2021 Professional Golf Thread

[Slab]

Does anybody know who designed the Kiawah Island Ocean course please as the commentators never mention it at all. ? I actually feel like I know them and have met them numerous times ?

Very much agree
I wonder with several cup finals in the next couple of weeks whether the commentators will harp on every 3 minutes about the stadium designers Or they might just commentate on the action

 

[clubchamp98]

Does anybody know who designed the Kiawah Island Ocean course please as the commentators never mention it at all. ? I actually feel like I know them and have met them numerous times ?

Yes I hope his wife got her share of the fee!

 

[richart]

Does anybody know who designed the Kiawah Island Ocean course please as the commentators never mention it at all. ? I actually feel like I know them and have met them numerous times ?

Filling in nine hours of commentary can't be easy, especially as we seem to see one shot every five minutes. Tide seems to move faster than the golfers.

Good interesting course, which makes a change from the typical US parkland with lakes designed by Jack, Arnie and co.

 

[wjemather]

Filling in nine hours of commentary can't be easy, especially as we seem to see one shot every five minutes.

Good commentators have a wide repertoire of chat and anecdotes, so do not need repeat the same facts and statistics several times during every stint. Sadly, one particular member of the SSG team is absolutely insufferable in this regard.

 

[Orikoru]

Good commentators have a wide repertoire of chat and anecdotes, so do not need repeat the same facts and statistics several times during every stint. Sadly, one particular member of the SSG team is absolutely insufferable in this regard.

I'm going guess at McGinley??

 

[AAC]

Perhaps if its a 6 hour round they should stop for tea at the halfway house, that way the commentators would have plenty of food to discuss (think test match special )

 

[MarkT]

The more Brad Faxon the better, I learnt more in his first 10 minutes than the next 10 hours. Nothing against the rest of them, it's a long time to fill etc etc, but Faxon is incredible for in-depth and interesting bits

 

[richart]

Good commentators have a wide repertoire of chat and anecdotes, so do not need repeat the same facts and statistics several times during every stint. Sadly, one particular member of the SSG team is absolutely insufferable in this regard.

Imagine a lot of viewers flit in and out of watching the golf. I thought I watched a fair bit but have no idea who designed the course.

Noticed golfers still not shouting fore when they smash one into the stands. Now that does annoy me.

 

[BubbaP]

The feed I was on showed a few images where the camera was low and the sea was behind the course. The perspective made it look like the course was below sea level and the water might consume it at any minute.

 

[IanM]

The more Brad Faxon the better, I learnt more in his first 10 minutes than the next 10 hours. Nothing against the rest of them, it's a long time to fill etc etc, but Faxon is incredible for in-depth and interesting bits

I agree. Clever man, and a great putter in his day. He and Beemer buck the trend of American commentators being tough for British Ears to listen to!!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I hope it is, speed of play has been a joke for years.

 

[Depreston]

So they reckon a 5 handicap would not break 100.
Looks tough but 100.
Anyone know what slope it is.

Erik Anders Lang is around that handicap and he played it from the tips a week before and shot 99

Think he’s around 5 handicap

Plenty of 5 handicaps who are short hitters would struggle I reckon

 

[Depreston]

I'm going guess at McGinley??

he won the World Cup of golf at this course don’t think he’s mentioned it

 

[clubchamp98]

Nice shots of Speith going out of his way to sign a cap for a young lad on his way to the first tee.
I like that , he now has a fan for life in that young lad.
Quality golfer hope he does well now.

 

[clubchamp98]

Erik Anders Lang is around that handicap and he played it from the tips a week before and shot 99

Think he’s around 5 handicap

Plenty of 5 handicaps who are short hitters would struggle I reckon

We played a tour Q school once in Orlando the day after the final.
Jeez we couldn’t get on the par 4s in two.
Some holes we only just got on the fairway the carries were so long.
I hit driver on two par 3s.
I was off 5 at the time and so out of my depth it was unreal how hard it was.
F Licklighter shot 27 under to win the Q school.
So I belive it.

 

[Orikoru]

Phil Mickelson, pure entertainment!

 

[davidy233]

Remind me before the Dunhill to be careful around Paddy Harrington - he's just come out with 'You there with the camera - just shut up'

 

[Orikoru]

Remind me before the Dunhill to be careful around Paddy Harrington - he's just come out with 'You there with the camera - just shut up'

Well as long as you shut up you won't have anything to worry about?

 

[davidy233]

Well as long as you shut up you won't have anything to worry about?

Ha ha - Paddy is a decent bloke, I've taken his pic before - he was pretty blunt with the noisy punter just now though.

 

[BubbaP]

Well this feels more familiar. Tee off, hit the green...the wrong green ??
Missed the name, 17th tee, 10th green