Portrush gets the Open

[Mikhail Prokhorov]

usual sunday choke appearing on a thursday 

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How did he take an 8 at the first?

1st shot went out of bounds and then missed a 6foot putt.

Practice round yesterday did the same thing. His goose is probably cooked unless he can get something going pretty quick and even then I doubt it'll be enough.

[trailer]

usual sunday choke appearing on a thursday 

No bigger choker than Jack Nicklaus then. Finished 2nd 7 times and a further 8 times in the top ten with only 3 wins. But then he's not a Catholic from NI who doesn't care about identity.

[BarryBreensBandage]

How did he take an 8 at the first?

1st shot went out of bounds and then missed a 6foot putt.

Practice round yesterday did the same thing. His goose is probably cooked unless he can get something going pretty quick and even then I doubt it'll be enough.

Apparently he was in the same situation at Birkdale a couple of years ago and finished around the top of the leaderboard, though it will be tough for him to win it now no doubt.
Interesting question on five live:
Name the 11 NI/ROI golfers who have represented Europe in Ryder Cup, since European involvement in 1979. Surprised myself by getting 10 of the 11.

[magpie seanie]

How did he take an 8 at the first?

1st shot went out of bounds and then missed a 6foot putt.

Practice round yesterday did the same thing. His goose is probably cooked unless he can get something going pretty quick and even then I doubt it'll be enough.

Apparently he was in the same situation at Birkdale a couple of years ago and finished around the top of the leaderboard, though it will be tough for him to win it now no doubt.
Interesting question on five live:
Name the 11 NI/ROI golfers who have represented Europe in Ryder Cup, since European involvement in 1979. Surprised myself by getting 10 of the 11.

Got the tricky ones but missed a couple of easy ones. Good list.

[brokencrossbar1]

How did he take an 8 at the first?

1st shot went out of bounds and then missed a 6foot putt.

Practice round yesterday did the same thing. His goose is probably cooked unless he can get something going pretty quick and even then I doubt it'll be enough.

Apparently he was in the same situation at Birkdale a couple of years ago and finished around the top of the leaderboard, though it will be tough for him to win it now no doubt.
Interesting question on five live:
Name the 11 NI/ROI golfers who have represented Europe in Ryder Cup, since European involvement in 1979. Surprised myself by getting 10 of the 11.

Disappointed with your partitionist acceptance there BBB....we would have known what you meant if you had just said Irish...Project NI in full swing

[Orior]

Rory probably didn't know whether to fade or draw the ball off the first tee.

I normally decide that during my downswing.

[Hound]

How did he take an 8 at the first?

1st shot went out of bounds and then missed a 6foot putt.

Practice round yesterday did the same thing. His goose is probably cooked unless he can get something going pretty quick and even then I doubt it'll be enough.

Apparently he was in the same situation at Birkdale a couple of years ago and finished around the top of the leaderboard, though it will be tough for him to win it now no doubt.
Interesting question on five live:
Name the 11 NI/ROI golfers who have represented Europe in Ryder Cup, since European involvement in 1979. Surprised myself by getting 10 of the 11.

I've been a pretty big golf watcher since around then so found that reasonably easy. Got a short list of 12 initially and knocked off the right one. He had a Cup appearance before my time, and won a big event in the 80s, but wasnt as consistent as the others.

It is a great achievement that the 11 all got to play in it at least once post the European arrivals.
I remember the Dunhill Cup being a really big team competition in the 80s and 90s (3 man competition), and Ireland winning it twice in the late 80s. The Irish guys from that time were never up there with the best in the world, but on their day they could compete and they were brilliant in those competitions.   

[Tony Baloney]

Who are the players? My list of 10 which I believe are correct:

Harrington
Rory
GMac
Clarke
COC Jr.
Des Smyth
Darcy
Rafferty
Feherty
McGinley

Lowry (but I don't think he has played Ryder Cup)

[magpie seanie]

Who are the players? My list of 10 which I believe are correct:

Harrington
Rory
GMac
Clarke
COC Jr.
Des Smyth
Darcy
Rafferty
Feherty
McGinley

Lowry (but I don't think he has played Ryder Cup)

You missed Walton.

[Tony Baloney]

Who are the players? My list of 10 which I believe are correct:

Harrington
Rory
GMac
Clarke
COC Jr.
Des Smyth
Darcy
Rafferty
Feherty
McGinley

Lowry (but I don't think he has played Ryder Cup)

You missed Walton.

Cheers. I don't think I'd ever have got him!

[under the bar]

Is McIlroy worth a punt at 66/1?

Where you getting that?

Oddschecker

[NotedObserver]

Is McIlroy worth a punt at 66/1?

Where you getting that?

Oddschecker

Each way maybe but he wont win this

[shark]

Is McIlroy worth a punt at 66/1?

Where you getting that?

Oddschecker

Each way maybe but he wont win this

double bogey on par 3. he's gone.

[under the bar]

Is McIlroy worth a punt at 66/1?

Where you getting that?

Oddschecker

Each way maybe but he wont win this

double bogey on par 3. he's gone.

100/1 now!  Did you see him putting on 16th?? Missed a 3ft then one from 9 inches!  Lol!