all evidence to the contrary, and there's plenty, i'm still not convinced by spieth. his ball striking looks nothing more than okay to me. boy he can roll his ball though. 6 under thru' 11.
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:17 (eight years ago) link
meanwhile tiger 5 over after 11 in what will probably be the easiest conditions of the week. feel sorry that poor old Louis Oosterhuizen is partnered with him today just like Chambers Bay.
― pandemic, Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:23 (eight years ago) link
Ugh, everything is terrible here when the golf is on.
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:35 (eight years ago) link
By which I mean that it adds about 2 hours to my day.
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Thursday, 16 July 2015 14:50 (eight years ago) link
Well, the rain has delayed play, but now I'll just get to moan about how the pubs are full of folk who aren't at the golf.
― Rouge Trooper (dowd), Friday, 17 July 2015 07:15 (eight years ago) link
ken brown quoting caddyshack
― pandemic, Friday, 17 July 2015 08:05 (eight years ago) link
dustin johnson looks like he should rule golf, but there's that vulnerability of putting - perhaps he is interesting & worth rooting for
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Friday, 17 July 2015 19:28 (eight years ago) link
enjoying late Friday night Golf.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 17 July 2015 19:32 (eight years ago) link
Matsuyama is playing the round of anyone's life, keep this up he'll get the major record easily
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Friday, 17 July 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
my fav swing on the tour. straight up larry mize-esque
― Spottie, Friday, 17 July 2015 19:48 (eight years ago) link
ok that went well :/
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Friday, 17 July 2015 20:13 (eight years ago) link
LOL @ this evening with Peter Alliss program.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 18 July 2015 12:12 (eight years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/erUzKZhhmYb
― Spottie, Sunday, 19 July 2015 05:02 (eight years ago) link
Spieth is 3 under; the leaders are just getting underway.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 July 2015 14:23 (eight years ago) link
jesus 6-way tie rn, and 8(?) guys one back
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 19 July 2015 15:18 (eight years ago) link
wish this was the 4th rd
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 19 July 2015 15:19 (eight years ago) link
Yeah was just thinking that.
Great to see Paidi back up there.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Sunday, 19 July 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
I turn away for a few minutes and there's two Irish guys at the top of the leaderboard.
― This Year's Model Victim (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 July 2015 15:35 (eight years ago) link
... and one of them's an amateur! Anyway Spieth's back at -11.
― This Year's Model Victim (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 July 2015 15:52 (eight years ago) link
shit, this will be incredible
smart money's probably on my namesake tbh
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Sunday, 19 July 2015 19:59 (eight years ago) link
really, really want spieth to do this obv
Guys called Jordan not having a great time of it at the moment.
― This Year's Model Victim (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 July 2015 20:07 (eight years ago) link
My golf-watching has slowed down to almost nothing post-Tiger, but I'll watch and root for Spieth tomorrow (who I didn't even know before this year's Masters). I waited forever for a baseball Triple Crown, finally experienced that with Cabrera. Have been waiting just as long for a golf Grand Slam; I was just starting to pay attention when Nicklaus got stopped by Trevino in '72.
― clemenza, Monday, 20 July 2015 01:58 (eight years ago) link
I like Spieth and all but he is so slow sometimes. Also why are so many players wearing grey? there was like no color out there today.
― Spottie, Monday, 20 July 2015 06:20 (eight years ago) link
bizarre play from dustin too. seemed so shook out there today.
― Spottie, Monday, 20 July 2015 06:24 (eight years ago) link
in order of who i want to winsergiolouisjason dayanyone but spieth
― pandemic, Monday, 20 July 2015 12:46 (eight years ago) link
In order of who I want to win:
PadraigSergioSpieth
(in order of how much money I'll win if they win)
― ailsa, Monday, 20 July 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
paul dunne ftw
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 13:32 (eight years ago) link
5 tied for the lead now
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 13:35 (eight years ago) link
Dunne would be my second choice after Spieth. Looked it up, and an amateur hasn't won a major since 1933 (not Jones--Johnny Goodman). Dunne would forfeit the $1.8 million prize money: "Amateur players are not eligible to win prize money and therefore, should an amateur win The 144th Open first place prize money will be distributed proportionately among the professional players who have made the cut." More humiliation: no money for Tiger.
― clemenza, Monday, 20 July 2015 13:37 (eight years ago) link
i was reading that this morning - he won't go short of a beer this evening if that happens. p tough on him though - £1.1m could make you for a long time, especially if this was a one-off.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 13:40 (eight years ago) link
doesn't look like dunne will have to worry about that prize money :(
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 13:48 (eight years ago) link
Dunne looks like he's headed for 78 or something. Even if he doesn't win, I hope he doesn't have one of these career-defining meltdowns.
― clemenza, Monday, 20 July 2015 13:48 (eight years ago) link
i guess he still loses prize money regardless of how low he sinks
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 13:57 (eight years ago) link
true and that does suck
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 13:59 (eight years ago) link
i mean i suppose for your sponsorship and all the other worries of a young amateur golfer, this is probably still great for his career.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 14:16 (eight years ago) link
this is so exciting btw - so glad i'm working from home!
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 14:18 (eight years ago) link
Good bounce-back by Dunne.
The three amateurs up near the top are going to combine for a lot of money regardless. They ought to pass that on to some charity--do all the professionals really need to pocket an extra $50,000 or whatever?
― clemenza, Monday, 20 July 2015 14:20 (eight years ago) link
xp work from home golfstream hi-5
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
haha - hi-5 returned. i worked my ass off this morning to allow myself to do a particularly easy piece of work for the afternoon. my dad is texting me constantly, he has harrington at 110-1, oosthuizen at 50-1, and dunne at 7/1 to be leading amateur. #gamblor
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 14:36 (eight years ago) link
99 times out of a 100, your dad would have that last one locked up by now. But not today.
― clemenza, Monday, 20 July 2015 14:41 (eight years ago) link
Just going to complain again about how horribly busy my shift was today, when it should have been nice and quiet.
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Monday, 20 July 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
double bogey padraig on the 6th :-(
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 July 2015 14:50 (eight years ago) link
How's the weather?
― This Year's Model Victim (Tom D.), Monday, 20 July 2015 14:59 (eight years ago) link
some rain and wind but seems manageable
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 15:04 (eight years ago) link
zach johnson has the bit between his teeth here
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 20 July 2015 15:06 (eight years ago) link
double bogey spieth
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 July 2015 15:32 (eight years ago) link
The greens aren't looking their best after the rain
― inside, skeletons are always inside, that's obvious. (dowd), Monday, 20 July 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link
Two birdies from spieth to recover.
aussie takeover at the mo.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 July 2015 15:57 (eight years ago) link
not cool w/marc leishman winning this tbh
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link