British Open Thread

Dr.Silly

said we'd start early...the excitement is getting too much for me !!

Wood, Chris 60/1 Scott, Adam 66/1

mag

bjorn e/w , lowry top 20 , quiros e/w , wood & rose

Dr.Silly

mag wrote: »

bjorn e/w , lowry top 20 , quiros e/w , wood & rose

Interesting selection,
how comes you went with Quiros ? Do you think his game is suited for Andrews ?

mike12

Was just talking to a guy about this and Chris Wood and Lowery came up as goos e/w chances think Rory will go close think he has never shot over par around St. Andrews really depends on the weather as to what the winning score will be if its wind around Par if its calm 10/12 under.
Mike

JerryHandbag

I hope its windy and the Irish boys will revel it those conditions. I'm plumping for a shock winner and Ricky Barnes at 125/1 :eek:
More realistic though would be Kaymer at 33

mag

Dr.Silly wrote: »

Interesting selection,
how comes you went with Quiros ? Do you think his game is suited for Andrews ?

i like his chances of driving every green

heavyballs

mag wrote: »

i like his chances of driving every green

Alvaro obviously has the length to carry most of the trouble but he can't keep it straight so i won't be backing him
backed Phil @16/1

Oliverdog

Read and reflect on this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/7880440/The-Open-2010-Severiano-Ballesteros-denied-an-emotional-return-to-St-Andrews.html

heavyballs

everone seems to love Seve but having met him in person twice on a profesional level found him to be quite a rude man tbh,that's not to say i don't feel sorry for the chap

DH2K9

shane lowry to win

Oliver1985

Where are yous betting? I wanna do a few mixed bets like places or top 10 top20, all I can get on my paddy power online is outright winner?:eek::rolleyes::eek:

Jimdagym

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Where are yous betting? I wanna do a few mixed bets like places or top 10 top20, all I can get on my paddy power online is outright winner?:eek::rolleyes::eek:

Paddy power will have lots of markets up once the scottish open finishes.

Oliver1985

Jimdagym wrote: »

Paddy power will have lots of markets up once the scottish open finishes.

Cheers Jim!!

bucks777

cant see past tiger...won without breaking sweat the last time at st andrews,wouldnt go near mickelson,dont think he'll ever win a british open,think wood is a good outside bet too

heavyballs

bucks777 wrote: »

cant see past tiger...won without breaking sweat the last time at st andrews,wouldnt go near mickelson,dont think he'll ever win a british open,think wood is a good outside bet too

if you hung around here a bit more you would know don't dismiss a heavyballs tip,why won't he ever win a british open?,give us reasons instead of just spouting out your knowledge upon us,

DH2K9

You need to be fairly accurate with the driver to get the distance from the fairway and phil ain't accurate.

heavyballs

DH2K9 wrote: »

You need to be fairly accurate with the driver to get the distance from the fairway and phil ain't accurate.

no you don't have to be accurate actually,have you played there?i have,for Phil,just protect hitting it right and let it rip

bucks777

1 top 10 in 16 british open appearances...the open and philly just dont go together

doc_17

http://www.opengolf.com/?tab=video

can someone please please tell me who narrates this preview vidoe. I know the voice but can't remember (or find) the name and it's driving me nuts for the past hour!

conno16

lowry to miss the cut
gmac to lead the oirish challenge
harro to hang around towards the back of the field
moriarty to miss the cut
mcilroy to sign new sponsorship deal

Jimdagym

I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that IJP is gonna do it. Have to back him.(33's)
Francesco Molinari (70's) and I'll stay loyal to Sean O'Hair (80's) will make up the 3.

Adiaga 2

doc_17 wrote: »

http://www.opengolf.com/?tab=video

can someone please please tell me who narrates this preview vidoe. I know the voice but can't remember (or find) the name and it's driving me nuts for the past hour!

Sounds like Dominic Holyer. He used to be on Sky Sports then defected to Setanta Golf.

wiger toods

gonna put E2e/w on nick faldo! 1000/1!! that covers my "which old timer will challenge this year" bet. actually doesnt have a bad record here, but i think he plays more golf these days than i do chess. not sure who else 2 go with! il ave 2 do my homework, later n d week. f. molinari? david duval? tom watson? ernie and luke donald? so many to choose from!!!:eek::eek::eek::D

blackwaterfish

bucks777 wrote: »

cant see past tiger...won without breaking sweat the last time at st andrews,wouldnt go near mickelson,dont think he'll ever win a british open,think wood is a good outside bet too

Tigers putting of late has been utterly gash by his standards.... unless thats fixed come thursday he hasnt a hope imo.

wonder how stricker will do, he's got form ( although the john deer classic couldnt be more different to the open! )... his low risk shortgame is fascinating, zero wrists... tried to replicate it but found it too boring! he's 40-1 on PP. worth a shot?

blackwaterfish

Jimdagym wrote: »

I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that IJP is gonna do it. Have to back him.(33's)
Francesco Molinari (70's) and I'll stay loyal to Sean O'Hair (80's) will make up the 3.

having followed poulter at adare for a bit im happy to say i got him completely wrong... the guy has genuine charisma. but still... those pink pants... lord almighty. he's definitely worth look tho... as is rose at 25's

aster99

has McIlroy always done well on this course?

danthefan

Just reading the BBC site there, saying there's 50mph winds making the course basically unplayable at the moment.

Aidric

Justin Rose - In a wonderful run of form and a week or so break since his last victory should have him well rested. Should handle the links easily. e/w @ 25/1 (PP)
Jim Furyk - Has had a smashing season, only 2 missed cuts and 2 victories. He has taken a week in Ireland to prepare coming up to the Open before moving on to Scotland. Grinder and won't be phased by rough conditions. e/w @ 50/1 (Ladbrokes)
Shane Lowry - Conditions will suit and he has been playing well of late. I don't think he is a contender but I'm gonna have him for a top 20 @ 9/2 with PP. I think those odds are a little skinny and will be looking around for better value in the coming days.
Tom Lehman - Followed him for a few holes in Adare and he is striking it sweetly. An alright showing at Loch Lomand at the w/end. He is also a former Open winner and frequent links player. I'm backing him @ 100/30 to be top senior. (Bet365)

Speak Now

As usual all the english golfers will be underpriced for the Open.
Backing the likes of Poulter and Casey in majors is becoming a fast route to the poor house, hyped up like the english football team
1 top 5 finish between them in 59 majors is a poor showing from 2 guys knocking around the top 10 in the world imo.

The_Architect

heavyballs wrote: »

no you don't have to be accurate actually,have you played there?i have,for Phil,just protect hitting it right and let it rip

This only works on The Old Course if it's not playing firm and fast. Approaches from the left are much harder.

Unfortunately, they've been watering heavily and now with all this rain, it is going to be lusher and softer than it could have been. Chance wasted I fear.

Let's hope for wind.

forkassed

Aidric wrote: »

Shane Lowry - Conditions will suit and he has been playing well of late. I don't think he is a contender but I'm gonna have him for a top 20 @ 9/2 with PP. I think those odds are a little skinny and will be looking around for better value in the coming days.

13/1 for Top Irish player looks a decent bet with paddy power

Trampas

timesheet is out

Curly7

heavyballs wrote: »

Alvaro obviously has the length to carry most of the trouble but he can't keep it straight so i won't be backing him
backed Phil @16/1

Alvaro can't keep it straight but Phil Can?????

Aidric

forkassed wrote: »

13/1 for Top Irish player looks a decent bet with paddy power

I would have serious doubts he would outscore McIlroy or McDowell. Even Harrington has good pedigree on St Andrews. I'll be sticking with T20.

conno16

lowry will be too distracted by the big time pros all around him, never mind the hot birds on the edges of the fairway etc

Top 20 bet is ridiculous IMO
last place is far more likely

Speak Now

conno16 wrote: »

lowry will be too distracted by the big time pros all around him, never mind the hot birds on the edges of the fairway etc

Top 20 bet is ridiculous IMO
last place is far more likely

Wow you have it bad, you're now calling Poutler a hot bird :pac:

conno16

gmac will lead the irish home again
followed by harro
then rory
moriarty and lowry will be getting the ryanair flight home on friday evening

Aidric

Tee Times

slumped

conno16 wrote: »

gmac will lead the irish home again
followed by harro
then rory
moriarty and lowry will be getting the ryanair flight home on friday evening

What's with your lack of respect for Lowry? - 88th in world, but not good enough for you?

Now now....

conno16

if he makes the cut i'll start giving him some credit and will lay off the cheap burgers gag etc

slumped

conno16 wrote: »

if he makes the cut i'll start giving him some credit and will lay off the cheap burgers gag etc

Do you know him? Just curious.

Lowry will make the cut, in fact - he'll be top 30 I'd say at the end of the week.

conno16

brave prediction there mate..
i'm pretty sure he'll be back in offaly friday night
best of luck to the big man though

slumped

conno16 wrote: »

brave prediction there mate..
i'm pretty sure he'll be back in offaly friday night
best of luck to the big man though

You're the brave one! Saw Lowry at Adare - he strikes the ball really well. Nice guy too. Hasn't let the pro game get to his head. He'll do well.

conno16

he'll do well..
define please - he'll make a decent living out of golf, never win anything of any significance and generally be regarded as a journeyman within golf circles.
ya, i'd prob agree with that

Speak Now

Aidric wrote: »

Tee Times

Harrington drawn with the freak show :eek:

Got to admire the starter, 10 hours with no break.

GreeBo

We dont do txt speak and we certainly dont do childish, personal abuse.

danthefan

My god, they start at 6:30 :eek:

Edit - just noticed Darren Clarke is down, didn't think he'd qualified.

JerryHandbag

Nice to see Harrington drawn with Tom Watson. 7 titles between them

Good draw for Darren Clarke too with his buddy Davis Love. But isnt it a bit lousy asking a former champion (and most recent British winner) Paul Lawrie to tee off at 6.30am!! :eek:

Trampas

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Harrington drawn with the freak show :eek:

Got to admire the starter, 10 hours with no break.

whats the freak show?

BiffoGooner

Trampas wrote: »

whats the freak show?

I presume he means Tom Watson?Ryo Ishikawa also in that group, would be one worth watching.

spreadwise

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