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The DP World Tour Thread

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    #2102
    First Up
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    Two groups were on the tee as light was fading. The rule is that if you hit your tee shot you can finish the hole. As it was their last hole they wanted to get it done and not have to finish in the morning.

    So after the 2nd last group hit, they let the group behind (Spieth's) also tee off and they did the same on the fairway.

    However when they reached the green, they all played in the order of who was furthest away, so some players from the last group hit putts - and I think holed out- before the guys in the group in front of them.

    Sky asked a passing official who played it down but that wasn't definitive and they reckoned it would be discussed by the rules folk this evening.


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    #2103
    LuckyGent88
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    Great response from Ricky after the double bogey.

    Lovely held bunker shot for an eagle on 8.


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    #2104
    LuckyGent88
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    Once again mcilroy Eagles the last again to be one behind fowler who has two holes left.


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    #2105
    LuckyGent88
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    That should be the tournament for fowler though with that chip in.

    Great statement for him to make with all the talk about speith, Rory and day.


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    #2106
    Speak Now
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    Tyson Fury wrote: »
    Any reason why Dunne and Lowry aren't playing?

    Dunnes category didn't get him in the field so he headed off to the state's. Lowry not playing a regular European tour event until May.


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    #2107
    Speak Now
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    Just a head's up lads, It's Wednesday to Saturday this week for The Qatar Masters.


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    #2108
    vienne86
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    Darren Clarke was flying along, was -6, in the lead on his own this morning in Dubai, but managed to throw it all away on his last five holes with a bogey, double, par, bogey, bogey.

    GMac and Rory had decent rounds of -3 and -4 respectively.


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    #2109
    Rikand
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    http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2016/tournamentid=2016008/videoaudio/index.html#cKWjFMYHp5x7ZQvi.97

    Rory Making a birdie on the 18th hole par 5, with only 3 shots


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    #2110
    HighLine
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    Rory having a mare... goes from being in contention at the end of yesterday's round to battling to make the cut today.


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    #2111
    CMOTDibbler
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    HighLine wrote: »
    Rory having a mare... goes from being in contention at the end of yesterday's round to battling to make the cut today.
    He managed to rescue his round with four birdies on the last six. Still on -4 but within a manageable distance of the leaders.

    He's impressing me with his ability to grind it out when it's not going well.


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    #2112
    LuckyGent88
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    Very good leaderboard on the final day in Dubai.

    Willett with a 2 shot lead thru 5 holes and he is just firing at every pin. Needs to do it as birdies are going in all over the place.
    Late charges by Rory, stenson and An as well so they might set the clubhouse target.


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    #2113
    LuckyGent88
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    Closing round of 65 from Rory. Should see him finish in top 5.
    Was obviously looking for the win but promising start to season from first 2 events.


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    #2114
    yipsnomore
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    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    Closing round of 65 from Rory. Should see him finish in top 5.
    Was obviously looking for the win but promising start to season from first 2 events.

    How was his putting over the four days? His driving looks unreal. stating the obvious but If he wedges it well in Augusta and putts even ok he should be close.


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    #2115
    LuckyGent88
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    yipsnomore wrote: »
    How was his putting over the four days? His driving looks unreal. stating the obvious but If he wedges it well in Augusta and putts even ok he should be close.

    Poor over first 27 holes and then pretty good. Very good play on the weekend.

    Cracking finish in store here. Come on Sullivan!


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    #2116
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Willett with birdie on 18 to take the win. Massive win for him and really should kick on this year now. Massive talent.

    Sullivan in second place. Another good tournament for him and expect both himself and Willet to be on Ryder cup team.


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    #2117
    vienne86
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    Willett is number 20 in the world at the moment. Presumably this win will move him up. He looks like a guy heading into the top 10 this year. He'll be a good guy for the Ryder Cup - plenty of confidence.


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    #2118
    abff
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    Willett is number 20 in the world at the moment. Presumably this win will move him up. He looks like a guy heading into the top 10 this year. He'll be a good guy for the Ryder Cup - plenty of confidence.

    Willet up to 13th in today's rankings. Looks an absolute certainty for the Ryder Cup at this stage (barring injury).


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    #2119
    CMOTDibbler
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    LuckyGent88 wrote: »
    Poor over first 27 holes and then pretty good. Very good play on the weekend.

    Cracking finish in store here. Come on Sullivan!
    It's a bit more coimplicated than that. Rory seemed to have a lot of trouble with the front nine; he said so himself and the results bear this out. He was level par for the front nine for the tournament and 15 under for the back nine. :eek:

    Three bogies in total on the back nine maens he had 18 birdies. Nobody came close to that kind of performance on the back nine. It was extraordinary.


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    #2120
    abff
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    Been a while since anyone's posted on this thread.

    I'm surprised that neither McIlroy or Harrington is playing in this week's 'flagship' event. I know Padraig has said on many occasions that the course doesn't suit him at this time of year (something to do with the grass, I think), but what's Rory's excuse/reason?


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    #2121
    Rikand
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    abff wrote: »
    Been a while since anyone's posted on this thread.

    I'm surprised that neither McIlroy or Harrington is playing in this week's 'flagship' event. I know Padraig has said on many occasions that the course doesn't suit him at this time of year (something to do with the grass, I think), but what's Rory's excuse/reason?

    Rory is giving himself 1 weeks break between every tournament this year

    So

    irish open
    Break (week off)
    Memorial
    Break (week off)
    US open
    Break (week off)
    etc...


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    #2122
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    Rikand wrote: »
    Rory is giving himself 1 weeks break between every tournament this year

    So

    irish open
    Break (week off)
    Memorial
    Break (week off)
    US open
    Break (week off)
    etc...

    He has also played 3 weeks in a row as it stands.


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    #2123
    PARlance
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    I think he cited last year's schedule as being too hectic a few weeks back. Iirc, he went something like 8 weeks out of 10 at this stage last year.

    It's a big call but I think it's the right one. This week was a hectic week for him, home crowd, host, lots of media commitments etc. A well earned rest.


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    #2124
    LuckyGent88
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    Danny Willet putting on a clinic this morning in Wentworth. 5 under for his day thru 8 holes.
    Could seperate himself from the field today.


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    #2125
    Seve OB
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    joost just dropped 2 in a row


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    #2126
    Synode
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    Is Harrington not playing the BMW?


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    #2127
    Shakey_jake
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    Willet ripping up the coarse, class act!


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    #2128
    Seve OB
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    Synode wrote: »
    Is Harrington not playing the BMW?

    no


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    #2129
    vienne86
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    Shakey_jake wrote: »
    Willet ripping up the coarse, class act!

    -6 today so far. He'll be hard to catch.


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    #2130
    Synode
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    Willet with 3 succesive bogies on 15, 16, 17. Then a birdie on 18. Finishes on -10 (-4 for the day)


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    #2131
    vienne86
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    I see Paul McGinley retired and is talking away on Sky now. Anyone know what happened to him? Hope he's OK.


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