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V. Kmetz

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #75 on: February 25, 2014, 08:54:16 PM »
It'll never happen but...

Stay at Riviera for the matchplay?

cheers

vk
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jeffwarne

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #76 on: February 25, 2014, 09:25:01 PM »
Quote from: David_Tepper on February 20, 2014, 12:55:43 PM
"Too fragmented and sectioned with the penalty for slightly missing the right segment disproportionate to the "miss" of the shot."

Michael Wharton-Palmer -

Couldn't you say the same thing about a number of the greens at Augusta National, such as #9, #13, #14 & #16?

DT

or 1, or 5, or 6, or 8 ;D ;D
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Howard Riefs

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #77 on: June 30, 2014, 10:43:03 PM »
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Matthew Essig

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #78 on: June 30, 2014, 11:40:37 PM »
Interesting move, yet not surprising.
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David_Tepper

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #79 on: July 01, 2014, 12:16:56 PM »
I am guessing they will use the "matchplay" routing at Harding that was used in the Presidents Cup to move holes 15-16-17-18 into the round earlier in the back-9.
« Last Edit: July 01, 2014, 12:54:30 PM by David_Tepper »
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David_Tepper

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #80 on: July 02, 2014, 08:55:21 AM »
Looks like the format for the matchplay will be changed in 2015. There will be 16 "groups" of round-robin play and the 16 group winners will advance to the knock-out draw. All entrants will get to play at least 3 matches.  

http://blog.sfgate.com/ongolf/2014/07/01/match-play-will-switch-to-world-cup-style-format-at-harding-park/
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Keith Grande

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #81 on: July 02, 2014, 09:13:14 AM »
The revised format makes sense, from a tv ratings standpoint.  More face time with the top players, vs a one and done possibility. 
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David_Tepper

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Re: WGC - Dove Mountain OUT, so who's IN?
« Reply #82 on: July 02, 2014, 09:35:30 AM »
Keith -

I think it makes sense from the players' point of view as well. If they travel across the country or half-way around the world they know they are going to get to play at least 3 matches that mean something.

The 2 guys who get to the finals will play 7 rounds in 5 days. That is a lot of golf!

DT
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