The Open Championship at Royal Portrush GC/Dunluce Links - Shane Lowry is the 2019 Champion Golfer

[tiderider]

> @bscinstnct said:

> BK givin his caddie big props.

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> Said he know him, if he hits a bad shot and walks too fast, caddie tells him to slow down.

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> Says he knows what to say when there pressure.

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> Venue is the caddies home town, I think.

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> BK also sayin he don’t practice.

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he's a member there, if i heard correctly ...

[gvogel]

> @RobS14526 said:

> > @JaNelson38 said:

> > > @OldTomMorris said:

> > > > @grm24 said:

> > > > > @jngolf said:

> > > > > Any news on why CH3 withdrew?

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> > > > He's not a big fan of playing The Open Championship.

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> > > > https://www.rotoworld.com/golf/golf/player/33548/charles-howell-iii

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> > > > _It was his fourth straight cut made with each of his last four results being an improvement over the previous start. Despite the trending form, CH3 deciding against the long flight this week and will get a bit of rest before the final push to the FedExCup title. Howell III has played just two Open Championships since 2013 and both were missed cuts. In fact, he is just 4-for-10 overall at the event with nothing better than a T28 (2011). It's easy to see why he's skipping. Martin Kaymer is now the first alternate._

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> > > I like him but this is an interesting and revealing insight into his psyche.

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> > Why? Because he doesnt like long air travel and he clearly doesnt play well in links-style golf?

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> > I remember this type of banter back and forth a few years ago when Steve Stricker decided to skip The Open one year (and maybe the year after as well) because he simply wanted to be at home with his family. The rubes here who would all give their left nut to play The Open just couldnt understand why someone would intentionally skip a major, and wouldnt take any reasoning as sufficient. Him simply saying "I have a family vacation planned, and that's what I'm doing" seemed to bother people, as if everyone who gets an exemption to a major is suddenly obligated to use it....not realizing that in the summer in America is when most Americans take vacations.

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> > CH3 earned an exemption to play, and chose not to, for whatever reasons. If it is family reasons, good for him. He's played 23 events this year, which is more than any other player in the top 20 in the FedEx Cup this year. He'll likely be playing 4 out of the next 5 weeks. I hope he enjoys his break, and I look forward to watching him play for the rest of the season.

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> Yeah but, it’s really going to hurt his chances of running down Jack’s 18 majors.

 

You have to be a really good putter to win a major championship. The guys who win are ball strikers who have a great putting week. They go through the zone with their putting, unless they completely go through the zone with their ball striking.

 

CH3 has never been known as a great putter. Never will be. Too tight, too controlled. Too concerned with his stroke.

[Hawkeye77]

> @JAMH03 said:

> I had no idea that RideTide was going 2 update his thread provide new links etc, so posting only there would some info would be harder 2 retrieve.

 

Right. ;-)

[ebrasmus21]

Will Tiger win? Yes or no.

 

This is all that matters.

[tiderider]

weather update:

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rain-wind-cooler-temperatures-expected-soon-royal-portrush

_The warm, calm conditions that have greeted players for the early practice rounds here at the 148th Open Championship will soon give way to a cooler, breezier and rainier forecast.

For the final day of preparation at Royal Portrush, players should expect periods of rain and cooler temperatures (low 60s), with winds gusting at times to 20 to 25 mph, coming from a different direction, the south, than the previous two days here._

_The forecast for Thursday's opening round calls for sunny intervals but also a 70% chance of showers, some of them heavy at times. Winds should consistently be in the 10 to 15 mph range, with stronger gusts possible in the afternoon._

 

_There also could be rain for the other three tournament rounds, but according to the R&A’s official forecast, “confidence (is) low in any details at this stage.”_

[bscinstnct]

> @ebrasmus21 said:

> Will Tiger win? Yes or no.

>

> This is all that matters.

 

Tiger gonna win the British Open

 

Then have tea with the Queen. King of France gonna be there too and pour a nice Medoc into the Bordeaux jug.

 

Nuff said.

 

 

[musclefront]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > Will Tiger win? Yes or no.

> >

> > This is all that matters.

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> Tiger gonna win the British Open

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> Then have tea with the Queen. King of France too.

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> Nuff said.

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He’ll still do all that even if he doesn’t make the cut.

[ebrasmus21]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > Will Tiger win? Yes or no.

> >

> > This is all that matters.

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> Tiger gonna win the British Open

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> Then have tea with the Queen. King of France gonna be there too and pour a nice Medoc into the Bordeaux jug.

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> Nuff said.

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https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/480xn/p03w1jzl.jpg

 

[Steele47]

welp. So much for backing it up.

 

Back on topic. I have a really bad feeling Kuch is gonna take this thing.

[Ronnie Mundt]

Cool piece on Live From tonight on Veterans Alternative, helping wounded veterans heal through the game of golf. That was a really good Rich Lerner piece, and I don’t really care for Mr. Lerner.

[Maximilian]

This course looks like so much fun! Hope the weather isn’t too awful, but not too nice either. So excited I can’t wait for it to begin!

[Ashley Schaeffer]

Love to see the British being played in Northern Ireland. Cool move by the PGA Tour to get the B.O. to NI. It’ll be fun to see who holds the Cloddet Jewg come Sunday!

[grm24]

> @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> Love to see the British being played in Northern Ireland. Cool move by the PGA Tour to get the B.O. to NI. It’ll be fun to see who holds the Cloddet Jewg come Sunday!

 

> @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> Love to see the British being played in Northern Ireland. **Cool move by the PGA Tour to get the B.O. to NI.** It’ll be fun to see who holds the Cloddet Jewg come Sunday!

 

So exactly how did the PGA Tour get/convince the R&A to have The Open Championship in Northern Ireland?

[Ashley Schaeffer]

> @grm24 said:

> > @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> > Love to see the British being played in Northern Ireland. Cool move by the PGA Tour to get the B.O. to NI. It’ll be fun to see who holds the Cloddet Jewg come Sunday!

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> > @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> > Love to see the British being played in Northern Ireland. **Cool move by the PGA Tour to get the B.O. to NI.** It’ll be fun to see who holds the Cloddet Jewg come Sunday!

>

> So exactly how did the PGA Tour get/convince the R&A to have The Open Championship in Northern Ireland?

 

It was a joke, man. You know, the whole British versus Open thing? The Euros are super sensitive about it, to the point where the ruling body has made it a point to never, ever call it the British Open. Which is precisely why I will always call it the British Open.

 

 

[Ashley Schaeffer]

Was just watching Live From. It’s crazy to hear about these four-direction winds the players will face! I’ve played a fair amount of golf, but I’ve never played in a tornado like these guys will have to do.

[Hankshank]

I remember Irish 2012@portrush, saw all saturday and sunday, great venue for TV golf. Cheerful Irish folks all over the place, one of the best golf crowds I can remember. My memories are a little haze on specific holes, but I seem to remember that the hole wich is now 18 was 16 back then was really great. That bunker in the dogleg really ate balls, created some drama as I remember it. The finishing holes at Lahinch and Renaissance was kind of lame, last holes should create excitement.

[Hankshank]

> @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> Was just watching Live From. It’s crazy to hear about these four-direction winds the players will face! I’ve played a fair amount of golf, but I’ve never played in a tornado like these guys will have to do.

 

Where is the Live From?

[Ashley Schaeffer]

> @Hankshank said:

> > @"Ashley Schaeffer" said:

> > Was just watching Live From. It’s crazy to hear about these four-direction winds the players will face! I’ve played a fair amount of golf, but I’ve never played in a tornado like these guys will have to do.

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> Where is the Live From?

 

GC. They were live, right there in Saint Andrews, England, commenting on the upcoming British from Ireland.

 

 

[Hankshank]

The half with the afternoon time seems heavier than the morning group. Havent thought about that is it always like that for some reason?

[OldTomMorris]

The poor weather has arrived. Temperatures have dropped so if you suffer stiffness in the back and neck it's far from ideal.

[tiderider]

umbrellas trembling in the wind, rain gear/rain gloves, rory working on knockdown shots ...

 

now that's an Open ...

[Collace]

237,750 in attendance this week - second biggest crowd ever for an Open Championship. If the course does it's job I think it won't be too long before it's back again.

 

I'll be there on Friday - can't wait!

[BlackDiamondPar5]

> @Collace said:

> 237,750 in attendance this week - second biggest crowd ever for an Open Championship. If the course does it's job I think it won't be too long before it's back again.

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> I'll be there on Friday - can't wait!

 

Can't wait to start listening on the App very early tomorrow morning in bed and then turning on the TV a little later.

[tiderider]

interesting conference with the R&A guys ... always liked the Brit's sense of humor ...

[OldTomMorris]

Rory's Stone Island jacket with a Nike Swoosh on the chest is unexpected.

[MountainGoat]

Good to have something on in the middle of the night (US) now that WSOP is over.

 

[Noel 905R]


Glad no injuries.

[rukahs]

> @OldTomMorris said:

> Rory's Stone Island jacket with a Nike Swoosh on the chest is unexpected.

 

Agree. It would be very strange even seeing Stone Island on any of the players let alone Rors. Not sure it suits his style. I am sure however that it suits his wallet.

[rukahs]

 

[OldTomMorris]

Keep Men In Blazers away from golf and don't encourage them. So awful.