Spiethgate The Open on the 13th

[JohnnyDee]

I'll start it.

What's your view?

Never seen anything like it in my life. I expect this may run and run in the media.

 

[fundy]

I'll start it.

What's your view?

Never seen anything like it in my life. I expect this may run and run in the media.

or you could just post on the open thread along with everyone else

 

[upsidedown]

Don't see a problem .

 

[Junior]

Took a while but got there in the end. No dramas really. Last round of a major, final group etc

 

[JohnnyDee]

or you could just post on the open thread along with everyone else

Don't agree as I felt it merited its own.

 

[Imurg]

It took time to find the ball, time to establish where he could or couldn't drop it.
Yeah, it took a while but that's how long it took.
Would have been worse if the drop hadn't been done properly and a penalty given

 

[GreiginFife]

No need for anything to run and run. Ruling sought, ruling given. Follwed ruling and played from spot allowed. Made good 5 from it. End of story.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Bit of a Van Der Velde moment.

 

[palindromicbob]

Thought this might have been about the reports of some tool spraying silly string into his face on the practice putting green.

 

[guest100718]

I'll start it.

What's your view?

Never seen anything like it in my life. I expect this may run and run in the media.

View of what? did I miss something.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Bit of a Van Der Velde moment.

Deffos.

 

[GreiginFife]

Bit of a Van Der Velde moment.

Not really. Ven de Velde chose to do something stupid rather then use the rules/rulings available. Speith considered his options and consulted the senior rules official in Paramore and was given a ruling to follow which worked in his favour.
So, pretty much the total opposite of Van de Velde's scenario.

 

[guest100718]

ha ha spiethgate..

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Not really. Ven de Velde chose to do something stupid rather then use the rules/rulings available. Speith considered his options and consulted the senior rules official in Paramore and was given a ruling to follow which worked in his favour.
So, pretty much the total opposite of Van de Velde's scenario.

The situation took an age, as if the rest of the tournament wasn't happening. It also looked like a meltdown, how wide was that tee shot?

So, not at all a total opposite 😁

 

[GreiginFife]

The situation took an age, as if the rest of the tournament wasn't happening. It also looked like a meltdown, how wide was that tee shot?

So, not at all a total opposite 😁

Looked like but wasn't. Lets see if it costs him the championship and then decide its the same.
Other than taking an age, pretty dissimilar.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Nothing to talk about, he did everything within the rules

 

[JohnnyDee]

ha ha spiethgate..

Glad someone saw where I was coming from 👍

I'm fairly ambivalent about it myself, as at the end of the day rules is rules, but I'm sure it will be the biggest talking point at the end of the day - unless The Martians land on the 18th green in a flying saucer and zap The Claret Jug with a laser.

It also seems to have given Spieth the zip that was missing all afternoon.

 

[Hosel Fade]

I have no issues with what Spieth did.

The R&A are being stupid by having the range be in bounds though. No way should the tour vans be de facto parked on the golf course either so its the R&As fault tbh. Especially after they went through the trouble of making the 9th fairway OoB when playing the 10th because Day was hitting it over there on practice days

 

[richy]

Bit of a Van Der Velde moment.

How?

 

[JohnnyDee]

How?

I think he meant in terms of gripping out-of-ordinary golfing drama - but I am of course open to correction.