EsophagealFeces
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That was so disappointing. I wanted Watson to pull that off.
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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EsophagealFeces
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Explains a lot, doesn’t it?
I'm just starting to follow players
This I believe is the first British Open I've watched since my mid-teens
Definetly won a US Am and maybe an NCAA ( can’t remember). Was becoming a top ten ish player when covid hit and that’s only when he got super jacked and started hitting it way past everyone. He was maybe a slightly above average distance driver previously. There’s a legit golfer under all this bravado.
Like Rory, if Bryson figures out his wedges he'll win plenty more
EsophagealFeces
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His swing is too robotic to be a good wedge player. Not that you have to have hands like Seve, but there has to be some semblance of feel, not everything is a math equation. I watch every one of his YouTube videos, and watching him hit woods and irons is unreal, but watching him hit partial wedges inside 120 yards is maddening. His swing is kinda weird in general, but on those shots, it just looks so awkward.
EsophagealFeces
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Yeah, the better I got, the more detrimental full swing wedges became. Ripping it back 20 feet looks cool, but if you land it hole high and rip it off the green, it becomes less cool.
Earlier today in my car I was pondering this question for you and @Bob_C
Bryson is 31 and has won two tourneys. Is it reasonably possible for golfers to hit their prime in their 30s? Gymnastics girls seem to hit their primes in their teens and tennis players in their mid-20s. Football players hit their prime in their mid-to-late 20s. What about golfers?
Watching right now. Eight names on the leaderboard, and I don't know any of them.
Bryson has two majors but also has nine PGA Tour wins. Phil has six majors and his first one at 34 or so.
Lots of late bloomers in golf over the years that figure it out in their 30’s. It’s a unique part about golf from other sports. My opinion is that golf careers for the truly elite players are going to have far shorter peaks than in the past and the peaks are going to happen earlier. Too many young guys coming up that had Trackmans in their cribs and will be driving it 300 yards at age 13.
Oh I see, good to see he has 9 wins
2025 British Open Day 1 Losers
Wyndham Clark: News got out this week that the 2023 U.S. Open champion was suspended from Oakmont, the final ignominy from a locker room-destruction incident after he missed the cut at the U.S. Open. And after an opening 76 at Portrush, he might be cleaning out another locker early (hopefully quietly).
Bryson DeChambeau: His birdie-less 78 included an awkward-stance whiff on the 4th hole. He’s looking at his fourth missed cut in eight Opens, with just one top-30 finish (T8, 2022) and increased chatter that he doesn’t have the artistry required for links golf.
Not so fast my friend
Wyndham Clark: News got out this week that the 2023 U.S. Open champion was suspended from Oakmont, the final ignominy from a locker room-destruction incident after he missed the cut at the U.S. Open. And after an opening 76 at Portrush, he might be cleaning out another locker early (hopefully quietly).
Bryson DeChambeau: His birdie-less 78 included an awkward-stance whiff on the 4th hole. He’s looking at his fourth missed cut in eight Opens, with just one top-30 finish (T8, 2022) and increased chatter that he doesn’t have the artistry required for links golf.
Not so fast my friend
the gallery was brutal to him when he won a couple years ago and he did not give a fuck
cool another major, I missed the last and highly enjoyed the Masters! Does Charlie have a shot?
EsophagealFeces
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It appears my prediction Scottie would miss the cut was retarded.
If this were Tiger the tournament is over. We'll see