Fore Right
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Quick mention of what a great venue Pinehurst No2 was.
Provided a very different test to the norm.
Provided a very different test to the norm.
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Arthur Wedge
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It did look good - there was a few run off that’s were overly penal and you did need a touch of luck at times but it was a fair test if you put the ball in the right place
C7usk
Active member
I am maybe going against the flow here... But I actually got a bit fed up with the upturned bowl greens... It ended up being a bit of a short game contest... Repeatedly.. Don't get me wrong I loved the drama it created.. But I felt that it was to penal... I would've preferred the rough to be tougher and the greens a little bit easier.. The amount of times people were getting away with wayward drives was surprising.
It's our British trait, we always have to find fault or complain. It was an epic final round of golf, there was so much entertainment in that back 9 and someone had to lose. Had BDC lost he would've been called for "bottling" it.
Rory will bounce back, his putting has improved massively over the last 18 months.
WirralC
Member
Fantastic 4 days, one of the most enjoyable majors for some time I think. Rory will be kicking himself he didn't at least make a play off but at the end of the day it was Bryson that won it with that bunker shot as much as Rory blowing it. It's one of the great thins about this game that the best players in the world can miss from inside 3 foot just like we can!
Still not 100% convinced that Bryson isn't being a bit fake like Mickelson was, but happy to give him the benefit of the doubt as he's great for the game at the moment.
Still not 100% convinced that Bryson isn't being a bit fake like Mickelson was, but happy to give him the benefit of the doubt as he's great for the game at the moment.
Fore Right
Well-known member
Rory seems to be getting some heat for not shaking Bryson's hand before rushing off to the car park..
Thoughts ?
Thoughts ?
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I loved the course. Tough to find the right part of greens, run offs and natural hazards if you were wayward. It tested every aspect
WirralC
Member
Personally I think it would have been a lot classier if he had done, and he might be regretting it, but he must have been devastated so wouldn't judge him too harshly
RichA
Well-known member
The win belonged to Bryson.
Rory's loss should never be the headline. If he stuck around to shake Bryson's hand it would be for the cameras and essentially for himself.
He did the right thing to slink away quietly. For all we know he has congratulated him privately. Everything doesn't have to be public.
AussieKB
Well-known member
Think Rory will regret not shaking his hand and then leaving......can understand his disappointment but if this went the other way how would the press have blown it up ?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Thoughts - it’s irrelevant at the end of the day and it’s a perfect example of the “pettiness” within the sport
Rory wasn’t playing with BDC - he shook the hands of the players he was playing with
Players are required to hang around and wait to shake the hand of the winner
If Rory was playing with BDC he would have shook his hand
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Should the other 150 (or whatever the actual number is) players have stayed to shake Brysons hand?
Fore Right
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People are pointing out that Bryson showed some class and took time to shake Xanders hand at the PGA..
Orikoru
Tour Winner
He hadn't just missed two three-footers in three holes though to be fair.
MACM85
Newbie
That is down to BDC and his relationsip with Xander. Rory might not be that close to BDC and didn't feel the need to have a PR stunt just to "look" good
RichA
Well-known member
People are desperate for something to dramatise.
We're all different. When there's a party some people like to shake hands and say "Bye" To every person present. Some of us prefer a discreet exit. Personally, I prefer the ones who don't make every event about themselves.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
exactly, Bryson showed class and Rory didn't. Rory only has himself to blame by missing 2 short putts in the closing holes. Bryson showed pure golfing excellence on the 18th. He had a horrific lie on the 18th and just decided to knock it into the bunker instead of trying a hero shot.
It’s something about nothing, he’s just lost a Major championship by 1 shot and his head is probably not in a good place
He just wanted to get out of there and pour a large dram and take some time to reflect.
He just wanted to get out of there and pour a large dram and take some time to reflect.
SatchFan
Q-School Graduate
Poor little rich boy copped a strop or maybe his wife had cooked something nice for his dinner and he didn't want to be late.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Or under the thumb since the reconciliation lol
