Off Topic Gary Woodland
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Holy crap Jake Knapp went low. His swing is so long and loopy it’s wild, saw a slow mo breakdown recently on the golf channel.
Gary’s got work to do.
Gary’s got work to do.
He probably needs to be at -5 to have a decent chance at the cut if it keeps going like this. Need 67 or better tomorrow!
Episode 7. There was a lot of dust in the air. Episode 8 is equally tough.
As I thought, cut at -5 and unfortunately 70-70 doesn't cut it for this tournament. On to the next, whichever one that is.
Ok, finally watched the Full Swing episode with Gary last night, really good. Also the next one about The President’s Cup and Camillo Villegas and wife story, geez, talk about human interest stories about how hard life can be!
That’s what makes these shows, Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Break Point, etc so good, you get to see the lives of the real humans that exist behind these professional athletes. You hope it helps more people understand that they’re just people like us but you wonder after seeing the nonsense with Mayo.
That’s what makes these shows, Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Break Point, etc so good, you get to see the lives of the real humans that exist behind these professional athletes. You hope it helps more people understand that they’re just people like us but you wonder after seeing the nonsense with Mayo.
Gary’s tee time is Thursday at 7:13 AM CDT from Tee 1 at The Players Championship. He’ll be playing alongside Rafael Campos and Davis Riley.
He has not done well at this tournament in the past. Here are his finishes over the last five years:
• 2024: Finished 72nd
• 2023: Tied for 54th
• 2022: Missed the cut
• 2021: Missed the cut
• 2020: Tournament canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
He has not done well at this tournament in the past. Here are his finishes over the last five years:
• 2024: Finished 72nd
• 2023: Tied for 54th
• 2022: Missed the cut
• 2021: Missed the cut
• 2020: Tournament canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tomorrow? I thought it started Thursday?? Also, ESPN+ is covering MULTIPLE featured groups. Don't have any names yet, but it's worth checking up on.
I just finished Gary’s episode and it’s one of the best yet out of all 3 season. This season was pretty meh up until his episode. They got away from a lot of the behind the scenes stuff for the first 5 episodes and it just seems like a lot of highlight reels for a couple guys each of them.
It’s ok, every golf fan knew what you meant. I think the only one they move to a day earlier is to not compete with the NFL Conference Championships huh?
All-Access coverage at the Players Championship provides views of every shot played by each group on every hole. This coverage is available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+.
What does All-Access coverage include?
What does All-Access coverage include?
- Feeds: 21 feeds on Thursday and Friday mornings, and more than 30 streams on Saturday and Sunday
- Features: Natural sound, graphics, and statistics for all 24 groups
- No commercial breaks: All-Access feeds are commercial-free
Yeah, he's never really had a good finish there. Guess he just doesn't fit well with the course
"I don't understand this golf course," Woodland said. "This is my 13th time playing here. You practice around here and you get up there and you think, I can post a number today and for some reason it just kicks my ass every time."
Gary Woodland plays a shot from behind a tree on the first hole during the first round of the 2025 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.© Alex Slitz/Getty Images
Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, has one top 25 finish (T11 in 2014) here and has missed the cut six times.
Thursday, though, presented another challenge. The rough, he said, was as thick as he's seen at The Players, and as thick as he's seen on Tour this year. Twice he was inside 170 yards and was force to chip out of the rough.
"Maybe they didn't mow it after that rain on Monday," he said.
"This golf course exploits you pretty quickly if you're just a little off. Even the par 5s, you think you can get there and if you miss it coming into those greens a lot of the times it's almost better to lay up," Woodland added.
Gary Woodland plays a shot from behind a tree on the first hole during the first round of the 2025 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.© Alex Slitz/Getty Images
Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, has one top 25 finish (T11 in 2014) here and has missed the cut six times.
Thursday, though, presented another challenge. The rough, he said, was as thick as he's seen at The Players, and as thick as he's seen on Tour this year. Twice he was inside 170 yards and was force to chip out of the rough.
"Maybe they didn't mow it after that rain on Monday," he said.
"This golf course exploits you pretty quickly if you're just a little off. Even the par 5s, you think you can get there and if you miss it coming into those greens a lot of the times it's almost better to lay up," Woodland added.
Gary isn’t really the layup type of guy."I don't understand this golf course," Woodland said. "This is my 13th time playing here. You practice around here and you get up there and you think, I can post a number today and for some reason it just kicks my ass every time."
Gary Woodland plays a shot from behind a tree on the first hole during the first round of the 2025 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.© Alex Slitz/Getty Images
Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, has one top 25 finish (T11 in 2014) here and has missed the cut six times.
Thursday, though, presented another challenge. The rough, he said, was as thick as he's seen at The Players, and as thick as he's seen on Tour this year. Twice he was inside 170 yards and was force to chip out of the rough.
"Maybe they didn't mow it after that rain on Monday," he said.
"This golf course exploits you pretty quickly if you're just a little off. Even the par 5s, you think you can get there and if you miss it coming into those greens a lot of the times it's almost better to lay up," Woodland added.
Gary teeing it up tomorrow morning at 7:30 at the Valspar Championship. He's not in a featured group, but he might get a little coverage in the main feed.
In the horses for courses theory, this might be another tough week for Gary. I hope I’m wrong, he needs some more top 20’s.
You are correct, I had to look it up, 2011 when it was called The Transition Championship.
Gary birdies his last hole and will play the weekend. At -1 he is only 1 stroke out of being in the top 20.
He’s -2! 😛
But you are right, he is in the thick of it! Hopefully he gets some coverage tomorrow.
Gary could only manage even par today. There are birdies out there. Spieth made 7 birdies, and JT had 6 birdies and an eagle.
He had 4 other birdie opportunities within 12 feet, two of which were around 6 feet in length that he burnt the edges on.
He really needs a putting coach. I know Faxon is with Rory now, but he could be two shots of the lead if three of those four roll in.
Still a solid round on a tough course.
With recent events, our guy has fallen to 90th in the Fedex Standings. He could really use a sub 70 final round tomorrow for a decent finish and some critical points. Even a 69 should put him in a decent finish based on where the scores are now.
Gary had a dead-straight 6-foot birdie putt on #4 but pulled it left. Even the announcers seemed surprised he missed it. At the time, the make would have moved him to T17. He’s currently T44, but has another birdie putt coming up on #8.
Disastrous ending for Gary. Bogey followed by a double bogey on 15 and 16. Went from T27 to T47. 😔
You are correct. Playing on a former major winner exemption. Here is some additional info:
Texas Children’s Houston Open:
Here’s how Gary has finished there the past three years:
- 2024: T21
- 2023: T9
- 2022: Missed the Cut
- Off the Tee (SG: OTT): +0.242
- Approach (SG: APP): +1.103
- Around the Green (SG: ATG): +0.266
- Putting (SG: P): -0.602
- Total (SG: TOT): +1.008
Not that it matters, but Scheffler and Rory have signed up to play as a last tune up before the Masters.
Gary is ALSO playing in 2 weeks at the Valero Texas Open.
Gary Woodland, also a four-time winner on TOUR, including the 2019 U.S. Open, will return to the VTO for the first time in three years. In six appearances here his best finishes are a pair of T8s in 2021 and 2022. The Kansas native recently received the PGA TOUR Courage Award for his inspiring comeback from brain surgery that is chronicled in this year’s “Full Swing” on Netflix.
Gary Woodland, also a four-time winner on TOUR, including the 2019 U.S. Open, will return to the VTO for the first time in three years. In six appearances here his best finishes are a pair of T8s in 2021 and 2022. The Kansas native recently received the PGA TOUR Courage Award for his inspiring comeback from brain surgery that is chronicled in this year’s “Full Swing” on Netflix.
Gary tees off at 1:25 on Thursday with Matt McCarty and Matt Wallace.
