LGP Golf Thread

[shafnutz05]

Why is there no TV coverage right now? I turn on ESPN and it is SportsCenter, I turn on Golf Channel and they haven't shown one minute of live play for the last 30 minutes. You'd think they'd be showing some golf right now consider Phil, Tiger, and Bubba are on the course.

cause it's 8:13 AM where it's being played?

lol what does that have to do with anything?

[Ossa]

Why is there no TV coverage right now? I turn on ESPN and it is SportsCenter, I turn on Golf Channel and they haven't shown one minute of live play for the last 30 minutes. You'd think they'd be showing some golf right now consider Phil, Tiger, and Bubba are on the course.

There is actually a ton of TV coverage for this tournament. Today and tomorrow, 12 PM to 10 PM. Saturday and Sunday, 4-10 PM. Starts on ESPN3 (online) at 11:30 AM. Only really missing an hour and a half out of 12 hours of golf.

I understand there is a ton of TV coverage. But Tiger, Bubba, and Phil are already thru 3 holes, and not one has been shown on TV. I just find it odd that they'll start showing it at noon, when the group will be done with the first half of the course by the time TV coverage begins.

[shafnutz05]

Yeah, it kind of stinks that they went out first thing in the morning.

[shafnutz05]

Man, it's still early, but Bubba (and especially Phil) struggling bad so far. Phil has three bogies through three holes.

Going into this tournament, out of those three, I definitely expected Tiger to have the best outing.

Edit: If the early first-day leaderboard is any indication, this course is going to be a monster this week.

[meow]

#16 is stupid long. Stoopid

[DudeMan2766]

Do they already announce when Tiger/Phil and the like are going out tmw? I'd love to plan my golf outting around that and sit in the clubhouse watching them all afternoon.

[ulf]

Tiger even heading into the death trap known as holes 1-6

[MWB]

Do they already announce when Tiger/Phil and the like are going out tmw? I'd love to plan my golf outting around that and sit in the clubhouse watching them all afternoon.

I think it's around 4:20 EDT.

[Letang Is The Truth]

Correct

[Ossa]

So much for that 14 year old kid doing anything special.

[shafnutz05]

Don't look now, but here comes Tiger!

[columbia]

Is this on the web?

[shafnutz05]

Is this on the web?

ESPN 3 maybe

[columbia]

Gotcah...thanks

[steve784]

Is this on the web?

USOpen.com

[shafnutz05]

That 14 year old shot 10 over par. Bubba Watson shot 8 over.

[columbia]

No swamp fever this weekend, I guess.

[Grunthy]

That course looks brutal. How is anyone under par let alone someone at -4. Dang what a round.

[Staggy]

That course looks brutal. How is anyone under par let alone someone at -4. Dang what a round.

Thompson did it with a lot of smoke and mirrors. Only 22 putts is ridiculous anywhere, let alone the US Open, and it's not sustainable. I'd put money on him shooting at least a 75 tomorrow.

[mac5155]

Double eagle are you serious

[shafnutz05]

The ESPN crew is the worst

[DudeMan2766]

Pretty sweet to still be watching golf this late.

[shafnutz05]

Pretty sweet to still be watching golf this late.

Agreed!!

[shafnutz05]

Luke Donald +9. Until he does something in a major he is a total pretender to me

[Staggy]

Luke Donald +9. Until he does something in a major he is a total pretender to me

That whole group is a mess right now. But has Donald ever been in contention on a Sunday in a major? I don't believe he has. For someone who is a terrific ball striker with his irons, he comes up embarrassingly small in majors.