The Open
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@barbarian said in The Open:
Can't wait, my tip is Collin Morikawa. Been putting up good results lately and has the class to prevail.
I'd love to see Scheffler win and cap off an exceptional year, I'd also like to see Rory break through.
Will be very interesting to watch Rahm and Koepka, who won majors last year but haven't been sighted since.
I would have been rooting for Rory but he really put me off the other day when he threw his toys after choking at the US open and then didn't wait a couple mins to congratulate Bryson. I wouldn't mind seeing Scottie get another W, I'm also a big fan of Tommy Fleetwood but he tends to fall off in the majors. Wouldn't mind if Morikawa got up either.
Also, go the Kiwis.
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Hole by hole guide to Royal Troon: https://www.theopen.com/royal-troon-152nd-open/course-guide
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Whoever wins better like playing in the rain:
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@sparky wouldnt be true Links without wind and rain
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@taniwharugby said in The Open:
@sparky wouldnt be true Links without wind and rain
100%!
A true test of golf awaits
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as always, would love for Adam Scott to take it, but dont think he has it in him anymore.
This could be the type of course that suits Foxy too, although I still question his fitness given how often he 'appears' to fade late in his rounds.
I'd still love Rory to win, cos like Scott, I love watching him play when he is playing well.
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@taniwharugby said in The Open:
as always, would love for Adam Scott to take it, but dont think he has it in him anymore.
Adam Scott just two shots off the lead at the moment.
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Some pretty tough conditions in parts out there today and reflected in the scoring with the likes of Cam Smith (+9), Fowler (+8) and Rory (+7) down the ass end of the leaderboard, along with Tiger at +8
Kiwis did ok on reflection
Hillier +5 (had some bunker troubles early)
Hendry +3
Fox +2
Kazuma currently also +2 after 14Only 17 players currently under par with Lowry leading at -5. Dan Brown currently -4 with 4 or so holes to play. Thomas -3 then a swag at -2 and -1 (including Adam Scott, Brooks, Fitzpatrick and Scheffler)
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Man i'd love to do a golf trip over there and play a few of those classic courses. Played a few rippers in NZ, Asia and Aus but never had a round in Europe
I watched some of this last night - it reminded me of playing golf in Wellington.
I'm not sure I'd play Royal Troon if you paid me!
I'd imagine turning up on an icy winter's day, with a howling wind and rain coming in sideways. Cold and wet by the end of the first hole.
Hazards everywhere. Never a decent lie.
Hacking from the tall fescue into the gorse.
And whenever I played a halfway decent shot, it would take a vicious bounce sideways into one of those bunkers.
Standing on the green writing the latest score.
"What'd you do there, Chris B."
"I think it was 26."
"No it was 32. It was 7 in the first bunker, 11 in the second and three lost balls. (That's the sort of helpful arse I play golf with)."
"Better write me down for 35, we might have missed a couple. That was a par three was it?"
At least the beach is nice and handy so that at the end I could wheel my clubs down there and hurl them into the sea!
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haha! Those bunkers are pretty scary. Just watching a few trying to get out without success first time. Do ya try for a second towards the pin if turn and hit it backwards like a few of the players did. Risky stuff!
Some of the bunkers at my course are like some of those at Royal Troon. Never good when the bunker has steps in/out of it
