Somheim Cup

Was out there today and it’s terribly run and so slow in the afternoon with four ball. Was fun to watch Nelly this morning and Rose Zhang this afternoon though.

Yesterday they had the debacle with the parking and buses. They seemed to have fixed that but they had probably 1/4 of the number of concessions they needed on a hot humid day. It was a 45 min wait just to get water. Felt bad for the older folks there.

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They probably didnt plan on big crowds. Nobody goes to regular lpga events

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They know how many tickets they sold for the event and should plan accordingly.

The tournament looks awesome. Ciganda’s pace of play is an absolute disgrace and I don’t understand how she isn’t penalized every single tournament she plays in.

Junior golf is painfully slow.

The only way I can watch it is to DVR it and fast forward. They are really slow.

Adding the ability to use a range finder that does NOT include slope will help from a tech standpoint. Distance to the pin only.

It needs to be an individual thing. Give a player 3-5 time cards which will give them an additional 2 minutes on a shot. 2 minutes is a lot of time when playing a shot. I would be pretty flexible about adjusting that depending on how the standard time allowed works out.

Then each shot has a 2, maybe 3 minute time frame from the time they reach their ball, or if it’s their turn to play. I wouldn’t include discussion on where to drop should that be needed. If it’s a bad lie and you want to think about it, that’s what the time cards are for.

I rarely see pros talking with their caddies about the upcoming shot before they get to it. Every time it seems it’s a process that starts from scratch. I understand why they do so, what I don’t want rewarded is taking 10 minutes to figure out what they want to do, then getting themselves psyched up to do it.

You hit your driver, you know about how far it goes, so you should be trying to decide between 3 clubs to use unless it’s something screwy. You already know where the flag is, and what portion of the green to shoot at or avoid. It’s not a complicated process.

I play fast, I get it. I’m not a pro, I get that too, but I’ve played to a plus handicap so it’s not like I couldn’t play well. I’ve never taken anywhere near as long as I see those women take on a 150 yard shot from the middle of the fairway.

They’re trying to be too perfect or they’re just indecisive. Both are bad for speed of play.

Is Lexi choking again?

I feel bad for her, but man Lexi is a complete choke artist.

Hull smoked Korda

Lilia Vu birdieing 17 and 18 to snatch a half point and win the cup is as cold blooded as I’ve seen. That wedge into 18 was filthy. After Europe celebrated a retention like they win in a blowout, they deserve some heartbreak and pain…glad to see US get a decisive victory

Lexi has to be one of the worst under pressure golfers we’ve seen in a long time.