2024 AIG Women's Open (Aug 22 - 25)

[JungleJimbo]

Surprised that Rose Zhang is wearing her hoodie today, given the strong winds!

 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

Minjee looks like an umpire today, in these photos?

The 'World Feed' commentators (Trish Johnson and Richard Kaufman/ Sophie Walker? alongside Christina Kim!) likened it to a "Newcastle United" kit @Rapidcat ... albeit look closely and it is more a minty-green! (off-white) ... a.k.a. "Minty Lee"! "Aussie Aussie Aussie!"🙂 

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by JungleJimbo

[Rapidcat]

6 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

Minjee looks like an umpire today, in these photos?

The 'World Feed' commentators (Trish Johnson and Richard Kaufman/ Sophie Walker? alongside Christina Kim!) likened it to a "Newcastle United" kit @Rapidcat

 

 

Yes, I'm getting the same world feed.

 

As an ex-basketballer and with a son still playing that game, looks more like a basketball ref's kit:

 

 

English commentator's showing their lack of US sports familiarity.

[TerpFangolfer]

Amazing to see them having to hit hybrids/FWs into #1...I like it!

[JungleJimbo]

2 hours ago, pmcuk said:

Can anyone tell me how to watch this in the UK apart from Sky sports?

 

The Scottish Open had good coverage on YouTube but I haven't seen anything come up yet. 

 

The BBC has radio coverage...... radio?????  Worse than checking the LPGA website. 

@pmcuk You can try to watch via the AIGWO App (iOS/ Android?) ... it will re-direct you to https://www.randa.tv/

 

...p/s: LET pro golfer Meghan MacLaren shares your/our frustrations w.r.t. the lack of early TV coverage!

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

 

How has Georgia Hall just driven the 9th green

(323 yards, per the TV onscreen graphics / official white-line yardage)?

 

... and made the putt, for an eagle-2!

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

"Driver off the deck" from Lydia Ko's 2nd shot on par-5 5th.

 

[JungleJimbo]

 

https://www.youtube.com/@golfranda

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

1 hour ago, Rapidcat said:

 

Yes, I'm getting the same world feed.

 

As an ex-basketballer and with a son still playing that game, looks more like a basketball ref's kit:

 

 

English commentator's showing their lack of US sports familiarity.

 

The "World Feed" commentary team is enjoyable i.e. don't need the "mute" button

 

Led by Richard Kaufman, as the thorn amongst the roses, i.e. Trish Johnson, Iona Stephen, Ali Whitaker, Laura Davies, Christina Kim, Inci Mehmet, etc? 

 

...p/s: Today i learnt some new cockney rhyming slang (from Christina Kim!! ... i.e. she said she enjoys St Andrews being in the centre of town, for the convenience of a pint and a "Ruby Murray" i.e. slang for curry!)

 

 

 

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by JungleJimbo

[Rapidcat]

2 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

The "World Feed" commentary team is enjoyable i.e. don't need the "mute" button

 

Led by Richard Kaufman, as the thorn amongst the roses

i.e. Trish Johnson, Iona Stephen, Ali Whitaker, Laura Davies, Christina Kim, Inci Mehmet, etc?

 

 

That commentary team is a bit of a mixed bag for me but at least no/few adds, that's the big upside.

[JungleJimbo]

26 minutes ago, Rapidcat said:

 

That commentary team is a bit of a mixed bag for me but at least no/few adds, that's the big upside.

 

Richard Kaufman seems to be influenced by Christina Kim's attempts at 'Ruby Murray, for a curry' cockney rhyming slang

e.g. he replaced the word "putter" with "Ally Ewing's using her 'bread and butter' from the fairway/fringe"!

(Ali Whitaker didn't approve & nipped that in the bud)

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by JungleJimbo

[Rapidcat]

15 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

Richard Kaufman seems to be influenced by Christina Kim's attempts at 'Ruby Murray' cockney rhyming slang

e.g. he replaced the word "putter" with "Ally Ewing's using her 'bread and butter' from the fairway/fringe"!

(Ali Whitaker didn't approve & nipped that in the bud)

 

 

Ali misses Tony Johnston, they bounce off each other so well, Richard's ok though in the main.

 

I'm quite impressed with Christina, she commentates more conservatively than she dresses when she plays

[WorkItBothWays]

27 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

Richard Kaufman seems to be influenced by Christina Kim's attempts at 'Ruby Murray, for a curry' cockney rhyming slang

e.g. he replaced the word "putter" with "Ally Ewing's using her 'bread and butter' from the fairway/fringe"!

(Ali Whitaker didn't approve & nipped that in the bud)

 

The bread and butter slang comment came from Jamie Spence not Richard Kaufman. Ali Whitaker, not a fan of her commentary style at all. Unfortunately she's on Sky Sports a lot of these days as she does a lot of the DPWT feeds.

[WorkItBothWays]

16 minutes ago, Rapidcat said:

 

I'm quite impressed with Christina

I actually agree with this. First heard her on PGA Tour Live a few years back and despite the fact many were critical I thought she was good.

[WorkItBothWays]

Scoring is good (all things considered) and thankfully the rain is staying away. At least the sun is shining albeit the temp isn't great.

[Tom Kelly]

If they're canny, they'll slow play right down to take advantage of the late teatime lull in the wind. Going to say R. Yin won't be the leader come end of play.

 

[Tom Kelly]

"Advertising, in order to render its full magical effect, must not be troubled, hindered, diverted by anything. It must be allowed to assert, consecrate, vociferate, bugle abroad the worst stupidities, no matter what Himalayan, brainless, thundering phantasmagoria on the subject of cars, stars, tooth-brushes, writers, female pop singers, golfers, without anyone batting an eyelid, or making from the theatre pit the tiniest simplest protest. The pit must remain permanently and totally hypnotized by stupid rubbish."

 

Tried getting access to this R&A world feed, but they want all my details to register. Dream on.

 

Edited August 22, 2024 by Tom Kelly
that horrific orange mans name

[bcjim]

If the winds are really as strong as claimed, the course,  already easy,  must be set up super easy to get this kind of scoring.

[khalespace]

1 hour ago, Tom Kelly said:

If they're canny, they'll slow play right down to take advantage of the late teatime lull in the wind. Going to say R. Yin won't be the leader come end of play.

 

Looks like the late groups today which are early groups tomorrow will have a huge advantage. On Friday before 10am wind is very mild. Those who start between 7 and 8 on Friday better take advantage.

[Rapidcat]

Some of the commentary is very dryly funny.

 

The Catriona Mathews suite stuff

 

Wish the LPGAT would let Tom Abbott really have his head on a broadcast, I think it would be a 'wit fest'.

 

Need the right commentator for him to bounce off though, Ali could do it but maybe also some others.

 

No mumblers nor shrill voices need apply.

[jt2gt]

Hull, Korda, Vu...in the same group and all killin it. What more can you ask for.  Hope they keep it up tomorrow.  They all looked like they had their game faces on putting on 18 or it could be just the bitter cold in August. 😂

[Jonnyuk74]

13 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

@Jonnyuk74 Are you lucky enough to have Iona Stephen on-site at St Andrews this year,

i.e. she might be at the Loch Lomond hospitality tent (when she's not on-screen with Sky Sports), with complimentary whisky shots / ginger beer?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't seen this, although did see iona take the same wrong turn as I did to the hotel and gave me a lovely smile...just thought id share. 😆

[Jonnyuk74]

Had a really good day, but was mega windy early doors. I obvs followed the Yin, LG, Shibuno group when I could and was very impressed with Ronny. Amazing in those conditions. As for LG just not quite on it, maybe thinking the new Adidas wardrobe is beginning to over shadow the golf - did she really double bogey the 18th?? Missed that one!  Great round from Charley, maybe this will finally be the week for her!

[PhilWhitUK]

Off work today with covid so was able to watch most of the coverage.  The Hull group looked good and it will be fun to watch what they do in the morning (except no TV coverage!!)

[Lobby]

This is one good looking leaderboard!

[18majors]

 

As a Nelly Korda fan, the player who scares me the most has always been Patty Tavatanakit; she's it all when she puts it all together.  

 

She shot -3 today but she isn't on all cylinders; she missed several putts inside ten feet.

[Shilgy]

On 8/21/2024 at 10:56 AM, Argonne69 said:

I didn't realize that KLPGA players face suspension if they tee it up here this week due to there being a KLPGA major this week. They keep a very tight grip on their members. 

 

Which is weird….if they think enough of majors that a male golfer gets out of mandatory two years military service for winning a major or Olympic medal you would think the women would get something.

[Shilgy]

Odd that no one has posted about the 6+ hours pace of play today.

 

[3eagles]

2 minutes ago, Shilgy said:

Odd that no one has posted about the 6+ hours pace of play today.

 

I think 1 hour of that was waiting on 11 tee. Anyone on site or otherwise know what the hold up was? TV never said why, only said 3-4 groups were backed up.

[Shilgy]

2 minutes ago, 3eagles said:

I think 1 hour of that was waiting on 11 tee. Anyone on site or otherwise know what the hold up was? TV never said why, only said 3-4 groups were backed up.

When the Korda group got to that tee they waited 30 minutes.  Fun to do in the wind and cold.🥶