The 150th Open

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Haven't seen Reed at all (maybe it's his magic invisible hat?). Only seen a couple of shots from Poulter, the last being that Putt. A bit of BDC early doors but he seems to have been dropped lately - speak of the devil.......nothing from Mickelson for quite a while now
He did finish a while ago..;)
 

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When Jack Nicklaus, at the 18th hole in the 1970 play-off against Doug Sanders, peeled off his jumper and unleashed a huge drive (with a strong helping wind) and drove the green it was rightly viewed as a thing of wonder.

Now most of the field are capable of it and many have already done so today.
Either they shouldn't play The Old Course any more, or the equipment has to be dialed back.

The game has lost some of its magic, and I don't say that just as an old git who likes the simpler technology of yesteryear.

 

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Rory's shoes! I'm guessing the oversized tour bag is needed in order to have sufficient space for his skateboard :sneaky:
 

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Whatever about the LIV guys, why hasnt Slumbers thrown those guys wearing hoodies off The Old Course ? Its obscene. Its The Old Course ffs. Who do they think they are, rappers from the 'hood ?
 

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When Jack Nicklaus, at the 18th hole in the 1970 play-off against Doug Sanders, peeled off his jumper and unleashed a huge drive (with a strong helping wind) and drove the green it was rightly viewed as a thing of wonder.

Now most of the field are capable of it and many have already done so today.
Either they shouldn't play The Old Course any more, or the equipment has to be dialed back.

The game has lost some of its magic, and I don't say that just as an old git who likes the simpler technology of yesteryear.

It’s 3 woods they are hitting in today. Just watched Cam Smith knock it 50 foot past the hole with a 3 wood and he’s not even regarded as a long hitter.

Been at the lads sports day this morning and JT wouldn’t have looked out of place at it.
 
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Some excellent golf this morning , TOC proving a test and looks lovely yet some want to go on about what the players are wearing , equipment meaning the ball goes too far and some players not getting Telly coverage

it’s the greatest golf competition we have - enjoy it
 
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Some excellent golf this morning , TOC proving a test and looks lovely yet some want to go on about what the players are wearing , equipment meaning the ball goes too far and some players not getting Telly coverage

it’s the greatest golf competition we have - enjoy it

Old men shouting at clouds. It’s quite pathetic really.
 

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if we’re going to rollback equipment, then it has to go back to the time when golf was established - which is hundreds of years ago in the case of St Andrew’s.
We can’t roll it back to a time that we favour. So what if the scores keep coming down? It’s just a sign and measurement of how the game has progressed over the years.
 

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TOC is being dismantled. Its a great shame for a great course that the authorities have allowed it become obsolete. 15 % off ball distance has to be the move.
The good that might come out of the Open is that the R&A is shamed into finally acting and sorting it.
 

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Some excellent golf this morning , TOC proving a test and looks lovely yet some want to go on about what the players are wearing , equipment meaning the ball goes too far and some players not getting Telly coverage

it’s the greatest golf competition we have - enjoy it
Some great golf on display but I’m not convinced it’s proving a test for these guys. The winning score is likely going to be -20 or better.

The fact that they have moved some tee boxes to be outside the course boundaries is surely a concern?
 
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