no its a two or 3 club wind at most, just back from playing and no different to any other day up here.
Scottish Open - Castle Stuart
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no its a two or 3 club wind at most, just back from playing and no different to any other day up here.
Robobum
Money List Winner
Anyone else think this was a bit dodgy at first glance?
https://twitter.com/europeantour/status/751040236793192448
Minimal backswing/ scoop
https://twitter.com/europeantour/status/751040236793192448
Minimal backswing/ scoop
ruff-driver
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Good spot, that was well dodgy.
Robobum
Money List Winner
I'd give him 4.6 for the dismount
Generous!! He has to nail the landing better
NWJocko
Tour Winner
I was watching this live and thought it was a bit iffy.
Initially I thought it was a ref up there with him so thought they must be happy but watching again looks like a marshal?
If he didn't have room to swing you'd normally stab at it to make sure you didn't scoop it.
Hosel Fade
Tour Rookie
Did the tour just have the greens a bit too quick for the forecast or what was going on? Seemed to be a fair bit of wobbling/ball moving happening
i think that just the way Pro golf likes them as quick as possible without any consideration for the conditions. That wasn't windy conditions for up here, just a standard day.
remember the open last year when they had to abandon play as the balls were getting blown off the greens... when all was required was them not to double cut and iron, they did it anyway!!
my club is 10 miles east of here right on the edge of the MF and i don't ever remember balls moving on greens, and thet certainly weren't last night and our greens are the quickest club greens up here.
Jimaroid
Journeyman Pro
Yep, the Open last year was a bit daft and wasn't that windy compared to the conditions we'd been playing in just a few weeks before.
I see the Guardian reports that the wind peaked with a 35mph gust yesterday. That shouldn't be unplayable as it isn't unusual, it also makes Radar's "60mph wind" comments even more ridiculous.
That Radar is full of sheer hite, earlier in the year at one of the Middle east swing evens he described 17deg and 15mph wind as "brutal" and "Unplayable"
Hosel Fade
Tour Rookie
Everyone I know is regarding wind speeds to be honest. Most have absolutely 0 clue what 40mph feels like. Didn't look that bad to me to be honest, they probably just prepared the greens to 11ish rather than raise the HoC a tad
Top gust on the day was 43 according to the tour
gregbwfc
Q-School Graduate
Said on coverage greens were at 10, so not over quick I'd say.
Agree on the comments re Radar.
If it was as strong as he suggested, flags would've been bending over - they weren't.
Still looked hard work mind.
might have been one gust at 40, but id be surprised if it was more than 20ish constant.
The pro's are so pampered and play in warm benign conditions most of the time, when the do get any sort of wind or cold they like us to think its unplayable..
it was windier than this last week when the northern open was on at Royal Dornoch and a journeyman pro shot 3 scores underpar on a far harder course than CS
azazel
Assistant Pro
Russell Knox quoted as saying how tough it was - "130 yards was actually playing 170 so we had to be thinking all the time".
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Hosel Fade
Tour Rookie
Soft Florida boy was wearing a woolly hat as well.
Does anyone know when the stream on youtube goes live? Caught a bit of it yesterday and am a bit bored at work
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
You see him move the club back and then stab at the ball. At first watch is does look iffy though.
Lucky he didn't do any damage with the slide! Not quite in Phil Mick's league from last year's USPGA.
just looked at our webcam while watching the golf, all the guys at mine going out in shorts and tee shirts and the pro's all wearing woolly hats and jumpers/ jackets.
apart from Patrick Reed, well done fella, now get your shorts on
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
David Drysdale hit two eagles in an outward half of 31. Nae bad.
flat calm today, easy scoring for these guys, no doubt will be calls the course is too easy with no wind and the tee's well forward.
one day with a bit of wind and complaints its too hard...
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I see Howeller eagled the last......at 605 yards that's nae bad as well!.........probably down wind.:lol:
