The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

Remind me · 21-07-2019 10:32PM

Synode wrote: »

Padraig 3
Rory 3
Shane 1
Graham 1
Darren 1

Who am I missing

Rory 4

Synode · 21-07-2019 10:34PM

Remind me wrote: »

Rory 4

You're right. Sorry I deleted the post when I realised :pac:

GolfNut33 · 21-07-2019 10:35PM

RikkFlair wrote: »

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

Incredible seeing it written like that.

eagle eye · 21-07-2019 10:36PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote:

If by the west coast you are referring to Connacht, then the first step would be to stage the Irish Open on one of the courses there, which has never happened to date. Infrastructure might be an issue though.

No, I'm not saying Connacht. Ballybunion, Lahinch, Dooks, Waterville, Ballyliffin, Connemara would be my order. Cairn I'd say is too short but beautiful.

NIMAN · 21-07-2019 10:38PM

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

Cork Boy 53 · 21-07-2019 10:38PM

RikkFlair wrote: »

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

Yep a Golden Era for Irish golf without a doubt. The question is will this continue into the foreseeable future.

NIMAN · 21-07-2019 10:41PM

What is the success down to?

How come Scotland, a once proud golf nation, has so few top golfers?

Did we just get very lucky?

Roadtoad · 21-07-2019 10:44PM

Thanks guys and ladies for talking me through the day, it was great. I'll drift off back to the cycling forum now!

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 21-07-2019 10:45PM

I wonder is it the same people who blew a casket when announcers mistakenly called Lowry a British golfer who want a British open hosted in the Republic of Ireland. You can't have it both ways!

dar_cool · 21-07-2019 10:50PM

NIMAN wrote: »

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

The Amateur(British) championship was held in Portmarnock a few weeks ago so I don't see why not and that is run by the R&A but people are still wrongly calling it the British Open.

Cork Boy 53 · 21-07-2019 10:51PM

NIMAN wrote: »

What is the success down to?

How come Scotland, a once proud golf nation, has so few top golfers?

Did we just get very lucky?

Indeed only 2 Scottish major champions since before WW2 is a poor record for the home of golf.

bobbyss · 21-07-2019 10:51PM

McDowell and Harrington on tv congratulating Shane. Were Clarke and Rory around?

Cork Boy 53 · 21-07-2019 11:00PM

bobbyss wrote: »

McDowell and Harrington on tv congratulating Shane. Were Clarke and Rory around?

I think Clarke was on Sky Sports commentary duty earlier in the day anyway. No idea about McIlroy`s whereabouts. Maybe he is already back across the Atlantic.

Zaph · 21-07-2019 11:01PM

NIMAN wrote: »

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

Without getting into the whole nonsense of it again, it's not the British Open, it's The Open Championship. However as it's only ever been played in the United Kingdom (as GB is only England, Scotland and Wales, NI is not included), I think it would be unlikely that it would ever move out of the country at this stage. Tradition is a big deal in golf and, if The Open was played here, what's not to say that it shouldn't be played in Spain, for example, some year. The members of the R&A would have a collective heart attack at the thought of that.

However, interestingly, there are a couple of minor prizes given at The Open that only golfers from the UK or the Republic of Ireland are eligible to win (Braid Taylor Medal awarded to the highest finishing PGA member and the Tooting Bec Cup, which is given to the PGA member who records the lowest single round during the championship). So it could be argued that if Ireland is being treated as a special case for these particular prizes then clearly you could argue a case for holding the championship here. The only issue with that line of reasoning however, is that these prizes are given by the PGA and the tournament is organised by the R&A.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 21-07-2019 11:23PM

Zaph wrote: »

Without getting into the whole nonsense of it again, it's not the British Open, it's The Open Championship.

When is the British open then ?

Zaph · 21-07-2019 11:26PM

Antonella Savory Syntax wrote: »

When is the British open then ?

There is no such tournament. The British Masters was on in May.

castletownman · 21-07-2019 11:32PM

I was just thinking there how Ireland has punched above its weight in terms of producing major titles. Four now between Harrington and Lowry. If you were to include those born on the island, then its McIlroy x 4, McDowell, Clarke and Fred Daly.

To put it in perspective, only Fiji has a significantly smaller population than us from countries that have had a major winner, with Scotland and New Zealand roughly the same as ourselves. Wales is about 3.2 million, but have only the one title to call upon.

Incredible really.

Deeper Blue · 21-07-2019 11:33PM

It'll never be held in the Republic, one of the top R&A lads said the other day that it's unlikely to ever be held in Wales even.

Fusitive · 22-07-2019 12:10AM

Tell me how wrote: »

Ahem, Lahinch.

Lahinch doesn't have the infrastructure to hold a tournament as big as the open. Beautiful course but with a 160 acres, it's a tight track as it is. The space required for major tournaments or a Ryder Cup is staggering. 3-400 acres easily needed when it comes down to it and with the town on one side and the road and castle course running down the other side with a flood plain on the border, it just wouldn't be possible there

bobbyss · 22-07-2019 04:16AM

RikkFlair wrote:

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

RikkFlair wrote:

USA 25. Ireland 10. South Africa 4. Germany, Australia and England 2. Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

What does this table look like since 2000?

M.T. Cranium · 22-07-2019 05:47AM

Since Tiger Woods won the Masters in 1997 ... 23 seasons, 92 majors.

Country ______ Total _ Mas_USO_Open_PGA

USA __________54 ___ 14 __13 __12 __15
Ireland _______ 10 ___ --- __ 2 __ 5 __ 3
__ NI _________(6) ___-- __(2)__(2)__(2)
__ ROI ________(4) ___-- __ --__(3)__(1)
South Africa ____ 8 ____ 2 __ 3 __ 3 __ ---
Australia _______3 ____ 1 __ 1 __ -- __ 1
Fiji ___________ 3 ____ 1 __ --__ -- __ 2
Argentina ______2 ____ 1 __ 1 __ -- __ --
England _______ 2 ____ 1 __ 1 __ -- __ --
Germany ______ 2 ____ -- __ 1 __ -- __ 1
Spain _________ 2 ____ 2 __-- __ -- __ --
Canada ________1 ____ 1 __-- __ -- __ ---
Italy __________ 1 ____ -- __-- __ 1 __ ---
New Zealand ___ 1 ____ -- __ 1 __ -- __ ---
Scotland _______1 ____ -- __ -- __ 1 __ ---
South Korea ____1 ____ -- __ -- __ -- __ 1
Sweden _______ 1 ____ -- __ -- __ 1 ___ --

To answer the question about wins since 2000, if we count the year 2000, that means eliminating 1997, 98 and 99. Of those 12, the USA won 2 of each. Spain won the 99 Masters, South Africa the 98 USOpen, Scotland the 99 Open and Fiji won the 98 PGA. That reduces the US total to 46 since 2000, South Africa goes to seven, Fiji to 2, Spain to 1, and Scotland to zero.

yaboya1 · 22-07-2019 05:48AM

bobbyss wrote: »

What does this table look like since 2000?

USA 46. Ireland 10. South Africa 7. Australia 3, Germany, 2, Argentina 2, Fiji 2, England 2, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden, New Zealand, Canada 6 (1 each).

From memory...

GreeBo · 22-07-2019 05:49AM

RikkFlair wrote: »

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

6 for NI alone is crazy... though that must be luck as its the same GUI

yaboya1 · 22-07-2019 06:39AM

GreeBo wrote: »

6 for NI alone is crazy... though that must be luck as its the same GUI

5 different players responsible for the 10 wins. Same as South Africa.
Definitely punching above our weight for the size and population of the island.

FixdePitchmark · 22-07-2019 07:08AM

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.

carq · 22-07-2019 07:52AM

how are the celebrations going ?
Did he stay in Portrush ?

FixdePitchmark · 22-07-2019 08:05AM

doing well keeping celebration off social media so far. (early days)

would be great if they ban phones in esker hills. Let the lad kick back and relax.

The Tetrarch · 22-07-2019 08:14AM

The is as much chance of The Open being played in Ireland as the English FA Cup final being played at Sligo Rovers ground. :pac:

The Tetrarch · 22-07-2019 08:30AM

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

HighLine · 22-07-2019 08:32AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

doing well keeping celebration off social media so far. (early days)

would be great if they ban phones in esker hills. Let the lad kick back and relax.

Ah disagree there.. love to see clips of the celebrations and the just rewards.

"Conor Sketches" has an Instagram vid of Shane singing "The fields of Athenry" at about 4am this morning... still in the same clothes

The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

Comments