the DDF Irish Open at Lahinch GC

[OldTomMorris]

I have a feeling a win must be round the corner for Mike Lorenzo-Vera. Tough ask to get your first ET win against this field though.

[imakaveli]

13 at Lahinch, what an awesome course.

 


 

[bscinstnct]

I saw the course, unfortunately only driving by, it was much greener, emerald really. I imagine they let it dry out a bit so it plays faster. The hills/undulations looked far more pronounced from ground level as well.

 

Ha, SLowery with the Leonidas beard.

[jvincent]

I turned on the coverage briefly this morning.

 

It was sunny and it looked like very little wind. The fans were mostly in shorts.

[OldTomMorris]

My feelings on blind shots (blame Old Tom) aside I think the course looks fantastic and something I'd definitely love to play.

[scott_Donald]

looking good on the TV to me.

 

Keep in mind May in Britain was colder and wetter than the norm so conditions like last year have no chance to happen this year.

[buckeyefl]

Louis must have a lot of hot melt in whatever driver he is using. Sounded like a persimmon.

[bscinstnct]

Odd that no Irish companies give PH a hat deal.

 

Mutual of Omaha?

[imakaveli]

Oosthuizen' swing should be in the hall of fame.

[gvogel]

> @imakaveli said:

> Oosthuizen' swing should be in the hall of fame.

 

He certainly looks better than everyone else when he hits his driver.

[Mikey5e]

> @OldTomMorris said:

> My feelings on blind shots (blame Old Tom) aside I think the course looks fantastic and something I'd definitely love to play.

 

To me, blind shots are dictated by the lay of the land, and are not necessarily designed into a course intentionally. I personally really dislike blind shots for several reasons :

1) Too easy to hit into people for obvious reasons.

2) Slows down play.

3) Makes the hole too difficult (subjective)

[imakaveli]

Video of the year so far, awesome!

[cardoustie]

very entertaining the Euro boys are

[buckeye440]

Watch for 20 mins today without seeing any goats, pretty disappointed.

[landolakes]

My favorite Irish course...enjoyed watching today. Hoping for some wind Friday.

[grm24]

> @buckeye440 said:

> Watch for 20 mins today without seeing any goats, pretty disappointed.

 

 

They were removed from the property for the tournament. Too bad.

https://golfweek.com/2019/07/02/shackelford-q-a-with-paul-mcginley-host-of-the-dubai-duty-free-irish-open/

 

Last thing, will the famous goats roaming the property be present during the tournament?

 

“Unfortunately not. With twenty 25,000 people a day out there and hopefully sellout crowds, their safety would be in question. It would have been nice to have them and we inquired about that, even maybe corralling them just to have them there, but the animal rights groups said no, let’s not go there with the crowds. Because if something were to happen it would be a travesty.”

[OldBridge]

> @Mikey5e said:

> > @OldTomMorris said:

> > My feelings on blind shots (blame Old Tom) aside I think the course looks fantastic and something I'd definitely love to play.

>

> To me, blind shots are dictated by the lay of the land, and are not necessarily designed into a course intentionally. I personally really dislike blind shots for several reasons :

> 1) Too easy to hit into people for obvious reasons.

> 2) Slows down play.

> 3) Makes the hole too difficult (subjective)

 

One of my local courses has a blind shot on nearly every hole. I hate it and don't play there often because it's too easy to lose golf balls.

 

Good to see Padraig Harrington on top of the leaderboard. I hope he can put together a win.

 

[MattyO1984]

I am getting that people would want to see a links browner and playing firmer than it seems to be at the moment but whether or not that happens is completely out of the control of the greenkeepers. If the weather in Ireland has been anything like it has in Scotland then the difference between courses this year compared to last year is all but night and day. My home course has gone from playing the shortest I could ever remember playing it last year to the longest this year. The change is crazy.

[OldTomMorris]

Eddie Pepperell now tied for the lead, in the coverage yesterday he appeared to be moving very gently like he was protecting his back.

[TBD203]

I hope he’s alright I truly enjoy his candid nature and what he brings to the game.

[OldTomMorris]

> @MattyO1984 said:

> I am getting that people would want to see a links browner and playing firmer than it seems to be at the moment but whether or not that happens is completely out of the control of the greenkeepers. If the weather in Ireland has been anything like it has in Scotland then the difference between courses this year compared to last year is all but night and day. My home course has gone from playing the shortest I could ever remember playing it last year to the longest this year. The change is crazy.

 

True, virtually no rain last year whereas this year there has been quite a lot.

[MountainGoat]

> @MountainGoat said:

> Just turned on the broadcast. It's too green.

>

Friday morning...looks much better in the fog and rain. Green offset by burnt umber. Better visual presentation.

[s1mZ]

Just fascinating how the weather is almost completely different today. Different test for the pros.

In terms of aesthetically pleasing, text-book and fluid swings, i think my fellow South Africans are only just behind the South Korean women. Have a look at Louis, Zander, Jaco Van Zyl, Van Rooyen, Porteous and Stone swings. Jeeeez

[jmck]

> @jvincent said:

> I turned on the coverage briefly this morning.

>

> It was sunny and it looked like very little wind. The fans were mostly in shorts.

 

> @grm24 said:

> > @buckeye440 said:

> > Watch for 20 mins today without seeing any goats, pretty disappointed.

>

>

> They were removed from the property for the tournament. Too bad.

> https://golfweek.com/2019/07/02/shackelford-q-a-with-paul-mcginley-host-of-the-dubai-duty-free-irish-open/

>

> Last thing, will the famous goats roaming the property be present during the tournament?

>

> “Unfortunately not. With twenty 25,000 people a day out there and hopefully sellout crowds, their safety would be in question. It would have been nice to have them and we inquired about that, even maybe corralling them just to have them there, but the animal rights groups said no, let’s not go there with the crowds. Because if something were to happen it would be a travesty.”

 

Goat can be quite aggressive, and they've VERY strong for their size. You have to know how to be around them to get along with them. I wouldn't want 25,000 people not used to goats turned loose around a herd of them either--bad recipe!

[jmck]

> @OldTomMorris said:

> Eddie Pepperell now tied for the lead, in the coverage yesterday he appeared to be moving very gently like he was protecting his back.

 

He's been struggling with his back since last fall. Had to pull out of a few tournaments along the way and has taken some time off. Nice to see him back on form, though yes, moving gingerly.

 

Nice to see Harrington playing well too. He won at Adare in '07 which was kind of the kick off for his big 18 months. Caught most all of his round yesterday and he was swinging free and easy. Hope he keeps it up for another few days.

[MattyO1984]

> @OldTomMorris said:

> > @MattyO1984 said:

> > I am getting that people would want to see a links browner and playing firmer than it seems to be at the moment but whether or not that happens is completely out of the control of the greenkeepers. If the weather in Ireland has been anything like it has in Scotland then the difference between courses this year compared to last year is all but night and day. My home course has gone from playing the shortest I could ever remember playing it last year to the longest this year. The change is crazy.

>

> True, virtually no rain last year whereas this year there has been quite a lot.

 

It's been horrendous...I am blaming my poor golf on simply not being able to get out there as much as I would like.

[Hankshank]

”Ancer runs like a pedestrian on GTA when you start shooting”

 

I cannot stop chuckling now when I see him on TV now.

[buckeyefl]

Why do they bring Rich L. and his overdramatic/ vague references/ annoying nonstop announcing to these events? Make that any event. I swear hes been the only one talking for the last 10 minutes. Use the Euro tour announcers.

[Hankshank]

Really funny - one guy yelled something after the Fleetwood teeshot on 5th. Everyone laughed. It’s not like that on the pga tour.

[gvogel]

> @buckeyefl said:

> Why do they bring Rich L. and his overdramatic/ vague references/ annoying nonstop announcing to these events? Make that any event. I swear hes been the only one talking for the last 10 minutes. Use the Euro tour announcers.

 

Well, he used the word "peripatetic" in describing the Euro Tour, so he has that going for him.