SlipperyP Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Its almost like the American players dont know there are clubs between the long and short irons, with them its either give it a smack, or give it a flick, there's no inbetween Oh they know they have these clubs, however their club selection is only for distance not for shot making. Hitting a 5 iron 200yrd for them in bread n butter hitting in low and runner is complete alien.Tiger has been the only one in the last 30 years from across the pond who master this skill. In my eyes the greatest we have ever seen at controlling a ball. I'm too young to have seen the greats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jupiter Jazz Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 4 hours ago, SlipperyP said: They could have had meetings until dawn, however that cant change they way most yanks play golf. Off the tee even with long irons they are not accurate enough. They hit hard and long 90% on their tour you will have short iron to the pin with little rough or obstruction to green. Euro tour is more precise and different verity of shot required within a round. Its not great to watch for an untrained eye, but it is real golf as we know it. There are plenty of yanks who like to plot their way round a course they just didn't make the team. The ones who did fared well like Simpson and Thomas. In hindsight Furyks picks look pretty brainless, that course was made for a Zach Johnson type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jupiter Jazz said: There are plenty of yanks who like to plot their way round a course they just didn't make the team. The ones who did fared well like Simpson and Thomas. In hindsight Furyks picks look pretty brainless, that course was made for a Zach Johnson type. Thomas played the French open recently didnt he? Funny how he looked much more at ease during the tournament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thomas played the French open recently didnt he? Funny how he looked much more at ease during the tournament Yep, he was the only one from their team to play it, had a fairly decent finish IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The problem Furyk had with getting the Americans to play in France (this is assuming he at least put the suggestion to them and Thomas didn't play off his own back) was that it was the week before the Irish-Scottish-British Open stretch. Very few of them would ever contemplate leaving the USA for that length of time. I liked Sergio's comment about breaking the points record. Something along the lines of "It feels great to beat the points achieved by some of my heroes - and Nick Faldo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Reports that Koepka and Johnson, who are usually good friends, had to be pulled apart after a heated exchange at the European team party on Sunday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Reports that Koepka and Johnson, who are usually good friends, had to be pulled apart after a heated exchange at the European team party on Sunday night. Maybe DJ knows this woman: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/45714544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Maybe DJ knows this woman:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/45714544Read that earlier. I would imagine there will be all sorts of disclaimers on the ticket. They shouted fore and pointed where it was going, so she couldn't have been paying attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 5 hours ago, peasy23 said: 6 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Maybe DJ knows this woman:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/45714544 Read that earlier. I would imagine there will be all sorts of disclaimers on the ticket. They shouted fore and pointed where it was going, so she couldn't have been paying attention. Yeah I think she's got no chance of getting anywhere with that. I wonder if Koepka will still play the Dunhill Links. Between the story about this woman losing her sight and his dust up with Dustin it's not been a great 24 hours for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Yeah I think she's got no chance of getting anywhere with that. I wonder if Koepka will still play the Dunhill Links. Between the story about this woman losing her sight and his dust up with Dustin it's not been a great 24 hours for him.Saw this on Twitter from the Ryder Cup ground rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 hours ago, peasy23 said: Saw this on Twitter from the Ryder Cup ground rules. No great surprise. Tough on the woman in question but just one of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 It's more of a surprise that this hasn't happened before. The number of fuckwits who stand facing away from the ball as the players hit is amazing. There was even a guy inside the ropes at the weekend who was blissfully unaware as the ball nearly ran into the back of his legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I saw Koepka speaking about the incident on SSN this morning, he came across really well and seemed genuinely distressed that his shot caused this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I saw Koepka speaking about the incident on SSN this morning, he came across really well and seemed genuinely distressed that his shot caused this to happen.Did I read somewhere here eye practically “exploded”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Did I read somewhere here eye practically “exploded”? That was certainly the term I saw used in a couple of reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 It's more of a surprise that this hasn't happened before. The number of fuckwits who stand facing away from the ball as the players hit is amazing. There was even a guy inside the ropes at the weekend who was blissfully unaware as the ball nearly ran into the back of his legs.Yep, I can't understand the thought process that you stand next to the green at a drivable par 4, then don't pay attention to the players trying to drive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 20 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said: No great surprise. Tough on the woman in question but just one of those things. Not sure that'll cover them, might help them keep the payout down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 There was mention from some of the European players about the inspirational video they watched on Thursday night. Only a couple of minutes long but very effective. https://youtu.be/7-kxODwKATo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/45734449 I suppose it's understandable she's looking for someone to blame but some of her comments are a tad unrealistic eg saying that marshals should be responsible for warning them when someone is attempting to drive the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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