The Open 2025.

I don't the scoring was ridiculous overall. Yes the weather was pretty benign apart from maybe the first day. Plenty of other Opens have been won at between 15 and 20 under in recent years though, so it's in the same ballpark anyway. It's not the US Open at the end of the day, I think they're quite happy for the best golfers to come and play well and make a good score.
 
For me, each Major has a USP

The Masters: Same course every year
USPGA: Club Professionals can enter (not a big USP, but still)
US Open: Course set up ridiculously tough
The Open: Links Golf (and outside the US)
 
A great event, shame the calm conditions turned it into a procession, but what a player Scottie is. Starting to show a level of dominance we've not seen since Tiger.

First advert break after Scottie holed the winning putt was a long Tiger montage (Rolex). Seemed an appropriate passing of the baton.

I don't know why the BBC golf coverage needs to include emojis and filters. Looks like it's been put together by a 13 year old girl. Very lame attempt at trying to be down with the kids. Ken on the course is brilliant, the rest of it less so. Sky miles ahead. I loved the graphic they did which super-imposed the 1st hole on top of the 1st at St Andrews, great visualisation to show why it was such a tough opening tee shot.

I have to ask - why did you not fancy him to do it?? Everything we've seen from him in the last couple of years suggested he would coast it. I don't think anyone else had any doubt.
I just thought somebody from the chasing pack would possibly come through.
Scheffeler, Li or even English.
But I have to say I wasn't confident though. 🤕
Again, well done to Scottie.
 
I haven't said it's a bad thing, as an individual it's a huge strength. It just doesn't make good viewing.
It would be great viewing if someone else was on the same score as him throughout then day, as a few times Scheffler was in deep trouble off the tee or missed the green in the rough, but he managed to get up and down and keep his big lead, so it's not his play that doesn't make good viewing, it's nobody was close to him
 
Portrush got very lucky with the weather. On Friday it rained non stop 30 miles up the road in derry.
It would habe been a very differnt open had they got the rain we had. Some guys would have got washed out.
Here's a screen shot of derry getting flooded wile they were applying suncream up the road.

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The weather on Saturday and Sunday was lovely with a little breeze. As seen by the sea of red scores posted. Happens on every links course in the world when the pros play in good weather.


You have to hand it to scotty. Arrives in as world number 1. Ascends to the top of the tree by Friday night and cruises to victory. Making golf look very simple while the rest had a run then eventually tripped over themselves.
 
Portrush is a superb golf course and is tough enough I promise. The rough wasn't crazy and the wind never really got going. Any links with similar conditions would have seen better scoring than anticipated (Carnoustie included)

It was dead calm at times on saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon. The Open is always the same: no wind and the contenders shoot 68 or lower. Wind picks up and they have to battle to stay level par. This happened last year at Troon where there were a couple of tough days when scoring shot up.

It's been a while since we had an Open with proper tough conditions over the 4 days. Probably a good thing, a week of icy gale force winds and torrential rain is not a great advert for summer holidays on the British seaside.
 
Portrush got very lucky with the weather. On Friday it rained non stop 30 miles up the road in derry.
It would habe been a very differnt open had they got the rain we had. Some guys would have got washed out.
Here's a screen shot of derry getting flooded wile they were applying suncream up the road.

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The weather on Saturday and Sunday was lovely with a little breeze. As seen by the sea of red scores posted. Happens on every links course in the world when the pros play in good weather.


You have to hand it to scotty. Arrives in as world number 1. Ascends to the top of the tree by Friday night and cruises to victory. Making golf look very simple while the rest had a run then eventually tripped over themselves.
If they had rain like Londonderry they would probably of postponed it. Everyone has different opinions but mine is that the course is too easy and it shouldn't be there again.
 
If they had rain like Londonderry they would probably of postponed it. Everyone has different opinions but mine is that the course is too easy and it shouldn't be there again.


You understand its mostly the conditions that dicates how hard a course plays for the pros.

Henrick shot 20 under at troon. Xander won there last year at 9 under.
 
Spent a lot of time at The Open and around Portrush last week and weekend. Scottie enjoying time away from the course was extremely generous with his time with fans who happened to be the same places & coffee shops. Rory did not play that freely, but the eagle roar on Saturday carried throughout the course... needed more of those moments. The couple of bad spells of weather (wind & rain) did test the players, but it was to infrequent. Seen a lot of BDC - his on course mood depends on how he's playing. The Finau's out & about are some entourage! Did Gotterup do more for his Ryder Cup chances than Fitzpatrick over the past 2 weeks? Hope Lowry being hit with the 2 shot penalty didn't diminish his enjoyment too much - he had a lot of love & support, he's one of those players who would have preferred more adverse weather. Few nice reactions to holed putts, but DJs was the best I seen followed by Rose. Phil holing that bunker shot on Thursday, just ridiculous. Seen Parry's hole in one on 13. McIlroy's unearthed ball was weird. Marshalls making people queue outside grandstands (especially when there were seats available in the grandstands) with no view of any golf probably needs to be addressed in some way; no alcoholic drinks in stands is also pretty restrictive (but pizza, hot food, hot drinks etc. all acceptable?). The North Coast is spectacular, not sure the course showed any real teeth, but the good weather certainly meant tourists seen the best of the area.
 
Spent a lot of time at The Open and around Portrush last week and weekend. Scottie enjoying time away from the course was extremely generous with his time with fans who happened to be the same places & coffee shops. Rory did not play that freely, but the eagle roar on Saturday carried throughout the course... needed more of those moments. The couple of bad spells of weather (wind & rain) did test the players, but it was to infrequent. Seen a lot of BDC - his on course mood depends on how he's playing. The Finau's out & about are some entourage! Did Gotterup do more for his Ryder Cup chances than Fitzpatrick over the past 2 weeks? Hope Lowry being hit with the 2 shot penalty didn't diminish his enjoyment too much - he had a lot of love & support, he's one of those players who would have preferred more adverse weather. Few nice reactions to holed putts, but DJs was the best I seen followed by Rose. Phil holing that bunker shot on Thursday, just ridiculous. Seen Parry's hole in one on 13. McIlroy's unearthed ball was weird. Marshalls making people queue outside grandstands (especially when there were seats available in the grandstands) with no view of any golf probably needs to be addressed in some way; no alcoholic drinks in stands is also pretty restrictive (but pizza, hot food, hot drinks etc. all acceptable?). The North Coast is spectacular, not sure the course showed any real teeth, but the good weather certainly meant tourists seen the best of the area.

Good write-up
 
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