THWACK! The Golf Thread

[chefcraig]

Ummm...Major weekend...

Chris Berman and Andy North in rare form.

Thankfully, the coverage has gone back to NBC and the more than capable hands of Johnny Miller. By the way, if you guys have not tuned in, you've missed one of the most brutal courses ever. Of course, being a USGA set up, it's designed for drama, yet shit, some of the pin placements have been startling and absurd, not to mention out of bounds markings less than 2 feet from the fairway in some stretches.

And get this, one guy is in at 1 under, and it's fucking PHIL!

[rustoffa]

It's really too bad that the weather in Scotland has reduced the greatest players in the world to mere mortals. They're talking to themselves, making gestures to themselves, and not paying attention to lower short iron trajectory. Of course, I mean taking something off the low iron play. All hail the dry Muirfield.

[ashstralia]

pisses me right off.... no frickin pay tv no frickin watch

[Romeo Delight]

It's really too bad that the weather in Scotland has reduced the greatest players in the world to mere mortals. They're talking to themselves, making gestures to themselves, and not paying attention to lower short iron trajectory. Of course, I mean taking something off the low iron play. All hail the dry Muirfield.

Rustoffa! You're back!

[chefcraig]

It's really too bad that the weather in Scotland has reduced the greatest players in the world to mere mortals. They're talking to themselves, making gestures to themselves, and not paying attention to lower short iron trajectory. Of course, I mean taking something off the low iron play. All hail the dry Muirfield.

I dunno...you'd watch a drive tee off from the box on Thursday, and as the ball hit the fairway, a huge amount of sand would blow up around the ball's impact. Ok, that's different, yet why these guys are misreading shots and particularly green play has lead this a most interesting open.

It's indeed a shame that ESPN fails to put up a leader-board once but every two hours, yet just be glad they don't have Chris Berman there. Here's hope that Miguel Angel Jimenez get's his game back. And don't dismiss Mickelson just yet. Tiger? TWell who cares?

[Whorehey]

Westwood and Mahan in the final group.
Wonder who's gonna fold and throw up a big number.
Both have been known to. One eye on the scoreboard
to see what whatshisname is doing in the group behind
them. Thinking -3 will win this thing but I've been wrong
more than right in this thread.

[rustoffa]

Westwood and Mahan in the final group.
Wonder who's gonna fold and throw up a big number.
Both have been known to. One eye on the scoreboard
to see what whatshisname is doing in the group behind
them. Thinking -3 will win this thing but I've been wrong
more than right in this thread.

That's what I was thinking. Westwood isn't exactly a finisher...Mahan kind of is. The last group and everyone will be watching Golf's greatest philanderer. The R&A is probably out there finishing off last minute "rolling" right now.

[ashstralia]

adam scott?

that'd be awesome!

[ashstralia]

please pardon my ignorance too;

good to see ya, rustoffa mate!

we shall all post mortem this thing tomorrow.. (or today, depending on variables) hehe..

[Fairwrning]

Scott is awesome...Tiger seems to play like shit when he is paired with him..is the Caddy thing still bugging him..or is Scott just better.

[Fairwrning]

Getting interesting..Phil takes the lead

[Whorehey]

Thinking -3 will win this thing

Congrats Phil, and all hail my Super Clairvoyance!

[chefcraig]

Congrats Phil, and all hail my Super Clairvoyance!

You and me both. It wasn't so much that I felt Phil would pull off some astonishing finishing holes (he did), it was the fact that every time one of the other guys got the lead they handed it back. And Scott's collapse sealed the deal.

[Seshmeister]

......

[Fairwrning]

Buwwhhaaahhaaa..you know you're getting old when you are pulling for the golfers..That was great..nailed it with his club..classic.