― DV, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Playing golf is something I won't do till I'm a good bit older but it is the best activity for people as they get older. Very social, not too strenuous, lots of dinners/drinking sessions. I love golf on BBC, Alex Hay is such a polite and good humoured man. There's no sport left on TV with as little glitz as Golf right down to the commentators.
Ah golf.....I even love the rippling applause and the noise when they hit the ball
― Ronan, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Nicole, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Andrew L, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― davel, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― gareth, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Rant over.
― Emma, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
am sad i am missing the open (already missed wimbledon and the eng sri lanka test series) but the good thing abt missing the open is not hearing Peter allis' 'commentary'. It's just torture really.
― Julio Desouza, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― RickyT, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
They then started creating artificial coastal scrubland all over the world.
apparently American golf courses are more "artificial" than Irish & Scottish ones, and there is some pressure on courses over here to become less natural so as to appeal to yankee dollar.
but whatever, it's all golf = all boring middle class men off playing their boring game and cosying up to the boss over a few gin and tonics and then drink driving home.
The fact that there is no player interaction only increases the enjoyment of the game for me. Sublime and no jock0's around to spoil your day.
― lawrence kansas, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
golfing with the boss=dud, which is why almost nobody does it.
― jel --, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― briania, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Jeff W, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
My husband streaking across golf courses at sunrise in the early 70's=classic.
― Christine "Green Leafy Dragon" Indigo, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Martin Skidmore, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Chris, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Kris, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Dan Perry, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Miniture Golf- A good time for druken teenagers on a Saturday Night. Watch where your standing at the ramp over water hole, I was hit with a flying ball and got a bruised collar bone. It was funny till the booze wore off...
― brg30, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Classic Allis - Hay exchange from yesterday;
Allis (lamenting Seve's withdrawal due to being rubbish now): 'I'm afraid there aren't too many things you get better at as you get older'.
Hay: 'Sweeping?'.
― Ally C, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
today they showed a bunch of CLIPS together [highlights, perhaps] with some krazy 'dance' music over the top.
one commentator: is that the sort of music you like to dance to?
another commentator: no, actually. I'm more of a gavotte-merchant.
I have an inkling that the another one was allis. if so: AllyC is OTM.
― RJG, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― keith, Saturday, 20 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Andrew L, Sunday, 21 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Ally, Sunday, 21 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Ronan, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― mark s, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
and the end of the open yesterday was rather thrilling
― chris, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Allis: A mention to Mrs [x] who's just about recovered now from the shock of the burglary. I hope they catch the culprits soon. Hay: Terrible. [Proceeds to say something about appropriate capital punishment to apply when they are caught] Allis: Ooh no, surely a bit of flogging first. So the punishment lasts longer. Hay: Oh yes, of course.
― Jeff W, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:29 (twenty-three years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:57 (twenty-three years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 19 July 2003 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)
― Cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 19 July 2003 14:01 (twenty-three years ago)
i hit golf balls this week. i have more natural ability at it than most other things that involve hitting balls. fun. and v. satisfying when you actually get it up in the air and far away. though i usually don't get quite as much distance as others. dunno if that's a strength thing or a technique thing (or the stella i had?). not too much exercise if you're just driving, though.
(we never heard of Africa in America, btw. TS: chatty, bubbleheaded non-news v. snide content.)
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 19 July 2003 15:52 (twenty-three years ago)
― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 19 July 2003 15:52 (twenty-three years ago)
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Saturday, 19 July 2003 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)
― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 19 July 2003 16:20 (twenty-three years ago)
I've started playing again recently too and my handicaps gone down from a 14 to about an 11/10 - played ardeer and carded an 84 (an unecessary 7 [!!!], and three unecessary 6s) but shoulda been a 79. that is playing to handicap I guess (it was 14) but I reckon markers would have given me the 7 and 6s as 5s (taking into account the rest of my card.)
I love golf.
soft hands!
― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-two years ago)
do you like it? do you play? are you watching wentworth? will you play golf with me?
― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)
what a shot from rose at 14
give us a 6 man playoff at -10
― ||||||||, Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:39 (six months ago)
diabolical birdie from scheff at 15
he’s lurking
― ||||||||, Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:43 (six months ago)
rory seems to have fully stabilised tho. ominous for the field
― ||||||||, Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:44 (six months ago)
Exactly the word I just used talking to friends, xpost.
― LocalGarda, Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:44 (six months ago)
omg lol that scheff birdie
― I will edit thread titles like no one has ever seen before (WmC), Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:45 (six months ago)
ouch
If you were curious what happened to Haotong Li, here's where he played his fifth shot on 13. Went triple, quintuple bogey on 12 and 13 to drop from seven under to one over. pic.twitter.com/sFB00A7zim— Sean Zak (@Sean_Zak) April 12, 2026
― ||||||||, Sunday, 12 April 2026 21:56 (six months ago)
"gentlemen let's make this interesting shall we?" mcilroy
― Wichita Referee's Assistant (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:36 (six months ago)
Faldo's out of his tree
― Number None, Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:47 (six months ago)
Yes!
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:52 (six months ago)
Awesome
― frogbs, Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:55 (six months ago)
never doubted him
― Number None, Sunday, 12 April 2026 22:55 (six months ago)
he's such a mad bastard, pure emotion, danger leading to genius shot to shot. also what makes him likeable tho. delighted for him.
― LocalGarda, Sunday, 12 April 2026 23:03 (six months ago)
winning a bit much now. seems a bit ... idk british of him
― Wichita Referee's Assistant (darraghmac), Sunday, 12 April 2026 23:03 (six months ago)
happy for rory
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Sunday, 12 April 2026 23:19 (six months ago)
i have been watching the masters forever and can't recall any winner (or anyone) playing 18 like that lol
rory is a real one
― call all destroyer, Monday, 13 April 2026 02:53 (six months ago)
Super weird the cameras couldn’t find his or cams 2nd shots on 18. Horrible time to completely choke their coverage. Happy for Rory but man that Scottie chef put on 17 is playing back in my head over and over. Seems like it hit a lip at the very end and peeled off the hole. Brutal. A playoff between them would’ve been pretty special.
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Monday, 13 April 2026 05:02 (six months ago)
Great leaderboard overall. All but Henley at least, who I personally just don’t like watching at all.
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Monday, 13 April 2026 05:07 (six months ago)
I guess last year it took him a while to calm down from the emotions.
Wouldn't be surprising if Rory was to go through a solid run of major collections now. Nobody can really stop him when he gets going.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 13 April 2026 09:26 (six months ago)
surely too much of a seat-of-his-pants player to have a thoroughly consistent run?
― the Don King of donking (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 April 2026 10:58 (six months ago)
I feel like he could win a good few more even playing the mad way he plays.
― LocalGarda, Monday, 13 April 2026 10:59 (six months ago)
don't doubt he could but i feel like sporadically rather than ever becoming Tiger-level dominant
― the Don King of donking (Noodle Vague), Monday, 13 April 2026 11:01 (six months ago)
i think that's true. he's too emotional to emulate peak tiger. luckily there was no fallout for tiger from living that way.
― LocalGarda, Monday, 13 April 2026 11:43 (six months ago)
Lol
Don't think he'll ever get to 15 majors but was thinking maybe another 3-4 in the next few years.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 13 April 2026 11:50 (six months ago)
ha i dont care about pro golf _at all_, dont know current players, only i saw a blazer award photo and went “damn. he’s a fuckin’ shrimp- how long does he hit it?”
― strictly hard music (Hunt3r), Monday, 13 April 2026 15:10 (six months ago)
surprisingly far!
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Monday, 13 April 2026 15:50 (six months ago)
LIV DED
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 15 April 2026 23:23 (six months ago)
seems big. hopefully pga bans phil 4 life
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Wednesday, 15 April 2026 23:36 (six months ago)
Lol this is awesome. Wonder if the war on Iran have anything to do with it.
It appears from the report the Saudis just got bored?
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 16 April 2026 08:47 (six months ago)
Really think the place is cooked tbh.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 16 April 2026 08:48 (six months ago)
lolchambeau
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Friday, 15 May 2026 19:43 (five months ago)
i like this leaderboard
this phil article https://www.skratch.golf/news/pro-golf/phil-mickelson-misconduct-women-madison-club-bridges-farms-exits?utm_source=social&utm_medium=x
― Spottie, Friday, 26 June 2026 22:30 (three months ago)
jesus
― k3vin k., Saturday, 27 June 2026 00:56 (three months ago)
bryson drama
― urmbchjo, Friday, 17 July 2026 20:06 (three months ago)
love some bryson drama
― Spottie, Friday, 17 July 2026 20:07 (three months ago)
2 stroke penalty! the video they keep showing its really hard to see anything, i guess the officials have a different camera view? or eye witnesses?
― Spottie, Friday, 17 July 2026 20:48 (three months ago)
If Infantino was in charge that penalty would be revoked already
― symsymsym, Friday, 17 July 2026 21:26 (three months ago)
oh i guess he improved the backswing and not moved the ball, that makes sense
― Spottie, Friday, 17 July 2026 21:37 (three months ago)
hes saying he might not play tomorrow now, lol what a baby.
― Spottie, Friday, 17 July 2026 21:38 (three months ago)
"DeChambeau is understood to have insisted upon a return to the scene – including with club in hand – to prove his innocence. The two-time major winner cut an increasingly furious figure as it was made plain to him the penalty would stand. DeChambeau then appeared to tell the officials he would not play in the third round, if that was the case."
What a fucking pussy!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 18 July 2026 11:00 (three months ago)
Pack your bags and fuck off right, hate this charade.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 18 July 2026 11:01 (three months ago)
great performance from ryan fox - so gutsy and aggressive at the right times. nice when it’s a popular winner
― urmbchjo, Sunday, 19 July 2026 18:32 (three months ago)
I'd never heard of the guy tbh.
― stanes on the knees and blood on the jumber (Tom D.), Sunday, 19 July 2026 18:33 (three months ago)
Was this guy the first major winner from New Zealand?
Looked like quite an exciting finish
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 July 2026 10:43 (three months ago)
love his approach to the game and speed of play, weird ass swing too.
― Spottie, Monday, 20 July 2026 16:58 (three months ago)
He was the first NZer to win the Open since the 60s.
Wtf!
Bryson DeChambeau has been accused of threatening to call Donald Trump during a row with senior R&A officials on Friday after the American golfer was handed a two-shot penalty at the Open.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 July 2026 17:35 (three months ago)
Bob Charles, who AI is telling me is the oldest living Open champion ... except Gary Player is older.
― stanes on the knees and blood on the jumber (Tom D.), Monday, 20 July 2026 17:45 (three months ago)
wish i had gotten to see this. usually guys who have a crazy hot saturday end up fading back to the pack (or worse) on sunday. impressive mentality to not let that happen.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 July 2026 17:56 (three months ago)
love how he treated the put on 18 like it was nothing more than a practice putt ho hum let it rip
― Spottie, Monday, 20 July 2026 18:07 (three months ago)
Saturday was brilliant viewing. guys could not believe where their shots were ending up.
― Wichita Referee's Assistant (darraghmac), Monday, 20 July 2026 23:52 (three months ago)