Golf - classic or dud

pfft the gf would have my nuts.
Pity

well you could get away with the last few hours of sunday night maybe...that's the primetime

yeah well i'm packing her off up the county for father's day as it happens.

Will rory still be anywhere near tho

I do (my golfing buddy as it happens, will have a word today. last time I asked him he said nothing doing but I reckon it's cause he didn't fancy the hassle)

treated myself to a new driver yesterday, gonna go drill it in the rain

getting out tomorrow with my last remaning mate who plays before he fucks off to australia and all

Rory tearing it up again today - he just eagled the par 4 8th to go -10.

unbelievably strong position...

i miss playing golf :( london ppl wheres the most affordable place to go?

ah golf racism..."it's the far eastern mind, they have a calmness, perhaps more than other parts of the world."

ethnic criticism, bill

Sucks that i'm missing this

i def support rorys scortched earth campaign even if theres no drama by sunday fuckit

hurt my shoulder a couple years ago and haven't played golf since, but I'm heading out tomorrow to the aptly named Wicked Woods. Really amazed at the cost- $32 for 18 holes and a cart. Three years ago it was $48.

http://images.pegs.com/imageRepo/1/0/16/9/445/1050763cdms_img_pho_000_nc__276598_Golf_Course___J.jpg

damn looks gorg

i hope 2 play a lot next week when ill be down in the outer banks area

can't wait to earn enough to be able to play golf while living in london

mcilroy 8 clear now. agree with you johnny, if it was tiger a few years back this would be boring but the thought of rory winning by some ludicrous margin is kinda intriguing.

"do you like the shaved approaches colin?"

"i do! i do yes."

This is horrible! He's gonna lose a 12-shot lead on the back nine on Sunday, isn't he?

this is kinda insane...he is putting insanely well.

10 clear? Not supposed to get this excited about golf on a Friday afternoon unless it's the Ryder.

(Of course, a bunch of ppl, incl Yang, haven't even teed off in r2, so one of them could shoot a 65 or something...)

could not be rooting harder for McIlroy. was crushed when he blew the last one

man going 65-64 is so pimp

in the water at 18...

BETHESDA, Md. -- Rory McIlroy has birdied the 16th and 17th holes to reach 13-under par at the U.S. Open, the lowest score at any point in the 111-year history of the tournament.

McIlroy hit his second shot on the par-4 17th at Congressional on Friday to 8 feet and made the putt that put him at 13 under. He eclipsed a record held by Tiger Woods (2000) and Gil Morgan (1992), both reaching 12 under at U.S. Opens at Pebble Beach.

McIlroy is searching for his first major victory. He leads Y.E. Yang by 10 shots with two holes to play in the second round. Yang had an afternoon tee time.

McIlroy eagled the par-4 eighth hole when he holed out from the fairway to get to 10 under.

wow, so if he goes under par in round 3 or 4 he'll just be breaking his own record, daaamn

aw

still, cutline should be at -3 and he just plays the wkend himself or vs a few dudes

double bogey too...still.

any golf pros here? why am I slicing my driver but not my irons? hand rotation?

angry peach!

cozen, you need to have the ball closer to your front foot when you address it, adjust your stance accordingly

/protip

that's for the driver/woods only

mcilroy on some tiger woods shit - too bad i havent been able to catch any of this

i'll watch him play tomorrow, he shouldn't collapse until sunday anyway

darragh, ball is already three balls toward the front foot at address

from googling, it seems this is a common problem

think I might try it ahead of my front foot, will give the head more time to get square

mcilroy on some tiger woods shit - too bad i havent been able to catch any of this

i'll watch him play tomorrow, he shouldn't collapse until sunday anyway

in his defense he only collapsed once and only had one bad hole today even though the pressure was clearly on him

would be awesome to have another golfer like this to cheer for.

yes absolutely

hmm cozen i believe u may be what is known as a 'poor golfer'

I suffer from somewhat of the same complaint tho it manifests itself in different ways

cozen do you create a divot when you hit your irons? creating a divot means you're staying down and through the ball- it's going straight. the natural inclination when hitting woods is to come up so you don't chunk it- stay down as much as possible when hitting woods without hitting sod. i had a bad slice and now it's a plable fade

also try to put the front foot slightly ahead of the back one- the farther the front foot is ahead of the back foot the more likely you are to hit a hook/draw

just got back from the driving range fyi ;)

kinda funny that berman is announcing this like americas cup or something -- "the swedes have passed the spainards"

Played today for the second time in a week. There is some oujia board action happening sometimes when I think to myself, goddammit, just put your head down and hit that ball. I was making these awful 10 yard chip shots this morning, just paused for a moment and blam, 80-yard Gateway Arch to the green. It's a fun feeling.

All I know is golf is frustrating as hell if you're not good at it.

I spend more time at driving ranges than actual golf courses. It's cheaper, for one thing, but the sound of a golf ball being smacked by a driver's sweet spot is amongst life's greatest small pleasures.

brownie, I have a natural fade (outside-in swing). tried hitting the driver today (on course probably not the best place to try fixes but w/e) with an accentuated in-out swing (aiming the down swing at one o'clock) and it's was hitting a straight push (leads me to believe there are two issues: not turning hands over so club face open at contact hence the push, couple with outside-in swing)

accentuating the inside-out swing was interesting though: could feel my right elbow much closer to my body when swing out on the downswing, which I think is how it should be

mid 80s on past three rounds but really want to break 80

harrington is so depressing to watch these days

is anyone watching this? rory is just...wtf

garrigus & his kiddie putter is lol

my 'wtf' is for Garrigus' toy putter...that's the shortest putter I've ever seen anyone use

xpost!

yeah i keep laughing every time they show it

jeeeeeesus

r<3ry

was a great shot there by serg

yeah amazing.