The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

razorblunt

Richie Ramsay the Scottish golfer made a shout out for Ireland to host a WGC event.

callaway92

razorblunt wrote: »

Richie Ramsay the Scottish golfer made a shout out for Ireland to host a WGC event.

I’m too young to remember the American Express at Mount Juliet - How were the logistics of it?

HighLine

Next major.... April 9th 2020. Not a fan of this new schedule.

NeonWolf

lbc2019 wrote: »

Id say he will be walking 10 feet off the pier in Memphis

The line is “ten feet of off beale” as in beale Street.

mountain

The Tetrarch wrote: »

The flags on the grandstand around the 18th green at Portrush are in country alphabetic order.
There was one flag I could not identify, and nobody else could identify it.
It was after the Northern Ireland flag and before the Scotland flag.

This is it

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club

https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-s-san.html

Thank you!!

rooney30

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

first off , The Open is not going to be in The republic. Even if it was (1 in a 1000 chance), they would be looking for a Royal club and none of them are good enough.

Holding The Open in northern Ireland was a sort of a 1/100 achievement. you can only imagine how other courses in uk on edges of rota feel about it.

looking at stats there. England has a very poor record. They have so many fantastic golfers but very few with the real tough edge.

if it is in Ireland. Esker hills all the way.

Portmarnock is the only feasible option for an open in the republic . Don’t think it has to be a royal course . The R and A have suggested a willingness to spread the open so don’t see it as that much of a long shot

Does that mean it could be held in france or spain or germany or anywhere else sometime in future years?

blackwhite

droidman123 wrote: »

Does that mean it could be held in france or spain or germany or anywhere else sometime in future years?

Even ignoring the UK element - tradition demands a links course (and some would argue the element of weather uncertainty also) which basically rules out anything in Continental Europe

Cork Boy 53

droidman123 wrote: »

Does that mean it could be held in france or spain or germany or anywhere else sometime in future years?

In theory it could be, although it would need to be a links course. Anyway it won`t happen within the next 20 years at least.

FixdePitchmark

rooney30 wrote: »

Portmarnock is the only feasible option for an open in the republic . Don’t think it has to be a royal course . The R and A have suggested a willingness to spread the open so don’t see it as that much of a long shot

It doesn't have female membership - so that is that one gone.

Lads it is more likely to be on the moon.

RikkFlair

NIMAN wrote: »

So let me get this straight, some folk are saying we should stage the British open in Republic of Ireland?

Well Padraig Harrington himself was talking it up last week, citing the Tour de France coming to Ireland in 98. Even so he admitted its a long shot and he would probably be an old man before it happens.

FixdePitchmark

RikkFlair wrote: »

Well Padraig Harrington himself was talking it up last week, citing the Tour de France coming to Ireland in 98. Even so he admitted its a long shot and he would probably be an old man before it happens.

Padraig is nuts.

Cork Boy 53

Shane Ross was on RTE Radio just a while ago stating that he believes Lowry is going to pull out of the tournament in Memphis. Can anyone confirm this?

awec

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Shane Ross was on RTE Radio just a while ago stating that he believes Lowry is going to pull out of the tournament in Memphis. Can anyone confirm this?

Yes it’s in the Irish Times today as well.

willabur

HighLine wrote: »

Next major.... April 9th 2020. Not a fan of this new schedule.

Its not hugely different from previous years, USPGA was played 2 weeks after the Open last year.

munsterlegend

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Padraig is nuts.

Well Ireland did host the British amateur so not that crazy but highly unlikely in the near future.

FixdePitchmark

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Shane Ross was on RTE Radio just a while ago stating that he believes Lowry is going to pull out of the tournament in Memphis. Can anyone confirm this?

Sums up how much of a clown that lad is.

That is for Shane - not for a minister to announce on public airways.

Whilst probably not possible - Shane should ban all social media and media from Esker hills - get on with a private function for members and family.

Lets admit it - The Clarke aftermath was a bit of a car crash - including a lost trophy at one point - jaysus.

But probably not realistic.

awec

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Sums up how much of a clown that lad is.

That is for Shane - not for a minister to announce on public airways.

Whilst probably not possible - Shane should ban all social media and media from Esker hills - get on with a private function for members and family.

Lets admit it - The Clarke aftermath was a bit of a car crash - including a lost trophy at one point - jaysus.

But probably not realistic.

In fairness, it must have been previously announced, as it was in this mornings print edition of the Irish Times on the front page.

Cork Boy 53

willabur wrote: »

Its not hugely different from previous years, USPGA was played 2 weeks after the Open last year.

Eh yes it is. A nine month gap between the Open in July and the Masters in April in the new calendar. Seems like a huge difference to me.

LuckyGent88

Few videos starting to appear now alright. Quality post by him on Instagram though. Can’t link it.

Couldn’t see him play in Memphis myself anyway, maybe if it was still in Firestone it would be different.

Also, absolutely hilarious post by Ian Paisley on twitter. Hon the Irish.

Edit: parody account

sky88

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Sums up how much of a clown that lad is.

That is for Shane - not for a minister to announce on public airways.

Whilst probably not possible - Shane should ban all social media and media from Esker hills - get on with a private function for members and family.

Lets admit it - The Clarke aftermath was a bit of a car crash - including a lost trophy at one point - jaysus.

But probably not realistic.

i never heard that before ffs

The Tetrarch

Shane Lowry missed the cut in his four previous Opens.

GolfNut33

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Few videos starting to appear now alright. Quality post by him on Instagram though. Can’t link it.

Couldn’t see him play in Memphis myself anyway, maybe if it was still in Firestone it would be different.

Also, absolutely hilarious post by Ian Paisley on twitter. Hon the Irish.

Edit: parody account

It's a parody account.

Edit: To acknowledge your edit..lol

Dbu

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Shane Ross was on RTE Radio just a while ago stating that he believes Lowry is going to pull out of the tournament in Memphis. Can anyone confirm this?

Shane himself said that yesterday about an hour after the presentation

IAMAMORON

Just in reponse to posters bigging up the amount of Irish major winners in the last 10 - 15 years I do believe some perspective is required.

For starters,

Ireland has nothing to do with it, north, south or both combined. All those winners won those majors off their own back. Neither goverments gave them a penny of support in their golfing lives.

The reality is that their families are responsible for supporting them on their journeys, buying their clubs, financial support etc. The country itself has nothing to do with it.

Just saying. The concept of liddle ol Ireland has nothing to do with it. The only argument I can give in that direction is that we have 100's of great courses so all those boys never had to go very far as children to learn their skills. That is all. The fact remains that Ireland has a brilliant infrastructure for nurturing golf talent.... but it is all privately owned and either government has nothing to do with it.

It needs to be said.

willabur

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Eh yes it is. A nine month gap between the Open in July and the Masters in April in the new calendar. Seems like a huge difference to me.

20 days longer of a gap than before. Its not huge at all

I do agree that they should space out the majors more evenly from April until September

GreeBo

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Just in reponse to posters bigging up the amount of Irish major winners in the last 10 - 15 years I do believe some perspective is required.

For starters,

Ireland has nothing to do with it, north, south or both combined. All those winners won those majors off their own back. Neither goverments gave them a penny of support in their golfing lives.

The reality is that their families are responsible for supporting them on their journeys, buying their clubs, financial support etc. The country itself has nothing to do with it.

Just saying. The concept of liddle ol Ireland has nothing to do with it. The only argument I can give in that direction is that we have 100's of great courses so all those boys never had to go very far as children to learn their skills. That is all. The fact remains that Ireland has a brilliant infrastructure for nurturing golf talent.... but it is all privately owned and either government has nothing to do with it.

It needs to be said.

erm, the GUI?

Chopper83

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Just in reponse to posters bigging up the amount of Irish major winners in the last 10 - 15 years I do believe some perspective is required.

For starters,

Ireland has nothing to do with it, north, south or both combined. All those winners won those majors off their own back. Neither goverments gave them a penny of support in their golfing lives.

The reality is that their families are responsible for supporting them on their journeys, buying their clubs, financial support etc. The country itself has nothing to do with it.

Just saying. The concept of liddle ol Ireland has nothing to do with it. The only argument I can give in that direction is that we have 100's of great courses so all those boys never had to go very far as children to learn their skills. That is all. The fact remains that Ireland has a brilliant infrastructure for nurturing golf talent.... but it is all privately owned and either government has nothing to do with it.

It needs to be said.

The great courses but also playing in all types of all types of weather is a decent advantage especially at the Open albeit it hasn't helped the Scots the last couple of decades.

Chopper83

What a tournament that was though, Portrush excelled and then some, the organisation, the course, the crowds, the weather and the winner. Brilliant week.

Sharp MZ700

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Eh yes it is. A nine month gap between the Open in July and the Masters in April in the new calendar. Seems like a huge difference to me.

I prefer the new layout. What with the money available in the FedEx and RTD there's some serious golf left to be played yet this year. It's the first few months of the "wraparound" PGA Tour I find mundane, then I justfollow the Trilby Tour!