OT: Official Golf Thread II

[ODAAT]

jumped in on a British Open pool at work, 30 of us and I picked in the 28th spot

Grabbed Fleetwood, Kisner and Aphibarnrat simply cuz I like his name

Pickings get slim when your picking where I did

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

jumped in on a British Open pool at work, 30 of us and I picked in the 28th spot

Grabbed Fleetwood, Kisner and Aphibarnrat simply cuz I like his name

Pickings get slim when your picking where I did

on the bright side, the Open is the biggest crap shoot of the majors and produces the most "who?" winners

 

[Glove Malfunction]

jumped in on a British Open pool at work, 30 of us and I picked in the 28th spot

Grabbed Fleetwood, Kisner and Aphibarnrat simply cuz I like his name

Pickings get slim when your picking where I did

Yeah, that's a great name. With a name like that, you wonder if he's related to Marchand.

 

[ODAAT]

on the bright side, the Open is the biggest crap shoot of the majors and produces the most "who?" winners

it sure is. It`s by far the major I enjoy least watching. I have never been a fan of links golf. Now, to be fair my only real experience in playing a true links course has come on my visits to Cape Breton where I played:

Golf at Cabot Cliffs | Cabot Links

and this

Authentic Cape Breton Links Golf | Cabot Links

Stunning views and I broke 90 both days which isn`t easy in very tough conditions and I`ll never forget the experience but still doesn`t mean it`s the kind of course I enjoy, way too much bump and run crap for this guy

 

[Glove Malfunction]

it sure is. It`s by far the major I enjoy least watching. I have never been a fan of links golf. Now, to be fair my only real experience in playing a true links course has come on my visits to Cape Breton where I played:

Golf at Cabot Cliffs | Cabot Links

and this

Authentic Cape Breton Links Golf | Cabot Links

Stunning views and I broke 90 both days which isn`t easy in very tough conditions and I`ll never forget the experience but still doesn`t mean it`s the kind of course I enjoy, way too much bump and run crap for this guy

That's funny, my oldest son went there with several of his college teammates just a couple of weeks ago. He LOVED it. They played both courses. 5 rounds in three days.

 

[HHHH]

Shot the round of my life last week scoring a 35 on a short easy 9 hole course...
Came back to earth with a more in line score for me with a 49 on another 9 holer a few days ago...
Heading back out to another 9 hole course again today.

I think golf is one of the purest forms of hope in the world.

 

[ODAAT]

That's funny, my oldest son went there with several of his college teammates just a couple of weeks ago. He LOVED it. They played both courses. 5 rounds in three days.

oh it`s beautiful, just not a links fan

Played yesterday, rainy here which is odd, fired an 85 which I didn`t mind considering the conditions

 

[ODAAT]

Shot the round of my life last week scoring a 35 on a short easy 9 hole course...
Came back to earth with a more in line score for me with a 49 on another 9 holer a few days ago...
Heading back out to another 9 hole course again today.

I think golf is one of the purest forms of hope in the world.

35, whether it`s on a "short easy 9 hole course" or otherwise is still 35. Regardless the length or difficulty of the course, you still have to hit shots and anything can go wrong

OT, all 3 of Fleetwood, Kisner and Aphibarnrat all on the good side of par for me for my Open pool picks

 

[ODAAT]

first time in many years I called er` quits after 9, just one of those days where everything is hit poorly so after 9 I thanked those in the foursome and wished them a good back nine. Sometimes you just have to know when self punishment isn`t worth it

 

[Flannelman]

Going to play 9 in a little over an hour. Wish me luck, new driver w no time on it. Going to try and slow myself down, be more deliberate.

 

[DKH]

on the bright side, the Open is the biggest crap shoot of the majors and produces the most "who?" winners

Except for Tom Watson

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Except for Tom Watson

Or Spieth

 

[Deleted]

Go on Shane Lowry, 2019 Open Champion. Great to have another Irish Major winner. There won't be a cow milked in County Offaly tonight!

 

[ODAAT]

Off to play today after a 3 day layoff since the dumpster fire I produced on the front 9 last week before I called it quits due to not wanting to subject the others in my group to horrific play.

What`s that saying? "Clear eyes, full hearts can`t lose"

Yeah, we`ll see

Won the Open pool, nobody picked Lowry which really surprised me, not a big pool, only won $75 but I`ll take it on the back of my guy Fleetwood

 

[TCB]

Going to play 9 in a little over an hour. Wish me luck, new driver w no time on it. Going to try and slow myself down, be more deliberate.

what kind?

 

[TCB]

Went out over the weekend at a wedding party and played 18 before all the drinking/festivities took place. Pretty narrow course and hilly greens, but a fun course to play. I shot a 43 and 44. I really liked the way I struck the ball,had a few bad holes that I'd like to blame it on some bad luck with a few unfortunate rolls/bounces, some limbs of the trees sticking out just a millimeter to far, but when I go back and look at it, I had a lot of favorable bounces here and there as well where it all equaled out, but this will be the last time I bring those up.

 

[Flannelman]

what kind?

Used Callaway Rogue, 9 degree from Golf and Ski Warehouse; have had very intermittent customer service from them. But was cranking the driver.

If I can fix my approach and chipping game, I’ll be pretty happy.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Used Callaway Rogue, 9 degree from Golf and Ski Warehouse; have had very intermittent customer service from them. But was cranking the driver.

If I can fix my approach and chipping game, I’ll be pretty happy.

9 degree is gutsy. I could never go lower than 10.5

 

[ODAAT]

81 today, left 3 putts on the lip......rggg

 

[TCB]

9 degree is gutsy. I could never go lower than 10.5

Why?

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Why?

Lower the loft, more difficulty of accuracy. More loft is more forgiving but if you got the swing then lower loft lets you rip it.

 

[Glove Malfunction]

9 degree is gutsy. I could never go lower than 10.5

I tend to hit the ball high anyway, so my last driver was a 9.5 I think. When i last played, was hitting it straighter too, which is always a nice bonus.

 

[ODAAT]

Lower the loft, more difficulty of accuracy. More loft is more forgiving but if you got the swing then lower loft lets you rip it.

I hit a reasonably straight ball but I still like setting my driver up on a 10.5

Hit one of my first 300 yd drive, short 466 yd Par 5 yesterday, wind behind us and I hit the ball perfectly but it also hit the downslope upon landing that I never hit with no wind. Proceeded to hit approach way too deep, just misjudged the wind and still wound up with only a par but the foresome ahead of us were a group we knew and when I got to my ball they had put my ball on a tee at about the 166 mark

Man is it a different game when you hit big, something I experience so rarely

 

[Prince Pasta]

on the bright side, the Open is the biggest crap shoot of the majors and produces the most "who?" winners

its cause its a Euro Tour event technically, so a lot of players who qualify may not be big stars on the pga tour.

 

[BradPark22]

Lower the loft, more difficulty of accuracy. More loft is more forgiving but if you got the swing then lower loft lets you rip it.

Lower the loft, lower the side spin, which should produce a more stable accurate ball flight.