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

[OldTomMorris]

> @bscinstnct said:

> > @TreyWingbat said:

> > If Tiger misses the cut, will they still play the rest of the tournament on the weekend?

>

> Yes, but no one will be there to see it. And Brooks will hoist the claret jug to an audience of naught but sound of the sea...and the cries of the gulls.

 

[stanger37]

> @Pinging77 said:

> Seems like yesterday, April 15 no less that everyone was saying Jacks record could be surpassed in the next 2 years. Everyone was salivating to get a set of the Tiger designed irons. Fast forward to today and it appears the 2019 Masters may be equivalent to Jacks 1986 Masters. Kind of the last hurrah. Although Jack did contend in a couple more majors he never won again on the PGA. Tiger today in his post round interview gave a hint the back isn’t doing great saying with all the procedures he has had there are many shots he can no longer hit. First time he has confirmed what has been obvious since April.. now you wonder if he will tie Snead let alone Nicklaus. Hope his body tells him when to stop so he doesn’t need another procedure on his back..

 

He doesn't have to confirm that he is a 43year old, broken man, it's well documented. Tiger is never going to win every 1 of every 7 tournaments he enters again. There is only 1 winner every week, probably takes a lot out of you for the older you guys. With the schedule the way it is, he is only playing the big tournaments with the best of the best. He isn't playing the, with all due respect, the 'off weeks'

 

It was high 50s, low 60s, windy and raining during his round. That cold will affect a broken body, now add in the lack of prep and where he sprayed his tee shots. He put himself in some extreme angulated spots today on his back and knees. And in those spots, took some big hacks to get through the fescue. THOSE are the shots he cannot pull off anymore when it's just about every hole. That'll take a toll on anyone out there today.

[BearQ]

> @Lagavulin62 said:

> > @BearQ said:

> > 11 countries represented in the top 20

> >

> > The BRITISH Open

>

> FIFY. : )

 

I had it right. The open

 

Do you call football, soccer too? ;)

 

Big world out there. No one calls it British open on the other side

 

[Lagavulin62]

Well guys, clearly it’s going to be a short week for Tiger and Phil.

 

But at least for now we got Lee Westwood at -3 and really needs a major. Could this be his time? This is probably his last opportunity. Cmon Westy, you can do it.

[Darth Putter]

> @imakaveli said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > >

> > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > >

> > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> >

> > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

>

> Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

 

Pro golf is more than just nine weeks every two years.

[BearQ]

> @Lagavulin62 said:

> Well guys, clearly it’s going to be a short week for Tiger and Phil.

>

> But at least for now we got Lee Westwood at -3 and really needs a major. Could this be his time? This is probably his last opportunity. Cmon Westy, you can do it.

 

Would love to see Westwood finally get it done. I just don’t trust that putter or decision making on Sunday. He would need a big lead and it’s unlikely

 

 

[musclefront]

 

> @snizzle said:

> Honestly David Duval should not be in the field at this point if he's going to shoot 91.

> Some legit guys who can actually still golf such as Kaymer could've had that spot.

 

Duval earned the spot by being a former champ. He’s not taking anyone’s spot away. Kaymer didn’t earn his way in.

[ClarkGrswld4]

> @Lagavulin62 said:

> Well guys, clearly it’s going to be a short week for Tiger and Phil.

>

> But at least for now we got Lee Westwood at -3 and really needs a major. Could this be his time? This is probably his last opportunity. Cmon Westy, you can do it.

 

I can get on board with a Westy win

[MK7Golf21]

> @stanger37 said:

> > @Pinging77 said:

> > Seems like yesterday, April 15 no less that everyone was saying Jacks record could be surpassed in the next 2 years. Everyone was salivating to get a set of the Tiger designed irons. Fast forward to today and it appears the 2019 Masters may be equivalent to Jacks 1986 Masters. Kind of the last hurrah. Although Jack did contend in a couple more majors he never won again on the PGA. Tiger today in his post round interview gave a hint the back isn’t doing great saying with all the procedures he has had there are many shots he can no longer hit. First time he has confirmed what has been obvious since April.. now you wonder if he will tie Snead let alone Nicklaus. Hope his body tells him when to stop so he doesn’t need another procedure on his back..

>

> He doesn't have to confirm that he is a 43year old, broken man, it's well documented. Tiger is never going to win every 1 of every 7 tournaments he enters again. There is only 1 winner every week, probably takes a lot out of you for the older you guys. With the schedule the way it is, he is only playing the big tournaments with the best of the best. He isn't playing the, with all due respect, the 'off weeks'

>

> It was high 50s, low 60s, windy and raining during his round. That cold will affect a broken body, now add in the lack of prep and where he sprayed his tee shots. He put himself in some extreme angulated spots today on his back and knees. And in those spots, took some big hacks to get through the fescue. THOSE are the shots he cannot pull off anymore when it's just about every hole. That'll take a toll on anyone out there today.

 

Put aside his age and body, any pro with the little amount of prep Tiger did would shoot the same score. He can blame his neck etc, It's as simple as that.

 

[Lagavulin62]

> @BearQ said:

> > @Lagavulin62 said:

> > > @BearQ said:

> > > 11 countries represented in the top 20

> > >

> > > The BRITISH Open

> >

> > FIFY. : )

>

> I had it right. The open

>

> Do you call football, soccer too? ;)

>

> Big world out there. No one calls it British open on the other side

>

 

You spelled “open” both times with a lower case “o”. Was that an accident?

[Darth Putter]

14 hours and 40 minutes for the first round

[Jackhammer993]

Everything is perfect this week. Now the only thing left is to get a quality champion. I always believed that the great courses identify the great winners but after being proven wrong again and again I can only hope that a wonderful course like this produces a quality champion. This was the case at Pebble until the last 2 US Opens. I played Portrush and Royal County Down on 2 occasions and felt they were the 2 finest courses I had ever played. I don’t think Royal County Down sets up as well for a modern pro golf tournament but there are not 2 finer courses anywhere( Pebble and Cypress are right there) Looking for Koepka or Rahm to bring home the trophy.

[LICC]

> @imakaveli said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > >

> > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > >

> > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> >

> > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

>

> Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

 

You think the Players Championship is meaningless?

[Birdie Mac]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> 14 hours and 40 minutes for the first round

I've played rounds before that have *felt* that long...

 

[Pent08]

I already miss 2018 Tiger.

[bladehunter]

> @musclefront said:

>

> > @snizzle said:

> > Honestly David Duval should not be in the field at this point if he's going to shoot 91.

> > Some legit guys who can actually still golf such as Kaymer could've had that spot.

>

> Duval earned the spot by being a former champ. He’s not taking anyone’s spot away. Kaymer didn’t earn his way in.

 

Bingo ^

[bscinstnct]

> @Pent08 said:

> I already miss 2018 Tiger.

 

TW gonna go off the radar for now but

 

Watch out, you never know when he be like,

 

 

[imakaveli]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> > @imakaveli said:

> > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > > >

> > > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > > >

> > > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> > >

> > > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

> >

> > Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

>

> Pro golf is more than just nine weeks every two years.

 

Sure it is, but I’m not talking about pro golf

[Rangeballz]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> 14 hours and 40 minutes for the first round

 

That's about average for BDC and Cantlay....

[KRAMER1997]

I think the main problem with Tiger is that he can't play in cold weather anymore.

“In tournaments in which the average midpoint of the daytime temperature range has been 75 degrees or above, Woods has two wins, including at the Masters in April, and an average finish of sixth place. During that span, not once in such conditions has he finished outside the top 25.

 

When the weather is neither cool nor hot, the same can often be said of Woods. Between 65 and 74 degrees, he has posted an average finish of 24th place, with one missed cut.

 

When the extra clothing layers come out, his scores tend to go up. In average temperatures below 65 degrees since the start of 2017, Woods has an average finish of 46th place, with three missed cuts. That’s not counting the 2018 Ryder Cup, when Woods lost all four matches for the U.S. on a 56-degree weekend in France.”

 

[imakaveli]

> @LICC said:

> > @imakaveli said:

> > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > > >

> > > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > > >

> > > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> > >

> > > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

> >

> > Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

>

> You think the Players Championship is meaningless?

 

Totally, it’s the biggest regular event, nothing more and nothing less.

[Apathy_Overdose]

Anyone else notice Tiger's speech this week sounds slurred? Back on the fun candies?

[imakaveli]

Anyway, heck of a leaderboard! Hope Gmac makes the cut!

[Doc420]

The interview I saw with Tiger, he sounds like he is about done. I don't know home much longer he is going to do this.

[gunmetal]

> @imakaveli said:

> > @LICC said:

> > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > > > >

> > > > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> > > >

> > > > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

> > >

> > > Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

> >

> > You think the Players Championship is meaningless?

>

> Totally, it’s the biggest regular event, nothing more and nothing less.

 

I actually think the value of majors is inflated and the value of a regular victory is deflated. So for me when tiger eclipses Snead, that will be bigger than Jack's majors. But I get that I'm in the minority. I just don't think winning on the PGA tour is ever easy.

[Darth Putter]

> @imakaveli said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > @buckeye440 said:

> > > > > > > @imakaveli said:

> > > > > > > I wonder if they ever realize they f***ed it up and put pga championship back in august.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > How is this round indicative of that?

> > > > >

> > > > > Cause it’s a thread about the unfortunately last Major of the season.

> > > >

> > > > The British Open: Glory's Last Shot

> > >

> > > Right? 9 months of meaningless golf ahead ?

> >

> > Pro golf is more than just nine weeks every two years.

>

> Sure it is, but I’m not talking about pro golf

 

That's it, I'm making you watch the Barbasol Championship.

 

 

[Darth Putter]

> @Doc420 said:

> The interview I saw with Tiger, he sounds like he is about done. I don't know home much longer he is going to do this.

 

ESPN with the sad story title

https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/27217029/tiger-gives-grim-view-physical-woes-78

 

[duffer987]

> @"Birdie Mac" said:

> > @"Darth Putter" said:

> > 14 hours and 40 minutes for the first round

> I've played rounds before that have *felt* that long...

>

 

... said Ernie Els and Abraham Ancer at the conclusion of round 1 ;-)

[BobMorris]

> @Jackhammer993 said:

> Everything is perfect this week. Now the only thing left is to get a quality champion. I always believed that the great courses identify the great winners but after being proven wrong again and again I can only hope that a wonderful course like this produces a quality champion. This was the case at Pebble until the last 2 US Opens. I played Portrush and Royal County Down on 2 occasions and felt they were the 2 finest courses I had ever played. I don’t think Royal County Down sets up as well for a modern pro golf tournament but there are not 2 finer courses anywhere( Pebble and Cypress are right there) Looking for Koepka or Rahm to bring home the trophy.

 

I think the player that beats this field, on a challenging course like Portrush, will be a quality champion. Unless of course you meant a 'name' player instead?

[Rangeballz]

> @"Darth Putter" said:

> > @Doc420 said:

> > The interview I saw with Tiger, he sounds like he is about done. I don't know home much longer he is going to do this.

>

> ESPN with the sad story title

> https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/27217029/tiger-gives-grim-view-physical-woes-78

>

 

Certainly doesn't sound good.

 

I'm curious as to what he will do with his time when he hangs it up. I don't see him announcing.