Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

ForeRight

First Up wrote: »

A 273 yarder over water in a cross wind to a sucker pin, versus a position shot and trust your short game. In the third round. Any sort of vision should be enough. Someone with his experience should not have been lured into a high risk shot, just because Reed got there. What's the point of having an old head if you don't use it.

I completely agree with you.

I was stunned he went for it. He brought in the chance of s double to blow it all


In hindsight he got away with it but that sort of course management won't hold up

Keano

Benny Cake wrote: »

Anyone have a stream?

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FixdePitchmark

Anyone know where he has got this power from - he is hitting it miles.

First Up

The Big Easy wrote: »

Not to blow my own horn but who else is going to

My foresight isn't too bad, pity my actual eyesight isn't as good :pac:

272! Jesus I'd be tempted to go for it :P but a 3 time major winner stiffing eagle and you want him to lay up!

I suppose you all wanted him to lay up at Birkdale as well. Don't ever change Harry!

I love taking the money off people like you.

The Big Easy

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Anyone know where he has got this power from - he is hitting it miles.

He's always hit it pretty long Fix, sneaky long as I said earlier. That week at Birkdale he was driving it miles. If anything he got a bit side-tracked trying to blast it out there (have that affliction myself :rolleyes:)

The Big Easy

First Up wrote: »

I love taking the money off people like you.

What? You're saying you'd beat Harrington because he takes on the odd risky shot

FixdePitchmark

The Big Easy wrote: »

He's always hit it pretty long Fix, sneaky long as I said earlier. That week at Birkdale he was driving it miles. If anything he got a bit side-tracked trying to blast it out there (have that affliction myself :rolleyes:)

Yes particulary when you go for par 5s in 2 over water.

Just surprised - maybe because he is so straight most of the time - that he is past , much younger guys all week.

Dan Chipowski

Lovely shot on the second from Pod, pity we didn't get to see it.

FixdePitchmark

The Big Easy wrote: »

What? You're saying you'd beat Harrington because he takes on the odd risky shot

Look big - this has nothing to do with his open wins.

He is playing against two younger hot heads. He should have been able to out craft them.

Take his bird - let the other two shake later on.

FixdePitchmark

Ok - what is going on with Ian.

Has he hit a bad shot ?

charlieIRL

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Ok - what is going on with Ian.

Has he hit a bad shot ?

Parred the 2nd

FixdePitchmark

BTW - Casey on the chase,.

charlieIRL

Mickelson is going to feature tomorrow too i reckon. On a run as well

tayto lover

Dan Chipowski wrote: »

Lovely shot on the second from Pod, pity we didn't get to see it.

The coverage has been poor imo.

The Big Easy

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Look big - this has nothing to do with his open wins.

He is playing against too younger hot heads. He should have been able to out craft them.

Take his bird - let the other two shake later on.

You play the way you're comfortable, he's a methodical golfer but he's not conservative by any means (think Peter Ebdon in snooker).

He fancied the shot, he took it on, he won't die wondering! He didn't execute that's all. He could have laid up but hit a poor one because he wasn't concentrating and bogeyed the hole anyway.

At the end of the day he's taking the shot so he's got to take the one he feels is the right shot and usually I'd back him to pull it off. You'd swear the conservative course management golfers were winning all the majors!

vienne86

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

BTW - Casey on the chase,.

He's also at -6 now.

The Big Easy

He's in pretty much the same spot on three he was in earlier.

FixdePitchmark

The Big Easy wrote: »

You play the way you're comfortable, he's a methodical golfer but he's not conservative by any means (think Peter Ebdon in snooker).

He fancied the shot, he took it on, he won't die wondering! He didn't execute that's all. He could have laid up but hit a poor one because he wasn't concentrating and bogeyed the hole anyway.

At the end of the day he's taking the shot so he's got to take the one he feels is the right shot and usually I'd back him to pull it off. You'd swear the conservative course management golfers were winning all the majors!

I'm not saying you don't go for things at the right time.

But - that was not the time or place.

Wombatman

+5 YE Yang and ugly little rug rats.
Will ye show Paddy H ye apes

Mod edit: didn't like the use of that word so post edited.

First Up

The Big Easy wrote: »

You play the way you're comfortable, he's a methodical golfer but he's not conservative by any means (think Peter Ebdon in snooker).

He fancied the shot, he took it on, he won't die wondering! He didn't execute that's all. He could have laid up but hit a poor one because he wasn't concentrating and bogeyed the hole anyway.

At the end of the day he's taking the shot so he's got to take the one he feels is the right shot and usually I'd back him to pull it off. You'd swear the conservative course management golfers were winning all the majors!

Course management does not necessarily equate to being conservative. Just sometimes. Unless he was seriously fancying an eagle, the shot was not just unneccesary but foolhardy. Trying to get up and down from 270 in that situation might be brave and entertaining but smart golf usually trumps brave golf.

Dolph Starbeam

Lads get over it, it's done, he rescued a par, no big deal.

Small chance for a birdie on 3.

The Big Easy

First Up wrote: »

Course management does not necessarily equate to being conservative. Just sometimes. Unless he was seriously fancying an eagle, the shot was not just unneccesary but foolhardy. Trying to get up and down from 270 in that situation might be brave and entertaining but smart golf usually trumps brave golf.

Who out of Woods, Mickleson and McIlroy would lay up in that situation?

Panrich

Been very wayward so far in this round. Hopefully he will sort it out soon.

BoardsMember

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I'm not saying you don't go for things at the right time.

But - that was not the time or place.

There's also the possibility he didn't fancy the lay up to the narrow fairway. Fact is you have to back the guy with 3 majors over some armchair pundits, he made the right decision for him. Not for you maybe.

h2005

Any reason why Harrington is getting so little coverage? The most successful player in contention and in joint second yet we're watching yang and the likes???

First Up

The Big Easy wrote: »

Who out of Woods, Mickleson and McIlroy would lay up in that situation?

Dunno but what others would or wouldn't do is irrelevant. The objective was a 4, not to win a pissing contest. His conversation with Rotella just after might have been interesting.

MarcusP12

The Big Easy wrote: »

Who out of Woods, Mickleson and McIlroy would lay up in that situation?

Not to drag it out much more but paddy isn't exactly hot with the pitches in from say 70 to 100 yards so there's no guarantee he would have done better than the par he ended up with....maybe a more conservative approach would have given him a better chance but the way some of ye are going on,you'd swear he traded in a guaranteed birdie for the chance of an eagle.....

Pierce_1991

Enough said...

The Big Easy

First Up wrote: »

Dunno but what others would or wouldn't do is irrelevant. The objective was a 4, not to win a pissing contest. His conversation with Rotella just after might have been interesting.

If you know a little about sports psychology then I'm pretty sure you know the last thing Bob would be mentioning would be that!

Dan Chipowski

Awful first putt on 4.