? Isn't he from Northern Ireland? Which would see him compete for Great Britain?

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Why do the USA get 4 players and other countries just 2? How does qualifying work for the olympics?

 

[matt_897]

Why is McIlroy competing for Ireland? Isn't he from Northern Ireland? Which would see him compete for Great Britain?

Looks like he gets a choice

 

[matt_897]

Why do the USA get 4 players and other countries just 2? How does qualifying work for the olympics?

If you are in Top 15 in the world there can be 4

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

Looks like he gets a choice

Yeah I just found an article about it.
Apparently he has always competed for Ireland from his junior days

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Rahm gone from 4 clear to two behind in 5 holes.
Number 1 player in the world looks like he might win.

 

[Woody15]

Leading by 4 on the back 9 and not even medaling. Ouch.

 

[sideswipe]

I like it that the golfers get out of their golf outfits and put on tracksuits for the medal ceremony. Guessing it is some weird IOC regulation.


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[iDon]

Rahm forgetting it's 72 holes not 54 gimmick. Wadda choke.

 

[Woody15]

I thought Scheffler was done at the turn. Epic back 9. 62 to win an Olympic gold medal. Great win.

FedEx cup showdown with Xander now awaits.

 

[sideswipe]

Rahm forgetting it's 72 holes not 54 gimmick. Wadda choke.

Dunno if I'd call it a choke. But his double on the par 5 14th without getting into any real trouble was some kind of an abomination.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Dunno if I'd call it a choke. But his double on the par 5 14th without getting into any real trouble was some kind of an abomination.

That was a really strange hole and it looked to me he just wanted to get the two shots back on that hole and when he realised he was putting for a bogey he just lost concentration.

Strange course as it looks like its difficult with the rough and the commentators kept saying how difficult it was yet the scores say it was a pretty simple course as it got slayed by the good players.

 

[Elixuh]

LiV works for some golfers like Bryson. Disaster for others like Rahm.

Lack of proper competition reps has turned him into a mental spud. Pre-LiV Rahm isn’t choking that, he’s winning by 5.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

LiV works for some golfers like Bryson. Disaster for others like Rahm.

Lack of proper competition reps has turned him into a mental spud. Pre-LiV Rahm isn’t choking that, he’s winning by 5.

So what was the reason why Shauffele, Morikawa, Clark, Aberg couldn't get it done? They play 72 holes week in week out.

this crap about lack of competition, 54 holes is just childlike nonsense.

 

[sideswipe]

LiV works for some golfers like Bryson. Disaster for others like Rahm.

Lack of proper competition reps has turned him into a mental spud. Pre-LiV Rahm isn’t choking that, he’s winning by 5.

Bit early for that call - reckon Rahm will work out a way to prepare himself better next year. This is only his 4th non-LIV tournament since going over.

 

[Elixuh]

So what was the reason why Shauffele, Morikawa, Clark, Aberg couldn't get it done? They play 72 holes week in week out.

this crap about lack of competition, 54 holes is just childlike nonsense.

Rahm is better than those golfers, or at least his ceiling is higher. It’s nothing to do with 54 holes it’s the nature of the LIV comp as a whole. A player, I can’t remember who, in liv a couple of weeks ago missed a short putt to go into a playoff and he just laughed and shrugged because it was meaningless.

If you don’t think there is a difference between playing proper tournaments and these liv exhibitions then I don’t know what to tell you

 

[sideswipe]

Win
Masters
The Players'
Olympic Gold
Travelers, Memorial, Heritage and Arnie Invitational
Have a kid
Get arrested

Busy year. Not over yet.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Rahm is better than those golfers, or at least his ceiling is higher. It’s nothing to do with 54 holes it’s the nature of the LIV comp as a whole. A player, I can’t remember who, in liv a couple of weeks ago missed a short putt to go into a playoff and he just laughed and shrugged because it was meaningless.

If you don’t think there is a difference between playing proper tournaments and these liv exhibitions then I don’t know what to tell you

You are talking about Lahiri, don't make stuff up as he was devastated after missing the putt.
You are listening to way to much pGA tour bullshit from the likes of Chamblee.
Liv golf is as far from exhibition golf as it could be.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Win
Masters
The Players'
Olympic Gold
Travelers, Memorial, Heritage and Arnie Invitational
Have a kid
Get arrested

Busy year. Not over yet.

Yep Fedex cup probably in the bag, not much competition as he is miles in front.

 

[sideswipe]

Yep Fedex cup probably in the bag, not much competition as he is miles in front.

Not quite - because of the stupid handicap system, Scottie is only(almost) certain of going into the last week with a two shot lead.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Not quite - because of the stupid handicap system, Scottie is only(almost) certain of going into the last week with a two shot lead.

Yeh forgot about that ridiculous system.