The 148th Open at Royal Portrush

lbc2019

Remind me wrote: »

Hand in his pocket? Hes a multimillionaire!!

He has to somehow make it to the first tee in Memphis on Thursday

Id say he will be walking 10 feet off the pier in Memphis

mfceiling

Remind me wrote: »

A lot rent houses

My dad's business partner has a pal who rented out his holiday home for the week and got 20k!! Sterling!!

Cork Boy 53

Portrush, I would think, will have a glowing report from its staqing of the Open this year. Realistically when will it host the Championship again? After St Georges, St Andrews and Hoylake over the next 3 years and after the other courses on the rota have had their turn, I would guess 2028.

Sharp MZ700

What was said between Koepka and Holmes?

GolfNut33

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Portrush, I would think, will have a glowing report from its staqing of the Open this year. Realistically when will lit host the Championship again? After St Georges, St Andrews and Hoylake over the next 3 years and after the other courses on the rota have had their turn, I would guess 2028.

Maybe so but the massive success of this tournament will surly open up Ireland even more than before to hosting another Open. Portmarnock anyone?

Sharp MZ700

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

What was said between Koepka and Holmes?

I didn't hear that anything happened between them.

Brooks apperently pointed at an imaginary watch to an official walking off one hole.

And he said after that, holmes isn't ready to take his shot when its his turn basically, he said he'd hit and holmes wouldn't even have his glove on, he said Holmes wasnt THAT slow to hit when he stood over the ball

hesker

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

That was some shank and club break from Stenson. Beautiful work!!

Missed that one. Not on youtube yet either.

Its been a massive few weeks for Irish golf tbf, topped off my having a great Irish winner in Lowry, twill only be good for the game here

Mushy

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

What was said between Koepka and Holmes?

Think it was more Koepka to the media, saying his routine ain't slow, but the fact that he doesn't look at his shot until the other person has played.

Re: Portrush staging again...I'd say 2027. I assume St Andrews will get it in 2025 again (don't they do it every 5 years there, but change for big occasions?).

hesker

hesker wrote: »

Missed that one. Not on youtube yet either.

https://twitter.com/NoLayingUp/status/1152972648315576321?s=20

https://twitter.com/NoLayingUp/status/1152972229556260865?s=20

Cosmo Kramer

bobbyss wrote: »

Just as a matter of interest. Where would all these millionaire golfers have been staying over the week? There can't be many five-star hotels in Portrush and surely they wouldn't want to be sharing space with other golfers or be close to them?

Huge money in house rentals. I know of people in Troon who just rent out their own house when the Open comes to town, go on holiday for the week and still make a huge profit at the end of it. Some of these guys bring full entourages with them, manager/PR guy/chef/wife/kids the lot. Plus obviously the caddy. They need four/five bedroom houses or larger for the week.

Cork Boy 53

GolfNut33 wrote: »

Maybe so but the massive success of this tournament will surly open up Ireland even more than before to hosting another Open. Portmarnock anyone?

Harrington during the week suggested Portmarnock as a possible Open venue but the R and A top brass poured cold water over that happening anytime in the near future. If it does go there it will not be for at least 20 to 25 years.

Seve OB

alchemist33 wrote: »

What bas*ard is cutting onions?

Haha. It must have been my missus!

lbc2019

Bank of Ireland have sponsored the winner 3 times now

votecounts

GolfNut33 wrote: »

Maybe so but the massive success of this tournament will surly open up Ireland even more than before to hosting another Open. Portmarnock anyone?

Dont see a British Open in the 26 Counties.
Congrats to the Big Man on his win, never thought he'd win a major, what do i know:D

bobbyss

Why do golfers wear golf caps if it's raining and blustery with little or no sun?

Dwarf.Shortage

bobbyss wrote: »

Why do golfers wear golf caps if it's raining and blustery with little or no sun?

Sponsorship money

numbnutz

Shane Lowry... Open Champion...what a day...cried my eyes out...Major Winner!!!

blackcard

So Daly, Harrington, McDowell, McIlroy, Clarke and Lowry. Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

blackcard

blackcard wrote: »

So Daly, Harrington, McDowell, McIlroy, Clarke and Lowry. Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

Not at the moment

wildrover444

blackcard wrote: »

So Daly, Harrington, McDowell, McIlroy, Clarke and Lowry. Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

Leona maguire maybe!!!

FrancieBrady

blackcard wrote: »

Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

Me...every time I tee up n the 1st.


*Feeling is generally gone after I hit the ball though!

blackcard

glasso wrote: »

blackcard wrote: »

So Daly, Harrington, McDowell, McIlroy, Clarke and Lowry. Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

Not at the moment

James Sugrue?

eagle eye

Cork Boy 53 wrote:

Harrington during the week suggested Portmarnock as a possible Open venue but the R and A top brass poured cold water over that happening anytime in the near future. If it does go there it will not be for at least 20 to 25 years.

You could see Royal County Down getting one.
I don't see it ever going outside the UK. If it ever did come me to the Republic it should go to the West Coast imo. Much better courses and the elements from the Atlantic is why I'd suggest that.

tbayers

blackcard wrote: »

So Daly, Harrington, McDowell, McIlroy, Clarke and Lowry. Is there any other potential Major winner out there?

Tom McKibbin and Marc Power perhaps? Very early I know in their careers but they are teh standout players junior wise for Ireland atm

dar_cool

I hope there is a documentary from BBC/RTE like they did when Clarke and Rory won the open. It gave a great insight to what goes on in the days following the win.

Dante7

Dwarf.Shortage wrote: »

Sponsorship money

Made me wonder about how he was happy to be interviewed without his Srixon cap. I suspect there were new sponsorship deals conducted last night and he wasn't worried about breaching the Srixon terms.

GolfNut33

bobbyss wrote: »

Why do golfers wear golf caps if it's raining and blustery with little or no sun?

How come Shane wasn't wearing his hat for the presentation?

Tell me how

GolfNut33 wrote: »

How come Shane wasn't wearing his hat for the presentation?

None of them usually do.

Cork Boy 53

eagle eye wrote: »

You could see Royal County Down getting one.
I don't see it ever going outside the UK. If it ever did come me to the Republic it should go to the West Coast imo. Much better courses and the elements from the Atlantic is why I'd suggest that.

If by the west coast you are referring to Connacht, then the first step would be to stage the Irish Open on one of the courses there, which has never happened to date. Infrastructure might be an issue though.

Tell me how

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If by the west coast you are referring to Connacht, then the first step would be to stage the Irish Open on one of the courses there, which has never happened to date. Infrastructure might be an issue though.

Ahem, Lahinch.

slave1

No hats, R&A etiquette I assume?

GolfNut33

Tell me how wrote: »

None of them usually do.

Must be protocol.

GolfNut33

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

If by the west coast you are referring to Connacht, then the first step would be to stage the Irish Open on one of the courses there, which has never happened to date. Infrastructure might be an issue though.

I agree and that's why I'd say Dublin would be preferable as it would have the infrastructure in place.

Cork Boy 53

Tell me how wrote: »

Ahem, Lahinch.

OK but Lahinch is not in Connacht.

Seve OB

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

OK but Lahinch is not in Connacht.

someone said west coast.
you said west coast = connaught!!!


anyway, The Open outside the UK is a ridiculous idea.

razorblunt

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Huge money in house rentals. I know of people in Troon who just rent out their own house when the Open comes to town, go on holiday for the week and still make a huge profit at the end of it. Some of these guys bring full entourages with them, manager/PR guy/chef/wife/kids the lot. Plus obviously the caddy. They need four/five bedroom houses or larger for the week.

Massive money in it. A work colleague of mine lives in North Berwick, sports management companies approach home owners all the time or encourage referrals. He came home after a 2 week holiday to a bag of clothes left with a note saying “use what you want or donate”. Kept the shoes and hats, offloaded the rest of the gear.

lawred2

Seve OB wrote: »

someone said west coast.
you said west coast = connaught!!!


anyway, The Open outside the UK is a ridiculous idea.

Why?

q85dw7osi4lebg

lawred2 wrote: »

Why?

Because it's also the British open

Cork Boy 53

Seve OB wrote: »

someone said west coast.
you said west coast = connaught!!!


anyway, The Open outside the UK is a ridiculous idea.

OK point taken. In any case the Open is highly unlikely to be held outside the UK, in my lifetime anyway. Royal County Down was mentioned as a possible venue which is much more likely to become a reality as is also a Welsh course such as Porthcawl for example.

RikkFlair

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

Remind me

Synode wrote: »

Padraig 3
Rory 3
Shane 1
Graham 1
Darren 1

Who am I missing

Rory 4

Synode

Remind me wrote: »

Rory 4

You're right. Sorry I deleted the post when I realised :pac:

GolfNut33

RikkFlair wrote: »

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

Incredible seeing it written like that.

eagle eye

Cork Boy 53 wrote:

If by the west coast you are referring to Connacht, then the first step would be to stage the Irish Open on one of the courses there, which has never happened to date. Infrastructure might be an issue though.

No, I'm not saying Connacht. Ballybunion, Lahinch, Dooks, Waterville, Ballyliffin, Connemara would be my order. Cairn I'd say is too short but beautiful.

NIMAN

So let me get this straight, some folk are saying we should stage the British open in Republic of Ireland?

Cork Boy 53

RikkFlair wrote: »

Saw this on twitter, major wins since Harrington won the Open in 07, really remarkable for such a small island.

USA 25.
Ireland 10.
South Africa 4.
Germany, Australia and England 2.
Argentina, S.Korea, Spain, Italy, Sweden 1.

Yep a Golden Era for Irish golf without a doubt. The question is will this continue into the foreseeable future.

NIMAN

What is the success down to?

How come Scotland, a once proud golf nation, has so few top golfers?

Did we just get very lucky?

Roadtoad

Thanks guys and ladies for talking me through the day, it was great. I'll drift off back to the cycling forum now!

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

I wonder is it the same people who blew a casket when announcers mistakenly called Lowry a British golfer who want a British open hosted in the Republic of Ireland. You can't have it both ways!