peasy23 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said: I'll maybe need to get along to Troon next year if it's 2027 before it's back in Scotland. Ballot is open for entry just now. https://www.theopen.com/ticket-ballot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said: I'll maybe need to get along to Troon next year if it's 2027 before it's back in Scotland. Go to archerfield this weekend it's less than half the price and apart from a couple all the top guys will be there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithers Jones Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 6 hours ago, KnightswoodBear said: Played golf on holiday and hired clubs. They gave me what appeared to be a brand new set of Ping G425 woods and irons. I'm playing at home with a set of 10 or so year old Taylor Made Rocketblade irons, which, until now I've not really considered changing, but these Ping irons and woods where so much more forgiving than mine. Might end up being the most expensive round of gold I've played. That's what I am playing with and always thought they were very forgiving, but recently I have played with some better players who have suggested something more forgiving. I suppose things have moved on in 10 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Honest_Man#1 said: My irons and woods are G425s. They’re very enjoyable to play with, would highly recommend pulling the trigger. Bought a G425 Max driver on Ebay today......cost £230 which is probably ok for a one year old club in good condition (forget paying around £500 for something new) Driving has been awful for a while so finally ditching the white Taylormade 10 year old driver which although not to blame had annoyed me for a while just looking at it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Can't believe you've set off the Pep alarm lads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Herc said: Can't believe you've set off the Pep alarm lads. It's okay he's not been seen since the last time he was caught with his pants down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, doulikefish said: Go to archerfield this weekend it's less than half the price and apart from a couple all the top guys will be there Yeah I keep saying to myself every year I'll need to go l get across to it and have never done. A bit less of a trek as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: Officially there are 10 courses on the rota. Muirfield was dropped due to not having women members, eventually changing in 2017. Turnberry obviously won't be used while it has the Trump name attached. Lytham is currently the course with the longest wait outside of Turnberry, last hosting the Open in 2012. As you say there all sorts of reasons why some of the courses are struggling to get a place on the rota, the need to hold it at St Andrews every 5 years doesn't help either, but from a golf point of view it's a real shame some of these courses are being sidelined a bit. I think Carnoustie are hoping to host before 2030 although they were trying to secure backing from the council to help make this happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 The first pga/liv hearing https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3473578/norman-out-yasir-getting-into-augusta-tiger-in-liv-events-a-full-breakdown-of-the-largely-theatrical-pga-tour-hearing-in-congress 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Yeah I keep saying to myself every year I'll need to go l get across to it and have never done. A bit less of a trek as well. Train to longniddrie is decent ...free shuttle bus back and forth if you fancy a beer or 12 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: As you say there all sorts of reasons why some of the courses are struggling to get a place on the rota, the need to hold it at St Andrews every 5 years doesn't help either, but from a golf point of view it's a real shame some of these courses are being sidelined a bit. I think Carnoustie are hoping to host before 2030 although they were trying to secure backing from the council to help make this happen. Some interesting stuff on this thread, looks like Lytham is carrying out some work to be Open ready again. St. George's had better crowds than Muirfield even with Covid restrictions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ro Sham Bo Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I see that Richie Ramsay and Bob MacIntyre shared a taxi back to the airport after the Made in Himmerland tournament on Sunday. I hope the taxi driver wasn't looking for much in the way of conversation... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, doulikefish said: The first pga/liv hearing https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3473578/norman-out-yasir-getting-into-augusta-tiger-in-liv-events-a-full-breakdown-of-the-largely-theatrical-pga-tour-hearing-in-congress It's an absolute shitshow for Monahan so far. Newcastle director Amanda Staveley playing a huge part in brokering the deal between PIF and the PGA Tour, part of which was to try to get Yasir Al-Rumayyan memberships of both the R&A and Augusta National. There was a must call list to be made on the day of the announcement, with Monahan down to call Tiger and Rory. It appears his arse collapsed at the thought of having to tell them he had hung them out to dry, and Jimmy Dunne made those calls instead. Edited July 11, 2023 by peasy23 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Herc said: Can't believe you've set off the Pep alarm lads. Yeah, I probably should have chucked a fishing rod in my post! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I wonder if Muirfield might not hold the Open until the Scottish Open changes venue or schedule. Having them back to back next door to each other sounds like a logistical nightmare for East Lothian and both events might take a hit attendance wise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Golden God Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Is anyone going this week? Never been but off on Thursday and tickets are a decent price. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 8 hours ago, Smithers Jones said: That's what I am playing with and always thought they were very forgiving, but recently I have played with some better players who have suggested something more forgiving. I suppose things have moved on in 10 years I really like mine and I've not ever felt that changing them would suddenly improve my game, but I'm having second thoughts about that now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 hours ago, KnightswoodBear said: I really like mine and I've not ever felt that changing them would suddenly improve my game, but I'm having second thoughts about that now. I changed from a set of TaylorMade R540s which were over 10 years old, to a set of Ping G400s 4 years ago and there was an instant improvement in my scoring. Hitting some of the best iron shots of my life, I'm sure the G410s and G425s would be even better. One thing I did do with the old ones which gave me an improvement was get them regripped, didn't actually realise how bad they were until I got the new grips on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 4 hours ago, The Golden God said: Is anyone going this week? Never been but off on Thursday and tickets are a decent price. Yeah Friday I'm heading along 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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