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What's your thoughts in the aftermath of the past few days?
Having looked forward to the past weekend for what appears to have been months, I feel, probably unfairly, a little short changed as whilst there was moments of individual excellence, there was little drama that gripped in the round. A few thoughts:
The Course: Disappointed it didn't really bite back to much. Greens were softer, slower the surrounding banks were holding the ball when in previous years it would have rolled, gathered momentum and run into water or areas providing a much tougher test. I expect the course to play much, much harder next year.
Spieth: Brilliant, led from start to finish, yet there was little adversity and whilst he's posted a phenomenal score, I'm not sure he had to work so hard. He was weal with the driver, sliced into the woods, but recovery shots didn't necessarily call for brilliance. There was luck to, bounces back into the fairway, hitting flagsticks at space but no massive ricochets. The putter was hot though.
Crenshaw & Jackson: Lovely scenes at the end - if only Bubba had shown a bit more respect and taken his hands out of his pockets.
Mr. Crenshaw & Spieth: Lovely symmetry as a former champion plays his last whilst the pupil he mentored wins
Tiger: Enough good and bad for both camps to get their teeth into, he's likely to be a thorn in a few young pretenders sides for the next few years.
Tiger & Rory: How Nike would have loved them to be last pairing, but in this environment - Sunday at the Masters - Rory rose to the challenge
Rory: I thought the preparation was wrong, but he gave the field a 27 hole head start and still finished 4th. The putting was average at best, and when he reflects on this I think he'll easily see 6 shots that could have been gained.
Justin: Great effort, maybe ran out of steam and didn't capitalize in the slight chinks - eg when Spieth found the trees, Justin followed him in; the changes in score weren't severe enough, Spieth always salvaged something. He needed a Spieth bogey where he birdied, but still, great tournament and highest ranked European
Jack: Hole in one at the Par 3, and great commentary in the Sky box. He just seems a very decent bloke.
Coverage: For an event that's so highly anticipated, it's a pity we miss out on 5 or so hours of live footage from the off.
Overall, it was compelling but not gripping.
What's your thoughts in the aftermath of the past few days?
Having looked forward to the past weekend for what appears to have been months, I feel, probably unfairly, a little short changed as whilst there was moments of individual excellence, there was little drama that gripped in the round. A few thoughts:
The Course: Disappointed it didn't really bite back to much. Greens were softer, slower the surrounding banks were holding the ball when in previous years it would have rolled, gathered momentum and run into water or areas providing a much tougher test. I expect the course to play much, much harder next year.
Spieth: Brilliant, led from start to finish, yet there was little adversity and whilst he's posted a phenomenal score, I'm not sure he had to work so hard. He was weal with the driver, sliced into the woods, but recovery shots didn't necessarily call for brilliance. There was luck to, bounces back into the fairway, hitting flagsticks at space but no massive ricochets. The putter was hot though.
Crenshaw & Jackson: Lovely scenes at the end - if only Bubba had shown a bit more respect and taken his hands out of his pockets.
Mr. Crenshaw & Spieth: Lovely symmetry as a former champion plays his last whilst the pupil he mentored wins
Tiger: Enough good and bad for both camps to get their teeth into, he's likely to be a thorn in a few young pretenders sides for the next few years.
Tiger & Rory: How Nike would have loved them to be last pairing, but in this environment - Sunday at the Masters - Rory rose to the challenge
Rory: I thought the preparation was wrong, but he gave the field a 27 hole head start and still finished 4th. The putting was average at best, and when he reflects on this I think he'll easily see 6 shots that could have been gained.
Justin: Great effort, maybe ran out of steam and didn't capitalize in the slight chinks - eg when Spieth found the trees, Justin followed him in; the changes in score weren't severe enough, Spieth always salvaged something. He needed a Spieth bogey where he birdied, but still, great tournament and highest ranked European
Jack: Hole in one at the Par 3, and great commentary in the Sky box. He just seems a very decent bloke.
Coverage: For an event that's so highly anticipated, it's a pity we miss out on 5 or so hours of live footage from the off.
Overall, it was compelling but not gripping.
