wrighty1874
Journeyman Pro
sadly,only saw about 5 mins worth this year,due to playing,beer festival and christening today.Saw the presentation though.
The 2013 Open Championship - what's your verdict
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garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
big phil just showed us all how to set your bag up to play to your strengths. :thup:
The first Open in quite a few years which has been played in " proper" conditions. And good that probably the best shotmaker in the game won.
It's been the first time in a lot of years that I've been able to watch almost uninterrupted coverage on the Beeb, and I thought it was excellent overall ( I could do without the slow motion sequences).
It's getting a bit tiresome Westwood being bummed up for his first major, only for him to collapse in the last round.
It's been the first time in a lot of years that I've been able to watch almost uninterrupted coverage on the Beeb, and I thought it was excellent overall ( I could do without the slow motion sequences).
It's getting a bit tiresome Westwood being bummed up for his first major, only for him to collapse in the last round.
pokerjoke
Money List Winner
Loved the golf this week.
For someone who hasn't got Sky,the BBC is all the golf I see.
Im not overly bothered wether the coverage is great or not,with
10 hours a day im sure I will get lots of satisfaction from that.
Having played on bone hard fairways and bare ground today,i for one
can appreciate what they must endure.
I think Lee did blow up a bit,but no-one on here can even come close to the pressure
he must be under.
Congrats to Phil,a truly worthy winner.
Gutted for Cavendish though.
For someone who hasn't got Sky,the BBC is all the golf I see.
Im not overly bothered wether the coverage is great or not,with
10 hours a day im sure I will get lots of satisfaction from that.
Having played on bone hard fairways and bare ground today,i for one
can appreciate what they must endure.
I think Lee did blow up a bit,but no-one on here can even come close to the pressure
he must be under.
Congrats to Phil,a truly worthy winner.
Gutted for Cavendish though.
Evesdad
Tour Winner
In a major I like to see the top players challenged and they certainly were. It's a major not a run of the mill tour event. That's why they are the majors. So for me a great event different leaders throughout the event and a Brit in contention. Magic.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
4 over in itself isn't necessarily a collapse; you can be hitting fairways and greens at a course like Muirfield and still roll off into collection areas or up against the face of bunkers and rack up a 4 over without too much difficulty, but when you are as short or wide as Lee was more than once today then I'd consider it a collapse.
Congratulations to Phil Mickelson, played the best round by some distance, shame the BBC deigned not to show most of it. God knows how I will tolerate their commentary once Peter Alliss packs it in.
All told a bit of an anti-climax considering that there were over 30 players within 6 shots of the top of the leaderboard at the start of play.
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
Personaly Mike i didnt enjoy it much until today , i dont want target golf or birdie fests but i dont want to see most of the worlds best players made look silly either, this is not anti links , i didnt enjoy the US open either ..
i watch the pro's to see golf played at its best and good shots rewarded and bad shots punished , i want to see bunkers that penalise you but not ones that the worlds best cant even get out of , il watch club players if i wana see that .. i have no objection the odd hole where a player takes an iron off the tee , it was just happening too much for my liking ..
What i am wonderin tho is did Phil improve his putting (he said it was the best he putted) or did the organisers drop their "ego" as per Phils comments earlier in the week .. ironicaly the two that whinged the most on thursday made loadsa putts today
I did enjoy it today tho , maybe the will Lee or wont Lee win or the great play of Stensen, Poulter & Phil ... 4/10 for overall enjoyment for me ..
Just my personal opinion tho , be interesting what you & your crew that were there thought of it....
EDIT ....... i wonder what car crash of a score would have won if the wind had blown hard for Sat & Sun ??
i watch the pro's to see golf played at its best and good shots rewarded and bad shots punished , i want to see bunkers that penalise you but not ones that the worlds best cant even get out of , il watch club players if i wana see that .. i have no objection the odd hole where a player takes an iron off the tee , it was just happening too much for my liking ..
What i am wonderin tho is did Phil improve his putting (he said it was the best he putted) or did the organisers drop their "ego" as per Phils comments earlier in the week .. ironicaly the two that whinged the most on thursday made loadsa putts today
I did enjoy it today tho , maybe the will Lee or wont Lee win or the great play of Stensen, Poulter & Phil ... 4/10 for overall enjoyment for me ..
Just my personal opinion tho , be interesting what you & your crew that were there thought of it....
EDIT ....... i wonder what car crash of a score would have won if the wind had blown hard for Sat & Sun ??
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sandmagnet
Head Pro
The first 3 days had so many twists and turns that the anticipation for today's round was electric. 3, different, class players leading on the first 3 days. We drove up there early this morning to take in the atmosphere and then hopped from game to game, watching some of the world's best players hit some stunning shots.
The golf was right out of the top drawer but the thing that sticks out in my mind was how good the course was. It was my first visit to Muirfield, although I've been to the other courses on the rota several times. Muirfield, with its elevation changes, is a class apart.
The golf was right out of the top drawer but the thing that sticks out in my mind was how good the course was. It was my first visit to Muirfield, although I've been to the other courses on the rota several times. Muirfield, with its elevation changes, is a class apart.
tyke
Head Pro
Fantastic tournament IMO, any one of 10 players could have won with 9 to play. My highlight surely has to be seeing Poulter pumped up and going for it for himself for once.
DCB
Well-known member
Great event this year. Played over a fast & firey links course for the first time in a good while. A worthy winner in Big Phil who went and took the course by the scruff of the neck and made his winning score. Poor Westy, he tried to defend his lead and that course isn't one that can be played defensively in those conditions. He didn't collapse IMO he just didn't go out there to try and boss the course today as he had done on Friday and Saturday.
Apart from some of the smokescreen attacks re the membership policy at Muirfield, it was an excellent event. The only downside would seem to be the attendance numbers, down considerably. I think the price of a day ticket has got too high. I certainly wouldn't have gone along if the weather had been wet and windy. £75 is too steep.
Roll on next year. Well done Phil Mickelson, a worthy Champion.
Apart from some of the smokescreen attacks re the membership policy at Muirfield, it was an excellent event. The only downside would seem to be the attendance numbers, down considerably. I think the price of a day ticket has got too high. I certainly wouldn't have gone along if the weather had been wet and windy. £75 is too steep.
Roll on next year. Well done Phil Mickelson, a worthy Champion.
golfdub
Tour Rookie
Why couldn't we ever see the ball in flight and landing ? A lot of the times the commentators had to guess where the ball was. I remember watching the masters and being able to see every flight of every ball. On a dramatic day like this Sunday it's very frustrating not knowing where the ball has landed.
So the TV coverage was poor for me but I really enjoyed this weekends golf.
So the TV coverage was poor for me but I really enjoyed this weekends golf.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Wonderful event, great coverage and if Westy couldn't win, then I'm glad its Leftie.
We have absolutely no idea of the pressure these guys are under, so its hard to comment constructively
Any one of 6 could have won it with 45 minutes to go, Respect to Poults for having a go. feel bad for Lee as this is as close as it gets, he is on the cusp of winning a biggie (again), Tiger was never in touching distance today, Zach J had a good go, Adam Scott got chewed up again. and Stenson was so close, good to see him back
its just a shame that we have to wait another 12 months for more live golf coverage on the BBC
We have absolutely no idea of the pressure these guys are under, so its hard to comment constructively
Any one of 6 could have won it with 45 minutes to go, Respect to Poults for having a go. feel bad for Lee as this is as close as it gets, he is on the cusp of winning a biggie (again), Tiger was never in touching distance today, Zach J had a good go, Adam Scott got chewed up again. and Stenson was so close, good to see him back
its just a shame that we have to wait another 12 months for more live golf coverage on the BBC
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Womens Open from St Andrews in two weeks time :thup:
Mr A
Assistant Pro
A really good tournament, really wide open going into the final day. A great finish from a very worthy winner, just a shame too many were playing defensively, and not willing to take a risk and have a go. Great coverage from the BBC as usual. Disappointed in Westwood, too many poor shots from him. But I still think he has it in him to win one.
Not the best Open in recent years but still entertaining.
Not the best Open in recent years but still entertaining.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
Spot on Fish. I just cant understand how Lee could be outplayed, he collapsed in the last round, only the course outplayed him. I cant see how anyone would see it differently.
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Absolutely fabulous competition, delighted for Mickelson as the guy is a class act. He went out and did exactly what McIlroy said he wouldn't do and that is adapt his game to win on a links course. Paid massive didvidends with back to back links wins.
As for Westwood, well he won't get a better chance to bag a major than today. I agree he collapsed, hit too many loose shots, sometimes 20-30 yards out from where he should have landed the ball and his putting got more and more tentative as the round went on. I would absolutely love to see him win a major but I seriously think now he isn't going to do it
As for Westwood, well he won't get a better chance to bag a major than today. I agree he collapsed, hit too many loose shots, sometimes 20-30 yards out from where he should have landed the ball and his putting got more and more tentative as the round went on. I would absolutely love to see him win a major but I seriously think now he isn't going to do it
Foxholer
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gdc
Head Pro
I don't think Lee collapsed - his game was average all day. He made a couple of poor club choices , hit a couple of poor drives and his putting went back to normal mode.
His game hasn't been great all week he just suddenly starting putting well until today.
I'm gutted he didn't win but if there was anyone else to beat him Phil would have been my choice. A perfect ambassador for the game.
i thought the BBC did well on the whole. Alliss, brown and Faldo are excellent.
5 live commentators are total muppets though using comments like 'he's given that a great hit' and 'the putt is curving towards the hole'. Golf shots aren't hits and putts break towards a hole.
I do prefer it when it's not so dry though as it allows the players to hit too many irons off the tee, but there's nought that you can do about the weather.
His game hasn't been great all week he just suddenly starting putting well until today.
I'm gutted he didn't win but if there was anyone else to beat him Phil would have been my choice. A perfect ambassador for the game.
i thought the BBC did well on the whole. Alliss, brown and Faldo are excellent.
5 live commentators are total muppets though using comments like 'he's given that a great hit' and 'the putt is curving towards the hole'. Golf shots aren't hits and putts break towards a hole.
I do prefer it when it's not so dry though as it allows the players to hit too many irons off the tee, but there's nought that you can do about the weather.
Fader
Tour Winner
I'm really glad that as it wasn't Westwood that it was Lefty that took the spoils the guy in the last few years has really grown on me.
As for the overall spectacle of the event itself not really impressed to be honest the coverage imo was poor with having to rely on commentators guessing where balls have gone, pointless slowmo's and I just didn't find the course to look interesting and thought the way it was set up wasn't great.
For me blandest major of the year so far that only held my interest as a Brit as atop the leader board, glad that the best round of the week won it as I think that was this events only redeeming feature.
I also cannot agree with those saying Westy didn't collapse because IMO he did, he may not have shot an 80+ but he missed fairways by miles, totally under clubbed on some holes and made poor decisions on others.
As for the overall spectacle of the event itself not really impressed to be honest the coverage imo was poor with having to rely on commentators guessing where balls have gone, pointless slowmo's and I just didn't find the course to look interesting and thought the way it was set up wasn't great.
For me blandest major of the year so far that only held my interest as a Brit as atop the leader board, glad that the best round of the week won it as I think that was this events only redeeming feature.
I also cannot agree with those saying Westy didn't collapse because IMO he did, he may not have shot an 80+ but he missed fairways by miles, totally under clubbed on some holes and made poor decisions on others.
