The 150th Open at St Andrews

DonM

How about dechambeau’s drives on 17 and 18? I’d like to hear his take on those.

Walterjn

DonM how bad were they??

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johnnydoom

Walterjn I didn’t see the drive on 18. On 17 I’d guess he was probably 60 - 80 yards left of where he wanted. He stood on the tee posing in disgust for what seemed like 10 or 15 seconds after he hit it. He ended up par-birdie though, so luck and skill pulled him out after the 4-putt on 16.

Subsonic

One of the things I have always liked about the Open was the crowd generally seemed to stay out of it. Seems like I am hearing more input these days. Everybody needs their 15 seconds I guess.

Eguller

Subsonic

HaHa....if this were an American PGA Tour gallery, you'd wonder if someone died. 🤣

Walterjn

johnnydoom sounds like he's getting more scrambling practice...

Spuzz

johnnydoom I didn’t see the drive on 18

Duck hook, left of left into the fan barriers on the right of the first hole.
Free drop in drop zone, 60? yard spinny pitch that landed dead stop to about 2 feet max, kick in birdie.

DonM

Spuzz With an iron!

Par4QC

Eguller Kisner lighting it up early.

I was watching him. Yes, at that hour of the day. He was puttin' like a pool shark. But not from inside 30'. 😅
He missed short ones on 7 & 9 that would have gave him a 28 on the front 9!

Eguller

We’re being treated to a cool shootout. 😎

Par4QC

Eguller Looks like they need to pass out Snickers bars to a few fellas right now.

DonM

Some great driver players at the top.

DonM

There is no fear of the rough. Just grip it and rip it off the tees.

Walterjn

DonM unless you punch one into the gorse...

MartinD

DonM There is no fear of the rough. Just grip it and rip it off the tees.

The challenge, if you're hitting an approach shot from the rough, is to have any control over where the approach shot is going when it hits the ground. A shot from a clean lie in the fairway is much easier to control when it's as firm as it is for this championship - still a challenge, but having an idea of the spin on the ball makes the bounce easier to predict.

DonM

MartinD They seem to feel that shorter in the rough beats longer from the fairway. Bombs away.

Walterjn

DonM well, seeing how the rough isn't all that rough, more kinda sparse growth on sandy ground. Looks like the gorse is what should be avoided at all costs...
For the most part, those who have been in the rough look to have been able to get up and down about as easily as those off the fairway for their 2nd shot. The rough definitely is NOT like anything at Torrey, Augusta, Pebble, or the like.

Mattyv

Hopefully Rory and Victor put on a good show again tomorrow. That was fun to watch today.

DonM

Walterjn Some years it's more lush. I guess it's been dry.

golf_bhoy

DonM I guess it's been dr

Yes it has, the rough is dry and patchy. They're taking a chance as there's no guarantee of a decent lie but the odds are in their favour this year. McIlroy got a bit of a flyer lie on #17 but that's one of only a few I've seen (in the TV coverage groups).

Dry, patchy rough is no bad thing in my opinion, I've got a couple of rounds at Largs (another links course) coming up in the next couple of weeks, and Dundonald Links in August or September ...

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