TOUR Picks Weekly

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1 minute ago, NCLancer said:

Max missed the cut by a stroke and my other 2 (Im, Kisner) got in on the number.  My elderly pick of Paddy Harrington looked great yesterday (69, nice) but struggled today (78).  No bonus pts for me.

 

Fantastic tourney so far and for those with Direct TV the bonus channels have been excellent.  Looking forward to the week-end viewing!!  

 

 

You go SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinal. 🙂

Enjoy your couch time watching the action from Scotland this weekend.  

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I so hope Rory proves victorious on Sunday.

 

 

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2022-british-open-rory-mcilroy-riding-stellar-play-a-calm-mind-and-fan-support-to-contention-at-st-andrews/

 

 

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Rory McIlroy walked to the 17th tee with that triangular hotel looming off in the distance. As media knelt behind a fence made of chicken wire to see what line the No. 2 player in the world would take over the Road Hole Hotel, an eruption took place in the grandstands -- Ro-ry! Ro-ry! Ro-ry! -- as McIlroy torched a cut right off the edge of the hotel property to set up one of the best shots of Round 2 at the 150th Open Championship.

First, though, we must rewind five hours just after McIlroy teed off. As Game 45 walked down the first fairway, Game 19 walked up the 18th. Tiger Woods was part of the latter, and McIlroy lightly tipped his cap toward his former childhood hero. As Tiger finished off his 9-over missed cut, the crowd made clear what had happened, as if the symbolism wasn't enough. Whatever faction of the crowd had been holding out hope for Tiger was now wholeheartedly rooting for Rory.

McIlroy's drive there ended left of the fairway, but he went after a right pin, hit it to 25 feet and rolled in one of just six birdies on the day (out of 156 participants). The hole played to a 4.3 scoring average in Round 2 and ranked as Friday's toughest hole.......

The weekend -- like the entire week -- feels important, both for McIlroy's legacy and the game of golf itself. Winning any major is substantial, and winning any Open is a triumph, but the 150th Open at St. Andrews -- the one in which Tiger cried coming up No. 18 on Friday? The one major that stands between now and the rest of the PGA Tour-LIV Golf battle that will play out the rest of the year and beyond? It feels almost incomprehensibly consequential.

 

 

 

 

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[Qqq123xx]

1 hour ago, touch said:

Yesterday was very good day. I learned that Jamal won the Am division of the Asheville Skyview tournament and my coworker (assistant pro at BFCC) and great golf buddy Noah Ratner won the pro division for the 3rd time in his career. Noah shot 19 under for three rounds. 🔥

Way to go boys !⚡

 Hutch is a mighty proud poppa this weekend. ❤️

 

 

https://www.skyviewgolfasheville.com/leaderboard2021

 

 

 

 

How did Scrappy Rice do ??

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1 minute ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

How did Scrappy Rice do ??

 

 

😆

 

You are about an observant MF'r aren't you ?        

[Qqq123xx]

1 minute ago, touch said:

 

 

😆

 

You are about an observant MF'r aren't you ?        

 

Just Qurious. And you didn't answer my question pal.   😇

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4 minutes ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

Just Qurious. And you didn't answer my question pal.   😇

 

I didn't have an enlarged photo to show you so I dug his up results for you. 

 

Nothing too scrappy as he was  27 over par.  😄

 

Scrappy Rice

81

77

85

+27

[Qqq123xx]

2 minutes ago, touch said:

 

I didn't have an enlarged photo to show you so I dug his up results for you. 

 

Nothing too scrappy as he was  27 over par.  😄

 

Scrappy Rice

81

77

85

+27

Lol.

Bit of a tough last round, but other two very respectable. 

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12 minutes ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

How did Scrappy Rice do ??

 

 

Observant one. Q.

Wouldn't ya know our Stats guy would look at every column in a grid he sees. 

 

I'm told some girls like a numbers guy like Q.

 

[CHuntsman]

I also have enjoyed the 150th Open Championship. I think we are shaping up for a great Sunday finish. Let’s go Rors!!! 
 

1. Rors T3

2. Soufflé T18

3. Spieth T25

 

Old Fart:

4. Z Johnson MC

Edited July 16, 2022 by CHuntsman

[Qqq123xx]

1 minute ago, touch said:

 

 

Observant one. Q.

Wouldn't ya know our Stats guy would look at every column in a grid he sees. 

 

I'm told some girls like a numbers guy like Q.

 

 

After that night she slept for like two days. True story. 

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1 minute ago, Qqq123xx said:

Lol.

Bit of a tough last round, but other two very respectable. 

 

Respectable enough to handily beat Dillion. 

 

Dillon Pressley

94

89

95

+62

[Qqq123xx]

2 minutes ago, touch said:

 

Respectable enough to handily beat Dillion. 

 

Dillon Pressley

94

89

95

+62

 

Scrappy Dillon has a nice ring to it. 

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The Open Championship Picks 

 

BSC          Lowry                Rory                    Zalatoris                      elder player     Paul Casey 

LP             Xander              Fitzpatrick          Fleetwood                   elder player     Justin Rose 

Chef         Xander              JT                        Spieth                          elder player     Tiger

CH            Xander              Rory                    Spieth                          elder player     Zac Johnson

TI              Rory                  Fitzpatrick          Hideki                           elder player     Adam Scott

NCL          Homa               Sungjae Im          Kisner                           elder player     Paddy

doc           Xander             Rory                   Cam Smith                     elder player     Justin Rose

P48          Li                       Wise                   Leishman                       elder player     Tiger

Q              Xander              Rory                   Fitzpatrick                      elder player    Adam Scott    

[Qqq123xx]

Rory T1, Fitzy T8, Rose T8, Schauf T27

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 Saturday is known as moving day in professional golf so let's see how my team did. 

 

Friday                                                    Saturday 

Fitzpatrick  -6           T12                      shot 69 so now -9 and T8

Xander        -5           T18                      shot 72 so now -5 and T24

Fleetwood  -3           T36                      shot 66! so now -9 and T8

 

I may not have Rory on my team but I do have two players in the Top 10.  Not too shabby. 

 

 

[NCLancer]

23 hours ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

How did Scrappy Rice do ??

I make a mean Scrappy Rice.  Served on a warm tortilla with cheese and lettuce...mmm good.  And a cold Mt. Dew to wash it down.

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Bringing us major golf theater this week.    Bravo Scotland !   💥

 

 

 

Edited July 17, 2022 by touch

[CHuntsman]

56 minutes ago, touch said:

 

 

 

Bringing us major golf theater this week.    Bravo Scotland !   💥

 

 

 

Tomorrow is going to be awesome. Let’s go RORS!!!

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1 hour ago, NCLancer said:

I make a mean Scrappy Rice.  Served on a warm tortilla with cheese and lettuce...mmm good.  And a cold Mt. Dew to wash it down.

 

Sh* t better come with a dollop of sour cream and a squirt or two of Texas Pete chef.  😀

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The Open Championship Picks 

 

BSC          Lowry                Rory                    Zalatoris                      elder player     Paul Casey 

LP             Xander              Fitzpatrick          Fleetwood                   elder player     Justin Rose 

Chef         Xander              JT                        Spieth                          elder player     Tiger

CH            Xander              Rory                    Spieth                          elder player     Zac Johnson

TI              Rory                  Fitzpatrick          Hideki                           elder player     Adam Scott

NCL          Homa               Sungjae Im          Kisner                           elder player     Paddy

doc           Xander             Rory                   Cam Smith                     elder player     Justin Rose

P48          Li                       Wise                   Leishman                       elder player     Tiger

Q              Xander              Rory                   Fitzpatrick                      elder player    Adam Scott    

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MAJOR Points are as follows:

Winner    ----------  20 points

Top 5      ----------    10 points

Top 10     -------- -    6 points

Top 20   ----------     4 points

Made cut ---------     2 point

Missed cut ------      -6 minus three points 

 

* bonus pick     5 points for the 40+  golfer with the best score 

Edited July 17, 2022 by touch

[NCLancer]

11 hours ago, touch said:

 

Sh* t better come with a dollop of sour cream and a squirt or two of Texas Pete chef.  😀

If that's what you want you got it.  I'm no trained chef, more like a diner cook.

[Qqq123xx]

13 hours ago, NCLancer said:

I make a mean Scrappy Rice.  Served on a warm tortilla with cheese and lettuce...mmm good.  And a cold Mt. Dew to wash it down.

 

Or Scrapple Rice for that matter. 

 

 

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49 minutes ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

Or Scrapple Rice for that matter. 

 

 

 

That breakfast side meat was popular in Maryland. No scrapple for me though. That stuff has innards, feet, nostrils, and eye lids in it. Any part of the animal is ground into the mix.   Yikes!  😧

[NCLancer]

Cam Smith:  4 birds in a row!!!

 

 

[NCLancer]

9 minutes ago, NCLancer said:

Cam Smith:  4 birds in a row!!!

 

 

Update:  Make it 5!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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a 64 !! 

 

 

What a historic back 9 by Cam. Congrats doc on being the only one of us that had the phenomenal putting Aussie. It was a fabulous finish to the Open Championship!

 

 

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Point totals for the week from St. Andrews for chef and LP.

 

Chef    Xander top 20    JT  Made cut    Spieth  top 10   = +12 points 

 

 LP      Xander top 20    Fitzpatrick Made Cut   Fleetwood  top 5 = + 16 points 

[puttnforthe8]

-16 points for  me