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2019 British Amateur Championship

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  • #62
    fred funk }{
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    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Great achievement, fair play to him, not sure what Walker was at on the last.

    What happened?


  • #63
    Mantis Toboggan
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    Some achievement, gets to play at the open, next year's masters and us open!

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  • #64
    Mantis Toboggan
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    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.

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  • #65
    Remind me
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    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Is this on TV anywhere?

    It will be. Keep an eye out on sky


  • #66
    paulos53
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    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


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  • #67
    Benicetomonty
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    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.


  • #68
    LuckyGent88
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    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.


  • #69
    fred funk }{
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    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.


  • #70
    Remind me
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    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


  • #71
    Mantis Toboggan
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    Apparently on Sky on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

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  • #72
    bigtimecharlie
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    Brilliant, more Irish flags on major leaderboards to follow.


  • #73
    acalmenvoy
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    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Some achievement, gets to play at the open, next year's masters and us open!
    But not the Irish open. Mad.:confused:


  • #74
    Zaph
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    acalmenvoy wrote: »
    But not the Irish open. Mad.:confused:

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


  • #75
    slave1
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    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Apparently on Sky on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

    10pm Tuesday night, 4pm Wednesday

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  • #76
    Remind me
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    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.


  • #77
    Mantis Toboggan
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    https://twitter.com/mcginleygolf/status/1142873745918484481?s=19

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  • #78
    Golfgorfield
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    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.


  • #79
    Golfgorfield
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    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.


  • #80
    Mantis Toboggan
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    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..

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  • #81
    mjsc1970
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    Nice interview here

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


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  • #82
    LuckyGent88
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    He has been invited and accepted an invitation to play in the pro-am part of the Irish open.

    Good to see.


  • #83
    Mantis Toboggan
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    Anyone know what handicap he is off?

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  • #84
    mighty magpie
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    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.


  • #85
    Remind me
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    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


  • #86
    slave1
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    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...

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  • #87
    Golfgorfield
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    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


  • #88
    Mantis Toboggan
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    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.

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  • #89
    ThunderCat
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    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?


  • #90
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    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.


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  • #91
    PhuckHugh22
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    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.


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