Fowler finding new and more creative ways to choke

[gohusk]

Man, he's going to be kicking himself if he doesn't win this tournament.

 

[Ojb81]

Elaborate

 

[gohusk]

Elaborate

I don't know what exactly happen because I was half-watching, but he put one in a hazard, took a drop, walked up to the green to check it out, and then the ball he dropped rolled into the hazard.

 

[gohusk]

 

[Wazmankg]

That was messed up but he had no excuse for chipping long there, in the first place, with it running away and water behind. He probably would have been better off just dropping where he stood and chipping it again, rarther than trying to get fancy and dropping closer by the hazard. It didn't appear to be a difficult chip.

 

[gohusk]

That was messed up but he had no excuse for chipping long there, in the first place, with it running away and water behind. He probably would have been better off just dropping where he stood and chipping it again, rarther than trying ot get fancy and dropping closer by the hazard. It didn't appear to be a difficult chip.

I'm sure the conditions have a lot to do with the poor play right now. When greens are as wet as that a bit of touch goes out the window when trying to get it all the way to the hole.

 

[Wazmankg]

I'm sure the conditions have a lot to do with the poor play right now. When greens are as wet as that a bit of touch goes out the window when trying to get it all the way to the hole.

and these guys are so good around the greens that he probably didn't even think about that hazard behind until he watched his ball roll into it. What a terrible break though. He has enough trouble closing the deal without something like that.

I didn't catch why it was only a triple-bogey 7, though. His first chip was 3 right ? So

3 over into the water
4 out.
5 rolled back into the water
6 out
7 on
1-putt for an 8

What did I miss?


Edit - never mind. I get it. 5 rolling into the water wasn't a stroke.

 

[gohusk]

and these guys are so good around the greens that he probably didn't even think about that hazard behind until he watched his ball roll into it. What a terrible break though. He has enough trouble closing the deal without something like that.

I didn't catch why it was only a triple-bogey 7, though. His first chip was 3 right ? So

3 over into the water
4 out.
5 rolled back into the water
6 out
7 on
1-putt for an 8

What did I miss?


Edit - never mind. I get it. 5 rolling into the water wasn't a stroke.

The stroke to pull it out again is total bs. What's he penalized for, not dropping it firm enough? Should he have thrown it into the ground like a dart so it would plug or something?

 

[Wazmankg]

The stroke to pull it out again is total bs. What's he penalized for, not dropping it firm enough? Should he have thrown it into the ground like a dart so it would plug or something?

or he could have dropped where he hit his 3rd from. It was a much easier chip than being shortsided on the side of a hill and over that trap. I feel sorry for the guy. I hope he comes back.

 

[Wazmankg]

and Branden Grace lets Ricky off the hook for win #5. I hope he snags a major this year so people will stop harping about him not fulfilling his potential.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

I don't know what exactly happen because I was half-watching, but he put one in a hazard, took a drop, walked up to the green to check it out, and then the ball he dropped rolled into the hazard.

A bad result more than a bad shot, a bizarre hazard...add it up and he lost 5 strokes to par.

A lessor player, or even one with Fowler's history closing out tourney's would've gotten rattled and probably lost or gone into extra holes. Going for it on #17 on a hole that's given him trouble was a sure sign that he wasn't going down whimpering.

The won by two.

 

[gohusk]

A bad result more than a bad shot, a bizarre hazard...add it up and he lost 5 strokes to par.

A lessor player, or even one with Fowler's history closing out tourney's would've gotten rattled and probably lost or gone into extra holes. Going for it on #17 on a hole that's given him trouble was a sure sign that he wasn't going down whimpering.

The won by two.

Yeah, that was the shot of the tournament for him right there. Gutsy move by him. He held his composure really well. He lost so many strokes on a hole where he basically had one bad shot.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

I never thought of Ricky as a choker.

His playoff at the Players was legendary.



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