Ok. Thank you

Missed the finish.

What has Michael Thompson got left for par on the 3rd?

Cheers,

Also TIGER's first time he has opened -5 thru 4 holes (since 2009 Buick Open - 2nd Rd) - only shot 63 that day but won by 3 shots - just saying
Woods’ charge left him 7 shots off the lead (at 6 under par).

It's going to be yet another Groundhog Day for the Genesis Open field – up at dawn, play what you can, head for the exits when the horn sounds to suspend play because of darkness, again.

Although more Siberia than SoCal, as it's going to be chilly with frequent showers with a very windy afternoon forecast - ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ! (and it probably will)

According to the Golf Channel, The TOUR may or may not have avoided its second consecutive Monday finish, but if things don’t move along like they hope it won’t be from a lack of trying.
When third-round play resumes at 6:45am local time, the anchor threesome of Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and JB HOLMES (my best hope) will have 34 holes remaining - the tournament that has become the “Interstate 405” of events - with a parade of starts/stops and nothing but break lights as far as the eye can see - The 405 is also known as the San Diego Freeway is a major north–south Interstate Highway in Southern California. The 405 is a heavily travelled thoroughfare by both commuters and by freight haulers along its entire length and is the busiest and most congested freeway in the United States.

“It’s going to be a long one,” said Woods, who added he planned to wake up at 2 am to start preparing for Sunday. “It’s just going to be a lot of walking and the last couple days it’s definitely testing the body.”
Adam Scott was alone in second place at 12 under par. He won the 2005 Genesis Open after the event was shortened to 36 holes because of rain, conceded Sunday promises to be a long day, but he also understands the importance of momentum when a tournament is reduced to seemingly nonstop loops, regardless of how many holes remain. “It's a big day, a lot of golf. It's a great day to get your rhythm early and make a move,” Scott explained as he set off into the night for the third straight day.
By now this routine was familiar. Groundhog Day.

THEY BET...
Justin Thomas 5/4
Adam Scott 7/2
Patrick Rodgers 12
Rory McIlroy 12
JB Holmes 18
Tony Finau 20
Jonny Rahmbo 28
Jordan Spieth 28
Bubba Watson 28
Michael Thompson 33
Paul Casey 33
Tiger Woods 50

Interesting day for Peter Malnati & Cody Gribble (in Tiger's 3ball)

Due to the vagaries of the OWGR ranking system, Rory McIlroy is set to grab the top spot from Brooks Koepka.
Neither player is playing this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am which means when the hard sums are crunched next Monday McIlroy will regain World #1 the first time since 2015.

Both McIlroy and Koepka will tee up at the Genesis Open at Riviera next week and if Koepka can finish ahead of the new number one in that event, he will grab back his crown.

OWGR #3 Jonny Rahmbo will also be competing at Riviera and a strong performance could see him leapfrog both Koepka and McIlroy to capture that top spot for himself!
Just three-quarters of a point separates the three players and so we may well see the top spot changing hands a few times over the coming months.

Last time Rory was OWGR #1 (week of Sept. 14, 2015).....#2 Spieth #3 Day #4 Bubba #5 Fowler #9 DJ..... Brooks was #17.....Tiger #283.

saxon farm • February 14, 2018 10:37 PM GMT.....Despite the greens, Riviera is the best track they’ll play before Augusta.
Total Bosman • February 13, 2017 11:35 PM GMT.....A beast of a field……Looking forward to a week of proper golf without z-list celebs or boozed up college kids taking up the coverage.
Total Bosman • February 11, 2019 4:20 PM GMT......Great course, amazing field. The season starts here.

Btw last year, TIGER played with RORS and Thomas - 3Ball - DAY 1&2 - (and maybe the weekend too) TEED OFF - Thursday 15:22pm starting on the 10th hole (7.22am local time).
Let's see who he picks as playing partners this year ?

Always find it interesting to look back at how we saw previous markets. - ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ! (and it probably will)

He’s obviously feeling his “Arrogant Yank” self again after a good showing in Pebble.

POA GRASS greens is the key players stat !

My thinking is to wait out today's bad weather before doing anything. To keep e busy I have backed Ram (big fan) @ 14.5 ad trying or at least hoping to trade him @ 14.00. Tomorrow, depending on whether the following are still in contention, I will add Matsuyame, Ancer, Leishman, while keeping  an  eye on the weather all the time.

Happy 70th Birthday to Peter Gabriel (13th Feb 1950) original lead singer of GENESIS.

....which included Mike 'and The Mechanics' Rutherford & Phil Collins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYqJxlSv-Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDRXbP1MaY

Genesis Ownership % in Fantasy Games

Xander 24%
Morikawa 22
DJ & Finau 20
Rory, Bubba & Cuntlay 18
Im, Rose & JT 17
Noren, Tiger, Scott 15
Casey, Hideki, Rahm, Ortiz, Koepka 14
Reed, Ancer, Holmes 12
Bryson & Sergio 11%

LOTS OF PLAYERS paying tribute to KOBE BRYANT this week at the Invitational...MAMBA, his name, numbers and likeness are all over the Genesis.....Brooks Koepka is wearing Kobe Bryant-inspired shoes, Rory TaylorMade head covers, JT shoes, 8th hole is 'Mamba'...

@Catch me.... Thanks for weather update. I think balls will travel further for 2nd body of players as the weather will be warmer. Only drawback will be greens will have grown a trifle. Got my trade successfully (nearly all) so will lie back and watch Rahm in comfort. Tomorrow is another day.Good luck all.

Jason Day's 68 is his best score at Riviera CC by two shots - having never broken 70 in 12 previous attempts.

Catch Me ifyoucan • February 14, 2018 10:10 PM GMT

Saxon,
Rory McIlroy: "It's a great golf course. We don't play golf courses like this very often anymore on Tour, and it's a real treat when you come to a golf course like this where it's not overly long, you don't have to really bomb it off the tee, but it's real strategic. You've got to place your ball on the right sides of the fairways. You have to make sure you hit it to the right side of the greens. You really can't short-side yourself here. You can't really get it above the pin.

It's a real thinker's golf course and it's a real treat to play something like this because we don't get to play them that often anymore. Especially those, I think I saw a stat the other day, that there was more 3-footers missed here than there was anywhere else last year, I think by a long way actually. Inside sort of five or six feet is going to be really important this week, because you're not going to hit the amount of greens that you're used to hitting. You hit 12 greens around here, you've done pretty well. So there will be a lot of those holing-out-type distances for pars that will be important. I think that's one of the big things this week for me, and I've been trying to work on that."

THOSE SHORT ONES on Sunday night WILL BE FUN ! Same sh8te, different year
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