The great drive for dough putt for show debate thread.

[Deleted member 1147]

Yes, often a long way into the cabbage and those were the weeks he was nowhere to be seen. Hoylake was the classic example, 71 irons off the tee and gave up so much distance to the rest of the field but he kept it in play and won comfortably.

But his long game was excellent with those irons off the tee.

He also went 72 hole at St Andrews
Without going in a bunker, so v’accurate then as well.

 

[Backsticks]

I seem to remember on tight UK links courses he won by playing irons off the tee at times.

Yes. You cant win a British Open playing an iron off the tees unless you have excellent length in the first place.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

But his long game was excellent with those irons off the tee.

He also went 72 hole at St Andrews
Without going in a bunker, so v’accurate then as well.

Yes it was but he was giving up a lot of distance off the tee and could still win but when his driver was misbehaving he struggled.

 

[garyinderry]

Yes, often a long way into the cabbage and those were the weeks he was nowhere to be seen. Hoylake was the classic example, 71 irons off the tee and gave up so much distance to the rest of the field but he kept it in play and won comfortably.

He hit his 3 wood on occasion. Wasn't all irons off the tee.

 

[CountLippe]

But his long game was excellent with those irons off the tee.

He also went 72 hole at St Andrews
Without going in a bunker, so v’accurate then as well.

I've heard a few pro's say he was the only player in the field good enough to be hitting 4 irons into greens which is why he could leave the driver in the bag.

 

[Tashyboy]

So today Tash put his drive on the SI 17th green and promptly won the nearest the pin. It was about 18-20 ft from the pin. I knocked my putt 2ft past the hole, it missed by a whisker. I promptly pulled my next putt and put it 2ft past. Suffice to say my putt for a point lipped out. At that point the air was blue.
Anyway in the clubhouse it never went unnoticed. One of the lads said “ I thought the old saying was drive for show putt for dough”. Well I proved that one wrong.

 

[Backache]

At that point the air was blue.

Aye well at least you were playing under blue skies.

 

[Tashyboy]

To be honest we had a bit of everything today, rain, cold and then it was 16 degrees and to hot in winter stuff.