Wales Open / Memorial CHIT CHAT

padmole · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 12:57

Delayed set up on this - possibly driven by mutual tears from Watney withdrawal and some shocking scores to boot

Celtic Manor looking very extreme today - birdies galore but more double bogies and 3 / 4 putts

Hansen 4 putted as they went live (always feels that way - they join and your man does rubbish!)

Noren looks like sitting pretty at the top - afternoon scores could be fun and bumping it up to +2 / +3 for the cut mark

Personally need Marino (OR Marion as he was last night) to go low today and make the cut.

Jonathan · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 14:18

If Noren wins this, I will chuck my new Burners at him :evil:

toffeelover · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 14:53

Aiken wound me up this week.

Brought him in last week as he was due to play in the Wales Open too.

Faded last week at Wentworth after promising great things, then decides to go to The Memorial instead of Wales this week.

He'd have been 2nd or 3rd fav at Wales, instead of a no-hoper in the States :evil:

Was pleasently surprised to see him at -2 last night as I turned off the golf.

How I laughed when I saw he'd turned it into a 75 by the end of the round

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

Noren AND McIlroy are frustrating me as well,

Dropped them from most line up's after the last few weeks and look what happens.
(I think I need to let everyone know who I am dropping in advance and then at least everyone else can benefit when they do well)

Banking on Jamie Donaldson and Anders Hanson to do well at the weekend in Wales.
Could do with Cink (T13), Allenby (T13) and Karlsonn (T43) to be challenging in the USA

Jonathan · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 15:38

toffeelover wrote:

Aiken wound me up this week.

Brought him in last week as he was due to play in the Wales Open too.

Faded last week at Wentworth after promising great things, then decides to go to The Memorial instead of Wales this week.

He'd have been 2nd or 3rd fav at Wales, instead of a no-hoper in the States :evil:

Was pleasently surprised to see him at -2 last night as I turned off the golf.

How I laughed when I saw he'd turned it into a 75 by the end of the round

I left him in my NCG team :roll:

I too thought he was a no hoper over in the US, but for some reason left him in.

Jonathan · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 15:39

rubikqube wrote:

Noren AND McIlroy are frustrating me as well,

Dropped them from most line up's after the last few weeks and look what happens.
(I think I need to let everyone know who I am dropping in advance and then at least everyone else can benefit when they do well)

Banking on Jamie Donaldson and Anders Hanson to do well at the weekend in Wales.
Could do with Cink (T13), Allenby (T13) and Karlsonn (T43) to be challenging in the USA

Trouble with McIlroy is, he could still blow it big time.

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

Ross Fisher with a 44 on the front 9 at Celtic Manor.

They all seem to be struggling today.

Given they are playing in Wales, they have probably all gone out in heavy jumpers and waterproofs and the heat is causing them all to pass out. :lol:

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

Jonathan wrote:

rubikqube wrote:

Noren AND McIlroy are frustrating me as well,

Dropped them from most line up's after the last few weeks and look what happens.
(I think I need to let everyone know who I am dropping in advance and then at least everyone else can benefit when they do well)

Banking on Jamie Donaldson and Anders Hanson to do well at the weekend in Wales.
Could do with Cink (T13), Allenby (T13) and Karlsonn (T43) to be challenging in the USA

Trouble with McIlroy is, he could still blow it big time.

I looks steady away, currently at -1 through 12 but then you look at his front 9 and you can see why he could just implode at any moment.

Bogey + Birdie + Bogey + Par + Birdie + Bogey + Birdie + Par + Par

*** EDIT *** Follows it up with 2 further birdies and then a double bogey on 14

Really glad I don't have him now as my heart can't take it when he is in my teams

*** EDIT TWO ****
Is he actually playing with a different score card to everyone else - The man does not know what a PAR is :!:

padmole · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 16:48

F * CK

HANSON

:evil:

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

padmole wrote:

F * CK

HANSON

:evil:

Are you by any chance referring to his 7 on the 2nd hole? :roll:

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

My NCG team is starting to look very promising

After 3rd round

EUR Anders Hansen T2
USA Luke Donald T17
USA Steve Stricker 1
EUR David Horsey MC
USA Thomas Aiken MC
USA Jonathan Byrd 2
USA Hunter Mahan T8
EUR James Kingston MC
USA Aaron Baddeley T25
EUR Simon Dyson T33

padmole · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 17:16

rubikqube wrote:

padmole wrote:

F * CK

HANSON

:evil:

Are you by any chance referring to his 7 on the 2nd hole? :roll:

Actually no

Went in water twice on 14th - got a double bogey - which was in the end great but note sent after 2nd visit to water and still 160 yrds to go playing 5 on par 4!!

toffeelover · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 18:12

Cheer up Paddy, he's birdied the next 3 :shock:

What do we reckon? Double bogey 7 on the last? :lol:

el_pappje · **Posted:** 03 Jun 2011, 23:41

toffeelover wrote:

Aiken wound me up this week.

Brought him in last week as he was due to play in the Wales Open too.

Faded last week at Wentworth after promising great things, then decides to go to The Memorial instead of Wales this week.

He'd have been 2nd or 3rd fav at Wales, instead of a no-hoper in the States :evil:

Was pleasently surprised to see him at -2 last night as I turned off the golf.

How I laughed when I saw he'd turned it into a 75 by the end of the round

I ditched Aiken as soon as I saw he was playing in the US

polarbear147 · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 10:34

Does anyone know why Havret withdrew after making the cut?

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

polarbear147 wrote:

Does anyone know why Havret withdrew after making the cut?

Sudden death of his father.

http://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=golf/11/06/04/GOLF_Wales.html&BID=585

polarbear147 · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 12:47

rubikqube wrote:

polarbear147 wrote:

Does anyone know why Havret withdrew after making the cut?

Sudden death of his father.

http://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=golf/11/06/04/GOLF_Wales.html&BID=585

Thanks, rubikqube, there was no news this morning.

toffeelover · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 14:50

Graeme McDowell 7 over after 8 holes today :shock:

blahblah · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 15:13

toffeelover wrote:

Graeme McDowell 7 over after 8 holes today :shock:

He got to 6 under without a bogey

blahblah · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 15:17

Well that useless site did have 3 doubles before...................

padmole · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 15:38

mcdowell having a tin cup day!!!

blahblah · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 15:42

Again

redgegooner · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 17:39

celtic manor causing so many probs because the wind is really gusting, nothing one minute then very strong next.!.

Noren was playing a different course to gmac back nine,looked very good.Overheard peter hanson saying he really fancies it tomorrow :wink:

Worked the 11th hole today ,brought back many memories of last oct

, if only i had found mcdowells ball today off the 11th green he may well still be in contention, pity it was doing 100 mph as it went in the long stuff a foot away from the waters edge :roll:

COME ON JAMIE AND PHIL, for patriotic and financial reasons :wink:

el_pappje · **Posted:** 04 Jun 2011, 22:06

Hmmm.....I picked up on this story last night, but hadn't seen an image until just now (Schwartzel got a free drop onto the fairway as he was sure he would hit the sprinkler):

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/

Pincher · **Posted:** 05 Jun 2011, 02:15

Have Donald, Moore, and Baddley this week, who were all sitting pretty at T6 at close of R2, and all went markedly backwards today.

rubikqube · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19 2010 **Posts:** 500

My NCG team is starting to look very promising

After 3rd round

EUR Anders Hansen T2
USA Luke Donald T17
USA Steve Stricker 1
EUR David Horsey MC
USA Thomas Aiken MC
USA Jonathan Byrd 2
USA Hunter Mahan T8
EUR James Kingston MC
USA Aaron Baddeley T25
EUR Simon Dyson T33

Peoples · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 1479

el_pappje wrote:

Hmmm.....I picked up on this story last night, but hadn't seen an image until just now (Schwartzel got a free drop onto the fairway as he was sure he would hit the sprinkler):

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/

I saw that too, looked like Charl took full advantage of the rules to me. Anyone see Strickers hole in one :?:

Pincher · **Posted:** 05 Jun 2011, 18:11

I have had a little wager on Micheel (100) and Wilson (42) to make it intersting - of course if Stricker can break 70 again it will be no contest.

Peoples · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 1479

rubikqube wrote:

Jonathan wrote:

rubikqube wrote:

Noren AND McIlroy are frustrating me as well,

Dropped them from most line up's after the last few weeks and look what happens.
(I think I need to let everyone know who I am dropping in advance and then at least everyone else can benefit when they do well)

Banking on Jamie Donaldson and Anders Hanson to do well at the weekend in Wales.
Could do with Cink (T13), Allenby (T13) and Karlsonn (T43) to be challenging in the USA

Trouble with McIlroy is, he could still blow it big time.

I looks steady away, currently at -1 through 12 but then you look at his front 9 and you can see why he could just implode at any moment.

Bogey + Birdie + Bogey + Par + Birdie + Bogey + Birdie + Par + Par

*** EDIT *** Follows it up with 2 further birdies and then a double bogey on 14

Really glad I don't have him now as my heart can't take it when he is in my teams

*** EDIT TWO ****
Is he actually playing with a different score card to everyone else - The man does not know what a PAR is :!:

I'll raise your McIlroy with Rickie Fowler. He's made 25 birdies & 1 eagle so far at the Memorial & is currently only at -6. Probably the most frustrating player on the PGA Tour.

padmole · **Posted:** 05 Jun 2011, 18:36

DDisappointing last round for me- Hansen Hanson and Donaldson didn't really perform -bigger steps backwards in ofl -at least with Hansen as capt in a few of the others they should retain mediocrity

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