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dukiejay

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Rory: I just made an eight on the opening hole at the Open Championship. I'd love to see someone top that today.

David Duval: Hold my beer!

It's been a wild first day at Royal Portrush. Rory goes snowman on the first hole, then David Duval birdies his first two holes of the day, only to make a snowman on the fourth, and then a 13! (yes, 13) on the par-5 seventh. Ouch.

Not a lot of Americans tearing it up today. J.B. Holmes currently leads after shooting a 5-under 66, and Webb Simspon, Koepka and Finau carded 3-under 68's. But not a lot of Americans shooting red numbers so far. Both Tiger and Phil were out of it early, too....although I'm not surprised by that.

The next three days should be fun to watch!
 
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Hurley22

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I actually think it was a 14 on the 7th. Either way, I'm sure that wasn't fun to go through.
 
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dukiejay

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Hurley22 said:
I actually think it was a 14 on the 7th. Either way, I'm sure that wasn't fun to go through.
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You're right. Originally, it was listed as a 15 this morning. When I looked later, it had been changed to a 13. Now it appears they're calling it a 14. I'm not even sure ouch applies, whether it's a 13, 14 or 15.
 
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Tiger is just wasting his time. He hasn't played nearly enough to contend so every major since The Masters seems like little more than an extended victory lap.

I don't have a problem with that conceptually but there's still risk involved. So what's the point of this? Not to mention I've heard him say multiple times in the past he wouldn't play in any tournament he didn't believe he could win.

Things change I suppose.
 
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Mac9192

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Koepka is just a machine. I may be wrong, but I think Tiger has very little chance to win any more majors. The Masters sets up well for him, and in my opinion, that may be his only opportunity each year.
 
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Mac9192 said:
Koepka is just a machine. I may be wrong, but I think Tiger has very little chance to win any more majors. The Masters sets up well for him, and in my opinion, that may be his only opportunity each year.
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I think that’s pretty accurate and i think he knows it. Perhaps he can win at St. Andrews but that’s it. It’s masters or bust.

Speaking of busts- Rory, what a bum.
 
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hart2chesson

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Mac9192 said:
Koepka is just a machine. I may be wrong, but I think Tiger has very little chance to win any more majors. The Masters sets up well for him, and in my opinion, that may be his only opportunity each year.
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Agreed, after last couple years Koepka could almost be dubbed "Mr Major." I dont ever take him in our tournament pool at the country club unless its a major. Guy just seems to use the smaller events to work on his game.

You're right. Tiger does have the best feel probably for The Masters at this point because it sets up nicely w/more time in offseason for rest. He's getting a little older, and that gives his body more chance to rehab, build himself back up given the multiple injuries he's endured.

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hart2chesson

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Headed into tomorrow's 3rd rd, leaders are J.B. Holmes and Shane Lowry at -8. Some big names lurking include Fleetwood at-7, Rose -6, Spieth and Koepka both at -5.Shapes up like interesting weekend!

Notables missing cut include Woods, McIlroy, and Mickelson. OFC
 
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timo0402

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It was cool to see Rory give it his best to try and make it. Those two missed two footers will haunt him. You could tell after today how hurting he was. I was rooting hard for that putt on 17. Shame but life moves on.

Best thing to happen to Spieth is he can go off in front of Brooks tomorrow.
 
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Bet Roy wishes he had used more club off tee at 18. He was 195 yds from hole and Woodland was 175. Thought he should have been aggressive and used driver or at least the 3 wood. McDowell hit driver today into 10 mph wind and had only 179 to a back pin placement. He was lined up a little more to the right than Roy was. McDowell hit hit shot 178 yds straight at the flag and made birdie.
Pulling for Speith but he needs to keep his drives in the fairway. Yesterday his putting helped him scramble on several holes to make par after errant tee shots.
 
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timo0402

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acc hoops said:
Bet Roy wishes he had used more club off tee at 18. He was 195 yds from hole and Woodland was 175. Thought he should have been aggressive and used driver or at least the 3 wood. McDowell hit driver today into 10 mph wind and had only 179 to a back pin placement. He was lined up a little more to the right than Roy was. McDowell hit hit shot 178 yds straight at the flag and made birdie.
Pulling for Speith but he needs to keep his drives in the fairway. Yesterday his putting helped him scramble on several holes to make par after errant tee shots.
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Well his name is Rory, for starters. Second the distance didn’t have much to do with it since he punched a 7 in there. It was all about playing away from the bunkers and the announcer (Faldo) even said he has no choice to hit a driver or much less than that. He just gauged the wind incorrectly on the shot. Bottom line, he made a valiant charge yesterday to even give himself a chance. Unfortunately, he missed those two back to back 1-2” putts and is watching on TV like everyone else.

Spieth absolutely has to hit some fairways, he can’t hit 11 over his next 36 holes and get away with it by drilling long putt after long putt. At some point he has to score. I don’t think he will but it will be nice.
 
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acc hoops

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Thanks for correcting my spelling. He was in between hitting a 7 or 8 and no way Woodland hits irons 20 yards further than Rory. He was lined up too much to the left .
McDowell just hit the driver and it worked out ok . I just believe when you need a birdie to make the cut you should be aggressive . We will see how many players today have a 195yd approach on 18 even w back pin placement. Yesterday pin was middle or front/middle. In the article on golf.com Rose says he will hit 3 wood on 18 but if someone needs to get a birdie to force a playoff they will hit driver. Sorry but I do not cut and pasted.
The Open 2019: How to play Royal Portrush’s tricky 17th and 18th holes, according to Justin Rose
 
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Nothing against Koepka or Spieth, or any of the others for that matter, but I would like to see either JB Holmes or Lee Westwood win. Westwood has been at it a long time, and Holmes has overcome some major health issues.
 
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Mac9192 said:
Nothing against Koepka or Spieth, or any of the others for that matter, but I would like to see either JB Holmes or Lee Westwood win. Westwood has been at it a long time, and Holmes has overcome some major health issues.
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He's not a household name by any means, but Holmes IS KNOWN as a good frontrunner on tour. Pulling for Koepka, but thinking Fleetwood may win. OFC
 
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timo0402

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Mac9192 said:
Nothing against Koepka or Spieth, or any of the others for that matter, but I would like to see either JB Holmes or Lee Westwood win. Westwood has been at it a long time, and Holmes has overcome some major health issues.
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Was just saying to a buddy it’s going to be hard not to pull for Lowry down the stretch tomorrow in front of the home crowd if he’s still leading.
 
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timo0402

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acc hoops said:
Thanks for correcting my spelling. He was in between hitting a 7 or 8 and no way Woodland hits irons 20 yards further than Rory. He was lined up too much to the left .
McDowell just hit the driver and it worked out ok . I just believe when you need a birdie to make the cut you should be aggressive . We will see how many players today have a 195yd approach on 18 even w back pin placement. Yesterday pin was middle or front/middle. In the article on golf.com Rose says he will hit 3 wood on 18 but if someone needs to get a birdie to force a playoff they will hit driver. Sorry but I do not cut and pasted.
The Open 2019: How to play Royal Portrush’s tricky 17th and 18th holes, according to Justin Rose
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Well they’re two completely different names so it’s not just spelling, but i digress.

You also realize that Rory smokes it passed Rose right? You also realize that while Woodland doesn’t necessarily hit it further than Rory, they have different game plans on how to attack holes. You also don’t know what each were carrying in their bag at the time. Perhaps he didn’t have a club he felt comfortable with to hit it that extra 20 without getting into or potentially bringing trouble into play.

To add, links is unlike any other style where distance is not real high on the list of priorities. It’s about placement and gauging the wind direction and speed.
 
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acc hoops said:
Bet Roy wishes he had used more club off tee at 18. He was 195 yds from hole and Woodland was 175. Thought he should have been aggressive and used driver or at least the 3 wood. McDowell hit driver today into 10 mph wind and had only 179 to a back pin placement. He was lined up a little more to the right than Roy was. McDowell hit hit shot 178 yds straight at the flag and made birdie.
Pulling for Speith but he needs to keep his drives in the fairway. Yesterday his putting helped him scramble on several holes to make par after errant tee shots.
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Hoops you're right so far about Speith.Hes more accurate today and right in the hunt! OFC
 
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If someone told Fleetwood he would be -12 heading into Sunday, I'm sure he would have been happy. He def wouldn't have thought he would still be 4 back of the leader.
 
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Hurley22 said:
If someone told Fleetwood he would be -12 heading into Sunday, I'm sure he would have been happy. He def wouldn't have thought he would still be 4 back of the leader.
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No doubt. Tomorrow morning will be fun. If it’s a blowin, scores could be all over the map. I think if you told Lowry right now he would shoot even par tomorrow he’s taking it and running.
 
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timo0402 said:
No doubt. Tomorrow morning will be fun. If it’s a blowin, scores could be all over the map. I think if you told Lowry right now he would shoot even par tomorrow he’s taking it and running.
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U going to get up at 230 in the morning to watch it live?
 
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hart2chesson said:
Speaking of "Roy," he TURNED DOWN an invite to play in THE OPEN.:eek: OFC
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Did you know that hof coach roy williams is a member of about 14 golf clubs and has turned down about 6,000 who would not ask him for a membership fee just to say that hof coach roy williams has a membership here. OFC
 
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skysdad said:
Did you know that hof coach roy williams is a member of about 14 golf clubs and has turned down about 6,000 who would not ask him for a membership fee just to say that hof coach roy williams has a membership here. OFC
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HoF coach Roy Williams TURNED DOWN a FREE membership at Augusta National, home to The Masters. He feared they just wanted to further enhance their prestigious status.

Roy confirmed the story: "Roy Williams isnt going to lend the name Roy Williams to a club just because they want to say Roy Williams is member of our place." OFC
 
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dukiejay

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I play with a guy on Tuesday night's who is the same way. Great guy, but an incredibly slow player. We have about 12-15 guys on any given Tuesday and usually draw for your foursome/fivesome. You can almost count on losing two or three strokes if you get paired with him. I've avoided his group the last three weeks....feel like my luck probably runs out today. :)
 
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hart2chesson

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dukiejay said:
I play with a guy on Tuesday night's who is the same way. Great guy, but an incredibly slow player. We have about 12-15 guys on any given Tuesday and usually draw for your foursome/fivesome. You can almost count on losing two or three strokes if you get paired with him. I've avoided his group the last three weeks....feel like my luck probably runs out today. :)
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It can be VERY UNNERVING TO NOT ONLY PLAY with those types you mention, or but get BEHIND AN INCREDIBLY SLOW GROUP. OFC
 
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