Posted on 01/16/2011 4:06:34 PM PST by george76
MDF: The New Golf Disease.
The terminology is new to fans and players alike. And judging by all the noise coming from Hawaii, it is not very popular.
If you happened to come across the designation "MDF" well down the list of names through 36 holes of the Sony Open over the weekend, don't feel bad for not knowing what it meant.
Many of the PGA Tour players affected didn't, either.
The letters stand for "made [cut] didn't finish" and it altered the weekend plans of 18 players in the Sony field who were given credit for making the 36-hole cut, received FedEx Cup points and were paid.
But just like someone who did not make the cut, those 18 players did not get to finish the tournament.
They were the victims of a new PGA Tour rule in 2008 designed to keep field sizes manageable.
(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...
And also when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you’ve got that going for you. Which is nice.
They simply couldn’t put that many players through 36 holes on Sunday.
The Hope is starting on Wednesday, and if there is Monday finish, they only get ONE day of practice on three courses.
My husband is making me some furniture out of quartersawn MDF. Should be nice.
And also when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you’ve got that going for you. Which is nice.
“It’s in the hole !”
It sounds like an economy move to me, although it makes more sense just to move the cut line off of 70 to, say, 50.
MDF? WTF?
8-)
As a woodworker, MDF stands for medium density fiberboard, a heavy pressboard used in cabinet making.
It sounds like the tournament (or the tour?) pays them more if they make the cut. So players 51-70 got paid for making the cut except they didn’t get to play on.
It sounds like the tournament (or the tour?) pays them more if they make the cut. So players 51-70 got paid for making the cut except they didn’t get to play on.
I am glad I’m not a golf commentator anymore....I’d get fired because of my opinion. This is just the “r” word.
These guys are supposed to be PROS, so why do they need a day or two of practice on the course before the tournament?
I’ve played on golf leagues and in many charity tournaments for decades, but we were never given a couple of days to “practice” on the courses.
The real losers are the charities and the people and companies that pay to play in the pro-am events.
IDK
The idea is not to practice your game, but to learn the course, or in this cases courses. Many of the new guys have not played on these courses before; if they don’t get to hit practice putts on the greens, they won’t know how they break and the guys who have played there before will wipe them out.
In any case, they finished on time, and everyone can hop on the plane to California.
sorry, I didn’t see the 2008 date on this a article.
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