Degenerate Gamblers: 2021 PGA Championship

[CameronDuke]

If you haven’t visited (or played) Kiawah’s Ocean Course, this place is utterly amazing. In the running for the best course I have ever played. What Pete Dye designed there is a real masterpiece. Good effing luck if the wind is up. I made fun of Bernhard Langer’s missed putt on 18 in the 1991 Ryder Cup, until I putted on 18 in the wind myself. And 17 in the wind might be the most terrifying tee shot in golf.

To add to it, they are playing this monster at nearly 7,900 yards.

Should be an awesome four days. I’m really missing that place.

Yet given the distance of the course this weekend, wind, and general difficult layout, I noticed you still picked a winning score of -8 for this weekend’s tournament. That would be an average score of 70 per round for the winner. Pretty darn good given the way you described the course.

Those guys playing this weekend must be machines ...

[Tripping William]

Yet given the distance of the course this weekend, wind, and general difficult layout, I noticed you still picked a winning score of -8 for this weekend’s tournament. That would be an average score of 70 per round for the winner. Pretty darn good given the way you described the course.

Those guys playing this weekend must be machines ...

From the forecasts I’m seeing, by and large the wind isn’t projected to be all that (for Kiawah). Mother Nature will definitely play a role of some kind.

[CameronDuke]

From the forecasts I’m seeing, by and large the wind isn’t projected to be all that (for Kiawah). Mother Nature will definitely play a role of some kind.

No doubt. I saw on Golf Channel today they were showing Justin Thomas at the range. The analysts noted he was practicing on lower apex drives and teeing the ball a bit lower to make some adjustments to account for the wind this weekend.

I am as pumped for this major as I have been for any of them in recent memory.

[Tripping William]

No doubt. I saw on Golf Channel today they were showing Justin Thomas at the range. The analysts noted he was practicing on lower apex drives and teeing the ball a bit lower to make some adjustments to account for the wind this weekend.

I am as pumped for this major as I have been for any of them in recent memory.

Me too. IMO, this thing will probably turn on the wind situation on Sunday afternoon. Once the leaders make the move from the 13th green to the 14th tee (and typically back into the prevailing wind), things could begin to get REALLY interesting.

Of course, Rory kinda ran away with it in 2012, so what do I know?

[Turk]

Team Turk:

Morikawa (6)
McIlroy (6)
Cantlay (5)
Finau (5)
Ancer (4)
Fitzpatrick (4)

Score (-12)

[rasputin]

I'm a little surprised that only 3 picked DeChambeau; that only 5 took Dustin Johnson; only 3 for Rahm (although I figure that now that I have stopped picking him in these contests, he's sure to win soon). Also a little surprised that nobody took Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, or Charl Schwartzel.

Ancer, Abraham – MEXICO 3
Berger, Daniel – Jupiter, Fla. 7
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - SOUTH AFRICA 1
Bradley, Keegan – Woodstock, Vt. 2
Burns, Sam – Shreveport, La. 3
Cantlay, Patrick – Jupiter, Fla. 1
Casey, Paul – ENGLAND 1
Cink, Stewart – Duluth, Ga. 3
Conners, Corey – CANADA 2
Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA 2
DeChambeau, Bryson – Clovis, Calif. 3
English, Harris – Sea Island, Ga. 2
Finau, Tony – Lehe, Utah 1
Fitzpatrick, Matt – ENGLAND 2
Fleetwood, Tommy – ENGLAND 4
Griffin, Lanto – Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 1
Harman, Brian – Sea Island, Ga. 1
Hoffman, Charley – Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 1
Horschel, Billy – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 1
Hovland, Viktor – NORWAY 2
Im, Sungjae – REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1
Johnson, Dustin – N. Palm Beach, Fla. 5
Jones, Matt – AUSTRALIA 1
Kisner, Kevin – Aiken, S.C. 1
Koepka, Brooks – West Palm Beach, Fla. 3
Kuchar, Matt - Sea Island, Ga. 3
Leishman, Marc – AUSTRALIA 3
Long, Adam – St. Louis, Mo. 1
Lowry, Shane – IRELAND 3
MacIntyre, Robert – SCOTLAND 1
Matsuyama, Hideki – JAPAN 2
McIlroy, Rory – N. IRELAND 16
Morikawa, Collin – La Canada, Calif. 9
Na, Kevin – Las Vegas, Nev. 1
Oosthuizen, Louis – SOUTH AFRICA 2
Rahm, Jon – SPAIN 3
Reed, Patrick – Houston, Texas 3
Rose, Justin – ENGLAND 7
Schauffele, Xander – San Diego, Calif. 6
Scheffler, Scottie - Dallas, Texas 4
Scott, Adam – AUSTRALIA 1
Simpson, Webb - Charlotte, N.C. 1
Smith, Cameron – AUSTRALIA 3
Spieth, Jordan – Dallas, Texas 18
Streelman, Kevin – Wheaton, Ill. 3
Thomas, Justin – Louisville, Ky. 10
Wallace, Matt – ENGLAND 2
Watson, Bubba – Bagdad, Fla. 2
Westwood, Lee - ENGLAND 2
Woodland, Gary – Topeka, Kan. 2
Zalatoris, Will – Dallas, Texas 5


Spieth, Jordan – Dallas, Texas 18
McIlroy, Rory – N. IRELAND 16
Thomas, Justin – Louisville, Ky. 10
Morikawa, Collin – La Canada, Calif. 9
Berger, Daniel – Jupiter, Fla. 7
Rose, Justin – ENGLAND 7
Schauffele, Xander – San Diego, Calif. 6
Johnson, Dustin – N. Palm Beach, Fla. 5
Zalatoris, Will – Dallas, Texas 5
Fleetwood, Tommy – ENGLAND 4
Scheffler, Scottie - Dallas, Texas 4
Ancer, Abraham – MEXICO 3
Burns, Sam – Shreveport, La. 3
Cink, Stewart – Duluth, Ga. 3
DeChambeau, Bryson – Clovis, Calif. 3
Koepka, Brooks – West Palm Beach, Fla. 3
Kuchar, Matt - Sea Island, Ga. 3
Leishman, Marc – AUSTRALIA 3
Lowry, Shane – IRELAND 3
Rahm, Jon – SPAIN 3
Reed, Patrick – Houston, Texas 3
Smith, Cameron – AUSTRALIA 3
Streelman, Kevin – Wheaton, Ill. 3
Bradley, Keegan – Woodstock, Vt. 2
Conners, Corey – CANADA 2
Day, Jason – AUSTRALIA 2
English, Harris – Sea Island, Ga. 2
Fitzpatrick, Matt – ENGLAND 2
Hovland, Viktor – NORWAY 2
Matsuyama, Hideki – JAPAN 2
Oosthuizen, Louis – SOUTH AFRICA 2
Wallace, Matt – ENGLAND 2
Watson, Bubba – Bagdad, Fla. 2
Westwood, Lee - ENGLAND 2
Woodland, Gary – Topeka, Kan. 2
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan - SOUTH AFRICA 1
Cantlay, Patrick – Jupiter, Fla. 1
Casey, Paul – ENGLAND 1
Finau, Tony – Lehe, Utah 1
Griffin, Lanto – Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 1
Harman, Brian – Sea Island, Ga. 1
Hoffman, Charley – Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 1
Horschel, Billy – Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 1
Im, Sungjae – REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1
Jones, Matt – AUSTRALIA 1
Kisner, Kevin – Aiken, S.C. 1
Long, Adam – St. Louis, Mo. 1
MacIntyre, Robert – SCOTLAND 1
Na, Kevin – Las Vegas, Nev. 1
Scott, Adam – AUSTRALIA 1
Simpson, Webb - Charlotte, N.C. 1

[dudog84]

Rasputin, thanks for your effort, I find your list useful/fun. Interestingly, you'd think a greater variety of golfers would have been selected also. It's actually the reverse if you take into account the size of the fields (Masters vs. PGA).

[CameronDuke]

Rasputin, thanks for your effort, I find your list useful/fun. Interestingly, you'd think a greater variety of golfers would have been selected also. It's actually the reverse if you take into account the size of the fields (Masters vs. PGA).

Ditto. Thanks for doing this Rasputin. Much appreciated. Adds another element to an exciting weekend.

[CameronDuke]

An opening triple bogey 7 on the scorecard for Adam Scott ...

[dudog84]

An opening triple bogey 7 on the scorecard for Adam Scott ...

John Daly takes the lead!

[Nrrrrvous]

Rory in the drink off the first tee?

[sagegrouse]

Meanwhile my unique pick Adam Long is even after five holes. Even par will win a lot of money this week.

[Tripping William]

Rory in the drink off the first tee?

Actually, the 10th tee. (That group started on the back-9.)

[Rich]

I'm a little surprised that only 3 picked DeChambeau; that only 5 took Dustin Johnson; only 3 for Rahm (although I figure that now that I have stopped picking him in these contests, he's sure to win soon). Also a little surprised that nobody took Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, or Charl Schwartzel.

I wanted to take Schwartzel but he is not listed on the OWGR website.

[dudog84]

I wanted to take Schwartzel but he is not listed on the OWGR website.

Go to the 2nd page, he's #109...that might have made you think twice.

[Rich]

Go to the 2nd page, he's #109...that might have made you think twice.

Dang! OK, let's see how he does before I get really annoyed.

[CameronDuke]

33 year old Cameron Tringale, who has never finished higher than 38th at a major, goes out in 33 for -3.

I thought this place was supposed to be tough?

[CrazyNotCrazie]

33 year old Cameron Tringale, who has never finished higher than 38th at a major, goes out in 33 for -3.

I thought this place was supposed to be tough?

I chose Cameron Smith and considered taking the other two Cameron's to give myself a Duke theme. Oh well - still early.

[dudog84]

Rory in the drink off the first tee?

He did bogey that first hole, and then birdied the next two. Rory is going to be all right. If this pool was to only pick one person, I would have taken Rory (for what it's worth, which is a whole lotta nuthin').

[sagegrouse]

A couple of my "two-buck Chucks" are at the top of the leader board -- Matt Jones and Adam Long.