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No PGA event this week, so might as well follow the Euro event leading up the The Open Championship

Castle Stuart Links, Inverness, Scotland

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2016/tournamentid=2016052/teetimes/index.html

prominent USA/PGA entrants - Phil, Patrick Reed, JB Holmes, Lovemark,

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1 hour ago, Silent said:

Disappointing to see Fowler is not defending his title.

He says, as he's going to the olympics he can't go to Scotland.

Steve Stricker is also playing, 4 spots available for the Open.

I'd love to see Russel Knox do well in his home town.

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6 hours ago, Scotsclaff said:

Steve Stricker is also playing, 4 spots available for the Open.

Stricker punched his ticket to the Open in Memphis a few weeks ago, for the record.

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From the European Tour live blog:

 

Commentator: "He has 125 to the front. Pin is on 33. So 168 yards, into the wind, playing about 190" #LinksGolf
 
 
But to be fair, only 2 clubs more seems still reasonable. If you are unlucky, you easily have to take 3 or more clubs more. ;)
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Patrick Reed needs to take hill sliding lessons from Phil Mickelson. Funny hearing the applause after advancing the ball, albeit to another awful spot.

 

Steve

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5 hours ago, disaster said:

From the European Tour live blog:

Commentator: "He has 125 to the front. Pin is on 33. So 168 yards, into the wind, playing about 190" #LinksGolf

The commentator learned the "new math" then.....

I hope the players enjoy the wind

Bill - 

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3 hours ago, nevets88 said:

 

 

I wonder if he would have been better off setting up for a left-handed shot so he could lean into the hill and make a more active downswing by leaning into the slope a bit (vs. having the slope angle push him out toward the ball with the below the feet lie)?

Conversely, could he have under the rules grounded his butt on the slope and just taken an upper body swing?

Kevin

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8 hours ago, Scotsclaff said:

Winds expected to gust 30mph this afternoon,the later starters are going to get it.

Luiten played in the afternoon. He said he hit an iron 2 over 300 metres, and on the next hole an iron 2 which got 160 metres. the wind was brutal..

~Jorrit

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Good rounds from Danny Lee and Matteo Manassero to go 1st and 2nd.

Afternoon starters going out now,scoring is better today.

Watch out for Branden Grace.

Phil only one ahead of the cut with 2 to play, camon PHIL!!

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Lovely course. One of the best tournaments out there - it's just a shame more don't play it.

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And another Golf Evolution student is in the top listings… ;-)

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17 hours ago, iacas said:

And another Golf Evolution student is in the top listings… ;-)

So round 3 Eddie Pepperell is teeing off, Curt Byrum says he is driving it much better, been working with Dave Wedzik, all video and phone, nothing in person. Nice plug!

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