Golf: The Open

[Pip in a Poke]

After the magnificent festival of golf we have witnessed on these shores beginning with the Irish Open 4 weeks ago, the blue riband event has been won by the most boring man in the game. Boring, boring Speith.

I had such high hopes of some home grown talent coming through this year - Tommy Fleetwood maybe or Poults considering the form he's been in. I actually lost £100 when I had a flutter on Francesco Molinari - my man didn't even make the cut.

On a positive note, it was good to see Ellie Barbour slip into Hazel Irvine's shoes so effortlessly. I think television coverage is safe in her hands.

By the way, I don't know if any of you are watching the highlights on BBC Television but I've just seen myself (yep, I was there . I'm wearing a ping sun visor with a diamond patterned Pringle vee neck and am carrying a large, pink Taylor Made golfing umbrella. See if you can spot me!

[kaiser78]

Sorry PIAP, but golf zzzzzzzzzzzz

[OwlHoot]

Sorry PIAP, but golf zzzzzzzzzzzz

WHS - Playing golf must be boring enough, but watching it is orders of magnitude more tedious.

[OwlHoot]

WHS - Playing golf must be boring enough, but watching it is orders of magnitude more tedious.

(Same goes for cricket, only more so)

[WTFH]

Golf and Cricket are British sports. If you don't like watching or playing them, you're obviously not very supportive of Britain.

[SteelyDan]

Boring, boring Speith - this 22 year old is pure genius & you clearly missed how well he dealt with things on the 13th

I had such high hopes of some home grown talent coming through this year - Tommy Fleetwood [no real major experience yet] maybe or Poults [has been clinging to Ryder cup memories & on the way out as a golfer] considering the form he's been in [who? Poults or Fleetwood? Poults only just managed to retain his card thru having to qualify & TF needs more experience in main events].

I actually lost £100 when I had a flutter on Francesco Molinari - my man didn't even make the cut. - & you're surprised at this?

You clearly know nothing about golf...

"By the way, I don't know if any of you are watching the highlights on BBC Television but I've just seen myself (yep, I was there . I'm wearing a ping sun visor with a diamond patterned Pringle vee neck and am carrying a large, pink Taylor Made golfing umbrella"...yeah just about sums it up.

[oscarose]

@SteelyDan

Hardly a genius. On the 13th...his tee shot twas around 200 yards off target...

What happened to the brits...

Great entertainment all weekend...

[original PM]

@SteelyDan

Hardly a genius. On the 13th...his tee shot twas around 200 yards off target...

What happened to the brits...

Great entertainment all weekend...

Indeed - even I cannot slice a ball that far!

and then yes great recovery - but it wasn't really as he had a good lie off the range.

the brits were rubbish - dunno why but they Rory for example was spraying it around like a porn start.

[WTFH]

@SteelyDan

Hardly a genius. On the 13th...his tee shot twas around 200 yards off target...

Seve was like that - a great recovery player because he tended to stick his tee shots in the worst places. (I say "tended to", I don't mean every one, but he hit more off course than most other players did at the time)

[SteelyDan]

Seve was like that - a great recovery player

Indeed, and [for those commenters who are clearly non-golf players] this is where the 'genius' comes into play...