1. Well done Angel. His speed of play and the way he choosing his shots and executes quickly is a lesson to us all. I have seen him play a few times and to see him hitting the ball with a driver is truly a joy to behold. Great to see one of the good guys in golf win.
2. It was nice to see Tiger looking genuinely happy for Angel.
3. Course was fantastic; set up by USGA was superb. Lots of the greens were borderline but they managed to keep it playable. Just!
4. Most entertaining major in many years.
5. Short Par 4s with lots of trouble seem to be the answer to the ever increasing distance the top players hit the ball.
6. The no trees idea worked. I must say I was dubious when I heard this.
7. The 300yard par 3 worked. I suppose its equivalent to a 250yard hole with hickory clubs which was the original design
8. Tiger blading a pitch and then following it up with a fluffed one was truly astonishing. (Not the mention the shot that put him over the back in the first place)
9. Young guns: Casey, Rose and Baddely fail to step up again. Perhaps Dougherty is one to watch in the future.
10. Tiger seemed to be fighting his swing all day. Strange considering how well he hit the ball on Saturday. On Sunday his signature “squat” move seemed to be getting more and more pronounced as the day went on.
Sunday's round was fun to watch....interesting to watch pros at that level struggle and see how they react to those struggles...Angel was really pacing up a storm at the end. How does Badds shoot an 80 ....was the stack and tilt unreliable under the pressure or was it is putter that did him in ...they didn't show much of his play. Why doesn't Tiger dominate like he use to ...why can't he come from behind like Jack did...maybe it's a bit of him coming back to the pack and the pack advancing up to his level. Not that sound mechanics is not important..but so much of golf is played in between the ears.
I think this time his chipping, pitching and bunker play were not up to his usual high standards.
e.g. The skull/flub combo on 3 is something we have never seen Tiger do before
Couldn't agree more. I was shocked after #3, and equally as suprised after his bunker shot on 17. After 17's tee shot, I thought the only thing Tiger had to worry about was not bogying 18.
Couldn't agree more. I was shocked after #3, and equally as suprised after his bunker shot on 17. After 17's tee shot, I thought the only thing Tiger had to worry about was not bogying 18.
I think in his defense on the bunker shot on 17 there was a stone under the ball which took all the spin away
I don't get it. If the best players in the world are averaging 77 or whatever on a golf course . . . something is afoul. What's the big deal about them making a birdie. The USGA is selfabsorbed. Tweeking these old courses to "protect" them and par is like putting a mustashe on the mona lisa. It's not golf. The guys at the Masters are doing the same thing. Bobby Jones wouldn't recognize his golf course.
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