2023 PGA

[skiballs]

Replace Thomas & spieth with dechambeau & Johnson and it may well have been close.


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[TahoeJ]

Spieth qualified based on his play - he wasn't a captain's pick.

[BmillsSkier]

And has DJ even been playing well?

I honestly don't know cause I don't watch LIV golf.

[4matic]

Spieth qualified based on his play - he wasn't a captain's pick.

Did your cousin tell you that?

“Jordan Spieth has been named to the U.S. team for the 2023 Ryder Cup as one of the six captain's picks.”

[lowsparkco]

And has DJ even been playing well?

I honestly don't know cause I don't watch LIV golf.

I don’t watch LIV, but I checked the rankings. DJ has been playing well. I have less of a problem leaving him off because he never seemed to care about the RC in the past. Patrick Reed has also been playing well, and he loves the RC, but he’s such a douche. I can understand skipping him, too. But, DeChambeau should have made the team. And Keegan Bradley. The Euros were an absolute buzzsaw in the first session, but the look was bad for ZJ. Pick the bro brag team, give them a bunch of time off, get fucking hammered.

[lowsparkco]

Did your cousin tell you that?

“Jordan Spieth has been named to the U.S. team for the 2023 Ryder Cup as one of the six captain's picks.”

Believe it or not, you are both kinda right. He was a captains pick, but he was ranked 8th (top 6 are automatic) - so he “earned” his captain’s pick unlike JT.

[Aldo]

Zach Johnson - painful to watch.

[cinnepa]

The whole event has become cringe to me....add prez cup too. Everyone buddies all year then made up hate for the week. Stupid.

[Hopeless Sinner]

The whole event has become cringe to me....add prez cup too. Everyone buddies all year then made up hate for the week. Stupid.

Actually it's much like feelings generated in my old club's 3 day member-member, just on a far different level of skill. It is stupid but after all their only human.

[lowsparkco]

Zach Johnson - painful to watch.

Agreed. He was infamously a short knocker too, which makes him a little more prone to peer pressure I think. He’s naturally in awe of how far these guys hit it. Of course if he had a fraction of that distance he would have been a ton more successful as could be said if a lot of amateurs with excellent short games.

[Hopeless Sinner]

Agreed. He was infamously a short knocker too, which makes him a little more prone to peer pressure I think. He’s naturally in awe of how far these guys hit it. Of course if he had a fraction of that distance he would have been a ton more successful as could be said if a lot of amateurs with excellent short games.

Truth is ZJ didn't hit one shot in the tx, nor did the other short knocking cpt Luke Donald.

[Aldo]

Begs the question, who's the next US captain. Bethpage will be a rowdy time.

[BmillsSkier]

Begs the question, who's the next US captain. Bethpage will be a rowdy time.

[TahoeJ]

Did your cousin tell you that?

“Jordan Spieth has been named to the U.S. team for the 2023 Ryder Cup as one of the six captain's picks.”

My bad, he barely missed the automatic spot... so it would have been pretty controversial to leave him off the team, unlike JT. My cousin? Huh?

[skiballs]

JD is a good choice.
He’d have the euros at the whore house all night.


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[BmillsSkier]

Oh look, its the consequences of our actions!

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id...te-owgr-ruling

[BmillsSkier]

Jon Rahm to LIV for estimated $450-600M.

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/s...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

I mean, if you're going to basically make a guy a billionaire that's hard to ignore.

Watch how fast the LIV-PGA merger falls apart I'm guessing.

[SkiCougar]

he's already worth 20 million, now way he wouldn't double that staying with the pga until he's 50; but that wasn't enough. golfers are just they same as pro and now college athletes with the NIL and transfer portal; it's all about the money.

[4matic]

It is “professional” golf. It’s just not compelling watch anymore when they’re playing for most yachts to waterski behind.

LPGA always has great stories because so many players are barely hanging on. Skip to 8:00 on this vid of Alison Lee talking about Fred Couples.

https://youtu.be/kSFV0g8TmR8?si=joISuOVqVjzR0MZQ

[BmillsSkier]

I have to assume LIV is going to be like the billion dollar soccer clubs with 200 people paying attention.

Welcome, professional golf, to your new reality as professional tennis where people only pay attention to Majors and the rest of the tournaments are for die hards and corporate ticket holders.

[4matic]

Would seem the PGA Championship as a major should be in doubt. The Players is going to be affected too.

[TahoeJ]

Would seem the PGA Championship as a major should be in doubt. The Players is going to be affected too.

Players yes. The PGA Championship is a completely separate entity from the PGA Tour.

[Cisco Kid]

It feels like Elliott Ness just took a job as the muscle for Al Capone just for $$$$$.

[altacoup]

What people are missing is that, the LIV format sucks. They can only buy so many players. It’s hard to buy real interest. The top guys who have bailed will be replaced by new talent. LIV has no structure for new talent except huge paychecks and those will eventually get smaller unless LIV overtakes the PGA. The whole thing sucks for the average golf fan. The greediness of those already at the top will ruin the game. See college football

[TahoeJ]

Agree that the LIV format just plain sucks. But I'm not going to fault Rahm for taking that kind of money. And yes the whole thing sucks.

And yeah, college football has been ruined as well.