Irish open 2014 @ Fota thread

m r c · 20-06-2014 12:04PM

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Some of the camera work unfortunately is very amateurish. Course looks fantastic though.

Is rte and sky the same feed? I have sky on and it looks normal enough.

hoodwinked · 20-06-2014 12:08PM

Peter Lawrie is now on -1. just made a birdie putt.

SnowDrifts · 20-06-2014 12:08PM

m r c wrote: »

Is rte and sky the same feed? I have sky on and it looks normal enough.

Watching on RTE but I presume they are the same feed. Seeing a lot of tee shots where the camera remains on the player and we have to guess where the ball finishes.

For example, the 6th hole just a short while ago Gmac hit a drive from the tee and the commentary suggested he might be in trouble. No camera shot of the fairway. 5 min later and shows him hitting his second positioned nicely from the fairway.

John Divney · 20-06-2014 12:14PM

Lowry bogey and he's likely gone now.

m r c · 20-06-2014 12:16PM

Ya that's a real pity I'm not down until tomorrow morning and was really hoping he'd still be there, Rory needs a really low day to be there on the weekend too.

m r c · 20-06-2014 12:18PM

Yesss Peter Lawrie -2 now

charlieIRL · 20-06-2014 12:34PM

John Divney wrote: »

Lowry bogey and he's likely gone now.

unfortunately it looks that way.

slave1 · 20-06-2014 12:45PM

Lowry looked dejected on his last hole today, just not good enough over two days, simple as

charlieIRL · 20-06-2014 12:47PM

I'd say its a big downer not to make the cut at your "home" event on tour.

slave1 · 20-06-2014 01:01PM

Yeah, missed cuts here and the Portugal masters when you've previously won both is a crock and it's not like he doesn't know the course

vienne86 · 20-06-2014 01:25PM

charlieIRL wrote: »

I'd say its a big downer not to make the cut at your "home" event on tour.

Absolutely, and it is also a big downer for the interest in the event, the numbers attending etc. Delighted Peter Lawrie seems to have made it. Sky guys were rooting for him, though I thought they were a little patronising at times. Gary Murphy doing a good job on Sky.

Dr_Colossus · 20-06-2014 02:13PM

What's RTE's schedule for this? Had a look on irishopengolf.com where they appeared to show every country's schedule apart from our own and then onto rte.ie which was equally as ambitious. Was home early and couldn't find anything on RTE showing it which is shambolic for our national golf tournament.

charlieIRL · 20-06-2014 02:24PM

vienne86 wrote: »

Absolutely, and it is also a big downer for the interest in the event, the numbers attending etc. Delighted Peter Lawrie seems to have made it. Sky guys were rooting for him, though I thought they were a little patronising at times. Gary Murphy doing a good job on Sky.

I don't think that not having Lowry and a few more of the top players there would effect numbers that much, if I had a ticket and was able to go I still would no matter who's playing!

I know I won't have the same interest as I'm a fan of Lowrys, but I'll still watch it on tv over the weekend (and here at work on the qt!)

me89 · 20-06-2014 02:26PM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

What's RTE's schedule for this? Had a look on irishopengolf.com where they appeared to show every country's schedule apart from our own and then onto rte.ie which was equally as ambitious. Was home early and couldn't find anything on RTE showing it which is shambolic for our national golf tournament.

It was on RTE this morning and is back on again at 2.30. Nothing shambolic about it.

benny79 · 20-06-2014 02:35PM

Is shane definitly gone was hoping to follow him sunday when I'm down!

Wichita Lineman · 20-06-2014 02:37PM

benny79 wrote: »

Is shane definitly gone was hoping to follow him sunday when I'm down!

Lowry is out of weekend, barring an England sized miracle, he finished at +1 and cut currently -1.

bigtimecharlie · 20-06-2014 02:59PM

McIlory grasping the "weekend off" tag with gusto. Normally Padraig grabs it.

SnowDrifts · 20-06-2014 03:16PM

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

McIlory grasping the "weekend off" tag with gusto. Normally Padraig grabs it.

Tap in eagle there after a 333 yard drive. Still got a chance... hopefully

PARlance · 20-06-2014 03:16PM

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

McIlory grasping the "weekend off" tag with gusto. Normally Padraig grabs it.

Eagle on 10, he ain't done yet.
Birdie for PH

bigtimecharlie · 20-06-2014 03:28PM

What happened to Hennie Otto, no show today.

PARlance · 20-06-2014 03:30PM

Great to see Marco Crespi up there on the leaderboard. Earned his card with Kevin Phelan last year but looks like he could be his father.

Think they said he had been trying to qualify from Q school for about 15 years.

Has already notched up a win this year, would be great to see someone like that getting another few quid in the bank.

Seve OB · 20-06-2014 03:33PM

WINNER WINNER..... CHICKEN DINNER........ pics will follow, or maybe we'll be on TV

bigtimecharlie · 20-06-2014 03:42PM

Hijpo wrote: »

The 6th hole, psychologically, must be one of the hardest tees in the world.

Index 17 on the scoring averages, 8th is index 1.

PARlance · 20-06-2014 03:49PM

stevieob wrote: »

WINNER WINNER..... CHICKEN DINNER........ pics will follow, or maybe we'll be on TV

I hope they give the prize to your daughters.... They deserve it for having to be seen with you.

Seve OB · 20-06-2014 03:53PM

PARlance wrote: »

I hope they give the prize to your daughters.... They deserve it for having to be seen with you.

Family effort..... Family prize

Wichita Lineman · 20-06-2014 04:12PM

Whats access / parking been like and how heavy is traffic when you get down near Fota area itself? Just wondering as I'm heading down in the morning.

m r c · 20-06-2014 04:15PM

Andy Dunne11 wrote: »

Whats access / parking been like and how heavy is traffic when you get down near Fota area itself? Just wondering as I'm heading down in the morning.

I'm down tomorrow for the first time and am wondering the same.

What time are you thinking you'd need to be there at Andy?

charlieIRL · 20-06-2014 04:25PM

unfortunately looking we are going to loose McIlroy now too, damm it.

Wichita Lineman · 20-06-2014 04:29PM

m r c wrote: »

I'm down tomorrow for the first time and am wondering the same.

What time are you thinking you'd need to be there at Andy?

I was aiming to arrive nice and early - between 8 and 9 sort of thing. Thats if I can get the young lad up, setting teenage sleeping records at the minute :rolleyes:

bigtimecharlie · 20-06-2014 04:30PM

Rory may be looking for an eagle on 18 to make the cut.

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