The 150th Open

[evemccc]

No shorts, but Justin Thomas complies with the dress code in joggers and a hoodie. ?

To be fair I don’t think it’s warm enough for shorts.

Justin Thomas is, to me, perhaps the least cool and least appealing person out there - he’s got zero style IMO - today of course he looks a joke - and with the tight white trousers, huge Ralph Lauren logo-ed polo shirt (before he was dropped for homophobia) he was the epitome of a rich American country-club brat IMO

 

[AliMc]

Hope the Fife Midges get stuck into JTs ankles!

I'm sure you know that we don't get midges in the east of Scotland, very much a west coast thing ?

 

[r0wly86]

He's at it again. Rory hitting fades, or trying to. He's just tried one which he overlooked and out goes the right arm!
His natural drive is straight or draw. Play to those and leave the fade alone.
Unless there is no other option.

My natural shot shape is draw or straight, but it can cause me to hook, or pull hook which really puts me in the ***. I have started hitting a fade as a way to stop the disaster shot. Not saying Rory is as bad as me, but perhaps is natural draw is causing him some issues

 

[Beezerk]

I'm not against hoodies on the course but don't understand why someone would wear one. As soon as there's a bit of breeze you've got a hood flapping around behind your head while trying to take a shot. I'm bad enough already without any additional distraction.

Not really in my experience, it would need to be a serious wind for the hood to be going bonkers behind my head, even then it wouldn’t bother me at all.

 

[Jimaroid]

Iona said it was only 7 degrees about 2 hours ago

I’m at Kingsbarns and it’s a lovely 17.5 degrees. They don’t know what cold is.

 

[Springveldt]

Hovland saying.......what sort of a bunker is this.?

A proper one, not the kind you get on the PGA Tour that you purposely hit into sometimes.

 

[Swinglowandslow]

My natural shot shape is draw or straight, but it can cause me to hook, or pull hook which really puts me in the ***. I have started hitting a fade as a way to stop the disaster shot. Not saying Rory is as bad as me, but perhaps is natural draw is causing him some issues

I'm sure a pro of Rory's standing can hit their natural shots correctly most of the time. No, I think he attempts fades for supposed tactical reasons and when a straight or draw shot would also be an option. I don't think I'm alone in the belief that Pros today are being" coached"/advised unnecessarily instead of being left to play their natural game, the one which got them to the top in the first place.
We have seen this week the Champions of the past at St Andrews and the celebration of their past achievements.. How many of them had permanent "teams" ?
I think I can guess Trevino's views on this present day set up?

 

[fundy]

Good to see the forum fashionistas out in force this morning

 

[Blue in Munich]

I'm not against hoodies on the course but don't understand why someone would wear one. As soon as there's a bit of breeze you've got a hood flapping around behind your head while trying to take a shot. I'm bad enough already without any additional distraction.

I might be able to understand it if they put the hood up but they don’t ??‍

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

Put some money on Lowry…
9 shots back by lunchtime on Thursday ?

 

[Imurg]

I'm going to start charging RobMac to not pick him for my fantasy league team..
Whenever I pick him he plays crud....whenever I don't he plays well...

 

[Genu9]

Have you noticed how little exposure Ian Poulter is getting......

 

[Beezerk]

Have you noticed how little exposure Ian Poulter is getting......

He’s been cancelled hasn’t he ?

 

[need_my_wedge]

Have you noticed how little exposure Ian Poulter is getting......

Haven't seen Reed since he tee'd off either, and not much of Michelson either

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Haven't seen Reed since he tee'd off either, and not much of Michelson either

Yes, well noticed. Hope pettiness isn't about. But there does seem to be some getting a lot of coverage.

 

[evemccc]

Haven't seen Reed since he tee'd off either, and not much of Michelson either

Absolutely pathetic isn’t it…

Whatever you think of LIV Golf, the PGA Tour should definitely not be a sacred cow this side of the Atlantic

The media establishment embraced and pushed the Hundred, T20 cricket and the IPL…

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Thats strange because I have seen shots from Poulter , Reed , Koepka , Mickleson and BDC ?‍ All morning - showed Poulter eagle plus a couple of birdies plus a couple of bogey putts

 

[need_my_wedge]

Absolutely pathetic isn’t it…

Whatever you think of LIV Golf, the PGA Tour should definitely not be a sacred cow this side of the Atlantic

The media establishment embraced and pushed the Hundred, T20 cricket and the IPL…

I'm not missing Reed tbh, not a fan. Both of them are at even, the TV mostly seems be showing those in negative figures

 

[Imurg]

To be fair, they showed Poulter when he was scoring, when he's getting pars then coverage focuses more on those making birdies.
They've shown a fair bit of Bryson too
Rory, Xander and Colin getting lots of coverage because.?
They're scoring well and they're top 10 players...
Coverage will always favour those scoring well..

 

[need_my_wedge]

Thats strange because I have seen shots from Poulter , Reed , Koepka , Mickleson and BDC ?‍ All morning - showed Poulter eagle plus a couple of birdies plus a couple of bogey putts

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