2022 Professional golf thread

[Lord Tyrion]

Fascinating contrast in the golf this morning. David Law plotting his way around, Nicolas Hojgaard hitting bombs off the tee (trademark P. Mickelson). Both effective.

If Hojgaard is using a Stealth, I think he is, then it's a great advert for the club.

 

[srixon 1]

It would be something else if, in among all the talks of Saudi millions, Manassero won the event.

Big Bryson has pulled out with an injury which isn't probably how the sponsors will have pictured it

Picked up his wallet and strained his back ?

 

[Boomy]

Congratulations Leona Maguire on her maiden LPGA victory ? The first of many i’d predict - some player ??‍

 

[SteveW86]

Congratulations Leona Maguire on her maiden LPGA victory ? The first of many i’d predict - some player ??‍

Also first Irish woman to win too I believe

 

[Boomy]

Also first Irish woman to win too I believe

Yes indeed, that too winner winner ?

 

[pendodave]

Hv3 !!
Quite an extraordinary finish.
Incidentally, I'm ashamed to admit that I've literally never heard of the Brit who finished 4th. I suspect that reflects more badly on him than me...

** edit : that should read "reflects more badly on me than him" ! In my defence, I think the spell checker did me there...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Hv3 !!
Quite an extraordinary finish.
Incidentally, I'm ashamed to admit that I've literally never hard of the Brit who finished 4th. I suspect that reflects more badly on him than me...

Steve Lewton - from Woburn , been on the Asia Tour for a while , his dad is a member at Woburn , been close to the European Tour a few times

https://twitter.com/x/status/1490331389258092553

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Terry Wogan is watching from above saying hold my beer.

 

[Boomy]

Did anyone see Ollie Wilson hit driver off the deck on 18 in tonight’s 9 hole scramble? A mere 276 to the front, 306 to the flag and he put it to 15ft but the sound of it - schweet ?? Arrow straight with perfect flight, unreal.

Edit: 35ft but none the less an amazing strike ?

 

[Sand Trapped]

Should be a great tourney this week - JT looking very strong, also like Hideki... course suits the strong approach players!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Should be a great tourney this week - JT looking very strong, also like Hideki... course suits the strong approach players!

It's one of my favourite weeks of the year. I know the purists get snooty about Phoenix but for a once a year event I think it's a blast.

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

It's just soundbites from an interview but curious by Stacy Lewis being made Solheim Captain and in the BBC article (Solheim Cup: Stacy Lewis to captain United States against Europe in Spain in 2023 - BBC Sport ) says:

Lewis, who won the 2013 Women's Open at St Andrews to add to her 2011 ANA Inspiration title, also revealed she has "never been to Spain" and has only seen the Finca Cortesin course that will host the 18th Solheim Cup on a website.

"I can't wait to go on a site visit," she said. "I don't really know much about the golf course, but I want to play it because I think it's important to know kind of style of golf and if it fits certain players, especially with your picks and how that would fall in."

You would have thought that you'd play it both before accepting captaincy and also more than once in the build up to the tournament just to be relaxed around the area. The quote makes it sound like playing it is optional.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

It's one of my favourite weeks of the year. I know the purists get snooty about Phoenix but for a once a year event I think it's a blast.

I’d love to play the stadium par 3 when it’s full.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It's just soundbites from an interview but curious by Stacy Lewis being made Solheim Captain and in the BBC article (Solheim Cup: Stacy Lewis to captain United States against Europe in Spain in 2023 - BBC Sport ) says:

Lewis, who won the 2013 Women's Open at St Andrews to add to her 2011 ANA Inspiration title, also revealed she has "never been to Spain" and has only seen the Finca Cortesin course that will host the 18th Solheim Cup on a website.

"I can't wait to go on a site visit," she said. "I don't really know much about the golf course, but I want to play it because I think it's important to know kind of style of golf and if it fits certain players, especially with your picks and how that would fall in."

You would have thought that you'd play it both before accepting captaincy and also more than once in the build up to the tournament just to be relaxed around the area. The quote makes it sound like playing it is optional.

Not sure why you have to have played the course if you are going too be captain. I think she has plenty of time to get fully up to speed with the intricacies so as she says she'll know which picks it might suit.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Should be a great tourney this week - JT looking very strong, also like Hideki... course suits the strong approach players!

Possibly my favourite golf clip ever

 

[Boomy]

Possibly my favourite golf clip ever

That is absolutely superb ?

 

[sunshine]

Possibly my favourite golf clip ever

Amazing. I can't believe how confident she was!

 

[sunshine]

It's just soundbites from an interview but curious by Stacy Lewis being made Solheim Captain and in the BBC article (Solheim Cup: Stacy Lewis to captain United States against Europe in Spain in 2023 - BBC Sport ) says:

Lewis, who won the 2013 Women's Open at St Andrews to add to her 2011 ANA Inspiration title, also revealed she has "never been to Spain" and has only seen the Finca Cortesin course that will host the 18th Solheim Cup on a website.

"I can't wait to go on a site visit," she said. "I don't really know much about the golf course, but I want to play it because I think it's important to know kind of style of golf and if it fits certain players, especially with your picks and how that would fall in."

You would have thought that you'd play it both before accepting captaincy and also more than once in the build up to the tournament just to be relaxed around the area. The quote makes it sound like playing it is optional.

Surely she would accept the captaincy regardless of the course. What difference does it make?

I don't know if you're aware of this, but apparently there has been some sort of global pandemic which has restricted international travel in the last couple of years. She says she's going to be doing site visits before she selects the team.

 

[Sand Trapped]

It's one of my favourite weeks of the year. I know the purists get snooty about Phoenix but for a once a year event I think it's a blast.

I do 'get' Brooks' comments... after looking at this hole for the past couple hours on TV, you can really appreciate how different it is. It's great! The cheers are loud, the boos are at least somewhat funny - it does feel like a stadium, something golf lacks on the average hole.

 

[Dando]

Amazing. I can't believe how confident she was!

Most people would’ve been shaking like a pooping dog