2011 US PGA Major - Atlanta Athletic Club

[Ned]

The 2011 US PGA Championships (http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2011/)

Good luck picking the winner for this week!

[live4golf]

The 2011 US PGA Championships (http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2.../the_field.cfm)

Good luck picking the winner for this week!

especially with that link :)

[Daves]

Haha!

Are we allowed to pick Stevie Willams?i

[goughy]

Is it on fta?

[troyboy]

thankfully its on foxsport 4am friday. Crystal Clear HD

Bubba Watson is my pick this week. Best Aussie - Ogilvy

[dc68]

A Scott..... By a street!!!!

[BayBum]

Freddie Jacobson is the sleeper.Romero is playing well too,maybe someone to watch out for.

[mike]

Steve Schneiter is in career best form.

[gazgolf1]

I'm going left field.....Bo Van Pelt.

[markTHEblake]

I am going lefter, will be someone that nobody else picks.

[Iain]

I am going lefter, will be someone that nobody else picks.

Tiger?

[Dotty]

I am going lefter, will be someone that nobody else picks.
That would be the kid with 'learning difficulties'.

Which would be Ben Crane.

[backintheswing]

Would anybody be able to record this to a dvd for me. I am going to be away on the piss watching the Broncos Cowboys game and won't be in a fit state to watch it. I don't have record functionality here either.

[Dcanto]

I am going to be away on the piss watching the Broncos Cowboys game and won't be in a fit state to watch it

I'll be there as well, although with the family in tow - no copious amounts of alcohol for me.

Should be a great game.

EDIT: Sorry for the threadjack - carry on.

[Yossarian]

Is it on free to air?

[Jarro]

Goooooooooooose !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yossarian]

Is that a no.

[Jarro]

i'd say yes

[Yossarian]

Hold on, is it on tonight around 2 our time? I am confused.

[Webster]

Zac Johnson

[LowTee]

In the paper today had an article that ogilvy is pretty
Sick and losing weight went to hospital during
The Bridgestone WGC

[TheTrueReview]

Zac Johnson

Did God talk to you both?

[Pieface]

Day could go over the top this week. Of the Yanks I like Stricker.

[Dazza]

I'll be there as well, although with the family in tow - no copious amounts of alcohol for me.

Should be a great game.

EDIT: Sorry for the threadjack - carry on.
Boss has box tickets but wasn't sure if he was going... Might have to discuss this with him tomorrow.

[MegaWatty]

Well hello Tiger!

[MegaWatty]

Oh dear!

Tiger's first use of the driver is a massive cut 30 yards wide. Club was out of his hands and on to the ground very early!

[MegaWatty]

Oh dear!

Tiger's first use of the driver is a massive cut 30 yards wide. Club was out of his hands and on to the ground very early!

And makes a birdie!

[markTHEblake]

Tiger's first use of the driver is a massive cut 30 yards wide. Club was out of his hands and on to the ground very early!

Probably will be the catalyst for another Knob, wanker, annoying, dirtiest grub, idiots or piss me off thread.

[MegaWatty]

Probably will be the catalyst for another Knob, wanker, annoying, dirtiest grub, idiots or piss me off thread.

:)

He is looking good.

[rubin]

Good to see tiger playing a little bit of attacking golf. From the look on the footage, that par 3 might as well play as a par 4 for the weekend. Won't be many pars or birdies on that hole.

[MegaWatty]

How are you watching it Rubin?

[rubin]

And I'm not commenting on tiger at all anymore. :D

[rubin]

The PGA app on the iPad. Seems to work fine and the picture is pretty good. Not fuzzy like on the web

[MegaWatty]

There isn't an iPad app and you need to be in the US.

[rubin]

There isn't an iPad app and you need to be in the US.

Technically it's the iPhone app, but it's working ok on the pad. It pauses every 10 - 15 mins but that's just the streaming. It's definitely working though.

[MegaWatty]

Hmmm. I had to run my VPN to get it going.

[rubin]

I'm just running it over wifi if that makes a difference.

I did a search, and it looks like all the streaming is just following tiger, with no other networks. Kinda boring, but some good golf shots.

[MegaWatty]

The full coverage starts at 2am.

[rubin]

Tigers 3 wood on the 18th was 100% flat out ugly as sin. It just looked wrong

[Ned]

What about Ryo ??????

[rubin]

Goes from +2 to +13 in the space of 6 holes. Wonder if the pressure from last week got to him?

Scott looks to be in a good place, 2 under through 14 holes or there abouts. Gonna be interesting when the kids get out to play. With the ,length of the course, it could be custom made for the likes of day and mcilroy. They've been quoted as saying that it's not a long course!

Good to say the man of the pink shaft fame at the top of the board as well.

[gazgolf1]

uh oh Rory!

[Iain]

Ouch Rory!!

[Sydney Hacker]

Ogivly had an 8 on the par 3 4th. I know there is reports that he was sick in the last week or so, but he must be long odds to get a start in the Presidents Cup at the moment!

[Pieface]

Day could go over the top this week. Of the Yanks I like Stricker.

Day not terribly placed. On the money with Stricker. What a round.

Tiger...lawlz!

[chappy1970]

Damn I had Stricker in my Fantasy line up and swaped him out yesterday........stoopid stoopid...always stick with your first picks

[TR66]

Looks like i've done my dough on the Lardee Lardee Da boys in Bubba and Rickie, when will i ever learn.

[Veefore]

Tiger is a knob.

[Johnny Canuck]

Bigger than Pat Perez?

[Pieface]

Bigger than Pat Perez?

Very good Trolly Canuck 8)

Shame Day finished the last 2 holes in +3. A.Scotts card made for interesting reading he made a bucketload of birdies. Could go low if he knocks off the bogeys.

[Johnny Canuck]

Very good Trolly Canuck 8)

Shame Day finished the last 2 holes in +3. A.Scotts card made for interesting reading he made a bucketload of birdies. Could go low if he knocks off the bogeys.

Not trolling at all.

[MegaWatty]

I don't know what to think of Tiger. He was awesome for the first 5 holes. I am not a swing guru but I am not fan of his new swing. They showed it side by side and he looks very squat compared to his old setup. I know the whole knee business, but it just looks ugly.

This might sound strange but the new shoes do him no justice either. He used to look like he was ready to play and now he looks like a weekend chopper wearing sneakers with trousers. He just doesn't look as intimidating or holding a presence like he once did.

I honestly hope he competes again. He showed signs of it overnight but then it just left him. Perhaps it's a good sign for the future.

[timah!]

Needs more Steve?

[MegaWatty]

They were a pretty awesome combo. Try telling me they weren't!

[timah!]

So is jäger and red bull. Doesn't always end well though! Ha.

[TR66]

Bubba Watsons scorecard

4 Birdies on the trot
6 Bogeys 5 on the trot
1 Double
7 Pars

Sure glad i put my hard earned on him.

[MegaWatty]

So is jäger and red bull. Doesn't always end well though! Ha.

The one time I did it, it ended very very badly. Excellent analogy Tim. :)

[Veefore]

Bigger than Pat Perez?

don't know. I would have asked but he snubbed me. :)

[timah!]

The one time I did it, it ended very very badly. Excellent analogy Tim. :)

It must be the red bull. Vodka and red bull is similar...and it can't be the alcohol!

[Eag's]

I backed a bunch of players including Stricker @ $28.00 so I hope he keeps that form going :)

[virge666]

What is the deal with the continually changing commentry team ?

They cant seem to keep the CBS team for longer than 5 mins - then it is 15 mins some bloke droning on and his ex player mate.

I am sure the ad breaks aren't 15 minutes long....

[MegaWatty]

What's with Rory and the Nintendo Power Glove?

[rubin]

Maybe due the injured wrist? I didn't see it, but the news reports made it sound pretty bad.

[MegaWatty]

I just saw it on the replay. Root right in front of him. It didn't bend the shaft, but it did bend the club head!

[Jarro]

What the hell was he doing trying to hit a full shot like that with such a massive tree root right in front of the ball :shock:

Dumb kid :roll:

[TR66]

I just saw it on the replay. Root right in front of him. It didn't bend the shaft, but it did bend the club head!

That makes it sound like he hurt much more this his wrist, how did his balls hold up.

[MegaWatty]

That makes it sound like he hurt much more this his wrist, how did his balls hold up.

Are you trying to turn this into a homo thread?

[MegaWatty]

What is the deal with the continually changing commentry team ?

They cant seem to keep the CBS team for longer than 5 mins - then it is 15 mins some bloke droning on and his ex player mate.

I am sure the ad breaks aren't 15 minutes long....

Possibly because it is a TNT broadcast.

[TR66]

I backed a bunch of players including Stricker @ $28.00 so I hope he keeps that form going :)

Noice if he comes, he's been in some good form of late and seems to handle the pressure aswell.

[Yossarian]

What the hell was he doing trying to hit a full shot like that with such a massive tree root right in front of the ball :shock:

Dumb kid :roll:

Wouldn't have happened pre September 11. Times were better then.

[virge666]

What the hell was he doing trying to hit a full shot like that with such a massive tree root right in front of the ball :shock:

Dumb kid :roll:

+1, total muppet - did anyone hear the caddy say anything, like "WTF, are you mad ?"

[timah!]

What the hell was he doing trying to hit a full shot like that with such a massive tree root right in front of the ball :shock:

Dumb kid :roll:

Why not? Solarman does it every round...

[Jarro]

Why not? Solarman does it every round...

Sounds about right :roll:

[TR66]

Are you trying to turn this into a homo thread?

Just want to fit in around here

[Jarro]

Just want to fit in around here

Freudian slip ?

[Eag's]

Wouldn't have happened pre September 11. Times were better then.

Umm what??

[KristianJ]

+1, total muppet - did anyone hear the caddy say anything, like "WTF, are you mad ?"

Jay Townsend probably Twittered that...

[Flavzz]

Surely his caddie can take some of the blame for this one. Pretty big lack of judgement by them both. Hope it's not long term.

[rubin]

Surely his caddie can take some of the blame for this one. Pretty big lack of judgement by them both. Hope it's not long term.

One would have thought the caddy would have had a good word to him before and after.

Gonna be some good golf tonight I think. Got s good view of it in comp conditions yesterday, we'll see who's a player tonight, and who's just makin the numbers

[Talart]

Watching the replay at the minute, a game of golf being challenged by the pro's who we are all aware of as winners etc. A good selection on of working 'club' pros playing as well .Last year only one of these made the cut. Would be refreshing to see a n underdog crack the title but it is norgoing to happen. Rory has doe himself an injury may tough it out for two more rounds but to win a fairytale ending but not a reality.

[Veefore]

Would love to see Stricker finally get up and get that major that has been missing from what is otherwise a pretty stellar career.

[rubin]

Never fully appreciated the simple swing of schwarzel ntil just now. Both him and rory, brilliant first drives. And the wist doesn't seem to affect the swing much.

Granted it's only the 1st tee for them.

[Johnny Canuck]

Never fully appreciated the simple swing of schwarzel ntil just now. Both him and rory, brilliant first drives. And the wist doesn't seem to affect the swing much.

Granted it's only the 1st tee for them.

Homo.

[MegaWatty]

Just worked out that I can send the video from m iPad to my AppleTV. Hello PGA on the projector!

[markTHEblake]

Have you jailbroken it yet and installed XBMC, the appletv becomes awesome then.

[MegaWatty]

I did but updated it today, which has obviously killed the JB. Not sure why I need it JB'n.

[Pieface]

Clarke is having a disaster. That missed short one has to burn.

[Yossarian]

How are you watching it face?

[MegaWatty]

Is it not live on the PGA site? Click on watch live, enter your email, or a fake one and type in 90210 as your zip code.

[Pieface]

just getting the featured group on the pga site. Clarke is chopping, rory is steady. Schwartzel is playing well

[MegaWatty]

What's on when these guys finish?

[rubin]

What's on when these guys finish?

Last night it was the marquee grouping of the arvo. So it might be tiggerr and friends

[Johnny Canuck]

did it just die for you guys too?

[dave1]

Day -3 under today.Back in the hunt

[rubin]

Mines still fine. If it freezes for to long, I just refresh the page and it seems to fix it.

[MegaWatty]

did it just die for you guys too?

No. It did for Rory though!

[Pieface]

?
He just drained a bomb from where I'm sitting..

[rubin]

His tee shot went in the water on 17

[Pieface]

His tee shot went in the water on 17

ahh....

Looks like the knocker is well and truly on Day...

[dave1]

Too many mistakes.If he can get back to par.Still in it.Cut 4 over.Man thats toough.Wood duck needs a 67....Yeah right

[Jarro]

Tiger is having an absolute chop-a-thon !!!!

[BrettM]

Guess I'm the only one who is looking at the course. What is everyone's opinion on the colour contrast between the zoysia tees and fairways against the green couch rough?

I've always liked it and did the same thing on a golf course I used to run in Indonesia 11 years ago. I also used it on the bunker faces. We needed a strong grass up there as we received 9.8m of rain during the 2000 calender year. Zoysia is a great playing surface.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x67/kelbrett/RimbaIrian1002.jpg

[BrettM]

And Tiger is a chopper.

[Eag's]

Yeah Tiger is all over the shop :shock:
To hear people in the crowd yelling out "keep your he head up Tiger" says it all.

[markTHEblake]

Which course Brett?

[AndyP]

Tiger and Vijay tied at 117th. Interesting.

[Johnny Canuck]

i was just thinking the same thing P.

[BrettM]

Which course Brett?

Paste this into Google Earth:

4°24'38.87" S 136°52'16.50" E

No boundaries, just golf holes pushed out of virgin jungle. At the time it was the only Coore Crenshaw course outside of the US and was built as a recreation facility for the employees (12,000) of Freeport McMoran at a cost of US$25 million. The course was in the lowlands at the base of the Puncak Jaya range with Mt Puncak Jaya the highest mountain in Indonesia. The main mine is Grasberg which is the richest gold and copper mine on earth up above the golf course at 14,000 feet. You could stand at the lowlands and look up to the range and see snow as well as one of the few tropical glaciers on earth. They have the worlds biggest everything, just an incredible place to see. The course was part of the Sheraton Timika Hotel.

The course is Klub Golf Rimba Irian. The hole in the bottom right corner is the 14th, a short Par 4 rated in the Top 500 holes in the world.

BrettM: Club and Matchplay Champion 2000 :)

[Pieface]

Guess I'm the only one who is looking at the course. What is everyone's opinion on the colour contrast between the zoysia tees and fairways against the green couch rough?

I've always liked it and did the same thing on a golf course I used to run in Indonesia 11 years ago. I also used it on the bunker faces. We needed a strong grass up there as we received 9.8m of rain during the 2000 calender year. Zoysia is a great playing surface.



The course presents up very well. I was talking to a bloke out in ATL yesterday who is attending Saturday. He played the course several weeks/months ago and said the zoysia was fantastic to play off. I think his exact words were...this heat resistant zoysia is going to revolutionise golf in the South. Not sure who he pinched that line off though. He gave me the impression that the zoysia was, in relative terms, a new grass type there at AAC...?

Interesting scores overnight. Well done to John Senden leading the Aussie charge, stringing 2 good rounds together looks like it has been a challenge out there! Anybodies major from here.

[markTHEblake]

The course was in the lowlands at the base of the Puncak Jaya range with Mt Puncak Jaya the highest mountain in Indonesia.

Impressive location, right in the middle of umm, nothing. When you said Puncak I am thinking cool, i know where that is, just outside Jakarta, been there a few times.... :-)

[dave1]

glad Stricker has come back to the feild in big way

dissapointing 2 rounds for most of the aussies. Jason day made allot of brdies but made gave them back. Well done Senden. He has a chance, great ball striker just never been a great putter. I taped and was going to watch tonight but could resist having a peak at the scores.

adam scott at 2 under right ion the mix also. Even Allenby at 2 over is only 7 back. Needs a 67 to get back into though

If I was betting person (and betting on golf is pure nuts if you ask me) I think Furyk is the man, one back, Steady as a rock

winning score will be 8 or 9 under

[backintheswing]

There are plenty of streams at myp2p.eu

[Eag's]

glad Stricker has come back to the feild in big way

dissapointing 2 rounds for most of the aussies. Jason day made allot of brdies but made gave them back. Well done Senden. He has a chance, great ball striker just never been a great putter. I taped and was going to watch tonight but could resist having a peak at the scores.

adam scott at 2 under right ion the mix also. Even Allenby at 2 over is only 7 back. Needs a 67 to get back into though









If I was betting person (and betting on golf is pure nuts if you ask me) I think Furyk is the man, one back, Steady as a rock

winning score will be 8 or 9 under

Furyk is not looking real steady at the moment, he has just gone bogey, double and then racked up another double on 18.

[Goldy]

Seppo commentators a bit happier this time around, given that some of their countrymen have actually bothered to turn up for this one?

[3oneday]

Schwartzel for mine.

[dave1]

Furyk is not looking real steady at the moment, he has just gone bogey, double and then racked up another double on 18.


see its why i dont bet on golf :lol:

didnt seen any last night and couldnt wait till 3 after work today so...senden and scott are 2 under...5 back...it isnt impossible

sendens bogey on day 2 (3 puttt from 15 feet really hurt him i think...)

shoudl be interesting. hope scott can make a charge...hard to do on this track though

[Jarro]

Great finish coming up ......

[sms316]

Please jarro... no spoilers.

[Jarro]

copy that

[sms316]

We don't want anyone to know that Dufner is -9 playing 17 and Bradley is -8 playing 18.

[sms316]

Dufner taking the gas.

[oncewasagolfer]

Tight finish...

[Jarro]

playoff

[TheNuclearOne]

Wow!

[Jarro]

Wow!

X 2 :shock:

[Pieface]

looks like Keegan has iced the playoff 2 putts to win it by the looks of things.

[Jarro]

Dufner must be gutted.

4 up with 3 holes to play wasn't he ??

[Daves]

Dufner must be gutted.

4 up with 3 holes to play wasn't he ??

5 up at one stage on 14 I think.

[jaybam]

5 up at one stage on 14 I think.

Does he follow the dragons?? Sorry couldn't resist it lol

[MegaWatty]

Does he follow the dragons?? Sorry couldn't resist it lol

A bit slow on the uptake. Refer to the 2nd Mike thread.

[Pieface]

Awesome by Bradley. That triple on 15 must have been like a dagger in the guts but he did enough to get to the playoff while Dufner melted down.

[jaybam]

Could be worse I suppose. Could support parra and never had a chance in the first place ;)

[TheTrueReview]

Nice top-10 finish for Adam Scott (7th). Senden T19.

Scott's 2nd top 10 finish in a major for the year. Nice.

[Pencil]

The first major for a belly putter as well.

[rubin]

Nice top-10 finish for Adam Scott (7th). Senden T19.

Scott's 2nd top 10 finish in a major for the year. Nice.

a pretty good final round for scott too, especially given the difficulty of the course.

[Sydney Hacker]

The first major for a belly putter as well.

Cabrera won the Masters with one a couple of years ago.

http://img.timeinc.net/golf/i/tours/2009/04/angel-cabrera-sun_600x399.jpg

[Iain]

Cabrera won the Masters with one a couple of years ago.

http://img.timeinc.net/golf/i/tours/2009/04/angel-cabrera-sun_600x399.jpg

I don't think he used it as a belly though, he didnt anchor it in his gut.

[Sydney Hacker]

Does it really matter how he used it? It sure isn't a "normal" length putter so I would assume that would make it fall into the realm of long/belly putters.

[Iain]

Yep. I would think so.

[sms316]

No fulcrum means no cheat stick.

[jaybam]

No fulcrum means no cheat stick.

Your just jealous. A belly putter for you would be 34 inch the way your gut hangs down lol

[sms316]

Your just jealous. A belly putter for you would be 34 inch the way your gut hangs down lol
You skinny little ****!

[Nuffie]

Could be worse I suppose. Could support parra and never had a chance in the first place ;)

I know this is the wrong thread, but I agree - coz Parra never even look like scoring a point atm whenever they have the ball...

AND if you are both a Parra Eels supporter and also a Sydney Swans supporter like myself, one cant help feeling like it's time to follow a different sport :roll:.

Back to the US PGA... I didn't see the final round btw so how did Sendon and Scott fair on the final day?

Did their putting hold together or did they both get the staggers? I know Scott had a 3-jerk in there on the 18th - to conclude his 3rd round.