peasy23 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Paul Lawrie playing in his final European Tour event at the Scottish Open. Been a great ambassador for the game and for Scotland, and his foundation does a lot of great work with young golfers. Often forgotten because of van de Velde's meltdown, but Lawrie got lucky when he played the 18th in regulation, when he hit a 5 iron which bounced over the Barry Burn. He did hit this cracker in the play off though to seal his win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Paul Lawrie playing in his final European Tour event at the Scottish Open. Been a great ambassador for the game and for Scotland, and his foundation does a lot of great work with young golfers. Often forgotten because of van de Velde's meltdown, but Lawrie got lucky when he played the 18th in regulation, when he hit a 5 iron which bounced over the Barry Burn. He did hit this cracker in the play off though to seal his win. I was in the stand to the right that day. The cheer was deafening when the ball pitched just short of the green and rolled on. A wonderful memory that will last with me forever 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, peasy23 said: Paul Lawrie playing in his final European Tour event at the Scottish Open. Been a great ambassador for the game and for Scotland, and his foundation does a lot of great work with young golfers. Often forgotten because of van de Velde's meltdown, but Lawrie got lucky when he played the 18th in regulation, when he hit a 5 iron which bounced over the Barry Burn. He did hit this cracker in the play off though to seal his win. A real shame there won't be any crowd there to witness it, although I expect he'll play in the Open still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 His chip in and win over Snedeker at Medinah were absolutely key in the momentum swing for that Ryder Cup win as well 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 A real shame there won't be any crowd there to witness it, although I expect he'll play in the Open still. You’d certainly imagine he’ll look to play in St Andrews in 2021. Hope so anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Unfortunately Paul Lawrie couldn't make the cut, bringing down the curtain on a fantastic career. The fact he has his name on that big jug makes him a bit more than just "decent" imo. He also has an excellent Ryder Cup record, with 4.5 points from 8 games in 2 appearances, but what makes that record better is that they were both in America. One of the humblest guys in the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Unfortunately Paul Lawrie couldn't make the cut, bringing down the curtain on a fantastic career. The fact he has his name on that big jug makes him a bit more than just "decent" imo. He also has an excellent Ryder Cup record, with 4.5 points from 8 games in 2 appearances, but what makes that record better is that they were both in America. One of the humblest guys in the game. I just loved what he said “I don’t want to play just to make up the numbers, If I’m stopping a young lad from having a game and a career, I don’t want that” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, peasy23 said: Unfortunately Paul Lawrie couldn't make the cut, bringing down the curtain on a fantastic career. The fact he has his name on that big jug makes him a bit more than just "decent" imo. He also has an excellent Ryder Cup record, with 4.5 points from 8 games in 2 appearances, but what makes that record better is that they were both in America. One of the humblest guys in the game. What he's doing for the up and coming players in Scotland is excellent. I hope he can inspire a few more to see what they can achieve with some hard work to go alongside their talent. Edited October 3, 2020 by Ro Sham Bo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ICTJohnboy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Quote Wind really whistling in off the Forth of Firth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Yeah. Loving watching them tough it out in these conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Just watched the highlights of the Scottish Open, that looked grim tbf. Eddie Pepperell tweeted that it was the wettest he has ever been coming off a golf course, while Westwood and Colsaerts both tweeted clips of them trying to dry out their shoes with a hairdryer.Been a long time since I patched a round of golf because of the weather, but I took a dive on Saturday morning. It was a Texas Scramble, and when i turned up at 11 one of the team was already there, but with the course starting to flood we both thought there was little point going out, third team member appeared just after me and agreed. Got a message about 1 to say it had been abandoned, we would have been 8 or 9 holes in by then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 6 hours ago, peasy23 said: Just watched the highlights of the Scottish Open, that looked grim tbf. Eddie Pepperell tweeted that it was the wettest he has ever been coming off a golf course, while Westwood and Colsaerts both tweeted clips of them trying to dry out their shoes with a hairdryer. Sky interviewed Tommy Fleetwood who said he loved every minute of it. Mind you he did shoot a 69 which must've gained him 4 or 5 shots on the field. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Sky interviewed Tommy Fleetwood who said he loved every minute of it. Mind you he did shoot a 69 which must've gained him 4 or 5 shots on the field. Yes a positive outlook by Fleetwood plus he mentioned how much money they play for nowadays suggesting that the players shouldn't grumble because of the bad conditions. It wouldn't surprise me if he strolled it today. There are many of us who have played in winter leagues knowing full well what is was like weather wise yesterday, and we never played for a million pounds nor flew back to our Florida villas. Edited October 4, 2020 by SandyCromarty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 02/10/2020 at 22:58, peasy23 said: Unfortunately Paul Lawrie couldn't make the cut, bringing down the curtain on a fantastic career. The fact he has his name on that big jug makes him a bit more than just "decent" imo. He also has an excellent Ryder Cup record, with 4.5 points from 8 games in 2 appearances, but what makes that record better is that they were both in America. One of the humblest guys in the game. Spot on, a great Scottish Ambassador for the game which all started when his folks had a caravan up at Hopeman and he started out on the course there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Wouldn’t mind seeing Robert Rock win today. Good guy, and truly magnificent hair 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Wouldn’t mind seeing Robert Rock win today. Good guy, and truly magnificent hair Aye he's one of the good guys. One of the commentary team yesterday said he looks and plays like a golfer from the 70's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Aye he's one of the good guys. One of the commentary team yesterday said he looks and plays like a golfer from the 70's. In reasonable conditions, he generally wears a classic 70s style v neck. It's wonderful. He's also a highly rated coach, and has been coaching guys like Wallace and Larrazabal, and Lee Westwood's recent improvement came after he joined up with him as well. If he started working in the shop at a course, he would basically be the perfect example of an old-school pro. ETA: the packages at his coaching academy are not bad prices considering he is still a well known tour pro - https://www.silvermere-golf.co.uk/golf/robert-rock-academy/ Edited October 4, 2020 by Mark Connolly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabGaz Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Wouldn’t mind seeing Robert Rock win today. Good guy, and truly magnificent hair He’s also got (arguably) the best swing on the European tour. Top bloke. Edited October 4, 2020 by ArabGaz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 He’s also got (arguably) the best swing on the European tour. Top bloke.Was going to post the same, little wonder so many players want lessons from him, his swing is as smooth as they come. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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