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Shane Lowry - 2019 Champion Golfer of The Year (note first post please for posting guidance)

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    #7022
    dublin49
    Registered Users Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭dublin49


    Felexicon wrote: »
    Just catching up on yesterday.

    Think the 2nd chip(drop) on 15 deserves a lot of credit.
    Serious bottle to go for it after what happened this 1st one.

    absolutely,the drive on 11 after two hooks on 9 & 10 was huge for him as well.


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    #7023
    ClutchIt
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭ClutchIt


    Very solid round from Shane. Be fantastic to see him go well again today. Come on Shaneo!


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    #7024
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    Terrible approach shot after a great opening drive


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    #7025
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    Mac_Lad71 wrote: »
    Terrible approach shot after a great opening drive

    Took 6, sloppy start


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    #7026
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    double bogey from the middle of the fairway


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    #7027
    PARlance
    Registered Users Posts: 21,099 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    That really was a disappointing start after that drive and seeing Rose in trouble.


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    #7028
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,338 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Mysterypunter wrote: »
    That is a specific example, I am talking in general Jordan Spieth gets a lot of breaks from errant tee shots. He played well in the Texas open, especially last Sunday, and deserved to win, but some of his pure luck is unreal. Same with the Tommy Fleetwood hole in one in the matchplay against Fritelli, he hit a tee shot over the flag, it nearly stuck on the bank, but rolled about 20 yards back towards the hole, and dropped in. There is a skill element of course, but some of the shots are outrageously lucky. I suppose that is for another thread, but some players are luckier than others. Speith and Mackenzie Hughes spring to mind, Hughes has a record of holing all sorts of miracle shots, when his luck runs out, he will be back on the korn ferry tour

    This comes across as very bitter. So, woe is Shane because of the 15th last night, but the other lads are just lucky all the time?


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    #7029
    badabing106
    Registered Users Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭badabing106


    I wonder would lowry swap his driving for spieths putting this week ? Would Spieth swap lowrys driving for his putting?


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    #7030
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Completely blowing up here after just two holes.

    Hopefully he can sort his head out.


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    #7031
    4Ad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭4Ad


    Poor start. Damn..


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    #7032
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    6 6 start ..hasn't got pace of greens at all


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    #7033
    Mysterypunter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Mysterypunter


    fullstop wrote: »
    This comes across as very bitter. So, woe is Shane because of the 15th last night, but the other lads are just lucky all the time?

    Not what I said, I said Jordan speith gets more than his fair share of luck, mostly off poor tee shots, I didn't say its all about luck. It's not bitter at all, it's a conclusion I have drawn from watching lots of golf. I don't have any interest in who is lucky or unlucky, its an observation


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    #7034
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,762 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Shocker of a start, nice approach on 3.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #7035
    Acosta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Great response in fairness


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    #7036
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    Great pitch..hopefully he will settle down a bit now.


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    #7037
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,207 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Great approach on 3, 1 back at least.

    Regard the 15th yesterday, his chip was better than Spieths. Lowry was unlucky to keep trickling, Spieths was trucking so certainly lucky he caught the flagstick so square


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    #7038
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,338 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    Mushy wrote: »
    Great approach on 3, 1 back at least.

    Regard the 15th yesterday, his chip was better than Spieths. Lowry was unlucky to keep trickling, Spieths was trucking so certainly lucky he caught the flagstick so square

    Oh there’s no doubt about that. But as someone else pointed out, they both hit ****e tee shots off 9 and Shane walks off with a 3 and Spieth with a 7, so swings and roundabouts.

    Anyway, good birdie on 3. Needs to keep it solid for the next few holes and take advantage of 8.


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    #7039
    boardise
    Registered Users Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭boardise


    4Ad wrote: »
    Poor start. Damn..

    More proof that these facile cliches about 'confidence' are essentially meaningless.
    People were gushing yesterday that Lowry's finishing birdies would boost his 'confidence' . So where was this 'confidence' on the first two holes today ?
    He must have slept it off during night .


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    #7040
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭abff


    The more I look at this week’s golf, the more I realise what a lottery it is. The slightest misjudgement (particularly around the greens) can be punished extremely harshly. The slopes on some of those greens are ridiculous.

    I presume that when the members are playing throughout the rest of the year, the greens are not cut anything like as tight as they are this week?


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    #7041
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,783 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    fullstop wrote:
    This comes across as very bitter. So, woe is Shane because of the 15th last night, but the other lads are just lucky all the time?
    Yeah, kinda pointless having a conversation with someone like that.


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    #7042
    fullstop
    Registered Users Posts: 11,338 ✭✭✭✭fullstop


    abff wrote: »
    I presume that when the members are playing throughout the rest of the year, the greens are not cut anything like as tight as they are this week?

    Weirdly, in the US they seem to set these places up with ridiculous green speeds for members as well a lot of the time. Seems to be like a badge of honour for the members. Wasn’t it the last WGC in Florida where the members were complaining that the greens were too slow for the tournament?


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    #7043
    boardise
    Registered Users Posts: 3,409 ✭✭✭boardise


    SL's 6 par 5s played so far ---> +2 !!


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    #7044
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,783 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    That's one of his big issues this year. He's ranked 200th in par 5 scoring on the PGA Tour coming into this tournament.


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    #7045
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    Battle to make the cut now.


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    #7046
    eggy81
    Registered Users Posts: 1,955 ✭✭✭eggy81


    Needs a birdie here now. Feels like he’s not too far away from a score but at the same time it could fall apart at any second too.


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    #7047
    Mac_Lad71
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭Mac_Lad71


    Back to back birdies on 12 & 13...great response in fairness.


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    #7048
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,993 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    He should make the cut handy as long as he doesn't blow up on the last few holes or the rest of the field comes out in the afternoon and does really well


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    #7049
    Trampas
    Registered Users Posts: 7,477 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Par 5’s are important here and just not doing it on them. 7 shots worse than rose on them so far.


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    #7050
    Mushy
    Registered Users Posts: 21,207 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Great birdie on last to be Even. Cut made so hopefully pick up over the weekend


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    #7051
    [Deleted User]
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    Strong finish from Shane finishing his round with a nice birdie three at the 18th for a 73 today and level par total through 2 rounds. Just inside the top 20 as I post this


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