Carnoustie - 2018 Open Championship

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

The course will be dry and firm

and it is the last week to qualify - either at the John Deere (1 spot) or the Scottish Open (3 spots)

 

And never forget the fun and excitement that JVdV brought to the 1999 Open at Carnoustie

here is the link to his 18th hole on Sunday

 

[Goodman 3,273]

This stretch of golf is one of my favorites of the year, Irish/Scottish/British Open  in a row. The finish at the Irish was a perfect ending to an enjoyable tournament with Knox going from the shit to sinking a Bomb. Fox hits a beaut off the tee and tickles the edge from 5 feet for the win...Knox steps on Fox' throat for the W.

Tonight at 8PM on GC, DVR set: 

 

 

Edited July 9, 2018 by Goodman

[Sbbruin 21,846]

That meltdown is still hard to watch to this day.

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

I really like watching The Open Championship.
- early coverage
- historic courses in the rota
- weather (hopefully at least some of interest)
- and Jordan as the defending Championship golfer

[Goodman 3,273]

Wally, do you live and play at a private in Michigan? I ask as I have a colleague who is an MSU grad and golf nut in the Bloomfield Hills area.

[NOMAAA 1,696]

ive got high hopes for Leishman.

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

22 hours ago, Goodman said:

Wally, do you live and play at a private in Michigan? I ask as I have a colleague who is an MSU grad and golf nut in the Bloomfield Hills area.

Yes and no.
I wish I was a member in the Bloomfield area; I've played there a couple of times and it is a great track. It has been about 10 years since I was invited.
I've been trying to get me an invite to play Crystal Downs, maybe your buddy can hook me up {LOL}

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

On 7/9/2018 at 6:51 PM, Wally Fairway said:

The course will be dry and firm

Fucking goat track.  My old man had a membership there back in the early 70's while he was on an expat assignment. 

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

Goat track seems excessive but haven't been there so I could be wrong. On the JVdV topic, I just noticed the announcer jynx when he says "all he needs is a 6 for the win". That sure didn't happen..

[Revolution512 1,487]

He got a very lucky break off the tee and then one of the worst you’ll ever see off the grandstand. 

[SlingeroGuitaro 189]

My favorite major. Play what the world gives you.

[Napoleon 8,674]

I was in an Internet cafe in Madrid 21 years ago trying to see if Justin Leonard was able to pull off the victory. 

I believe that the final Sunday fell in the July 17th to July 21st range. (July 20th?) because I had been up in Pamplona from the night of the 12th to the afternoon of the 14th and I feel like the 14th fell on a Monday. 

Anyway, I think that the visuals of players try to tame some links in the middle of gusts of wind carved out of grassy rolling hills is golf at its most rugged.

(Visuals of Augusta National is golf at its most social elite.)

[smwhorn 482]

Not a goat track.  I've played it twice, both times in the summer. 5 or 6 years apart. Hardest course I've ever played and I've been fortunate enough to play a lot of the good ones.  It's brutal.

[Goodman 3,273]

Hook'em Brandon! Hell of a round for the W today. Ping G400 MAX getting a lot of love.

 

Edited July 16, 2018 by Goodman

[Goodman 3,273]

Tiger has a new iron this week, at least during practice. TM's new UDI.

 

[Goodman 3,273]

These beauties are supposed to go live with pre-orders today. Hit the 210 and 500's this weekend and they are very nice, i'm very happy with what Ping has done the last few years.

 

[SlingeroGuitaro 189]

I thought the 500 sounded like garbage

[phdhorn 6,224]

On 7/9/2018 at 12:51 PM, Wally Fairway said:

The course will be dry and firm

and it is the last week to qualify - either at the John Deere (1 spot) or the Scottish Open (3 spots)

 

Looks like Austin's maybe-site for the soccer stadium (or poorz housing, maybe they should build some Habitat For Humanity houses on that thing):

[Revolution512 1,487]

7 hours ago, Goodman said:

These beauties are supposed to go live with pre-orders today. Hit the 210 and 500's this weekend and they are very nice, i'm very happy with what Ping has done the last few years.

 

Gross 

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

Pairings and tee times posted - https://www.theopen.com/TeeTimes#!/R1

All players go off the #1 tee
Of note -
Spieth, Rose, Aphibarnrat - 9:58
Rahm, Rickie, Chris Wood - 10:09
Rory, Leishman, Thorbjorn Olesen - 12:53
DJ, Noren, Hoffman - 13:04
JT, Monlinari, Grace - 13:26
Tiger, Masuyama, Knox - 15:21

Jordan should be 2-3 hours into his post round practice when the last group tees off at 16:16

 

note: times listed are Carnoustie time, so adjust your alarm clocks accordingly

 

[Goodman 3,273]

The Champ is here.

 

[Pam Cummings 9,640]

Every time this damn thing comes to Carnoustie we have to relive JVDV again. I just hate watching it because it's so dumb. Dumbest thing i've ever seen on a golf course.

 

I felt way worse for Tom Watson. I still have an irrational hatred for Stewart Cink over that.

[sidis 9,827]

good god the course looks like dogshit.  not enough rain in scotland this spring.  may see some 400 yard drives by the time the ball settles on the parking lot...er, fairway.

[Sbbruin 21,846]

1 hour ago, Goodman said:

The Champ is here.

 

 

The thing about pro golfers that is so remarkable is the ability to do this each and every time, not one out of ten like me.

[SlingeroGuitaro 189]

15 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

The thing about pro golfers that is so remarkable is the ability to do this each and every time, not one out of ten like me.

brag about it why dont you

[Dewey 3,286]

Every time this damn thing comes to Carnoustie we have to relive JVDV again. I just hate watching it because it's so dumb. Dumbest thing i've ever seen on a golf course.
 
I felt way worse for Tom Watson. I still have an irrational hatred for Stewart Cink over that.

Carnoustie hosted last in 2007, it's been a while

[Mileslong 4,727]

Gross 

 

What’s gross about them? those i500’s look sweet as hell...

[SlingeroGuitaro 189]

I dont think they look good in person at all. Feel is dead, and they sound like tin cans

[Goodman 3,273]

Ok, what's in your bag? 

For those expecting the i500's to feel like a 1-piece forging, well that is not what they are. IMO they feel good, not close to mizzy but they are not claiming to be. Look, feel, sound are all subjective.

As someone who tries to support Ping, this is the best top to bottom product they have produced in my lifetime. I gave a number of OEM's a try over the last 5 years and am very glad to be back gaming Ping. G400 Drivers/Irons/Wedges/Vault 2.0 Putters are top notch IMO. I'm also not a "stick", my index ranges between 3-5 throughout the year so I welcome the tech these provide. Ping players have been on a roll lately. Here is a good listen for those who are interested in the tech behind these.

 

 

Edited July 16, 2018 by Goodman

[jettrink 40]

My favorite tourny of the year.  Good luck Jordan!  Hook 'em Horns.

[Revolution512 1,487]

4 hours ago, SlingeroGuitaro said:

I dont think they look good in person at all. Feel is dead, and they sound like tin cans

Yeah they are ugly to my eye. It’s been quite a while since they made anything worth a damn. Not a lot of top talent using their equipment these days although Bubba is having a nice season.

[Dewey 3,286]

I'm not looking it up, but read the last 5 major champs all from the US, all in their 20s. Pretty solid.

[4th&Five 41,526]

 

[smwhorn 482]

4 hours ago, Dewey said:

I'm not looking it up, but read the last 5 major champs all from the US, all in their 20s. Pretty solid.

Garcia won the 2017 Masters and then:

Koepka

Spieth

Thomas

Reed

Koepka

[chitwood 155]

Course looks beautiful to me.  Exactly what a seaside links should look like.

[Dewey 3,286]

I've read a couple times that the fairways are faster than the greens

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

10 hours ago, Dewey said:

I've read a couple times that the fairways are faster than the greens

Short game could be tough if the lies are extremely tight. 

[ckhorn 208]

On 7/16/2018 at 9:55 AM, Goodman said:

The Champ is here.

 

1st major in a long time that I give Jordan no chance and he is still only 24. That is amazing stuff. Hope he gets it going this week.

[Wally Fairway 5,543]

Weather looks to be pretty tame, by Open Championship standards, some passing (slight chance of) showers, mild temperatures and winds around 10 mph (maybe slightly higher on Sunday).

Watching some of the pretourney talking heads blabbing on - they are saying players are looking at be very aggressive, hitting lots of drivers as the rough and heather are very dry and the ball is playable from off the fairway. Still have to avoid the bunkers, but the greens have been watered and are supposed to be receptive to shots holding and not having  excessive runout on the putting surface.

Time to set that early alarm for tomorrow morning, best golf TV viewing event of the year - especially if you can get some Euro webcast (reminder to self, download the Open Championship app for my phone and pc)

[llanoflash 151]

Hopefully  Jordan can get his shit together.

i think tommy fleetwood might have a pretty good shot. he plays pretty good at this place.

gonna be pretty hard to get much work done the next couple days. i love these two days.. wake up at 4 and it is already on and you can watch ALL of it.

the gottdamm masters needs to televise the whole thing. 

[Guest]

On 7/16/2018 at 10:19 AM, Pam Cummings said:

Every time this damn thing comes to Carnoustie we have to relive JVDV again. I just hate watching it because it's so dumb. Dumbest thing i've ever seen on a golf course.

 

I felt way worse for Tom Watson. I still have an irrational hatred for Stewart Cink over that.

It was so egregiously dumb that I conclude there was something wrong with him and actually feel really sorry for a French dude. Everyone who has met him subsequent to ‘99 probably is like, “Oh, you’re THAT guy.”

Edited July 18, 2018 by Guest

[smwhorn 482]

2 hours ago, llanoflash said:

Hopefully  Jordan can get his shit together.

i think tommy fleetwood might have a pretty good shot. he plays pretty good at this place.

gonna be pretty hard to get much work done the next couple days. i love these two days.. wake up at 4 and it is already on and you can watch ALL of it.

the gottdamm masters needs to televise the whole thing. 

Fleetwood opened at 20-1.  That's a pretty good bet actually.

[JimmyHoffa 1,188]

On 7/17/2018 at 12:05 PM, chitwood said:

Course looks beautiful to me.  Exactly what a seaside links should look like.

 

This. It forces players to think and hit different shots than they normally do every week. 

[4th&Five 41,526]

Fleetwood or Rory would be great if Jordan can’t get it going. 

[llanoflash 151]

1 hour ago, JimmyHoffa said:

 

This. It forces players to think and hit different shots than they normally do every week. 

If I was a bomber I would blast driver every hole. The rough looks playable. Use the Vijay Singh method.

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

2 hours ago, llanoflash said:

If I was a bomber I would blast driver every hole. The rough looks playable. Use the Vijay Singh method.

Chip cross handed?

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

6 hours ago, Rex Kramer said:

It was so egregiously dumb that I conclude there was something wrong with him and actually feel really sorry for a French dude. Everyone who has met him subsequent to ‘99 probably is like, “Oh, you’re THAT guy.”

True, or maybe he just changed his name to mhil pickelson 

[llanoflash 151]

220. 221.

[lonestarsooner 121]

Really looking forward to the next 4 days. Working from home tomorrow/Friday but have to take the kiddos to summer camps. Have the DVR set and will be ready to fire up at 9:30 when I get home. 

[Mileslong 4,727]

Watching it now, first group just teed off. Greens are very slow, if conditions stay like this scores will be very low today