New Posts For Thread: St Andrews-not fit to host major championshipshttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championshipsJust tuned in to BBC 2 to view early plays.Basically St Andrews is now a pitch and put course.Unless there is a howling gale over the next 3 days the winner could go 30 under par .Someone might break -10 today.It will be won by one of the best puttespieth 270 at augusta , 275 at chambers bay , 274 at st andrews and 271 at whistling straitsbetter get these easy courses off the major rotahttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545889925#545889925spieth 270 at augusta , 275 at chambers bay , 274 at st andrews and 271 at whistling straitsbetter get these easy courses off the major rotaMon, 17 Aug 2015 06:11:11 -0500course is still set up for good drives to set up birdie chances, but only if you then hit a decent secondfor a course that faldo reckoned was par 67 to him back in prime, and they hit it 50-60 yards past him nowthen 64 best score last week even in behttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545597801#545597801course is still set up for good drives to set up birdie chances, but only if you then hit a decent secondfor a course that faldo reckoned was par 67 to him back in prime, and they hit it 50-60 yards past him nowthen 64 best score last week even in beTue, 21 Jul 2015 17:12:53 -0500Oh to be 2 clear at 17th everything is easy on web different at old coursehttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545597157#545597157Oh to be 2 clear at 17th everything is easy on web different at old courseTue, 21 Jul 2015 16:29:15 -0500Actually I would be really sadistic and stop the fairway about 330yards from the tee and put in 100 yards of ruff, so you would have a really difficult 2nd if you had played too safe from the teehttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545597041#545597041Actually I would be really sadistic and stop the fairway about 330yards from the tee and put in 100 yards of ruff, so you would have a really difficult 2nd if you had played too safe from the teeTue, 21 Jul 2015 16:21:37 -0500I would just like to see the option of using the 2nd fairway taken away and make the ruff far worse, so they have to go for the fairway or risk the lay up in a much tighter area and further back on the 17th fairway,https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596935#545596935I would just like to see the option of using the 2nd fairway taken away and make the ruff far worse, so they have to go for the fairway or risk the lay up in a much tighter area and further back on the 17th fairway,Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:14:40 -0500I think the 18th is ok as finishing hole.It is probably easier to par a difficult hole than birdie an easy one. Trebor if you were two clear playing 17 then it is relatively easy to play it to get a five. Smash it down two knock it to the front of thttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596775#545596775I think the 18th is ok as finishing hole.It is probably easier to par a difficult hole than birdie an easy one. Trebor if you were two clear playing 17 then it is relatively easy to play it to get a five. Smash it down two knock it to the front of tTue, 21 Jul 2015 16:02:06 -0500I do agree with some posters rough needs to be more severe and perhaps some bunkers either need to be added or moved but old course is sill a public course enjoyed by many thousands eachyhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596671#545596671I do agree with some posters rough needs to be more severe and perhaps some bunkers either need to be added or moved but old course is sill a public course enjoyed by many thousands eachyTue, 21 Jul 2015 15:56:01 -0500Which other course l always liked dolly mixtures maybe that's why none of my teeth are realhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596585#545596585Which other course l always liked dolly mixtures maybe that's why none of my teeth are realTue, 21 Jul 2015 15:49:53 -0500next time other course will be o/bSt. Andrews gives you a dolly mixture of holeshttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596459#545596459next time other course will be o/bSt. Andrews gives you a dolly mixture of holesTue, 21 Jul 2015 15:40:14 -0500Surely a big part of the attraction of golf both playing and watching is the different challenges thrown up by each course and the difference the weather makes if you want uniform courses and playing conditions buy a computer gamehttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/30552103/st-andrews-not-fit-to-host-major-championships?post_id=545596379#545596379Surely a big part of the attraction of golf both playing and watching is the different challenges thrown up by each course and the difference the weather makes if you want uniform courses and playing conditions buy a computer gameTue, 21 Jul 2015 15:34:54 -0500