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Rory's gonna win hth  This year, the PGA Championship visits a majestic, enormous hall located in Asga - I mean a golf course in Louisville. Despite being less than 30-years-old, this will be its 6th major tournament. Tiger won when the PGA was last held here in 2000 in a dramatic playoff over Bob May, completing the third leg of the Tiger Slam, but he's probably not going to play this week because he tweaked his surgically repaired back in last week's tournament. Air Times (ET) Thu/Fri: TNT 1-7pm Sat/Sun: TNT 11am-2pm, CBS 2-7pm You'll be able to stream every day at http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/ and on the PGA Championship app. Marquee Tee Times (ET) Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy: 1:45pm (1), 8:35am (10) Jason Dufner, Y.E. Yang, Keegan Bradley: 1:55pm (1), 8:45am (10) Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Lee Westwood: 8:15am (10), 1:25pm (1) Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods (?): 8:35am (10), 1:45pm (1) Odds Rory McIlroy 5/1 Adam Scott 12/1 Sergio Garcia 16/1 Justin Rose 20/1 Phil Mickelson 25/1 Matt Kuchar 25/1 Keegan Bradley 25/1 Rickie Fowler 25/1 Tiger Woods 33/1 Henrik Stenson 33/1 Bubba Watson 33/1 Jim Furyk 33/1 My Top 5 Picks Rory McIlroy Sergio Garcia Rickie Fowler Keegan Bradley Adam Scott Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Aug 6, 2014 |
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Gotta go with Rory on this one. I don't see Tiger playing either. I think he came back too fast, should've taken taken the rest of the year off to fully recover.
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Aug 4, 2014 13:15
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Pick The Hole Challenge is back!  They all look pretty tough but I'm going with B.Rory Scott Keegan Bubba Furyk but really Josh Lyman posted:Rory's gonna win hth
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Aug 4, 2014 13:40
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I find it hard to NOT pick the Rorinator Nikebot.V3 as it's stuck in Killdozer mode but the fact that he just won makes it harder.  Gotta go through some research and see who owns at Valhalla. Definitely picking Kenny Perry for sneaky old man Top 10 status. mmmmmm, reports are saying the course has been made easier over the years for tourists and the pro's are going to smash El Tigre's 2000 -18. That means it's wide open. I'll go contrarian and not take Rory, Kameh, Scott, Rose, Phil. Bubba Speith Rickie Reed Zach Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Aug 4, 2014 |
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Aug 4, 2014 18:17
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Keyser S0ze posted:Kameh I'm loving that this has become a thing 
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Aug 4, 2014 19:08
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Rory, Rickie, and Sergio are the obvious picks. For the other two, a lot of other potentials played well last week: Keegan Bradley T4 Justin Rose T4 Grame McDowell T8 Adam Scott T8 Phil Mickelson T15 Phil shot a 62 on Sunday, but you can be super on for 1 round without it carrying forward. Conversely, Graeme's 66-66 on the weekend puts him slightly ahead of Adam Scott's 65-71 for me. Keegan had a solid 67-69 on the weekend, but Justin Rose has played better this season and recently.
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Aug 5, 2014 04:22
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So I have 7-8 buddies and we all kinda did an impromptu PGA Championsip pool where we each picked one player on a group text and now I'm trying to figure out how to handicap each guy based on either their odds to win or their current OWGR standing. Any ideas on the best way to do this?
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Aug 5, 2014 14:56
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Like all put in $5, and payout based on odds, with the rest staying in the pot for the next tournament?
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Aug 5, 2014 15:16
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Bubba being his usual classy self and refusing to participate in the long-drive charity competition.golfchannel.com posted:AKRON, Ohio – With a helping breeze at his back and a downhill slope at the landing area, Bubba Watson busted a drive 424 yards on the 16th hole at Firestone CC on Saturday – the longest drive on the PGA Tour this season by 27 yards. I hate this guy and I hope DJ bangs his wife.
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Aug 5, 2014 18:18
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Sour Grapes posted:Bubba being his usual classy self and refusing to participate in the long-drive charity competition. I don't get the hate for Bubba, he's one of my favorite players. I love that he just goes out and mashes the poo poo outta the ball. Where does all the hate for him come from?
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Aug 5, 2014 18:38
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perhaps he doesn't want to gently caress himself up right before a major by trying to bomb drives. I don't think it's any different than guys not wanting to participate in the Home Run Derby
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Aug 5, 2014 18:41
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sportsgenius86 posted:perhaps he doesn't want to gently caress himself up right before a major by trying to bomb drives. I don't think it's any different than guys not wanting to participate in the Home Run Derby Agreed, or the slam dunk contest.
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Aug 5, 2014 18:45
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Bubba is sort of an aspie and according to some reports (even here) he is sort of a dick to fans/tournament organizers/volunteers, etc. I recall an interview after this years Master's where one reporter asked him if he was suprised to play so well after not really playing well at all during the run up...Bubba's response was snarky as gently caress and basically "OH YEAH, I HAVE TWO GREEN JACKETS NOW HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? I MUST BE PLAYING OK, Next question" just took the question as an insult or something. I think we all love watching him carve balls all over the place along with his freebird spirit, home brewed swing, give zero fucks attitude, crazy videos and online "persona" though...and of course the General Lee.
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mattfl posted:I don't get the hate for Bubba, he's one of my favorite players. I love that he just goes out and mashes the poo poo outta the ball. Where does all the hate for him come from? I generally dislike athletes that have zero respect for the fans that make playing a game for a living possible. For a guy whose marketing image is down-home good ol' boy he sure acts like a bitchy, spoiled prima-donna with fans, course conditions, course layouts, his caddy, reporters, other players, etc. Bubba being bubba; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUA9g9HfRPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDTLapiIoc http://www.weiunderpar.com/post/shocker-bubba-acts-bubba-like-in-france https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LRInLFd4YY&t=21s http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/bubba-loses-focus-opens-76-hoylake/ http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/watson-adamant-pga-tour-pace-play-needs-improve/ Seriously, gently caress that guy. Sour Grapes fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Aug 6, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 19:23
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I seriously think fans like him mainly because his name is Bubba. But yeah, guy is a colossal rear end in a top hat
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Aug 5, 2014 20:32
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ColdBlooded posted:I seriously think fans like him mainly because his name is Bubba.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:22
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ColdBlooded posted:I seriously think fans like him mainly because his name is Bubba. His name is Gerry, but I think the nickname lends credence to the marketing construct; self taught, down to earth southern boy who loves jesus and his momma.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:33
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Being one of the longest drivers, if not the longest, in the game, if he is outdriven or misses the fairway and loses, then it tarnishes his image. I hate the guy, too, but I'm not surprised that he didn't participate.
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Aug 5, 2014 21:39
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I don't know about the general viewing public, but I think less of him for refusing to participate than if he had just said gently caress it and put a dinger out there. Have fun with it and hit a happy gilmore shot then drop another, but don't turn your nose up and talk about how you're 'here to golf and not hit long drives'. Bubba just seems to have a chip on his shoulder about everything.
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Aug 6, 2014 00:58
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Why the gently caress should he let people take advantage of him? Maybe (definitely) you should try less hard to find made-up reasons to hate people.
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Aug 6, 2014 01:04
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I like Bubba specifically because he has not a gently caress to give.
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sportsgenius86 posted:I like Bubba specifically because he has not a gently caress to give. Agreed.
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shrughes posted:Why the gently caress should he let people take advantage of him? How are they taking advantage of him by letting him hit a golf ball and giving the charity of his choice money if his goes furthest. You and bubba need to get some perspective. What he did is the exact opposite of giving no fucks. Instead of just having fun and being a real person like everyone else and 'REJOICING' (we are still in the "year of rejoicing" aren't we?) he bitches about it all week and hits an iron off the tee and stalks away like a sulking baby. vv Replaced it with a less sensational article that covered his on-course bitching and ownership of poor play.vv Sour Grapes fucked around with this message at 03:48 on Aug 6, 2014 |
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Aug 6, 2014 02:22
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I think Bubba is a product of a lot of things. I think he's done dickish things, but a lot of the time it just seems like it gets blown out of proportion. Here's a prime example of it from the linked article above about the British Open, here's the exact quote in the article: quote:It makes it tough for me, because I lose focus real fast for me," said Watson, as divisive a personality as you'll find in sports and who’s no stranger to blowing up and blaming others for his woes. "But there was no phone problem, there was no fan problem. It was just all on me. I didn't stay focused, didn't stay committed to what I was doing and it cost me dearly." The gently caress is the guy supposed to say about something that bothered him? He flat out said it was his own fault. Out loud. At a press conference. And was still cast as the bad guy. I don't even LIKE Bubba, but come on.
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Aug 6, 2014 02:50
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Bubba is a polarizing guy. I don't really care for him one way or another because I'm too busy writing Jordan Spieth's name on my trapper keeper.
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Aug 6, 2014 04:46
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So is Tiger playing or what
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Aug 6, 2014 06:16
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He asked for an extension on his decision to play deadline, which is apparently common. He now has until his tee time on Thursday to pull out (or not). So still probably not, but maybe?!
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Aug 6, 2014 06:23
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I just want Tiger to win again 
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Aug 6, 2014 06:33
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Sour Grapes posted:I generally dislike athletes that have zero respect for the fans that make playing a game for a living possible. For a guy whose marketing image is down-home good ol' boy he sure acts like a bitchy, spoiled prima-donna with fans, course conditions, course layouts, his caddy, reporters, other players, etc. I'm really not fussed on Bubba either way but I also don't get the big deal out of, like, any of the above ^^ Oh and as far as the Elkington one goes, Elkington is a jackass and anyone who tells him to shove it wins points.
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Aug 6, 2014 06:56
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ironlung posted:Bubba is a polarizing guy. I don't really care for him one way or another because I'm too busy writing Jordan Spieth's name on my trapper keeper. RIP TwentyYearOldJordanSpieth. I hope he wins just so we can start calling him MajorWinnerJordanSpieth. Plain old "Jordan Spieth" just doesn't sound right any more.
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Aug 6, 2014 12:42
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God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title
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ironlung posted:I don't really care for him one way or another because I'm too busy writing Jordan Spieth's name on my trapper keeper. I just learned that these are still a thing memories 
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Aug 6, 2014 14:59
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BCRock posted:He now has until his tee time on Thursday to pull out (or not). You really teed this one up, didn't ya
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Aug 6, 2014 15:24
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Golf Channel and stream.golfchannel.com are trained on Tiger on the driving range. 
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Aug 6, 2014 18:43
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Looks like Tiger has officially registered and is about to start his practice round. Nothing like hitting a few balls on the range and doing zero putting/chipping before your only practice round prior to a major. He's either going to miss the cut or win by 8 strokes.
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Aug 6, 2014 19:14
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BCRock posted:Looks like Tiger has officially registered and is about to start his practice round.
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I'm working the fairway laser on Friday and green laser on Saturday for my club's hole, and just got back from doing training on it since I missed the weekend one. I wandered around some afterwards and played Valhalla about a month ago. The course is in great shape, the heavy rough is short (as opposed to when I played it just before Derby and it was a couple feet high), so it's been defanged from that standpoint, and is set up for bombers off the tee with only a few exceptions (6, 13). Working the shotlink laser is cool! The greenside distances, if you've ever wondered, are actually taken from a tower near / next to the camera tower, and you hit the ball with a very precise survey style laser. There's also a second person marking on a map of teh hole with 3'x3' grids. Fairway is similar, but the laser is closer to the normal laser you use, although you're still hitting the ball from a fixed location and there's a second guy doing the grid. Should be a good weekend - it's in phenomenal shape.
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Aug 6, 2014 20:27
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jackyl posted:The course is in great shape, the heavy rough is short (as opposed to when I played it just before Derby and it was a couple feet high), so it's been defanged from that standpoint, and is set up for bombers off the tee with only a few exceptions (6, 13). Every PGA/LPGA event I've been to has been like this, two years in a row they had an LPGA event here on a links style course and the fescue had been trimmed to ankle height and de-thatched. They had the Canadian open at St. George's a few years ago and the rough had been rolled so it was all lying down towards the greens.
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Aug 6, 2014 20:56
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Keyser S0ze posted:reports are saying the course has been made easier over the years for tourists You need to be or know a member to get a tee time. Even most club pros, with the exception of the clubs that gave them reciprocals after they burnt out their greens post 2008 Ryder Cup, need to go that route to get their members tee times. They never give reciprocals for clubs redoing fairways or greens so they had a hard time getting that after the Ryder Cup. Having said that, yes and no. The greens are less undulating than they used to be, but the major changes didn't exactly simplify it - look at 2: http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/news/jack-nicklaus-describes-changes-made-valhalla-pga-championship
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Aug 6, 2014 21:25
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ESPN confirms Tiger will play in the tournament
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Livestream starts at 8:30am: http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/multimedia/video/2014-pga-championship-live-video/ Morning group is Tiger, Phil, and Padraig. Afternoon group will be Rory, Bubba, and Kaymer. Get. The gently caress. In.
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