Seen nlu tweeting about this and a few on there sharing the same view. I kind of disagree though, I don’t want to see manufactured rivalries, I want it to be a genuine clash on a Saturday or Sunday where they’ve both earned it and got in the final group. That would be compelling viewing.
Two years ago yesterday I went to Carnoustie (Sunday before The Open) to pick up my photo accreditation for the tournament. I'd intended going to the pub to watch the World Cup final but ten minutes before kick off this guy appeared, I'd walked a whole round with him in his last year as an amateur but this was the first time I'd seen him live since, I wasn't missing the chance to photograph him - he played seven or eight holes and finished just as injury time started at the football - all I've ever seen of that final is Pogba missing a sitter. Gutted the Open is cancelled this year.
Oh I don't know, finished +1 ?
Agreed. It's the same with the 6 inch stuff around every green. It ends up there being very little difference between a shot which just goes off and one that rattles through the green at pace. They both stop in the same rubbish within a couple of feet of each other.
Been lucky enough to see all or part of five Tiger rounds live - all at Carnoustie first was as a marshall at a practice round at Scottish Open in 96 - 'Why do you want to go round with an amateur?' was the comment from the grumpy guy in charge of the marshalls - we started off with him and his playing partner, two caddies, his dad and a gallery of an old man, a small boy and a West Highland terrier - he was nice to us and shot 66 in a decent wind - I lost money betting on him finishing top ten.
