Draw, draw, draw. This is a weekly debate in golf, especially in gambling circles, but it takes on new meaning when the best players in the world cross the pond. The weather over there is a little different.
At the Genesis Scottish Open on Thursday, the weather was very different from wave to wave and the afternoon waves were clearly on the other side of the draw. (By the way, if you drink this week and next week every time you hear a “tie”, you can RIP with confidence.)
On a rather calm morning at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, we tie a course record 61 (more on this in 1 minute), 64 (more on this in 1 minute), LIV golfers I saw 65 from Justin. In addition to harding (see here for its annoyance), do more than 67 rounds 10 times. In the afternoon … not so many.
Kurt Kitayama was one of the few players to overcome the afternoon elements, with only 67 teeing off after 12:25 pm local time. Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama and everyone else who ended up with nine people had a hard time. US Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick, like his play partner, US Open runner Will Zaratris, has opened more than 71 US Open US Open. Despite their height, they are one of the longest hitters in the game. Neither of them reached the 16th hole of a 576-yard par 5 with 3 shots. Brian Harman, one of the shortest hitters on the tour, was unable to reach the 16th fairway on the tee shot.
The good news is that afternoon people should take a break on Friday, which could be a carbon copy on Thursday. Of course, they need to catch up now, and that’s why they were on the bad side of the draw. to drink.
As you can imagine, Tringale was riding the morning waves and he made the most of it. The ATM machine, which somehow still won’t win for Tour Pro, tied the Renaissance Club course record with a 9 under 61. This looked like an even par 70 when he started the round with four straight pars. But a simple but important change in thinking turned the mood pretty quickly.
“I got off to a slow, uncommitted start,” Tringale said. “I’ve decided whether to go here, so let’s make a positive swing. I started putting some putts in the holes. To be honest, that happened. My putter was Enfuego. In the middle of the round So my strike matched my putting. That’s the only way it can happen. “
Sounds simple. At the Links Golf Course, where gusts and bad bounds are only part of the deal, it doesn’t make sense to make an uncommitted, suspicious type of swing. Select a target, commit and fire. Pat finally falls next and falls for Tringale, who has been quiet since winter before posting a solid T-14 at Brookline.
“My games aren’t always trending,” he said. “There have been some brilliance in the last few months, but this was certainly a special day.”
Perhaps a special week on the horizon?
“That would mean so many things,” Tringale said. “I have never won a professional victory myself. Obviously Scotland is the place where golf started, so this place is special. Everyone here is grateful for the game. It’s unique and good. I think it will be an adjustment. St Andrews. “
Spieth has St Andrews in his head
Jordan Spieth sounded the regular Jordan Spieth Golf Twitter alarm by going out with a 4-under 31 on the back nine, including five straight birdie stretches starting on the 13th hole. it’s over! Vince Carter GIF! Man LOVES links golf! By returning home with two people over the age of 37, he extracted a significant amount of air from the balloon.
But as the days went by, the score got better and better, with Spieth at the T-15, just four shots from solo seconds. We also shifted the post-round conversation with the media to “Wow … next week?” Spieth gladly acknowledged and mandated that he was pleased to come to Scotland for a quick open tune-up, which he hadn’t done since 2015, when the opening was last held at the golf home.
“I think it’s the best I can do this week and next week, focusing on the fact that it’s a tournament in itself and trying to win a golf tournament,” Spieth said. “That’s why I like to play in majors. I haven’t played open since 2015 and have played some really good open since then so it wasn’t really necessary, but riding the link glass It’s really great. Certainly some of today’s shots are nice that I didn’t try to hit like next week because I played wrong, etc. I almost have to get over here and get on this turf. “
When asked how much he was looking forward to it, Spieth typically gave a great Spieth answer.
“I think the opening in St Andrews is arguably the best golf tournament we play,” he added. The holes, the scenic holes at the start and finish were really a little hold, and then it was a really special tournament for me, as I may only remember seeing some kind of hole grow up 2015 I tried to play three times in a row a year, but it was like a putt and finish made in 16. I really enjoyed having the chance to fight and win in that major. “
The Scottish Open is already great and big enough to feel, but Spieth seems to be telling us all that he won’t be here soon next week.
Why asterisk, do you ask? Now, is “Coffee Golf”, well known on Morning Golf, or Golf Twitter, … something that golf fans can use every week? Fork ESPN + dough and you’ll be able to watch golf over a cup of coffee in almost every tournament that begins with the Florida Swing. Many people can enjoy golf in the morning on the DP World Tour. However, in the case of Morning Links Golf *, there is a big difference, the week before Morning Links Golf * increased in the form of a major championship. Something about waking up to the brown-dyed fairway, brutal is a pot bunker, a huge gust of knocking out half of the field (mentally), and various shots played, discussed, and thought out. Engages correctly from the beginning. If you know what I’m saying, it’s a bit different from the featured group coverage from the Honda Classic. Everyone, please drink it. Please taste it.
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