[Bill_Yates]

I don't think so!

Taking the last two groups out of their playing sequence and rhythm had to have an effect on the outcome.

[John Kavanaugh]

It was the fastest way. You wrote the book, faster is always better.

[Carl Johnson]

Yes, for me as a spectator (on TV) golf fan.  Exciting.  It's great show biz, which is what it's all about.  And, just like we recreational players face from time to time.

[jeffwarne]

see other thread.
agreed
really, really poor.

very good John

[Bill_Yates]

Consistency is always better.  You can't tell me the next to last group wasn't forced out of their rhythm.

[Ricardo Ramirez Calvo]

In my view, it was the best possible solution in a situation in which all alternatives were bad.

[Andy Troeger]

In my view, it was the best possible solution in a situation in which all alternatives were bad.

I think this is a pretty fair statement. This may have been the day to do the threesomes off both tees early in the day, but once they had the rain delay it forced a difficult situation.

It seemed like the last few groups were rushing for more than just the last hole, which is unfortunate. Rory certainly played the best down the stretch.

[Andy Troeger]

Credit to Phil and Rickie for taking the high road in their post-round interviews.

[Mike Hendren]

Kudo's to Ricky and Phil - an extreme example of sportsmanship.  As I understand it either could have called it off.  Rory took the greatest risk, not the penultimate twosome.  He was mere feet away from getting bitten in the backside.  The outcome was just.  

It's not like somebody killed a fellow driver during a yellow flag.

Bogey

[Terry Lavin]

Phil and Rickie took the high road. Case closed.

[Ben Sims]

Reason #542 why there needs to be more west coast majors. It hasn't rained since, well, I can't remember in the Pac NW. And don't give me that "population center" horsebung. Kentucky and Kohler ain't exactly Manhattan. I'm really disappointed in how many majors get thumped on by Mother Nature.

It was an an inexcusably poor decision to continue the way they did. Phil, unsurprisingly, showed some class and sounded magnanimous about the cluferstuck.

[Mike Hendren]

Good point Ben.  Weather should play no part in the game of golf. 

[Bill_Yates]

I fully agree. Phil and Rickie were gracious and a class act.

Congrats to Rory!!!

[John Kavanaugh]

I'm glad that we can all agree, under the guidance of the games leading expert, that being rushed and letting a group play through is disruptive to a players rhythm and may change the outcome of a match.  

[Jason Thurman]

I would be out of my league participating in this thread. Game recognize game. Michael and John are making me wish this site had a Retweet function.

[Mike Sweeney]

I'm glad that we can all agree, under the guidance of the games leading expert, that being rushed and letting a group play through is disruptive to a players rhythm and may change the outcome of a match.  

You are the best, but just for the record, no groups played through.

[John Kavanaugh]

I just want an explanation from the guru of giddyup exactly what went wrong here that doesn't apply to my match on the weekend.

[BCowan]

I just want an explanation from the guru of giddyup exactly what went wrong here that doesn't apply to my match on the weekend.

Jkava said
''The guy is a heart surgeon who gets off rounds and comes out to play. I am the one at fault because my foresome will take more than four hours, guaranteed. This guy didn't create the rake and run culture, he just likes to stay fit while golfing a ball. ''

Jkava you crack me up. 

[jeffwarne]

I would be out of my league participating in this thread. Game recognize game. Michael and John are making me wish this site had a Retweet function.

+1

Phil Rory Rickie all class acts.

I'm normally a play it down guy,and am amazed at how often lift clean and place are employed, and laugh at mud ball complaints,BUT......., in this case, it seemed that it was a distinct advantage to plug, or find casual water in the fairway so you could clean the ball.
The last day seemed particularly dicey.
But the best player won

[Paul Jones]

Could Fowler or Mickelson stop playing b/c of darkness?

Agree that Fowler, Mickelson handled it with class.

[John Kavanaugh]

Every weekend I play two or three holes exactly like this because of people who need to finish before darkness sets on their marriage. I'm glad you all got to see how it works. 

[Andy Shulman]

Indeed!  The pace of play on the last several holes was a rare pleasure to watch and kind of makes you wonder why they can't play at that pace all the time....Jim Furyk and Ben Crane notwithstanding!

[Mark Bourgeois]

Pretty slipshod toonamint management by the PGA, starting with too-late starting times on Sunday. The finish was a fiasco.

John K: flog tournaments do not use the Rules of Golf you and I adhere to nor does our etiquette apply.

[Garland Bayley]

Those guys are professionals. They are playing for a huge amount of money, mostly from TV revenue. They know they do what's best for TV.

Rhythm as an issue is just nonsense in the whole scheme of things.

[JMEvensky]

Could Fowler or Mickelson stop playing b/c of darkness?

I believe the answer is yes--the decision to continue or stop is solely the player's.

But McIlroy would've had the same option and presumably could have finished.

I hope Pat Burke will see this and chime in on how this might have played out and whether there's pressure from the PGA to finish.

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