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| 1306.1 | Give me Payne !!!! | RAYBOK::COOPER | One-ton Tomato ! | Wed Jul 10 1991 14:50 | 4 |
| Will Lee Trevino make the trip this year ? He plays well
in bad weather also. My pick however is Payne Stewart !!!
Mad Hacker
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| 1306.2 | "A senior follows the SENIORS" | CSG002::GLASS | | Wed Jul 10 1991 15:28 | 4 |
| The Seniors Open is also coming up in the U.K.
I'm not sure of the date or place.
Any ideas/inputs/picks?
Tom
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| 1306.3 | tom | TOLKIN::HOGAN | | Wed Jul 10 1991 16:33 | 4 |
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I will have to go with Tom Watson. My second joice is Ian Woosman.
Pete
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| 1306.4 | | AYOV27::DREES | | Wed Jul 10 1991 17:23 | 14 |
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Faldo to successfully defend.
Payne Stewart will be his biggest threat. Of all the Americans coming
over he's the only one capable of winning the biggest prize in golf.
Long shot : Colin Montgomerie
...Derek.
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| 1306.5 | I second Tom Watson... | TRLIAN::GORDON | | Wed Jul 10 1991 18:51 | 1 |
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| 1306.6 | Bet your shorts on it...! | KIRKTN::BPROUDFOOT | | Thu Jul 11 1991 00:42 | 8 |
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The smart money's on Seve...he's on a winning curve...Sandy Lyle will
be a contender, but his bottle will go towards the final stages,
assuming he makes the cut that is.
There won't be an American in the top 3...!!!
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| 1306.7 | probably Seve ! | SIOG::OGRADY | | Thu Jul 11 1991 07:24 | 17 |
| Remember that every winner at Birkdale has been an American or an
Australian !
I think the key is the weather. If it is fine then there is a big
chance of a surprise winner ( Calcavecchia for example ). However,
the weather looks poor of late, and the course is an extremely tough
par 70 this year. The winning total will be around 5-6 under.
This gives the par makers a great chance.
I would think that the eventual winner will come from the following
list...Ballesteros, Woosnam, Faldo, Olazabal, Norman ( yes, I know he's
on a downer at the minute ).
Sandy Lyle is definitely a contender but I don't think he'll win.
Likewise with Watson, even though he's my sentimental pick.
martin
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| 1306.8 | Seve | ESSB::BLONG | The Scousers Trophy Cabinet is Empty | Thu Jul 11 1991 07:43 | 6 |
| 1306.9 | well | TOLKIN::HOGAN | | Thu Jul 11 1991 13:32 | 4 |
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Can soneone post how it looks after the forst round?
Pete
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| 1306.10 | Go Seve | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | never drink SLICE while golfing | Thu Jul 11 1991 18:27 | 13 |
| I like the following order of finish:
Seve (Playing the best of late)
Langer ( He may be back on track)
Azinger (The best hope for the US)
Woosnam (Always a contender)
Faldo (Tough to leave him out of the top 5)
Olazabal (Will lead after three rounds)
What's the date for the Open?
Ken
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| 1306.11 | Open Dates | AIMHI::CORRIGAN | | Fri Jul 12 1991 11:34 | 2 |
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July 18-21
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| 1306.12 | 2 US players who wont be there | SAC::HOPE_MURRAY | Worn to be boiled | Fri Jul 12 1991 13:31 | 10 |
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Paul Azinger and Scott Hoch have just pulled out of the Open. The Zinger has
been advised to rest for 6 weeks following surgery on his shoulder. This means
that he will also miss the PGA in August. Scott Hoch's withdrawal is surrounded
with some controversy -(at least according to my report). Apparently he has
had a disagreement with the sponsors (or his sponsor).
Payne Stewart has to be the best US bet for the championship, but he wont be
able to stay with Seve. Outside pick is Sandy Lyle.
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| 1306.13 | Torrancial Reigns | CHEFS::NEWPORTP | | Fri Jul 12 1991 14:34 | 6 |
| I'll go for slammin' Sam Torrance. It's about time he got something out
of the game apart from another few thousand pounds! Great character.
Keep an eye on Nick Price!
Phil.
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| 1306.14 | | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | | Fri Jul 12 1991 16:37 | 4 |
| HERE'S ONE FOR THE BOOM BOOM AND SHARK FAN CLUB.
SCD
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| 1306.15 | 1 of 5 | SA1794::WELLSPEAK | NY GIANTS = NFL Champions!!! | Fri Jul 12 1991 19:45 | 11 |
| I'll go with one of the following 5 players to win it:
Nick Faldo - He's great at making Pars!!!
Seve Ballesteros - Playing great right now!!!
Greg Norman - One bad 9 in 4 days last week, or he was a winner
by 6 strokes!!!
Fred Couples - Confidence is high, and has the distance into the
stiff winds.
Payne Stewart - Great clutch player and plays well in Majors.
Beak
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| 1306.16 | Major #2 for Woosnam? | AYOV27::PGRANT | | Tue Jul 16 1991 10:31 | 10 |
| My money's on Woosnam......four steady rounds at the Scottish open will
give the wee man the perfect springboard for
the BIG one.
My outsider, McNulty.......Back to great form after a reasonably long
lay-off.
Peter.
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| 1306.17 | Watson! | CSG001::OGREN | | Tue Jul 16 1991 19:43 | 9 |
| Interesting fact in Golf Digest ... only 2 Americans under the age of
40 have won more than 2 majors! They are Payne Stewart and Curtis
Strange. So since a Brit can't win at Birkdale, and a prime-time
American can't win it must be ....
Tom Watson !
Eric
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| 1306.18 | this time craig | GIDDAY::BARNIER | | Tue Jul 16 1991 21:27 | 5 |
| I'll hang in for Seve, although Craig Parry is just about due
to do some shaking.
Luke
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| 1306.19 | The latest Odds | AYOV27::DREES | | Wed Jul 17 1991 08:29 | 12 |
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How Ladbrokes see it....
Faldo 6/1
Woosnam/Ballesteros 8/1
Olazabal 12/1
Stewart 14/1
Langer 20/1
Couples/Parry 25/1
Watson/Calcavecchia 33/1
...Derek
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| 1306.20 | What great odds for beting, if one chose to do so | SA1794::WELLSPEAK | NY GIANTS = NFL Champions!!! | Wed Jul 17 1991 15:08 | 29 |
| What a smart betting man could the do, would be:
BET Player ODDS Winning Payback
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$10.00 on Faldo at 6/1 = $60.00
$ 7.50 on Woosnam at 8/1 = $60.00
$ 7.50 on Seve at 8/1 = $60.00
$ 5.00 on Olazabal at 12/1 = $60.00
$ 4.30 on Stewart at 14/1 = $60.20
$ 3.00 on Langer at 20/1 = $60.00
$ 2.40 on Couples at 25/1 = $60.00
$ 2.40 on Parry at 25/1 = $60.00
$ 1.85 on Watson at 33/1 = $60.15
$ 1.85 on Calcav. at 33/1 = $60.15
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$45.80 Total bet so far with the smallest payoff being $60.00
So if you decided on just a $5.00 win, you'd have another $9.20 to
wager on various other long shots, determined by subtracting $55 for your
total bet from the expected $60 winnings, giving you a $5 profit. With $9.20
to bet on various long shots at greater than 33/1 odds, you could probably
wager on another 10 to 12 golfers, giving you an excellent chance of picking
the winner.
Multiply those figures by 100, and instead of a $5 profit, you'ld
have an excellent chance of winning $500.00. Of course, you'ld have to bet
$5,500.00 to win $6,000.00. But as you can see, the odds are very much in
your favor.
Beak
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| 1306.21 | Early Scores | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | never drink SLICE while golfing | Thu Jul 18 1991 17:22 | 32 |
| Caught some of the Open at lunch. Here are a few scores.
Weather: Blustery cold, windy conditions, rain in the earl morning. My
kinda day for watching.
Seve -4
C. Beck -3
M. Harwood -3
S. Luna -3
M. Gates -3
Faldo -2
M. Reid -2
Watson -1
Others:
Woosnam E
Jack E
Strange E
Crenshaw +1
C. Parry +1
Langer +1
Trevino +1
Couples +1
Olazabal +4
Mickelson +7
Great to see it on ESPN while enjoying a bite.
5 more hours tommorrow. Rev up the VCR.
Ken
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| 1306.22 | Some scores... | AYOV27::OPS | A mans a man for aw that.. | Fri Jul 19 1991 06:26 | 38 |
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First round scores
66 (-4) Seve
67 M. Gates, C. Beck, S. Luna.
68 G. Hallberg, M. Reid, B. Lane, N. Faldo, C. Rocca, M. Harwood
69 G. Marsh, W. Grady, T. Watson, N. Price
70 F. Allem, Woosnam, S. Jones, C. Strange, J. Nicklaus, D.
Hammond, R. Davis
selected others (for our American friends)
71 R. Gamez, L. Trevino, G. Levenson, J. Sluman, L. Wadkins,
A. Magee, M. O'Meara, M. Calcavecchia, D. Love 111, P, Teravainen,
B. Crenshaw.
72 P. Stewart, J. Mudd, T. Simpson, F. Zoeller, G. Morgan,
F. Couples.
73 K. Perry, J. Morse, S. Pate
74 T. Wieskopf, G. Norman, H. Irwin, S. Simpson, J. Miller,
C. Pavin
75 J. Don Blake, P. Jacobsen, B. Tway, L. Mize
76 R. Mediate
77 C. Stadler, T. Kite, M Brooks, P. Mickleson, N. Henke
81 R. Floyd.
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| 1306.23 | Seve streaks to the lead | AKOCOA::BREEN | Bill Breen Ako2-3 244-7984 | Fri Jul 19 1991 15:16 | 24 |
| The NY Times article this morning had the following
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with the wind at his back on 17 Seve crushed a 375 yd drive and hit a 9
iron to six feet and made eagle. on 18 (475 par 4) again downwind he
drove with his 4 iron and hit a 7 iron 45 ' short of the pin.
As he was lining up what he intended to be a lag putt to the hole, his
caddy, billy foster, said, "make it , sometines strange things happen."
The ball, hit with perfect speed, dropped into the center of the cup
as the grandstands surrounding the green exploded in approval.
"I holed it, it was a strange thing", said Ballesterros.
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Among other strange things there was the 16 year old lass who
"streaked" across the first green to buss Olazablel and Curtis
shooting a 70 to stay in contention.
Finally from a glimpse of tee times from yesterday vs results it looked
like, as usual, that the early tee-offs provided the low scores with
the Stewart, Richardson, Norman threesome going 72, 74, 74
Bill
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| 1306.24 | Baker-Finch the champ | AYOV27::OPS | A mans a man for aw that.. | Mon Jul 22 1991 09:17 | 80 |
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Ian Baker-Finch won the 120th British Open with a fine display of
attacking golf over the final two days. Baker-Finch had played in the
final match at St. Andrews in 1984 and 1990 but fell away under the
pressure. This time however, he proved himself up to the task with a
brilliant front nine of 29 strokes on the final day giving him a 5
stroke lead with 9 to play. A more conservative back nine saw him
finish with a 66 for a total of 272, 2 ahead of fellow Australian, Mike
Harwood. Craig Parry, Greg Norman and Rodger Davis all finished in the
top 12 making it a great tournament for the Aussies.
Europe's top golfers had a bad tournament with only Sevvy and Eamonn
Darcy getting towards the top of the leader board. Sevvy however had 2
bogies in the first 3 holes yesterday to blow his challenge away. Darcy
was looking good for 2nd or 3rd spot until a bogey and double on 14 and
15 pushed him back to joint 4th.
A good tournament for the Americans with some of the best final day
scores pushing them well up the leader board. Europe's Ryder Cup
captain, Bernard Gallacher, must be feeling pretty stupid after
predicting that no American would finish in the top 5. A very silly and
unnecessary statement to make.
Final scores - 280 par
Ian Baker-Finch 71 71 64 66 - 272
Mike Harwood 68 70 69 67 - 274
Fred Couples 72 69 70 64 - 275
Mark O'Meara 71 68 67 69 - 275
Jodie Mudd 72 70 72 63(record) - 277
Bob Tway 75 66 70 66 - 277
Eamonn Darcy 73 68 66 70 - 277
Craig Parry 71 70 69 68 - 278
Greg Norman 74 68 71 66 - 279
Bernard Langer 71 71 70 67 - 279
Sevvy Ballesteros 66 73 69 71 - 279
Other Americans,
Chip Beck 67 78 70 66 - 281
Lee Trevino 71 72 71 67 - 281
Tom Watson 69 72 72 69 - 282
Mike Reid 68 71 70 73 - 282
Payne Stewart 72 72 71 68 - 283
Gary Hallberg 68 70 73 72 - 283
N. Henke 77 71 66 70 - 284
Curtis Strange 70 73 69 72 - 284
Tom Kite 77 71 68 69 - 285
R. Gamez 71 72 72 70 - 285
Jack Nicklaus 70 75 69 71 - 285
Davis Love 71 72 69 73 - 285
Donnie Hammond 70 75 67 73 - 285
Hale Irwin, Tim Simpson, Scott Simpson, Andrew Magee - 286
Gil Morgan, J D Blake, S Pate, S Jones 287
P. Mickleson, L. Wadkins, P. Jacobsen 288
F. Zoeller, B. Crenshaw, M. Brooks 289
P. Teravainen 290
C. Stadler, J. Morse, T. Weiskopf, J. Sluman 294
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| 1306.25 | Well said... | MKNME::DANIELE | | Mon Jul 22 1991 12:43 | 5 |
| I think it was Sunday when somebody yelled "Get in the hole!" or
"You de man!" about 2 nanoseconds after Fred Couple's tee shot.
The British commentator (Peter Alliss?) remarked "Oh my. He must have
come over on one of those cheap flights."
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| 1306.26 | Has anyone seen Sandy? | DPDMAI::VENEZIO | never drink SLICE while golfing | Mon Jul 22 1991 12:48 | 15 |
| Can someone across the Pond report on the whereabouts of Sandy Lyle? As
I was watching the tape of Fridays play, American TV and the BBC
reported Sandy hit his final drive out of bounds at 18 and just walked
off the course. Saturdays paper reported a DQ with no further
explanation.
I thought Sandy was getting his game back. He even looked like he would
make a run at the Championship (pre tourney info). I know he shot 80 on
Thursday but I was suprised he just walked off on Friday.
Is the British press giving him a hard time for this?
Any info would be of interest.
Ken
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| 1306.27 | Medical Report??? | BOSOX::STANZ | | Mon Jul 22 1991 15:03 | 3 |
| Also, can anyone elaborate on the fellow who broke his leg? As far as
I could ascertain, the announcers said he broke it on the tee. Did he
trip, stumble, or what?
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| 1306.28 | Re last 2 | AYOV27::OPS | A mans a man for aw that.. | Tue Jul 23 1991 06:16 | 20 |
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Sandy Lyle walked off after his tee-shot at 18 went out of bounds. An
official of the PGA said it would be unlikely if any action was taken
by them in terms of a fine as Lyle has been having a rough time
recently. The papers that I have read are very sympathetic to Lyle as
it seems he is still suffering a lot of stress following his former
wife remarrying and his 2 kids calling another man "dad".
Richard Boxall was the golfer who suffered a stress fracture of his
leg and was strechered off the course on Saturday. He had complained of
pains in the leg earlier in the round. As he belted a drive at hole 10,
his leg snapped and he collapsed to the ground. He will be in plaster
for 12 weeks. Very unlucky as he was only 3 off the lead at the time
and looked like posting a good score.
Your roving reporter,
Danny
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| 1306.29 | OPEN thoughts | FLYWAY::BELL | | Tue Jul 23 1991 06:42 | 36 |
| Well the final winner was a bit of a surprise, but in retrospect
considering his previous 'OPEN' performances, it shouldn't have been so
unexpected.
Some thoughts after the dust has settled.
1. A great triumph for the Aussies, following on Craig Parry's win of
the Scottish Open. They appear to be the single strongest golfing
nation at the moment.
2. Also a great triumph for the American tour, which provided nearly
all the top 10 places.
3. A disaster for the European tour, which failed miserably. I hope now
that we Europeans can take a rest from the 'OUR tours better, than YOUR
tour theme'.
4. The Ryder cup will be a great event, but we should now realise that
the odds are strongly in favour of the USA.
5. Seve may have improved recently, but he is not the player he was 4
or 5 years ago. He never even posed a challenge, and just fizzled out
like a damp squib. He HAS to sort his driving out. Since he changed to
a metal wood, he is constantly in trouble off the tee, and not just
with his metal wood, but also with irons of the tee.
6. Sandy has not recovered from his slump. In fact I think he may be
entering a new low, and I doubt if Bernard Gallacher will want him for
the Ryder cup now.
7. Bernard Gallacher should keep his mouth shut, and stop making
ridulous and inflamatory statements. He should be setting an example of
good sportsmanship and not stirring up bad feeling.
8. Golf can be a dangerous game sometimes. Perhaps this accident will
encourage Richard Boxall to go on a diet !!! -)
Norman
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| 1306.30 | perfection | WALTA::LENEHAN | | Tue Jul 23 1991 11:09 | 31 |
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Hi,
Ian Baker-Finch really showed how to play a final round in
a major event! I felt bad for Mark O'Meara (sp) , he must
have felt helpless competing against such perfect golf...
If you think back on Ians' first nine holes... it was VERY
conceivable he could have birdied 9 straight .
hole #1 par - if he hit the putt a foot harder it was in.
hole #2 birdie
hole #3 birdie
hole #4 birdie
hole #5 par - makeable putt, just missed
hole #6 birdie
hole #7 birdie
hole #8 par - another makeable putt
hole #9 par - another makeable putt
I think he missed one fairway (18th)... and it seemed every approach
shot was on the pin! Fantastic golf!
My friends and I went to Pleasant Valley in Sutton Mass. where
Ian lost in a record tying 7th sudden death final. It proved
to be just the tune-up for the Open pressure...
Walta
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| 1306.31 | Boat gets the Open too..... | CTOAVX::DAVENPORT | | Tue Jul 23 1991 14:42 | 16 |
| ditto Walta
I can't imagine playing a long side of my best friend and he's
kicking the pants off me. Not only that IAN had his boat stolen out
of O'Meara's back yard.
The one PRO that realy made me laugh was Darcey,he was playing
Chunk golf. Even one of the commentators was surprised at the divots
and how accurate the shots were. Looked like shot's like mine except
the ball doesn't go as good.
By the way who was the goober streaking past Seve in the last
round? The paper said it was a kid.
marko
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| 1306.32 | | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | | Tue Jul 23 1991 16:13 | 18 |
| Ditto Ditto
Great golf and much admiration for Ian Baker-FInch (IBF as they call
him). He won with class, great to see a class act at the top. But
enough of that, how about my man Boom Boom. He had agreat round and
could have been better, but Ian's start just took the wind out of his
sails. He tried to make every shot great and just couldn't. I feel he
is close to being a mature golfer now...even Jack Nicklaus had some
nice things to say. The Ryder Cup is looking more interesting. The US
even had some players not play in Britain so they could collect RYder
Cup points in the US.
I like to see golfers like Darcey, it only proves that there is much
room for individuality in a swing. Nicklaus and Freddy Boom Boom are
two others that have "flying Elbows" though not to the extent that
Darcey takes it.
SCD
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