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Love watching pro golfers having to contend with gorse around the course. Ive had colleagues over from the states etc and they say it looks all tame until you experience it in person and had a new found love for the stuff. Our place has it dotted everywhere, very hard to avoid at times.
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Some grim scoring out there this morning, bad weekend for Rory in prospect at +5
Not looking good for Bryson or Fleetwood either, and a bunch of others obviously 
Watched the morning featured groups rather than doing many of the things I needed to do and it looking like it was relatively calm early but the wind definitely picked up. MacIntyre played decently but missed a few birdie putts, everyone else was struggling basically... Bryson was +5 even after an eagle!
Watched the morning featured groups rather than doing many of the things I needed to do and it looking like it was relatively calm early but the wind definitely picked up. MacIntyre played decently but missed a few birdie putts, everyone else was struggling basically... Bryson was +5 even after an eagle!
Just switched it on, crikey I don't know what sky are playing at with the static black square mini leaderboard and the bright white names in the lower corner, I bet a few oled owners are not going to be happy on Sunday night when they see the screen burn!!
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Bryson and unpredictable winds don’t mix. He can’t control his flight and distances at all.
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He's probably needing to retire but like Joe Biden seems reluctant to bow out.
He didn't look like a guy who thought it was his last time walking down the 18th at an Open, I think he'll go again next year
I hope so, would love to see him turn up and smash some scores again but I think I'm in dreamland...
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I'm still amazed he came back and won the Masters in 2019 after all his troubles and injuries.
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Home favourite and last weekend's Scottish Open Winner Bob McIntyre is already +8 for his round today after just 4 holes!
Nearly shot a new PB today on the Tower and nearly had my first ever round with nothing worse than bogey on the card but the golfing God's decided otherwise 
Got my iron swing back and was striking it beautifully, hopefully got the right 'feels' memorised so it doesn't disapear again! Driver was OK, some good some not so good but nothing terrible. All round my game was just extremely solid and I hadn't made worse than bogey when I got to the 17th tee (1 birdie/3 pars/12 bogeys). 17th is a tricky par 5, not the longest at 450y from the whites but water all the way down the left and down the right from driver distance to around 30 yards short of the green. Knowing I was on a good run I was tossing up what to do off the tee but in the end decided to back myself and go with driver. Wasn't my best but good enough and a small fade to leave me nicely in the fairway. 2nd shot was a layup to just inside the 150y, only I mustn't have committed and just pulled my 9i left where after a couple of bounces it trickled into the water just short of the 150y stakes. Thought it might have stayed dry as the grass at the edge of the penalty area was fairly robust but it wasn't to be. Still had a chance of saving bogey, found the green side bunker with my fourth shot, a good splash out left me an uphill 8ft putt to save it but I just missed on the left. Followed up with a messy double on the last after my worst drive of the day left me chipping out sideways from behind a tree. Failed to get down in three from 80y leaving me with an 86 (39/47 (+5/+9)) +15 tying my PB.
Sunday I'm playing in the captains charity day and it will be my 20th card, so something of an official milestone in terms of my handicap. Hence keen to play well and see where I end up, currently at 22.2 Have a spare 98 that will be counting if I have an absolute shocker. If I could match my PB of an 84 then my index should drop just into the 20.x range which is where my coach thought I should be, I won't be holding my breath but on the other hand figure I've got to play well at least once with a card in hand
Got my iron swing back and was striking it beautifully, hopefully got the right 'feels' memorised so it doesn't disapear again! Driver was OK, some good some not so good but nothing terrible. All round my game was just extremely solid and I hadn't made worse than bogey when I got to the 17th tee (1 birdie/3 pars/12 bogeys). 17th is a tricky par 5, not the longest at 450y from the whites but water all the way down the left and down the right from driver distance to around 30 yards short of the green. Knowing I was on a good run I was tossing up what to do off the tee but in the end decided to back myself and go with driver. Wasn't my best but good enough and a small fade to leave me nicely in the fairway. 2nd shot was a layup to just inside the 150y, only I mustn't have committed and just pulled my 9i left where after a couple of bounces it trickled into the water just short of the 150y stakes. Thought it might have stayed dry as the grass at the edge of the penalty area was fairly robust but it wasn't to be. Still had a chance of saving bogey, found the green side bunker with my fourth shot, a good splash out left me an uphill 8ft putt to save it but I just missed on the left. Followed up with a messy double on the last after my worst drive of the day left me chipping out sideways from behind a tree. Failed to get down in three from 80y leaving me with an 86 (39/47 (+5/+9)) +15 tying my PB.
Sunday I'm playing in the captains charity day and it will be my 20th card, so something of an official milestone in terms of my handicap. Hence keen to play well and see where I end up, currently at 22.2 Have a spare 98 that will be counting if I have an absolute shocker. If I could match my PB of an 84 then my index should drop just into the 20.x range which is where my coach thought I should be, I won't be holding my breath but on the other hand figure I've got to play well at least once with a card in hand
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Rory is free this weekend if anyone needs a 4th.
The Team Titleist fitting was interesting, yet also expensive! Ended up with a GT3 with an Graphite Design Tour AD VF6 Shaft. £761 total. (Shaft is an upcharge item) But the dispersion compared to my existing G425 LST was a joke. 5 within 10 yards of each other in a row. Just felt stable and easy to hit.
Very very wet day today at Troon, saw some golf early doors but retired to the hospitality to watch and then a few hours in the clubhouse right behind 18th green.... Easily one of the nicest places to watch golf a day like this.....
Very very busy, enjoyable day despite the weather but sitting in club house, having a beer, watching top players putt out on the last was very nice.
That 11th hole is insane from the back tee - like completely blind over the gorse bushes - I've played it a good few times from the "normal" tees - wouldn't even bother with the champ tees - it's 265 to carry the gorse and nearly 285 to the fairway.....
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Very very busy, enjoyable day despite the weather but sitting in club house, having a beer, watching top players putt out on the last was very nice.
That 11th hole is insane from the back tee - like completely blind over the gorse bushes - I've played it a good few times from the "normal" tees - wouldn't even bother with the champ tees - it's 265 to carry the gorse and nearly 285 to the fairway.....
https://i.-ibb.co-/yPhK0MS/PXL-20240720-105734406-MP.jpg
https://i.-ibb.co-/m4H72qM/PXL-20240720-105744824.jpg
https://i.-ibb.co-/Wt7Tthx/PXL-20240720-172910983.jpg
https://i.-ibb.co-/C2pmL5F/PXL-20240720-171359871.jpg
