St Andrews...Should it host a "Major" ?

[bladeplayer]

Shared Greens & Fairways , a course that needs the weather to protect it, but if weather is too bad its unplayable .
Players Can hit drives up other fairways countless times to avoid the trouble on the hole being played


Is it good enough that a Major suitable course only real protection is the weather ..


Don't get me wrong I hope to play it some day & I get the aura & awe & the tradition etc ..

But in a game that's evolved so much & in the process left behind outdated traditions as in the traditional balls ,clubs & clothes etc, is it time to leave St Andrews off the Open Rota ?

Just curious on others thoughts

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Of course it should. Why does it need protection. Lowest score wins is the simple equation, what that score is doesn't really matter.

 

[bladeplayer]

Of course it should. Why does it need protection. Lowest score wins is the simple equation, what that score is doesn't really matter.

Why tho ?

Why does it need protection ? to reward good shots punish bad shots !

Just curious , im not anti St Andrews or anything

 

[Spuddy]

Shared Greens & Fairways , a course that needs the weather to protect it, but if weather is too bad its unplayable .
Players Can hit drives up other fairways countless times to avoid the trouble on the hole being played


Is it good enough that a Major suitable course only real protection is the weather ..


Don't get me wrong I hope to play it some day & I get the aura & awe & the tradition etc ..

But in a game that's evolved so much & in the process left behind outdated traditions as in the traditional balls ,clubs & clothes etc, is it time to leave St Andrews off the Open Rota ?

Just curious on others thoughts

As I posted elsewhere, it has to stay. Yes the scoring is generally lower than other courses and the layout makes for longer rounds and less than ideal viewing for the public but I'm sure if you asked any of the players they would want to win it there over anywhere else.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Why tho ?

Because most of the players value the Open over all others, because many of them value winning an Open at St Andrews above all others. It's the history and tradition that makes the Open, remove that and there is no Open.

 

[dewsweeper]

Why tho ?

WUM I think.
Dewsweeper

 

[Ethan]

Look at the winners. Has it not done a decent job of selecting pretty decent winners?

I think it has more subtlety and strategy than you give it credit for.

 

[bladeplayer]

Because most of the players value the Open over all others, because many of them value winning an Open at St Andrews above all others. It's the history and tradition that makes the Open, remove that and there is no Open.

Apologies Mike I edited that a bit as you were answering

 

[bladeplayer]

Look at the winners. Has it not done a decent job of selecting pretty decent winners?

I think it has more subtlety and strategy than you give it credit for.

It Could very well have

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think the weather and especially the wind yesterday was unseasonal and therefore not the norm and that usually it's playable when it blows. It is iconic, loved by the players and so what if it gives the lowest scores on the rota. It still deserves to be an Open venue

 

[bladeplayer]

WUM I think.
Dewsweeper

You've lost me there mate

 

[JohnnyDee]

Given its standing around the world and its 'Home of Golf" credentials, then I think it has to be yes.

So many are in awe of it and if Tiger, Rory, Jack, Gary and Arnie are so behind it as an amazing venue then it's pretty much a done deal.

Never played it myself and understand your "Emperor'sNew Clothes" take on it on balance.

My brother played it many years ago and says it's an experience he'll never forget. Was he caught up in the moment? Probably, but perhaps that in itself is part of the mystique.

 

[SammmeBee]

Greatest course in the world....if you haven't been then don't comment.....

 

[Jimaroid]

We're looking at an amateur leading the world's best field going into the final round and you couldn't pick a winner from any of the 30+ players within reach of him.

It's things like that which make The Open so special and even more so when it's at St Andrews. Long may it reign.

 

[bladeplayer]

Greatest course in the world....if you haven't been then don't comment.....

Really ? so we are not to comment on here on places we haven't been or things we haven't done ?

Gona be quiet

 

[Val]

I predict the winning score will be less than the score that won the Masters this year. Should Augusta hold a major on that basis?

Of course St Andrews should hold the Open and I'm glad it's there every 5 years.

 

[Tashyboy]

Greatest course in the world....if you haven't been then don't comment.....

Ave been and played it and thought I had been ripped off and it cost me £35.

full of Americans whooping and hollering. Full of ball spotters rushing you to play shots. If it wasn't the home of golf with the tradition that went with it then you would not want to play there. The lads I played with preferred the other courses that you had to book to play the old course. (Kings or Quenns cannot remember which).
i have played better courses in Scotland.
should the Open be played there. Deffo. It's like asking should the FA cup be played at Wembley.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Greatest course in the world....if you haven't been then don't comment.....

It's not even the best course in St Andrews let alone the "greatest course in the world".

And yes I do fit your criteria for answering as I spent 5 years there and played all the courses regularly.

 

[Piece]

It may not be the best or greatest course in the world, but it's the course I remember and enjoyed the most. Teeing off the first and walking down the 18th was second to none. Didn't get the same feeling at other Open courses, such as Birkdale, Carnoustie, Royal Lytham, RSG, etc.

 

[tugglesf239]

It may not be the best or greatest course in the world, but it's the course I remember and enjoyed the most. Teeing off the first and walking down the 18th was second to none. Didn't get the same feeling at other Open courses, such as Birkdale, Carnoustie, Royal Lytham, RSG, etc.

Same here

Its the one. The old lady is "the" Open venue.