Prediction for USDGC:
1. Jesper Lundmark
2. Barry Schultz
3. Brian Schweberger
4. Ken Climo
5. Steve Rico
6. Brett Comincioli (it could happen i suppose? B) )
Brett said the clown's mouth hole is really f*&!ing tight. I guess he went OB 5 times in his first practice round without playing the last 3 holes. He said he didn't feel too bad about that, so I think there is alot of OB!!!!!!!
If you just try to make it through it is not really that hard... If you are trying to get to the basket and pick up a duece, you will most likely take a 4. To get to the basket you have to barely miss the top board or throw low with the nose up slightly....
OB is everywhere... miles and miles of rope and water.... and the damn cedar trees.
I love the course.. wish I was there too.
As for Brett being in the top 50.... doudtful, at least for his first year here.
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As for Brett being in the top 50.... doudtful, at least for his first year here.
:lol: unlikely!! no way! :lol: i was just trying to be optimistic :)
i know he can finish in the top half (top 90) though if he has a good week.
It's nice that Illinois has someone to represent them at USDGC this year! OK, so let's get the line down on how Brett will do. I say top 25.
I've already had an awesome time! This place in fantastic. There is a nice sign off the interstate with the USDGC information on it. The hotel is sweet. There are 6 practice baskets out in the yard.
I did not shoot very well last night in the pooring rain. I played a round this morning and shot a 74 in misty conditions. Some highligts were a 4 on #4 over the pond, 3 on #4, 2 on #6 bamboo hole & a 5 on the 888 hole. That rates from 972 to 1006 from last year's results. I was pretty happy with that considering I went OB 7 times. The rope is everywhere & very tight. Anyone that complains about rope at tournaments should come here & play. You have some type of OB or trouble on the left & right on every hole. The back 8 is very tough & has tore me up both days. Feldberg said he shot a 59 on Sunday.
I have no idea how I will shoot & really don't care at this point. I've played with some very nice guys already & have already had a great time playing this course. My goals coming in were to finish in the top 1/2. After seeing the course i've changed that goal & just want to play the course smart.
If we are taking numbers on Brett, you have to pick a specific spot and the rule is "closest to" wins. If were guessing top so many, I'm guessing top 200 and I've won already. :lol:
Brett, I'm rooting for you. Whenever I'm reminded I'll even pray for you. Nonetheless, you are rated like Mark Ellis and a USDGC rookie. Therefore, I'm picking 97th place. Prove me way wrong! :)
Just some facts: last year 39 of the top 40 places were won by pros rated over 1000. Last year there were about 72 pros rated 1000 or better. The 970ish rated pros finished 57th through 193rd. 970ish Mark Ellis finished 107th. So picking 97th is giving Brett some credit, not dissing him.
For the top four I'm picking Schultz, Feldberg, Climo and the highest rated Swede.
Use "Control Golf" Brett! It works for Kelsey! :D
Kelsey said after the Homie, "It's really hard to play control golf when everyone else on your card is just chucking them!" Remember that if you get paired with a bunch of chuckers.
Over the past 2 days i've tried different approaches to all the holes. Some of the holes you have to get aggressive off the tee to set yourself up for good 2nd shot. Many of the holes you can play it safe off the tee. The problem i'm having are shots skipping from the fairway into OB. 4 of those 7 OB strokes were from shots that landed in bounds and skipped out of bounds. The really short cut wet grass, wind, & tight OB has given me fits keeping it in.
Watching the USDGC videos I noticed that Schultz, Climo and others tended to throw long hyzer shots to come into the fairway. This was to avoid those straight shots skipping OB.
Juan is a very smart man. Throw it just like Climo and Schultz. Those guys seem to have caught on to something out there which seems to be giving them an advantage. Once you figure this out make sure you don't tell it to anybody else as you wouldn't want them to gain the same advantage that you, Climo, and Schultz will have.
QuoteWatching the USDGC videos I noticed that Schultz, Climo and others tended to throw long hyzer shots to come into the fairway. This was to avoid those straight shots skipping OB.
Thats fine, as long as you can throw a Gazelle 400' on a controlled hyzer. I say Brett should just throw thumbers for the whole tournament. No skips there.
Well, if Brett shoots the best score in his group tomorrow he will have shot a pretty good frickin score! That will mean he will have beaten Steve Rico. Thats gonna be a fun round. I'm sure Rico is saying to himself right now, "if I can just keep up with Comincioli, I'll be alright" :lol:
god i hope i get to play that tournament some day. very jealous.
Brett is par after four holes. Rico is par after four holes.
Live scoring link:
http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm (http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm)
QuoteLive scoring link:
http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm (http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm)
thats a cool link. Anything to keep me occupied at work... Other than working
WOW, I just looked over the course map with detailed descriptions of each hole. I think I would shoot about 100 at this course.
Brett +1 after nine!
That's 1000 to 990 rated golf. Four rounds of that and he cashes in 50th place or so.
Go Brett!
Avery Jenkins is -9 through 9. That is impossibly good.
It would be nice if they sorted the players by +/- rather than total score.
QuoteLive scoring link:
http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm (http://www.usdgc.com/scoring05.htm)
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The overall page shows Brett even after 14 holes. The hole by hole page still shows him +1 after 9 holes. He must have picked up another bird after hole 9.
Ahhh...if you click on his name in the overall you get his hole by hole results thru hole 14.
QuoteThe overall page shows Brett even after 14 holes. The hole by hole page still shows him +1 after 9 holes. He must have picked up another bird after hole 9.
Ahhh...if you click on his name in the overall you get his hole by hole results thru hole 14.
...with 3 'Boogies' (sic)
I'm surprised Elaine King took a pass on the tournament. I think she is the first USWDGC champ not to go. But I don't know what she does for work. Maybe her vacation time is used up or something.
Brett shot a 68, even par. He is currently in a group tied for 27th per the PDGA website. The provisional rating on this round is 1011. It looks like he's throwing strikes.
http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_...eRatings=1#Open (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=4699&year=2005&includeRatings=1#Open)
a 1st round 68. thats very good. ahead of Chris Heeren and Justin Jernigan among many others. he said anything in the 60's is real solid.
This is more fun than watching the White Sox! GO BRETT!! :D
This might be a dumb question but I'll ask anyway: Do groups get split up by scores tomorrow?
Keep up the good work, Brett.
By the way, if you are reading this thread, if you could let me know of your contact at Marshall Street to get donated items I'd appreciate it. Now go get some rest, you have a long day ahead of you.
Of the players who have given themselves a real chance, who are your favorites?
Mine: Martin, Doss, Lundmark and Schultz.
Edited for crack abuse prevention awareness week.
QuoteTomorrow's tee times are up. The order is just a flip of today's order, and not by score: http://www.usdgc.com/teetimes.pdf (http://www.usdgc.com/teetimes.pdf)
Of the players who have given themselves a real chance, who are your favorites?
Mine: Martin, Doss, Lundmark and Schultz.
I'll stick with my original prediction.
Prediction for USDGC:
1. Jesper Lundmark
2. Barry Schultz
3. Brian Schweberger
4. Ken Climo
5. Steve Rico
QuoteTomorrow's tee times are up. The order is just a flip of today's order, and not by score: http://www.usdgc.com/teetimes.pdf (http://www.usdgc.com/teetimes.pdf)
Of the players who have given themselves a real chance, who are your favorites?
Mine: Martin, Doss, Lundmark and Schultz.
actually those tee times appear to be by score unless i'm on crack.
looks like brett is playing with John McCray. Isn't he Gateway sponsored?
Sergio- I have the Marshall St. contact info at my house. I'll send it to you when I get back.
What a couple of days it's been. Last night at the players meeting Jonathan Poole gave pretty harsh welcome to all of the players. He said he wouldn't allow players to act like clowns at this event especially with the PGA covering the finals with their camera crew. Yes, the PGA. The finals may appear on USA if they like the action. I actually enjoyed what he had to say. I also won a Satellite Radio for sitting in a lucky seat at the players meeting. The player pack had a ton of stuff in it including several shirts, usdgc shot glass, usdgc roadrunner disc, & tons of food.
Today was mentally exhausting. Starting with the introduction on tee 1 the adrenaline rush never stopped. Every shot demands thought and accuracy. I will be having nightmares of the red flags. I did not think I was capable of shooting par 68. I went OB 3 times & I left about 3 strokes out on the course today. All 20 footers. 2 of the OB's were good drives that skipped OB again. I enjoyed playing with Rico today. He was off & shot a 65. What a great player! I'll keep you guys posted.
Later
Brett
Looks like your doing well Brett ;)
Its really cool to see someone we know in such a major event!!!
Keep up the good work and the best of luck!!!!
got any DR DYED discs in your tourney bag???
Good luck Brett, keep up playing smart...
For the win I'm pulling for...
1. MJ
2. Barry
3. Lundmark
4. Schweb
5. Gill
Brett is -2 after 4 holes. Go Brett.
Brett is -3 on the front 9. That is four strokes ahead of yesterday's pace.
Brett took a 12 on 888. :(
QuoteBrett took a 12 on 888. :(
Wow. It had to be at least a triple circle 12. That hole has been eating people up.
actually it was a quadruple circle :o tough times. he was on a roll, but then that hole just got him. i think if he would have just gotten a 6 on that hole he might have shot 2 or 3 under for the round. thats a tough frickin course. still a 74 is respectable.
74 is respectable and better than many of us would do. +6 for two rounds is respectable too. And tomorrow, Brett knows where he can improve over his last round by six strokes easy!
74 was a 971 rated.
Today started out fantastic. Hit chains on #1 to get a good roar out of the gallery. Missed that birdie putt from 15ft. I've been extremely nervous to start these rounds then settle down at it gets going. 4 hours of golf helps. I played way better today then I did yesterday. I just sucked on 888. My first & 2nd shots went ob advancing me a whole 20ft down the fairway. Ended up going OB 2 more time. Got to play with McCray today. His turbo putts are amazing!! I've learned very quickly the difference between McCray, Rico, & I are the short game. Those guys are money with their putters 300 & in & putting around the basket. Can't wait for tomorrow.
Brett carded another 74 today. He is tied for 115th out of 180 something. But it gets pretty tight in there...he's only a couple of strokes from 100th place. Looked like today's round he didn't have the hot holes in the beginning of the round but he also took 5 strokes off his score for hole #13 as compared to yesterday. He is doing better than a lot of players with ratings higher than his.
Good rounds Brett! I hope you are still having fun out there!
Brett, Kelsey just noticed that you are getting beat by a girl. Try not to think about that tomorrow! :lol:
solid round by brett today with a 70 although he said he gave away a few ridiculous strokes including a double circle 7.
he ended up beating alot of really good players including adam olsen who won am nationals.
I'm back after a long but fun trip. 21 OB's over 4 days has my head spinning :blink: . I'll have more to post later.
after reading the pdga board it seems barry had every chance to win but kind of let it slip away. I guess he had a 4 putt on the final day. also missed a tap in that i guess slipped out of his hand. took a 7 on 15 when everybody else 4'd it. he had a 3 way tie for 3rd that was prolly worth about 2500, 1st was 11,000!!! ouch! i guess that kind of pressure can get to anybody.
I added some pictures to the image gallery.
Lazy bastard.
http://discontinuum.org/gallery/album20 (http://discontinuum.org/gallery/album20)
Clip that was on USA Sunday morning.
http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?user_ke...wmv&send_link=1 (http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?user_key=27996&file=Movie.wmv&send_link=1)
QuoteClip that was on USA Sunday morning.
http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?user_ke...wmv&send_link=1 (http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?user_key=27996&file=Movie.wmv&send_link=1)
They cut before the part where he says "And now getting back to
real golf..." <_<
Very Nice!
This was cool to see...I was able to see it on Sunday. Kind of happened by accident.
Does anyone know how to save that clip from USA to the PC then put it on a DVD?
QuoteDoes anyone know how to save that clip from USA to the PC then put it on a DVD?
I know how to take it from my DVR and then put it on a DVD, but I don't have the hardware to take it off my DVR.
I opened up my DGWN tonight & was looking thru it. I turned to page 62 and started looking at the Good & Bad hole by hole results. I thought for sure i'd have the worst score on #13 the 888 hole. That 12 was brutal but 1 other dude had one more bad shot then me :o
They've just put out some pretty good streaming video of the lead card at the USDGC. You can either go to www.usdgc.com and follow the links from there, or go straight to the video from HERE (http://www.usdgc.com/video05.htm)
Quote from: SERG on May 16, 2006, 10:07:51 AM
They've just put out some pretty good streaming video of the lead card at the USDGC. You can either go to www.usdgc.com and follow the links from there, or go straight to the video from HERE (http://www.usdgc.com/video05.htm)
Watched it last night. You see Barry miss that putt on #5?
That was crazy...then his problems with the putter on hole 15.
It was nice to listen to his commentary and have him explain what discs he was throwing.
i've been watchign this at work for the last 45 minutes. its pretty cool. i've actually never seen anybody miss a drop in like barry did on 5 in a tournament. that was crazy and cost him some bigtime! if i was him i woulnd't want to watch the video of that.
I think the 4 putt coming down the home strech hurt him way more
Quote from: Cannon Boy on May 16, 2006, 11:57:00 AM
I think the 4 putt coming down the home strech hurt him way more
I agree. Both times he took nasty scores he came back and birdied the next hole. Pretty good mental game.