Brodie Smith PDGA #128378

[biscoe]

I bet he averages between 960-980 for the three rounds. That's his rating, 972.

i will take the over on that one.

 

[brutalbrutus]

-1 thru 3 to start hit a 38fter on no3.

 

[brutalbrutus]

Looks like brodie went OB going for the island green on no5. back to even thru 5

 

[Jolt]

He is usually a good putter but today he's started terrible

 

[brutalbrutus]

He is usually a good putter but today he's started terrible

Three of those first four holes are weird though. 1 is elevated. 2 is on a slope next to a pond and 4 is elevated next to a pond. 5 is also pretty tricky. Its kind of a death putt on a peninsula in the creek

Lol he just made his 2nd c2 putt... maybe he was just putting to too close earlier... The Kevin Jones syndrome...

That's a nice bird too. That hole eats me alive. Tight gap to a small landing area and then it turns right and goes straight up hill thru a tunnel.

 

[brutalbrutus]

Nice scramble on 9 apparently. Guessing he hit one of the tunnel trees and went left or right into the shule.

 

[brutalbrutus]

Still -1 thru 12... now let's see how he fares running the gauntlet to the finish line...

 

[brutalbrutus]

Still -1 thru 12... now let's see how he fares running the gauntlet to the finish line...

Good start. c2 putt for bird on the KY Gap

 

[Cgkdisc]

Looks like -1 is close to 1000 rated round so far.

 

[araytx]

i will take the over on that one.

Clarify.

OVER his rating or more strokes OVER par than I said. Not sure of context.

Still -1 thru 12... now let's see how he fares running the gauntlet to the finish line...

Might be a rough weekend if he is not hitting his lines.

Well aware, but a more experienced pro might be able to stop the bleeding a little easier than him.

Brodie is going to get wrecked at Idlewild. I don't believe he has the course management experience to handle this track.

Good chance brodie shoots high 800 to low 900 rounds this weekend.

One thing is for certain. 4 birdies and 2 bogeys through 15 holes is hardly "Getting eaten up" or "wrecked" by Idlewild. Will he win? no. But will he perform. Absolutely. Better than some people expect.

 

[araytx]

Clarify.

OVER his rating or more strokes OVER par than I said. Not sure of context.











One thing is for certain. 4 birdies and 2 bogeys through 15 holes is hardly "Getting eaten up" or "wrecked" by Idlewild. Will he win? no. But will he perform. Absolutely. Better than some people expect.

Well the three bogeys on 15-17 hurt. Back to even par finished at 68. Coming in likely around 995. Not bad for getting "wrecked"

 

[runningoz]

Can't see where I said he would get wrecked. Odd.

 

[Jay Dub]

Can't see where I said he would get wrecked. Odd.

It doesn't matter, the fans get upset easily.

 

[ToddL]

Mizunodave said the word "wrecked" and was included in the quote train.

 

[mizunodave]

Yep, I called for wreckage and was wrong, so far. If he gets through 3 days at Idlewild without a +8 kinda day I will never doubt him again.

 

[ChrisWoj]

Honestly I think its amazing that, given the amount of video evidence of the work he put in, that people still think he's going to come into one of these events and shoot like a tourist jumping on tour for an event. I feel like people are treating him, in their predictions, like he's someone like me - a nondescript nobody local joe pro who goes to these big events and doesn't take the course seriously enough and bombs one round before playing good local joe pro golf for a few rounds on a foreign course.

Brodie is coming into these events and taking legitimate time to practice the layouts thoroughly. On top of that - he's constantly referring to his long game and keeps leaking comments about "two years" into his videos - referring to when he thinks he'll be a "problem" on the course for other pros. He's aware of where he's finishing relative to the cashline, and okay with it (maybe not 'okay', I'm sure he's annoyed) and not going to hack through the woods because he's worried how he'll look in the standings after a few rounds. There's no impatience.

I think he's, especially considering the prep work he puts in before his events, at this point a pretty reliable 980+ guy, if not 990+ guy. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on the fatigue still hitting him from the little Lyme bout, I don't know enough about mid-term complications. I fully expect his rating at the end of this year to be in the upper 980s. If he goes into a tournament grind in the late fall down south maybe 990s.

 

[ChrisWoj]

I went and played two rounds at the course I'm playing tomorrow with a better head for prep just because of what I saw from Brodie in his video prepping for Idlewild this week. That's what you have to ****ing do, and his video is such a useful reminder of that.

 

[mizunodave]

I'm only being so pessimistic on Brodie this tournament because I live near Idlewild and have been "wrecked" many times.

 

[brutalbrutus]

 

[brutalbrutus]

Ouch @ 4:10 Lucky he didn't break his hand