The Golf Thread

Young Drachma · 07-22-2007, 01:32 AM

I didn't see one. And I wanted to talk about the Open Championship (aka The British Open) and how Sergio Garcia is three up heading into the final round tomorrow.

I really would love to see him get his first. I haven't seen any of the coverage and likely won't tomorrow, but..it'd be good for him to get the first one out of the way now.

Young Drachma · 07-22-2007, 01:34 AM

Of course, Steve Stricker is just 3 back in 2nd and this is a guy who lost his tour card in '04. So it'd be a good story for him to win, too.

Radii · 07-22-2007, 01:31 PM

Um, does anyone else have CNN News Video with the open playoff audio on ABC right now?

Radii · 07-22-2007, 01:38 PM

annnnd, back to golf, just in time to see Harrington's winning putt. I missed everything from their drives on 18 up to that final putt. That was incredibly annoying, I wonder if that was a comcast fuckup somehow or an ABC mistake.

Buccaneer · 07-22-2007, 01:40 PM

That was a good finish, from the nerve-racking 18th in regulation to the 4 holes in the playoffs (and another nerve-racking 18th).

Craptacular · 07-22-2007, 05:25 PM

Hopefully Stricker can hold himself together one of these final rounds, but it's great to see him in contention on Sunday in the big tourneys with the strongest fields ... 2nd to Woods at Wachovia, had the lead at the US Open, 2nd to Choi at Tiger's tourney, and now the final group at The Open.

Congrats to Padraig!

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 03:46 PM

Tiger's got a five stroke lead heading into the 9th at the PGA. The record for margin of victory at this tournament is 7 strokes by..you guessed it, Jack Nicklaus.

He just went birdie, birdie after a tough par on 5. He looks locked in and again, Tiger is the best closer in sports with the lead. No question about it.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 03:50 PM

Also, it's nice to see Ernie Els on the front page of a leaderboard again.

Radii · 08-12-2007, 05:02 PM

this is setting up to be a great finish.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:02 PM

Tiger just three-putted at 14 and now his lead is only one shot.

I still think he comes out of this in the end, but he sure is turning it into a horse race at the end.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:03 PM

Yeah, a lot more fun when it's a battle down the stretch than when Tiger runs away with it.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:14 PM

He shoots, he scores.

Tiger is money.

Logan · 08-12-2007, 05:14 PM

He looks pissed.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:16 PM

No kidding. That tee shot was mean.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:17 PM

I didn't realize how much power he gets from his body with that swing. That's outstanding.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:34 PM

Nice job today by The Big Easy.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:43 PM

Lucky 13.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:49 PM

I never get tired of seeing the winner walk up 18. Such a cool sight.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:50 PM

I didn't realize they introduced them again on the 18th green.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 05:54 PM

What's cool about golf too, is the fact that you can't really compare athletes of other sports and eras on particular courses or whatever. I mean, I know the equipment is such a big deal these days especially.

But it's pretty awesome that these guys play the same courses that the guys from previous generations did and you can compare them at least on a way better scale than in other pro sports.

Young Drachma · 08-12-2007, 06:06 PM

Oversized trophies are awesome.

Young Drachma · 09-17-2007, 12:48 AM

Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship for his 61st career win, just 1 behind Arnold Palmer's 62 for 4th all-time.

He also won the convoluted boondoggle that is the FedEx Cup. They'll change the system so it'll be more competitive or add more drama to it. I just think they ought to make it one tournament, make it six rounds like Q school and invite the 128 best players, eliminate 32 after one round, 32 after the 2nd round and let the rest hang out and get automatic tour cards for the following year and give the winner $10 million bucks. Take Tiger's advice and bring it out after the winner is announced and pile it up like the World Series of Poker.

Golf fans would watch that and it would drama, intrigue and all of that. Best of all, do it before regular season football or college kicks off.

cartman · 09-17-2007, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship for his 61st career win, just 1 behind Arnold Palmer's 62 for 4th all-time.

He also won the convoluted boondoggle that is the FedEx Cup. They'll change the system so it'll be more competitive or add more drama to it. I just think they ought to make it one tournament, make it six rounds like Q school and invite the 128 best players, eliminate 32 after one round, 32 after the 2nd round and let the rest hang out and get automatic tour cards for the following year and give the winner $10 million bucks. Take Tiger's advice and bring it out after the winner is announced and pile it up like the World Series of Poker.

Golf fans would watch that and it would drama, intrigue and all of that. Best of all, do it before regular season football or college kicks off.

If it goes down like this year, then the only drama is going to be who gets 2nd place. Structure it anyway you want, but Tiger right now is just so much better than everyone else it is not even funny. Even with the current convoluted system, if you take Tiger out, it would have been a scramble on the final day to get the winner. The point difference between Tiger and Stricker at #2 was the same differential between Stricker and the #22 guy.

Young Drachma · 09-17-2007, 01:09 AM

Yeah and you can't make it too much of a free-for-all or there places no emphasis on the 'regular season'. Golf isn't a playoff sport. Finchem is a goof.

Young Drachma · 09-17-2007, 01:10 AM

The LPGA "playoffs" is wisely just one tournament though. So the idea I threw out there isn't too far fetched.

wade moore · 09-17-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Yeah and you can't make it too much of a free-for-all or there places no emphasis on the 'regular season'. Golf isn't a playoff sport. Finchem is a goof.

If NASCAR can do it, why not the PGA?

It's not the idea that didn't work, as others said - it's that Golf just can't do anything about Tiger being THAT much better than everyone else.

Kevin · 09-17-2007, 05:57 AM

Despite all the whining from the players and criticism about the structure, I think it was relaticely successful in that we actually got to see some good golf after Firestone. In recent years, the big names all went back to their yachts and gated communities for 8 or 9 weeks until the Tour Championship.
As a golf fan, this has been much better. Also, the poor slob out there trying to keep their cards actually get a much needed break before the lesser fall tournaments.

I have no sympathy for the top players who don't want to play four weeks in a row. They don't have to carry their golf bag. They don't have to hit and be hit like football and hockey players. They can afford to bring their families with them to the tournaments.

As to the complaint that the end result is too predictable, at least it wasn't like some years where Tiger had locked up the money list by July.

The Fedex was by no means perfect, but it was still a big improvement over how previous seasons closed out.

Wolfpack · 09-17-2007, 10:04 PM

How about this way to do the FedEx Cup: 144 players at the first tourney. Whoever makes the cut (T-72) will get to play the second tourney. In the second tourney, whoever makes the T-36 cut gets to play the last two tourneys. Treat the last two tourneys both as individual tournaments, but put the FedEx Cup up for grabs among the T-36 golfers with the lowest aggregate score over all eight rounds winning the Cup. The cuts would make the system a true playoff. One drawback is the de-emphasis on the season, which is part of what they're trying to do with the current FedEx Cup by rewarding the better seasons with a higher position in the playoff standings.

I suppose you could "bye" the top 36 golfers into the second week and have the top 36 from the first tournament advance to join them. Problem there is that kills a fair amount interest in the first tournament since Tiger, et al, won't need to play it.

JS19 · 05-31-2009, 02:53 PM

Are pro golfers not allowed to wear shorts? or is just an etiquette thing? I'm watching a little of the Crowne Plaza Invitational as I get the grill fired up, and I haven't seen a single guy with shorts on, then it made me think, in all the golf events I've watched on tv, I've never seen anyone with shorts.

Chief Rum · 05-31-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JS19

Are pro golfers not allowed to wear shorts? or is just an etiquette thing? I'm watching a little of the Crowne Plaza Invitational as I get the grill fired up, and I haven't seen a single guy with shorts on, then it made me think, in all the golf events I've watched on tv, I've never seen anyone with shorts.

I don't know for sure, but I am pretty certain it's long pants and collared shirts, standard fare for high end courses.

Young Drachma · 05-31-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JS19

Are pro golfers not allowed to wear shorts? or is just an etiquette thing? I'm watching a little of the Crowne Plaza Invitational as I get the grill fired up, and I haven't seen a single guy with shorts on, then it made me think, in all the golf events I've watched on tv, I've never seen anyone with shorts.

Correct, shorts are against PGA rules. Players have to wear long pants. Caddies can wear shorts from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

LPGA allows shorts, though.

panerd · 05-31-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Correct, shorts are against PGA rules. Players have to wear long pants. Caddies can wear shorts from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

LPGA allows shorts, though.

Natalie Gulbis.

Dr. Sak · 05-31-2009, 08:52 PM

She doesn't wear panties.

JS19 · 05-31-2009, 08:55 PM

Please tell me tops like that are within regs for the LPGA, if so, count me in as a huge LPGA supporter.

JS19 · 05-31-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

She doesn't wear panties.

They are overrated anyway.

panerd · 05-31-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JS19

Please tell me tops like that are within regs for the LPGA, if so, count me in as a huge LPGA supporter.

I am pretty sure that is from a photo shoot. But here are some actual LPGA tournament pictures...

Logan · 05-31-2009, 09:11 PM

She looks...smart.

Ryan S · 06-01-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

LPGA allows shorts, though.

And skirts

Dr. Sak · 06-01-2009, 12:49 PM

Her stroke looks phenomenal.

JS19 · 06-01-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

She looks...smart.

Clearly the look she was going for.

This young lady is totally gonna put me in the lead with this little thing at work. When we are bored, which is the majority of the day, we try to google images of under the radar famous people. One guy pulled some foreign ping pong player out of his ass last week, but I think I'm going to destroy his dreams with this one.

MacroGuru · 06-01-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JS19

Clearly the look she was going for.

This young lady is totally gonna put me in the lead with this little thing at work. When we are bored, which is the majority of the day, we try to google images of under the radar famous people. One guy pulled some foreign ping pong player out of his ass last week, but I think I'm going to destroy his dreams with this one.

Was it Biba Golic?

JS19 · 06-01-2009, 01:36 PM

Yes sir, apparently she is on some ESPN commercial, can't say I have ever seen it.

Huckleberry · 06-01-2009, 04:40 PM

Nice timing for a golf thread. Holed out my first eagle on Memorial Day. 80 yards out on a par 4. Sweet.

Eaglesfan27 · 06-07-2009, 02:44 PM

That was an incredible shot by Tiger.

k0ruptr · 06-07-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

That was an incredible final round by Tiger.

fixed.

Seriously, all these critics are saying somethings wrong with him. Heh.

Young Drachma · 06-07-2009, 09:25 PM

I just saw the highlights. Man oh man. That was quite a tournament. Lots of well played holes by a lot of guys. But Tiger had it early and you could just tell he wasn't going to do anything other than come away with a W today. Awesome stuff.

KWhit · 06-08-2009, 09:26 PM

I think when all is said and done that Tiger will be the guy (of any sport) that people of our generation look back on fondly and relish the fact that "we were there when..."

I love watching this guy play.

kcchief19 · 08-09-2009, 02:17 PM

Tiger on the march at Firestone ... -4 under through 5 holes. I fully expected him to catch Padraig but I wouldn't have guessed Tiger would be 11 under before No. 6. Harrington not playing badly -- par is a good score, although considering he's already played a par 5 and a par 3 that is the easiest hole of the week, he should have at least one birdie.

Tiger and Firestone is nothing but magic. He's won this tournament six time in nine years. He's 8 under since No. 10 yesterday.

If Tiger blows by the field again this week, does anyone bet against him next week at Hazeltine?

Young Drachma · 08-13-2009, 04:38 PM

Tiger leading after his first round at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine.

Tiger Woods commands par-5s, leads PGA Championship by one - ESPN

Young Drachma · 08-17-2009, 09:58 AM

Tiger Woods lost a major for the first time after having a lead heading into the final round.

Y.E. Yang is the first Korean man to win a major. Had one career win in a PGA event prior to winning.

PGA Championship: Y.E. Yang wins PGA Championship - ESPN

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Y.E. Yang's final 49 holes illustrated just how good the 37-year-old was down the stretch at Hazeltine. After starting the tournament 5-over par, Yang regrouped to shoot 13-under en route to his first major championship win.

Thru 23 Holes Final 49 Holes
Yang +5 -13
Woods -4 -1

08-12-2007, 03:46 PM	#7
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Tiger's got a five stroke lead heading into the 9th at the PGA. The record for margin of victory at this tournament is 7 strokes by..you guessed it, Jack Nicklaus. He just went birdie, birdie after a tough par on 5. He looks locked in and again, Tiger is the best closer in sports with the lead. No question about it. Last edited by Young Drachma : 08-12-2007 at 03:49 PM.

08-12-2007, 05:02 PM	#10
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Tiger just three-putted at 14 and now his lead is only one shot. I still think he comes out of this in the end, but he sure is turning it into a horse race at the end. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

08-12-2007, 05:14 PM	#12
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	He shoots, he scores. Tiger is money. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

09-17-2007, 01:09 AM	#24
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Yeah and you can't make it too much of a free-for-all or there places no emphasis on the 'regular season'. Golf isn't a playoff sport. Finchem is a goof. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

09-17-2007, 01:10 AM	#25
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	The LPGA "playoffs" is wisely just one tournament though. So the idea I threw out there isn't too far fetched. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

07-22-2007, 01:34 AM	#2
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Of course, Steve Stricker is just 3 back in 2nd and this is a guy who lost his tour card in '04. So it'd be a good story for him to win, too.

07-22-2007, 01:31 PM	#3
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Um, does anyone else have CNN News Video with the open playoff audio on ABC right now?

07-22-2007, 01:38 PM	#4
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	annnnd, back to golf, just in time to see Harrington's winning putt. I missed everything from their drives on 18 up to that final putt. That was incredibly annoying, I wonder if that was a comcast fuckup somehow or an ABC mistake.

07-22-2007, 01:40 PM	#5
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	That was a good finish, from the nerve-racking 18th in regulation to the 4 holes in the playoffs (and another nerve-racking 18th).

07-22-2007, 05:25 PM	#6
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Hopefully Stricker can hold himself together one of these final rounds, but it's great to see him in contention on Sunday in the big tourneys with the strongest fields ... 2nd to Woods at Wachovia, had the lead at the US Open, 2nd to Choi at Tiger's tourney, and now the final group at The Open. Congrats to Padraig!

08-12-2007, 03:50 PM	#8
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Also, it's nice to see Ernie Els on the front page of a leaderboard again.

08-12-2007, 05:03 PM	#11
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Yeah, a lot more fun when it's a battle down the stretch than when Tiger runs away with it.

08-12-2007, 05:14 PM	#13
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	He looks pissed.

08-12-2007, 05:16 PM	#14
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	No kidding. That tee shot was mean.

08-12-2007, 05:17 PM	#15
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I didn't realize how much power he gets from his body with that swing. That's outstanding.

08-12-2007, 05:34 PM	#16
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Nice job today by The Big Easy.

08-12-2007, 05:43 PM	#17
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Lucky 13.

08-12-2007, 05:49 PM	#18
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I never get tired of seeing the winner walk up 18. Such a cool sight.

08-12-2007, 05:50 PM	#19
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I didn't realize they introduced them again on the 18th green.

08-12-2007, 05:54 PM	#20
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	What's cool about golf too, is the fact that you can't really compare athletes of other sports and eras on particular courses or whatever. I mean, I know the equipment is such a big deal these days especially. But it's pretty awesome that these guys play the same courses that the guys from previous generations did and you can compare them at least on a way better scale than in other pro sports.

08-12-2007, 06:06 PM	#21
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Oversized trophies are awesome.

09-17-2007, 12:48 AM	#22
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship for his 61st career win, just 1 behind Arnold Palmer's 62 for 4th all-time. He also won the convoluted boondoggle that is the FedEx Cup. They'll change the system so it'll be more competitive or add more drama to it. I just think they ought to make it one tournament, make it six rounds like Q school and invite the 128 best players, eliminate 32 after one round, 32 after the 2nd round and let the rest hang out and get automatic tour cards for the following year and give the winner $10 million bucks. Take Tiger's advice and bring it out after the winner is announced and pile it up like the World Series of Poker. Golf fans would watch that and it would drama, intrigue and all of that. Best of all, do it before regular season football or college kicks off.

09-17-2007, 05:57 AM	#27
Kevin High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Nova Scotia	Despite all the whining from the players and criticism about the structure, I think it was relaticely successful in that we actually got to see some good golf after Firestone. In recent years, the big names all went back to their yachts and gated communities for 8 or 9 weeks until the Tour Championship. As a golf fan, this has been much better. Also, the poor slob out there trying to keep their cards actually get a much needed break before the lesser fall tournaments. I have no sympathy for the top players who don't want to play four weeks in a row. They don't have to carry their golf bag. They don't have to hit and be hit like football and hockey players. They can afford to bring their families with them to the tournaments. As to the complaint that the end result is too predictable, at least it wasn't like some years where Tiger had locked up the money list by July. The Fedex was by no means perfect, but it was still a big improvement over how previous seasons closed out. __________________ It seems more like today than it did all day yesterday.

09-17-2007, 10:04 PM	#28
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	How about this way to do the FedEx Cup: 144 players at the first tourney. Whoever makes the cut (T-72) will get to play the second tourney. In the second tourney, whoever makes the T-36 cut gets to play the last two tourneys. Treat the last two tourneys both as individual tournaments, but put the FedEx Cup up for grabs among the T-36 golfers with the lowest aggregate score over all eight rounds winning the Cup. The cuts would make the system a true playoff. One drawback is the de-emphasis on the season, which is part of what they're trying to do with the current FedEx Cup by rewarding the better seasons with a higher position in the playoff standings. I suppose you could "bye" the top 36 golfers into the second week and have the top 36 from the first tournament advance to join them. Problem there is that kills a fair amount interest in the first tournament since Tiger, et al, won't need to play it.

05-31-2009, 02:53 PM	#29
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Are pro golfers not allowed to wear shorts? or is just an etiquette thing? I'm watching a little of the Crowne Plaza Invitational as I get the grill fired up, and I haven't seen a single guy with shorts on, then it made me think, in all the golf events I've watched on tv, I've never seen anyone with shorts.

05-31-2009, 08:52 PM	#33
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	She doesn't wear panties.

05-31-2009, 08:55 PM	#34
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Please tell me tops like that are within regs for the LPGA, if so, count me in as a huge LPGA supporter.

05-31-2009, 09:11 PM	#37
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	She looks...smart.

06-01-2009, 12:49 PM	#39
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Her stroke looks phenomenal.

06-01-2009, 01:36 PM	#42
JS19 College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY	Yes sir, apparently she is on some ESPN commercial, can't say I have ever seen it.

06-01-2009, 04:40 PM	#43
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	Nice timing for a golf thread. Holed out my first eagle on Memorial Day. 80 yards out on a par 4. Sweet. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings

06-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#44
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	That was an incredible shot by Tiger. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

06-07-2009, 09:25 PM	#46
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I just saw the highlights. Man oh man. That was quite a tournament. Lots of well played holes by a lot of guys. But Tiger had it early and you could just tell he wasn't going to do anything other than come away with a W today. Awesome stuff. __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

06-08-2009, 09:26 PM	#47
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I think when all is said and done that Tiger will be the guy (of any sport) that people of our generation look back on fondly and relish the fact that "we were there when..." I love watching this guy play.

08-09-2009, 02:17 PM	#48
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Tiger on the march at Firestone ... -4 under through 5 holes. I fully expected him to catch Padraig but I wouldn't have guessed Tiger would be 11 under before No. 6. Harrington not playing badly -- par is a good score, although considering he's already played a par 5 and a par 3 that is the easiest hole of the week, he should have at least one birdie. Tiger and Firestone is nothing but magic. He's won this tournament six time in nine years. He's 8 under since No. 10 yesterday. If Tiger blows by the field again this week, does anyone bet against him next week at Hazeltine?