2021 US OPEN Torrey Pines, LA JOLLA, Calif

Dr. Bre

irishgeo wrote: »

18th is easiest hole on the course today so plenty of birdie opportunity in it. Delighted for Rahm after his covid trouble at the last major.

That was at the memorial. Not a major

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Deeper Blue wrote: »

Complete bottlejob from Bryson, looked the man to beat at the turn

Actually shocking stuff. Forgot he was solo leader after 10. He’s +8 for his last 7 holes.

irishgeo

Dr. Bre wrote: »

That was at the memorial. Not a major

Yeah my mistake.

Injuryprone

The last group are after falling a bit behind, no?

Fromvert

Bottled, hilariously bad

LuckyGent88

Fromvert wrote: »

Bottled, hilariously bad

Huh?? Literally 5-10 yards off line. He just made about 4 5-10 footers in a row.

Probably over now but can still make a miraculous par.

Dr. Bre

Another runner up for Louis at a major it looks

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LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Huh?? Literally 5-10 yards off line. He just made about 4 5-10 footers in a row.

Probably over now but can still make a miraculous par.

Don’t you know the armchair experts on here never hit it offline or miss from inside 20 feet?

Fromvert

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Huh?? Literally 5-10 yards off line. He just made about 4 5-10 footers in a row.

Probably over now but can still make a miraculous par.

It was awful, he had tonnes of room. Same with his first putt on 16 short because of the pressure.

Fromvert

fullstop wrote: »

Don’t you know the armchair experts on here never hit it offline or miss from inside 20 feet?

We're rubbish. I'd likely miss a tap in in a professional game of ball too but I'd call a pro a bottler for it

And he recovers!

Pogue eile

LuckyGent88 wrote: »

Huh?? Literally 5-10 yards off line. He just made about 4 5-10 footers in a row.

Probably over now but can still make a miraculous par.

It would appear that any golfer that doesnt win every single Major is a bottler these days

The most over used and miss used word in golf/sport.

I saw someone here earlier calling Koepka a bottler, I mean seriously you couldnt make it up

Loafing Oaf

in the rough. good man Louis

Roger_007

He’s not going to get an eagle from there!

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Pogue eile wrote: »

It would appear that any golfer that doesnt win every single Major is a bottler these days

The most over used and miss used word in golf/sport.

I saw someone here earlier calling Koepka a bottler, I mean seriously you couldnt make it up

149 bottlers every single week on tour. It’s laughable, really.

Fromvert

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149 bottlers every single week on tour. It’s laughable, really.

Just following your lead

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=116862041&postcount=459

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Fromvert wrote: »

Just following your lead

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=116862041&postcount=459

That’s not tragic at all searching through my post history :rolleyes:

Glad you got one hit though.

And FWIW Xander should have a couple of majors by now but for his falling away on Sunday...didn’t make that call on 1 shot he missed the fairway by 10 yards...he had just made triple on the 70th hole of the masters to lose the tournament after flat out duff into the water...Louis needed to take the tighter line to try to make birdie.

finglashoop

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149 bottlers every single week on tour. It’s laughable, really.

louis consistently doesn't win when contending. whats a better term?

Fromvert

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That’s not tragic at all searching through my post history :rolleyes:

Glad you got one hit though

The people doing the moralising are likely a massive hypocrite

Fromvert

Fromvert wrote: »

Just following your lead

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=116862041&postcount=459

Ouch!

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finglashoop wrote: »

louis consistently doesn't win when contending. whats a better term?

I already acknowledged that fact on either this thread or the McIlroy one earlier, but missing that 17th fairway by a few yards is hardly bottling?!

finglashoop

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I already acknowledged that fact on either this thread or the McIlroy one earlier, but missing that 17th fairway by a few yards is hardly bottling?!

no but i think bottling is used in more general term than its literal meaning

you see a lot of players dont have the balls at the business end for one reason or another.

schauffle always at it. as is louis. mcilroy as well seems to reverse into a top 10. casey another who looks good and then just cant get it done.

Loafing Oaf

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finglashoop wrote: »

no but i think bottling is used in more general term than its literal meaning

you see a lot of players dont have the balls at the business end for one reason or another.

schauffle always at it. as is louis. mcilroy as well seems to reverse into a top 10. casey another who looks good and then just cant get it done.

It absolutely is, which was my point.

A tee shot 10 or 15 yards offline on the 71st hole does not make you a bottler. Louis has history not getting it done, but he bounced back well today after a slow start, he just got steamrolled by that finish from Rahm.

And yes, Xander does seem to be always at it. All the talent in the world, but can’t get it going on the final round of a major. Still think he’ll win one or two.

Larbre34

Great for Rahm.

If a Paddy isn't going to take home these things, I'm well glad it's a European and good man. Can't wait to see him in the Olympics and the Ryder Cup in the next while.

nazmoalex

Oosthuizen missed one put that cost him. Fair play to Rahm for that birdie on 17. Great finish to a good weekend of golf

The_Kew_Tour

Delighted for Rahm. Won't be his last major either.

martingriff

Realistically Louis had to try and go for it in the last hole with that shot but then decided to lay up for some reason. Great for Rahm after the disappointment. Maybe sometimes Karma does come

Nerdlingr

Surely Louis had to go for it on the second shot at 18?... shot to nothing really.

Larbre34

What load of effin boll1x is this.

Deeper Blue

Definitely the most awkward US Open presentation since that lad dressed as a bird jumped in front of Webb Simpson

Larbre34

Well, I just can't take any more of this freedom, time for bed.

Plasandrunt

Well done Jon Rahm, especially after what happened at Memorial he deserved that.

Half the course can feel they threw that away but Morikawa's putting today was so so bad.

2ndcoming

Rahm could have been vaccinated months ago. Absolute retard and the way they're painting that on tv only adds on to golf's out of touch image.

The two old dudes no one knows announcing fighter jets no one saw fit the bill pretty well...

*Leaving post unedited as an example of what we don't want here, this is neither the Covid Forum or a place allowing personal insults*

The_Kew_Tour

That Presentation was right cringe.

Rahms speech was good though.. showed class.

Mantis Toboggan

Was there any more on the magical free drop that Rahm got?

Mantis Toboggan

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Was there any more on the magical free drop that Rahm got?

As explained when you asked earlier.

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/golf.com/news/jon-rahm-controversial-us-open-drop-surprise/amp/

Rikand

That break on 9 was the winning of the tournament. Bizarre though when the officials were all pointing that it was in the backyard of someone's house to it magically appearing 5 yards in bounds and a clear shot to the fairway. Commentators seemed to have no idea whether it was there naturally or he had taken a drop. Just seemed right fishy.

But you cant argue his ability to make massive putts when he needs to

Rikand

Rikand wrote: »

That break on 9 was the winning of the tournament. Bizarre though when the officials were all pointing that it was in the backyard of someone's house to it magically appearing 5 yards in bounds and a clear shot to the fairway. Commentators seemed to have no idea whether it was there naturally or he had taken a drop. Just seemed right fishy.

But you cant argue his ability to make massive putts when he needs to

The commentators explained it just after he took his shot.

callaway92

Really enjoyed the tournament even though I’m not a massive Torrey Pines fan.

Leaderboard quality for the whole thing at the top was top class and there was a few good stories along the way in it.

Roll on The Open!

Not the quality finish that was expected given the leaderboard after 9 holes.

Rahm looked seriously hefty for a young man trundling around the course there. Must have really hit the Oreos during his self-inflicted covid quarantine.

Would have liked to see Louis take it but he has a long history of second places in big events.

Seemed strange not to try to give himself a chance on the last even if it may have been outside the normal range on that one shot.

Deeper Blue

glasso wrote: »

Not the quality finish that was expected given the leaderboard after 9 holes.

Rahm looked seriously hefty for a young man trundling around the course there. Must have really hit the Oreos during his self-inflicted covid quarantine.

Would have liked to see Louis take it but he has a long history of second places in big events.

Seemed strange not to try to give himself a chance on the last even if it may have been outside the normal range on that one shot.

Rahm is naturally stocky, he's looked the same for years.

Shame about Louis alright, I still think he's got another major in him though.

prawnsambo

One thing I noticed was the difficulty players were having with the shorter putts. Maybe my imagination, but it seemed like a lot of misses from about four to five feet and in. Even the really good putters were missing these I thought.

Motivator

What a performance by Rahm, has there been a better finish by a player in a Major since Schwartzel in 2011? Two ridiculous putts in a row to finish it off, fair play to him. I said that Rahm would never win a Major because he’s too firey and loses his temper too easily and I always felt that would play against him in the heat of a back 9 on Sunday. Yesterday he was just so impressive though and he fully deserved it. Maybe fatherhood has calmed him down a bit?

On a side note, I’m delighted Koepka didn’t win it. This feud he’s having with DeChambeau is getting tiresome now and I read this morning that even Scheffler was pissed off hearing Brooksy being shouted at DeChambeau yesterday. There’s nothing better than big and vocal crowds but trying to get in a players head isn’t sporting and they need to stamp it out.

The_Kew_Tour

Golf is funny old game.

Was it on 9th hole where Rahm should have been Out Of Bounds. A 6 turns into a 4.

A huge break cause had he got the 6 that was him done. Instead it gave him a second chance and fair play to him for taking it.

Those 2 putts were great. Hard to see him not win another major in next 13 months.

Was also great to see Wolff back? Pity he faded but it’s promising. Anyone know what’s been going on with him?

monkeybutter

Was a poor spectacle compared to the PGA based on winner and course.


Miles behind 2008 US open of course


Golf boring without the big bad wolf chasing people down


Kinda missing a star at the moment, was lucky that it had Jack and Tiger for those years

OEP

How was that a poor spectacle? It was an incredibly exciting final round - fair enough a lot of them fell away during the back 9 but that was exciting in itself. Then Rahm holing two massive putts to win it.

The course is crap though, very boring.

Pogue eile

OEP wrote: »

How was that a poor spectacle? It was an incredibly exciting final round - fair enough a lot of them fell away during the back 9 but that was exciting in itself. Then Rahm holing two massive putts to win it.

The course is crap though, very boring.

Agreed, far more enjoyable to watch the top guys have to battle than watching a turkey shoot with birdie after birdie.

Would agree on the course as well, very vanilla!

Just a personal gripe as well, I don't like a course with a Par 5 18th just doesn't work - there is no real logic to this just a personal view

Speak Now

Motivator wrote: »

What a performance by Rahm, has there been a better finish by a player in a Major since Schwartzel in 2011? Two ridiculous putts in a row to finish it off, fair play to him.

Phil at Muirfield in 2013 was a special finish as well, -4 for the last 6 holes on a course that only himself bettered par.

OEP

Pogue eile wrote: »

Agreed, far more enjoyable to watch the top guys have to battle than watching a turkey shoot with birdie after birdie.

Would agree on the course as well, very vanilla!

Just a personal gripe as well, I don't like a course with a Par 5 18th just doesn't work - there is no real logic to this just a personal view

I suppose it gives an eagle opportunity, which can launch someone up the leaderboard

Another thing, that pond is awful. It does not suit it's surroundings whatsoever

monkeybutter

OEP wrote: »

How was that a poor spectacle? It was an incredibly exciting final round - fair enough a lot of them fell away during the back 9 but that was exciting in itself. Then Rahm holing two massive putts to win it.

The course is crap though, very boring.

the most exciting thing to happen on the day was Bryson shooting +6


Oosthuizen losing was about as exciting as watching the air slowly leak out of a balloon, could hardly stay awake for it


if anything holing that put at the end made it less exciting than a play off


The course had a lot to do with it, played too easy really