eball Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 Wow, Phil just fired a major-championship-record-tying 63 in the first round at Royal Troon, and missed setting a new record on #18 by less than an inch. Unbelievable golf under more favorable conditions than were expected, but the weather is supposed to turn nasty over the weekend. I used to think Phil would never win a British Open, and it would be something else if he winds up with his 2nd in 4 years.
eball Posted July 14, 2016 Author Posted July 14, 2016 On 7/14/2016 at 6:12 PM, Gugny said: By far, my favorite tournament to watch. Yup, particularly when the weather plays a role (which is almost always).
Beef Jerky Posted July 14, 2016 Posted July 14, 2016 I have to cater an event for him in a few weeks.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 On 7/14/2016 at 6:12 PM, Gugny said: By far, my favorite tournament to watch. Agreed CBF
Mike in Horseheads Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 Henrik Stinsen shot a 65 today and is 1 back.
eball Posted July 15, 2016 Author Posted July 15, 2016 Basically a 10-man tournament now. Love the way Phil is playing, though. Stenson has been close and lost before. Don't sleep on Schwartzel...dude is streaky as hell.
LB3 Posted July 15, 2016 Posted July 15, 2016 I'm hoping for a classic Lefty meltdown. Never liked the guy.
eball Posted July 16, 2016 Author Posted July 16, 2016 On 7/15/2016 at 10:05 PM, LBSeeBallLBGetBall said: I'm hoping for a classic Lefty meltdown. Never liked the guy. Any particular reason why?
LB3 Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 11:53 AM, eball said: Any particular reason why? Not any good reason, just always got the feeling that he was fake.
eball Posted July 16, 2016 Author Posted July 16, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 12:37 PM, LBSeeBallLBGetBall said: Not any good reason, just always got the feeling that he was fake. I think he's actually a pretty good guy. Loves sports, gambling...never got the impression he's a jerk to fans. I've always rooted for him since I'm a lefty myself, and I love the creativity in his game. If not for Tiger he'd be talked about as the greatest golfer of the past 20 years. Challenging for a major in your mid-40s is no joke, either.
LB3 Posted July 16, 2016 Posted July 16, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 2:24 PM, eball said: I think he's actually a pretty good guy. Loves sports, gambling...never got the impression he's a jerk to fans. I've always rooted for him since I'm a lefty myself, and I love the creativity in his game. If not for Tiger he'd be talked about as the greatest golfer of the past 20 years. Challenging for a major in your mid-40s is no joke, either. It is impressive what he's doing, and he is absolutely an all time great. You're probably right about him, I just can't shake the feeling that the "aww shucks" persona is bs.
CowgirlsFan Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Currently tied for the lead with Stenson Edited July 17, 2016 by CowgirlsFan
Beerball Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 2:24 PM, eball said: since I'm a lefty myself Finally it's all making sense.
CowgirlsFan Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 It's really going to make even more interesting sense now...I'm a lefty too! And I became a lefty long before that vanilla "wodka" vodka of mine.
LeviF Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) Loving this final day. These two are playing insane golf. On 7/16/2016 at 2:24 PM, eball said: I think he's actually a pretty good guy. Loves sports, gambling...never got the impression he's a jerk to fans. I've always rooted for him since I'm a lefty myself, and I love the creativity in his game. If not for Tiger he'd be talked about as the greatest golfer of the past 20 years. Challenging for a major in your mid-40s is no joke, either. I've heard stories from people who have interacted with both Phil and Tiger. Phil hands everyone $100 bills. Tiger doesn't tip. And how about Stricker? 49 years old and 4 birdies today. Edited July 17, 2016 by LeviF91
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