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The DP World Tour Thread

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Please use this thread for discussing anything to do with the "current" event on the European Tour, now called the DP World Tour.

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boccy23

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Dr. Bre

The European open in Hamburg is from Saturday to Monday . Any idea why three days ?

Roger_007

Did Bland replace his ball on the 16th in its original position after it was hit by his playing partners ball?

nonsheep7

looking at Macintyre's card for today he was storming home but undid all the good work with a triple on the 18th ,he had parred it the previous 3 days ,don't know what happened ?? looks to be index 1 hole alright ,score average 4.43.

Mysterypunter

abff wrote: »

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The standard of players at the top of the game, are of a very high standard, Morikawa Hovland, Neimann and a few more. If you want a real prospect, look at the South African youngster Jayden Schaper, he could be anything.

abff

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Its a very high bar at the moment.

callaway92

Good timing for Wiesberger to have a good tournament.

Mysterypunter

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

You obviously haven't been watching much of the European tour and Robert Mcintyre is currently a top 50 player in the world at 24 and just finished 12th at the masters. Highest profile Scottish player currently.

Top Scottish player is some battle, Martin Laird, Russell Knox, Callum Hill Connor Syme, the Scots are a bit thin at the moment, Andrew Coltart, was discussing this, and he's dumbfounded. Paul Lawrie winning the open is the last Scottish major i think, Monty famously never won one, but he must have been the best Scottish golfer, Sandy Lyle maybe, but after that, I can't think who. Lyle won the masters, and san Torrance had his moments, but hopefully McIntyre will be a standout. Its a very high bar at the moment.

Mysterypunter

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

You obviously haven't been watching much of the European tour and Robert Mcintyre is currently a top 50 player in the world at 24 and just finished 12th at the masters. Highest profile Scottish player currently.

I wasn't aware he finished 12th in the masters, it was hardly mentioned at the time,except every 5 minutes for about 3 weeks, I had a discussion a while ago about world rankings, and mentioned Robert McIntyre and Abraham Ancer as being highly ranked but low on wins, I will look for it later, but can't find it now. Ancer is 19th in the world, despite winning 0 from 117 on the pga tour, he won the Australian open a couple of years ago. People will say he was 9th in the US Pga, but that was on the back of 65 on Sunday, he was +6 after 3 days, so nice finish, and more world ranking points, but he played Tiger Woods in the presidents Cup, and Ernie rls said he's a future world number one. All whilst playing in a tournament won by a 50 year old, who many considered past his best. Potential means you may do it, but it also means you haven't done it.

Mantis Toboggan

Mysterypunter wrote: »

My issue is not with the player at all, it's the sky coverage, including the on course interviews, when a player sets off to play a round, there should be no microphones allowed, it's invasive. I wonder what the reaction would be if I turned up at Tim Barters House, and interviewed him about what he was going to have for breakfast, I'd be arrested. What's he doing on the course during a tournament? Bland won for the first time ever, and they had the family on Skype, its nice and all that, but give the man a bit of privacy

You obviously haven't been watching much of the European tour and Robert Mcintyre is currently a top 50 player in the world at 24 and just finished 12th at the masters. Highest profile Scottish player currently.

fullstop

Mysterypunter wrote: »

My issue is not with the player at all, it's the sky coverage, including the on course interviews, when a player sets off to play a round, there should be no microphones allowed, it's invasive. I wonder what the reaction would be if I turned up at Tim Barters House, and interviewed him about what he was going to have for breakfast, I'd be arrested. What's he doing on the course during a tournament? Bland won for the first time ever, and they had the family on Skype, its nice and all that, but give the man a bit of privacy

Jesus wept, why are you feeling offended on their behalf? You hardly think Tim just jumps out of the bushes, candid camera style, and shoves a mic in their faces??
Pretty sure I read before that they’re asked before they start the round if they’ll do it, and they can say yes...or no. No big deal. I’ve yet to see Tim burst into a hotel room to interview a player having a ****e. Really cannot understand how you’re equating it with someone turning up at someone’s house, that really is clutching.

Mysterypunter

fullstop wrote: »

Don’t know why certain posters have such an issue with Bob. A British broadcaster focusing on a British player in the world’s top 50 and looking like he could be a cracking player, playing in a tournament with nobody else in the top 50 playing...who’d have thunk it.

My issue is not with the player at all, it's the sky coverage, including the on course interviews, when a player sets off to play a round, there should be no microphones allowed, it's invasive. I wonder what the reaction would be if I turned up at Tim Barters House, and interviewed him about what he was going to have for breakfast, I'd be arrested. What's he doing on the course during a tournament? Bland won for the first time ever, and they had the family on Skype, its nice and all that, but give the man a bit of privacy

fullstop

Don’t know why certain posters have such an issue with Bob. A British broadcaster focusing on a British player in the world’s top 50 and looking like he could be a cracking player, playing in a tournament with nobody else in the top 50 playing...who’d have thunk it.

eagle eye

Mysterypunter wrote:

In his career he has one win, a gimmick tournament in Cyprus. He has never won a 72 hole strokeplay tournament. The one he won in Cyprus had the scores reset on Saturday and Sunday

You don't get into the top 50 in the world by winning a small.tournsment in Cyprus. His body of work put him in the top 50 at a young age.
He's going to be top ten in the world at some stage soon. He could be a great one, it's very understandable that Sky are concentrating on him.

Mysterypunter

eagle eye wrote: »

As far as I'm aware he is the highest ranked player in the world in the field this week, he's also the highest ranked player in the Race to Dubai rankings.
In his last ten European tour events he has a win and four more top tens.

In his career he has one win, a gimmick tournament in Cyprus. He has never won a 72 hole strokeplay tournament. The one he won in Cyprus had the scores reset on Saturday and Sunday

eagle eye

abff wrote:

Thatâ€™s a fair enough point. But heâ€™s hardly a big enough draw to warrant extending the TV coverage.

He must be or it wouldn't happen.

abff

eagle eye wrote: »

The point I'm making is he's the big Ayer in the field so is obviously going to get the coverage.

That’s a fair enough point. But he’s hardly a big enough draw to warrant extending the TV coverage.

eagle eye

abff wrote:

That excludes majors and WGC events. Heâ€™s ranked 46th in the world, which is hardly earth shattering.

And the overall strength of the field is very poor, even by recent European Tour standards.

The point I'm making is he's the big Ayer in the field so is obviously going to get the coverage.

tobsey

Even in regular coverage there are main groups they always follow. They probably showed all his group from the start. They don't end the coverage leaving viewers wondering how a group they've watched all day plays 17 and 18.

abff

eagle eye wrote: »

As far as I'm aware he is the highest ranked player in the world in the field this week, he's also the highest ranked player in the Race to Dubai rankings.
In his last ten European tour events he has a win and four more top tens.

That excludes majors and WGC events. He’s ranked 46th in the world, which is hardly earth shattering.

And the overall strength of the field is very poor, even by recent European Tour standards.

eagle eye

Mysterypunter wrote:

The achievements don't match the hype

As far as I'm aware he is the highest ranked player in the world in the field this week, he's also the highest ranked player in the Race to Dubai rankings.
In his last ten European tour events he has a win and four more top tens.

Dr. Bre

4 of the top 5 in the race to Dubai rarely play on the European tour

Deeper Blue

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Sky have still not been treated for their Robert McIntyre fetish, a few minutes ago, they announced, the coverage was supposed to finish at 5:00, but it's been extended because we have to see Bob finish. Why exactly?

Pretty much sums up the state of the tour at the moment to be honest

Mysterypunter

Trampas wrote: »

He’s the marquee player this week. You can always press red button to watch the featured groups if you don’t want to watch him

The achievements don't match the hype

Trampas

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Sky have still not been treated for their Robert McIntyre fetish, a few minutes ago, they announced, the coverage was supposed to finish at 5:00, but it's been extended because we have to see Bob finish. Why exactly?

He’s the marquee player this week. You can always press red button to watch the featured groups if you don’t want to watch him

Mysterypunter

Sky have still not been treated for their Robert McIntyre fetish, a few minutes ago, they announced, the coverage was supposed to finish at 5:00, but it's been extended because we have to see Bob finish. Why exactly?

Mantis Toboggan

What went wrong for Robin Dawson? Next big star a few years back but never got going in the pro game and I see he's dead last in Sweden with rounds of 81 and 79!

[Deleted User]

Good to see James Sugrue making his first professional cut over the weekend on the European Challenge tour at the Dormy Open in Sweden.

jams100

Roger_007 wrote: »

Dubai isn’t in Europe either. Money is the key here. The big money events European Tour depend are funded to a disproportionate extent on Middle East money and the sheiks want bang for their buck in having big name players in their prestige events. The big name players are not going to be attracted to the regular European events so they have to come up with some way to have some big names in the season-ending showcase.
The European Tour is becoming relatively poorer all the time compared to the PGA Tour, so this farce is going to get worse in future.

I get all that, my point is that they are rewarding the likes Rahm, McIlroy and Co by awarding the likes of the British masters and tenerife open a paltry 3,000 R2D points per event between them whilst awarding 9,000 to a those WGC events that aren't even played in the Continent of Europe once every two or three years.

My point is there is no reward for playing on the European tour, Higgo can go and win another event and still not be top of the R2D, so why would he bother keep playing on the euro tour?
Answer he won't and its a revolving circle until players are rewarded for playing in Europe.

What the European tour should do is make all events a minimum of 4,000 R2D points, the Irish open, Italian open etc. 6k and the rolex series, majors and WGCs 8,000. That would be fairer, I just dont think it's right to keep rewarding the likes of Rahm and co with a bonus at the end of the year when they play one or two regular events in the whole year.

I also think the R2D is quite boring, there's no volatility because the likes of the tenerife open has so few points available, anyway they are my thoughts

Mysterypunter

RikkFlair wrote: »

Could see the PGA tour swallowing up the Euro tour in the near future, and it will just have a "European swing" section of maybe half a dozen events, which is all the top Euro players would be playing in Europe anyway as things stand. Greg Normans prophecy of a "World Tour" looking more and more likely.

Greg Norman and his prophecy as if he's some kind of seer, that man is a XXXXXXXXXXXX, who is taking Saudi money to be a mouthpiece for them, because they are running out of oil, and are only investing in golf as part of a ridiculous tourism campaign, the Saudi tourist board, I'd prefer to visit Afghanistan