Toad
Tour Rookie
Off to a flier in Dubai -7 for his first round and has a 3 shot lead in the club house.
Paul Lawrie
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Just watching it,I didn't realise he has been injured.
Some roller coaster from Rory,trying to force it early doors kinda backfired at the 2nd!
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
Was hoping I could have the coverage on SkyGo at work, but it would mean un-registering one of my two devices I use at home! Switched it on this morning to see Luke in the cabbage (nice recovery though) and a stellar wedge shot from Rors into the 1st.
7600 yards? they must be getting some amount of bounce and run to still shoot -7.
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
They did say this morning that the fairways we very firm.
T
thecraw
Guest
Paul Lawrie is one of these players people like to kick and knock without any reason. Lawrie has one of the best golf swings in the game. Streaky putter but when he gets it going with the short stick he can live with the best.
Love to see him upstage the Rory and Luke show.
Love to see him upstage the Rory and Luke show.
The guy has won a Major so obviously has the potential, as you said though, streaky putter.
Philm
Challenge Tour Pro
AS thru 9 for Rory.
hopefully comes in a few under just to keep his chin up, still alot of golf to be played.
Phil
hopefully comes in a few under just to keep his chin up, still alot of golf to be played.
Phil
Toad
Tour Rookie
Agree with you there Craw, saw him go round my place earlier this year and he birdied 7 in a row.
All the way round he was talking to members and having a laugh with everyone, he just made it look so easy.
Doh
Journeyman Pro
Tommo21
Tour Winner
And Lawrie won the open with a flash in the pan and a final round of 67 at Carnastie.
wull
Tour Rookie
and with the warmer air the ball will be flying further than usual aswell.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Not necesarily true...
All balls have an optimum performance temperature of 70f.
Above this there is no discernible difference in performance.
Below 70f there is a marked decrease in distance which amounts to 1 yard for every 3 degrees below 70.
So endeth today's Science lesson......:clap:
wull
Tour Rookie
so i'm right then....you take the crappy cold weather we tend to have here,then there is a noticeable difference in distance?and most of my friends who have played college golf in the states and a cousin who is a pro out there swears by this,he said he had work out all his yardages again.
Tommo21
Tour Winner
Teacher teacher, I thought air density would have a bigger effect on ball flight...less drag=more length.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Yeah but they play in those sort of conditions week in-week out don't they. So it doesn't make a difference to them.
Oh there's a million and one other things that will Tommo but I was only on about the temperature bit....
wull
Tour Rookie
Yeah but they play in those sort of conditions week in-week out don't they. So it doesn't make a difference to them.
Oh there's a million and one other things that will Tommo but I was only on about the temperature bit....
i was thinking more about what tommo said,but said temp because i'm clearly not scientific enough lol
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I like Lawrie's swing. Very simple. He dropped off the radar a bit with the injuries and food to see him back ,Would be nice to see him competing for top prizes on a regular basis
SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
Have corrected it for you...have you actually looked at his record over the last 20 years....only outside the top 100 twice.....
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
No need to correct it I feel. He hasn't exactly been a regular contender injuries or not. Yes he is a consistant player (hard to call a major winner a journeyman) but never seems to be there on a Sunday and threatening the radar at the top of a leaderboard
