Official Golf geeks gibber thread

[escobri]

Andy Carter and James Wiltshire,  latest youtubers to fail their open quest 🤣

[Rudi Skacel]

8 hours ago, escobri said:

Fair play to him as last year he had a mare, he'll have Westwood for company at Dundonald final qualifying. Josh Oddy and Matt frier both missed out from the other youtubers.

Nah he wont. He is playing with Marc Warren and some other bloke. 

[escobri]

1 minute ago, Rudi Skacel said:

Nah he wont. He is playing with Marc Warren and some other bloke. 

I meant in the field, i wasn't aware that draw had been made.

[Rudi Skacel]

5 minutes ago, escobri said:

I meant in the field, i wasn't aware that draw had been made.

Ah sorry. Thought you had seen they were both off at the same time, which they are but different tees. 

[escobri]

Another one bite the dust, Danny Elder, less known youtuber hails from Carnoustie country. Cracking player but the difference in levels is huge, as alluded to earlier in thread.

[Tommy Brown]

My playing partner sent this from Craigmiller Park open. Moaning of the 6 DBs he had.

 

Just noticed our Mr Young in 2nd.

@hmfc_liam06

 

did you manage a prize?

Edited June 30, 2025 by Tommy Brown

[hmfc_liam06]

29 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said:

My playing partner sent this from Craigmiller Park open. Moaning of the 6 DBs he had.

 

Just noticed our Mr Young in 2nd.

@hmfc_liam06

 

did you manage a prize?

 

Yeah £100 for second. I actually thought I'd have won it no bother in those conditions and that score too but some good scoring elsewhere.

 

Wind was unreal, drove the greenside bunker on the 422 yard 5th

[Samuel Camazzola]

Westwood breezed through Open qualifying at Dundonald. 

 

Alex Fitzpatrick withdrew during his attempt.

[Pasquale for King]

3 hours ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

Westwood breezed through Open qualifying at Dundonald. 

 

Alex Fitzpatrick withdrew during his attempt.

That’s a shame, pity Poulter and his son didn’t 😆.

[escobri]

 

It must be a great feeling to come through the qualification process, a very tough quest indeed.im really looking forward to the main event after watching this.

 

 

[eMJay]

Need more blaw at Renaissance or it's gonna get ripped another new one...🤞...💨

[Disser Pointon]

2 hours ago, OBE said:

Need more blaw at Renaissance or it's gonna get ripped another new one...🤞...💨

Nah, I'm marshalling all 4 days and looking forward to topping my tan up!

[eMJay]

25 minutes ago, Disser Pointon said:

Nah, I'm marshalling all 4 days and looking forward to topping my tan up!

 

Sun can still have its hat on with a 20mph blaw. Weather looks braw for the 4, will show East Lothian and further afield in all its glory. The Stadium 6th par 3 looks the dugs...🤓 Enjoy your marshalling. 👍

 

Edited July 7, 2025 by OBE

[Armageddon]

Here's an unpopular opinion.  Annually the Scottish Open week starts and folk begin to fawn over North Berwick like it's Augusta, Instagram photos and tags a plenty.  There's a few better courses down there, Gullane 1 and Dunbar for a kick off, but Iona jumps on the Ricky Fowler bandwagon with Beamer.

 

Nice course but I think it's over-egged, a bit like Dornoch IMO, I'd rather play Brora every day of the week up that way.

[eMJay]

You'll find many will agree with you about NB. 16's green arrangement is an abomination. 17's elevated green that slopes downhill from the front edge, not fair. The 18th, WTF is that?...🤓

[Disser Pointon]

I am 100% on board about NBW being miles over-rated. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad course but it's place in the rankings is ridiculous, Dunbar is a far superior course IMO. Some of the holes on the back 9 at NBW are just shite and as for Redan allegedly being the "most copied par 3 in the world"................what!!!???

[Samuel Camazzola]

6 hours ago, Armageddon said:

Here's an unpopular opinion.  Annually the Scottish Open week starts and folk begin to fawn over North Berwick like it's Augusta, Instagram photos and tags a plenty.  There's a few better courses down there, Gullane 1 and Dunbar for a kick off, but Iona jumps on the Ricky Fowler bandwagon with Beamer.

 

Nice course but I think it's over-egged, a bit like Dornoch IMO, I'd rather play Brora every day of the week up that way.

In addition similar vein, as good a course Gullane 1 is, 2&3 offer much better value on the visitor tariff.

[John Findlay]

Going on Sunday for the last day's play.

[Samuel Camazzola]

20 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Going on Sunday for the last day's play.

You'll need to notify what the going rate for this year's pint is. £7.50 a Moretti last year so expecting the £8 barrier t9 be breached.

[John Findlay]

1 hour ago, Samuel Camazzola said:

You'll need to notify what the going rate for this year's pint is. £7.50 a Moretti last year so expecting the £8 barrier t9 be breached.

I won't be drinking alcohol. Water only for me.

[Pasquale for King]

Lovely down at the Scottish Open today, lovely cool breeze, Ice Cream was expensive but needed 🤣.

[sac]

7 hours ago, Pasquale for King said:

Lovely down at the Scottish Open today, lovely cool breeze, Ice Cream was expensive but needed 🤣.

Great venue and views for watching the golf. Prices are what they are but you can take a packed lunch😉

[Pasquale for King]

4 minutes ago, sac said:

Great venue and views for watching the golf. Prices are what they are but you can take a packed lunch😉

Definitely. £7.50 for a pint isn’t that much these days, great selection of food also. 

[eMJay]

Innis & Gunn, Summer Ale £7, nectar! Good to see Scottish fare with big pitches at Renaissance.

[Ray Gin]

This has to be best weather for a Scottish Open ever. Zero rain and barely any wind forecast for the full 4 days.

[Ray Gin]

Not a great start for Bob on Day 2. Multiple F bombs dropped and it's only hole 4.  

[Ray Gin]

Proceeds to drop an outrageous 30 foot putt for birdie

[kila]

3 hours ago, Ray Gin said:

This has to be best weather for a Scottish Open ever. Zero rain and barely any wind forecast for the full 4 days.

 

Enough of a breeze now. 182mph drives barely carrying 270.

 

[Malinga the Swinga]

McIntyre not playing well at all. Couldn't birdie par 5 that everyone reached in 2 except him as his drive was awful and his second & third were equally awful.

Needs to get birdie on 17th or 18th and as 27th looks difficult, could be all going down to last 

McIntyre then hits drive on 17th to about 2 feet.

Edited July 11, 2025 by Malinga the Swinga

[John Findlay]

For anyone going to the final day of the Scottish Open tomorrow.

[kila]

4 hours ago, John Findlay said:

For anyone going to the final day of the Scottish Open tomorrow.

 

Hope the haar doesn't drift too much into Edinburgh or I'll no be teeing off in the morning either

 

[lost in space]

What's this "haar" nonsense?

Surely it's harr. With a good rolling of the "rrs".

[John Findlay]

Quite a few Hearts players there today.

Cammie Devlin, Frankie Kent, Callum Neuienhoff, and James Wilson.

Forgive my spelling of Callum 's surname.

[Tommy Brown]

12 hours ago, John Findlay said:

Quite a few Hearts players there today.

Cammie Devlin, Frankie Kent, Callum Neuienhoff, and James Wilson.

Forgive my spelling of Callum 's surname.

And his first name 

[eMJay]

Horrible wet weather forecast for The Open...

[Malinga the Swinga]

I see tee times being moved on Saturday due to the Portrush Sons of Ulster having a march. Didn't realise that Portrush still in the dark ages. If they can't accept it is 21st century, then maybe the Open shouldn't be held on their course.

Sectarian ****wits and their traditions should not be taken into account for any sporting event.

[kila]

Met Office has winds gusting 25 mph, mostly sunny and chance of a few showers. Thunderstorm warning too but hopefully that doesn't come to anything.

[El Prez]

Opening birdie for Harrington, after just making the fairway with his opening tee shot.

 

Know how he feels. Just making the Ladies' tee. 😔

[El Prez]

In fairness to Padraig there's been one or two already who've either hit it skyward & it's stalled. Or in Cam Smith's case, snap hooked it about 160 yards into the crap short of the fairway.

[The Mighty Thor]

3 minutes ago, El Prez said:

In fairness to Padraig there's been one or two already who've either hit it skyward & it's stalled. Or in Cam Smith's case, snap hooked it about 160 yards into the crap short of the fairway.

Aye they're making heavy weather of the first tee shot.

 

 

[El Prez]

8 minutes ago, The Mighty Thor said:

Aye they're making heavy weather of the first tee shot.

 

 

Just had the first OOB there too. Pendrith.

[escobri]

9 minutes ago, The Mighty Thor said:

Aye they're making heavy weather of the first tee shot.

 

 

That won't be good news to Rory 🤣

[Samuel Camazzola]

10 minutes ago, escobri said:

That won't be good news to Rory 🤣

Out of four practice holes on the 1st, he put two Oscar Bravo - one left, one right.

 

It's certainly not an opening tee shot like the Old Course presents.

[El Prez]

46 minutes ago, El Prez said:

Opening birdie for Harrington, after just making the fairway with his opening tee shot.

 

Know how he feels. Just making the Ladies' tee. 😔

Two 3-putt's in a row, have put an end to that one.

[Samuel Camazzola]

Phil is box office. Could watch him on a pitch and putt.

[JWL]

Teeing off just before 16.00 is Scotland's Cameron Adam. Take it his auld man is a Jambo?

[Mikey1874]

http://www.fawanews.sc/Golf-The-153rd-Open.html

[William H. Bonney]

3 hours ago, JWL said:

Teeing off just before 16.00 is Scotland's Cameron Adam. Take it his auld man is a Jambo?

 

He is from Edinburgh so I guess it's entirely plausible. 

[Thurlaston]

Teeing off just before Cameron Adam is Frazer Jones from my golf club (Kirby Muxloe in Leicestershire). First time anyone from my club has ever made it to the Open. Never met Frazer but strongly suspect that he is not a Jambo 

[eMJay]

3 hours ago, JWL said:

Teeing off just before 16.00 is Scotland's Cameron Adam. Take it his auld man is a Jambo?

 

Any hint of Maroon in his garb, should confirm...🇱🇻