New Posts For Thread: The Openhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-openLytham and St Annes this year. Have Padraig ew at 25‘s ante post,haven‘t finalised any other additions. Feel free to post any fancies. Good luck all.Tigers lack of distance control with his approach irons was a big factor last week . Commentators mentioned it several times . Result was he was under pressure on the putting surface , and eventually that drains confidence . Then a downward spiralhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522206137#522206137Tigers lack of distance control with his approach irons was a big factor last week . Commentators mentioned it several times . Result was he was under pressure on the putting surface , and eventually that drains confidence . Then a downward spiralMon, 23 Jul 2012 21:13:09 -0500Does anybody think that Tiger is not happy with his caddy - in particular his short iron play seems to be off. I have watched tiger be woefully long or more often short with his wedges and nine irons . I know the caddy dosn't hit the shots but in ahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522195165#522195165Does anybody think that Tiger is not happy with his caddy - in particular his short iron play seems to be off. I have watched tiger be woefully long or more often short with his wedges and nine irons . I know the caddy dosn't hit the shots but in aMon, 23 Jul 2012 14:52:28 -0500Ozymandius I am early twenties. No worries.Personally I thought Tiger game plan was spot on. He had perfected perfectly. He left himself easy pars and outside birdie chances but his putting was still not as powerful as it could have been. Now where ihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522192621#522192621Ozymandius I am early twenties. No worries.Personally I thought Tiger game plan was spot on. He had perfected perfectly. He left himself easy pars and outside birdie chances but his putting was still not as powerful as it could have been. Now where iMon, 23 Jul 2012 13:50:10 -0500ozymandis , he maybe on an upward curve compared to the last couple of years ...if you look at his round yesterday , the things most dominant in his game were as follows unable to use his driver off the tee ...short game not up to scratch ..puttinghttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522179307#522179307ozymandis , he maybe on an upward curve compared to the last couple of years ...if you look at his round yesterday , the things most dominant in his game were as follows unable to use his driver off the tee ...short game not up to scratch ..puttingMon, 23 Jul 2012 06:30:59 -0500If anything workrider, he is on an upward trend again...back to number 2 in the world today.I don't see him regaining his previous dominance but you never know, he isn't that far away. As you say injuries play a part. Just a shame he can't seem to ehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522179147#522179147If anything workrider, he is on an upward trend again...back to number 2 in the world today.I don't see him regaining his previous dominance but you never know, he isn't that far away. As you say injuries play a part. Just a shame he can't seem to eMon, 23 Jul 2012 06:24:10 -0500Everyone is writing off Tiger but he's still threatened the leaderboards of most majors in the last 2 years. Ernie Els couldn't even get into the Masters this year. As long as Tiger is there or thereabouts consistently like this the next major won'thttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522178689#522178689Everyone is writing off Tiger but he's still threatened the leaderboards of most majors in the last 2 years. Ernie Els couldn't even get into the Masters this year. As long as Tiger is there or thereabouts consistently like this the next major won'tMon, 23 Jul 2012 06:02:55 -0500ozymandius , i dont think its a question of him ever playing well again , more like father time has caught up with him ,like a lot of golfers hes had injuries over the years... there is only a certain length of time one can remain on the highest plahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522178499#522178499ozymandius , i dont think its a question of him ever playing well again , more like father time has caught up with him ,like a lot of golfers hes had injuries over the years... there is only a certain length of time one can remain on the highest plaMon, 23 Jul 2012 05:54:38 -0500Am no fan of Tigger. Yet he finished 3rd, apparently playing poorly, choking etc etc....what does that say about the rest of the field?Heaven help them if he ever plays well again.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522178359#522178359Am no fan of Tigger. Yet he finished 3rd, apparently playing poorly, choking etc etc....what does that say about the rest of the field?Heaven help them if he ever plays well again.Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:46:23 -0500i feel tiger will find it very hard to in a major again...even yesterday when he really needed to chase down els never mind scott he was taking irons on par 5s ....when he had no choice but to take driver he made a mess of it....the winner of any majhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522178195#522178195i feel tiger will find it very hard to in a major again...even yesterday when he really needed to chase down els never mind scott he was taking irons on par 5s ....when he had no choice but to take driver he made a mess of it....the winner of any majMon, 23 Jul 2012 05:36:41 -0500Agree the bunker put paid to his chances,his gameplay had to change then.While still the worlds best not the player he was before injury?personal problems don,t think we will see that aura of invincability from him again,no doubt will win a few tournhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/29235805/the-open?post_id=522177721#522177721Agree the bunker put paid to his chances,his gameplay had to change then.While still the worlds best not the player he was before injury?personal problems don,t think we will see that aura of invincability from him again,no doubt will win a few tournMon, 23 Jul 2012 05:06:57 -0500