2015 PGA season

[mtangelsfan]

this is about 35% on Fox and the rest on the USGA, they had to know it would be tough to cover.

[mtangelsfan]

I have to admit that it is ironic that the winning score was a solid 275, even with all of the players' complaints. 

Greens should not be like aging highways though, with putts bouncing.

 

The scores were only low because of the reachable par fours and third par 5.

 

There really wasn't enough risk on those short par fours.  Every player was gunning for the green. 

[gotbeer]

It truly cannot.be overstated how bad the coverage was.

I hope fox never gets another major tournament

 

Good news.  /sigh

 

Here's how Fox made bad golf TV out of the 2015 U.S. Open

 

 

Fox bought the rights to the U.S. Open for the next 12 years.

 

[gotbeer]

The scores were only low because of the reachable par fours and third par 5.

 

There really wasn't enough risk on those short par fours.  Every player was gunning for the green. 

 

The rough and the tall crap being all dead also helped.  As you said, everyone was gunning for the green.  It wouldn't have happened if the rough was typical US Open rough, and that tall crap was just automatic prison.  

 

I have a feeling that the USGA deliberately made the greens concrete and dead on purpose, because they knew the rough and tall stuff was just crap that wouldn't punish anyone.

[Angel Oracle]

Why is FOX so popular now?    Joe Buck is fine, but NOT all that.

[Brandon]

I know I'm a moron, but I watched all on Sunday and didn't mind the coverage. Maybe I'm just simple, but outside of telling me the club selection, back story on the guy playing for his dying mother, and the break in the green by the on course guy....I kind of don't give two shits about the rest. It can neither add nor detract from watching. I liked that they changed the scores on the fly and that little heat like graphic on the green was different. I also liked that they had the rules guy, like NFL games to break it down.

The finish was pretty wild and we haven't seen a collapse/win like that since Scott at the British.

I would have preferred a non-links course, but what the hell, it was different.

Too bad Day wasn't 100% because he left at least two shots out there with his ailment.

[fan_since79]

https://www.sbnation.com/2015/6/22/8824597/fox-made-bad-golf-tv-for-perfectly-good-reasons

 

"Chambers Bay was a strange, hostile stage for good sports television. Links golf can look spectacular on television, but finding the ball against what looked like ruined automotive floormat carpet is one of the worst jobs in TV."

 

[Tank]

^^^

completely agree. if they plan on returning there, they really need to make the place more green visually. 

[Brandon]

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haha

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[nate]

lol!  The damn train gallery won't keep it down.

[Adam]

Tiger shoots 66 in opening round of Greenbrier 

[nate]

Just so everyone is that much more "surprised" when he shoots an 85 tomorrow.

[stevestevens]

I never thought we get to the point with Tiger that we would celebrate being 4 back of the lead on day 1 at the greenbrier.  

[nate]

I say he shoots 72 tomorrow and barely makes the cut.  Then 147 over the weekend.

[Tank]

can't find tiger's score for today. how'd he shoot?

[nate]

He shot a 69.  Still 4 back.

[fan_since79]

Jason Bohn with 10 birdies on moving day. Wow.

[nate]

My gardener, let's just call him Lou... Ran into my pole mounted directv dish yesterday so I haven't been able to watch. How does Tiger look? Lucking his way through or actually making nice shots?

[Tank]

he shot +1 today but i haven't seen any highlights, nate.

[Tank]

Tiger shoots a bogey free final round of 67. Finished the tournament at -7. Solid week for him heading into St. Andrews.

[Adam]

I think it would be good for tigers chances next year if he can make the fed ex cup playoffs this year and play 2-3 of those events. He's gonna need a top 10 or two though to make that happen.

[mtangelsfan]

My gardener, let's just call him Lou... Ran into my pole mounted directv dish yesterday so I haven't been able to watch. How does Tiger look? Lucking his way through or actually making nice shots?

 

Wait, Lou mounted your pole?

[nate]

He whacked it

[Tank]

I think it would be good for tigers chances next year if he can make the fed ex cup playoffs this year and play 2-3 of those events. He's gonna need a top 10 or two though to make that happen.

 

for the rest of this season, his focus should be on finding his game and finding the fairway with his drives. he's not going to win anything, but if he works at it, he can find a way to play that doesn't kill him physically, and with that he can return to being competitive.

 

golf is more fun to watch when tiger is in contention. i'd like to see him get there again.

[Adam]

He hit a lot of good iron shots this week. Really good ones. The driver cost him at least 8 shots