Hi,
just wondering if any boards members are going to the Open in St. Andrews in July?
And would anyone be interested in swapping tickets for days they can't attend?
cheers,
Sean
I heard radar call him 'sir nick' yesterday when he was talking to him. I used to like radar before that...
The waiting is actually ridiculous. Just watching Lowry's group on the app and they've been waiting on the 5th for about fifteen minutes and still sitting down. I thought the video was frozen when they were showing the leaderboard for so long.
He totally is. The lack of self awareness is remarkable.
Nick Faldo is pure Alan Partridge.
What was his background before turning pro? Was he a good amateur, etc
Just so sad to see Tiger playing like that. Hopefully he can improve his condition over the next nine months and come back a lot stronger.
Castleknock's David Carey flying it at 5 under with 5 to play. Could Mr. 57 do the unthinkable?
Shane waiting on the 1st tee getting to see Tiger coming come. Special moment to witness.
It'll be broken with a day to spare.
Really like Laura Davies as a commentator.
Interesting comment from the on course commentary.....often you're better not in the fairway with the way they have tucked the pins away, being in the rough gives the only angle that allows u to get at some flags.
Maybe they should go back to Prestwick- for the history
It depends if he can recover physically from the car accident to be able to play regularly, unimpeded. Nobody could compete playing four events a year.
Sad watching Tiger out there, just not able for it anymore at this level, hopefully retires soon.
Tyrell Hatton ages 30 years when he takes off his cap.
Nice encapsulation of a truly unique and special place. I still don't think a major should be played on it, but I can see why people think it should based on history and tradition etc.
lot of armchair golfers on here, surely someone has played it
I think folks are missing the point of St Andrews, is it the best course in the world, no, in Europe, no, in Scotland, no, around St. Andrews itself is even questionable.
But it's the only course in the world where all the greats have played and remains pretty much the same (apart from when they turned the course "backwards") since inception. Nowhere in the World does this exist. It defined the "out" and "in" you see on all your scorecards, it defined a golf course being 18 holes.
To coin a term, it is literally "hallowed ground", The Open is not at St Andrews this year, it has returned to St Andrews, the home of golf.
Yeah six hours is due to the course being completely incompatible with the modern pro game... You say it like you've pointed out a positive.
The only thing it's holding (up) is the length of a round.
As well as shared greens, they are having to wait because so many par 4's are driveable. Driveable par 4s should be the exception - in which case they provide novelty. Here the guys are hitting thru greens on par 4s with 3 woods, it's more the norm than novelty. And the players can spray it all over the place, some massive fairways and no rough. I get that people like the history and tradition, but is anyone actually claiming this is a decent/quality golf course? And if so, on what basis? Apart from some terrifying bunkers, I am not seeing too many qualities of the course that make it worthy of a major. Whether it is easy or not is a completely different discussion.
They’ve dropped courses from the rotation before- time to do it again unless they do something drastic to course or equipment
Six hours is due to shared greens and having to wait, you seem to have a bee in your bonnet about the old course, it’s holding its own.
Sergio and Adam Scott making good ground this morning.
I don't think so.
If I was making a prediction, I would say around -22 will be the winning total.
Is there any significant winds forecast for the next 3 days? If not I'd say the record of -18 by Faldo in 1990 could easily be broken. Regardless the winner has to play 4 exceptional rounds
The players like easy courses, well colour me shocked...
Poulter hit one of the worst opening teeshots of any major I've ever witnessed and still had a clear line of sight with a short iron to the green.
6 hour plus for rounds etc. The game has moved on from St Andrews. Leave it in a museum where it belongs.
Anyway as people say opinions are just that.
Can someone saying that it's too easy please back yourself up with evidence because as far as I can see it looks a relatively normal scoring for a major (us open aside).
I don't really like the course either, although on Saturday and Sunday when you have the leaders out together I guarantee you that a lot of these holes will be a lot more interesting. I just hope Rory or someone doesn't run away with it.
Hard to believe what I'm reading here, but hey opinions are like.......
Hopefully I'll one day get to play the hallowed links.
The greats of the game don't have a clue, but the experts on here have it nailed.
Think I'll just stop reading and enjoy the golf.
I know what your saying about the course and how it appears on TV. But if it's just P&P to them do you not think the majority of scores would be a let less than -1/-2 under? The course is obviously a challange that doesn't come across like that on TV. (Maybe)
Apart from the 18th, or many other Par 4's driveable? I was only catching glimpses of it during the day.
St Andrews is what it is. Like it or hate it, it's the Old Course and it'll always be part of the Open rota. The players seem to like it to a fair degree so that's good enough for me.
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