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Irish Open 2015 at Royal County Down

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    #92
    ronjo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,202 ✭✭✭ronjo


    Not sure if mentioned before but Sergio just tweeted that he isn't playing the BMW PGA as he committed to McIlroy that he would play the Irish Open.

    Edit. I see it was mentioned at the start.


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    #93
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    ronjo wrote: »
    Not sure if mentioned before but Sergio just tweeted that he isn't playing the BMW PGA as he committed to McIlroy that he would play the Irish Open.

    Edit. I see it was mentioned at the start.

    Fair play to him for deciding to forgo the European Tour's flagship event and a whole lot more prize money as a favour to Rory. Looking forward to seeing him back playing here.


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    #94
    galwaylad14
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    HighLine wrote: »
    Fair play to him for deciding to forgo the European Tour's flagship event and a whole lot more prize money as a favour to Rory. Looking forward to seeing him back playing here.

    Why can't he just play both?


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    #95
    slave1
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    Is there not an onus on players to play the flagship, thought I read that somewhere sometime, something to do with guys on PGA tour maybe?

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    #96
    HighLine
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    https://twitter.com/TheSergioGarcia/status/587567053793533955

    https://twitter.com/TheSergioGarcia/status/587707860865445889

    https://twitter.com/TheSergioGarcia/status/587708432062480384


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    #97
    slave1
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    a mere 6 weeks away now...
    The field now includes five current or former players who have reached the pinnacle of the World Ranking – current Number One Rory McIlroy, Donald, Ernie Els, Kaymer and Lee Westwood – and eight Major Champions in McIlroy, Els, Kaymer, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Paul Lawrie and José Maria Olazábal.

    Between them, those eight players have shared no fewer than 16 Major titles. The event now carries the most Official World Golf Ranking points since its inception while the holders of three of the four ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments will be in the field – Kaymer (US Open) and McIlroy (The Open and US PGA).

    The importance of the event on The Race to Dubai schedule is further signified by the presence of seven current or former European Number Ones – Donald, Els, Harrington, Kaymer, McIlroy, Westwood and Robert Karlsson.

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    #98
    slave1
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    #99
    Barnaboy
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    The line up now is just fabulous! Can't wait to go. Have my ticket for the Sunday, just hope some of the big players are contending, be an awful shame if half of them missed the cut.


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    #100
    OffalyMedic
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    What a line up :) delighted I picked this year as my first year to travel to the open :) hope they are all still around on the Sunday now.


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    #101
    Mantis Toboggan
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    shaunac93 wrote: »
    What a line up :) delighted I picked this year as my first year to travel to the open :) hope they are all still around on the Sunday now.

    Same as that, just booked my tickets now, can't wait :)

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    #102
    FixdePitchmark
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    I'm beginning to regret not planing this now -

    Didn't know or expect that good a field.

    Should have.


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    #103
    Seve OB
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    I'm gonna go Friday... just in case a few miss the cut :D
    Will stay over friday night, somewhere... back seat of the car if I have to :rolleyes:!... Well I'll have to won't I with all the drinking I'll be doing in the clubhouse after the golf :eek:
    Will get an early start then for the Saturday, but have kiddie stuff to do Sunday morning, so I'll have to go home Sat night and make my way back up Sunday afternoon for the Finale.

    Really really really looking forward to it now, I just hope we get the same weather that we had last year down in Cork.

    Whacky Trousers anyone :D

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    #104
    slave1
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    Seve OB wrote: »
    Whacky Trousers anyone :D[/IMG]

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    #105
    dwayned
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    guys not sure if its posted (didn't see it anyway)

    link below is to Translink's site who will be doing shuttle buses etc on the day from Newcastle and other info for people coming from Newry/Belfast etc - in case some of you are staying up here and are not aware of public transport routes etc

    http://www.translink.co.uk/Special-Offers/irish-open/


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    #106
    unattendedbag
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    For the last few irish opens the easiest transport has been to drive and park in free carpark at the course but this year will probably be different considering the lack of space around the course and the terrible roads around Newcastle. It's really in the middle of nowhere. I can just envisage hours of traffic jams the whole way to newry each evening. Seems that the most sensible option for anyone coming from the south is the park and ride in Newry.


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    #107
    Tiger Mcilroy
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    unattendedbag wrote: »
    For the last few irish opens the easiest transport has been to drive and park in free carpark at the course but this year will probably be different considering the lack of space around the course and the terrible roads around Newcastle. It's really in the middle of nowhere. I can just envisage hours of traffic jams the whole way to newry each evening. Seems that the most sensible option for anyone coming from the south is the park and ride in Newry.

    Yeah this isnot strictly true, its a long way to newry from newcastle so hard to envisage traffic jams that long.

    You can swing off to castlewellan and come in that way instead of turning off for newcastle at hilltown.

    Also just as easy keep going down the A1 and take a turn off for ballynahinch and come up through downpatrick then jump on the shuttle bus from there as there is a reasonably large bus station.

    Nuclear option is to head for belfast and get the shuttle bus.

    Loads of options apart from driving straight at newcastle.


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    #108
    BorderGap
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    Reviewing the Translink serice for the Open it looks like the bus service from Newry to Newcastle is not operating on the Sunday. Am I reading that incorrectly are is that a serious "balls-up"?


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    #109
    dwayned
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    BorderGap wrote: »
    Reviewing the Translink serice for the Open it looks like the bus service from Newry to Newcastle is not operating on the Sunday. Am I reading that incorrectly are is that a serious "balls-up"?

    foook! looking at the timetable section, No. it says that there is no bus on Sunday which is mad.

    I will tweet them, as there are buses on the Sunday from Belfast and Armagh as well as Portadown. Where are you coming from?

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    #110
    BorderGap
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    Newry


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    #111
    dwayned
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭dwayned


    they got back to me, they are looking into it....

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    #112
    BorderGap
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    Nice one dwayned, cant believe they would miss an opportunity like that.

    Maybe we should have hired a coach ourselves and advertised a Sunday service from Newry :-)


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    #113
    dwayned
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭dwayned


    lol yeah they got back again after that and explained that because the service has just been announced they wan to make sure its not an error on their part


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    #114
    joxer1988
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    http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/exclusive-smurfit-sets-sights-on-tiger-woods-as-irish-open-heads-back-to-k-club-31153908.html

    Looks like it's the K Club next year... Be great to see Tiger back playing here!


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    #115
    dwayned
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    so...there is no bus to book online for the Sunday but there is a bus operating see below for tweet from translink.

    Translink ‏@Translink_NI 2m2 minutes ago
    @dougied1982 Dwayne, there is no special service to book online from Newry on the Sunday. 240/a will operate however http://ow.ly/LQ3i0

    http://journeyplanner.translink.co.uk/ext_webpdf_desk/TTB/20150415-100826/nir/080240y15_TP.pdf


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    #116
    slave1
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    ..been said before and no doubt again, Irish Open should be on links, players can go anywhere in Europe to play parkland courses, the Open in RCD is attracting the players this year (in fairness hard to ignore Rory's input) and Ireland should be offering its USP to the world golf market, I doubt visitors from overseas (with respect) will take a golf trip to Ireland to play Lough Erne..
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    #117
    fearruanua
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    Tickets booked for the friday : )


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    #118
    Montgolfier
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    Staying in castleblaney now canceled Portrush Doh! booked a round in Concra woods Friday afternoon as well.


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    #119
    antthekiddie86
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    Anyone interested in accomodation for the Thursday Friday and Saturday in the slieve donard hotel


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    #120
    iluvfatfrogs
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    Any idea what the first tee time will be on the Saturday morn post-cut?
    8.00am?


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    #121
    HighLine
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    iluvfatfrogs wrote: »
    Any idea what the first tee time will be on the Saturday morn post-cut?
    8.00am?

    Last year it was 6:45am, the year before 7:15am


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