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Volvo World Match Play

the_paulo said:
haha, yeah. There are those moments when the players look more mortal. I think it might also be partly a result of seeing more shots than the regular tournament coverage shows. I like this format for that alone. Lots of guys looking in bushes for their ball.
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Yah plus i think they try a lot of shots they wouldn't in stroke play. Worst thing that can happen is you lose the hole. Doesn't matter if you put up a 12 or 3 if the other guy has a lower number.
 
JRod said:
Yah plus i think they try a lot of shots they wouldn't in stroke play. Worst thing that can happen is you lose the hole. Doesn't matter if you put up a 12 or 3 if the other guy has a lower number.
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That's a good point. There's a lot of mental game in matchplay which makes it interesting to watch.
 
I thought the final was awful. Like 1 birdie between both guys. I know a lot of that was the conditions but it wasn't a lot of fun to watch.
 
TC said:
I thought the final was awful. Like 1 birdie between both guys. I know a lot of that was the conditions but it wasn't a lot of fun to watch.
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I thought the conditions made it even tougher for GMac to compete. He was playing par 4s he couldn't reach in 2.
 
the_paulo said:
I thought the conditions made it even tougher for GMac to compete. He was playing par 4s he couldn't reach in 2.
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Yeah dude, that course was long. I'm surprised he took it to 18. He should be proud. It just wasn't very much fun to watch, that's all.
 
TC said:
Yeah dude, that course was long. I'm surprised he took it to 18. He should be proud. It just wasn't very much fun to watch, that's all.
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I'm with you. The semi finals in particular seemed to take an absolute age to complete. Think the course might have played a part in that. No way I'd want to play that course on holiday.
 
I didn't get to watch much of the tournament this past weekend, but I watched last year's event, and that course looks brutal to play. If the pros struggle that much, why would any regular golfer want to go play there?
 
the_paulo said:
I thought the conditions made it even tougher for GMac to compete. He was playing par 4s he couldn't reach in 2.
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He couldn't reach them because he was duffing the ball like a 24 handicap (erm erm, me). McDowell was having a bad day, and I think that any other day, Colsaerts would've been lucky to take it to the 16th. Kudos to him though, he was he better player on the day

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