The Open 149th Royal St George's

DonM

I don't see a way for Bryson to win this one, because I don't think he handles adversity very well. You have to accept there that you're going to hit good shots that turn out badly.

mikeintopeka

Rickie Fowler sporting the porn star look with the shades and 'stache. Even my wife grimaced at his look during his 1st tee introduction.

Par4QC

Surprised at how well they are all hitting fairways. And the rough does not look all that penal.

Tinker

Par4QC too soft and green for a British Open

Par4QC

Tinker Wind & rain coming in. That'll slow 'em up on scoring. Maybe.

johnnydoom

Par4QC Hope so. I didn't bother to look at the forecast when I made my pick and if the weather stays fair his links experience isn't going to be much help. Plus someone else picked him at a lower score.

garyt1957

Par4QC Wind & rain coming in. That'll slow 'em up on scoring. Maybe.

And that's why I'm not crazy about the British Open, too much luck involved. The morning guys had easy conditions and the afternoon guys get wind and rain. And it might not even out tomorrow when they switch times. That and all the goofy bounces you can get on some of the courses leave way too much to chance.

azgreg

Lefty with a smooth 80. Yikes.

mikeintopeka

Prediction: DeChambeau will be visiting major OEM club manufacturers and their R&D divisions in the next few weeks. His marriage to Cobra is on the rocks and the feeling is mutual.

mikeintopeka

Bryson blames his Cobra driver for his rough round today. Don't air your dirty laundry in the media because in this case Bryson, your disparaged spouse just pushed back:

https://golf.com/news/bryson-dechambeau-criticizes-driver-open-championship/

johnnydoom

mikeintopeka That's pretty crazy, but I guess Cobra hasn't been willing or able to engineer what he thinks he needs. Can't imagine he's helping himself with anyone by airing it out publicly though.

mikeintopeka

johnnydoom mikeintopeka That's pretty crazy, but I guess Cobra hasn't been willing or able to engineer what he thinks he needs. Can't imagine he's helping himself with anyone by airing it out publicly though.

I have no idea what his equipment contract is worth and I assume he's still rocking Cobra's single-length irons. Bryson's endorsement sold a lot of those clubs for Cobra. But can you imagine how uneasy it's going to be at public appearances, per his contract, and try to explain the virtues of Cobra drivers to his audiences?

Par4QC

johnnydoom I guess Cobra hasn't been willing or able to engineer what he thinks he need

That will never happen. He needs to learn how to hit the ball, it appears. The head does not automatically create a shot, and I don't see other players having problems with their drivers, of any OEM. When you have a driver that weighs 45673 gr., it's kinda hard to get it to do anything. Even go straight. Plus, isn't it only 4.5*?

DonM

Okay, but whoever wrote that return blast from Cobra had better have a friend in the CEO's office.

mikeintopeka

DonM - I believe it was the Cobra rep that caddied for him in Bryson's last tourney after he bagged his caddy and needed a fill-in at the last minute. The Cobra rep is pissed off per his response so maybe Bryson stiffed him on the minimum guarantee since it was a missed cut. , in addition to today's fiasco?

(I watched too much Twilight Zone and conspiracy theory stuff growing up 😁.)

LBlack14

Where's the telecast?? No, I haven't read through this.

mikeintopeka

LBlack14 Where's the telecast?? No, I haven't read through this.

It went off the air at 3p Eastern because most of the play was in the books for the day. I did the streaming online for a while through the Golf Channel but it was Chamblee rambling on air. I had to access the stream via my Uverse credentials otherwise it's by subscription.

I had it on my TV most of the day on Golf Channel while trying to get some work done.

Eguller

He just dug himself a deep hole. You want to put him on the payroll to endorse your products ? Hmmm ?
As Spuzz has observed "Flake ". JMO. YMMV.

azgreg

Par4QC

With any luck for those of us that watch, he'll miss yet another cut. 👍👍

johnnydoom

Par4QC Never been fond of the guy, but that sounds pretty sincere. I do wish he would have actually apologized in addition to expressing regret, but at least he ultimately accepted the blame.

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