PGA Tour Golf thread

[PTP]

Lingmerth needs to hole a ridiculous putt too tie

Garcia leaves himself a holeable putt for a bogey

[Liverpool]

dont leave it short must have been in his mind

[RichC]

Tiger just has that mental strength that others don't seem to have, fair play to him

[Chazza]

Paddy Power @paddypower
STAT: Tiger Woods has won 52 of the last 56 tournaments in which he has had at least a share of the lead after 54 holes #winning

[Shaggy]

Staggering record. I'm not sure there's ever been a sportsman with greater mental strength.

[Arn]

Staggering record. I'm not sure there's ever been a sportsman with greater mental strength.

Federer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Roger_Federer

[Shaggy]

Federer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._Roger_Federer

Very much disagree. I love Federer but Nadal has always had his number, and in big games Federer has wilted when it really matters against Nadal, almost every time. When Woods puts himself in a position to win, he wins.

[RichC]

Fed whilst an amazing tennis player has never been able to deal with Nadal, Woods doesn't have the same issue & there isn't a player out there that gets to him, everyone that he's come up against so far in his career he's had the measure of.

[Shaggy]

Fed whilst an amazing tennis player has never been able to deal with Nadal, Woods doesn't have the same issue & there isn't a player out there that gets to him, everyone that he's come up against so far in his career he's had the measure of.

He's had the measure of every opponent and every golf course. He's a machine.

[Arn]

Very much disagree. I love Federer but Nadal has always had his number, and in big games Federer has wilted when it really matters against Nadal, almost every time. When Woods puts himself in a position to win, he wins.

Federer reached an all-time record 18 finals out of 19 Grand Slam tournaments (2005 Wimbledon – 2010 Australian Open, excluding the 2008 Australian Open) and won twelve of these.

They also changed the grass at Wimbledon to suit a player like Nadal and the main reason was probably that Federer simply was the best, no one could challenge him.

They changed the pace at the US open to a slower pace.

They changed the balls to slower pace balls.

Federer was simply so good that they had to do something so the other players had a chance.

Nadal would IMO not have a chance against Federer if they used the same type of balls and the same grass at Wimbledon as they had six seven years ago.

Would Nadal win against him at the US open if they had the same hardcourt paint and faster paced ball as they had six seven years ago? Probably not.

[RichC]

They've been slowing the pace of the game for a long time Arn not just in the Fed era, Fed is an amazing player and dominated for a period a la Sampras BUT he's also had a player in where another competitor i.e. Nadal who has had his number. It's different sports of course and difficult to compare but so far Woods has been mentally stronger than every player he's come up against as a credible challenger be it Singh, Mickleson or so far Rory.

[Jas]

Tiger 'cheating again'.....
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[Shaggy]

They've been slowing the pace of the game for a long time Arn not just in the Fed era, Fed is an amazing player and dominated for a period a la Sampras BUT he's also had a player in where another competitor i.e. Nadal who has had his number. It's different sports of course and difficult to compare but so far Woods has been mentally stronger than every player he's come up against as a credible challenger be it Singh, Mickleson or so far Rory.

We can eulogise about Fed all we like - he is a genius - but Woods is untouchable in the mental strength stakes.

[Pedenj]

Tiger won't - and can't get punished as far as I understand the rules.

He consulted his caddy and his playing partner and if they decided that was the place to drop due to where the ball crossed the line of the hazard it is taken as fact by the PGA as they trust the judgement of the players to make an honest decision

[Jas]

Tiger won't - and can't get punished as far as I understand the rules.

He consulted his caddy and his playing partner and if they decided that was the place to drop due to where the ball crossed the line of the hazard it is taken as fact by the PGA as they trust the judgement of the players to make an honest decision

I think what you say is correct, but when he discussed it with his playing partner they must have been talking about the line Tiger wanted to hit the shot, where he drops it in no way reflects the line the ball actually took!!