QuoteGreat tournament so far alright. A bit far away for me to go watching it in flesh so making do with the SKY commentary and coverage on TV. So far it hasn't been far off the level of obsequiousness displayed by Stuart Barnes in relation to praising the Munster Rugby team such is the reverence Irish golf fans seem to be held in by all the SKY team. Is it possible we actually are GREAT and it's not just HYPE? (I mean, it's not really like Ireland is a huge commercial market they need to tap-in to or anything..... maybe we're actually that good eh.)
Anyway back to golfing matters... Pete, I think that crazy statistical variance in scoring is, ahem, ahem, puke, "par-for-the-course" on especially links courses such is the difference in playing difficulty from one day to the next depending on the conditions. For example, it wouldn't be unusual to see roughly 37/38 stableford points win a local competition here one windy day, whereas on the next (albeit rare) nice day you'd expect to see roughly 44/45 win. I suppose that uncertainty adds to the excitement. By any measure though, 61 is a fantastic score. From an Irish viewpoint, hopefully Lowry can keep it going.
Originally Posted by pete
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