OWGR April 2015-Fighting for a entry to Match Play, Players and US Open

First topic message reminder :

Three OWGR deadlines coming up in the next 9 weeks, April 20th for the top 64 in WGC Matchplay, April 27th for the Top 50 for the Players Championship, and June 8th for the top 60 into the US Open.

I guess there is another one as the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth also invites the top 50 but few players from the PGATour travel to England for that tournament if they are not a member of the PGATour.

Here is what the top 100+ players should look like tomorrow.

1   Rory McIlroy	11.067
2   Henrik Stenson	7.661
3   Bubba Watson	7.451
4   Jordan Spieth	7.316
5   Jason Day	6.388
6   Adam Scott	6.255
7   Dustin Johnson	5.910
8   Jim Furyk	5.804
9   Sergio Garcia	5.675
10   Jimmy Walker	5.508
11   Justin Rose	5.120
12   J.B. Holmes  (SHO Winner)	4.936
13   Rickie Fowler	4.607
14   Martin Kaymer	4.555
15   Patrick Reed	4.545
16   Matt Kuchar	4.484
17   Hideki Matsuyama	4.137
18   Billy Horschel	4.000
19   Brooks Koepka	3.601
20   Victor Dubuisson	3.591
21   Kevin Na	3.361
22   Phil Mickelson	3.352
23   Ryan Palmer	3.323
24   Chris Kirk	3.321
25   Zach Johnson	3.236
26   Bill Haas	3.197
27   Jamie Donaldson	3.147
28   Graeme McDowell	3.121
29   Ryan Moore	3.092
30   Lee Westwood	3.065
31   Ian Poulter	2.990
32   Hunter Mahan	2.947
33   Keegan Bradley	2.931
34   Anirban Lahiri	2.925
35   Brandt Snedeker	2.857
36   Charl Schwartzel	2.833
37   Louis Oosthuizen	2.819
38   Stephen Gallacher	2.713
39   Joost Luiten	2.675
40   Matt Every	2.630
41   Branden Grace	2.613
42   Bernd Wiesberger	2.593
43   Thongchai Jaidee	2.562
44   Paul Casey	2.521
45   Webb Simpson	2.499
46   Shane Lowry	2.447
47   Russell Henley	2.442
48   Gary Woodland	2.412
49   Brendon Todd	2.354
50   Marc Warren	2.352
***Players Champ Bubble  (April 27)
51   Danny Willett	2.339
52   Luke Donald	2.333
53   Harris English	2.252
54   Jason Dufner	2.233
55   Matt Jones	2.175
56   Andy Sullivan	2.169
57   Alexander Levy	2.164
58   Marc Leishman	2.156
59   Tim Clark	2.137
60   Miguel A Jimenez	2.117
***US Open Bubble (June 8)
61   George Coetzee	2.113
62   Mikko Ilonen	2.112
63   Charley Hoffman	2.103
64   Thomas Bjorn	2.094
65   John Senden	2.076
***WGC MatchPlay Bubble (April 20)
66   Ben Martin	2.066
67   Francesco Molinari	2.065
68   Tommy Fleetwood	2.064
69   Marcel Siem	2.042
70   Daniel Berger	2.026
71   Graham Delaet	1.974
72   Ross Fisher	1.909
73   Koumei Oda	1.856
74   Kevin Streelman	1.833
75   Steve Stricker	1.808
76   Russell Knox	1.787
77   Nick Watney	1.778
78   Richie Ramsay	1.765
79   Cameron Tringale	1.757
80   Jonas Blixt	1.727
81   Hiroshi Iwata	1.725
82   Brendon de Jonge	1.716
83   Pablo Larrazabal	1.713
84   Ernie Els	1.710
85   Padraig Harrington	1.705
86   Sangmoon Bae	1.695
87   Brendan Steele	1.676
88   Robert Streb	1.655
89   Scott Piercy	1.642
90   Shawn Stefani	1.629
91   Kevin Stadler	1.617
92   Justin Thomas	1.603
93   Brian Harman	1.592
94   James Hahn	1.587
95   Gary Stal	1.577
96   Charles Howell-III	1.575
97   Romain Wattel	1.546
98   Scott Hend	1.544
99   Shingo Katayama	1.529
100   Emiliano Grillo	1.493
===========
101   Morgan Hoffmann	1.490
102   Daniel Summerhays	1.488
103   Angel Cabrera	1.467
104   Thorbjorn Olesen	1.440

Note:  Luke Donald has said he is not playing the WGC MatchPlay because of his brother's wedding.

Bubble MatchPlay Players have the Masters, Hilton Head and Shenzhen International to confirm their spot in San Francisco.  The Japanese Tour also has a tournament the week after the Masters so Koumei Oda could qualify via the Token Homemate Cup.

Paul Broadhurst was pushing a trolley at the Cornish festival pro-am last week. 64 round St Enodoc, 64 round Trevose (not sure about the Newquay round, more get have been 66 but he won by 7 shots...clearly not a chopper.

JAS wrote:Paul Broadhurst was pushing a trolley at the Cornish festival pro-am last week.  64 round St Enodoc, 64 round Trevose (not sure about the Newquay round, more get have been 66 but he won by 7 shots...clearly not a chopper.

JAS, I said PULLING a PUSH trolley.

No you didn't ... you said trolleys were designed to be pushed. Some are, some aren't but you didn't specify

Don't push it super...

super_realist wrote:

I'm never wrong wrote:Super - he might have been pushing it. I only saw it being placed to one side at the tee area. Since they have only been holding it at WH since 2005, not that long ago.

The image of a player pulling a cart almost always comes with the caveat they are a complete chopper. Must have been a bit of a billy no mates to have no one carrying his bag for him.

What tosh. With most trolleys pushing or pulling them makes no difference. What made you think they could only be pushed or pulled?

Because Mac, someone pulling a three wheeled trolley makes me think they have no idea about how it is designed to be used. THere is no point having a front wheel if you are pulling it.

I didn't say they couldn't be pulled when they are designed to be pushed, I said that the person doing so is usually a chopper.

Have the bus fares gone up or something Mac, or is red Ed not tickling your fancy by getting into bed with the revolting Russel Brand

Super

Most courses seem to use the big wheeled trolleys these days. They can just as easily by pushed or pulled.

Using a trolley in a round that counts would signify you are a chopper, whether you push or pull the f*****g thing.


Super, I thought you admitted just recently to being a labour voter. I suppose you don't like them as much now that Tony has gone?

Mac, a three wheeled trolley is designed to be pushed. I can't remember the last time I saw a 2 wheel once designed to be pulled.

As for Labour, I have never admitted to being a labour voter. I have never voted Labour, although given the constituency I now reside, I may have to to keep Jimmy Krankie and her cronies out.

Why does using a trolley mean you are a bad golfer? I don't understand the argument

LadyPutt wrote:Why does using a trolley mean you are a bad golfer? I don't understand the argument

Nobody is saying that. I am saying that when I see a golfer pulling a three wheeled trolley, which is designed to be pushed, by and large they are terrible golfers.

super_realist wrote:

LadyPutt wrote:Why does using a trolley mean you are a bad golfer? I don't understand the argument

Nobody is saying that. I am saying that when I see a golfer pulling a three wheeled trolley, which is designed to be pushed, by and large they are terrible golfers.  

Mac said: "Using a trolley in a round that counts would signify you are a chopper, whether you push or pull the f*****g thing" so yes, someone did say that! Not that I set much store by what he says

I used my trolley for the first time in a year at the weekend. Didn't realise how heavy my bag is

other sure signs you are a terrible golfer:

you carry a golf ball retriever
your sandwedge is part of the full set
you carry a 7 wood
you use a non white glove
you wear cords on the course


im sure theres plenty more!

You squat down and push your tee peg in with your thumb, then put the ball on top of it.

SmithersJones wrote:You squat down and push your tee peg in with your thumb, then put the ball on top of it.

So true

a similar motion for getting the ball out of the hole too!

you have a suction cup on the end of your putter for easy ball retrieval for when you finally get the ball in the hole

You use a chipper
Whip the 60 degree wedge out for everything inside 80 yards
are fat (that ones for you S_R)
Drink before the round
use the scorecard holder on a trolley (making you a double duffer)
Use coloured balls
have custom fitted clubs, but still can't break 80.
use the ball marker that comes on your glove
have read anything by Bob Rotella
wear a cap
plumb bob
spend more than 10 seconds lining up a putt

Mac half of them are the traits of pros!

incontinentia wrote:you have a suction cup on the end of your putter for easy ball retrieval for when you finally get the ball in the hole

I use one of those because, having had two hip replacements, bending down just that bit past ground level is quite uncomfortable.

Fleetwood is up to #50.  That should be enough to get him into the US Open next month.

Luke Donald will be down to #54 and he is not exempt into the US Open.  He needs to have a good tournament (or a couple of decent finishes) to stay in the top 60 and an exemption into the top 60.

Cheers GPB,
About what I expected. Luke has two tournaments coming up where he has a strong record, TPC & Wentworth. If the results don't come there, they won't be coming anywhere.

A decent number of people following McIlroy & Furyk, one man and a dog watching Woodland & Willett.
Very poor 3-putt on #14 for Willett could be the mistake that does him in.

Woodland goes to #20 if he beat Rory in the finals

Furyk barely passes Bubba to the #4 spot if he beat Willett in the Semis


Willett goes #38 if he beats Furyk, #41 if he loses.

Woods Watch =>  #125 tomorrow

kwinigolfer wrote:one man and a dog watching Woodland & Willett.

Thought Keegan Bradley and Pepsi had left the premises?

GPB wrote:Woodland goes to #20 if he beat Rory in the finals

Furyk barely passes Bubba to the #4 spot if he beat Willett in the Semis


Willett goes #38 if he beats Furyk, #41 if he loses.

Woods Watch =>  #125 tomorrow

Things getting worse for 9C, not only has his ranking gone down the toilet, but so has his relationship.

Oh no, don't say Dustin's been playing away again . . . . . .

Perhaps Lindsey didn't like Tiger's short game yips?

Latest match play action: Hole Vonn conceded by Tiger.