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@andrewjcarr29 @garrett_TFE @feedtheball @InnocenceCapit1 @UESgolf @chadmumm I am not aware of any official role for RTJ at CPC. As Garrett notes, he was in the area doing Spyglass but the club was notoriously frugal dating to their early years when things were super lean. Green chairmen and Sandy Tatum are the only figures who made changes I know about.

@garrett_TFE @feedtheball @InnocenceCapit1 @UESgolf @chadmumm @GeoffShac I didn't remember seeing anything about RTJ but that timing makes sense. If RTJ did do anything there, it doesn't seem like it was massive.

Gonna start a list of highest golf IQ clubs (as judged by the membership, traditions, and vibe): 1. Seminole 2. NGLA 3. Pine Valley 4. Merion 5. Cypress 6. Garden City 7. Shinnecock 8. Chicago 9. Peachtree 10. Muirfield (Scotland) What am I missing?

@belushi29 Pebble!

@GeoffShac What is your favorite US Open venue? Also, what do you think is the best US Open venue? Thanks for the phenomenal coverage this week.

Listen to @AndyTFE, @GeoffShac and Rob Collins on The Fried Egg Golf Podcast wherever you get your pods! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4nj64h… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all…

@paulloduca16 Get well soon Paul!

I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I was involved in a bad accident coming back home to New york from Oaklawn. I was not able to eat for the first couple weeks because of multiple fractures but I’m getting stronger! 💪🏻

@BanRangeFinders @Mvillegas03 And yet you follow me! 🤡

Great work from @GeoffShac highlighting the change in driving distance over 20 years on the 14th at Pebble Beach.

@Mvillegas03 @BanRangeFinders You need it explained to you that there wasn’t much roll? You had strong opinions and didn’t even watch? I can’t but you a cable subscription, sorry.

@BanRangeFinders @GeoffShac Not sure why he couldn’t explain

@Mvillegas03 If you watched the golf then you’d know the roll was not a factor in producing the distances on any hole at Pebble.

@GeoffShac Different hole my friend. The water from the ocean hits that part of the fairway when it splashes against the wall so it’s always wet there. Good try doe, think harder.

@Mvillegas03 @TrevorImmelman Look at all that roll! (x marks the landing spot).

@TrevorImmelman @GeoffShac 1. It was blowing 25 -30 mph down and of the left making it wayyy easier to take that line. 2. The fwys were firmer this year than i can remember in the past.

@TheModelManiac @TrevorImmelman I’ve asked the USGA for anything they have on this front and they won’t divulge. There is a chart somewhere estimating what various clubhead speeds would see in terms of distance loss, but they won’t share. Fred Ridley has and estimated he’d lose 6-7 yards on his drives.

@TrevorImmelman @GeoffShac Has somebody done the math on how a roll back impacts this hole? 2015 pattern?

Bruin legends in the building. #GoBruins

@apindara That putts % number isn’t great, but it’s the Playing Through % that kinda makes liars out of certain people making claims about % of ad time. The initials BC come to mind!

@GeoffShac what do you think of these numbers?

@MichaelAlexaki1 @BobHarig Love ya Michael and you know I feel for the Alexakis’ and Palisades, but it’s just not looking remotely feasible to introduce tournament activity to Allenford or the canyon in any way. Riviera has a lot of events in the coming years that will come at a better time for all.

@BobHarig Yeah what a dick I am for wanting normalcy in a life that completely changed for my entire family in the disaster. That school is where my brother and I went, our kids too, Palisades is my hometown, completely destroyed, and now a political football, great times

Both Tiger and Max Homa, Southern California natives, addressed the tragedy due to the fires and noted the difficulty in talking about a golf tournament scheduled for Riviera in a month. Tiger hosts that event for his foundation and said no decisions have been made -- including possibly moving the event -- at this time

The fires in LA have affected so many people and caused so much damage. @markbaldwin1 writes about a 9-hole muni, in a working class neighborhood that faces an unknown future. Their clubhouse is destroyed and the future of the course is in question. mondayq.com/posts/l-a-fire…

“Great golf courses should have at least one silly hole.” – Frank Hannigan Wacky, weird, crazy, dumb—call them what you will, silly holes help make good golf courses better, writes @GeoffShac. linksmagazine.com/why-every-golf…

Bunkers are supposed to be hazards. Not hell holes. “We need to stop the worldwide madness of making bunkers bigger, deeper, costlier, and thought to need renovation when one out of a hundred golfers doesn’t draw a perfect lie.” More from @GeoffShac ✍️ linksmagazine.com/geoff-shackelf…

Presidents Cup Preview: Anticipation Builds Ahead Of Historic Format Change dlvr.it/TDc6zT

Weekend Wrap: Horschel Takes BMW PGA In A Playoff dlvr.it/TDYtTP

Major(s) News & Notes, September 19th, 2024 dlvr.it/TDQ2w5

New podcast is out. @GeoffShac and @lawrencedonegan rip through the week in golf - Solheim, Irish Open, and can't the DP World Tour do anything without Jay Monahan's say so? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mck…

Weekend Wrap: U.S. Wins Back Solheim Cup, Rasmus Takes Down Royalty In Newcastle dlvr.it/TDHF5v