The Golf Thread

[Harv]

I've been doing Rahm and Smith at every major for about 2 years now.

Smith's putting is an absolute joke. I've genuinely never seen anything like it.

Did i hear right that he holed a 250ft putt??

[Shaggy]

I loaded this thread just as he 3 putted the 1st hole

Did you see Lowry chip in two in 2 holes? Back to back 2s

That was unbelievable.

Felt the pressure got to Smith a bit yesterday. He's the best putter on the tour but he was ordinary on the greens.

[Buzzo]

Rory leading.

What a way to get there.

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[Pablo]

I've been doing Rahm and Smith at every major for about 2 years now.

Smith's putting is an absolute joke. I've genuinely never seen anything like it.

I loaded this thread just as he 3 putted the 1st hole

Did you see Lowry chip in two in 2 holes? Back to back 2s

[Buzzo]

I think there's only one (or two) vague doglegs on the course. No course would ever be designed like that now - all dead straight, vast wide fairways. Don't get me wrong the place is magical but I think the game has sort of overtaken it now.

Yeah, as mentioned, I’ve never been a fan of links golf, even when it is bad weather which is more of a leveller, it again feels completely arbitrary. And as you are saying wasn’t designed for these guys to be driving 400 plus yards.

I don’t think they are due back for & years, but I suspect it will always be on the list of Open courses for the history.

[Irishnev]

On the flipside, it's an amazing leaderboard and it's shaping up for a brilliant weekend. Just a shame it's not more of a test, rather than a birdie-fest something akin to the Swiss Open when the winner is about 100 under par.

I remember you were guaranteed a 59 every year

[Shaggy]

On the flipside, it's an amazing leaderboard and it's shaping up for a brilliant weekend. Just a shame it's not more of a test, rather than a birdie-fest something akin to the Swiss Open when the winner is about 100 under par.

[Shaggy]

I think there's only one (or two) vague doglegs on the course. No course would ever be designed like that now - all dead straight, vast wide fairways. Don't get me wrong the place is magical but I think the game has sort of overtaken it now.

[Irishnev]

It’s just links golf isn’t it?

If it’s good weather the jeopardy is almost totally removed so it becomes a different game. We can blame global warming - typically it would be blowing a gale.

I’m not a fan of links courses really, but due to the history I don’t see things changing, the Open will always head to St Andrews as part of the cycle.

I get all that but put the pins in ******* hard places, let the rough grow like a meadow and narrow the fairways

[Buzzo]

That’s why he was a must on a hard St Andrew’s - you are right though…..home of golf or not unless it’s windy they eat it up. Majors should be won around -10 max. I remember Paul Lawrie winning on +7

It’s just links golf isn’t it?

If it’s good weather the jeopardy is almost totally removed so it becomes a different game. We can blame global warming - typically it would be blowing a gale.

I’m not a fan of links courses really, but due to the history I don’t see things changing, the Open will always head to St Andrews as part of the cycle.

[Irishnev]

I've been doing Rahm and Smith at every major for about 2 years now.

Smith's putting is an absolute joke. I've genuinely never seen anything like it.

That’s why he was a must on a hard St Andrew’s - you are right though…..home of golf or not unless it’s windy they eat it up. Majors should be won around -10 max. I remember Paul Lawrie winning on +7

[Buzzo]

I'm amazed by the lack of backlash for LIV golfers, I'd be lashing their ball out of bounds when it was time to go home after getting a full days golf

I wondered about that.

Golf crowds too posh for protest?

[Shaggy]

I backed them and DJ - I always back DJ, it’s like Shaggy and Rahm

I've been doing Rahm and Smith at every major for about 2 years now.

Smith's putting is an absolute joke. I've genuinely never seen anything like it.

[Liverpool]

I'm amazed by the lack of backlash for LIV golfers, I'd be lashing their ball out of bounds when it was time to go home after getting a full days golf

[Irishnev]

To be fair these were pretty obvious shouts. I hear City and Liverpool could go well in the Premier League this year

I backed them and DJ - I always back DJ, it’s like Shaggy and Rahm