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re: 2021 PGA Championship | Kiawah Island | Phil Mickelson is a God
Posted on 5/24/21 at 11:38 am to Bunk Moreland
Posted on 5/24/21 at 11:38 am to Bunk Moreland
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I think it's better they run it now than when nobody cares in August. It's definitely the 4th of the majors, though.
It's better for the gallery and the golfers that they are not outdoors for six hours in August at Southern Hills or Medinah but I don't know that it is better for the tournament itself. Being the last major of the year used to be its identity. You got jacked up to watch it because you knew afterwards you would have to wait until next April to get a chance to see another tournament of similar stature, especially in the non-Ryder Cup years. Plus, unless there are Olympics going on there really aren't any other big sporting events in August. Now not only is it stuffed in a small window between the Masters and the U.S. Open, it is also stuffed into the same month as the Kentucky Derby, Indy 500, the French Open, and the start of NHL and NBA playoffs.
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Posted on 5/24/21 at 11:50 am to 88Wildcat
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It's better for the gallery and the golfers that they are not outdoors for six hours in August at Southern Hills or Medinah but I don't know that it is better for the tournament itself. Being the last major of the year used to be its identity. You got jacked up to watch it because you knew afterwards you would have to wait until next April to get a chance to see another tournament of similar stature, especially in the non-Ryder Cup years. Plus, unless there are Olympics going on there really aren't any other big sporting events in August. Now not only is it stuffed in a small window between the Masters and the U.S. Open, it is also stuffed into the same month as the Kentucky Derby, Indy 500, the French Open, and the start of NHL and NBA playoffs.
That was a great course and the playing conditions were fair and tough. Something the US Open could learn from. Usually, the Open has the greens so dried out and pressed that even great shots at the flag bounce off the greens like a superball.
The PGA gets it right by having their courses punitive enough if you miss the fairways and yet rewarded players for making great shots around the greens. The ocean breeze took care of the rest.
That's what makes a great major, any year. Hard but fair to all.
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