Carnoustie Senior Open

[AussieKB]

Do they need to drop the word 'Open' as they will not let the winner of the PGA and US Senior Open compete ?

Would have been a great story for Bland to complete the hat trick.

 

[rulie]

Do they need to drop the word 'Open' as they will not let the winner of the PGA and US Senior Open compete ?

Would have been a great story for Bland to complete the hat trick.

That's a matter of exemptions, it's still an "Open", but you may have to qualify/be qualified under the conditions that the Committee establishes.

 

[AussieKB]

So winning the PGA and US Senior Open does not qualify you ?

seems a bit silly to me, so it is an Open but only if you play by my rules.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

So winning the PGA and US Senior Open does not qualify you ?

seems a bit silly to me, so it is an Open but only if you play by my rules.

Every sporting event has rules that must be followed

Bland is unable to play because of the rules of the event

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

I’m guessing this is a LIV thread, yes?

 

[AussieKB]

No....he could be playing anywhere as far I am concerned......always thought they would want the PGA and US Senior Champion to play in the Senior Open, think the R & A is weak here, they allow in the Open people from other Tours but not the Senior Open.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

No....he could be playing anywhere as far I am concerned......always thought they would want the PGA and US Senior Champion to play in the Senior Open, think the R & A is weak here, they allow in the Open people from other Tours but not the Senior Open.

Well the reason he isn’t playing is because of LIV and the fines that he won’t pay because in his words

“LIV didn’t pay my fines and I didn't want them to, because I was never going to go back to DP World Tour, so I didn't see the point,” Bland said.




The event is co run by the DP World Tour

It’s Blands choice

 

[AussieKB]

Well the reason he isn’t playing is because of LIV and the fines that he won’t pay because in his words

“LIV didn’t pay my fines and I didn't want them to, because I was never going to go back to DP World Tour, so I didn't see the point,” Bland said.




The event is co run by the DP World Tour

It’s Blands choice

I know all that, just lucky that DP don't run the Open......

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I know all that, just lucky that DP don't run the Open......

If you know all that then why start a new thread on it

It’s been moaned about by LIV fans a number of times now in the LIV thread

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

Could Bland have not gone through qualifying?

 

[AussieKB]

If you know all that then why start a new thread on it

It’s been moaned about by LIV fans a number of times now in the LIV thread

As far as I'm concerned it is not about LIV but having the best players, in this case the Senior Open.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

As far as I'm concerned it is not about LIV but having the best players, in this case the Senior Open.

But it is about LIV because that’s why he isn’t playing

 

[doublebogey7]

As far as I'm concerned it is not about LIV but having the best players, in this case the Senior Open.

Can't see a thread on this from previous years, so it is a co-incidence that one of the most prolific posters on the LiV thread has raised the issue now, ye pull the other one.

 

[pendodave]

Well, I'm not a liv bot, and it seems bloody ridiculous to me.
Lots of joshing about the asterisk against winners of non Taylor Gooch majors, but what are we doing here?
Winning 2 senior majors (including arguably the most significant) and not getting in the British?
If the R&A had anything about it, it would surely put a (posh) thumb on the scale.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Isn’t the SO on at the same time as a LiV event? So Bland wouldn’t be able to play anyway.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Well, I'm not a liv bot, and it seems bloody ridiculous to me.
Lots of joshing about the asterisk against winners of non Taylor Gooch majors, but what are we doing here?
Winning 2 senior majors (including arguably the most significant) and not getting in the British?
If the R&A had anything about it, it would surely put a (posh) thumb on the scale.

All tours have set precedent now

And Bland has a Liv event that week as well

 

[3 jabber]

He chose not to play because he needs to secure top 24 on LIV to guarantee staying in it next year.

 

[AussieKB]

It's not about LIV, but your supposed 'OPEN' that will not let the winner of the PGA and US Open not play, so if you want to put an asterisk around it that is up to you.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It's not about LIV, but your supposed 'OPEN' that will not let the winner of the PGA and US Open not play, so if you want to put an asterisk around it that is up to you.

Let’s be honest if Bland wasn’t on liv - 1. He would be ok to play and 2. You wouldn’t give a monkeys

Bland has a liv event that week that he is contracted to play in does he not

 

[Deleted member 29109]

It's not about LIV, but your supposed 'OPEN' that will not let the winner of the PGA and US Open not play, so if you want to put an asterisk around it that is up to you.

Bland could have entered Open qualifying. It doesn’t get more Open than that!

There is some irony in complaining that someone isn’t being given an exemption into an Open event