Paul Dunne - 2017 British Masters Champion!!!

First Up

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

The broadcasters don't show all the field during coverage, they typically follow the marquee groups / leading groups at the weekend, and then show the odd good shot from someone randomly out on the course.
Tiger Woods, repeatedly swears when he is playing - do they stop showing him on TV ? Don't think so. 
Maybe they should all go to the Matt "Gosh Golly" Kuchar school of petulance.

Does Dunne generate the same audience figures as Tiger? Don't think so.

Irishdaywalker

Sure that's okay so, did'nt think there was a different rule book for each player when it came to this.

First Up

First Up wrote: »

It has a great deal to do with Sky. They carry the broadcast into peoples' homes and don't like having to apologise every time it happens.

You can be 100% sure they let him know and emphasised the point by not showing him.

He wasn't shown because he was no longer in real contention and I will reiterate the players are at the behest of the tour and not Sky.

Do you think sky have words with Tiger every time he curses or gobs on the tee.

First Up

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

Sure that's okay so, did'nt think there was a different rule book for each player when it came to this.

Then you don't know much about the economics of golf.

First Up

Exactly wrote: »

First Up wrote: »

It has a great deal to do with Sky. They carry the broadcast into peoples' homes and don't like having to apologise every time it happens.

You can be 100% sure they let him know and emphasised the point by not showing him.

He wasn't shown because he was no longer in real contention and I will reiterate the players are at the behest of the tour and not Sky.

Do you think sky have words with Tiger every time he curses or gobs on the tee.

Players curse regularly but most of them have the sense not to do it on live TV. Offending a gallery of a few dozen is not the same as doing it to millions.

I am no fan of Tiger's behaviour but there is no question he gets away with stuff because he is box office.

Sky told Dunne to clean up his act. Be in no doubt about that.

Irishdaywalker

First Up wrote: »

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

Sure that's okay so, did'nt think there was a different rule book for each player when it came to this.

Then you don't know much about the economics of golf.

I sure do . . I worked in the that industry for over 7 years & I know it very well. But look, I am not here to say I am right and you are wrong. Ultimately they can do little about it, players impulsively react to good  / bad shots. If someone gets offended by someone else swearing on TV then they will be offended everyday. 
I agree 100% , they have to set an example to the young kids watching, but what I find is, the kids playing often recreate the "Club Dropping" on the follow through if they hit a bad shot and that stuff.

First Up

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

First Up wrote: »

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

Sure that's okay so, did'nt think there was a different rule book for each player when it came to this.

Then you don't know much about the economics of golf.

I sure do . . I worked in the that industry for over 7 years & I know it very well.

Then you should know that high profile players get an easier ride than someone on the periphary, which Dunne still is. Not many people (other than those in the bar in Greystones) turn on their TV to watch him. He got a very clear message on Friday - misbehave and you will have a very small audience

moon madness

Paul is in the mix Down Under.
European tour win No.2 on the way hopefully

Mushy

In the mix again, 1 off the lead going into the final day. Good turnaround after poor first day

Rikand

Mushy wrote: »

In the mix again, 1 off the lead going into the final day. Good turnaround after poor first day

This was a 54 strokeplay and now goes into a matchplay scenario for the remainder. 6 holes matches for those who remain

Mushy

Rikand wrote: »

This was a 54 strokeplay and now goes into a matchplay scenario for the remainder. 6 holes matches for those who remain

I saw some matchplay thing, thought was just for final cut. This makes more sense

Minderbinder

Dunne through to the quarter finals after two extra holes. He had to ride his luck a little as Jager missed two putts to won the match.

Remind me

Just beaten in semi final, missed a good chance on the 5th to bring it back A/S

Mantis Toboggan

Wins the 3/4th place play off. Was 2 up with 2 to play but was pegged back. On the par 3 play off hole he nearly had a hole in one.

bigtimecharlie

Was hoping that he could pull it off after winning with moynihan last year.

At least he's trending in the right direction.

Donald Trumped

Great playing from Paul Dunne in the first round of the Corales Puntacana Championship yesterday in the Dominican Republic. The Greystones man shot a 6 under round of 66 to be good enough for a share of the lead. Great stuff from Paul. If he does win he will get him a 2 year exemption on the PGA Tour.

However as this event is played opposite to the WGC Match play, a win here won't qualify him for the Masters. However the most important thing is Paul is in contention for his second pro title. A win here will open up huge avenues for more playing opportunities the pride of Wicklow on the other side of the Atlantic. Fingers crossed for Paul.

Seve OB

Donald Trumped wrote: »

However as this event is played opposite to the WGC Match play, a win here won't qualify him for the Masters. However the most important thing is Paul is in contention for his second third pro title. A win here will open up huge avenues for more playing opportunities the pride of Wicklow on the other side of the Atlantic. Fingers crossed for Paul.

FYP

I was out with him a few weeks ago and to say he was impressive is an understatement. That was a casual game (for him anyway), very relaxed and he wasn't as slow as on tour. I know it is different playing comp, but I think if he can block it out a bit and pick up the pace, he will get into contention more. I said it to a good few here that he was on the verge of a win. We all duly lost our shirt when he missed the cut the following week

It is coming though.

Seve OB

Seve OB wrote: »

FYP

I was out with him a few weeks ago and to say he was impressive is an understatement. That was a casual game (for him anyway), very relaxed and he wasn't as slow as on tour. I know it is different playing comp, but I think if he can block it out a bit and pick up the pace, he will get into contention more. I said it to a good few here that he was on the verge of a win. We all duly lost our shirt when he missed the cut the following week

It is coming though.

What is his driving like in a casual game? It comes across as probably the weakest part of his game on tour in terms of driving accuracy.

Seve OB

Exactly wrote: »

What is his driving like in a casual game? It comes across as probably the weakest part of his game on tour in terms of driving accuracy.

oh man it was so good. Long and straight. He said he is at the longer end of distance on tour, obviously not up with Rors etc, but on average. He was always know to be a long hitter even in his younger days in the club. I think he missed 2 fairways. One bunker, still made par, other was a bad miss out right, behind a tree, had to play out left handed, great approach to about 18ft and lipped out with his par putt. His only bogey in the round. 7 birdies, and to be honest probably had another 3-4 that sat on the edge of the hole including an Eagle effort. He really only missed one putt though, about 4 foot, but it was a tricky downhiller with break. I actually thought his putting was so good. I reckon apart from that miss, he held everything else within 15ft and a few longer ones.

Someone who was at the top end of the tour for over 20 years said to me afterwards, "I knew he was good, but I never knew he was that good". He was really impressed with his driving.

Irishdaywalker

I have him backed this week - he finished 5th there last year and he fancied his chances there this week ! All going well this week, he could potentially get into the Texas open, and subsequent chance of getting into The Masters.

Donald Trumped

Good comeback by Paul Dunne today in the second round of the Corales Puntacana Championship. After an double bogey in the par 3 2nd, the pride of Greystones has bounced back with 6 birdies with just a bogey in between. With one hole of his round remaining, Dunne lies at 9 under, one shot behind the lead, which is currently held by Sungjae Im of Korea who's at 10 under.

One fascinating stat and backing up what Seve OB said about his good driving in a recent practice round, is that he is driving the ball very well, 11 out of 13 fairways so far in Round 2. Keep that good play up and in my opinion we could be celebrating a new PGA Tour champion from Ireland come Sunday evening.

Johnny_Fontane

Donald Trumped wrote: »

Good comeback by Paul Dunne today in the second round of the Corales Puntacana Championship. After an double bogey in the par 3 2nd, the pride of Greystones has bounced back with 6 birdies with just a bogey in between. With one hole of his round remaining, Dunne lies at 9 under, one shot behind the lead, which is currently held by Sungjae Im of Korea who's at 10 under.

One fascinating stat and backing up what Seve OB said about his good driving in a recent practice round, is that he is driving the ball very well, 11 out of 13 fairways so far in Round 2. Keep that good play up and in my opinion we could be celebrating a new PGA Tour champion from Ireland come Sunday evening.

You're super positive on him! Not a bad thing, but its only 36 holes and he is surrounded by players in serious form.

Im is probably the hottest rookie on tour, Badds is coming right back to form after T2 two weeks ago in Puerto Rico.

I think its great to see him up there, but bar a T3 in Australia in the Super Sixes, he hasnt really done anything for nigh on a year. Hopefully he continues the good form to get an entry into Houston, anything else better a huge bonus and confidence boost for him.

Mushy

In top 10 only 4 off the lead in Denmark

Irishdaywalker

Does anyone know what Paul Dunne needs to do to get into the 2019 Open (apart from the obvious of winning either of the 4 upcoming events he is playing)

Benicetomonty

Irishdaywalker wrote: »

Does anyone know what Paul Dunne needs to do to get into the 2019 Open (apart from the obvious of winning either of the 4 upcoming events he is playing)

Final qualifying events in the next couple of weeks. Hes had success qualifying through that route before. Only other way is to win the Irish or Scottish Opens, or if he finishes in the top 10 in either event hel get in if hes in the top 3 players not already exempt. Same way Gmac qualified in Canada last week.

paulos53

I don't believe that a win this week will make any difference but I am open to correction.

However the next 3 European Tour events in Valderrama, Ireland and Scotland have 3 qualifying spots each.

Final Qualifying also takes place across 4 venues on the Tuesday before the Irish Open. 3 places available at each venue

paulos53

This is what happens when Dunne speeds up his routine

https://twitter.com/EuropeanTour/status/1156580278992658432

paulos53

Does Dunne's exemption from winning the British Masters expire this year?

If so he has a bit of work to do to keep his European Tour Card. He hasn't made a cut since the end of May and has slipped to 96th in rankings.

He is -1 this week 4 holes into his second round with the cut likely to fall at -2 or 3. A lot of the guys just behind him in the rankings are going well so he badly needs a decent week

coylemj

paulos53 wrote: »

Does Dunne's exemption from winning the British Masters expire this year?

Yes, it does. His career page on the ET website (link below) says the British Masters win was in 2017 and that win has him currently in Category 3....

Winners of 2019 Season tournaments equal to or above 1.75M US Dollars, 2018 Season tournaments equal to or above 1.75M Race to Dubai Points & 2017 Season tournaments equal to or above 1.5M euro

He's had no win in 2018 or 2019 so without a win, he needs to finish in the top 110 of the R2D to keep his card.

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=40115/record/index.html

coylemj

Picked up a cheque for €10,100 in the Czech Masters (T23) and has moved up three places to 93rd in the R2D.

abff

Does anyone have any idea what's happened to Paul this season? His dip in form has been alarming, to say the least.

Hopefully, he'll have a good week in Sweden as he could well end up losing his card if he doesn't turn things around within the next few weeks.

eoghan104

How long was his exemption for winning the British Masters?

Irishdaywalker

He pretty much has his card sorted for next year - think he just needs to make one cut to secure it. Interesting to see on the european tour website - he is well up the rankings for putting on the ET - so if he gets hot with the striking on a given week he could well be back in the winners circle again !

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/stats/index.html

Remind me

Quad bogey earlier on a par 3

coylemj

eoghan104 wrote: »

How long was his exemption for winning the British Masters?

See post #1280.

abff

Horrible back 9 for Paul today. Hopefully, there'll be better weeks ahead.

Remind me

11 dropped shots today. Not good.

Hopefully an upturn in form soon.

Scott Tenorman

Don’t think the focus on speeding up the game is going to be good for him, he is chronically slow

rooney30

Finished 8 over . Missed cut by some distance . Worrying dip in form for Paul unfortunately

Trampas

Driving stats are poor. Puts a lot of pressure on rest of game

First Up

Trampas wrote: »

Driving stats are poor. Puts a lot of pressure on rest of game

I wonder is the pressure to speed up affecting his game?

Seve OB

Scott Tenorman wrote: »

Don’t think the focus on speeding up the game is going to be good for him, he is chronically slow

IMO he plays better when playing faster, lets hope this is just a bad patch and he pulls through it

LuckyGent88

Having another shocker. Last of the field so far at 4 over

coylemj

Now 103 in the R2D and taking this week off by the looks of it - not in the entry list for the Porsche European Open in Hamburg.

Harrington, Moynihan, Hoey and Sharvin are all entered and above the red (cutoff) line.

Trampas

Nothing going much his way at the moment.

Next week might bring him his game back as returns to Scotland

Trampas

Looks like another missed cut and going to lose his card the way he’s playing

Dbu

Trampas wrote: »

Looks like another missed cut and going to lose his card the way he’s playing

Wow, thats some dip in form over a year or so. Really though he would kick on and contend in a few big ones:(

Panrich

Dbu wrote: »

Wow, thats some dip in form over a year or so. Really though he would kick on and contend in a few big ones:(

I think that the controversy over his slow play affected his form or maybe that’s just a coincidence.

SeeMoreBut

Panrich wrote: »

I think that the controversy over his slow play affected his form or maybe that’s just a coincidence.

Probably just but he's on a slippy slope and doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.

abff

Down to 116th now and will need something special to hold onto his card.