Matchplay Ireland

pissedasanewt

Saw a listing for it earlier for four showings. Two programs and two repeats.

But it looks like the first is on Sunday at 17:30 with a repeat Monday at 5am.

The Setanta website is brutal when searching for anything.

Domo1982

Tones69 wrote: »

31st was always the date iirc

^this guys will know for sure

levitronix

still no date yet, they will post on their website and facebook when it scheduled

Dr_Colossus

TV listings has the first episode of this on tomorrow evening, 13th Nov, at 19:30 on Setanta Ireland.

PARlance

Tom Muldoon hits the camera from the bunker.... That guy gets more TV coverage than Lowry or Harrington.

Must be a serious competitor.

Dr_Colossus

The programme thus far is nothing short of shockingly poor, terrible commentary and the camera work is all over the place flicking from shots and players with a mix of both singles and four balls.

FixdePitchmark

Watched it there - poor coverage , done on cheap.

But was entertaining to see Irish Amateurs play on tv. Very unique styles , and characters.

Glad I'm not as bad at putting as I was thinking I was - joking , the camera and pressure seemed to be unreal.

Seemed a good event - Would have loved if handicaps and name of player was at bottom of screen for each shot - poor Gary Murphy seemed to be having to say and do everything (lol) - I'm sure he wishes he was back on tour now.


Good laugh , obviously not as polished as Tribly - but you'd imagine it will grow.

FixdePitchmark

By The Way - just noticed Tones is gone.

I know he didn't post much , but was a character and the best improved golfer around here.

Pity - but that is the world we live in.

Could also hit the ball a bleeding mile.

pissedasanewt

Terrible coverage, I suppose give it a few years to get newer cameras in there. Shot Tracker, all that fancy stuff.

Very hard to keep up with though. I was hoping for 3 or 4 programmes so I could give them as a box set for Christmas or at least 1 for Singles and 1 for the team event.

ForeRight

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

By The Way - just noticed Tones is gone.

I know he didn't post much , but was a character and the best improved golfer around here.

Pity - but that is the world we live in.

Could also hit the ball a bleeding mile.

He's on the pga tour now. No time for us simple folk anymore.

pissedasanewt

Must be hard to comment on yer own. They should have copied the trilby tour format. But it seemed to be a highlights package of low lights.

BigChap1759

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

By The Way - just noticed Tones is gone.

I know he didn't post much , but was a character and the best improved golfer around here.

Pity - but that is the world we live in.

Could also hit the ball a bleeding mile.

Wonder if it was "handicap gate" that sent him packing?

FixdePitchmark

No as a lad around here said to me . You need the characters.

Golf is full of bores. Who are happy floating around at a certain handicaps. It is also full of idiots thinking the tour is next. With the gear and routines.

Best of Luck Tones.

pissedasanewt

In fairness, he didn't realise and it wasn't very clear on the website. You could go down 2 shots and your opponent 3. Yet you get to stay at your handicap and they drop. Its changed now though on the website. You play off the lower handicap.

I'd like to see how they advertise the Matchplay next year, I saw this during the year...
digital.golfingweekly.ie/i/212580/24

They would have to change it to from ....
"Great prizes are available to winners at county level and the Grand final will have big tournament feel to it with more prizes on offer.”

It should read,
“No prizes are available to winners at county level and the Grand final will have big tournament feel to it with no prizes on offer”.

bustercherry

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

No as a lad around here said to me . You need the characters.

Golf is full of bores. Who are happy floating around at a certain handicaps. It is also full of idiots thinking the tour is next. With the gear and routines.

Best of Luck Tones.

Actually I was thinking about this.

My last 2 rounds, with the ESR, would have got me from 18 to single figures. Does that make me a legend or insecure/self obsessed/attention seeking/cheatbandit/<insert whatever> if I come on a here mouthing about it?

Is it really an achievement playing off an artificially high handicap and getting cut?

FixdePitchmark

Good question Buster - well done on your golf.

will have to think about that one.

BigChap1759

stitcheddepin

irish open matchplay is a sham and a rip-off and i certainly wont be signing up
again this year.

mickelson

pissedasanewt wrote: »

Must be hard to comment on yer own. They should have copied the trilby tour format. But it seemed to be a highlights package of low lights.

they did copy the trilby tour. read both websites matchplay FAQS. 'courtesy of the course' is the best one i ever heard. i enjoyed my two rounds in carton. we were low handicaps and i knew we hadn't a hope. change of finals venue for next year. wonder where it will go to??

pissedasanewt

bustercherry wrote: »

Actually I was thinking about this.

My last 2 rounds, with the ESR, would have got me from 18 to single figures. Does that make me a legend or insecure/self obsessed/attention seeking/cheatbandit/<insert whatever> if I come on a here mouthing about it?

Is it really an achievement playing off an artificially high handicap and getting cut?

Depends
1) if you've just taken up golf and its a natural progression downward - then well done, keep it up.
2) Just got new fitted clubs or golf lessons instead of hacking about - again, good stuff.
3) You just say you've been playing off 18 for society purposes, but now your handicap it officially tracked you are actually off 8. Then your a %*$%(^ bandit and you should be playing Golf Digest events.

pissedasanewt

stitcheddepin wrote: »

irish open matchplay is a sham and a rip-off and i certainly wont be signing up
again this year.

Agreed. But as Michelson said below, i enjoyed my rounds in Carton. We got very lucky with the weather considering what its been like since then.

I might enter in a few years time if they get their act together or filled up the counties so everybody puts the same effort into making the finals. I know some played 1 or 2 rounds to get to the finals and others 5.