Ally Bongo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 He's still in the ranks of the average golfer. He's got time on his side though. He is well above average - cant see Lawro finishing 2nd in back to back majors - with or without his Aberdeen top on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm putting money on Paul Lawriez next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 The Lord read those 30 footers. Bible bashing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did nobody pick up on the illegal looking tap down of the green on the last play off hole by ZJ? Not the one he got a ruling for but one about 5 foot shy....he never repaired anything just tapped down the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did nobody pick up on the illegal looking tap down of the green on the last play off hole by ZJ? Not the one he got a ruling for but one about 5 foot shy....he never repaired anything just tapped down the grass. My mate txt and said the exact same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 My mate txt and said the exact same thing. I've re watched it several times. Dodgy as . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cant see them doing anything about it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Some great golf on show today. Gutted Jason Day couldn't win it for me at 33/1 but got £46 back so I'll settle for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did nobody pick up on the illegal looking tap down of the green on the last play off hole by ZJ? Not the one he got a ruling for but one about 5 foot shy....he never repaired anything just tapped down the grass. Aye, I was waiting for an anouncent that he was going to be penalised for that. Couldn't believe when I saw him doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Did nobody pick up on the illegal looking tap down of the green on the last play off hole by ZJ? Not the one he got a ruling for but one about 5 foot shy....he never repaired anything just tapped down the grass. I saw the thing you mean but don't know about golf rules, so I didn't realise that was illegal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Rule 16.1a http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx#/rules/?ruleNum=16&subRuleNum=1 A clear breach of the rules. Louis wins the Open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Rule 16.1a http://www.randa.org/en/Rules-and-Amateur-Status/Rules-of-Golf.aspx#/rules/?ruleNum=16&subRuleNum=1 A clear breach of the rules. Louis wins the Open. Was he possibly pressing down old plus marks ? I hope so because I won money on him at the end ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Was he possibly pressing down old plus marks ? I hope so because I won money on him at the end ! Do you mean spike marks? That is not allowed. It's covered by rule 16.1a above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Was he possibly pressing down old plus marks ? I hope so because I won money on him at the end ! OK, ignore my previous post, I guess you mean plug marks? That isn't how you repair a plug mark. Professionals know how to repair plug marks. You don't do it by pressing down on the line of putt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 OK, ignore my previous post, I guess you mean plug marks? That isn't how you repair a plug mark. Professionals know how to repair plug marks. You don't do it by pressing down on the line of putt. He did several things along the line of the putt so I'm guessing it was the patting down of the ground with his putter (possibly twice?) you mean. Still didn't know that was a rule but I guess he should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b064ypy3/golf-the-open-2015-final-day-evening Whilst getting a ruling on another mark on the green he points out another mark (to his caddy?) at 54.37 ... revisiting the mark at 55.12 to press it down - well, well, well, a clear breach of the rule indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Surley of Louis thought anything of it he would have said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Johnson missed the putt anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Johnson missed the putt anyway... And? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Johnson missed the putt anyway... Doesn't matter, two shot penalty, Louis wins the open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Surley of Louis thought anything of it he would have said? Johnson missed the putt anyway... And? It's an automatic 2 stroke penalty - the ball travelled directly over the spot he tapped down meaning it was on his line - with the penalty noted his first putt would have been his fifth shot & he should have carded a six for that hole meaning Oost would have won the championship. I do understand how it was missed - match referee was most probably making his way off the green due to ruling on the other spot ... whilst Oost was concentrating on his own line/putt & Leishman was probably gutted and had switched off. I rather think he has been a lucky lad and got away with it. I also seem to remember ZJ had a serious putting issue at the final hole of another tournament a few years back where he hit his putt from the wrong spot - I might be mistaken though. Edited July 21, 2015 by Topcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 He did several things along the line of the putt so I'm guessing it was the patting down of the ground with his putter (possibly twice?) you mean. Still didn't know that was a rule but I guess he should. Aye it's covered in the first line of the rule 16-1a(i) that I posted above. Pressing down on the line of putt is not allowed - 2 shot penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Surley of Louis thought anything of it he would have said? Sometimes the players don't know the rues as well as we do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b064ypy3/golf-the-open-2015-final-day-evening Whilst getting a ruling on another mark on the green he points out another mark (to his caddy?) at 54.37 ... revisiting the mark at 55.12 to press it down - well, well, well, a clear breach of the rule indeed. Having watched that again I'm not sure he used sufficient pressure to be considered as "pressing anything down". That's one of those grey areas where you would need to delve into the "decisions of golf" (and I cannae be bothered). Still a daft thing to do at any time never mind when you have got a putt to win the open. I wouldn't be surprised if a few rules guys have got together reviewed what he did and decided it wasn't a breach of the rule. They could still disqualify him after the event, but they won't now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macy37 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Lawrence Donagan all over it on twitter but getting little reply to his questions. Odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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