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@barbarian it’s not just about the money but about providing players with choice. The PGA has a lot of control and while there are financial incentives, I think the rebellion has been building for quite some time.
@ACT-Crusader My position on this is twofold.
Firstly - the PGA is ripe for revolution. Stale, too focussed on America, killing world golf, not enough variety.
However LIV is not the right answer. It might well be the one we end up with though. It's a bad format, questionable source of funding, egotistical maniac Norman at the helm, a cabal of players who I find to be either washed up or unlikeable. Add a dash of Trump in there and it's not a good picture for golf.
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@taniwharugby said in Golf:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cgewqrcglxx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
hah thats pretty cool.
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@taniwharugby said in Golf:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cgewqrcglxx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
hah thats pretty cool.
@JK yeah when I was playing well, I could get my 7 iron in a circle of area of about 5m of one another, but no way cold I tell you how far each went to that accuracy...maybe on my short irons I knew what my max was, and I played golf trying to hit it to the max, but my driver, I'd be way out on that, by >50m sometimes I reckon, short, long, wide!
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i can't even find my ball half the friggen time, let alone tell you how far it went,.
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@taniwharugby pretty amazing.
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@JK yeah when I was playing well, I could get my 7 iron in a circle of area of about 5m of one another, but no way cold I tell you how far each went to that accuracy...maybe on my short irons I knew what my max was, and I played golf trying to hit it to the max, but my driver, I'd be way out on that, by >50m sometimes I reckon, short, long, wide!
@taniwharugby said in Golf:
@JK yeah when I was playing well, I could get my 7 iron in a circle of area of about 5m of one another, but no way cold I tell you how far each went to that accuracy...maybe on my short irons I knew what my max was, and I played golf trying to hit it to the max, but my driver, I'd be way out on that, by >50m sometimes I reckon, short, long, wide!
Yeah mate, irons I am pretty good at getting an accurate distance as you actually have to think about it every shot. Where as most the time with the driver (or 3 wood if driver is misbehaving) it's just 'as far as it will go' haha
Actually hit the range today for a bit and was following the tracker stats. Had a stupid tail wind though so was getting a fair but of extra distance today
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Ryan Fox gets his 2023 season underway later this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Ryan Fox looking to carry stellar form into new year
Also another Kiwi playing on the DP World Tour this year is Daniel Hillier who earned his card after some great results on the Challenge Tour last year.
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Ryan Fox gets his 2023 season underway later this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Ryan Fox looking to carry stellar form into new year
Also another Kiwi playing on the DP World Tour this year is Daniel Hillier who earned his card after some great results on the Challenge Tour last year.
Ryan Fox gets his 2023 season underway later this week at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Ryan Fox looking to carry stellar form into new year
Also another Kiwi playing on the DP World Tour this year is Daniel Hillier who earned his card after some great results on the Challenge Tour last year.
Fox is now ranked 28th in the world ... time to win a major Ryan!
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Slow start for Ryan Fox at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, tied for 44th at -1 after the 1st Round but how about this from him!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnmNiyEKfWs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Golf round-up
Lydia Ko has won the Saudi Ladies International for a second time and pockets $1.2mil
Lydia Ko storms to victory at Ladies European Tour event in Saudi Arabia
Steven Alker finishes in a tie for 8th at the latest PGA Champions event in Florida
John Rahm regains World Number One ranking after victory at the Genesis Invitational in California
Jon Rahm grabs third win of season with victory at The Genesis Invitational
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I think Lydia could have a pretty special year. Shes kicked off where she left off last year and I think 2023 could be pretty dominant for her.
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Yeah I heard Foxy chatting to Sumo & Beaver on SENZ earlier this week about his course record. He also chatted to them about his upcoming schedule that he heads off to the US on Saturday to play the Arnold Palmer Invitational next week, then The Players Championship, World Golf Championships Matchplay, The Masters & The RBC Heritage in South Carolina so a big couple of months ahead for Foxy.
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Also, Foxy back home and shot a new course record 60 at Te Arai (South) last week
He had a 61 at Tara Iti back in January to set the course record there too.
@JK he had been shooting some low numbers in that period in NZ and had a hole in 1 at his home club...just highlights how different these courses must be compared to those they play on tour, given that one is a shade under 7,000 yards which isnt massively shorter than most tour courses, I think Bethpage black is one of the longer ones at 7400 yards (although Augusta is down as 7500)
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@JK he had been shooting some low numbers in that period in NZ and had a hole in 1 at his home club...just highlights how different these courses must be compared to those they play on tour, given that one is a shade under 7,000 yards which isnt massively shorter than most tour courses, I think Bethpage black is one of the longer ones at 7400 yards (although Augusta is down as 7500)
@taniwharugby said in Golf:
@JK he had been shooting some low numbers in that period in NZ and had a hole in 1 at his home club...just highlights how different these courses must be compared to those they play on tour, given that one is a shade under 7,000 yards which isnt massively shorter than most tour courses, I think Bethpage black is one of the longer ones at 7400 yards (although Augusta is down as 7500)
Its crazy eh. Plus Te Arai south is super forgiving. You can easily see how he could (and did) burn it up there
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Ryan Fox shot a five under 67 in the final round to finish tied for 14th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida this morning earning $520,000 NZD for his efforts.
Next up for him is The Players Championship later this week.Ryan Fox shot a five under 67 in the final round to finish tied for 14th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida this morning earning $520,000 NZD for his efforts.
Next up for him is The Players Championship later this week.That's a pretty solid result for Fox given the quality of the field and how tricky it was to shoot a score.
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Be good if he has a couple more good comps as he builds for the masters next month, do wonders for his confidence.
