2019 British Amateur Championship

LuckyGent88 · 22-06-2019 1:25pm

Finished 3 up for the first 18 and is now back to four up thru 20 holes.

Looks like a great crowd there to watch.

Keano · 22-06-2019 3:29pm

He’s 2 up after 30 holes. Following it on Twitter via IrishGolfDesk

rickis tache · 22-06-2019 4:15pm

All square 3 to play

rickis tache · 22-06-2019 4:15pm

All square 3 to play

Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2019 4:21pm

Is this on TV anywhere?

LuckyGent88 · 22-06-2019 4:33pm

1up going down the last!!!!

Edit: sounds like he got a bit lucky with tee shot on 18 anyway hopping out of a bunker.

LuckyGent88 · 22-06-2019 4:47pm

He has done it. Unbelievable achievement and what an incredible 12 months ahead for him.

fred funk }{ · 22-06-2019 4:49pm

Great result. Some serious pressure there going up the last.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2019 4:50pm

Great achievement, fair play to him, not sure what Walker was at on the last.

rickis tache · 22-06-2019 4:51pm

Congrats to sugrue. Great to see.

fred funk }{ · 22-06-2019 5:03pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Great achievement, fair play to him, not sure what Walker was at on the last.

What happened?

Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2019 5:12pm

Some achievement, gets to play at the open, next year's masters and us open!

Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2019 5:15pm

fred funk }{ wrote: »

What happened?

Was off the green, elected to use the putter up the hill instead of chipping it, it didn't make the hill and rolled back down to him.

Remind me · 22-06-2019 5:17pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Is this on TV anywhere?

It will be. Keep an eye out on sky

paulos53 · 22-06-2019 5:22pm

It doesn't reflect well on the Munster branch of the GUI that they picked today to play the first 2 rounds of the Senior Cup.

They must not have had confidence in any of their members performing so well

Benicetomonty · 22-06-2019 5:40pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Was off the green, elected to use the putter up the hill instead of chipping it, it didn't make the hill and rolled back down to him.

Easier said than done all the same. Would think the majority of players wouldve putted given how tight the fairways are cut and the steepness of the slope in front of him.

LuckyGent88 · 22-06-2019 5:44pm

paulos53 wrote: »

It doesn't reflect well on the Munster branch of the GUI that they picked today to play the first 2 rounds of the Senior Cup.

They must not have had confidence in any of their members performing so well

Well they are picked months in advance in fairness. It is the same every year and a lot of the top top amateurs don’t play in senior or Barton shield tournaments these days owing to the hectic schedules.

fred funk }{ · 22-06-2019 5:47pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Was off the green, elected to use the putter up the hill instead of chipping it, it didn't make the hill and rolled back down to him.

It's one of them ones that's a fine margin between a good shot and a bad one. Putter probably the right call.

Remind me · 22-06-2019 5:59pm

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Well they are picked months in advance in fairness. It is the same every year and a lot of the top top amateurs don’t play in senior or Barton shield tournaments these days owing to the hectic schedules.

Exactly. Wish we had our best couple of lads available for senior and shield

Mantis Toboggan · 22-06-2019 7:03pm

Apparently on Sky on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

bigtimecharlie · 22-06-2019 10:24pm

Brilliant, more Irish flags on major leaderboards to follow.

acalmenvoy · 22-06-2019 11:31pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Some achievement, gets to play at the open, next year's masters and us open!

But not the Irish open. Mad.

Zaph · 22-06-2019 11:36pm

acalmenvoy wrote: »

But not the Irish open. Mad.

The field hasn't been finalised yet, I'd be surprised if he didn't get one of the spots usually reserved for amateurs.

slave1 · 23-06-2019 9:09am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Apparently on Sky on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

10pm Tuesday night, 4pm Wednesday

Remind me · 23-06-2019 4:55pm

Zaph wrote: »

The field hasn't been finalised yet, I'd be surprised if he didn't get one of the spots usually reserved for amateurs.

There are no spots reserved. It’s a Rolex event.

He hasn’t entered the qualifier so he won’t be playing in it.

The European team championships are on same time, they are more important.

Mantis Toboggan · 23-06-2019 9:19pm

https://twitter.com/mcginleygolf/status/1142873745918484481?s=19

Golfgorfield · 24-06-2019 8:50am

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Was off the green, elected to use the putter up the hill instead of chipping it, it didn't make the hill and rolled back down to him.

he was 1 down, smacking it 20ft past wasn't the play, at that stage he needed to hit the perfect shot. Fine margins to please the hurlers on the ditch.

Golfgorfield · 24-06-2019 8:51am

Zaph wrote: »

The field hasn't been finalised yet, I'd be surprised if he didn't get one of the spots usually reserved for amateurs.

There are no amateur spots reserved, its now a Rolex event and Amateurs do not get spots in Rolex events, and rightly so given the money on offer.

Mantis Toboggan · 24-06-2019 8:53am

Golfgorfield wrote: »

he was 1 down, smacking it 20ft past wasn't the play, at that stage he needed to hit the perfect shot. Fine margins to please the hurlers on the ditch.

Cool story bro..

mjsc1970 · 24-06-2019 3:07pm

Nice interview here

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/golf-weekly/james-sugrue-amateur-championship-win-open-masters

LuckyGent88 · 24-06-2019 7:04pm

He has been invited and accepted an invitation to play in the pro-am part of the Irish open.

Good to see.

Mantis Toboggan · 24-06-2019 7:50pm

Anyone know what handicap he is off?

mighty magpie · 24-06-2019 8:10pm

i checked on HDID and it was scratch, then i checked the comp results and their last comp was 2013 so they must have stopped using HDID. Think that made him scratch at 16, i would guess +4/+5 now.

Remind me · 24-06-2019 8:49pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Anyone know what handicap he is off?

Just have a look at what he has entered the next event off on golfnet.

Very much irrelevant at that level, especially when involved in representative teams and his WAGR

slave1 · 26-06-2019 8:26am

Watched this on Sky Sports last night, different type of camera work, it was all ground based, the odd tee shot but mostly cameraman at the green recording the ball landing, really missed the elevated camera work and protracer. They got some serious putts in...

Golfgorfield · 26-06-2019 9:39am

slave1 wrote: »

Watched this on Sky Sports last night, different type of camera work, it was all ground based, the odd tee shot but mostly cameraman at the green recording the ball landing, really missed the elevated camera work and protracer. They got some serious putts in...

Amazing how many putts the Scot holed and still lost. Sugrue was calm and collected considering

Mantis Toboggan · 26-06-2019 10:04am

mighty magpie wrote: »

i checked on HDID and it was scratch, then i checked the comp results and their last comp was 2013 so they must have stopped using HDID. Think that made him scratch at 16, i would guess +4/+5 now.

+4.

ThunderCat · 26-06-2019 11:55am

Golfgorfield wrote: »

Amazing how many putts the Scot holed and still lost. Sugrue was calm and collected considering

He had a lovely swing the Scottish lad I thought. Has anyone ever won both this and the US Amateur? Is it permitted that they can play in both?

26-06-2019 1:55pm

Golfgorfield wrote: »

Amazing how many putts the Scot holed and still lost. Sugrue was calm and collected considering

He was -4 under for the first 16 holes of the afternoon round. Shows how well Sugrue played to withstand the pressure.

PhuckHugh22 · 26-06-2019 2:03pm

ThunderCat wrote: »

He had a lovely swing the Scottish lad I thought. Has anyone ever won both this and the US Amateur? Is it permitted that they can play in both?

Bobby Jones has won both. Probably a few others too.
Yes you can play in both.

mighty magpie · 26-06-2019 6:21pm

I heard them say that the highest rank player (7th) in the field was the Australian that Surgue beat in the semi and that 17 out of the world's top 50 were playing.

Would it be correct to assume that the US amateur is a tougher field with tougher qualifying criteria? In the past, have many Irish played in the US amateur? (Rory, Shane etc)

droidman123 · 26-06-2019 6:24pm

Im not into golf that much but i was wondering how come the british amateur championship is not held in britain? Why portmarnock?

ShivasIrons · 26-06-2019 8:09pm

droidman123 wrote: »

Im not into golf that much but i was wondering how come the british amateur championship is not held in britain? Why portmarnock?

It's the Amateur Championship not the British Amateur Championship

Adiaga 2 · 26-06-2019 9:13pm

ShivasIrons wrote: »

It's the Amateur Championship not the British Amateur Championship

Yes it is the Amateur Championship as shown in the link in the original post. It’s still known as the British Amateur Championship in most parts of the world to the best of my knowledge hence the thread title. Im sure the British bit will eventually be dropped by most - just like The Open...or is it the Open Championship?

Anyway, great to have an Irish winner. Wish I could have headed on Saturday but have the highlights on Sky to watch.

slave1 · 26-06-2019 10:48pm

ThunderCat wrote: »

He had a lovely swing the Scottish lad I thought. Has anyone ever won both this and the US Amateur? Is it permitted that they can play in both?

Didn’t Mathew Fitzpatrick win the US Amateur

Remind me · 26-06-2019 10:51pm

slave1 wrote: »

Didn’t Mathew Fitzpatrick win the US Amateur

Yeah but not the Am, Eduardo Molinari has won the US Am as well.

Martin567 · 27-06-2019 6:56pm

In 1930 Bobby Jones won the Open, the US Open, the Amateur and the US Amateur. Different times!

He founded Augusta National a few years later.

Mantis Toboggan · 29-06-2019 2:12pm

ShivasIrons wrote: »

It's the Amateur Championship not the British Amateur Championship

Going by this login then it's conceivable that the open championship could be played in the republic!

Golfgorfield · 29-06-2019 7:45pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Going by this login then it's conceivable that the open championship could be played in the republic!

Believe it or not Portmarnock are likely the front runners, the women members thing obv is there but seems to be some discussions.

droidman123 · 29-06-2019 8:07pm

Why would they hold the british open in any country other than britain?

2019 British Amateur Championship

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