2013 PGA Tour Discussion Thread

In an NBC interview, Garcia blamed Woods for distracting him during the second shot on No. 2.
“I wouldn’t say that he didn’t see that I was ready,” Garcia said on NBC, “but you do have a feel when the other guy is going to hit. … I think that I try to respect everyone as much as possible out there. I try to be careful what I do to make sure it doesn’t bother the other players.”

Well, what Garcia said on national television certainly bothered Woods, who was made aware of the remarks during the nearly two-hour delay.

Upon the restart, Woods played his second shot into No. 7 as Garcia waited by the green. Then, the Spaniard didn’t wait for his fellow playing competitor, deciding to attempt his birdie putt while Woods was still walking up toward the green.

They didn’t interact for the next two hours, until play was finally suspended for the day because of darkness.

With both players struggling with their games for much of the day, it appears they saved their best shots for the post-round interviews.

First came Tiger.

Conducting an interview underneath the clubhouse veranda, Woods was asked about what happened on No. 2.

“Well, the marshal told me (Sergio) already hit so I pulled a club and was ready to play my shot,” he explained. “Then I heard his comments afterward, and it’s not real surprising that he’s complaining about something.”

Did he ever speak with Garcia directly about the incident?

“We didn’t do a lot of talking,” Woods replied, unsmiling.

He spoke for nearly four minutes, then was whisked away by a PGA Tour official.

Less than a minute later, Garcia appeared on the side of the patio. The TV camera lights flipped on.

“It’s very simple,” he started. “You have to pay attention to what’s going on because the other guy is hitting and you do something when you’re in the crowd, and the crowd is going to respond. It’s going to affect the other player. Unfortunately, he didn’t help me very much.

“Obviously, I did hit some bad shots after that, and I’m blaming myself for those. But that was a little bit unfortunate and sometimes you need to be a bit more careful.”

Garcia was then told of Woods’ comments, specifically his remark that it “wasn’t real surprising” the 33-year-old was “complaining about something.”

“That’s fine,” Garcia said. “At least I’m true to myself. I know what I’m doing, and he can do whatever he wants.”
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lollll Sergio

 
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Pretty sick that Lingmerth, Stenson, and Sergio all managed to avoid being paired with Tiger. First-in-last-out rule is weird.

(I mention this because being paired with Tiger historically sucks, due to both a bit more pressure than normal but mostly due to the massive crowds that provide constant distraction. Most players aren't used to that; Tiger is.)

 
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Tiger is on a mission, boys.

He is getting better and better every time he tees it up. A few times this year he won it with the putter. This week, he was 38th in putting. He has won 4/6 events and hasn't had his true A-game with both ballstriking and putter.

Merion is short, target golf. Unless someone absolutely goes off and has a career weekend, I think TW gets #15.

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Agree. Merion sets up extremely well for Tiger in the sense that he can just hit 5-wood and 3-iron all day off the tee. He's able to work it both ways now, his wedge game is strong, and he leads the tour on putting. Jeez that's a lot of superlatives. He's 4 for 7 on the year and probably played well enough to win the Masters, with the exception of one unlucky strike of the flagstick. Dude is humming on all cylinders.

We're likely to see him next at The Memorial - a tournament that he won last year and has won 5 times in total, followed by the US Open 2 weeks later. He could be poised for a historic run. We'll have to see.

 
Good catch, tschu. I meant 4 of the last 6, not 4 of 6.

This year is rivaling 2008 which he had shortened to injury. His swing looks "tight." No spare moving parts. His misses are so much smaller. His start-lines are closer to target. It is awesome to watch.

 
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Agree. Merion sets up extremely well for Tiger in the sense that he can just hit 5-wood and 3-iron all day off the tee. He's able to work it both ways now, his wedge game is strong, and he leads the tour on putting. Jeez that's a lot of superlatives. He's 4 for 7 on the year and probably played well enough to win the Masters, with the exception of one unlucky strike of the flagstick. Dude is humming on all cylinders.

We're likely to see him next at The Memorial - a tournament that he won last year and has won 5 times in total, followed by the US Open 2 weeks later. He could be poised for a historic run. We'll have to see.
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He actually struggled with his approach shots today but his distance was perfect - he was pin-high several times but missed pretty badly left or right on several and still managed to post a good score. Could easily have been 4-5 strokes better - of course, most everyone could say that but if Tiger is winning with his "A-" or maybe even "B" game, watch out as he continues to put it all together.

 
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