Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open / PGA TOUR / Oct 16-19, 2008

Yoda
Congrats to John Riegger and his caddy, our own Hennybogan, on the great 66 (-6) in today's first round. Henny was online tonight, and I sent him this note . . .

Originally Posted by Yoda
Andrew,

-6 for the day. Great stuff!

After you had to bail from Cuscowilla to be on John's bag, Damon Green said he'd come [to discuss course management / TOUR style]. Then, at the last second, Zach [Johnson] decided to play Valero -- first time in eleven years! -- and Damon had to take a rain check, too. I would have asked Kip [Henley] to step in, but Brian also played Valero. Bummer for us, but for Zach and Damon. . .

A good decision! [Zach won.]

And now this 62. Wow!

Not too bad for a guy who looks right at home beside you in Sunday school.

What a league!

Go get'em tomorrow, Henny. John can go low here. Help him make it happen.

The rest of the LBG Leaderboard:

Brian Gay 70 (-2)

Jay Williamson 71 (-1)

Greg Kraft 73 (+1)

Yoda
John Riegger, playing on his home course at TPC Summerlin, continued his fine play yesterday. He fired a 4-under 68 that left him at -10 for the tournament and T21.

Brian Gay shot a solid 3-under 69, but alas, despite birdies on the last three holes, fell one shy of the cut line. Jay Williamson finished with 68 but also missed by one. Greg Kraft had no chance with his closing 72: The -6 cut was the lowest in PGA TOUR history.

These guys are good!

GPStyles
When the scores go that low is there any particular reason?

What I mean is, are the greens flatter and truer this week or is the course set up easier?
efnef
Originally Posted by GPStyles When the scores go that low is there any particular reason?

What I mean is, are the greens flatter and truer this week or is the course set up easier?
Soft, true greens and no wind.
alex_chung
Originally Posted by GPStyles When the scores go that low is there any particular reason?

What I mean is, are the greens flatter and truer this week or is the course set up easier?
I thought that the courses were Resort Courses and the set up is a lot easier than most PGA Tour events. Maybe I am wrong.
Alex
Yoda
Two-under loses ground in Las Vegas. John shot 70 today and is now at -12 and T35.
Hennybogan
John and I split. No real problems. He was complimentary of my work, but he decided to go another way. I respect his decision to go with his gut. Being behind at the end of the year, you don't want to leave yourself with any what ifs.

From what i have seen on TV, and my experience there in prior years.....

The fairways seem to be running, the rough is light, the greens are soft and putting true. The only defense is the par threes.

It gives you some idea about how the tour players would scorch the average course.
GPStyles
Sorry to hear you split with John.

Its funny what you say about pros ripping up the average course. To an extent I would disagree. Yes they would rip my home course apart as far as length goes but...when a three foot putt is more airborne than on the ground and can deviate by up to a couple of inches due to the lumpiness of the greens, I think they would begin to struggle!!!

The worst part about this is that its sad but true! When Paul Smith was at my course recently he told me to never worry about my putting again as it was more due to chance than skill that putts went in!
Yoda
John Riegger had a tough day Sunday, closing with 75 (+3). Still, his 9-under 275 earned a T62 finish and $8,815.