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By Ben Alberstadt ([email protected]; @benalberstadt on Instagram)
July 31, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans.
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1. Should we blame Jillian?
Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols says Jillian Bourdage, the junior golfer in the now-viral clip, shouldn’t be flogged for slow play or held up as an example given the video’s context…
Nichols’ point: there was no opportunity to cut away from the watching-paint-dry spectacle and Bourdage and her playing were never out of position and, again, at the time, they were playing on an open course (and thus felt afforded as much time as they wanted over each shot).
2. Monday qualifying is really hard!
Golf Digest’s Alex Myers…”If you don’t follow Monday Q Info on Twitter by now, hopefully, this will provide the impetus to do so. No one tracks the Monday qualifying circuit like this guy, and with the PGA Tour regular season coming to an end, he produced this stunning compilation of results”
3. Nelly’s major bid
Randall Mell on Nelly Korda’s effort to take the next step in her already impressive career…
4. Trophy theft
Golf Channel’s Randall Mell…”If Georgia Hall appeared especially enamored with the silver AIG Women’s Open trophy positioned next to her in a news conference Tuesday at Woburn Golf Club, there was good reason.”
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5. Barron’s big week
AP report on the Senior Open fifth-place finisher’s impressive showing.
6. Tiger the bench jockey?
Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…
7. Morikawa on his sticks
Collin Morikawa spoke with Andrew Tursky of PGATour.com about his equipment, while the whole of the conversation is interesting, here’s what Morikawa said about his breakfast-inspired wedge adornments.
8. “An honest mistake”
A day after passportgate, here are a couple of perspectives on Lexi Thompson’s misplaced passport fiasco
9. Can you use the shadow of the flagstick for alignment?
Handy bit of info from Golf.com’s Rules Guy…
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludvig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Sam Burns – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Stephen Jaeger – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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JThunder
Aug 1, 2019 at 6:54 pm
If this clip is “viral” for slow play, then the entire PGA Tour season should be “viral” for slow play. Typical that the wealthy men aren’t called to task but the young girl is. A young girl who played a match in just over 4 hours (about the time it takes JB Holmes to get ready to hit a shot).
Well done again, “wonderful” world of golf.
Ryan
Aug 1, 2019 at 10:43 am
Slow play sucks. Watching someone take forever over a three footer sucks. However, if the player is still within their pace of play on the course, nothing, IMO, can really be said. If this event hadn’t been televised, then this story wouldn’t have made headlines. If the pace is set at 4 hours and 10 minutes for 18 holes and the match took 4 hours and 9 minutes, then what is the gripe? The game is about shooting low scores, not how fast can you play. This is the equivalent of giving your wife $100 to spend shopping and when she comes home, she hands you back $1. Can you really be mad at her for spending $99 when you told her $100 was the limit? Does it matter if she bought 15 items or 1 item? As long as she didn’t come home and say, I spent $300 today, can you be mad? I think the same applies here.
Jon
Jul 31, 2019 at 10:29 am
Mr. Alberstadt, in my opinion it is rather unfortunate you left out a key piece of information from Beth Ann Nichols’ piece on Jillian and slow play. The original article states their first 18 holes took 4 hours and 4 minutes to complete and were under the 4 hours and 12 minutes time limit for the second 18 holes. Again in my opinion, withholding this information in the above article makes it look like Ms. Nichols was making an excuse for the slow play, when in all actuality, the time limits were never exceeded. It is rather unfortunate the amateurs are bearing the brunt of outcries on slow play.
James
Jul 31, 2019 at 11:57 am
Good point about the overall time limit. Just thought I should clarify also that Jillian is not just any amateur. She’s an elite amateur and knows better. On a side note, I am so sick of broadcast commentators talking about these boys and girls as if they are new to the game. They have conquered the physical and mental aspects of the game beyond what 99.9% of all golfers will ever know yet they are talked down to and apologized for? They know what they are doing.