Golf

[goody2028]

Gutted for Rosey at the last 

[Izzy]

6 minutes ago, goody2028 said:

Gutted for Rosey at the last 

Imagine having 3 bogeys and still shooting 60 

[goody2028]

Just now, Izzy said:

Imagine having 3 bogeys and still shooting 60 

Remarkable isn’t it. I nearly shot that on my front 9 this afternoon  

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

4 minutes ago, goody2028 said:

Remarkable isn’t it. I nearly shot that on my front 9 this afternoon  

Have you been to watch pro golf live?

 

If you havent, i recommend it. Itll blow your mind. And youll appreciate how hard the courses they play are too.

[The Year Of The Fox]

11 minutes ago, goody2028 said:

Remarkable isn’t it. I nearly shot that on my front 9 this afternoon  

Are you at Forest Hill?

 

what’s going on with the 10th hole? 🙄

[The Year Of The Fox]

6 minutes ago, Smashing-Pumpkin said:

Have you been to watch pro golf live?

 

If you havent, i recommend it. Itll blow your mind. And youll appreciate how hard the courses they play are too.

I’ve not. But I had a playing lesson with Ed Martin the Longcliffe pro once.
 

 

Ended up in the right hand trees on the 4th (as 95% of golfers do) It’s a long dog leg left Par 5 with the fairway sloping left to right.

 

Was about 10-20 yards behind a big tree and 200 yards away from the green

 

He asked me what I’d do now with my next shot. I was like ‘play out onto the fairway with my 8 iron’ He just shook his head and said ‘nah’

 

He took my 5 iron, bent the ball round this tree and rolled out on to the green. I was pissing myself to be honest 😂 It took a lot of strength to not ask him to do it again so I could record it and send it my mate. But then I thought, ‘no he’s a professional golfer not a performing act’ 😂

[goody2028]

15 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Are you at Forest Hill?

 

what’s going on with the 10th hole? 🙄

Yeah it’s an absolute nightmare can’t believe they’ve not sorted it yet. Was saying earlier how annoyed you’d be if you were a full £1200 paying member of it.
Not ideal obviously but you wouldn’t think it would take them 3 months to put the driving range net back up and open the 10th again. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

1 minute ago, goody2028 said:

Yeah it’s an absolute nightmare can’t believe they’ve not sorted it yet. Was saying earlier how annoyed you’d be if you were a full £1200 paying member of it.
Not ideal obviously but you wouldn’t think it would take them 3 months to put the driving range net back up and open the 10th again. 

It’s mind boggling 

 

We had an additional net put up at Longcliffe’s practise area- it took 3 days. Admittedly it didn’t involve closing a hole to do the work. But the fact that they’re prioritising keeping the range at FH open over having s fully functioning golf course is disgusting I think (and shows the where the clubs priority lies) 

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

5 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

I’ve not. But I had a playing lesson with Ed Martin the Longcliffe pro once.
 

 

Ended up in the right hand trees on the 4th (as 95% of golfers do) It’s a long dog leg left Par 5 with the fairway sloping left to right.

 

Was about 10-20 yards behind a big tree and 200 yards away from the green

 

He asked me what I’d do now with my next shot. I was like ‘play out onto the fairway with my 8 iron’ He just shook his head and said ‘nah’

 

He took my 5 iron, bent the ball round this tree and rolled out on to the green. I was pissing myself to be honest 😂 It took a lot of strength to not ask him to do it again so I could record it and send it my mate. But then I thought, ‘no he’s a professional golfer not a performing act’ 😂

Its just talent, physicality and artistry all in one.

 

I remember standing on the third tee at Hoylake in the Open the year Rory won there. Was on the friday early in the morning before the big crowds were out. Hole was playing dead into a decent breeze, internal bounds all the way up the right so cant hit anything leaking. I got right up close to Charley Hoffman. Pegged up a 1 iron, drilled the thing with 230 carry and about 50 yards worth of chase, no higher than 20 feet in the air. It was absolutely nutted. Insane to watch.

 

Followed Brandt Snedeker for 5 or 6 holes at Lytham, also in an Open, and delivered an absolute masterclass in being pin high. Working it against the breeze, flighting it down or up, but always pin high. And then basically holing everything inside 10 feet.

 

Could give you numerous examples. Its just very very impressive.

[irishfoxkev]

McIlroy wobbling here now......3 bad tee shots on the trot and 3 shot lead goes 

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

9 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

It’s mind boggling 

 

We had an additional net put up at Longcliffe’s practise area- it took 3 days. Admittedly it didn’t involve closing a hole to do the work. But the fact that they’re prioritising keeping the range at FH open over having s fully functioning golf course is disgusting I think (and shows the where the clubs priority lies) 

I think Forest Hill is a bit of a joke to be honest.

 

At least it used to be cheap and cheerful, but the course hasnt improved one ounce whilst everyone is charged an extortionate membership fee. The course in winter when it gets wet is absolutely unplayably muddy for a start.

 

The welcome from their golf club pros is borderline non existent. One of their nob heads took a club out my bag and started fiddling with it.....errr, hello? you mind fvcking off and leaving that in my bag thanks tosser????

 

And then the driving range, again, wildly overpriced junk. The top tracers are clearly not calibrated properly, the place is essentially just full of beer drinking chavs pumping drivers non stop (not that i begrudge their business plan of those wanting a good time).

 

The whole place is a proper dive that you pay premium prices for.

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 minutes ago, Smashing-Pumpkin said:

I think Forest Hill is a bit of a joke to be honest.

 

At least it used to be cheap and cheerful, but the course hasnt improved one ounce whilst everyone is charged an extortionate membership fee. The course in winter when it gets wet is absolutely unplayably muddy for a start.

 

The welcome from their golf club pros is borderline non existent. One of their nob heads took a club out my bag and started fiddling with it.....errr, hello? you mind fvcking off and leaving that in my bag thanks tosser????

 

And then the driving range, again, wildly overpriced junk. The top tracers are clearly not calibrated properly, the place is essentially just full of beer drinking chavs pumping drivers non stop (not that i begrudge their business plan of those wanting a good time).

 

The whole place is a proper dive that you pay premium prices for.

You’ve absolutely nailed it in one. 
 

We played Six Hills yesterday as there was a comp on at my course. For £25 at Six Hills we had the course almost entirely to ourselves. It’s a bit easier than FH, but a far superior course I think

[Izzy]

On 03/06/2022 at 22:10, KingsX said:

Interesting leaderboard here in Ohio.  Cam Smith, a bunch of Yanks and ...

 

[KingsX]

Honestly, glad to see Rory's still got it in him to string four strong days of golf together.

 

Nice finish from Finau too. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

Get in Rory

 

Top bloke he seems 

[Izzy]

Gotta say that other than Vardy, Rory McIlroy is probably my favourite sports personality.

 

What a player.

[Izzy]

Notice that MASSIVE dig by Rory in his interview that he’s now got more PGA Tour wins than Greg Norman 

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

So what do we think then, whats more likely to inspire youngsters to the game?

 

Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau in their prime battling it out and throwing birdies at each other all over the place, Rosey showing his class with a sunday charge, Sam Burns with a solid week and Corey Conners leading the home charge

 

or

 

Some guys 84th and 113th on the Asian Tour order trailing one of the few actual golfers in the field by about 20 shots, but some nice tv graphics and some cut scenes with bouncy castles and bean bags?

 

Yeah. Exactly.

[The Year Of The Fox]

4 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Notice that MASSIVE dig by Rory in his interview that he’s now got more PGA Tour wins than Greg Norman 

I wasn’t sure who he was referring to, so thanks for clearing that up! 

[Izzy]

10 minutes ago, Smashing-Pumpkin said:

So what do we think then, whats more likely to inspire youngsters to the game?

 

Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau in their prime battling it out and throwing birdies at each other all over the place, Rosey showing his class with a sunday charge, Sam Burns with a solid week and Corey Conners leading the home charge

 

or

 

Some guys 84th and 113th on the Asian Tour order trailing one of the few actual golfers in the field by about 20 shots, but some nice tv graphics and some cut scenes with bouncy castles and bean bags?

 

Yeah. Exactly.

You may have eluded to this before but with LIV giving players these ridiculous signing on fees, where's the incentive to actually be arsed when you play?

 

If the figures are to be believed (Phil $200m, DJ $150m, Bryson $100m) then what's the difference between finish first or last for them every time? Of course an extra $4m is nice, but they'll earn more than that in interest.

 

Pat Perez apparently got $10m signing on fee which suggests the likes of Reed, Poults, Westy, Na, McDowell, Kaymer etc. probably got even more than that.

 

It's an absolutely obscene amount of money yet the Canadian Open pissed all over LIV for drama, atmosphere, and quality golf this week. 

[kingfox]

After the drama in the Golfing world this week, the Canadian Open came at the perfect time for the PGA.

 

A quality final group, a close final round and a fantastic atmosphere from the Canadian fans.

 

Felt like the likes of Rory, JT, Big Tony & the fans wanted to make a statement this week that the PGA is the place to be.

[Smashing-Pumpkin]

4 minutes ago, Izzy said:

You may have eluded to this before but with LIV giving players these ridiculous signing on fees, where's the incentive to actually be arsed when you play?

 

If the figures are to be believed (Phil $200m, DJ $150m, Bryson $100m) then what's the difference between finish first or last for them every time? Of course an extra $4m is nice, but they'll earn more than that in interest.

 

Pat Perez apparently got $10m signing on fee which suggests the likes of Reed, Poults, Westy, Na, McDowell, Kaymer etc. probably got even more than that.

 

It's an absolutely obscene amount of money yet the Canadian Open pissed all over LIV for drama, atmosphere, and quality golf this week. 

Its just a combination of a dreadful format, and the signing on fees that just kill the whole thing.

 

If you take the Canadian Open for example, if you get into the nitty gritty of the tournament, youve got many many subplots going on all at once. Youve got the likes of Cam Smith making a friday move just to make the cut. If theres no cut, hes just going to use that as an extended practice for next week and not go on a friday birdie blitz.

 

Youve got the guys down the wrong end of the fedex cup, the likes of Wyndham Clark who was one of the worlds elite amateurs and had a very solid start to his career, struggling this season but puts himself into contention and clearly the nerves were around on sunday, but he got through to a T-7th finish and a spot in the Open. Well done him, well deserved.

 

And of course, youve got the actual tournament itself. The main prize.

 

On the LIV tour, youve got no cut. So youve got a field of 48 and out of that, over half of them are playing absolutely horribly, so thats a grim spectacle immediately.

 

The fact theres no cut means unless a player is near the lead, theres basically nothing to play for. This "teams" element to the thing is pointless and crap, no one was making reference to it, I dont see any reference to it on the website meaning anything for later in the season, etc.

 

Theres some players in the field who are more "current" than others. Some of the sunshine tour guys youd expect to do well. Schwartzel, Oosthuizen, DJ.....theyd easily keep a full PGA Tour card, so theyre bound to be up the top of the leaderboard. There miles better than physically diminishing players like Westwood, Mickelson etc and nobodies who play no proper tour golf.

 

Even the scheduling is pants. Want to make golf fast, fun and accessible? yeah good idea.

 

So lets put on a shotgun start at 2pm, the first two rounds on thurs and fri. So unlike the Open, DP World Tour etc, you cant watch it before work, after work, after school. Finish the tournament on a sunday ffs

 

The LIV events are like trying to hype up Northampton Town v Walsall but played in halves of 30 mins rather than 45 and then calling it revolutionary.

[goody2028]

15 hours ago, Smashing-Pumpkin said:

I think Forest Hill is a bit of a joke to be honest.

 

At least it used to be cheap and cheerful, but the course hasnt improved one ounce whilst everyone is charged an extortionate membership fee. The course in winter when it gets wet is absolutely unplayably muddy for a start.

 

The welcome from their golf club pros is borderline non existent. One of their nob heads took a club out my bag and started fiddling with it.....errr, hello? you mind fvcking off and leaving that in my bag thanks tosser????

 

And then the driving range, again, wildly overpriced junk. The top tracers are clearly not calibrated properly, the place is essentially just full of beer drinking chavs pumping drivers non stop (not that i begrudge their business plan of those wanting a good time).

 

The whole place is a proper dive that you pay premium prices for.

 

15 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

You’ve absolutely nailed it in one. 
 

We played Six Hills yesterday as there was a comp on at my course. For £25 at Six Hills we had the course almost entirely to ourselves. It’s a bit easier than FH, but a far superior course I think

Both spot on. It’s a shame because has potential to be a nice course if ran properly. They’ve spent all that money on new club house and driving range but it seems that’s what their priority is now and not people who spend money to play there. The 10th hole at the minute just proves exactly that. 

[The Bear]

I haven't played Six Hills in about 15 years, but will be playing it in a couple of months. Last time I was there it was a fairly average not much cop course. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

26 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I haven't played Six Hills in about 15 years, but will be playing it in a couple of months. Last time I was there it was a fairly average not much cop course. 

For £25 it’s excellent I think. I’d rather drive the extra distance than play FH which is probably half the distance 

 

A few of the greens half way round were very spongey which was annoying as it cost me breaking 90 I feel. They were sound for the first few and last few holes.