PGA Championship Thread....

[WilliamTheIrish]

.. I didn't get to watch much golf today. But Mickelson is one of 6 guys at -3 on top of the leaderboard. I saw wher he drained a couple of looong putts

Vijay is at E and Woods is 9 shots back after a +5. :eek:

[Miles]

That approach shot that Kenny Perry knocked in on 17 was pretty crazy. Hit the pin pretty high and somehow managed to go in. Dont think i have seen anything like it.

Pretty good first round so far. Id really like to see Davis Love continue to play well.

[Herzig]

.. I didn't get to watch much golf today. But Mickelson is one of 6 guys at -3 on top of the leaderboard. I saw wher he drained a couple of looong putts

Vijay is at E and Woods is 9 shots back after a +5. :eek:

I wonder if Woods will make the cut today?

[WilliamTheIrish]

I wonder if Woods will make the cut today?

Woods is at +7. Cut is projectedat +5

[WilliamTheIrish]

Thomas Bjorn is on fire. If he birdies hole 18 he'll finish at 62.

[WilliamTheIrish]

My mistake. He birdied for a 63. Ties the lowest score in a major.

[runnercyclist]

Why is Daly putting with his sand wedge.

[runnercyclist]

Oh they just said It was a difference of opinion between he and his putter. Giving it a time out.

[WilliamTheIrish]

He threw it at his bag coming off the green and apparently bent the shaft.

Love that guy. He's like the everyman golfer.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Good job by Lefty. Saved par.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Davis Love goes birdie on 1 & 2 to move to -6.

[WilliamTheIrish]

That gd Mickelson. He makes it sofa king hard to root for him.

[Skip Towne]

Why is Daly putting with his sand wedge.
Putting with a driver is much easier.

[runnercyclist]

I disagree the crisp edge of the SW is a great putter.

[stevieray]

It's been fun watching WTI becoming a golf addict.

[Miles]

Two of my favorites are in the final paring so im really looking foward to tomorrow. Definitly pulling for Davis Love to take it though.

[Herzig]

Davis is falling off the map...Phil seems to be in control with 3 stroke lead.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Mickelson bogeys 4 out of 5 holes and is now 2 off of the lead. when are people going to stop rooting for this loser? Maybe he'll come back and make me eat my words, but I doubt it.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Mickelson bogeys 4 out of 5 holes and is now 2 off of the lead. when are people going to stop rooting for this loser? Maybe he'll come back and make me eat my words, but I doubt it.

Somehow the big fatty has regained the lead. I think it's mostly due to Elk's poor play.

They gag away two more shots and this'll be a 5 man playoff.

Crap. Lightening delay.

[the Talking Can]

Mickelson bogeys 4 out of 5 holes and is now 2 off of the lead. when are people going to stop rooting for this loser?

people love his man-boobs and gay-collar-up izod shirts...

[WilliamTheIrish]

It's been fun watching WTI becoming a golf addict.

Crazy ain't it?

I'm pulling my hair out today. My bothers and myself got off to an early start today. We were having fun and finished the 16 hole when my oldest brother says, "'Liam, you are sitting at 76 as we speak. Two par 4's to play. Could break your PB of 86."

I promptly gag (Mickelson style :) the last two holes. Triple bogey 17 followed by a snowman on 18, for a robust 91.

It was so fitting. F'n game. I'm playing for nothing and my ass is clenching trying to get a PB. Those guys are playing for a gazillion $'s and on worldwide TV.

Don't know how they handle the pressure.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Phil seems to be in control with 3 cup size lead.

Fixed it for you.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

this is embarassing for golf. Woods barely makes the cut being 12 back of Phil and now he is in contention to win. The field tried to give phil this tournament, but now he is going to have to earn it. Kudos to Woods who never gives up and is always thinking that he can win. a probable top 5 finish is remarkable considering where he was two days ago.

[Miles]

They just suspended play for the rest of the day. It will pick up tomorrow at 9:00

[the Talking Can]

They just suspended play for the rest of the day. It will pick up tomorrow at 9:00

Mickelson's tits are pissed...

[tk13]

this is embarassing for golf. Woods barely makes the cut being 12 back of Phil and now he is in contention to win. The field tried to give phil this tournament, but now he is going to have to earn it. Kudos to Woods who never gives up and is always thinking that he can win. a probable top 5 finish is remarkable considering where he was two days ago.
That's how I like my majors, brutal. :)

I wish I had the talent to hit two shots, 2nd shot an iron, and knock it past the green on a 650 yard hole like Woods did on 17. That was amazing.

[carlos3652]

Damn, great Golf today... I think this is an advantage to the current players on the field, they will water down the greens and make them much playable...

Woods had a small chance for a playoff if they would have finished it today... the Par 5's had the wind in the players face for the first time (after Tiger Finished) and I dont think anyone other than Vijay to have had a chance for tap in birdies...

The winning score will be @ -5 and watch Vijay to have 2 good eagle opportunities tomorrow if the conditions are better...

I still cant believe what Tiger did:

+5 end Round 1 T-113 (8 Shots off the lead)
+4 end Round 2 T-79 (12 shots off the lead)
E end Round 3 T-20 (6 shots off the lead)
-2 end of tourney T-4 (2 shots off the lead)

How can someone go from barely making the cut to a top 5 finish is really beyond belief...

4 Majors 2005 (1st, 2nd, 1st, 4th) Not bad... compared to the other big 3

Vijay (5th, 6th, 5th, Top 5 finish/Win?)
Man Boobs (10th, 33rd, 60th, Top 5 Finish/Win?)
Els (47th, 15th, 34th, DNP)

[Stinger]

It was so fitting. F'n game. I'm playing for nothing and my ass is clenching trying to get a PB. Those guys are playing for a gazillion $'s and on worldwide TV.

Don't know how they handle the pressure.


Actually it is quite simple they are playing for someone elses money. That is their mind set anyway. Now if it was there own money I bet the outcome might be a little different.

Best Lee Traveno Quote I ever heard was "You don't know what pressure is until you've played for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket. "

I believe I came up with a great reality show. Instead of battle of the bridges and such where the top four golfers play. Throw four legitimate 25 plus hanicapers on the bridges course playing from the tips, playing for big money, mic them up and watch the fun and hiliarity.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Actually it is quite simple they are playing for someone elses money. That is their mind set anyway. Now if it was there own money I bet the outcome might be a little different.

Best Lee Traveno Quote I ever heard was "You don't know what pressure is until you've played for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket. "

I believe I came up with a great reality show. Instead of battle of the bridges and such where the top four golfers play. Throw four legitimate 25 plus hanicapers on the bridges course playing from the tips, playing for big money, mic them up and watch the fun and hiliarity.

Damn, that would be great.

They'd have to have the censor ready. Can you imagine how many times you'd hear the old favorite saying after a wedge shot gone awry:

"Bite mf'er, bite!!!!" Oh f!!

[WilliamTheIrish]

That's how I like my majors, brutal. :)

I wish I had the talent to hit two shots, 2nd shot an iron, and knock it past the green on a 650 yard hole like Woods did on 17. That was amazing.

Even with all that, Woods' best/biggest shot of the weekend came as they resumed play after the first delay.
When he holed that wedge.... that was just a huge shot. Incredible.

Woods' driving was pretty pedestrian all day save for the last two holes. Dude was all over the place.

[carlos3652]

Its on... CBS

[shakesthecat]

My biggest complaint was Jim Nance's inability to finish any sentence without saying "at Baltusrol"

[carlos3652]

My biggest complaint was Jim Nance's inability to finish any sentence without saying "at Baltusrol"

ROFL... it is getting annoying... (its because they go to break every 2 min)

[ROYC75]

On a side note, I paired up in a foursome Sunday and won a scramble. We shot 15 under and won by 6 shots. We had 2 delays because of weather, lightning the 1st one and heavy rain the second one. After the rain delay, we went back out and birdie ( 8 ) every hole left. My tee shot on # 10, par 3 was 2 feet from the pin....

All in all it was a good day, drove the ball better than I have for at least a year.

[ROYC75]

Update ........

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (Fairway on 17)
Elkington -3 (Trees on 18)
Davis -2 (Trees on 17)
Bjorn -2 (Birdie try on 17)
Tiger -2 (Done)

[HemiEd]

On a side note, I paired up in a foursome Sunday and won a scramble. We shot 15 under and won by 6 shots. We had 2 delays because of weather, lightning the 1st one and heavy rain the second one. After the rain delay, we went back out and birdie ( 8 ) every hole left. My tee shot on # 10, par 3 was 2 feet from the pin....

All in all it was a good day, drove the ball better than I have for at least a year.


:clap: :clap:

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (3rd on 17)
Elkington -3 (3rd shot on 18)
Davis -2 (3rd on 17)
Bjorn -3 (thru 18)
Tiger -2 (Done)

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (Fairway on 17)
Elkington -3 (Birdie try on 18)
Bjorn -3 (Fairway on 18)
Davis -2 (3rd on 17)
Tiger -2 (Done)
VJ E (Done)

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (Birdie try on 17)
Elkington -3 (Birdie 8 Feet try on 18)
Bjorn -3 (Fairway on 18)
Davis -2 (long birdie on 17)
Tiger -2 (Done)
VJ E (Done)

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (17)
Bjorn -3 (in trouble 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Davis -2 (17)
Tiger -2 (Done)
VJ E (Done)

[Bowser]

Mickleson got jobbed on that putt! I wish I had a buck for every putt that I've had that ended up like that!

[carlos3652]

Man Boobs -3 (on 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Bjorn -3 (Done)
Davis -2 (on 18)
Tiger -2 (Done)
VJ E (Done)

[Bowser]

Jesus! Bjorn got screwed at the 18th on his putt, too!

[carlos3652]

Top 5

Man Boobs -3 (3rd from the rough by green 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Bjorn -3 (Done)
Davis -2 (3rd about 100 yards away 18)
Tiger -2 (Done)

[carlos3652]

Top 5

Man Boobs -3 (3rd from the rough by green 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Bjorn -3 (Done)
Davis -2 (25 ft' for birdie 18)
Tiger -2 (Done)

[carlos3652]

Top 5

Man Boobs -3 (1 - 2 ft for the win 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Bjorn -3 (Done)
Davis -2 (25 ft' for birdie 18)
Tiger -2 (Done)

[carlos3652]

Top 5

Man Boobs -3 (1 - 2 ft for the win 18)
Elkington -3 (Done)
Bjorn -3 (Done)
T-4 Tiger -2 (Done)
T-4 Davis -2 (Done)

[carlos3652]

Top 5 Finish

1 Man Boobs -4 (Done)
T-2 Elkington -3 (Done)
T-2 Bjorn -3 (Done)
T-4 Tiger -2 (Done)
T-4 Davis -2 (Done)

[Goapics1]

Top 5 Finish

1 Man Boobs -4 (Done)
T-2 Elkington -3 (Done)
T-2 Bjorn -3 (Done)
T-4 Tiger -2 (Done)
T-4 Davis -2 (Done)
Thanks for the updates Carlos. Geezus, you are better than the goddamn sportsites. rep.....

[ROYC75]

Nice one Lefty .......... :D

[carlos3652]

Thanks for the updates Carlos. Geezus, you are better than the goddamn sportsites. rep.....

ROFL, just watching it live... nothing better to do other than work...

[phisherman]

congrats to phil!

couldn't happen to a better guy

bp

[ROYC75]

On a side note, I paired up in a foursome Sunday and won a scramble. We shot 15 under and won by 6 shots. We had 2 delays because of weather, lightning the 1st one and heavy rain the second one. After the rain delay, we went back out and birdie ( 8 ) every hole left. My tee shot on # 10, par 3 was 2 feet from the pin....

All in all it was a good day, drove the ball better than I have for at least a year.

One other side note I left off, we tied the course record for a scramble at -15 under. We had the chance, last hole, par 5 # 2 525 yards uphill to a elevated green, my tee shot traveled about 315 yards on the flat fairway , last 210 was uphill. My 2nd shot I hit a 7 wood that stopped on the short grass, pin up front, about 20' feet away for eagle. Uphill, left to right break..............

3 of us lipped it out, missed the eagle, settled for birdie and a tie of the record. :banghead:

[WilliamTheIrish]

I wish I could hit those soft lobs out of the high rough like that.

I'd end up decapitating a member of the gallery.

[ROYC75]

It's easy to blade it....make it look like a 1 iron.

[WilliamTheIrish]

BTW, sounds like you had a great day yesterday Roy.

Nice job.

HAs anybody set up a course for the 37 Forever Golf and Expletives Spectacular?

[Logical]

Top 5 Finish

1 Man Boobs -4 (Done)
T-2 Elkington -3 (Done)
T-2 Bjorn -3 (Done)
T-4 Tiger -2 (Done)
T-4 Davis -2 (Done)

Too bad that jackass had to win, I was hoping Elkington or Bjorn would pull it out. For God's sake yesterday I was rooting for Vijay to turn it up and make sure Phil lost. I hate that no good asswipe but not as much as I hate Phil.

Oh well.

[ROYC75]

BTW, sounds like you had a great day yesterday Roy.

Nice job.

HAs anybody set up a course for the 37 Forever Golf and Expletives Spectacular?


As of this time, not yet,Phil is handling it. I mentioned a couple of courses to him, if you have one in mind, let him know.

One of the ones I mentioned is close to the banquet........

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

nothing like shooting 72-72 in the final two rounds on your way to a championship. Congrats Phil, you owe the rest of the field a beer.

[Hoover]

A major win is a major a win

[ROYC75]

Does it really matter how you win, as long as you win ?

He was just good enough to win, the others lost !

I'm glad for him, happy that Tiger lost ! :D

[Hoover]

Its not like people were shooting 20 under, everyone was making up shots on the last two holes, he birdied to win that damn thing, I guess thats not winning it huh?

[Stinger]

nothing like shooting 72-72 in the final two rounds on your way to a championship. Congrats Phil, you owe the rest of the field a beer.

Pahh-leez ..... Ok by your definition Ted Purdy should be holding the Trophey since he shot -4 on Sunday. Oh yeah thats right he teed off in the morning when the conditions of the course where moist and not that windy. But when the last 6 groups teed off the wind was blowing drying the greens making them firm. Yeah try hitting those greens out of the rough without any spin and try to hold them when they are firm. Heck try to hit them with spin out of the fairway with spin and see what happens. STFU Of the top 23 finishers on Sunday only 6 shot under par for the day.

Also by your definition Tiger should not even be in the field on the weekend since he Shot +5 and -1 on the first 2 days. This is why they play 4 round and last time I looked Phil was the only one who shot more than -3. He out lasted the field for 4 rounds instead of 2.

[ROYC75]

Some of these yo yo's just don't understand " GOLF " . :D

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

I'm not criticizing Phil, I'm criticizing the field. This was just an embarassing golf tourney and Mickelson should have run away with it. Talk all you want about conditions, the fact is nobody could putt worth a shit down the stretch. The PGA is full of losers which is why Tiger has 10 majors and is the most dominant golfer in the sport. Tits had a good overall tournament, but nobody stepped up when he went +4 on the final two rounds. The golf world can go back to sucking this guy's cock, and he can continue to smile about it.

[ChiTown]

I'm not criticizing Phil, I'm criticizing the field. This was just an embarassing golf tourney and Mickelson should have run away with it. Talk all you want about conditions, the fact is nobody could putt worth a shit down the stretch. The PGA is full of losers which is why Tiger has 10 majors and is the most dominant golfer in the sport. Tits had a good overall tournament, but nobody stepped up when he went +4 on the final two rounds. The golf world can go back to sucking this guy's cock, and he can continue to smile about it.

ROFL

ok then.....

[KCTitus]

I'm not criticizing Phil, I'm criticizing the field. This was just an embarassing golf tourney and Mickelson should have run away with it. Talk all you want about conditions, the fact is nobody could putt worth a shit down the stretch. The PGA is full of losers which is why Tiger has 10 majors and is the most dominant golfer in the sport. Tits had a good overall tournament, but nobody stepped up when he went +4 on the final two rounds. The golf world can go back to sucking this guy's cock, and he can continue to smile about it.

Wow...an angry Tiger fan. Im not sure if you watched the TNT 'pre coverage' on Saturday or Sunday, but it wasnt Phil that was being sucked off. Bobby Clampett was all over Eldrick's knob--made the coverage almost unwatchable.

[tk13]

I'm not criticizing Phil, I'm criticizing the field. This was just an embarassing golf tourney and Mickelson should have run away with it. Talk all you want about conditions, the fact is nobody could putt worth a shit down the stretch. The PGA is full of losers which is why Tiger has 10 majors and is the most dominant golfer in the sport. Tits had a good overall tournament, but nobody stepped up when he went +4 on the final two rounds. The golf world can go back to sucking this guy's cock, and he can continue to smile about it.
Have you ever watched a major tournament? I'm failing to understand how this is that different than most majors. Granted the PGA is usually the "easiest" major but it's never a walk in the park. That's why they call them majors, the course is supposed to be set up at a high difficulty so nobody can plow through it. That's what makes some of the things Tiger has done so impressive.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

sorry I just don't get it when a guy smiles after bogeying 4 of 5 holes. Is that supposed to make me root for him?

[Goapics1]

sorry I just don't get it when a guy smiles after bogeying 4 of 5 holes. Is that supposed to make me root for him?
Do you want him to throw a club into the gallery as a sign of being pissed off?

[KCTitus]

sorry I just don't get it when a guy smiles after bogeying 4 of 5 holes. Is that supposed to make me root for him?

Imagine, if you will, a QB smiling after throwing a pick...*gasp*

[ptlyon]

Do you want him to throw a club into the gallery as a sign of being pissed off?

Now that would be cool...

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Have you ever watched a major tournament? I'm failing to understand how this is that different than most majors. Granted the PGA is usually the "easiest" major but it's never a walk in the park. That's why they call them majors, the course is supposed to be set up at a high difficulty so nobody can plow through it. That's what makes some of the things Tiger has done so impressive.
yes I have, and in this year I saw Chris Dimarco step up at the masters and Campbell step up at the US Open. I saw nobody do that this time and Phil was the beneficiary

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Imagine, if you will, a QB smiling after throwing a pick...*gasp*
how about 4 picks in the SB. I didn't see Gannon smiling much

[ChiTown]

Wow...an angry Tiger fan. Im not sure if you watched the TNT 'pre coverage' on Saturday or Sunday, but it wasnt Phil that was being sucked off. Bobby Clampett was all over Eldrick's knob--made the coverage almost unwatchable.

It's only a Tiger fest cuz he's the #1 player in the World. Sure, I get sick of it, but what can you say? The guy has 10 majors and 40 some odd PGA Tour victories. People want to see Tiger play.......it's just the way it is.

[KCTitus]

It's only a Tiger fest cuz he's the #1 player in the World. Sure, I get sick of it, but what can you say? The guy has 10 majors and 40 some odd PGA Tour victories. People want to see Tiger play.......it's just the way it is.

Got no problem with the fawning and incessant love fest, while he's winning. 8-10 strokes back is another thing.

[tk13]

yes I have, and in this year I saw Chris Dimarco step up at the masters and Campbell step up at the US Open. I saw nobody do that this time and Phil was the beneficiary
Ehh... everybody fell apart at the US open this year. Campbell just shot even par, he didn't step up as much as just not fall apart like the rest of the field. That's how the US Open is though...

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Have you ever watched a major tournament? I'm failing to understand how this is that different than most majors. Granted the PGA is usually the "easiest" major but it's never a walk in the park. That's why they call them majors, the course is supposed to be set up at a high difficulty so nobody can plow through it. That's what makes some of the things Tiger has done so impressive.
another thing... I understand that majors are set up so that nobody could plow through it, but they are not set up to make you lose a 4 stroke lead with 15 or less holes to go when everybody below you is shooting par or worse. Mickelson had to win this on the 18th and he was lucky that nobody could even shoot par. A great win and a good performance, but far from a great performance.

[ChiTown]

Got no problem with the fawning and incessant love fest, while he's winning. 8-10 strokes back is another thing.

Oh, I completely agree. I was watching on Friday when he was struggling to make the cut, and 15 strokes back from Michelson. It was disgusting. That said, it is what it is, as the audience wants Tiger TV when they watch golf, especially Majors.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Ehh... everybody fell apart at the US open this year. Campbell just shot even par, he didn't step up as much as just not fall apart like the rest of the field. That's how the US Open is though...
so by this logic if either Love, Singh, Elkington, or Bjorn would have not fallen apart by shooting par then we could have had a different champion.

[carlos3652]

Oh, I completely agree. I was watching on Friday when he was struggling to make the cut, and 15 strokes back from Michelson. It was disgusting. That said, it is what it is, as the audience wants Tiger TV when they watch golf, especially Majors.

The reason they were showing tiger so much on Friday was because he was going to miss the cut for only the 1st time in a Major as a professional... (2nd PGA cut since 2000) and to think that after qualifying last on Friday, he comes back and finishes 4th.

I think he is the only one this year to come out and be top 5 in all 4 majors.... (2 wins, a 2nd and a 4th)

Tiger is amazing, the jordan of Golf... you got to be kidding yourself that the media would not show him 24/7, you think the media stopped drooling over Jordan after a bad game/ Wizards years... get real...

1/2 the people watch Golf because of Tiger...

[WilliamTheIrish]

The reason they were showing tiger so much on Friday was because he was going to miss the cut for only the 1st time in a Major as a professional... (2nd PGA cut since 2000) and to think that after qualifying last on Friday, he comes back and finishes 4th.

I think he is the only one this year to come out and be top 5 in all 4 majors.... (2 wins, a 2nd and a 4th)

Tiger is amazing, the jordan of Golf... you got to be kidding yourself that the media would not show him 24/7, you think the media stopped drooling over Jordan after a bad game/ Wizards years... get real...

1/2 the people watch Golf because of Tiger...

Not so, Carlos. TNT showed him in the TPC third and fourth rounds when he was 10 shots off the pace and other players were making moves.

I understand the Tiger phenomena, but I also want to see what other golfers are doing.

*edit. That doesn't mean you're wrong in your assesment. It's completely correct. I just happen to be part of the 50% that wants to see all the golfers.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I'm not criticizing Phil, I'm criticizing the field. This was just an embarassing golf tourney and Mickelson should have run away with it. Talk all you want about conditions, the fact is nobody could putt worth a shit down the stretch. The PGA is full of losers which is why Tiger has 10 majors and is the most dominant golfer in the sport. Tits had a good overall tournament, but nobody stepped up when he went +4 on the final two rounds. The golf world can go back to sucking this guy's cock, and he can continue to smile about it.

Hey Jim Rome, you went off the air a couple of hours ago.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Do you want him to throw a club into the gallery as a sign of being pissed off?

Great line. ROFL

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Hey Jim Rome, you went off the air a couple of hours ago.
sorry I don't watch that show... JMHO

[Herzig]

Tiger is amazing, the jordan of Golf... you got to be kidding yourself that the media would not show him 24/7, you think the media stopped drooling over Jordan after a bad game/ Wizards years... get real...

1/2 the people watch Golf because of Tiger...

Tiger is an amazing golfer. Until he passes Jack's 18 majors, he's not the "Jordan" of golf. Looks like the odds of that happening are pretty good though. That rookie Sean O'Hair looks like he's pretty good though. I like his story..

http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/gw20050121ohair.html

[Herzig]

Got no problem with the fawning and incessant love fest, while he's winning. 8-10 strokes back is another thing.

I totally agree.