The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

numbnutz wrote: »

Im pretty sure if he posts a 3 or 4 under tomorrow it's his but if Fleetwood gets off to a flier it will be very interesting but his win at the start of the season should keep him grounded mentally and he's been here before so here's hoping.
There's also the weather and whatever hand that deals the field but again I hope he's in a window of good weather...and the golfing gods are with him.
C'mon Shane!!!!

If you offered him a 70 right now, I think hed bite your arm off. And thats assuming the weather is better than predicted!

If he shoots -3 or -4 tomorrow, he will win walking away. Now, I dont think he will have it easy tomorrow, but I do think that any poor weather that comes in will be to his advantage. It would mean that nobody is going to rock in with a 62 or a 63, which eliminates all bar 3 or 4 of the chasers. And realistically, I already think this is a two man tournament.

I expect Shane to do the job. If the wind gets up, look for a display not unlike Clarke"s in 2011, one of the most clinical rounds Ive ever had the pleasure to watch. Hel be in his element. He has had all the shots this week and his pitching and chipping are outstanding, even in such exalted company. Oakmont will surely stand to him and the support that hes going to receive will make it a v tall order for anybody to overtake him, even a player as liked as Fleetwood.

Cant wait for tomorrow!

corkboy38 wrote: »

What we thinking for Lowry today? I'm thinking a -2 possibly even -1 round will keep him top going into tomorrow. There's not a whole pile of low rounds so far today.

I haven't a ****ing clue.

What an outstanding round of golf.

droidman123 wrote: »

Its even more cringey when laura davis thinks shane lowrey is british,god bless their education system

You mean Laura Davies and Shane Lowry, yeah?

https://twitter.com/LifeOfTimReilly/status/1152671785147686912

brendanwalsh wrote: »

I can't see the butcher boy holding his nerve tomorrow.
He buckled in 2016.
Tomorrow's weather could be a challenge.

Hope the bartender has cut you off

He’s the most likeable/relatable athlete in Ireland and under the gun today produced one of the great Open rounds of all time. No idea why anyone would want to knock him.

Shane all the way tomorrow. Nice and relaxed and has his daughter since oakmont which gives a guy a different perspective. Play his game and he wins. Weather won't throw him off

Roll on tee time. Up doing daddy duties with the little one so I can have free time later for golf.

Oh & begrudges if you are up this early and reading this just let it go. Lowry is a legend no matter the outcome.

Redo91 wrote: »

Thanks the tip. Managed to get into the harbour bar as we were there from around 4:30pm and it wasn’t wedged at that stage. We ate in Ramore as there was a 2 and a half hour wait for a table. Mark Leishman was sat two tables away. He seemed like a gent the way he was chatting to the kid at the table next to him.

For today on the course aside from the mound at 6 does anyone know of any other good view points? Going to try to follow Shane as much as we can but I appreciate that won’t always be possible.

Also is there any hope of getting an autograph off a player after their round somewhere or are the practice days the only chance of doing that?

There are lots of stands which give a great view. The one behind the 16th is great. The one at the 17th is good as you can also see the 13th. The 18th is also good. All of these are free but will obviously be full when the leaders get close.

You’ll have a job following Shane as the crowd will be 10 or 20 deep at times. However you’ll get the real buzz of the place if you follow him.

Check the 18th stand when you arrive to see if it is ticket only today. If so then that’s a bummer as it’s a great place to sit.

bigtimecharlie wrote: »

I was on the 18th grandstand when Shane was finishing out. What a reception. Don't mind ole ole ole my self, I heard c'mon Offaly a lot too.

As regards the 18th grandstand on Sunday, I heard it's ticket only.

You might be right about the 18th. I did see a sign for ticket only on Sunday but maybe that is just a section of the stand. That would be a pity but then again it would be hard to get into it especially 2 hours before the leaders arrive.

Really hope he goes on and win this now and that he has learnt from the US open defeat in 16. Seems like a decent genuine guy and if he adds a solid round to his spectular one from yesterday than no doubt he will.

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

No shurrender

All I heard was something like “Come on Shane” midway through his prep for the putt. I really doubt that anyone shouted No Surrender as the crowd would have reacted in a very negative way. Did anyone actually hear No Surrender and if not why would anyone start the rumour?

Note that all of the Irish players got a huge reception from the crowd......all of the crowd. Today there will be huge support for Shane including from all of the locals.

Woke up an hour ago. Nervous.

It’s going to be a long day.

fullstop wrote: »

You mean Laura Davies and Shane Lowry, yeah?

Correct,but you already knew that

Tilikum17 wrote: »

20mph winds are nothing in fairness. The worse the weather is, the better it is for Lowry. I’d want a absolute ****storm.

No way - flat calm would be best, if it’s blowing a storm more chance of a ****e score. Flat calm he shoots -2 and Fleetwood needs -6.

A lot riskier in bad weather for Shane and better chance for the chasing pack