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| 1551.1 | Faldo to win... | MADBAS::DSMITH | ONE THOMAS BROLIN... | Tue Jul 14 1992 06:25 | 7 |
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I think we'll see a British winner this year with Faldo, Woosnam and
Montgomerie all in good form. Should see a strong showing from the
Aussies again, especially Parry who's in with a good shout.
Danny...
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| 1551.2 | A European to win | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:33 | 20 |
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It's clear from the qualifying rounds, that a European will win
the British Open, Crenshaw 80, Michaelson 79. The Americans
don't have the style, flair nor experience to master the
subtleties of Scottish golf at its best. I think the Americans
have gone soft, playing all their golf on beautifully manicured
fairways, perfect weather conditions, and seriously watered
greens to give them bite.
With the tight greens, horrendous rough and hopefully strong
winds at Muirfield, a European will blow away all the opposition.
My money is on either Montgomerie - because he was born and bred
on windy Scottish links courses, but may not have the nerve to
win a big competition, or Faldo - because by far he is the best
striker of a golf ball in the world, and Muirfield's greens are
far superior to Lytham's of last year.
Being a Scot, I've a great desire for Sandy Lyle to win, but ...
Randall
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| 1551.3 | What the.. | DEVMKO::BLAISDELL | Keep an even keel | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:36 | 2 |
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Hoo boy, here we go again...........
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| 1551.4 | ya.. sure Randall! | INDEV1::GSMITH | I need two of everything | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:36 | 11 |
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Randall...
Did you happen to catch the US Open? Watch the final round again
if you have it on tape.
.. oh I get it... your just trying to put some life into this
note...
Smitty
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| 1551.5 | Where have YOU been? | GVAADG::RITCHIE | A Load of Old Cobolers | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:44 | 10 |
| >...With the tight greens, horrendous rough and hopefully strong
>winds ...
Sounds like Pebble Beach in June!
>a European will blow away all the opposition.
Now what was that Scotsman's name? ah yes, Tom McKite.
Andrew (Scot in exile).
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| 1551.6 | My 2� worth | NACAD::NISKALA | Take me out to the ballgame... | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:46 | 8 |
| Scores in practice rounds don't mean diddly-squat. The players
are trying different things on how to deal with the wind, the best
way to play the hole, etc. Granted the US players are spoiled with
the perfect manicuring of courses and a European is better suited
for the conditions of Muirfield. but anything can happen.
If I had to put money on anyone, it would have to be Faldo, but
the Watsons, Couples, Crenshaws, and Kites do have a bit of experience
in British Opens.
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| 1551.7 | The winner is... | SIOG::CAHILL | | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:48 | 13 |
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Its simple...
This years Open champion will be the player who is most accurate off
the tee but also has the ability to play good recovery shots from
awkward lies off the fairway, can cope with the undulating links
fairways and lightening fast greens and has the ability to maintain
these skills when faced with 30 mph+ winds and maybe the odd spot of
rain thrown in.
I think that clears it up, don't you ? 8-)
Martin.
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| 1551.8 | Not patriotic, just sensible :-) :-) | MADBAS::DSMITH | ONE THOMAS BROLIN... | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:52 | 19 |
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re last
I don't quite know what your getting at. Having watched the
final round of the US Open, most of the American players really
struggled in the windy conditions. Granted, Tom Kite played a fantastic
round of golf and deserved his win. Jeff Sluman and one or two others
had good scores, but on the whole, the Yanks struggled. Monty did well
to finish 3rd, Faldo and Woosnam played very average golf yet both
finished high on the leader board.
My reason for picking a Euro winner at the Open this year is
that Faldo is playing some great golf from tee to green just now, once
he starts holeing putts he'll be there. Also, it's a links course which
does not suit the Americans, especially if the wind blows. Finally,
there doesn't seem to be any American "burning" it up just now.
Danny.
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| 1551.9 | | SQGUK::NOCK | Deleted, but not read | Tue Jul 14 1992 09:56 | 16 |
| He must have been trying to wind people up...
Let's face it, Crenshaw and Michaelson would hardly be most Americans'
first choice picks if they were looking for a home winner. As someone
pointed out, Kite won on VERY hard greens at Pebble Beach. I wouldn't
rule out a USGA tour winner.
As for Colin Montgomerie, I read something recently that suggested he
was a bit of a 'Born Again Scot' - far from being born and bred on the
Scottish links, he's a Yorkshireman and he's played amateur golf for
England.
"Tight greens, horrendous rough" sounds like the US Open, and when did
we last win that?
Predictions? I haven't a clue...
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| 1551.10 | Where will they be? | LARVAE::HOPE_MURRAY | Worn to be boiled | Tue Jul 14 1992 10:25 | 35 |
| Rather than just a tip but it was fun trying to position them
the following is a list of some of the top golfers and where I
guess they might finish
Stewart MC
Daly MC
Ballesteros MC
Beck Top 30
Woosnam Top 30
Kite Top 30
Cook Top 30
O'Meara Top 30
Forsbrand Top 20
Olazabal Top 20
Couples Top 20
Montgomerie Top 15
Faldo Top 15
Langer Top 15
Price Top 15
Azinger Top 10
Calcavechia Top 10
Love Top 10
Watson Top 10
Pavin Top 5
Lyle Top 5
Norman Top 5
2 relative unknowns will be in the top 5: one of which will be European
(Gary Evans or Jamie Spence) and one Australian (Peter O'Malley or Mike
Harwood).
And Sandy Lyle will take his 3rd Major on Sunday
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| 1551.11 | 1-5 .. very interchangeable | GIMP77::MACAULAY | | Tue Jul 14 1992 11:24 | 9 |
| 1.Tom Kite
2.Sandy Lyle
3.Colin Montgomerie
4.Greg Norman
5.Nick Faldo
That's how I see-em folks!
Steve
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| 1551.12 | Go Sandy! | CPDW::LACAIRE | | Tue Jul 14 1992 11:38 | 12 |
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Jose Ollie is due. He may well win, it *will* be a European...
I will be rooting for Sandy Lyle.
Fred Couples top US finisher.
Looking forward to it,
-S.
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| 1551.13 | Time zone differences mean a lot | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Tue Jul 14 1992 11:42 | 33 |
| (When I read this note at 9:00 this morning (GMT), there was one
reply. I come back from lunch, and there are loads.)
However, I'll take back part of what I said previously. There
is clearly a lot of wind in America, but it appears to be mostly
hot air.
Yes, I did watch the US Open, and all credit to Tom Kite. He did
a fantastic job in keeping his nerve, when everyone else fell
away. I wouldn't say that Tom won the US Open, I would say that
other Americans couldn't cope with the conditions and lost it.
Colin Montgomerie is not known as a strong finisher, he merely
plods along but still almost managed to win it. To win a major
on such a high score is ridiculous.
Two things about the US Open suggest that a European will win.
Firstly, Peeble Beach was set up like a Scottish Links course,
and really no American showed any great ability to cope. Faldo,
Woosnam et al played reasonable golf, and almost won it.
Secondly, traditionally the USPGA have deliberately restricted
the number of overseas competitors from entering the tournament,
hence increasing the likelihood of a home winner. If more
"foreign" golfers had been allowed to compete, who knows what
would have happened. At least the competitors in the British
Open are there on merit - play well and you're in.
I still stand by what I said in the original reply. There hasn't
been any other viable suggestions so far. A European to win.
Randall
BTW Freddie didn't start to win until he started using Scottish
designed and manufactured clubs - Lynx.
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| 1551.14 | | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | | Tue Jul 14 1992 13:21 | 10 |
| Top five but not in any particular order -
IBF
Seve
Shark
Floyd
Couples
(Woosie as an alternate)
SCD
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| 1551.15 | subjective analysis, no emotion, no patriotism | DEVMKO::BLAISDELL | Keep an even keel | Tue Jul 14 1992 13:38 | 24 |
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Common sense and logic dictates that the winner of the British Open at
Muirfield will be able to:
1) Hit the ball an extremely long way.
Ballesteros, Woosnam, Olazabal, Norman, Couples,
Lyle, Love III, Azinger
2) Control the ball in tough winds and play the bump and run.
Woosnam, Olazabal, Lyle, Azinger
3) Putt consistently well for all four rounds.
Olazabal
By process of elimination Olazabal will win. But who says logic and
common sense has anything to do with golf? Look for Sluman of the
US to win. 8^}
-rick
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| 1551.16 | lots of emotion | ODIXIE::RHARRIS | bowhunters release at the right time | Tue Jul 14 1992 14:19 | 22 |
| re.13
"hot air"- Could you please elaborate on that statement before I
share my response to it.
Tom Kite didn't win the open- What do you call getting a check and a
trophy.
Faldo and Woosnam almost won- Almost doesn't count!
I hope an american wins the open. But of course, the person who is
on top of his game, and plays proper course management for his game
will win.
In my humble opinion, I get tired of down playing the american players
when they WIN, and the glorification of euro players when they ALMOST
win. Not trying to start anything, but I think it has already been
going on.
fwiw,
bob
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| 1551.17 | "Go on Big Man" | KIRKTN::DMILNE | Let Mi Oot. | Tue Jul 14 1992 16:30 | 21 |
| Top Five.
1. Faldo.
2. Langer.
3. Ollie.
4. Woosnam.
5. Daly.
No one has even mentioned John Daly yet,I'm not one of his biggest fans
but he must be in with some sort of a chance.I read an article in the
newspapers saying that he was here only to learn.He stated that he was
playing pretty well and not drinking to much.He was asked what he would
do if it gets really windy,his reply was " aim 70 yards left or right hit
it and hope it lands somewhere on this planet.
This is the kind of attitude that wins tournaments....anybody remember
Ballesteros car park king.
Sandy Lyle might just sneak in and upstage everybody.....
Dav....
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| 1551.18 | Zinger | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Tue Jul 14 1992 16:47 | 7 |
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Anyone who hits it high has no chance.
Azinger - he hits that 1/2 punch, knock down shot.
But I want Tom Watson (who hits it friggin' high)
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| 1551.19 | Imagine being mistaken for an Englishman !! | AYOV10::CAIRNS | Blue Period ...... Black Comedy | Wed Jul 15 1992 04:01 | 16 |
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re .9
Colin Montgomerie being a 'Yorkshireman' and playing Golf for England
Most, most, most definately note. He was born and bred in Troon which
is only about 10 miles from the Ayr Plant, played all levels of golf
for Scotland, and his father is secretary of 'Royal Troon', where he
can be seen around the town occasionally.
A definate case of mistaken identity.......or worse than that slander
:-)
Walker
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| 1551.20 | | MADBAS::DREES | the black & white machine | Wed Jul 15 1992 04:06 | 22 |
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I'm getting a wee bit fed up with this continual "were better than you"
crap. European golf has finally broken the American stranglehold on
majors but I would not say we were the dominate force. For anyone to
say Tom Kite did not *WIN* the US Open is nonsense. His performance in
the final round was awesome, he deserved his victory.
Lets all please try to remember golf is now a world game dominated by
no country.
To emphasis that fact my 3 picks are a Brit, an Aussie and a Yank.
1. Faldo - for me No1 in the world and playing exceptional golf at the
moment. If he putts well he could win by 4 or 5 shots.
2. Baker Finch - desperate to emulate Peter Thomson and successfully
defend his title.
3. Azinger - Overdue a major and after his bogey,bogey finish last time
at Muirfield will be looking to erase that dissapointment.
Del.
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| 1551.21 | Nine o'clock the next morning | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Wed Jul 15 1992 05:17 | 61 |
| Hi,
Well, it's now nine o'clock the next morning, and still the
replies keep coming. You've guessed it. Yesterday, I was fairly
bored, and decided to add a little spice to the notes conference.
To clear up a point from an earlier reply. As was pointed out
Colin Montgomerie is a true Scot. I think you were referring to
Sandy Lyle, who played all his golf at Hawkstone Park, England.
He qualifies as a Scot because his father is Scottish. We're
such a small and poor country that we will accept almost anyone
as Scottish. This is more so in evidence when it comes to
football, although I believe it is called soccer across the pond.
Even if your grand parents were Scottish, you can qualify to
represent your country.
All emotion aside, I still think a European will win. My money's
on Nick Faldo, with fairly generous odds of 8-1. I also have a
sneaking feeling that a Swede may win. I'm not saying which one,
but there are so many around, and they do seem to have a terrific
repertoire of shots.
Amongst the Americans, I also have money on Freddie Couples, 8-1.
He is possibly the best striker of a ball I have ever seen in my
life. I remember last year at Lytham, word went round that
"Freddie was opening his shoulders on the practice ground".
Without a word of a lie, the practice ground at Lytham was
320-340 yards long. Freddie was hitting his driver clean out of
the ground on the carry.
I'm not really anti American golfers. In fact, it was an
American golfer who started me off in the game - Jack Nicklaus.
I remember the incident well. He was standing on the eighteenth
tee at St Andrews, needing a par or birdie to win. Wind against,
roughly 340 yards. He picked up his driver, looked at his
caddie, handed the club back to his caddie, took off his jersey,
and banged his tee shot through the back of the green. It was
awesome. People always remember the putt Doug Sanders missed in
that Open, but for me Jack's tee shot was unforgettable. I was
only young at the time, but decided there and then to take up the
game.
Who can forget the 5 victories Tom Watson has had in the Open,
four of these being recorded in Scotland ? The tremendous
head-to-head between Tom and Jack at Turnberry. I remember
watching Tom Watson walking off the practice ground at Turnberry,
and couldn't believe the size of his forearms. They are
enormous.
All emotion and jingoism aside, the next few days will be
absolutely wonderful. There will be a winnner and lots of
losers, but one thing is for certain, the game of golf will win.
Let's hope everyone has a great time; Sandy Lyle shines, John
Daly impresses the British crowds, and the famous Claret Jug
remains on British soil.
Randall ( patriotic yes, but essentially a true golf fan)
BTW I've read loads of notes about Davis Love III. He's not
that well known over here, and it will be interesting to see how
he makes out.
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| 1551.22 | | SQGUK::NOCK | Deleted, but not read | Wed Jul 15 1992 05:41 | 9 |
| It was Montgomerie I (thought I) saw the story about - the story I saw
was, I think, in 'The Independent' (I'm English by the way - living in
sunny Reading). I'll check that old pile of newspapers at home - I
might still have it. The story was probably just a load of old tosh to
fill some space.
I'm still not going to make a prediction though...
Paul
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| 1551.23 | Seriously though... | SIOG::CAHILL | | Wed Jul 15 1992 07:12 | 30 |
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But seriously...
Nick Faldo - Dosn't seem to have the killer instinct at the moment.
Has had his chances in recent tournaments but failed to
take them.
Olazabal - Anybody remember his last win ??
Norman - Likewise.
Woosie - Seems to be regaining some consistency, and his first two
rounds with Jack could spur him on.
Couples - Seems fairly quiet since the Masters.
Kite - Definitely will arrive thinking he has a good chance.
Montgomerie- The effect of the 7-under-par-for-last-five-holes of
O'Malley to snatch last weekends tournament from Colin
remains to be seen.
Having said all that about the 'favourites', I think we could see a
challenger from the pack. Lyle, McNulty, Strange, Forsbrand, Johnstone,
Torrance, Watson, Seve could all figure.
So having narrowed it down to those few (!!!), my money would go on
Woosie for a win and an each-way bet on Curtis.
Martin.
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| 1551.24 | Langer Wire to Wire | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | Perfect Practice Makes Perfect | Wed Jul 15 1992 10:49 | 16 |
| Here's my order of finish:
Langer
Montgomerie
Lyle
Forsbrand
Faldo
Best American finish: Azinger
Don't count out Mark Brooks, he had a few good rounds in the Bealls
Scottish Open but couldn't wrap it up the last day. Langer has been
hanging all year. I think he breaks thru.
Ken
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| 1551.25 | Odds and TV please | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | Perfect Practice Makes Perfect | Wed Jul 15 1992 10:51 | 6 |
| I know there are a few Pounds bet on golf across the pond. It would
nice for someone to post the betting odds on the notable players.
Also can someone post the TV coverage. My VCR will need a workout.
Ken
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| 1551.26 | | KOALA::DIAMOND | No brag, Just fact. | Wed Jul 15 1992 14:18 | 7 |
| I read a article on Daly today in the Boston Herald. At the open they
raised the net to 18' just for Daly. The net is 280 yds from the tee
area. Daly is clearing the net and hitting balls into the 8th fairway.
He's got a new driver that's supposedly gives him a extra 20 yds then
his older one.
Mike
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| 1551.27 | Faxon had a few good rounds last year | AKOCOA::BREEN | Bill Breen Ako2-3 244-7984 | Wed Jul 15 1992 17:11 | 10 |
| Chip Beck is a name missing. I like the Langer pick and any Aussie
including Norman who looks more like his old self.
Europe/America dominance seems to reverse every few years with the
"Yanks" back on top temporarily. Are the Swedes going to do to golf
what they did for awhile in tennis in the 80s?
Rick for this one I ;am going to replace Bill Andrade with his RI buddy
Brad Faxon - any newenglander must be able to play in wind
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| 1551.28 | Betting odds. | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Thu Jul 16 1992 05:25 | 26 |
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re: .-3,
Here are the odds I was quoted for the British Open. I've got
�10 on Faldo and �10 on Couples, although I believe Faldo has now
shortened to 7-1:-
Faldo 8-1
Couples 8-1
Ballesteros 10-1
Woosnam 12-1
Olazabal 12-1
Langer 14-1
McNulty 16-1
Baker-Finch 16-1
Azinger 18-1
Stewart 18-1
Lyle 18-1
Norman 20-1
Davis Love 25-1
Parry 30-1
Watson 35-1
Montgomerie 50-1
Daly 100-1
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| 1551.29 | First two days' pairing. | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Thu Jul 16 1992 07:40 | 12 |
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The Open has thrown up some very interesting pairings:
Langer, Wadkins, Riley - (my swing is very similar to Lanny)
Mitchell, Faldo, Parry
Beck, Nicklaus, Woosnam
Baker-Finch, Torrance, Daly - (big hitting contest)
Floyd, Kite, Price - (dangerous threesome)
Couples, Mediate, Montgomerie (good group to follow)
Ozaki, Funk, Stewart
Johnstone, Norman, Olazabal
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| 1551.30 | Payne | WALTA::LENEHAN | par-taking in par making | Thu Jul 16 1992 08:39 | 10 |
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Hi,
Before the Open starts today guess I better make a guess...
I'll go with Payne Stewart winning in a playoff against Ian
Baker-Finch.
Walta
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| 1551.31 | | KEDZ::J_REID | Bart Simpson for Governor | Thu Jul 16 1992 08:54 | 1 |
| I pick Olazabal...
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| 1551.32 | Open latest | FUTURS::FLETCHER | | Thu Jul 16 1992 09:11 | 10 |
| Latest...
Woosie and Faldo -5 still on the course are tied for the lead with
Janzen and Beck (I think).
Faldo dropped a shot at the 1st going into a fairway bunker.
The way the course is playing -7 or -8 could be possible today.
Nigel
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| 1551.33 | British Open - Early Scores | ESSB::DOWLING | | Thu Jul 16 1992 10:03 | 11 |
| Ian Woosnam by 2 from Faldo. Some early scores
Steve Pate -6 AFTER 16
Nick Faldo -5 AFTER 13
Ian Woosnam -5 AFTER 10
Paul Azinger -3 AFTER 9
Tom Watson -2 AFTER 10
Lee Trevino -2 after 13
Jack Nicklaus -1 AFTER 7
Brendan
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| 1551.34 | | USPMLO::DESROCHERS | | Thu Jul 16 1992 10:16 | 7 |
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re: early scores
keep 'em coming !!! and thanks !!
Tom
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| 1551.35 | | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | Perfect Practice Makes Perfect | Thu Jul 16 1992 10:23 | 9 |
| Update:
Pate -7 F
Woosie -7 thru 17
Faldo -6 thru 15
Thats all I can remember from the radio on the way in.
Ken
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| 1551.36 | update | WALTA::LENEHAN | par-taking in par making | Thu Jul 16 1992 13:38 | 30 |
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As of 12:15pm
Ray Floyd -7 F
Steve Pate -7 F
Nick Faldo -6 F
Ian Woosnam-6 F
Other Notables
Norman -2 8
Baker-Finch E ?
Freddy +1 ?
Davis L+1 ?
Watson +2 F
Daly +3 F
Strange +3 F
Nicklaus +4
A ton of golfers are at -2
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| 1551.37 | Faldo - "you're the man". | WOTVAX::MORRISON | | Tue Jul 21 1992 05:14 | 37 |
|
Well, the 1992 British Open has come and gone, and what a climax.
How on earth Faldo could have kept his nerve over those four
closing holes, God only knows. And what a disappointment for
John Cook. From looking at a possible eagle to three putting the
17th - he must feel devastated.
The good news, however is that I am now �400 richer. �50 on Faldo
at 8-1, was a sound investment, although my other �50 on Freddie
didn't do so well. So yesterday, I ordered a set of PING ZINGs
from my club pro. After years of playing blades, I've finally
succumbed to new technology. I've borrowed PING EYE II's on
several occasions, and have borrowed the 5 and 9 iron from the
ZING's, and they are terrific. Sadly, they appear to be on a
long lead time here in the UK, but I suppose it will give me all
winter to break them in.
So if anyone wants a two year old set of Dunlop Maxfli Australian
blades, let me know. They are wonderful clubs, having guided me
to the club championship last year, the final of the championship
this year - to be played on August 28th, and the final round of
the BMW challenge, which I subsequently lost in a card play-off
to a 22 handicap golfer.
Randall - smiling all the way to the PING factory :-)
BTW in a previous reply, someone mentioned that they had to raise
the net at the end of the pratice ground when John Daly started
opening his shoulders with the driver. Well, seemingly, it was
Lee Trevino who was encouraging John to play to the crowd. On
the Tuesday pratice day, he teased John into blasting the ball
out of sight. My mate was in the pratice stand, and very quickly
caught on to what was happening. He dashed to the far side of
the ground and proceeded to pocket 30 Dunlop MD Tour balata's
before he was politely asked to leave, pockets bulging. So for
�5 and a pint of lager, I am now the proud owner of 10 brand new
balata's, only struck once, but some are definitely mis-shaped.
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| 1551.38 | Classic Lee | TEEUP::MOOK | Where are you between two thoughts? | Tue Jul 21 1992 14:48 | 8 |
| Speaking of Trevino, did anybody catch what (on Fri. I think) he said while
playing behind Langer?
It seems that Langer has started growing a beard and Lee was on the tee waiting
and waiting. Finally Lee says "Why in the heck is he waiting? There's noone
in front of him! You know when he started his round he was clean shaven!"
Bob who_loves_to_watch_those_early_rounds
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| 1551.39 | FALDO WORLD NUMBER 1 ? | BAHTAT::WADDLE_C | There's only two Chrissie Waddles | Thu Jul 23 1992 11:36 | 20 |
|
ANY COMMENTS ON THE LAST ROUND OF THE OPEN,
IS FALDO THE BEST ALL ROUND GOLFER IN THE WORLD ?
IS "GRIP IT AND RIP IT" DALEY GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY LINKS GOLF ?
WHAT HAPPENED TO FRED COUPLES ?
WILL THE GOLDEN BEAR RETURN NEXT YEAR ?
WHEN WILL AN AMERICAN WIN THE OPEN AGAIN ?
HOPE TO READ YOUR VIEWS ON THESE AND OTHER WORLD GOLF ISSUES
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| 1551.40 | | MADBAS::DREES | the black & white machine | Thu Jul 23 1992 12:13 | 27 |
|
Yeah, I'd definately say Faldo was the best all round golfer in the
world. From tee to green he is without doubt the No1. It's probably as
well that he has some off days with the putter or he'd be dominating
golf more than he actually is. To win 5 majors in 5 years is an
excellent record and I'm sure there is at least 2 or 3 more in him.
John Daly is not good enough to play links golf. He said himself that
he can only hit the ball high and play typical American "target " golf.
He can't hit the ball low which you need to be able to do when the wind
blows and he doesn't have a good enough short game to play the bump and
run shots necessary to score on links courses.
Was Fred Couples playing at Muirfield ??? :-)
I'm sure the Golden Bear will play again in The Open. It might not be
next year at Royal St Georges but I'm sure he'll want to finish in
better style than his performance this year. Nicklaus will definately
be back.
Who knows when an American will win The Open again. John Cook and
Steve Pate proved this year that at least some American golfers can
adapt to links golf. In saying that,if target golf and receptive greens
continue to dominate the American Tour, American victories in The Open
will be few and far between.
Del
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| 1551.41 | need a world league of golf | AKOCOA::BREEN | Bill Breen Ako2-3 244-7984 | Thu Jul 23 1992 13:01 | 19 |
| Faldo showed the quality possessed by many top Europeans and that is
determination and iron will. That I believe more than the differences
in the courses themselves make it difficult for talented American
golfers to win. Possibly confidence is a big factor.
This is not to take away from John Cook at least here because he is a
fine competitor and his day will come.
The PGA itself is not condusive(sic?) to developing the type of
"champion" that Faldo and Woosnam are and Nicklaus , Watson and Trevino
were. These Heritage and Kemper etc tournements always have a dozen
new names a week showing up 15 under par after three rounds making it
impossible to key on the top names - ie American players tend to play
against the field until the last 8 holes on Sunday where it may and may
not come down to individual competition.
Perhaps a world league of golf from Novemeber to early January on
southern hemisphere or tropical locations subsidized by tv is the
answer.
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| 1551.42 | | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | | Thu Jul 23 1992 17:17 | 19 |
| 1) Keep in mind that John Daly doesn't get paid to hit the ball low and
use irons off the tees. His sponsors want him blasting away, making
the cut and if he is lucky enough to be close so much the better.
2) Freddy folded and I was surprised. He is usually a good player in
those conditons. I think he took too much time off after the Masters
and lost his rythym. We'll see how he does in the next few U.S.
tourneys.
3) Nicklaus, Love, Couples et al are high hitters...conducive to the
American Country club golf. To win at the British Open, they must have
a swing picture and be able to stay with it for 4 days. It is possible
to do this but as we can see, not probable.
4) The four majors plus the TPC, TOC and the Johnny Walker could be
considered a "world series". Let's see who wins or does the best in
those this year.
SCD
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