2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open Aug 13 - 16

[Argonne69]

Race to the CME Globe: 500 PointsFormat: 72 holesPurse: $1,500,000Location: The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, ScotlandPar: 71Yardage: 6427History: This is the 4th year for the event. In 2019 Mi Jung Hur took home her first LPGA win since 2014. Hur turned it on during the back nine with six birdies to set the 72-hole tournament record at 20-under par, and take a four-shot victory over runners-up Moriya Jutanugarn and Jeongeun Lee6.

Coverage:

 

Aug 13: The Golf Channel 7:00 am - 11:00 am (ET)

Aug 14: The Golf Channel 7:00 am - 11:00 am (ET)

Aug 15: The Golf Channel 7:00 am - 11:00 am (ET)

Aug 16: The Golf Channel 7:00 am - 11:00 am (ET)

 

[Argonne69]

Should be another fun week. Weather is usually a big factor. Looks like there's a chance for showers on Friday and Sunday.
TV coverage is excellent with four hours each day.
I'm going with Ariya this week. She has a win, and a top 5 finish in the past two years. Mi Hyang also seems to play well here.

[tbowles411]

It would be easy to go with the "hot hand" of Kang, but I think we're going to have a first time winner for some reason. I think since there are no spectators, it's going to help a young lady down the stretch and pull out a win to jump start a career.

[scott_Donald]

looking forward to this!
makes me want to play links golf!

[18majors]

Go Yealimi Noh, listen to @tbowles411 , your chance to become a Rolex first time winner and jump start your career.

[Medson]

Stacy Lewis got the win! Well deserved. 

[Stooch]

Belated Congrats!! to Stacey Lewis although my Golf Channel in Canada cut out at 11 and went to a rerun of Ferehty so I missed the playoff.

[Golf Dino]

55 minutes ago, Stooch said:

Belated Congrats!! to Stacey Lewis although my Golf Channel in Canada cut out at 11 and went to a rerun of Ferehty so I missed the playoff.

This is the week that Brooke returns to competitive golf.  She's definitely taking a new approach to preparing for Majors ... we shall see how she fares and whether it gives her that extra "boost" or edge to win.

https://bit.ly/31YbREV

 

 

[Goldenswing]

59 minutes ago, Golf Dino said:

This is the week that Brooke returns to competitive golf.  She's definitely taking a new approach to preparing for Majors ... we shall see how she fares and whether it gives her that extra "boost" or edge to win.

https://bit.ly/31YbREV

 

 

Great article. Big Brooke fan here. I'm betting the farm on Brooke. (chicken coop not included)

[Stooch]

1 hour ago, Golf Dino said:

This is the week that Brooke returns to competitive golf.  She's definitely taking a new approach to preparing for Majors ... we shall see how she fares and whether it gives her that extra "boost" or edge to win.

https://bit.ly/31YbREV

 

I'll just enjoy her being back don't have big expectations, she hasn't competed since January.  Although in the past Brooke has come out of the gate fast by playing well starting seasons.

 

[Tailgater]

Impressive win by Stacy Lewis. 
 

The negative was the slow play by the players of the final groups. 

[freowho]

9 hours ago, Medson said:

Stacy Lewis got the win! Well deserved. 

One of my favourites on and off the course. Very happy for her.

[Argonne69]

First, love me some Scottish golf. Hate me infomercials. The constant pumping for the tourism bureau became annoying.

 

Didn't care for the early coverage. Sure, it's an LET/LPGA event, but they spent a great deal of time following players who would never see the weekend, or the top of the leaderboard.

 

I'm starting a GoFundMe to buy the rules officials new stopwatches. Obviously their's are defective. I wanted to throw a brick through my monitor as I watched the players take eaons to play their shots, and yet not a single penalty was handed out. Aza stood on the 17th tee on Sunday for over 2 minutes before hitting a shot, with the group in front of them on the 18th green. How were they not still considered out of position? How does she not receive a penalty? I totally agree with the announcers. The players causing the delays should be the ones put on the clock, not the whole group. 

 

Congrats to Stacy for staying calm while her playing partners were dragging their a--es. I haven't been a big fan of hers for years, but I was openly cheering for her to win so Aza wouldn't hoist the trophy.

 

I really thought Danielle was going to catch the leaders. She's definitely playing the best golf of her career at this time.

 

Love how they set up the course after last year's birdie fest. This was a much better display of links golf, with the required shot making skills on display, as well as a few good/bad breaks. Rule #1: Don't hit it in the junk.

 

Nice to see Lydia continue her solid play. In Gee also had a nice top 10. 

 

Edited August 18, 2020 by Argonne69

[cardia10]

Stacy Lewis is overly annoying to me. Started when she complained a few years back about a younger girl qualifying in the Open. Said she was too young and it was taking spots away from the pros. I'd suggest the pro's not get beat by such a young lady and they wouldn't have to worry. I wonder if Mrs Lewis still has that opinion now that she has a young girl of her own?

[Raving Shanker]

Great summary Argonne, and i agree with every word, but would go further and say that the coverage was G**am awful to the point of seriously diminishing my enjoyment.

• Too much of the also-ran LET players early on.
• They studiously avoided In Gee, despite her being among the leaders for 2.5 days. They decided not to back her, so they must have been relieved she didn't win. By the way, she looks very impressive.
• Nothing insightful, and lots of dead air. The days of the sparse, understated English commentator..."not saying much, but hitting the mark with what he does"...are long gone.
• Appalling English (from the English!). "How would you surmise (sic) her performance". "The green LITERALLY grabs your ball and throws it off into that valley".
• Danielle started with two early bogies and the male anchor was obsessed with her struggling. "There's no fizz in her champagne today" he says. NO! it's a really difficult course and she is grinding. She was absolutely ON, and I had no doubt she'd be close by the end. The guy is trying to make pithy remarks, but they had no substance.

I could go on!

 

Oh please give me Tom Abbott, whispering Jerry, and the grandma any day! Even the much maligned Karen Stupples is way more substantive.

 

Sorry about that, now back to the golf! It was the first time ever i found myself barracking for Stacy, given what she endured! And for no fizz in her champagne - that would be Hinako. Not sure what was going on there. But overall, fabulous golf from a number of contenders. Lydia is definitely back, but I knew that the first time I saw her post-Covid.

 

[78Staff]

The announcing was pretty bad imo as well - both the male and female primary announcers were super annoying, at least to me.  The woman sound like she was on the verge of having a heart attack every sentence.  And as mentioned the mail just tried to hard to be "pithy" lol.  But at least we got coverage so I hesitate to complain too much.

 

I disagree on the early coverage, I actually like seeing some different girls/women getting some air.  We get enough of the same 10 or so ladies on the weekends so I enjoyed seeing some fresh faces.

 

Was a bit unexpected to see the leaders back up and bring several others back into it, pretty exciting.  Good for SNAP to get a win again.  Would have loved to have seen Kang get in that playoff too!

[Argonne69]

Lol. SNAP. As Ben Kenobi said, "Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time".