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Regor 08-31-2021 06:46 AM

From what I've seen, living here in The Villages for the past 23 years, most guys can't putt. If it's somewhere under 3 feet, they pick it up. Of course you can't get a score for that hole, but then who cares? I would rather have a gimme tee shot than a gimme putt. Be kinda nice to drop the ball in the middle of the fairway, about 200 yards out, then say "I would have hit it there". What the heck is the difference between that and a gimme putt? They are both just 1 stroke.

Thaxxx 08-31-2021 07:19 AM

That many makable putts for a pro to miss, is where the "pucker" factor came into effect.
The machine is human.

NoMo50 08-31-2021 07:21 AM

Both of those guys played one heckuva tournament, tied at 27 under. In the final analysis, one had to win, and one had to not win (I will not say lose). An epic battle that took six playoff holes to complete. I think both young men should be congratulated.

dshoberg 08-31-2021 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1996651)
I wanted to say it first.

What a playoff.

I thought it was over six times.

Yep....5 pulls and 1 push I think ⛳️😜

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 08-31-2021 08:10 AM

What I found interesting was that he missed every putt left until th last one. Now all of these guys have to be able to perform under pressure and DeChambeau has many times including the back nine Sunday. But it seems that the pressure was ramped up in the playoff and something happened with his stroke where he closed the club face slightly on those putts. By every other measure he outplayed Cantlay and should have won that playoff. The brain is a funny thing. It controls physical movements. In the case of putting it only has to have a very slight effect. Why some people are able to perform under pressure and others are not will probably never be known. Neither will whysome people, like Cantlay in this case, are able to perform better when pressure is ratcheted up.
I’m not a big DeChambeau fan. As someone said he always seems to think that he’s smarter than everyone else. But more than that he seems to blame everything other than himself for bad shots. His driver is bad, someone was walking, but it’s never “I made a bad swing “. His method has been somewhat successful but when it fails it fails big time. He either hits it great or he hits it off the planet. Then when he does hit a bad shot he seems to compound the error by trying to hit low percentage recovery shots.
For someone that’s supposed to be so intelligent he doesn’t seem to understand that there are circumstances where he needs to play conservatively. That’s how he ends up shooting 44 on the final nine of a tournament that he was in a position to win.

Bellavita 08-31-2021 09:04 AM

I thought is was very exciting I don’t like him but best guy won. After 18 hole walking you have to be exhausted. Putting is the game the hardest part😎


Quote:

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1996651)
I wanted to say it first.

What a playoff.

I thought it was over six times.


TOMTOFVIL 08-31-2021 09:16 AM

Good Guy Maybe
 
Impressed that he tried to silence crowd when Cantlay was putting. Also, high-fived spectators during final round, very unusual.

OhioBuckeye 08-31-2021 09:36 AM

Ohiobuckeye
 
He’s only human! I saw Tiger Woods at the Memorial on a par 3 miss the green 3 times & took a double bogey & he was in the lead. So how does the #1 player in the world at the time do that? He’s only human! Also this was the last year Jack Nicklaus played as a Pro & he played on his golf course he designed. So it was a few yrs. ago.

stanley 08-31-2021 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Eg_cruz (Post 1996940)
Stanley I am sure you have been asked before but …….what is the meaning behind your photo

With all the talk about vaccine mandates and passports, It should be pretty obvious.

Eg_cruz 08-31-2021 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by stanley (Post 1997181)
With all the talk about vaccine mandates and passports, It should be pretty obvious.

I was thinking darker ……….as women being owned
But so true

Chi-Town 08-31-2021 12:03 PM

That was a pay per view match for sure. High skills and a contrast of style.

Nipper 08-31-2021 01:51 PM

Ryder Cup
 
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Originally Posted by ureout (Post 1996719)
I see many pros. miss putts every week in the 5' to 7' range .. I know for a fact I can do the same thing

He made the Ryder Cup USA team. l am going to be a volunteer there for the week. Will be interesting to watch him in person.

DaleDivine 08-31-2021 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Thaxxx (Post 1997030)
That many makable putts for a pro to miss, is where the "pucker" factor came into effect.
The machine is human.

If you could watch all the pros that didn't make the cut or just barely made it, There were probably a lot of putts missed inside 5 feet.
:ohdear::bigbow:

kcrazorbackfan 08-31-2021 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1996560)
His game is his driver, not his putter.

:ho:

Or his chipping….

Oneiric 08-31-2021 09:02 PM

In putting speed determines the line. The biggest enemy of speed/touch is tension. Compare videos of Bryson putting vs. Patrick. Who do you think in these pictures shows the most muscle tension? That will explain why he yanked all of his 5+ putts through the break.


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