Anyone else watch The Players Championship?

[DGS49]

As a GOLFER the final round was one for the ages. Scheffler played himself into contention from five strokes back on the front nine, something we haven't seen since the heyday of Arnold Palmer. Then on the last two holes, after Scheffler had gone in to sign his scorecard with a one-stroke lead, at least four tying putts were diverted by unexplainable forces - something that GOLFERS' experience with some regularity. So....even the pro's have to deal with it.hi

The thing about PGA golf is, every couple years a phenom comes along who looks like he is the next superstar, then a year or two later he fades back into the pack and someone else seems like the Next Coming. The fact is there are five or six great golfers competing now, and it's difficult to imagine Scheffler or anyone else dominating the way Tiger did for more than a year or two.

Is that a good thing?

 

[sealybobo]

I don't know why you have to go negative all the time.

Can anyone here say what their first name are? Besides Scottie???

B DeChambeau
M Homa
S Scheffler
C Young
T Moore.

 

[sealybobo]

A Masters Champion and last year's Players Championship winner repeats and a US Open champ, British Open champ and Olympic Gold Medalist tied for second. All 3 second place finishers were one shot back and had birdie chances on the last 3 holes to tie it. Scottie Scheffler shot 8-under today to come from behind and win it.

Scottie Scheffler becomes the first-ever back-to-back winner of the Players Championship

An incredible final hour of golf at The Players Championship ended with Scheffler atop the leaderboard.

sports.yahoo.com

This guy is on fire.

 

[Fiero425]

This guy is on fire.

OMG, I've kept my promise! I heard the Masters was to start last WEd., but never followed up w/ sportsnews even w/ Tiger in the draw! As I age, I'm letting "attention getters" go by the wayside! The blood $$ involved w/ Golf Tour made it easy to walk away! Hockey & Soccer have never been on my radar! I barely stay connected w/ the NBA w/ the last fesiges of skill aging out in LA, Phoenix, & Golden St.! As a Chgo. resident, I wasn't even aware the Cubs won their World Series in 2016! I haven't a clue what went on during March Madness! It's possible to selectively take in info unless forced down our throats like Caitlin Clark!

 

[sealybobo]

OMG, I've kept my promise! I heard the Masters was to start last WEd., but never followed up w/ sportsnews even w/ Tiger in the draw! As I age, I'm letting "attention getters" go by the wayside! The blood $$ involved w/ Golf Tour made it easy to walk away! Hockey & Soccer have never been on my radar! I barely stay connected w/ the NBA w/ the last fesiges of skill aging out in LA, Phoenix, & Golden St.! As a Chgo. resident, I wasn't even aware the Cubs won their World Series in 2016! I haven't a clue what went on during March Madness! It's possible to selectively take in info unless forced down our throats like Caitlin Clark!

My dad always asked me "did you hear"? And I say no dad, I don't watch the news.

I love that the old guys are starting to get beat by the younger guys. Eventually I'll hate those young guys because I hate anyone who's winning unless they are on my sports team.

I hated Jordan winning every year. No team since him has won so much that I got sick of them winning so much. Not the Spurs, Golden State, Miami. Golden State is the one dynasty since Jordan, other than Kobe and the Spurs.

 

[sealybobo]

OMG, I've kept my promise! I heard the Masters was to start last WEd., but never followed up w/ sportsnews even w/ Tiger in the draw! As I age, I'm letting "attention getters" go by the wayside! The blood $$ involved w/ Golf Tour made it easy to walk away! Hockey & Soccer have never been on my radar! I barely stay connected w/ the NBA w/ the last fesiges of skill aging out in LA, Phoenix, & Golden St.! As a Chgo. resident, I wasn't even aware the Cubs won their World Series in 2016! I haven't a clue what went on during March Madness! It's possible to selectively take in info unless forced down our throats like Caitlin Clark!

I told these guys they needed to go out there and make a name for themselves so we know who we are. If we know a few of them we are more likely to tune in to watch them play.

But this is ridiculous

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1252077448/scottie-scheffler-arrest-charges-pga-championship

 

[Fiero425]

I told these guys they needed to go out there and make a name for themselves so we know who we are. If we know a few of them we are more likely to tune in to watch them play.

But this is ridiculous

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/17/1252077448/scottie-scheffler-arrest-charges-pga-championship

This I paid attention to this morning! Was he being a self-entitled "Karen" or is the cop being what we see on You Tube vids, "a tyrant?" At least we see it's not just minorities that can be roused, cuffed, & booked w/ an elevated felony charge!

 

[luiza]

A Masters Champion and last year's Players Championship winner repeats and a US Open champ, British Open champ and Olympic Gold Medalist tied for second. All 3 second place finishers were one shot back and had birdie chances on the last 3 holes to tie it. Scottie Scheffler shot 8-under today to come from behind and win it.

Hopefully we have wrecked the Shuffler's mental balance with that neat incident, paid for by Rory .

 

[odanny]

I hope he didn't play the "Do you know who I am?" card. Either way, to take the worlds #1 golfer from the front gate of the course and book him, including putting him in a jail uniform for his mugshot, says he did something to seriously piss off the police.

Seems a bit of an overreaction from the police.

 

[MarathonMike]

Doesn't seem to fit Scheffler's demeanor, but anyone can have a bad morning especially stressing out trying to get to his PGA tee-off time.

 

[sealybobo]

The PGA is not the same without Jack Nicholas and Tiger Woods

Xander Schauffele Won? Another American? Dude, no one knows his name. I hope this win changes that

 

[MarathonMike]

Xander Schauffele Won? Another American? Dude, no one knows his name. I hope this win changes that

Golf fans like me have known him for years. He's been in contention for several majors I was pulling for him to win his first major. That last putt barely hung on and curled in!

 

[Mac-7]

Xander Schauffele Won? Another American? Dude, no one knows his name. I hope this win changes that

No one would know he was American based on the reporting of the event

Its as if the lib news media are ashamed of their own country

 

[MarathonMike]

No one would know he was American based on the reporting of the event

Its as if the lib news media are ashamed of their own country

I'm not sure what you mean. Any golf fan knows Xander is American.

 

[Mac-7]

I'm not sure what you mean. Any golf fan knows Xander is American.

I dont follow golf closely anymore

And I’m guessing many others do not either

 

[Fiero425]

I'm not sure what you mean. Any golf fan knows Xander is American.

I mentioned in the past how I had cut golf out due to the "blood $$" of the Middle East & The LIV Tour! I haven't paid attn. to the sport in a couple years! I have never heard of this guy, Xander Schauffele or the so called #1 golfer in the world who's taken 5 of his last 6 events! I'm proof, if you don't care, you can actually not know a thing about leaders in anything including sports, business, & politics! Biden's cabinet is about as anonymous a group of people I'd never allow in the past! As a frustrated Senior,, it doesn't matter anymore after the country disgraced itself w/ a Trump Admin,! Anything w/b an improvement including trained chimps!

 

[MarathonMike]

I mentioned in the past how I had cut golf out due to the "blood $$" of the Middle East & The LIV Tour! I haven't paid attn. to the sport in a couple years! I have never heard of this guy, Xander Schauffele or the so called #1 golfer in the world who's taken 5 of his last 6 events! I'm proof, if you don't care, you can actually not know a thing about leaders in anything including sports, business, & politics! Biden's cabinet is about as anonymous a group of people I'd never allow in the past! As a frustrated Senior,, it doesn't matter anymore after the country disgraced itself w/ a Trump Admin,! Anything w/b an improvement including trained chimps!

The fact that some top PGA players took the big payoff from LIV has nothing to do with the PGA. Xander is NOT Scotty Scheffler their names are very similar which is confusing you guys who don't follow the tour.

 

[bdtex]

It was Xander 's turn. He came in 2nd in The Players Championship and Wells Fargo Championship this year and has so many other 2nd place finishes. It was his turn for a major championship.

 

[bdtex]

I'm not sure what you mean. Any golf fan knows Xander is American.

And a PGA Tour member.

 

[bdtex]

Golf fans like me have known him for years. He's been in contention for several majors I was pulling for him to win his first major. That last putt barely hung on and curled in!

This morning I said "It's your turn Xander."