DestrehanTiger

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I can’t imagine there’s a person with more regret than Michael LaSasso. I almost feel for some of the young guys who went to LIV because they listened to someone they grew up admiring in Phil.

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I don't feel sorry for LaSasso. He moved with way more information than anyone else that moved.

All chants sound awful when you can hear the guy filming doing it. I am not saying this is a good chant, but it sounds way worse when one person's voice is distinct.

The Who Dat chant in the dome sounds incredible in person when the dome is rocking. I watched an old video of mine where you can hear my voice the entire time; the video was awful.

If you are going to get one of these systems, it's definitely more useful for the Strokes Gained data than distance. You can adjust it to your handicap to get an idea of how you compare. You may think you are losing shots due to putting, but the strokes gained may show that you are putting fine but your approach shots are killing you. It could help find weaknesses that you can improve.

My problem was that I didn't have time to practice. So, while I love data, I wasn't doing anything with it.

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I'm trying to picture him in Jumanji and drawing a blank. Can't recall which character he played.

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I had to look it up. Google says he played an exterminator. I don't remember an exterminator in the movie.

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2) There’s only one reason to cover your mouth when engaging an opponent. It’s done in the modern game for a single reason. Let’s not overthink it

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I don't really have a problem with the rule, but this is not true at all. I've seen opponents conversing plenty of times before games and during injury breaks where they cover their mouth for a friendly conversation. It seems pretty common in the NBA when the cameras are very close and players don't want the world to know every conversation they are having.

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Lot of rumors floating around that Tier 1 guys won't be eligible to play tier 2 events.

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That would be pretty shocking to me. Let's say I am RBC. The PGA Tour comes to me and says we want you to put up X dollars for a Track 2 event, oh, and Cam Young, one of your ambassadors, is not allowed to play in it. That just doesn't make sense. I am not saying you are wrong, though.

I get it from a strictly competitive standpoint. These 125 guys already have access to the 15-18 big events. It would not be fair to allow them to come take points from guys that can't play in those events. This is just another example of why completely reconfiguring how the tour works will take time.

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It's hilarious that in a time where golf is as popular as ever, the PGA tour is trying to play a lot less golf.

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They will still have events virtually every week, but they won't all be track 1 events. They have had multiple guys skip out on signature events this year. If a 20 million dollar purse isn't enough to get all the best players to be in each tournament, they are trying to figure out what will do that. You will still see guys like Spieth and Scheffler play in track 2 Texas events if they want, but these track 1 events will be the ones where they are trying to get all the top players to play.

I am on board with pretty much all of their proposals with the exception of the big market events. If big cities were good for tournaments, they'd already have them. If Chicago happens to be a great spot for a tournament, good, but don't force it.

Many may disagree, but I hate the long goal calls by Spanish play-by-play guys. If you're not going to say anything poignant, just lay out and let me hear the sounds from the celebrations in the stadium. I loved the excitement from the call prior to the goal, then it's just unnecessary.

I wasn't so much arguing to not practice the short game, it was more so that trying to get too cute with the short game can be costly. And, yes, 3 putts happen, but the argument for getting the ball on the green first and foremost is because of how difficult it is to one putt. A 20 handicap is usually below 50% make rate on putts from outside 5 feet. So, even if they pull off a 1/10 shot from off the green to get a chance, they're probably not making the putt. The risk may not be worth the reward.

So, yes, if you have time, work on the short game. However, if you want to break 90 without a lot of time to work on your game, make the game a lot easier on you by hitting simple shots around the green to make sure your next shot is a putt.

Actually, this video has helped me lately. I'm just always thinking what shot will keep the ball as close to the ground as possible and keep my swing speed down.

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Be able to get up and down from most misses around the green.

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I would argue that to break 90, this is not necessary. A guy trying to break 90 is not going to get up and down 50% of the time. Get the ball on the green and 2 putt. Avoid the disaster of needing to hit a second short game shot.