Wow! Two of them scoring 64’s is really impressive
So four guys made it into the Monday qualifier and two of them qualified. I think they earned it
Shea said:
So four guys made it into the Monday qualifier and two of them qualified. I think they earned it
There are tons of talented golfers out there. Getting a real shot is probably the hardest part. There are many levels where you need to play your best all the time
Shea said:
So four guys made it into the Monday qualifier and two of them qualified. I think they earned it
No way they deserve it. They knew they weren’t allowed in the Monday qualifier. They should have played in the pre-qualifier tournament. There are plenty of hardworking golfers whose only chance to get into tournaments is through qualifying. These are people’s livelihoods. Everyone else plays by the rules. They should feel ashamed
@Sam
A good counterpoint is they might know a lot about the course and could play poorly if the qualifier was somewhere else.
The Monday qualifier for Torrey Pines used to be at El Camino CC, which is a completely different kind of golf course, and you’d see players struggle there because the course was harder than Torrey, and they might choke at Torrey
@Shea
But who’s that counterpoint aimed at? Pre-qualifiers exist to filter out those who waste time and to maintain the quality of the field. Otherwise, any fraud could pay to enter a Monday qualifier and shoot 98, forcing their playing partners to deal with it
Nobody wants to do pre-qualifying, so if everyone could skip ahead for any reason, everyone would do it
I was hoping this would be about two local guys who thought they had a tee time booked and just showed up without anyone noticing
Kim said:
I was hoping this would be about two local guys who thought they had a tee time booked and just showed up without anyone noticing
Dude 1: Golfnow had a hot deal tee time at 1pm Thursday. I grabbed it.
Dude 2: Isn’t there a tournament happening?
Dude 1: Who cares? Hot deal tee times can’t be refunded. They have to let us play
Kim said:
I was hoping this would be about two local guys who thought they had a tee time booked and just showed up without anyone noticing
I’m laughing at the thought of them teeing off from the White tees while the crowd is back by the tips
Kim said:
I was hoping this would be about two local guys who thought they had a tee time booked and just showed up without anyone noticing
There’s a movie based on a true story about a guy named Maurice Flitcroft who had never played golf before but decided to try to win The British Open after losing his job.
He was terrible but managed to sneak into the Open several times.
The movie is called The Phantom of the Open and it’s a great, easy watch. Definitely recommend
Imagine if one of them wins and gets on the tour regularly because of this
Mika said:
Imagine if one of them wins and gets on the tour regularly because of this
Sounds like a movie plot
Caiden said:
That’s great! I hope the two guys who got in will make the cut
Forget it, I hope one of them wins
Caiden said:
That’s great! I hope the two guys who got in will make the cut
“Hey, where’s my check?”
“…Well give me one of those big ones, I don’t care”
Caiden said:
That’s great! I hope the two guys who got in will make the cut
“Hey, where’s my check?”
“…Well give me one of those big ones, I don’t care”
If a guy can walk on and shoot -8 (64) and beat the others, he’s worthy and could win the tournament if he keeps playing like that
Chen said:
If a guy can walk on and shoot -8 (64) and beat the others, he’s worthy and could win the tournament if he keeps playing like that
I mean maybe - it’s possible this course is their home course and they play it all the time, which could be unfair
Cassidy said:
@Tali
Why would that be unfair? Anyone can practice on any course as much as they want
Because most people in Monday qualifiers don’t have that luxury right? They usually fly across the country to try to compete and qualify as much as they can - not just playing one course over and over and sneaking on
Even with the new starting rules, pros can’t really do it
@Tali
This is completely possible not sure why the downvotes