2025 Open Championship in Portrush

[Mr.Cleeks]

The gap between Scottie and everyone else is just so wide right now. 

[jjw822]

Just now, Mr.Cleeks said:

The gap between Scottie and everyone else is just so wide right now. 

its crazy. He just does not stop. good to see

[drbonesvt]

Lowry hit the stick , stick makes ball move = Penalty.  Does intent play into the rule or is just causation? 

[Mr.Cleeks]

10 minutes ago, onthebogeytrain said:

as a die-hard vikings fan, this is real

 The guy turns into 2007 Tom Brady at 1PM. I've been a viking fan for 20 years and never seen such a disparity between the time someone plays a game

[Como82]

24 minutes ago, doctorbloor said:

If they don't get some weather this weekend, it's not hard to imagine him going out and doing the same thing in both the third and fourth rounds.

 

Tomorrow is not bad, Sunday looks terrible

[NosajNeelik]

3 hours ago, kiawah said:

He's only boring because he is so good that he doesn't ever really need to do anything exciting. But it is boring. Please throw in a double or a legitimately difficult par save Scott

You haven’t heard him talk about his life? Definition of boring 

[rsballer10]

I've been critical of Shane in the past. But props to him for being honest in the post round, accepting the penalty, stating his case and moving on.

[Fairways_and_Greens]

4 minutes ago, NosajNeelik said:

You haven’t heard him talk about his life? Definition of boring 

You should host an AMA so we can learn what being interesting looks like.

[NosajNeelik]

Just now, Fairways_and_Greens said:

You should host an AMA so we can learn what being interesting looks like.

Never said I wasn’t boring 

[MaineMariner]

Lowry assessed a 2-stroke penalty, per the internet.

 

That's just brutal luck. He wasn't even swinging close to his ball, wasn't looking at his ball, and was only "caught" because a camera happened to be zoomed in. That same thing probably happened a dozen times on the course today, but nobody was there to see it.

[Shriner]

3 minutes ago, MaineMariner said:

Lowry assessed a 2-stroke penalty, per the internet.

 

That's just brutal luck. He wasn't even swinging close to his ball, wasn't looking at his ball, and was only "caught" because a camera happened to be zoomed in. That same thing probably happened a dozen times on the course today, but nobody was there to see it.

 

Yep, it is a guarantee that it happened other times today but those players weren't in contention so it did not get noticed.

[Como82]

13 minutes ago, NosajNeelik said:

You haven’t heard him talk about his life? Definition of boring 

 

I totally get it.  Tiger in 2005 at same age of Scottie was married too and just recently I think had his first child but you could still envision the guy going to the bar and getting sloshed or even he and his wife having their sitter watch the kid for a night and getting sloshed together.  I so cannot envision Scottie or his wife doing that.  I'd guess the dude was Mormon if I did not know he was not

[rsballer10]

1 hour ago, nsxguy said:

 

The link you posted is from the pre-2019 rules. That said I don't think it's any difference now (just too lazy to go look for it. LOL)

 

But note, in the link it says "1) when video reveals evidence that could not reasonably be seen with the “naked eye,” (no penalty).

 

And, imo, there's the rub. I kinda agree with Footwedge. When the golfer takes a practice swing, he's looking at the spot where the ball would've been. And at that point, the ball moves enough to be seen a mere 12 inches away from him. He should've seen it move.

 

But that aside, whether he was looking at it or not, is not what you posted said. Video evidence is admissible, and imo, that movement could definitely have been seen from 5+ feet above the ball. 

Shane did a great job taking the penalty and moving. But I wasn't surprised to hear him say that he didn't see it move in real time, and that the officials already had their mind made up when he got to the scorer's table. He handled it as best he could. I just don't like the idea that the sport brags about players calling their own penalties, and then intervenes when they want a certain ruling. If he weren't in Scottie's group, it probably doesn't get caught. How many other players are getting zoomed in camera views of their ball? 

 

[tombomb]

anybody know what hoodie scottie was wearing today? 

[PedronNiall]

26 minutes ago, Como82 said:

 

I totally get it.  Tiger in 2005 at same age of Scottie was married too and just recently I think had his first child but you could still envision the guy going to the bar and getting sloshed or even he and his wife having their sitter watch the kid for a night and getting sloshed together.  I so cannot envision Scottie or his wife doing that.  I'd guess the dude was Mormon if I did not know he was not

 

Scottie, his wife, and their friends went straight from the airport to a local bar after they flew in from Scottie winning The Masters. His wife was the one who suggested it. 

[mshills]

20 minutes ago, rsballer10 said:

I just don't like the idea that the sport brags about players calling their own penalties, and then intervenes when they want a certain ruling.

Agree with this statement 100%. If the decision is already made, why ask? Just so you can give the guy the opportunity to be a martyr? What’s the point?

[Dan33185]

I don't think I can watch another Scottie win...seems like a nice guy, but it's just getting boring at this point.

Edited July 18 by Dan33185

[PNWGuy]

2 hours ago, jdl said:

Bryson can't control his traj so the answer is....invent a new golf ball!

 

 

 

I'll save him from wasting his time re-inventing the G.O.A.T.

[NosajNeelik]

9 minutes ago, PedronNiall said:

 

Scottie, his wife, and their friends went straight from the airport to a local bar after they flew in from Scottie winning The Masters. His wife was the one who suggested it. 

Did they get “sloshed” is the question. 

[pmadden86]

24 minutes ago, tombomb said:

anybody know what hoodie scottie was wearing today? 

A boring one?

[tiderider]

6 minutes ago, pmadden86 said:

A boring one?

internet winner today, folks! ... thanks for playing ... 

 

 

[NosajNeelik]

37 minutes ago, tombomb said:

anybody know what hoodie scottie was wearing today? 

I’m sure the R&A HATED it 

[StoutKing]

1 hour ago, Como82 said:

 

I totally get it.  Tiger in 2005 at same age of Scottie was married too and just recently I think had his first child but you could still envision the guy going to the bar and getting sloshed or even he and his wife having their sitter watch the kid for a night and getting sloshed together.  I so cannot envision Scottie or his wife doing that.  I'd guess the dude was Mormon if I did not know he was not

Dude.  I used to live in Salt Lake and plenty of Mormons got sloshed.  Very good people too.

Edited July 18 by StoutKing

[BombinJim]

45 minutes ago, PNWGuy said:

 

I'll save him from wasting his time re-inventing the G.O.A.T.

The OG “Rock-Flite”

[PNWGuy]

1 hour ago, PedronNiall said:

 

Scottie, his wife, and their friends went straight from the airport to a local bar after they flew in from Scottie winning The Masters. His wife was the one who suggested it. 

 

A frequent poster claimed they were "Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood".

 

 

[bladehunter]

3 hours ago, Santiago Golf said:

 what did he say

 

Wasn’t him. It was  hicks I think. Just his hall monitor take on the moving ball. Probably just me not liking his voice 🤣

[PNWGuy]

23 minutes ago, BombinJim said:

The OG “Rock-Flite”

True they played like ball bearings but they were also indestructible.

[Duct Tape]

Justin Leonard makes the cut. 
 

Blast from the past. 
 

Good on him!  
 

 

Edited July 19 by Duct Tape

[Frank Newport]

Why is it a 2 stroke penalty ? Why not one?

[rsballer10]

1 hour ago, mshills said:

Agree with this statement 100%. If the decision is already made, why ask? Just so you can give the guy the opportunity to be a martyr? What’s the point?

Too offload the scrutiny onto the player