biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 WTF ??? If anything the britnat media and BBC have bummed up Lawrie deluding everyone into thinking he actually had a chance of winning through the years when he had one good round If its that to which you refer then yes i fell for it Don't watch much golf then? That's ok were all friends here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Don't watch much golf then? That's ok were all friends here. Yes i watch a lot He is murder - and by that i mean distinctly average Edited July 19, 2015 by Ally Bongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibelieve!!! Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 WTF ??? If anything the britnat media and BBC have bummed up Lawrie deluding everyone into thinking he actually had a chance of winning through the years when he had one good round If its that to which you refer then yes i fell for it One good round? Pretty sure when he won the Open it was over four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) One good round? Pretty sure when he won the Open it was over four. You do remember how he won the Open ? Edited July 19, 2015 by Ally Bongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 8 European tour victories including a major and 3 Ryder Cup teams Aye he's average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) 8 European tour victories including a major and 3 Ryder Cup teams Aye he's average. In 30 years as a professional Monty turned pro 2 years later than Lawrie and has 31 European Tour victories Thanks for making my point Edited July 19, 2015 by Ally Bongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 You do remember how he won the Open ? He also had to win a 4 hole playoff, birding the last 2 holes His tour record isn't as good as Monty but that's not a bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 He also had to win a 4 hole playoff, birding the last 2 holes His tour record isn't as good as Monty but that's not a bad thing I know Just for the record when i say Lawrie is murder im talking out my pocket from the times i have had a few quid on him But there is no getting away from the fact that in the world of professional golf he is average - not deflecting from him being a decent guy Just a bit of perspective offered (and yes id like to see him win) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 In 30 years as a professional Monty turned pro 2 years later than Lawrie and has 31 European Tour victories Thanks for making my point You are comparing him to the top European golfer for About a decade. That's not 'making your point'. That's being selective to make your point sound anything other than pish mate. Which it is It wid be awfy boring if we all thought the same though fella so fair s to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) You do remember how he won the Open ? By shooting a 67 in conditions when only two other players broke 70 and then winning a playoff by three shots? Yeah, I recall. One good round is really pushing it. I've not said he's one of the great golfers, just that he didn't get the credit for the win and then spent a lot of time on his foundation during which time his golf suffered. His foundation started in 2001, he was top ten on the euro tour in 99,00,01 I think, and won four tournaments in three years. He started going after the tour again in 2011, and won three tournaments. So if he hasn't done the foundation it's not unreasonable to think height have won another seven or eight events and challenged in one or two more majors. That's all from memory some of the detail might be wrong but its roughly correct Edited July 19, 2015 by biffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I know Just for the record when i say Lawrie is murder im talking out my pocket from the times i have had a few quid on him But there is no getting away from the fact that in the world of professional golf he is average - not deflecting from him being a decent guy Just a bit of perspective offered (and yes id like to see him win) I'll agree that he'll be remembered as an average golfer and that's not a criticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 By shooting a 67 in conditions when only two other players broke 70 and then winning a playoff by three shots? Yeah, I recall. One good round is really pushing it. I've not said he's one of the great golfers, just that he didn't get the credit for the win and then spent a lot of time on his foundation during which time his golf suffered. His foundation started in 2001, he was top ten on the euro tour in 99,00,01 I think, and won four tournaments in three years. He started going after the tour again in 2011, and won three tournaments. So if he hasn't done the foundation it's not unreasonable to think height have won another seven or eight events and challenged in one or two more majors. That's all from memory some of the detail might be wrong but its roughly correct It's not roughly correct, it IS correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'll agree that he'll be remembered as an average golfer and that's not a criticism What would you need to do to be above average out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Lawries performance at medinah shows he was far from an average golfer. As string a showing as you'll see from a Ryder cup player on U.S. soil. As for this open itself,I have no idea who is gonna win this. It's mental at the moment. Edited July 19, 2015 by dandydunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Incredible leaderboard. I'm not sure if I've ever seen so many players bunched up so closely in a major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Lawries performance at medinah shows he was far from an average golfer. As string a showing as you'll see from a Ryder cup player on U.S. soil. As for this open itself,I have no idea who is gonna win this. It's mental at the moment. Yeah, he was awesome at Medinah, absolutely bitchslapped Brandt Snedeker who had just won the FedEx Cup.I was in the stand behind the fourth green where he chopped in. Went mental, obviously. Edited July 19, 2015 by biffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 An amateur now leading. Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Mibee this time. He was pretty close last year.[/ quote] Got wee Sergio at 125/1 ew after the first round after not betting him for the first time in years for the Open. Getting a wee trooser tingle now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah, he was awesome at Medinah, absolutely bitchslapped Brandt Snedeker who had just won the FedEx Cup. I was in the stand behind the fourth green where he chopped in. Went mental, obviously. Did he do that with his chopper? Pretty impressive, right enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Did he do that with his chopper? Pretty impressive, right enough. Feckin autocorrect. Sergio showing his old weakness - someone who's going to win would have nailed that putt on the eighteenth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Feckin autocorrect. Sergio showing his old weakness - someone who's going to win would have nailed that putt on the eighteenth. Paul Lawrie has missed a couple of those as well. They can't afford to miss these if they want to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Paul Lawrie has missed a couple of those as well. They can't afford to miss these if they want to win. I know.I've got a tenner on Jordan Spieth btw Edited July 19, 2015 by biffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 I know Just for the record when i say Lawrie is murder im talking out my pocket from the times i have had a few quid on him But there is no getting away from the fact that in the world of professional golf he is average - not deflecting from him being a decent guy Just a bit of perspective offered (and yes id like to see him win) Over 90% of professional golfers never win a tour event. You do know what the word "average" means don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irnbruman Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thank fook Andrew Cotter has take over from that old twat Peter Aliss. Every year he gets more and more annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'm heading up tomorrow. My boss hasn't said I can't take the day off since I texted him four hours ago, so I'm going. Going to be one of the big names IMO. But there's a lot of them. Spieth, Harrington, Johnson, Day, Goosen but I reckon Rose will be right there tomorrow evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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