The Open Championship 2021

[bscinstnct]

6 minutes ago, johnseg said:

Scotland is part of Britain is it not? I'm pretty sure Britain/Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland. Do you mean English?

 

That’s on ongoing saga over the centuries  and could be subject to change. No pun intended ; )

[CCTxGolf]

2 minutes ago, johnseg said:

Now you are getting to the UK. Northern Ireland is not part of (Great) Britain but part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Yeah thanks. In Wikipedia’d immediately after I made to comment and corrected it. It gets confusing for us Texans. We pretty much raised believing there’s Texas and then everything else is just not-Texas. 😂 

[paulshack]

After seeing the head course greenkeeper guy then seeing this I'm not even sure if I feel worthy enough to watch this tourney anymore 

 

 

[Soloman1]

I'm sure there are people right now complaining that he's not wearing an asbestos suit, hard hat, air tank, fire proof gloves, no orange cones surrounding the area with workers in orange fluorescent vests and stop signs, police cars blocking the entire course, a fire marshal issuing a summons and parents covering the eyes of innocent children.

 

And where is his mask?? Good grief.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Soloman1

[bladehunter]

53 minutes ago, duffer987 said:

That's it. Let's have a movie on instead, muppets. TBF it is on GC from 4am to 3pm West Coast time - and I am hoping to carve out 5hrs of viewing time in the evening - but the entire first wave won't be on it and that effs me off.

Peacock totally triggers me 🤣

Right there with you.  Last time I tried to conform and get it to work , I quit after being 45 minutes in , and just went outside.  As I recall it wants to know my satellite company info snd password.  Who has any clue what that is.  It’s 20 years old at least.  If I ever made one.  And on and on.  Nothing like data gathering plus aggravation to watch something that should  just be a flip of the switch away.   

[bscinstnct]

31 minutes ago, paulshack said:

After seeing the head course greenkeeper guy then seeing this I'm not even sure if I feel worthy enough to watch this tourney anymore 

 

 

 

I’d show up extra early to get flame 🔥 thrower detail 

[milesgiles]

6 hours ago, Shilgy said:

That would be interesting…..I would like to see you do that.

Never mind the match play….name 200 players that won four times in a year including a major.

 

there are roughly 150 players who won a single major. Not sure of the relevance of winning multiple times in a single year, rather than over a period, but whatevs..

Im sure I could give you 50 others who had extremely successful careers without a professional major. Westwood and Montgomerie come to mind. Fitzpatrick has won more titles than Rogers. Thats not even getting into guys like Wolstenholme and Bonallack with outstanding amateur records..

what was the bet 😉?

Edited July 14, 2021 by milesgiles

[bladehunter]

29 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

 

I’d show up extra early to get flame 🔥 thrower detail 

Having worked maintenance id bet money on them casting lots of some sort to get the job. And I’d also bet that the list of approved people for it was short a few key screw ups.  lol.  

Edited July 14, 2021 by bladehunter

[Shilgy]

1 hour ago, milesgiles said:

 

there are roughly 150 players who won a single major. Not sure of the relevance of winning multiple times in a single year, rather than over a period, but whatevs..

Im sure I could give you 50 others who had extremely successful careers without a professional major. Westwood and Montgomerie come to mind. Fitzpatrick has won more titles than Rogers. Thats not even getting into guys like Wolstenholme and Bonallack with outstanding amateur records..

what was the bet 😉?

Wow, clearly we are not speaking the same language if you thought I asked who had better careers than Rogers. Although even if I did Fitzpatrick doesn’t really come close.

 

We are on the same page regarding majors. I think anyways. Westwood and Monty definitely had better careers imo but to some the majors mean more. 

We are definitely not in agreement when it comes to comparing amateur records to pros.  Next it will be multiple club championship wins beats a guy that won the Open and reached #2 in the rankings.

 

Enjoy the discourse….should be a great Open if the media, and Brooks can drop this stupid “feud”. 

[TiScape]

6 hours ago, duffer987 said:

This man is living the good life.

 

 

RSG Head greenskeeper

Reminds me of when I was a big Cure fan back in the day. 

[bscinstnct]

1 hour ago, bladehunter said:

Having worked maintenance id bet money on them casting lots of some sort to get the job. And I’d also bet that the list of approved people for it was short a few key screw ups.  lol.  

 

I was weed wacking crazy growth last week in folks yard. Is like… you have godlike power decimating life before you.

 

I imagine I am a Titan raining destruction on some civilization who slighted my greatness

 

Am I saying this out loud?

 

🤣

[johnseg]

2 hours ago, CCTxGolf said:

Yeah thanks. In Wikipedia’d immediately after I made to comment and corrected it. It gets confusing for us Texans. We pretty much raised believing there’s Texas and then everything else is just not-Texas. 😂 

You of course mean the Republic of Texas. 

Edited July 14, 2021 by johnseg

[tiderider]

3 hours ago, bscinstnct said:

 

That’s on ongoing saga over the centuries  and could be subject to change. No pun intended ; )

[BombinJim]

5 hours ago, dlygrisse said:

5.  Sergio-Tier 5 is where i have no good feeling about it.  Was thinking Poulter, or Rose as well.

Poulter over Sergio.

[duffer987]

1 hour ago, TiScape said:

Reminds me of when I was a big Cure fan back in the day. 

Nice! 😄

Ya he reminds me of the older Johnny Marr, Bobby Gillespie types from Soccer AM back in the 2000s, who'd be a wee bit hungover on a Sat morning. If you're UK-based, otherwise that analogy doesn't work.

[getitdaily]

Mark my words...this year's open may not be won by bryson but him.being forced to layup off the tee more is going to be a teaching moment for him that will pay off hugely. I think he puts himself in non-optimal spots often enough to waste shots here and there. Instead of driver to 50 yards from the green to a front pin, he needs to lay back more often. This year's open could make him see that.

[BlackDiamondPar5]

6 hours ago, paulshack said:

After seeing the head course greenkeeper guy then seeing this I'm not even sure if I feel worthy enough to watch this tourney anymore 

 

 

Bruce and Bison should face off in a battle with flamethrowers 🙂

[MUNIGRIT]

7 hours ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

Well said.  This streaming nonsense across different platforms is just another obnoxious money grab.   I'd rather not watch at all than give in... and I don't. 

Just wait until you have to pay to stream NFL games that aren't in local area. They teased it with the test last year.

[Hawkeye77]

8 hours ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

I like Phil more than ever for saying how it is 🙂 

I'll say another thing of how it is... it's the only tournament where people are obnoxious enough to correct others for the name they use for the tournament.  

Great job Phil!  

[grm24]

For the inevitable upcoming WRX whine-a-thon about NBC/GC/Peacock coverage of the Open Championship please refer those people to these articles about the challenges in covering the event during the UK C19 restrictions. They have to use the R&A world feed for the event due to the lack of people on the grounds. Very little if any control over what shots are going to be shown. I know it won't stop people from whining about the coverage but maybe some will read and learn. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁

 

https://golf.com/news/nbc-unprecedented-challenges-british-open/

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/british-open-2021-television-nbc-golf-channel-remote-broadcasting

Edited July 15, 2021 by grm24

[grm24]

8 hours ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

I like Phil more than ever for saying how it is 🙂 

I'll say another thing of how it is... it's the only tournament where people are obnoxious enough to correct others for the name they use for the tournament.  

Interesting article on the names used for the event.

 

https://golf.com/news/open-championship-british-open/

 

[tw_focus]

This thing tees off in 10 minutes and coverage hasn't started yet. I paid the $4.99 for "Peacock" expecting I would get some crappy coverage, but maybe it was too much to ask to see the opening tee shots? Hasn't even started yet and it's already garbage.

 

Edit: Complained too soon, they showed the tee shots. If you're on the fence, I think it's worth $4.99. Not the greatest coverage but at least you get to watch golf.

Edited July 15, 2021 by tw_focus

[KennyP]

12 hours ago, duffer987 said:

This man is living the good life.

 

 

RSG Head greenskeeper

 

Lots of fertilizer used on that mullet.

[teude]

And here we go!

[tw_focus]

Course is playing exceptionally easy, almost three birdies on the first hole in the first group. Someone could shoot 59 out there.

[teude]

1 minute ago, tw_focus said:

Course is playing exceptionally easy, almost three birdies on the first hole in the first group. Someone could shoot 59 out there.

Well its not even 7 o'clock out there. Wind is propably gonna pick up.

[grm24]

15 minutes ago, tw_focus said:

Course is playing exceptionally easy, almost three birdies on the first hole in the first group. Someone could shoot 59 out there.

So IOW 1 guy in the first group out in the tournament made a birdie on the first hole. Amazing. I mean has that ever happened before in professional golf? So based on 1 player making a birdie on the first hole a 59 is in play? Please. Makes as much sense as your incorrect Tiger takes. You can bet the house on it. 🤣

Edited July 15, 2021 by grm24

[grm24]

32 minutes ago, tw_focus said:

Course is playing exceptionally easy, almost three birdies on the first hole in the first group. Someone could shoot 59 out there.

4 of the first 9 players out are already over par on an exceptionally easy course in your words. Will they break 100? What say you?

 

OMG a second player birdied the first hole out. Maybe the R&A should cancel the event?  It's sooooo easy. Calling it now. Someone shoots 47.

Edited July 15, 2021 by grm24

[teude]

Brooksy wants to get feel of the roughs apparently.

[TheIncelGolfer]

3 hours ago, grm24 said:

For the inevitable upcoming WRX whine-a-thon about NBC/GC/Peacock coverage of the Open Championship please refer those people to these articles about the challenges in covering the event during the UK C19 restrictions. They have to use the R&A world feed for the event due to the lack of people on the grounds. Very little if any control over what shots are going to be shown. I know it won't stop people from whining about the coverage but maybe some will read and learn. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁

 

https://golf.com/news/nbc-unprecedented-challenges-british-open/

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/british-open-2021-television-nbc-golf-channel-remote-broadcasting

Here's my first of many gripes- wheres the effing shot tracer?!

 

Edit- just saw it for a par 5 tee shot. Guess it's only on some holes. Ill be back with more 😢 soon

Edited July 15, 2021 by TheIncelGolfer