Today's 4th Round

[cary lichtenstein]

Great watching Bryson v Westwood 2 weeks in a row, last week I routed for Bryson, this week I'm routing for Westwood. 86% greens in regulation on Sawgrass, unbelievable.

[Duncan Cheslett]

Great watching Bryson v Westwood 2 weeks in a row, last week I routed for Bryson, this week I'm routing for Westwood. 86% greens in regulation on Sawgrass, unbelievable.

Cary,


Your post takes the “root” vs “rowt” argument to new levels. How are you pronouncing “route” in this context? 😉




I’ll naturally be rooting for Westwood. At 48 years of age he’s playing the best golf of his life seemingly without a care in the world and with his missus on the bag. He’s clearly in a very confident and happy place.


I can see him picking up a couple of long overdue majors this year!

[cary lichtenstein]

J Thomas is putting a classic clinic, great test for the pros

[Kalen Braley]

J Thomas is putting a classic clinic, great test for the pros

You just jinxed him as he 3 jacked 14! 

[Mark Kiely]

It's a field day for Dan Hicks getting to talk about one player's girlfriend and another player's dead family member.

[Matt_Cohn]

Something is missing on #12. I can't put my finger on it, but it doesn't get the job done. Is it that it's not penalizing enough to the right?

[John Kirk]

I agree, Matt.


I'm not convinced this version of #12 is better than the old Pete Dye version where you laid up and hit the second shot over a bunch of artificial mounds.  I have seen that short par 4 design on at least one other Pete Dye design (maybe the Mission Hills - Dye course?), and it's pretty OK by me.  Make them lay up accurately and stick the wedge.

[Michael Dugger]

As I watched Bryson D. bomb and gouge all over the place, I couldn't help but think his +/-100 yd game isn't all that great.


If he had the wedge play of  Brian Harman he'd have won the tournament in a runaway.

[Matt Kardash]

I agree. The new 12th hole is the equivalent of the Tour pissing on Dye's grave in my eyes. I don't find that the hole fits in with the course, nor Dye's design philosophy. Also, there is so much room to the right of the green that it isn't even a very exicting driveable hole. Players just hit driver on or two the right and have an easy pitch, or a 3 wood right in front of the green and have an easy pitch. The old 12th was a cool hole.
I think the course could stand to have a few new back tee's to bring back some of the original shot values.