[winflop]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips

Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

[winflop]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips

Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

[GK3]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips

Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

[GK3]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips

Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

[winflop]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips. Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

FedEx Cup is a series of three tournaments. Top 125 get into this week's event, Top 70 into next week's event, and Top 30 to the final. Results from each week count toward standings, so Wu (75) and Rodgers (86) have a chance to move up into the Top 70 with good results this week. McNealy (32) should have no trouble making it to next week but will need to play well to crack the top 30 and get into the finals.
https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

[winflop]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips. Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

FedEx Cup is a series of three tournaments. Top 125 get into this week's event, Top 70 into next week's event, and Top 30 to the final. Results from each week count toward standings, so Wu (75) and Rodgers (86) have a chance to move up into the Top 70 with good results this week. McNealy (32) should have no trouble making it to next week but will need to play well to crack the top 30 and get into the finals.
https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

[d4cohn]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips. Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

FedEx Cup is a series of three tournaments. Top 125 get into this week's event, Top 70 into next week's event, and Top 30 to the final. Results from each week count toward standings, so Wu (75) and Rodgers (86) have a chance to move up into the Top 70 with good results this week. McNealy (32) should have no trouble making it to next week but will need to play well to crack the top 30 and get into the finals.
https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

Brandon and Patrick both missed the cut in Memphis, so they will not advance past the first round of the playoffs. Maverick will easily qualify for the next round, and at 31, has a chance to play his way to Atlanta for the Tour Championship over the next two tourneys.

[d4cohn]

Starting a new thread that I hope will be the one and only thread about Men's Golf.

US Amateur starts next Monday. The pinnacle event of the summer amateur season. Two current Stanford golfers have qualified: Michael Thorbjornsen and Karl Vilips. Similar to the Women's Amateur, after two days of stroke play the field is cut to the top 64, after which they play up to six matches in five days, with a 36-hole final.

Follow along at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...ateur.html

Congrats to those guys, we should also pay some attention to the FedEx cup as we have 3 guys involved.  McNealy is 31 and Wu and Rodgers are in the 80's as I recall.  

FedEx Cup is a series of three tournaments. Top 125 get into this week's event, Top 70 into next week's event, and Top 30 to the final. Results from each week count toward standings, so Wu (75) and Rodgers (86) have a chance to move up into the Top 70 with good results this week. McNealy (32) should have no trouble making it to next week but will need to play well to crack the top 30 and get into the finals.
https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

Brandon and Patrick both missed the cut in Memphis, so they will not advance past the first round of the playoffs. Maverick will easily qualify for the next round, and at 31, has a chance to play his way to Atlanta for the Tour Championship over the next two tourneys.

[Phogge]

As for the St. Jude and the F Ex Cup looking at the leaderboard an average fan would ask, “Who are these guys?” The good news is that the tour still has a deep bench full of young guys who can keep the tour relevant.

The President’s Cup will be fascinating without some big names who have been mainstays in the past.

[Phogge]

As for the St. Jude and the F Ex Cup looking at the leaderboard an average fan would ask, “Who are these guys?” The good news is that the tour still has a deep bench full of young guys who can keep the tour relevant.

The President’s Cup will be fascinating without some big names who have been mainstays in the past.

[winflop]

McNealy rebounds today after a bad Saturday round. He'll finish decently and hopefully make the top 25 next week to qualify for the Tour Championship at Eastlake in two weeks (top 30)

[winflop]

McNealy rebounds today after a bad Saturday round. He'll finish decently and hopefully make the top 25 next week to qualify for the Tour Championship at Eastlake in two weeks (top 30)

[bbm233]

In the men's US Am, with half of the field done with their first round, Michael Thorbjornsen is tied for the lead at 3 under. Our other Stanford golfer in the field, Karl Vilips, shot 2 over and will have to shoot par or better tomorrow to have any hope to be under the cut line. After two rounds, the top 64 players move to match play on Wednesday.

[bbm233]

In the men's US Am, with half of the field done with their first round, Michael Thorbjornsen is tied for the lead at 3 under. Our other Stanford golfer in the field, Karl Vilips, shot 2 over and will have to shoot par or better tomorrow to have any hope to be under the cut line. After two rounds, the top 64 players move to match play on Wednesday.

[bbm233]

In the men's US Am, with half of the field done with their first round, Michael Thorbjornsen is tied for the lead at 3 under. Our other Stanford golfer in the field, Karl Vilips, shot 2 over and will have to shoot par or better tomorrow to have any hope to be under the cut line. After two rounds, the top 64 players move to match play on Wednesday.

Thorbjornsen tied for medalist honors. Had a chance to win it himself, but scuffled his final hole of the day. Regardless, congrats to him and it shows he is in good form.

Vilips will be in a playoff to make it to match play - 15 guys vying for 10 spots. 

I assume that will happen early tomorrow before the match play. It's quite the scene - all 15 play the same hole. If say, 5 guys bogey the hole, they are eliminated and the rest move on to match play. If 6 bogey the hole, then the guys who parred or better move on and the 6 bogeys move on to the second hole - now playing for a single spot in match play. I witnessed this at the US Am in 2017 (there were three Stanford guys in the playoff); I think they had to go 5 holes to get it all sorted out.

[bbm233]

In the men's US Am, with half of the field done with their first round, Michael Thorbjornsen is tied for the lead at 3 under. Our other Stanford golfer in the field, Karl Vilips, shot 2 over and will have to shoot par or better tomorrow to have any hope to be under the cut line. After two rounds, the top 64 players move to match play on Wednesday.

Thorbjornsen tied for medalist honors. Had a chance to win it himself, but scuffled his final hole of the day. Regardless, congrats to him and it shows he is in good form.

Vilips will be in a playoff to make it to match play - 15 guys vying for 10 spots. 

I assume that will happen early tomorrow before the match play. It's quite the scene - all 15 play the same hole. If say, 5 guys bogey the hole, they are eliminated and the rest move on to match play. If 6 bogey the hole, then the guys who parred or better move on and the 6 bogeys move on to the second hole - now playing for a single spot in match play. I witnessed this at the US Am in 2017 (there were three Stanford guys in the playoff); I think they had to go 5 holes to get it all sorted out.

[BostonCard]

I assume that if, say eight players par or birdie (leaving two spots), five players bogie and two get doubles, then only the five that bogies are left to go the next round?

Likewise, if only four players bogie (or worse) then those four are eliminated and however many players parred play for the remaining spots (with those players who birdied moving on)?

BC

[BostonCard]

I assume that if, say eight players par or birdie (leaving two spots), five players bogie and two get doubles, then only the five that bogies are left to go the next round?

Likewise, if only four players bogie (or worse) then those four are eliminated and however many players parred play for the remaining spots (with those players who birdied moving on)?

BC

[winflop]

I assume that if, say eight players par or birdie (leaving two spots), five players bogie and two get doubles, then only the five that bogies are left to go the next round?

Likewise, if only four players bogie (or worse) then those four are eliminated and however many players parred play for the remaining spots (with those players who birdied moving on)?

BC

Correct on both scenarios, BC.

Vilips was +2 on his last six holes with three bogeys to fall into this playoff.

[winflop]

I assume that if, say eight players par or birdie (leaving two spots), five players bogie and two get doubles, then only the five that bogies are left to go the next round?

Likewise, if only four players bogie (or worse) then those four are eliminated and however many players parred play for the remaining spots (with those players who birdied moving on)?

BC

Correct on both scenarios, BC.

Vilips was +2 on his last six holes with three bogeys to fall into this playoff.

[winflop]

Can't seem to find the specifics but Vilips did not survive the playoff and will not advance to match play, leaving Thorbjornsen as the only Stanford player left in the field.

[winflop]

Can't seem to find the specifics but Vilips did not survive the playoff and will not advance to match play, leaving Thorbjornsen as the only Stanford player left in the field.

[Spiny_Norman]

Vilips chunked his tee shot on the par 3 playoff hole and made bogey.

“It was a perfect 9-iron,” Vilips said. “Just tried to hit it left, make par and move on.”

What happened next was unthinkable, especially coming from the No. 55 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

“I just got a little quick with my swing and felt all ground,” Vilips said. “Wasn’t great.”

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/us-amat...nd-1-chunk

Also, Thorbjornsen finished with a double bogey to finish tied for the medal rather than winning the medal outright.

Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen, an All-American and last year’s Western Amateur winner, capped his day with a fatted fairway bunker shot and three-putt from 8 feet on Arcola’s ninth hole. Luckily for Thorbjornsen, the 2018 U.S. Junior champion, the double didn’t cost him a spot in match play.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/us-amat...-medalists

[Spiny_Norman]

Vilips chunked his tee shot on the par 3 playoff hole and made bogey.

“It was a perfect 9-iron,” Vilips said. “Just tried to hit it left, make par and move on.”

What happened next was unthinkable, especially coming from the No. 55 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

“I just got a little quick with my swing and felt all ground,” Vilips said. “Wasn’t great.”

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/us-amat...nd-1-chunk

Also, Thorbjornsen finished with a double bogey to finish tied for the medal rather than winning the medal outright.

Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen, an All-American and last year’s Western Amateur winner, capped his day with a fatted fairway bunker shot and three-putt from 8 feet on Arcola’s ninth hole. Luckily for Thorbjornsen, the 2018 U.S. Junior champion, the double didn’t cost him a spot in match play.

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/us-amat...-medalists

[Spiny_Norman]

Thorbjornsen's opponent today is a mid-amateur from Spokane.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/a...dy-to-tes/

[Spiny_Norman]

Thorbjornsen's opponent today is a mid-amateur from Spokane.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/a...dy-to-tes/

[winflop]

You can follow the action at the US Amateur here https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...l#!scoring

[winflop]

You can follow the action at the US Amateur here https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-p...l#!scoring

[Spiny_Norman]

Thorbjornsen was all square making the turn. But his opponent won 10, 11 and 12 going par-birdie-birdie. Thorbjornsen did not win another hole and lost 3 and 2.

[Spiny_Norman]

Thorbjornsen was all square making the turn. But his opponent won 10, 11 and 12 going par-birdie-birdie. Thorbjornsen did not win another hole and lost 3 and 2.

[d4cohn]

Alum Joseph Bramlett finishes off a great 3 week performance in the Korn Ferry Playoffs to easily re-gain his PGA Tour card for next season (which will be his 4th consecutive year on the PGA). He will join Brandon Wu, Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, and of course, Tiger on the PGA Tour next year (there may be other alums on the PGA, but those are the alums that come to mind).

[d4cohn]

Alum Joseph Bramlett finishes off a great 3 week performance in the Korn Ferry Playoffs to easily re-gain his PGA Tour card for next season (which will be his 4th consecutive year on the PGA). He will join Brandon Wu, Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, and of course, Tiger on the PGA Tour next year (there may be other alums on the PGA, but those are the alums that come to mind).

[Spiny_Norman]

Alum Joseph Bramlett finishes off a great 3 week performance in the Korn Ferry Playoffs to easily re-gain his PGA Tour card for next season (which will be his 4th consecutive year on the PGA). He will join Brandon Wu, Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, and of course, Tiger on the PGA Tour next year (there may be other alums on the PGA, but those are the alums that come to mind).

You can also track Sihwan Kim who has joined the LIV Tour.

[Spiny_Norman]

Alum Joseph Bramlett finishes off a great 3 week performance in the Korn Ferry Playoffs to easily re-gain his PGA Tour card for next season (which will be his 4th consecutive year on the PGA). He will join Brandon Wu, Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, and of course, Tiger on the PGA Tour next year (there may be other alums on the PGA, but those are the alums that come to mind).

You can also track Sihwan Kim who has joined the LIV Tour.

[winflop]

Men's Golf begins it's 2022-23 campaign at the Fighting Illini Invitational today through Sunday at Olympia Fields GC just south of Chicago. Follow along at https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...dsBmBFeLyY

About halfway through today's round and Stanford has a 3 shot lead over host Illinois with three players in the Top 5 (Vilips, Thorbjornsen, and Brown). These will be the three horses that Stanford will be counting on this season. Thorbjornsen & Brown had fantastic summers.

[winflop]

Men's Golf begins it's 2022-23 campaign at the Fighting Illini Invitational today through Sunday at Olympia Fields GC just south of Chicago. Follow along at https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...dsBmBFeLyY

About halfway through today's round and Stanford has a 3 shot lead over host Illinois with three players in the Top 5 (Vilips, Thorbjornsen, and Brown). These will be the three horses that Stanford will be counting on this season. Thorbjornsen & Brown had fantastic summers.

[GK3]

Men's Golf begins it's 2022-23 campaign at the Fighting Illini Invitational today through Sunday at Olympia Fields GC just south of Chicago. Follow along at https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...dsBmBFeLyY

About halfway through today's round and Stanford has a 3 shot lead over host Illinois with three players in the Top 5 (Vilips, Thorbjornsen, and Brown). These will be the three horses that Stanford will be counting on this season. Thorbjornsen & Brown had fantastic summers.

Boy, the Big 3 showed up today big time.

[GK3]

Men's Golf begins it's 2022-23 campaign at the Fighting Illini Invitational today through Sunday at Olympia Fields GC just south of Chicago. Follow along at https://results.golfstat.com/public/lead...dsBmBFeLyY

About halfway through today's round and Stanford has a 3 shot lead over host Illinois with three players in the Top 5 (Vilips, Thorbjornsen, and Brown). These will be the three horses that Stanford will be counting on this season. Thorbjornsen & Brown had fantastic summers.

Boy, the Big 3 showed up today big time.

[Spiny_Norman]

No one wins a national championship in golf in the fall. That said, what Stanford golf fans want to see is consistency from the top players. What I especially noted as a positive from today's round is that Vilips avoided the big blow up holes (double bogeys or worse) that have plagued him over his first two years at Stanford. It would be a sign of progress and maturity if he can reduce those big numbers and recover more quickly when he does have a bad hole. He needs to turn 76s into 72s and 72s into 68s.

Also during the fall season, Coach Ray will probably give different players a shot at the 5th spot in the lineup. This week it is frosh Greyserman. The other 4 are well-set with Thorbjornsen, Vilips, Brown and Ng.

[Spiny_Norman]

No one wins a national championship in golf in the fall. That said, what Stanford golf fans want to see is consistency from the top players. What I especially noted as a positive from today's round is that Vilips avoided the big blow up holes (double bogeys or worse) that have plagued him over his first two years at Stanford. It would be a sign of progress and maturity if he can reduce those big numbers and recover more quickly when he does have a bad hole. He needs to turn 76s into 72s and 72s into 68s.

Also during the fall season, Coach Ray will probably give different players a shot at the 5th spot in the lineup. This week it is frosh Greyserman. The other 4 are well-set with Thorbjornsen, Vilips, Brown and Ng.