Solheim Cup

[MizunoMike]

Well the Solheim Cup starts on Friday, whats your take on women's golf.

After all the press coverage from the Open has it brought the women's game up to the forefront and will you be glued to your TV screen to watch it.

I love woman's golf as they have such a fluent swing and most of their male counter parts could learn a thing or two from watching them, I just hope that Europe can pull of a victory on foreign soil.

I notice that there is not a lot of discussion on here about the women's game and very surprised GM did not use the recent Open issues to get an idea on what's it's members thought about the women's game or is it a closed house.

I also notice that there is not much coverage about the senior game as well other than when a Major comes around, I am just glad that at least Sky sports are showing more Women's & Senior golf.

Come on Europe you can do it.

 

[CMAC]

I like it for lots of reasons!


Good to see you back MM, where do you play?

 

[cookelad]

I'll have it on every moment my schedule will allow which will be pretty much all of it with it being held on U.S soil and t'other'alf working all weekend!

 

[dotty001]

Yep I will watch it, to be honest tho if there was cats playing golf I would probably watch it

 

[mcbroon]

I watched the last one and enjoyed it. It's golf, it's competitive matchplay and sometimes the Americans get beat. What's not to like?

And of course there's Azahara Munoz...

 

[harrisj]

Any reason to watch golf. I enjoy it quite a lot.

 

[Qwerty]

I find it all a bit cringeworthy to be honest. All the excessive High fives, The silly chanting on the tee and the face painting.
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but it seems most of this was started by the Americans a few years back with the intention of getting under the Europeans skin and winding them up.
It now seems that the Europeans have mainly followed suit and are doing the same.

A lot of the above doesn't come across a sincere passion, its just all a bit ott and designed to annoy the opponent.

 

[BrizoH71]

I'll watch it, loved the spectacle at Killeen Castle last time.

The cheerleading does annoy me a bit about the Americans, but hoping Suzann and co put them in their place again.

 

[Robobum]

It will be 10 times slower than the men.

Atmosphere and patriotism will be contrived.

They will all look like they've come from a face paint party.

Most of the swings look like the octopus/ tree reference.

There will be a lot of shots that will embarrass a monthly medal.

I'll still watch some though

 

[londonlewis]

It will be 10 times slower than the men.

Atmosphere and patriotism will be contrived.

They will all look like they've come from a face paint party.

Most of the swings look like the octopus/ tree reference.

There will be a lot of shots that will embarrass a monthly medal.

I'll still watch some though

Raise your hands if you would pay to watch Roboburn get embarrased when teeing it up against the world's best lady golfers.
You'd get outdriven by some of the field and outplayed by some others.

 

[londonlewis]

I will watch bits of it but it won't live up to the Ryder cup.
I will also admit to watching some of the regular tour games on the women's tours as well. Not a huge amount but I find it good enough viewing to watch here and there.

The face painting at the Solheim cup is not my cup of tea but at least they are making the competition their own.

 

[Robobum]

Raise your hands if you would pay to watch Roboburn get embarrased when teeing it up against the world's best lady golfers.
You'd get outdriven by some of the field and outplayed by some others.

As I do in many a monthly medal, by chippys, lawyers, salesmen etc.

What's your point?

 

[Deleted member 1418]

It will be 10 times slower than the men.

Atmosphere and patriotism will be contrived.

They will all look like they've come from a face paint party.

Most of the swings look like the octopus/ tree reference.

There will be a lot of shots that will embarrass a monthly medal.

I'll still watch some though

Everything bar the last bit........basically due to the reasons given before that!!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Raise your hands if you would pay to watch Roboburn get embarrased when teeing it up against the world's best lady golfers.
You'd get outdriven by some of the field and outplayed by some others.

Spot on LL..........Mens two handicap does not come close to those girls.
Most could probably give him a 4 up start.

 

[londonlewis]

As I do in many a monthly medal, by chippys, lawyers, salesmen etc.

What's your point?

I guess my point was to defend the ladies against your intense criticism, which I felt was not deserved.

 

[Alex1975]

I shall watch some of it when I can, I enjoy the ladies golf I just don't know that much about the players.

 

[BoadieBroadus]

watched the final 3hrs of the last Solheim cup and was impressed by the incredible drama, but the cheerleading is excessive.

michelle wie holed a put on 16 or 17 and went off on the green like she was janet jackson. also christina kim, who seems at most other times to be a very gracious and considerate competitor, turns into some banshee.

also partly true of the men's ryder cup sometimes, but the solheim takes it to a new level.

if its close on the singles i might well watch it, but i expect the euro's to get gubbed.

also no mel reid which is disappointing.

 

[Robobum]

Spot on LL..........Mens two handicap does not come close to those girls.
Most could probably give him a 4 up start.

A 4up start against a once a week golfer is hardly a great endorsement of their skills.

 

[londonlewis]

A 4up start against a once a week golfer is hardly a great endorsement of their skills.

against a guy who said they play shots as bad as a weekly medal player and had swings like an octopus falling out of a tree...
so which one is it? Are they shockingly bad or significantly better than you?

 

[AlbertsTache]

against a guy who said they play shots as bad as a weekly medal player and had swings like an octopus falling out of a tree...
so which one is it? Are they shockingly bad or significantly better than you?

Do you think the GB&I Walker cup team would beat the ladies Solhiem team?