OT: Open Championship

[wheelerdog]

Cam Smith = Putting Machine

 

[storrsroars]

Cam Smith = Putting Machine

I wanted Rory to win this, but damn, those lag putts over the swales on 17 & 18 from Smith were exceptional.

And then Young eagles 18 for naught, except to maybe push Rory to 3rd.

 

[8893]

What a mullet!

 

[Chin Diesel]

Cam Young shoots a 65 today and finishes second for the tournament.
He was the second best player named "Cam" in his twosome today.

Tough break.

 

[storrsroars]

If someone told me before my next round that I'd two-putt every single hole, I'd happily take that.

Poor Rory. Starts the day with 4 stroke lead, hits every green in reg, shoots 2 under par, ends up 3rd. I hope he ties on a good drunk tonight.

 

[storrsroars]

What a mullet!

I watched all four days and didn't even realize he had a mustache until the 17th today.

 

[alphasigko]

Cam Smith had one of the best back 9s in a final round of a Major championship! His 2 putts on 17 and the lag on 18 were phenomenal under pressure. Congrats to him!

 

[storrsroars]

Cam Smith had one of the best back 9s in a final round of a Major championship! His 2 putts on 17 and the lag on 18 were phenomenal under pressure. Congrats to him!

He shot a 30 (-6) on the final nine. I don't know if anyone's ever done better in a major.

 

[LIuconn]

Smith went out and got it.
We need to move the pga back to late august.

 

[mauconnfan]

36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Smith went out and got it.
We need to move the pga back to late august.

Nah. With golf now an Olympic sport it can't be in August.

Sets up nicely with the majors done in July FedEx playoffs in August and Ryder Cup in September. I won't pretend anyone cares about President Cup.

March - TPC
April- The Master's
May- PGA
June- US Open
July- Open
Aug- FedEx
Sep- Ryder Cup

 

[storrsroars]

Nah. With golf now an Olympic sport it can't be in August.

Sets up nicely with the majors done in July FedEx playoffs in August and Ryder Cup in September. I won't pretend anyone cares about President Cup.

March - TPC
April- The Master's
May- PGA
June- US Open
July- Open
Aug- FedEx
Sep- Ryder Cup

The Cams in match play in a President's Cup would be appointment TV for me.

 

[NJHusky]

Looks like Cam might be LIV bound based on his response to the ?

 

[alphasigko]

As much as the NBC broadcast team was promoting Rory's corronation as a five time major champion from the start of the tourney, I was not disappointed that Cam Smith wound up winning...

 

[8893]

The Cams in match play in a President's Cup would be appointment TV for me.

A Dual Cam Engine, if you will.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I watched all four days and didn't even realize he had a mustache until the 17th today.

stash and mullet now we'll see how the sponsors like them

 

[Chin Diesel]

All major winners were under age 30 this year. Take out Phil winning PGA in 2021 and it would be six or seven in row.

 

[uconnfan68]

If someone told me before my next round that I'd two-putt every single hole, I'd happily take that.

Poor Rory. Starts the day with 4 stroke lead, hits every green in reg, shoots 2 under par, ends up 3rd. I hope he ties on a good drunk tonight.

Hovland dragged him down.

 

[LIuconn]

Cam going straight to Liv

 

[WhereistheDove?]

36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.

Tough day for Rory. He was hitting some real good putts that just barely missed but Cam made those.

 

[Chin Diesel]

36 putts by Rory is all you need to know. The mullet can flat out use the flat stick. The par from behind the bunker on 17 was an unbelievable 4 and the winner.

And 3 or 4 of them were right at the cup.

Once you get beyond 15' there is luck as much as skill making those putts.
Rory didn't hit any bad putts, he just couldn't get them to drop.

 

[Umami Zen]

So.. Whoever replaces Stenson as European Ryder Cup Captain.. And if there are no more LIV defections within their ranks.. Pretty good core with Cam Smith/Hovland/Rory/Rahm/Matt Fitz to name a few..

Found it interesting that as good a putter Cam S is/was.. He didn't have any alignment lines/help on his putter head.. Monochrome.. Unusual in this day and age of visual keys on the head.

 

[Chin Diesel]

So.. Whoever replaces Stenson as European Ryder Cup Captain.. And if there are no more LIV defections within their ranks.. Pretty good core with Cam Smith/Hovland/Rory/Rahm/Matt Fitz to name a few..

Umm...... about Cam Smith and the Ryder Cup.

 

[LIuconn]

Cam is Australian
He has a dot on top of his putter

 

[mauconnfan]

So.. Whoever replaces Stenson as European Ryder Cup Captain.. And if there are no more LIV defections within their ranks.. Pretty good core with Cam Smith/Hovland/Rory/Rahm/Matt Fitz to name a few..

Found it interesting that as good a putter Cam S is/was.. He didn't have any alignment lines/help on his putter head.. Monochrome.. Unusual in this day and age of visual keys on the head.

Cam Smith can be on the Presidents Cup but not the Ryder Cup.