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Zurich Field
Posted on 3/30/09 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 3/30/09 at 5:35 pm
What do we have to do? 
The purse is up there. This year's field looks like garbage AGAIN.
The purse is up there. This year's field looks like garbage AGAIN.
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Posted on 3/30/09 at 5:37 pm to skuter
quote:what does it look like?, im lazy
This year's field looks like garbage AGAIN.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 5:40 pm to SuperSaint
Watney, Romero, Perry,...No biggies yet and probably none coming. Last year we got shunned for the Tavistock Cup and now this.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 7:08 pm to skuter
With the huge purses, the top players are able to tailor their schedules to the majors, the WGC events, courses they like, sponsor tie-ins, etc. If they don't like the course and/or location they won't play. There's been some discussion about making changes to the Tour bylaws where players would have to play events like Zurich say at least once every 5 years.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 7:12 pm to COTiger
TPC isn't the best course either
Posted on 3/30/09 at 7:13 pm to sportsinfogeauxlsu
I'd argue that its one of the bottom 3 courses on a regular tour stop.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 7:14 pm to skuter
The place can't hold the crowd the big names would draw
Posted on 3/30/09 at 7:25 pm to LSUsmartass
I played there and you're right. You would think Pete Dye with all the experience he has at building natural stadium courses would have done a better job. It's almost like he was there just enough to get his name on it and label it a TPC.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:17 pm to 9Fiddy
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I'd argue that its one of the bottom 3 courses on a regular tour stop.
agreed.
Gimmicky bunkering and poor course layout make top players avoid this course like the plague.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:19 pm to Halpert
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Gimmicky bunkering and poor course layout make top players avoid this course like the plague.
Yeah, South LA's landscape doesn't exactly lend itself to great golf courses.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:21 pm to Cosmo
especially ones carved purely out of the swamp
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:51 pm to Halpert
They should move this tournament back to English Turn. At least there, there were good birdie holes, one great risk/reward hole (island green 15th), and one of the toughest finishing holes on the PGA Tour. The last few years at the Turn saw some incredible fields (Vijay and Mickelson both came in consecutive years). Was it more English Turn not wanting the event anymore or was it the fact that the TPC was built that moved the tournament to its current location?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:55 pm to medtiger
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Was it more English Turn not wanting the event anymore or was it the fact that the TPC was built that moved the tournament to its current location?
Tim Finchem had it out for English Turn for some reason I really don't understand and had the TPC built specifically for the PGA event.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:55 pm to medtiger
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the fact that the TPC was built that moved the tournament to its current location
There's the winner. The TPC courses are directly affiliated with the PGA Tour. They would never have a tournament in an area and not use their TPC course unless it was a tradition issue.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:56 pm to Cosmo
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Tim Finchem had it out for English Turn for some reason
Could it have been Master P's gold plated tank?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 11:20 pm to 9Fiddy
Technology was also getting the best of english turn. The course wasn't very long by today's standards and there was little room to expand given all the houses surrounding the course.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 11:23 pm to Halpert
I would rather see 63-65-64-64 at English Turn with the field it used to have than what shows up at TPC.
I walked all 18 the first year they had the tourney out there and haven't been back. It really is a piece of shite. Dye should be ashamed of himself.
I walked all 18 the first year they had the tourney out there and haven't been back. It really is a piece of shite. Dye should be ashamed of himself.
Posted on 3/31/09 at 1:54 am to Golfer
17 and 9 are identical holes.....and trouble left on every par 4...pretty lame
also the greens are really small, #2 must be the smallest green on tour
also the greens are really small, #2 must be the smallest green on tour
Posted on 3/31/09 at 9:02 am to sportsinfogeauxlsu
Went to pretty much all the Tournaments at English Turn. Only been once to the new course and it sucked.
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