The Official Golf Thread

[mouview]

Kaymer, Pieters and Westwood get the nod and you can't argue with it too much really well maybe Pieters but the other 2 are solid and seasoned Ryder Cup players.

A few losing their marbles over Lowry's omission but his form since the US Open means there is no way you can take him. Too many lads playing too well to take someone suffering a slump in form. I think he'll be back again though and could be a Ryder Cup great I believe!

Donald will be disappointed at being usurped by the in-form Pieters, but Kaymer and Westwood kind of got lucky also I think. Neither has had great form all year and Lee has a habit of bottling. Russell Knox quite unlucky; had a fairly good season and will know the American players and type of course.

[cornerback]

Just wondering in your "friendly" 4-ball match-play does everyone now play 90% difference or do you still play the old 3/4 difference.

I know for an official match it would be 90% since the start of the year but just wondering among your own 4-ball did you adopt this ruling?

[Orior]

Just wondering in your "friendly" 4-ball match-play does everyone now play 90% difference or do you still play the old 3/4 difference.

I know for an official match it would be 90% since the start of the year but just wondering among your own 4-ball did you adopt this ruling?

Yes, in our four-ball for a 50 pence stake.

I see that Rory is playing this weekend again. At least he will have an excuse that he is exhausted. Two weeks in a row. Jeez!

[Puckoon]

Interesting, in match play over here (both official and "friendly"  ) we play full handicaps and stroke off the low guy (yes that sounds bad). I.E. Orior is the low index player and his HC is 2 below me - he gets no strokes, I get 2. Not unusual in a friendly round to play even if the indexes are within 1 or 2 of each other.

In all stableford tournaments we go 80% of the current course handicap.

[Boycey]

Golf warming up rightly now, Rory in the mix joint leader with 9 to play.

[screenexile]

Golf warming up rightly now, Rory in the mix joint leader with 9 to play.

Whatever about him personally it's hard to argue there are any better sights in golf than McIlroy on a charge... He's been brilliant and putting well improved!

[Boycey]

A brilliant win, all the more impressive when you remember he was +4 after 3 holes on the 1st day..

[Orior]

Good to see him win. Hopefully he can get back to being world number 1.

[Applesisapples]

Hateful wee bollix but a superb golfer, some of his wedge play yesterday was outrageous. Not as hateful as Casey though.

[Link]

Just wondering in your "friendly" 4-ball match-play does everyone now play 90% difference or do you still play the old 3/4 difference.

I know for an official match it would be 90% since the start of the year but just wondering among your own 4-ball did you adopt this ruling?

yeah, 90% recently and full shots on singles matchplay.
won 6&4 after giving up 6 shots recently. have to give 10 shots away next round.

[Orior]

Hateful wee bollix but a superb golfer, some of his wedge play yesterday was outrageous. Not as hateful as Casey though.

Do you play yourself son? Or are all golfers hateful bollixes, lol.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

Sounds like Mr. Woods is making his comeback next month

[Applesisapples]

Hateful wee bollix but a superb golfer, some of his wedge play yesterday was outrageous. Not as hateful as Casey though.

Do you play yourself son? Or are all golfers hateful bollixes, lol.

I play and would love to drive like Rory and putt like Spieth, hell I'd even take the other way round! And some golfers are undoubtedly wee bollixes, but this has nothing to do with their golfing ability.

[heganboy]

Sounds like Mr. Woods is making his comeback next month

Still the biggest story in golf

[Puckoon]

Sounds like Mr. Woods is making his comeback next month

Still the biggest story in golf

For the life of me I can't see why or how. Soon be into Brett Favre territory. Miss the cut in his first few events, hurt himself again, wash rinse and repeat until he can join the senior tour.