Golf - The Majors 2017

[roydo]

Must admit I don't know the intracies of all the rules, but can someone explain to me how Spieth was allowed to take relief on the driving range? Surely that's not part if the course? Everyone else would have played 3 off the tee, he seemed to sweet talk his way into a nice break.

I have a mate who is a golf pro. Like a proper one, not a clubhouse one.

He told me once that hardly any golfers know all the rules/laws/local regs, hence the refs and course officials, who do.

 

[ilikecheese]

Must admit I don't know the intracies of all the rules, but can someone explain to me how Spieth was allowed to take relief on the driving range? Surely that's not part if the course? Everyone else would have played 3 off the tee, he seemed to sweet talk his way into a nice break.

Somehow where he played from wasn't considered OB. No idea why.

 

[Seathestars]

Spieth is just something else, pretty much plays the wrong hole the amount he was in the rough and only bogeys it then the very next hole he drops the ball to 6 ft for a birdie. Absolutely mental

Yep, and that drive to follow, unbelievable.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Somehow where he played from wasn't considered OB. No idea why.

Seemed a very lucky break. But fair play, he made the most of it.

 

[ilikecheese]

Seemed a very lucky break. But fair play, he made the most of it.

Any course amateurs like us play at it would have been OB IMO. That said as amateurs we wouldn't have had a throng of fans helping us find the ball. We would have hit a provisional drive and then gone and looked. Doubt it would have been found in 5 minutes.

 

[mezzrow]

Heh. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

 

[Maxwell]

That is an unbelievable putt

 

[SpeedEFC]

If nothing else Spieth has made this Open interesting. Amazing eagle

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Incredible how Spieth managed to put the wheels back on after that terrible drive.

 

[ilikecheese]

Wow.

 

[ilikecheese]

Holy halibut what a putt

 

[SpeedEFC]

Bloody hell. Since the nightmare hole Spieth has gone birdie-eagle-birdie. Absolutely insane

 

[Brahford]

Jordan Spieth already on verge of becoming an ATG!.

He looked shot after his tee on 13, took a drop, made a bogey, then a birdie and eagle!!.

Wow!. Gotta feel for Kuchar, though. He looked like he was gonna get a big break and has to sit 30 minutes.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Spieth is the boy.

 

[Ducans elbow]

As much as I am not a fan of Spieth that was some shooting