Golf

[voodoo]

I reckon they should have at least 1 tournament where shouting and booing is encouraged, even during a shot. Call it the Happy Gilmore Open or something. Would be great fun to see them cut loose and rark the crowd up, give each other some shit even.

[taniwharugby]

@voodoo damn you people, go back to your shanties!

[Tim]

https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1441479384104308736?s=20

[taniwharugby]

@tim I do like watching him hit the ball

[canefan]

@taniwharugby that's insane

[broughie]

@voodoo It’s called a horse race in amateur circles. Lots of fun.

[broughie]

Whistling Straits is a beast. Would like to play it just to be humbled.

[canefan]

The US in total command according to the scoreboard. Stricker's decision to opt for in form youth and to leave Reed out seems to be paying off

[taniwharugby]

https://twitter.com/GeoffShac/status/1441790307956264969?s=20

[Machpants]

The crowds are feral, beyond banter. It's a pretty shit look imo

[MajorPom]

@machpants said in Golf:

The crowds are feral, beyond banter. It's a pretty shit look imo

Shit look for … ?

I think it’s brilliant.

[taniwharugby]

Yesterday the comms were like 'it's late in the day, been a few beers drunk' or something to that effect

[canefan]

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

Yesterday the comms were like 'it's late in the day, been a few beers drunk' or something to that effect

It was really bad in the late afternoon yesterday. Just watched for a little bit this afternoon and the crowd seemed better behaved. I don't mind parochialism. But there is a degree of courtesy you expect in golf

[broughie]

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

@tim yeah I can deal with noise, but typical boorish US fans...USA, USA chants...they even like Bryson today!

I agree with the disrespect in the players backswing but otherwise it is the Ryder Cup so I’m sure the Euros are equally as vocal. No more boorish than hearing the Haka ad nauseam.

[taniwharugby]

@broughie I'm yet to see a kiwi do the haka on a golf course during general play.

Well the US fans are just louder I guess...

[broughie]

@taniwharugby true but they do it everywhere else. It loses it luster, at least for this foreign Kiwi.

[taniwharugby]

@broughie oh I agree but I think US fans (at least in golf) have always been louder than other fans, but cheering and stuff is better than the old polite golf clap.

[broughie]

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

@broughie oh I agree but I think US fans (at least in golf) have always been louder than other fans, but cheering and stuff is better than the old polite golf clap.

As long as it is respectful but I am old school.

[canefan]

USA gave Europe a smashing to win back the Ryder Cup this morning. Stricker went for youth and form, left out the unpopular Patrick Reed, and came up trumps

[KiwiPie]

The scoreline really went according to world rankings. Europe have 4 in the top 20, Rahm at 1, Hovland 14, McIlroy 15, Hatton 19.

The USA team was 2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,16,21. So 10 of the 12 players are higher than all but 1 in the opposition.

Give them home advantage and a course that suits their superior power and 19-9 seems about right as a margin of victory.