DestrehanTiger

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and they were playing the music.

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I don't care about stores putting up Xmas decorations early. If they weren't selling the stuff and had a business reason to have it out, they wouldn't do it. I do care if stores are playing Christmas music, though. That is insane, and this is coming from someone that absolutely loves Christmas music. I don't let myself start playing it until after Thanksgiving, though. I don't want to get burned out on it. I can't imagine what the workers in the store think about it.

They also have to play 16 games in a day in March Madness.

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I do think clubs adopting some sort of fourball game within their membership would be an overall net positive. There is a reason member/guests or member/member events are a lot of fun - team golf is more exciting than solo.

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I think plenty of places have fourball events. That's just individual golf with a little twist. It's foursomes that I think is up for discussion.

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Flaming hot take:
There is zero reason 4 guys with handicaps 20+ should all be playing a ball down. If courses/clubs would enforce a team best ball game on weekends, we'd never have 5 hour rounds. This would also make players better...

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Yeah, I'd say that's a hot take. I have 1 reason: Those 4 guys like to play golf and paid their money just like all the lower handicaps on the course. If they are keeping up with pace, have at it.

The foursomes issues is a recent issue for the US. As in, the last 5 years. They have been fine in home Ryder Cups, and back before the Euros figured things out, they were fine in all Ryder Cups.

I really enjoy watching foursomes. I think it is the purest form of team golf. I'd be fine with high schools and colleges promoting it more. However, I get why clubs don't typically do it. It's the same reason why I have never played it myself. I don't get to play as much as I want. The game costs enough already. I don't want to pay the same money and hit half the shots. Now, if I get to a point where my family life lets me play multiple times a week, that may change for me.

Also, this fits in with a lot of decisions by clubs. It seems kind of silly for a big club to make a huge change for 1 event in 10 years (US Open) rather than focusing on the member daily enjoyment. If a club wants to implement more team golf for the fun of the members, go for it. But, don't do it to try to make the US Ryder Cup team better at foursomes for an event that happens once every 2 years.

Jesus, Cantlay and Xander just conceded a hole before even getting to the green. Xander looked like one of us out there laying the sod over it.

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Cantlay straight up chunking a 85 yard wedge shot 60 yards into the trap. Fried egg. Some bad golf by the US right now.

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Especially after Hideki airmailed the green.

Revenge from a previous season, at least for the players, may be a thing of the past now. Hell, rivalry games for players will have less meaning going forward.

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Until they heard them talk.

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True. Tom has virtually 0 accent.

I know Si Woo and Tom are not brothers, but I would bet that some casuals would assume they are brothers and possibly twins while watching. They are the same exact height, body, and face shape.

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love watching golf sidekick and while I think his mentality on the course is a good one for amateur weekend golfers, you need to marry that mentality with execution. He executes at a really really high level compared to the vast majority of weekend golfers.

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I used to love watching him, but I started to get annoyed with how he misconstrued strokes gained. There's no recommendation from SG to hit driver every single time even if you lose a ball. The goal is to hit it as close to the hole as possible while avoiding trouble.