Thread: The Open Championship 2015

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Rory McIlroy Pulls Out of British Open With Ankle Injury

Golf is such a mental game my guess is he will be gone for a while

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Rory McIlroy Pulls Out of British Open With Ankle Injury

Golf is such a mental game my guess is he will be gone for a while

Don't be so silly. It's not a career-ending injury, it's just too soon to be back on the course for The Open.

6-8 weeks he can be back on the range, can do upper body gym work now.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Don't be so silly. It's not a career-ending injury, it's just too soon to be back on the course for The Open.

I agree. Andy Murray agrees. He's writing a column for BBC Sport (Grass Court Season Column ? Andy Murray Official Site) and he said a golfing career is very long.

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

.Spieth is really in hot form right now

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Who won the first 2 majors this year? My, my.

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

The kid is special...doesn't look much...doesn't drive that far...even misses short putts...but he is just a winner

and he is in danger of missing the cut at the John Deere Classic

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

and he is in danger of missing the cut at the John Deere Classic

Well, that's cool. No chartered Sunday night red-eye flight to merry old England then.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Well, that's cool. No chartered Sunday night red-eye flight to merry old England then.

Why would he be going to England?

Originally Posted by pickel

Why would he be going to England?

Where are Heathrow and Gatwick airports, do you know?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Where are Heathrow and Gatwick airports, do you know?

The charter flight will be going to Edinburgh

Originally Posted by wjblaney

ell, that's cool. No chartered Sunday night red-eye flight to merry old England then.

He is an automatic entry anyway...and in his second round he went 7 under so he will be in the mix

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

He is an automatic entry anyway...and in his second round he went 7 under so he will be in the mix

Ah...then I wasn't wrong.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by pickel

Why would he be going to England?

Where are Heathrow and Gatwick airports, do you know?

They're a long fricken drive to St. Andrews. Do you know where that is?

Originally Posted by pickel

They're a long fricken drive to St. Andrews. Do you know where that is?

Yes, NOW I know it's in Scotland? Let's drop it.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Don't be so silly. It's not a career-ending injury, it's just too soon to be back on the course for The Open.

6-8 weeks he can be back on the range, can do upper body gym work now.

Ernie Els did his ankle a few years back...physically he was ok within a couple of months...mentally he wasn't...the difference in stroke average on the PGA Tour between number 1 and number 20 is less than half a stroke per 18 holes...golf is a mental game...although the McIlroy is younger than Ernie was when it happened...and look what happened to Tiger after being belted with a 9 iron by his wife.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Yes, NOW I know it's in Scotland? Let's drop it.

You are obviously a nice guy WJ...just not a golf trainspotter yet...but then apart from moi nobody is around here...especially Headcase

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Ernie Els did his ankle a few years back...physically he was ok within a couple of months...mentally he wasn't...the difference in stroke average on the PGA Tour between number 1 and number 20 is less than half a stroke per 18 holes...golf is a mental game...although the McIlroy is younger than Ernie was when it happened...and look what happened to Tiger after being belted with a 9 iron by his wife.

Els is an old man.

Tiger has had a litany of injuries.

Stop talking nonsense.

Rory will come flying back.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Els is an old man.

Ernie is 45 now...he was only 35...physical peak for a male...when he got injured on holiday...in his day he was every bit the rock star that Rory is now

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Tiger has had a litany of injuries.

He has...and has won in spite of them...he had a very tough mental attitude...undone when it became public his wife could sort him out with a nine iron...the rest is history...golf is a mental game

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Rory will come flying back.

I believe he will come back...I don't know the extent of his injuries...but golf if a far more physical game than many think...I doubt he will be back that quickly.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Stop talking nonsense.

Thank you for allowing me to use my favourite emoticom

Originally Posted by Headworx

what I rely on is having played the game since teen years (3 times a week these days), being a single figure marker, having followed the Pro Tours forever

With my encroaching alzheimers I forgot that Headcase claims to be an Australian...and he hasn't heard of Billy Dunk...every Australian golfer over the age of 45 would know of Billy...he was a course record specialist...I remember some dude who posted as Western Sydney Wanders (FC)...didn't even know how to get to their home ground...any relation?

^What I am or am not is none of your business. What I'm not is some sheep rooting know-nothing on a perpetual mission of sprouting 24 carat bullshit.

Where's that link to the Open odds you posted, I want to see if there's been any fluctuations

Originally Posted by Headworx

What I am or am not is none of your business.

Oh reallyThank you for the opportunity to use my favourite emoticom...are you really Western Sydney Wanderers?

Originally Posted by Headworx

Where's that link to the Open odds you posted, I want to see if there's been any fluctuations

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Open Betting | British Open Golf Odds | Oddschecker

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

I don't know the extent of his injuries...but golf if a far more physical game than many think...I doubt he will be back that quickly.

Try reading it again you plank. He tore his ankle ligaments playing football. I've done both ankles.

6-8 weeks he can be back on the course, probably three months back on the football pitch (if he's dumb enough).

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try reading it again you plank.

Golfers walk about 6 kilometres in a round...but you knew that already didn't you

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

I believe he will come back...I don't know the extent of his injuries...but golf if a far more physical game than many think...I doubt he will be back that quickly.

(cough, cough)...um, was going to say something about this injury...

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try reading it again you plank. He tore his ankle ligaments playing football. I've done both ankles.

6-8 weeks he can be back on the course, probably three months back on the football pitch (if he's dumb enough).

...but only did one ankle and don't play golf.

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Golfers walk about 6 kilometres in a round...but you knew that already didn't you

6 klm's per round?. Bullshit. Show me a course on the PGA tour that's 6000m. Show me one on the LPGA tour that's so short if that helps. And that's not counting getting from greens to tee boxes or allowing for balls that aren't all dead center of the fairways.

And here's the odds from the site you've quoted (in red) alongside your other post of complete bullshit.

Bookmaker odds:
Rory McIlroy 5/4 WD
Jordan Spieth 7/4 13/2
Dustin Johnson 10/3 14/1
Adam Scott 4 22/1
Justin Rose 4 18/1
Henrik Stenson 5 22/1
Louis Ousthizen 5 25/1
Jason Day 6 35/1

As usual, you prove beyond doubt you know fuck all but that won't stop you making a complete DICK out of yourself with such pearls of sports wisdom .

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try reading it again you plank.

Golfers walk about 6 kilometres in a round...but you knew that already didn't you

St. Andrews is nigh on 7km and he will be able to walk it in 6-8 weeks. Unfortunately there isn't an Open on then.

You're a bit dumb aren't you Bruce?

Originally Posted by Headworx

6 klm's per round?. Bullshit

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

St. Andrews is nigh on 7km

Thank you Harry, so is Chambers Bay

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

he will be able to walk it in 6-8 weeks

Yes Harry but that is 6 -7 weeks without practice...those guys practice for hours...I doubt he will be at Whistling Straights...should be right for the Masters though.

Originally Posted by Bruce Bayliss

Yes Harry but that is 6 -7 weeks without practice

Sometimes a break does them good...Anyway, it was understood we were talking about a return to the game, not setting fooking records right away!...