The Golf Thread

The Juggler said:

Put a little $$ on Rory as his round was ending....then he immediately proceeds to bogey 18. Still like him this weekend though.

Also really happy to see Ricky playing so well. Hope it continues. 

Yeah, but it was a great putt on 18 to save bogey, so I'm guessing he's still feeling good about his game going into today.  The course does set up great for his big, high draw.  He's got to make it happen. 

Yeah you can't not like Rickie a good man and his golf looks great 

West coast us opens rule 

Wobbie said:

Cliffy6745 said:

West coast us opens rule 

cliffy’s lifestyle fits right in with these obscene houses bordering the course. cheers, cliffy!

Currently sitting in the Atlanta airport about to board a flight to Cannes for a week of “work”. Stay tuned. Not on my dime, for the record 

bootlegger10 said:

After Rory birdied the first hole my first thought was that we'll probably hear the line "Rory hasn't had a birdie since the first hole" sometime around the middle of the back nine.  Likely will be true.

Rory will not overtake Clark.  Clark needs to come back for Rory to win.  I hope Rory pulls it out though.  

It’s like a replay of last year’s British Open where Cam Smith and Cam Young were out there taking it and Rory played bland par-golf. 

Great tournament. For all the talk of how easy the course played on day one (especially for a US Open), Clark, Scottie, and Rory all shot even par today. 

Wasn’t rooting against Clark but seeing his reaction after the putt made me happy for him.

Wobbie said:

I was torn…..there were obvious reasons to root for rickie or rory. rickie collapsed and you can’t really feel sorry for rory. his bank account is doing just fine.

hell, clark won $3.6M just a few weeks ago. at first I was put off by “wyndam”…what a total, entitled golfer name. but he seems like a good dude.

I can't believe Rory wasted that absolute gift he got on 14 (think it was 14). Well, actually, yeah I can. lol. I can't imagine being thiiiiiiiss close for soooooo fucking long. 

Cool golf story:
The Head Pro, Gary, at the golf course I work at has been teaching this girl since she was 9.
She got a full ride to Indiana then transferred to LSU this past season.
She qualified for the US Open at Pebble Beach. Gary is caddying for her. He flew over on Saturday. This was the homepage of the Ladies' US Open website today:

They played a practice round with Annika Sorenstam today.

Cliffy6745 said:

eddiec said:

Cool golf story:
The Head Pro, Gary, at the golf course I work at has been teaching this girl since she was 9.
She got a full ride to Indiana then transferred to LSU this past season.
She qualified for the US Open at Pebble Beach. Gary is caddying for her. He flew over on Saturday. This was the homepage of the Ladies' US Open website today:

They played a practice round with Annika Sorenstam today.

Very cool. Should be a pretty cool weekend there.

Something insane I saw but don’t see how it can be true, this is the first time Michelle wie had played pebble! How is that possible?

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- It has been 72 years since the best female golfers in the world played a competitive round at one of the most famous golf courses in the history of the game. The 1951 Weathervane Transcontinental Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, won by Patty Berg, was the last LPGA event at the iconic venue, which is hosting the U.S. Women's Open.

The significance of the women finally playing here is not lost on anyone. A venue that has hosted countless PGA Tour events and the men's U.S. Open six times will now welcome the game's top women to its grounds, providing a unique test that will give the golf world a different look at Pebble Beach through the shots of some of the best ball strikers in the world.