How good was Foxy's win tho?
Watched a lot of the tournament as the viewing time was pretty good for NZ but geez he didnt start to well last night and his 5 shot lead got down to two pretty quickly, partly due to missing a tap in par putt on the 4th. Came straight back with a birdie on the next - something he had also done for the previous 6 bogeys.
Ended up winning emphatically with a birdie on 18 for a 5 shot victory margin
@taniwharugby His Dad said Ryan's issue has always been he doesn't practice enough and relies too much on talent.
Don't know how true that is but says everything about the ex AB #10!
Great result. Picks up 460 ranking points and a nice little half mill Kiwi
Awesome result for Fox - not easy to be ahead from Day 1 with everyone else chasing.
His physique suggests he isn't in the gym every day - great to see!
25 days later
@taniwharugby that's like a video game
@taniwharugby said in Golf:
Damn
Pretty crazy final round to follow. Smith looked awesome early on but hit some truly awful shots off the tee on the back nine . His recovery and putting was amazing though. Just kept rolling in putt after putt.
Then on the island green par 3 17th he just fired one on the short side of the flag. Gutsy shot. Rolled it in for birdie. Then 18.....in to the water with his second before putting chip right on the money. Talk about clutch.
@taniwharugby said in Golf:
Damn
Pretty crazy final round to follow. Smith looked awesome early on but hit some truly awful shots off the tee on the back nine . His recovery and putting was amazing though. Just kept rolling in putt after putt.
Then on the island green par 3 17th he just fired one on the short side of the flag. Gutsy shot. Rolled it in for birdie. Then 18.....in to the water with his second before putting chip right on the money. Talk about clutch.
Watched live and was one of the most thrilling final rounds with so many in contention.
To be fair, he didn't go for that shot on 17, he said he accidently pushed it
22 days later
The 86th Masters starts tomorrow wooooooo
And Tiger looks a likely starter but think he said he will only confirm on the day. Been watching some of the practice coverage over the last couple of days and the crowds are all over him.
@taniwharugby said in Golf:
@hooroo how great would that be...while I expect in his mind, he only plays if he believes he can win, you'd have to think with as long out of the game as he has had, a top 10 would be outstanding!
Yeah fully. I actually think making the cut would be huge given the field.
Wow! How huge is the Tiger effect on golf!!! I just love it. Biggest story of the Par 3 contest was Tiger practising on main course.
PLayers are pumped he's back and know that they need to concentrate on their own game despite the Tiger Tide around them.
The tiger effect is insane .... for what it's worth, I don't think he'll make the cut.
Time is right for Cameron Smith / Scottie Scheffler for me.
Just been talking about this on the radio this morning ... still one of, if not the best, sporting moments I've ever watched live (on tv)
What a belter of an opening round. Set up for an awesome weekend. Big guns at the top (Smith, Scheffler, DJ), Rory not tanking his opening round like he has for the last five years (yet as I write this sentence he misses a 3ft par putt on 14), and of course Tiger muthafukkin Woods doing his thing. How. Good.
I'm such a giggly fan of what Tiger has done today, I can't stop reading about it.
Love this from him: “I felt good,” Woods said. “Once the adrenaline kicks in and I get into my own little world, I knew I should be able to handle business.”
14 months out, and being in contention of one of the greatest majors of the year is "handling business"
That's some mental toughness.
Sqqquuuueeeeee 
Schwartzel, playing with leader Scheffler has just holed out for 2 on 10 to move to -6, which is typically a tough hole, but he is still 5 back, although Scheffler has a tough up and down ahead of him on 10.
Smith sits on -5 through 12, Lowry-4 through 10 as the only other one right now in touch.
for a short time Cam SMith had closed the gap to 3, -7 v -10, but a Smith bogey on 16 and Scheffler birdie on 13 restored the 5 shot gap.
Poor old Kevin Na, 5 putt 6 on 16.
Back to 4 with a lucky bounce for Scheffler (-10) setting him up a nice bird on 17, while Schwartzel continues to fall away now back at -2
Scheffler has gone bush off the 18th...cameras didnt pick up the end position
hugely technical 2 club drop for Scheffler after his ball was dead, still not a great spot.
@taniwharugby Great shot from there!
Last pair tomorrow will be Scheffler (-9) Smith (-6) then IM (-4) Lowry & Schwartzel (-2) Tomas and Conners only others under par at -1
