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14 hours ago, St1ck said:

Awesome that Schauffele finally got it done. Who now holds the title of best player never to win a major?

I’d say Patrick Cantlay.  An argument could be made for Viktor Hovland or Tony Finau also.

3 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Colin Morikawa had the most disappointing and boring round of the day. Nothing seemed to kick his butt into gear and force him to go for birdies. It was like he was completely content playing even par. 

Normally Xander’s M.O. @Blarg.

Not today though

Thank you Xander.  Thank you for denying Bryson but more than anything, thank you for getting that monkey off your back.

Way too close.  Congrats 

Bryson with the absolute luckiest break I’ve ever seen, since the glory days of Tiger.

Magical trees I suppose.  I never get breaks like that.  Ever

And so Xander’s saga begins.

A bogey to start the back 9 on a par 5 is absolutely sinful.

1 hour ago, Tank said:

xander off to a good start with birdies on two of his first four holes. lowery and bryson chasing him down. should be an interesting sunday. 

Please X man.  Please win this so Bryson doesn’t.  Please seal this deal

11 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

How great would it be if the feds talked to fletcher and he had info that Shoehei was betting?

Shohei Ohtani Day would still be recognized in Los Angeles, even if that happened.

Patrick Sandoval absolutely deserved better than this.  I get it, his offense blows goats, but this bullpen sucks. 
 

Looking at you Luis Garcia.  For now

Boy, if JT could just make a few of those very makable putts he’s missing, he could be at least tied or maybe even up 1 by now.

His putter is killing him the last few holes.

3 hours ago, Taylor said:

"So fucking stupid." -Strad

Yeah, I may or may not have had a few drinks after my round of golf yesterday.

I apologize for my Tom Foolery.

3 minutes ago, St1ck said:

Lowry can put so much beer into the Wanamaker trophy. I'm here for it. 

When Lowry won the Claret Jug in 2019, his victory celebration was one for the ages, so the rumor was.

I’ll bet guys still are hung over from it, it was that epic.

He seems like a great guy, and a dude who his easy to root for.

Dallas just absolutely screwed by Toronto.  That should have been the game winner in OT.

Light that baby up.  I don’t get to use this very often.

Helicopter

I took the teaser bet of Fletcher having more strikeouts as a pitcher than Rendon has home runs this year.

I’m winning that bet.

8 minutes ago, katie said:

My coworker has a bunch of pants he got from Xander something or other (SIL knows the wife I guess), I’d never heard of the guy because I don’t follow golf but I guess he’s doing ok.

Yeah, he’s doing OK, @katie.  He’s pretty good.

59 minutes ago, Tank said:

incorrect. as a former champion, he has a lifetime pass to play in the  tournament every year. larry mize still plays, and he's about as relevant and competitive as me. same with ian woosnam and a few others. 

So does Fred Couples, Bernard Langer, and Jose Maria Olazabol, to name a few more.

I think Tiger’s pride won’t let him play if he feels he can’t at least be competitive.  He’ll be doing himself, and his legacy, a disservice.  He doesn’t need to “hang out at Augusta” for a few free drinks and a Champions Dinner.

Like a said on the previous page, I feel he will continue to play until his body breaks down completely, which it seems is getting close.  But to @Blargpoint, he’s not going to just show up and turn the clock back to 2001.  He needs to get competitive rounds in and not just rounds with Charley.  He simply can’t.

@Lou

14 minutes ago, Amazing Larry said:

I think he gets his last free pass at Augusta next year. 

He’s a multi-year past champion at Augusta.  He has a lifetime exemption to play as long as he wants.

I guarantee he’ll play as long his body will let him.  It’s his favorite venue, by far.

42 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Woods is looking more like my game out there. Short wedge from the rough ends up in the front bunker. Thins the bunker shot and ends up in the rear bunker. Flops his shot well short of the hole and ends up with a triple on the #2 hole.

 

I'm going to ammend this. I probably would have three putt for a snowman.

Sitting in the clubhouse at San Juan Hills and watching with my buddies.  We all said the same thing in regards to Tiger.

We’re wondering how much longer in this round before Tiger starts limping, or stretching before he withdraws this round?

Or does he gut it out and finish his round somewhere around +11 or 12?  

Morikawa with 5 straight birdies on the back through 17.  He is playing awesome in the soft, wet conditions.

This course sets up great for his game.  He can be aggressive on these fairways with no roll as opposed to what he had at Augusta, which cost him.

He is going to be tough over the weekend.

22 minutes ago, Amazing Larry said:

He was going the same way as he was instructed to yesterday. What idoit “attaches” themselves to a moving vehicle?

As someone who has been around fatality pedestrian accidents, I can honestly tell you that it can be a chaotic scene, especially in the early stages.  Throw in darkness and rain, and it makes it even more difficult.  Now throw in a major sporting event, on a 2 or 4 lane single access/egress road and that’s even more chaos.  I’m almost 100% certain these officers were trying to make sure no first responders were going to get hit by some impatient driver trying to get to the tournament.  

By all accounts, it appears Scheffler drove around a stopped bus in traffic and drove on the wrong side of the road to get where he was going.  Again, safety is paramount on these scenes, and I’m sure the cops were pissed about that and over reacted.  It happens.  Not saying it’s right, but it happens.

Now Scottie just has to go out win the tournament.
 

Sounds like the afternoon groups are going to get the benefit of the weather.  Rain is not forecast for the afternoon.

No excuses Xander.  Looking for Rory and Finau to go low today.

10 hours ago, TroutBaseball said:

This is nuts. Tonight there was a free Ohtani bobblehead at the Dodgers game. There was a massive line 3 hours before the gates opened and the eBay auctions are already approaching $1200!

By comparison, the Ohtani Angels bobbleheads sell between $50-$240.

 

There is a VERY sought after Bo Jackson bobblehead breaking a bat over his head. It's hard to find a seller and it will sell for about $300. I'm probably in the top 1% of bobblehead collectors in the country and I can't justify that expense for the Jackson bobblehead (and I really want it).

It sounds like this one is one of only 700 they made in the “road gray” uniform.  Thats why the seller is charging more for it.  I’m surprised the guy/gal who got this bobblehead actually made it out of the stadium alive.

I only know this because I just saw the story on the news this morning.

Congratulations @Tankon 40 years of teaching service.  You’ve earned that retirement, and as I can attest, it isn’t a bad gig, buddy.

Enjoy the final 2 weeks and then your endless summer.