Spoiler Alert - Phil Mickelson and Hattan tied going into 18 from WGC Mexico
You should have Spoiler Alerted the Spoiler Alert.
I've been watching bits and pieces recorded from this past weekend, who's the Hatton bitch???
Just another kid who can win on any given week if he's putting well and tries not to think too much about his game plan going into Sunday. English guy, 26 years old, turned pro back in 2011.
A lot of these guys are just bound by this mental block that they need to play conservative on the weekends, not make huge mistakes, etc... what they forget is that the way the played three days prior that got them into contention is the same way they need to play on Sunday. But to his credit - he shot 4-under on Sunday. It wasn't like he wasn't trying to win. Pretty impressive.
Kid made over half a million yesterday.
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I watched it all and I did not see anything slow although it is tough to determine on TV. The announcers never mentioned anything except maybe that they were on the clock. I am sure Hatton had some nerve issues and maybe blamed the clock. It reminds me how many times I see a pro miss a short putt and they immediately tamp down spike mark.
Phil just laughed because he knew nothing would happen and Hatton actually believed the official because they do enforce rules on his tour.
Won't be the last time it happens.
Spoiler Alert -- The daughter dies at the end of Terms of Endearment.
Man, if I see a spoiler alert title like this that has to do with a tournament I am PVRing (say, the Masters), I'll be hunting someone down.
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disagree in part. In the final round and closing holes maybe cut them some slack, but they were already warned.
Slow play on the PGA, LPGA ( is the worst) tours is epidemic with 5-6 hour rounds common. There is no reason that it should take 2/3 somes of pros more than 4 hours unless conditions are extreme. All it does is validates to recreational golfers that slow play and slow routines are ok, cuz the pros do it. likewise there is no reason why a round of golf should take more than 4:30 with weekend warriors, even if they shoot 120, yet 5 plus hour rounds are standard fare at many courses.
There should be consistency in the application of the on the clock rule. Euro tour does a better job, but we get it this side too , every week but don't always hear about it. When is the last time a player was penalized on the PGA tour for slow play? probably that amateur at the Masters 5-6 years ago. It will be interesting to see the reaction and outcome in the Euro tour later this year in which they are implementing an actual shot clock with timer. I hope it goes over well as I would love to see something like this implemented on all the tours to speed things up