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((((( THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP )))))
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does anyone know what kind of condition the course is in
ie hard or soft or normal burned up or plenty of green ie playing its length or not? many thanks |
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saxon farm
Joined: 11 Nov 05 Replies: 1949 13 Jul 17 13:16 I'm at Birkdale this coming Sunday. I'll post a report on the going when I get back. |
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xmoneyx who are you calling a troll?
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Bjorn on 16th open
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xmoneyx - much appreciated
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Hi all, have been at the course today & will b there all through the week. Pretty good conditions for practice today. Rough isn't that long, wispy would best describe it, unless you are really wild & get in the thicker stuff or gorse. It's been a dry spring in the area so that is why rough isn't up too much. Accuracy still important though as a lot of bunkers in play off tee. Greens were softish today as there was rain yesterday. No rain forecast now until Weds when there is potential for showers, even a thunderstorm. If that materializes then it will be soft for rnd 1. The big factor potentially of course will be the wind which if forecast is to be believed in true 'golfing gods' style is due to pick up on Thursday for 4 days! Needless to say winning score, the draw, etc could be dramatically effected by this.
I'll look to update on twitter through the week. @sundogmonkey Cheers & enjoy the week everyone! |
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thx
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Most enjoyable visit to BIRKDALE today. The beauty of the place remains in it being virtually unchanged since I first played it in 1989. 7th hole (par 3) though for several years is played now from a 90 degree different angle.
The weather was warm with a zephyr of a wind from the north west. I was amazed with the the generosity of the fairways and lack of DEEP rough. You have to be seriously well wide to be searching for a ball not withstanding help from the gallery. The normal Open Championship key of avoiding fairway bunkers should be paramount to all players. To all intents & purposes the R&A might as well put red stakes around these wonderfully positioned traps! The greens looked in very good nick which was pleasing. It's early days but the greens here have been severely criticized by competitors for decades. I managed to observe Rory for a few holes who by his his own admission (speaking to JP) seemed to be struggling with his ball flight off the tee. Oh, and Willett did not look great either. Regarding the course again I did not recognize the (new??) 16th tee which stretches the hole to 438 yards! This hole used to be a "cough & a spit"! when I was a lad. Overall, if the wind does not get up the course is defenseless, but remains an honest examination. Good luck all! |
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sundogmonkey
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Thanks for update lads,just going to pile some more on Rahmbo.
 Bombs away. |
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World #144 Bryson DeChambeau, 40/1 wins the John Deere Classic claiming his first TOUR title and secures the final spot in the OPEN Championship.
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Congrats to Andrew Dodt who also made the cut - he will be one of 13 Aussie players at the OPEN.
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Correction - make that 11 Aussies and two Kiwis
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Dodt joins Jason Day, Adam Scott, Scott Hend, Marc Leishman, Ashley Hall, Adam Bland, Ryan McCarthy, Cameron Smith, Aaron Baddeley and Mathew Griffin as well as New Zealand's Michael Hendry and Ryan Fox.
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Is Rory coming into form this week?
He seems to be every week. |
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Glad you enjoyed the day Saxon Farm & glad I wasn't imagining the lack of rough!
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Zach Johnson is 35/1 to be top American ew 4 places. Seems good value to me! This course is perfect for him.
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nice find - where
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Saxon Farm. Great use of the word 'zephyr'
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xmoneyx... Paddy Power
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thx
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https://www.theopen.com/Heritage/OpenVenues/Royal-Birkdale
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These winners also finished second (before or after the win)
Darren Clarke * 1000 Ernie Els * 470 Greg Norman Henrik Stenson * 30 Jack Nicklaus Johnny Miller Justin Leonard Lee Trevino Louis Oosthuizen * 50 Nick Faldo Nick Price Phil Mickelson * 50 Seve Ballesteros Tom Watson These finished second and haven't won yet Adam Scott * 32 Dustin Johnson * 17 Ian Poulter * 100 Lee Westwood * 100 Marc Leishman * 55 Rickie Fowler * 18 Sergio García * 21 Andy Bean Ben Crenshaw Bernhard Langer Brian Watts Chris DiMarco Colin Montgomerie Costantino Rocca Gordon J Brand Hale Irwin Jack Newton Jean van de Velde Jesper Parnevik John Cook Lu Liang-Huan Mark McCumber Mark McNulty Mike Harwood Neil Coles Niclas Fasth Paul Azinger Payne Stewart Peter Oosterhuis Raymond Floyd Rodger Davis Simon Owen Steve Elkington Stuart Appleby Thomas Bjørn Thomas Levet Tom Kite Vijay Singh Wayne Grady 1971 to 2016 * current Poulter, Leishman, Oosthuizen look value |
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* Poulter, Leishman, Westwood, Oosthuizen look value
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many thanks guys for the course reports
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So are we suggesting the bombers will have an advantage due to lack of rough? Can they drive over the strategic traps and no penalty if no rough.Get as near to green as possible like in Irish.
Interesting. |
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pod top gb and i at 16/1 1/4 odds first 4
hope he doesnt thow in a flaky round like last saturday if it turns into a putting comp then mr spieth is likely to be hard to beat i backed ricky , but i'm worried that his best day is often thursday these days |
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Ive backed Pod Top Irish at 72.
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7/2 even!
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Whats the weather looking like?
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bit of thunder on wednesday, too soften course up a bit
thurs - sunday dry and not too hot winds 12-15 mph so tides likely affect windspeed could still change ! |
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i see they are now forecasting some rain friday, and winds up to 20 mph
in the afternoon late early may be way to go ? |
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Thanks Donny
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Grillo 175 10 places
Olesen 125 10 places Stricker 150 8 places Fisher 100 8 places Molinari 125 6 places Noren 66/1 and Rahm 40/1 antepost bets |
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I am on FIRE this season lads +240pts profit so the winner is GUARANTEED ABOVE ^
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Rahm 40/1 antepost bets
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DAY 1
tee times https://www.theopen.com/TeeTimes#!/R1 |
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shortest par 3 is 177 yds 7th
hole in one a LAY this week |
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I like to give the forum a laugh
Charl Schwartzel..........110.00 .....€55.20 ..... €6,016.80 Russell Knox.................369.23 ... €120.05 ...€44,206.55 Dylan Frittelli............1,000.00 ...€62.18 ....€62,117.82 David Drysdale.........1,000.00 ...€25.00 ....€24,975.00 |