New Posts For Thread: 2019 - open portrush - sunday paydayhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-paydaywind strongest consistent (18/20mph) as leaders tee off 147pmshowers /wind all dayI think that barring extreme conditions (either very high winds or a completely baked out course) the days of over par majors are all but gone. It's not just the equipment but also the fact that more and more of them are gym rats not just bombing ithttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557603845#557603845I think that barring extreme conditions (either very high winds or a completely baked out course) the days of over par majors are all but gone. It's not just the equipment but also the fact that more and more of them are gym rats not just bombing itMon, 22 Jul 2019 12:09:47 -0500SontaranStratagem 22 Jul 19 12:29 The most boring weekend of a major ever, anticlimactic to say the leastThe media can try and sell it as something it wasn't but it was boring yesterday lets be honest Its time they started making these courses hahttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557603783#557603783SontaranStratagem 22 Jul 19 12:29 The most boring weekend of a major ever, anticlimactic to say the leastThe media can try and sell it as something it wasn't but it was boring yesterday lets be honest Its time they started making these courses haMon, 22 Jul 2019 11:52:32 -0500I agree, it was anti climatic, but that wasn't the fault of the course it was down to the complete brilliance of Shane Lowry. He simply handled the conditions considerably better than anyone else. Lowry also had early/late tee times on first 2 days ahttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557603611#557603611I agree, it was anti climatic, but that wasn't the fault of the course it was down to the complete brilliance of Shane Lowry. He simply handled the conditions considerably better than anyone else. Lowry also had early/late tee times on first 2 days aMon, 22 Jul 2019 11:18:07 -0500yeah just change the parmake it par 67 and lowry has won at level par, with 6 over second.everybody happycourse was brilliant yesterday and all week, nice to see such great golf, and if folkwatching failed to see it was a bit of a struggle on sundayhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557603545#557603545yeah just change the parmake it par 67 and lowry has won at level par, with 6 over second.everybody happycourse was brilliant yesterday and all week, nice to see such great golf, and if folkwatching failed to see it was a bit of a struggle on sundayMon, 22 Jul 2019 10:58:25 -0500The equipment plays a part in that, to be fair. When average driving distance has gone from 270 yards, to 320 yards, courses just cant keep up. I know it was downhill, but when a 385 yards length hole is driveable by so many...? How long would a Parhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557603153#557603153The equipment plays a part in that, to be fair. When average driving distance has gone from 270 yards, to 320 yards, courses just cant keep up. I know it was downhill, but when a 385 yards length hole is driveable by so many...? How long would a ParMon, 22 Jul 2019 09:35:39 -0500The most boring weekend of a major ever, anticlimactic to say the leastThe media can try and sell it as something it wasn't but it was boring yesterday lets be honest Its time they started making these courses hard, make them worthy of hosting a majohttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557602373#557602373The most boring weekend of a major ever, anticlimactic to say the leastThe media can try and sell it as something it wasn't but it was boring yesterday lets be honest Its time they started making these courses hard, make them worthy of hosting a majoMon, 22 Jul 2019 06:29:43 -0500Of course the tournament has to be judged on the whole 72 holes and Shane unquestionably played the best golf most consistently . Looking at how the last round unfolded however, I think Tommy's miss on the first was the pivotal moment . If he had hhttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557602195#557602195Of course the tournament has to be judged on the whole 72 holes and Shane unquestionably played the best golf most consistently . Looking at how the last round unfolded however, I think Tommy's miss on the first was the pivotal moment . If he had hMon, 22 Jul 2019 05:02:00 -0500shoot this down if you like,dont think tommy wants to win a biggie,he might think itll change his life-not for the better,doesnt really want that glare of superstardom....https://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557600863#557600863shoot this down if you like,dont think tommy wants to win a biggie,he might think itll change his life-not for the better,doesnt really want that glare of superstardom....Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:46:09 -0500Tommy is another like Westwood who plays well tee to green (usually) but can't putt for dough when pressure applied in the biggies ... I hope he wins at least 1 major but better players than him haven't ... top opportunities only come around a few tihttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557600677#557600677Tommy is another like Westwood who plays well tee to green (usually) but can't putt for dough when pressure applied in the biggies ... I hope he wins at least 1 major but better players than him haven't ... top opportunities only come around a few tiSun, 21 Jul 2019 15:10:13 -0500think he played last 2 rounds with westy and shane went from 3 behind to 4 behind and 6 behind,their not exactly indimidating to play alongsidehttps://community.betfair.com/golf/go/thread/view/94086/31545371/2019---open-portrush---sunday-payday?post_id=557600143#557600143think he played last 2 rounds with westy and shane went from 3 behind to 4 behind and 6 behind,their not exactly indimidating to play alongsideSun, 21 Jul 2019 13:12:59 -0500