The Golf Thread - 2018!

[DuncanM]

Miocene said:

Best of luck to local lass Georgia Hall in her final round tomorrow!

She is awesome, great swing and attitude, super talent

[Smiljan]

She's still holding out, leading into the final 2 holes.

[Rosscow]

She smashed it, well done!

[sidicks]

Smiljan said:

She's still holding out, leading into the final 2 holes.

An awesome performance. So composed, to pull off a great victory!

[Blaster72]

That was superb, nerves of steel! Great finish

[mikal83]

Which TV channel is showing the USPGA this weekend?? Fecked if I can find it

[Miocene]

Fantastic performance by Georgia.

She holds the ladies course record at Ferndown with 5 under when she was only 11 and off a 5 handicap and she as off 10 when she was 10.

[kentlad]

mikal83 said:

Which TV channel is showing the USPGA this weekend?? Fecked if I can find it

I think Sky have some coverage, but believe it's pretty limited.

[yorky500]

kentlad said:

mikal83 said:

Which TV channel is showing the USPGA this weekend?? Fecked if I can find it

I think Sky have some coverage, but believe it's pretty limited.

Not relevant for the UK, but it will be shown here in Africa on a SuperSport channel - can't wait, should be a good tournament.

[Rosscow]

Eleven Sports have the rights.

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sports-monthly-pass...

First 2 days streamed live free of charge via their Facebook channel.

You can sign up for a free 7 day trial and be able to watch the whole tournament.

[SpeckledJim]

Doofus said:

Why is women's golf seemingly dominated by players from The Far East when the men's game is so Western-oriented?

I think it's just a numbers game. In the Far East there are many multiples more lady players than we have here.

Teenage female golfers are extremely rare in the UK, so the chances of us unearthing a world-class talent are relatively low.

My daughter (6) is enthusiastically taking lessons, but I know the chances of her keeping it up through her teens despite other distractions, and ending-up a good golfer are pretty slim.

In the West golf, and especially ladies golf, is certainly not cool. I don't think it is seen the same way in the Far East.

[HaplessBoyLard]

Doofus said:

Why is women's golf seemingly dominated by players from The Far East when the men's game is so Western-oriented?

The mens game has become mostly about power. Obviously some shorter hitters win, but scoring averages do tend to follow driving distance. That's not so true of the womens game.

This may be a crass generalisiation, but the physical/size advantage that western men have isn't really an issue for the women, and the courses are much, much shorter on the LPGA.

Korean men also have to do 2 years national service, so I'd imagine this impacts their peak years as a golfer.

[yorky500]

SpeckledJim said:

I think it's just a numbers game. In the Far East there are many multiples more lady players than we have here.

Teenage female golfers are extremely rare in the UK, so the chances of us unearthing a world-class talent are relatively low.

My daughter (6) is enthusiastically taking lessons, but I know the chances of her keeping it up through her teens despite other distractions, and ending-up a good golfer are pretty slim.

In the West golf, and especially ladies golf, is certainly not cool. I don't think it is seen the same way in the Far East.

I can't comment about what happens in the West, but from my time in Hong Kong, the number of ladies who were at the various driving ranges and golf courses was tremendous.

[swisstoni]

Women have never really been encouraged to golf in the UK. It's not all that long ago that they were hardly tolerated at all.


This is a documentary from the good old days with some lovely renegade members mixed in with all the stuffed shirts.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-club/on-de...

[mikal83]

Rosscow said:

Eleven Sports have the rights.

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sports-monthly-pass...

First 2 days streamed live free of charge via their Facebook channel.

You can sign up for a free 7 day trial and be able to watch the whole tournament.

Cheers mate. One of the majors not being shown on main stream tv.!

[rsbmw]

Rosscow said:

Eleven Sports have the rights.

http://elevensports.com/eleven-sports-monthly-pass...

First 2 days streamed live free of charge via their Facebook channel.

You can sign up for a free 7 day trial and be able to watch the whole tournament.

Thanks for that, guess I'll be signing up

[JamesNotJim]

I’ve peaked! Can’t see me ever shooting better than that.

[yorky500]

JamesNotJim said:

I’ve peaked! Can’t see me ever shooting better than that.

Sodding hell, thats an awesome scorecard. Congratulations.

I would "hang-up" my clubs after a round like that.

[Rosscow]

JamesNotJim said:

I’ve peaked! Can’t see me ever shooting better than that.

Well I'm sure you'll know yourself that you left some points out there!! Always room for improvement!! Great card.

[thebraketester]

That’s amazing. Well done