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[Cgkdisc]

The player base has become a bigger "iceberg" with more above the 1000-rated water line but the same percentage of visible berg.

[araytx]

Originally Posted by ChrisWoj

I'm just thinking if you're worried about being one of the 28% or so of the scores taking 4 or worse... You could do a lot worse than trying to fly the in bound area down there. If you can reliably avoid getting knocked down early it definitely feels like a simple approach for par.

23:45
As promised, here it is. Interestingly Simon “(-line)” Lizotte also plays it differently going big hyzer, big hyzer.

[JoeyH]

Originally Posted by Cgkdisc

The player base has become a bigger "iceberg" with more above the 1000-rated water line but the same percentage of visible berg.

Thank you Chuck. I like your analogy. That's what I was trying to get across.

[txmxer]

Originally Posted by JoeyH

I am in agreement. Not much difference in the highest rated players from 2017 to 2023 (Paul is 1050 for pretty much that entire period). The pool is catching up to them and giving more players a chance to win. I think you are going to see more players with a chance to win and more players within striking distance on the final day.

Scoring Separation for the FPO, to me, looks as though the pool is getting larger and better.

I think FPO is both increasing the number of talented players as well as improving their game with more players being able to spend more time improving their skill sets. And there is the learning curve. When someone does something different/unique then others pick up on it and add it to their game.

MPO has some of that, but it’s much more mature with regard to new methods/techniques.