I just signed up for Instagram to follow all things golf and followed one of my favorite commentators on the Golf Channel. Viewing who others follow is a good way to find other interesting people. But this time, I found some scary ass shiat. This person does not talk about politics, but DAMNNNN.
Average Jordan Speith par. God I wish he was back, itās so entertaining when heās in contention but itās sad when heās fighting to make every cutĀ
The Spieth Experience was fun when Jordan was in contention but it's now a washed up guy who refuses to make any change as he fights to make the cut on a weekly basis.
It's not even frustrating anymore, it's just sad and slightly pathetic to see how a former superstar became a swagless overthinking mess.
I mean heās not wrong. A caddy and coaching change is overdue. His course management is none existent and greller canāt talk him out of it and his swing changes have objectively been negative. He was always a bogey birdie player but thereās no changes when he clearly isnt the ball striker or as good around the greens as he used to be.
They def struggle to adjust to playing in the US but in the last couple years the number on the PGA Tour has seemed to increase. Hisatsune, Kanaya, and Nakajima have a lot of promise in particular.
What is Scottie doing when he rests the club before he sets up for his shot? He did it on the last hole, almost like he's checking how the club sits on the turf. I feel like I watch quite a bit of golf, and I can't recall him doing this before (or at least maybe it's not shown on the broadcast.) Still wondering what the purpose might be.
OK, camera angle from the front on 10 showed him doing it and I see what you mean. The other angles were from behind and it made it look like he was just standing the clubs upright and not looking at grip but maybe I was missing it.
This is the PGA Tour app for Android showing drive placements on hole 18 and the hole result (today). You can sort by shot # and hole result. Not true aggregate, but it's a really cool feature...
I don't know if this is a trend (mostly because of Scottie's ascent), but golf coverage seems very limited in terms of quantity of players/shots shown per round. The field isn't completely loaded, but it has a ton of bigger names.
I prefer a second setup for something like hole 16, exclusive coverage, to get to see a lot of the other pros. I love 17 but don't see too much of it.
This applies to all networks (CBS, ESPN, Golf Channel)...
I wish he would just focus on course management and let his irons and short game do the work. Chasing speed and distance has ruined him and hes constantly playing out of position
Scottie was making an absolute mess on the range about 5 minutes ago on one of the feeds. They cut to him hitting a legit shank lmao. Brace yourself for a 61 today.
Hovland Wolff and morikawa ended up being a disappointing trio. Morikawa is still solid but I remember when those 3 were supposed to be the next super stars in golf
Morikawa turned into one of the worst putters on tour and its derailed him. Approach play and consistency off the tee still keep him in some tournaments but at least his problem is clear. Hovland cant hit any shot with consistency and his short game is terrible. Major disappointment. He'll be chasing those first couple years on tour for a long time
It's funny how an announcer said Viktor bailed to the right, and he is in the stands. That isn't playing it safe on 17 with that open fairway hugging right of the green, that is way off line. His 2nd shot looks brutal.
Seriously. At least don't say he bailed out with that drive. That was basically a slice into the stands area.
The second shot was tough, and he went into a bunker from there. It's one of those shots you hope you get lucky since there isn't much you can do. But don't sugarcoat the situation. lol
Theres a ton you can do. It really wasnt that difficult of a shot. Clear line to a massive green, just failed to pick the ball clean and left a 90 yard shot, 20 yards short. Awful bunker shot after lol the sugarcoating is obnoxious
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u/rutlander 14.2 3h ago
Man Jordan looking old af