3 Irish Open

dvemail

The field for next weeks Irish Open in Killarney is out.

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2010/tournamentid=2010048/teetimes/index.html


Looks like a pretty good field, but id say even if we had this date now the week after the British Open we could get a considerably better one.

aster99

Possibly but a lot of the main guys seem to like a week off after a major so this week might not have attracted any better field.

dvemail

Ya agreed some pro's do alright but looking at the two tournaments being played this week in Canada and Scandinavia there are Villegas, Donald, Casey, Goosen, O'Hair and Tim Clark in Canada.

And Karlsson, Molinari, Rickie Fowler, Oosthuizen, Dunstin Johnsson and KJ Choi in Europe, If a tournament the size of the Scandinavian Masters can attract players like above then i would imagine the the Irish open could at least match it.
Suppose we should be counting our blessings that we have any tournament to watch at all next week. :rolleyes:

aster99

ya its true, would have been good to get the like of either Johnson or Fowler next week.
You'd be hoping for the Irish lads to do well next week and keep the interest going into the weekend

dvemail

Agreed, if there isnt any irish in contention it will be bad for the sponsors as there isnt enough big name player to keep the fans interested.

Aidric

When you consider the Irish Open is worth almost twice that of this weeks Scandanavian Masters the Swede's have managed a strong field. I'd have liked to have seen the likes of Casey, Donald & Goosen teeing it up at the Irish Open.

MisterAnarchy

For a total prize fund of €3m its a dreadfully disappointing lineup .
There are very few big names there .

Trampas

It is timing again.

WGC and PGA the following weeks in USA players probably prefer to be ready for them.

Irish Open has suffered a good bit from bad positions in the calendar.

DH2K9

Anyone want a season ticket from the dublin area?

BUACHAILL

want or want to buy ?
If its want I will take it :-)

aster99

what day are the tee times usually announced?

PhilipMarlowe

Tuesdays

DH2K9

I though Lee Westwood was playing. Is he still injured?

Aidric

DH2K9 wrote: »

I though Lee Westwood was playing. Is he still injured?

He is resting, pulled out before the Open. He will be back for the WGC next week.

ForeverYoung90

Not big into golf but gonna have a little e/w wager on the open as Ill proberly go one of the days.Anyone have a reliable tip for me.

Aidric

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Anyone have a reliable tip for me.

Bring an umbrella.

heavyballs

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Not big into golf but gonna have a little e/w wager on the open as Ill proberly go one of the days.Anyone have a reliable tip for me.

no such thing asa reliable tip in golf, only an informed tip
It's going to be a bit wet but the wind shouldn't be too bad,up to 20 mph at worst

It's gonna be a birdie fest,i expect around 16-20 under to win once the wind doesn't go mad,i'll give ya 2 obvious one's and a slight outsider,Justin Rose at 16/1 is not a bad price with his recent form

As finding greens won't be too hard on such a short course putting will play an even bigger part than usual,best putter on tour has to be Rhys [EMAIL="Davis@28/1"]Davis@28/1[/EMAIL] is a fair price

At a slightly bigger price recent tour winner David Horsey @66/1 worth a few quid e/w,he's top 5 in driving accuracy and has a good iron game that should suit this course

I'm not backing Rory or Fran Molinari as i think they both still have a few putting problems,greens won't be hard to find this week,what seperates Rory and the likes normally is their ability to hit more greens than most because of their great ball striking,this course imo should level the playing field and once the weather isn't too bad it could turn in to a putting comp,on a sidenote the par 5's are soo short most of the players can reach them in 2

slingerz

hope to go saturday can you just get there and buy tickets??

any advice on times to get there and parking??

dvemail

Tee times are announced for thursday and friday.

Clarke , Rhys Davies and McIlroy are playing with eachother in the morning, while McDowell, McGrane and Harrington are playing with eachtohter in the evening.
Its going to be mental out there for them couple of groups.

Davidth88

Saw the news article last night about Killarney and the Open

I remember the flooding back in Nov


WELL DONE to all the green keeping staff ( and who ever ) who got the course back to the way it is now , I hope the weather is kind and that the Kingdom is shown to the world in it's best light

PhilipMarlowe

Interesting, all players starting off the 1st

LittleLiam

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Not big into golf but gonna have a little e/w wager on the open as Ill proberly go one of the days.Anyone have a reliable tip for me.

Michael Campbell (Aus) - 500-1.

Johnny_Fontane

Licksy wrote: »

Interesting, all players starting off the 1st

10th is miles away from the clubhouse so not sure it would ever have worked....

LittleLiam

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

10th is miles away from the clubhouse so not sure it would ever have worked....

Aidric

My two selections for this week:
Justin Rose: Superb season thus far and confidence is high. Coming here with a mission and has the game to carry it out. 14/1 e/w
Robert Rock: A very consistent season with six top tens. A bit of a hangover from the Open missing the cut last week. I expect him to bounce back and at 50/1 he looks a value e/w bet.

Speak Now

Licksy wrote: »

Interesting, all players starting off the 1st

Yeah noticed that, field of 150 instead of 156 to squeeze them all in?

Adiaga 2

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

For a total prize fund of €3m its a dreadfully disappointing lineup .
There are very few big names there .

Completely agree. One of the biggest prize funds and only really the top Irish guys to shout about. Very disappointing indeed. I thought they re-scheduled to try and attract a stronger field than last year. That didn't work out very well then. Looking forward to watching on TV over the weekend but guys like Kaymer, Westwood, Casey, Poulter, Stenson, Schwartzel, Oosthuizen, etc, etc will surely be missed.

Trampas

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

Completely agree. One of the biggest prize funds and only really the top Irish guys to shout about. Very disappointing indeed. I thought they re-scheduled to try and attract a stronger field than last year. That didn't work out very well then. Looking forward to watching on TV over the weekend but guys like Kaymer, Westwood, Casey, Poulter, Stenson, Schwartzel, Oosthuizen, etc, etc will surely be missed.

So did I but the european tour and irish open organisers failed.

Need to find a new date next year.

It will be hard to attract a new sponsor if 3 drop it with the field they are pulling in.

Speak Now

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

For a total prize fund of €3m its a dreadfully disappointing lineup .
There are very few big names there .

The slot on the calender while a good weekend for irish people wanting to got to watch the golf is probably a bad slot for the top pros.
The open only 2 weeks ago, Bridgestone next week with USPGA the following week. For example if Oosthuizen had played this week it would be his 6th consecutive week by the time the next major started.

Aidric

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

I thought they re-scheduled to try and attract a stronger field than last year. That didn't work out very well then.

That was the thinking. Considering it is one of the most valuable pots on the European Tour the field is a big disappointment.

LittleLiam

Aidric wrote: »

That was the thinking. Considering it is one of the most valuable pots on the European Tour the field is a big disappointment.

8 out of the top 50 ain't that bad, is it?

Speak Now

LittleLiam wrote: »

8 out of the top 50 ain't that bad, is it?

Wouldn't be great, probably at least 20 regular tour members in top 50.

aster99

can the times be seen any place for the pro am tomorrow?

Degag

Any idea of the parking situation there? Are there shuttle buses running from any places?

johnnyfruitcake

Paddy Power is placing top 6 on this, any good tips to finish in the top 4 or 5

heavyballs

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

10th is miles away from the clubhouse so not sure it would ever have worked....

doesn't have to be the 10th btw,last week in the u.s they used the 9th

heavyballs

johnnyfruitcake wrote: »

Paddy Power is placing top 6 on this, any good tips to finish in the top 4 or 5

go to gambling thread

mazken

Does anyone know if I can just turn up on the Sunday or do I need to buy a ticket in advance? Not a golf fan myself but my b/f is a golf enthusiast so think it would be a nice surprise Similarly, do ye think parking will be an issue?

heavyballs

mazken wrote: »

Does anyone know if I can just turn up on the Sunday or do I need to buy a ticket in advance? Not a golf fan myself but my b/f is a golf enthusiast so think it would be a nice surprise Similarly, do ye think parking will be an issue?

yeah i'd say let him do the parking,that way there should be no issue:D

you can defo pay in the first 2 days ,not sure about Sunday but i'd say you'll be fine

mazken

LOL based on past experiences that could be a good idea alright...my track record wouldn't be the best Thanks for the info!!

heavyballs

mazken wrote: »

LOL based on past experiences that could be a good idea alright...my track record wouldn't be the best Thanks for the info!!

price at gate on Sunday is €30 each,i'd check the buy and sell,that's a bit steep

JerryHandbag

Heading down for the Thursday, cant wait. Harrington, GMac and Damien McGrane at 12.25 is my intended group to follow, though I get the feeling every other fan on the course has the same plan Dont fancy gettin up at something like 6am to catch the Clarke McIlroy group

heavyballs

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Heading down for the Thursday, cant wait. Harrington, GMac and Damien McGrane at 12.25 is my intended group to follow, though I get the feeling every other fan on the course has the same plan Dont fancy gettin up at something like 6am to catch the Clarke McIlroy group

if i was living closeby i think i'd make the effort,think it would be worht it

BUACHAILL

heavyballs wrote: »

if i was living closeby i think i'd make the effort,think it would be worht it

likewise would like to see them but coming from wicklow it just isnt possible unless i stay over tomorrow night and to be honest not sure I wanna see em that bad, can always see them finishing around 10

the groutch

Aidric wrote: »

Robert Rock: A very consistent season with six top tens. A bit of a hangover from the Open missing the cut last week. I expect him to bounce back and at 50/1 he looks a value e/w bet.

with you on that one, he was very unlucky last year

JerryHandbag

heavyballs wrote: »

if i was living closeby i think i'd make the effort,think it would be worht it

I'm about 50 miles away, would love to see that group but I'm just not a morning person!

Speak Now

heavyballs wrote: »

doesn't have to be the 10th btw,last week in the u.s they used the 9th

And used 11th recently on european tour.

Jimdagym

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

And used 11th recently on european tour.

Think thats Celtic Manor.

Poker Face

heavyballs wrote: »

doesn't have to be the 10th btw,last week in the u.s they used the 9th

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

And used 11th recently on european tour.

The 9th tee is even further way than the 10th and the 11th is down by the 10th green in a corner of the course thats near the lake.

Even with carts it would be awarkward to get out to these holes. You would have to cross probably 4 holes if not 5 to get to some of these holes.

PhilipMarlowe

Looking forward to seeing Tour Golf live again... didn't go to Baltray last year but loved Adare the previous two years.
Planning on heading down from Kilkenny Thursday morning to watch Gary Murphy who tees off at 1:35. Staying over Thursday night and then out at 9:15 Friday morning.
No plans made yet for the weekend

JCDUB

mazken wrote: »

Does anyone know if I can just turn up on the Sunday or do I need to buy a ticket in advance? Not a golf fan myself but my b/f is a golf enthusiast so think it would be a nice surprise Similarly, do ye think parking will be an issue?

Yeah you'll have no problem getting in off the cuff on Sunday.

I've been to the Irish Open a good half dozen times and never had to buy a ticket, there are always loads of corporates and freebies about.

I reckon you should pop into a 3 shop and chance your arm, they should have loads of free tickets to give away.

You might have to buy a RTG sim card or something but it's still worth it if you can manage to charm them.