kingfox Posted 17 July 2014 Posted 17 July 2014 Good scoring day, decent conditions. Rickie Fowler looked in very good knick, until he dropped a couple in the latter holes. Rory played a great round. Harder winds tomorrow expected I think though.
Ric Flair Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Good scoring day, decent conditions. Rickie Fowler looked in very good knick, until he dropped a couple in the latter holes. Rory played a great round. Harder winds tomorrow expected I think though. I'm worried the weather is going to have a huge effect on the two sides of the draw. The early starters on thursday are going to have the favourable conditions both days which is wiping out a huge portion of the field. Got to decide if it's worth traipsing all the way to liverpool from London at 6am tomorrow for this, I really want to go but if the weathers muck then I will be livid.
foxfanazer Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Could anybody point me in the direction of the groupings today please. Got an accumulator for 3 balls but can't remember the groups Need Mcilroy English Mannassero Edit: Found them. Just can't find that Bradley Neil on flashscore
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Backed Ricky Fowler so happy with how he's going. Proper golfer this lad, reckon he'll get a hatful of majors in the next decade.
kingfox Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Great movement from Moore, D.Johnson & Oosthuizen. Really liking how Rickie Fowler is playing though, another solid round today, hoping he doesn't drop shots in the last two holes.
foxfanazer Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Could anybody point me in the direction of the groupings today please. Got an accumulator for 3 balls but can't remember the groups Need Mcilroy English Mannassero Edit: Found them. Just can't find that Bradley Neil on flashscore Just English letting me down. Oh well
Hirsty The Blue 94 Posted 18 July 2014 Author Posted 18 July 2014 Damn you Tiger!! After that dreadful 17th was looking like he was going to miss the cut. Typical of him producing a Birdie on the last to avoid it.
Mike Oxlong Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Was chuffed to hear Peter Alliss read out a question from my cousin Mike Oxlarge.
kingfox Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 What a round from Rory, Dusty J moving big as well. Tomorrow is the test though, conditions look shit.
HowardsBulletHeader Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 My 3 bets before the tournament were Scott, McDowell and Dustin Johnson. Delighted to see DJ have a stormer today but looking ominous with Rory. If it stays relatively stable with the weather as it has done, there is only one winner.
Bert Posted 18 July 2014 Posted 18 July 2014 Reckon Rors needs a par round tomorrow to go into Sunday leading.
Ric Flair Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Just setting off now from Wimbledon, it's hammering it down.
Nalis Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Had bookmarked £10 on Fowler 18/1 e/w when I heard the weather would take a turn for the worst as he handles it better than most. Gutted my phone died before I could placed it earlier
Hirsty The Blue 94 Posted 19 July 2014 Author Posted 19 July 2014 Rory's to lose tomorrow, only an absolute disaster will stop him winning.Furyk and Gmac in contention for some e/w money for me.
kingfox Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Rory has played delightful stuff, those set up's on 16 & 18 for those Eagle putts were brilliant. Fowler was awesome as well until the last few holes, while Dubuisson has come on strong the last two days, and looks in good knick. Rory needs to shoot one of those horrible rounds again, or hit a few double bogeys, for this to change, but I think he has it in the bag already.
HowardsBulletHeader Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Rory has played delightful stuff, those set up's on 16 & 18 for those Eagle putts were brilliant. Fowler was awesome as well until the last few holes, while Dubuisson has come on strong the last two days, and looks in good knick. Rory needs to shoot one of those horrible rounds again, or hit a few double bogeys, for this to change, but I think he has it in the bag already. The problem is as you have seen today Hoylake finishes with 2 out of the last 3 as par 5's, that if McIlroy gets it right, are reachable with irons. Yes he's unlikely to repeat his two eagles today but for a player of his length they are par 4's, so even if he is level with Fowler/Garcia with 3 to play (which I can't see happening for one moment) you would expect him to dismantle the par 5's again and probably end up winning by a couple. Anything other than McIlroy winning by at least 3 would be a bit of a shock, simply because his nearest challenger is 6 behind and because of his length to destroy par 5's. I always felt The Open might be a major that McIlroy couldn't win because of his high ball flight, the winds and his putting but it has played right into his hands all week. Very little wind meaning his high ball flight doesn't matter, had a little bit of rain to soften the greens to make it almost like 'target golf' and he hits the ball so far it is outrageous. Fair play to the lad, he's taken advantage of it.
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Still clinging on to hope that Fowler can muster up some sort of a challenge, but a few birdies from Rory tomorrow and it's game over.
Super_horns Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Rory can just play it safe I guess having such a strong lead. So much for the thunderstorms...
HowardsBulletHeader Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Rory can just play it safe I guess having such a strong lead. So much for the thunderstorms... Yeah shocking decision by the R&A...https://twitter.com/dottieandbogey/status/490521979595018241 That is the 7th green roughly 40 mins ago.
Donut Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Did you go to the golf today Ric? and hopefully if anyone was there, the reshuffled tee times and the U draw didnt cause too many problems. Puts you in an awkward position as a fan as its hard when to know where you want to be at what times, something you do see on the european and PGA tours in adverse weather, but still awkward. The early thursday and late friday half of the draw have had a big break with the conditions over this championship. I was there on Friday, and morning conditions were tricky and it looked like the wind was getting up midway through the morning, but it seemed to die down in the afternoon and good scores were plenty. When Rory wins, he tends to win big, so i dont see tomorrow as any exception, particularly in favourable conditions where id still expect him to shoot -2 as a "par" score, particularly with the gettable par 5's on the course so his lead shouldnt be overcome. I dont see him blowing up, hes handled adversity nicely in this tournament and is holing out well too. The course has been superb. The condition of the course has been staggering, and the layout itself is fantastic. If you go back in the thread, i mentionned that Royal Liverpool wasnt one of my favourite Open rota courses. It isnt, but the course has been a challenge and set up brilliantly. Im a big fan of the stretch of holes from 12 to 18 on the course, particularly 12, 13 and 14. The 13th is just a stunning par 3 as a layout, and a visual by the dee estuary. But overall, i think the course has been a fair challenge, and an exciting one too. Narrow landing areas for drives, wider areas for laying back with irons, and the driver brings the bunkering into play. Not hard to see why the players rate Royal Liverpool as a top open venue.
Super_horns Posted 19 July 2014 Posted 19 July 2014 Yeah shocking decision by the R&A... https://twitter.com/dottieandbogey/status/490521979595018241 That is the 7th green roughly 40 mins ago. Ah well - good timing then!
Ric Flair Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Did you go to the golf today Ric? and hopefully if anyone was there, the reshuffled tee times and the U draw didnt cause too many problems. Puts you in an awkward position as a fan as its hard when to know where you want to be at what times, something you do see on the european and PGA tours in adverse weather, but still awkward. The early thursday and late friday half of the draw have had a big break with the conditions over this championship. I was there on Friday, and morning conditions were tricky and it looked like the wind was getting up midway through the morning, but it seemed to die down in the afternoon and good scores were plenty. When Rory wins, he tends to win big, so i dont see tomorrow as any exception, particularly in favourable conditions where id still expect him to shoot -2 as a "par" score, particularly with the gettable par 5's on the course so his lead shouldnt be overcome. I dont see him blowing up, hes handled adversity nicely in this tournament and is holing out well too. The course has been superb. The condition of the course has been staggering, and the layout itself is fantastic. If you go back in the thread, i mentionned that Royal Liverpool wasnt one of my favourite Open rota courses. It isnt, but the course has been a challenge and set up brilliantly. Im a big fan of the stretch of holes from 12 to 18 on the course, particularly 12, 13 and 14. The 13th is just a stunning par 3 as a layout, and a visual by the dee estuary. But overall, i think the course has been a fair challenge, and an exciting one too. Narrow landing areas for drives, wider areas for laying back with irons, and the driver brings the bunkering into play. Not hard to see why the players rate Royal Liverpool as a top open venue. Yes I went mate. The train was a nightmare on the way up and took nearly 4 hours rather than 2. I got there just in time for the Fowler/Garcia/Moore group which was fantastic to follow. Fowler played some incredible golf through 12 holes and he had Rory briefly, who was visibly trying to see where Rickie was at the end of each hole which I found surprising. He hit some loose tee shots in the last 5 holes though and it's cost him The Open. Nothing will stop McIlroy now, someone would need to shoot 62 and they still might not win. Great day, the organizers called it right. The weather was not bad at all bar one bit of rain. However about 20 mins after Rory had finished it was torrential for nearly an hour!
HowardsBulletHeader Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Garcia eagle makes this a little more interesting!
kingfox Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Loving this, Rory surely has it in the bag, but what a round Garcia is putting together. Like to point out Dubuisson as well, lovely player to watch.
HowardsBulletHeader Posted 20 July 2014 Posted 20 July 2014 Loving this, Rory surely has it in the bag, but what a round Garcia is putting together. Like to point out Dubuisson as well, lovely player to watch. I wouldn't be so sure any more, he's got a tester for par!
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