UK’s number one rap star Central Cee in his video Treat You Better. If you watch this – age restriction. There are some Paige Spiranac size women in hundreds and thousands bikinis who jiggle a bit. If that’s your thing enjoy.
I saw his collab on this is Shawn Mendez not to be confused with but the other singer of the same name Shawn Mendes I saw at the Altice Arena in Lisbon once and there wasn’t room to breathe.
There would have been a better chance of seeing him with some space around on a golf course. He’s been working with avid golfer and Modest Golf owner Niall Horan, who has also been encouraging his golf game. Interesting bowed position at the top.
Earlier today top professional Lee Westwood wrote a column in which he defended our new Open Champion.
I read an article on Monday morning which thoroughly disgusted me. It was on a specialist golf website and the headline declared that ‘golf was due a dud’. The level of disrespect towards Brian Harman and his remarkable victory at the Open on Sunday was astounding.
“You expect that nonsense in the dark recesses on Twitter, but not in one of the best-known magazines in America. I will not name the publication because it has some great journalists who I don’t want to implicate. But, at the very least, the headline should be changed. In short, it is a disgrace and shows a complete lack of understanding of the nature of the sport in that publication’s very own title.”
“Brian converted 54 of his first 54 putts within 10 feet and when he finally missed one – on the 13th during the final round – he bounced straight back with a 40-footer on the next green. I always hesitate to compare anyone with Tiger, but this was undoubtedly ‘Tiger-esque’.”
In his victory press conference Harman said that a member of the gallery had told him thar he was going to lose because “he hadn’t got the stones for it” (another word was probably used) and that had motivated him more.
You can read Joel McBeal’s piece on golfdigest.com
Jon Rahm called his record breaking third round 63 at Hoylake “the best round I’ve played on a links golf course ever”
He likened the feeling to his first round at Augusta National this year when he went on the win The Masters.
It was an extraordinary display of clinical ball striking and hot putting. He started the day at +2 and after 4 pars had birdies at 5 and 9 before he took apart the back nine.
A 14 ft birdie at 10 following by 11 and 12 where he muscled his ball out of thick rough to a 3 ft to hole for another birdie and then a lucky break at 16 before taking advantage of the par 5s at 15 and 18.
He said that everything was better today. He was holing more putts and he used the driver a lot. The weather was favourable and the difficult turn, holes 11-14 were playing downwind and therefore more accessible.
Today was one of those days where I felt invincible,” he said. “I’ve been very comfortable from the tee, so it’s easier to stay aggressive. I would highlight the (par) putt (from six feet) on eight, which was key. In those 20 minutes between the par on eight and the birdie on 10, everything changed.”
He described his 63 as “the best round I’ve played on a links golf course ever”.
After finishing before Harman and Tommy Fleetwood hit the links, he could not properly assess his final round chances, but he knew he’d put himself in position.
“We have to see how the rest of the day goes, but I did what I had to do to give myself options on Sunday,” he said.
“Yeah, it feels really good but it’s a lot of work to do tomorrow”.
If he were to win tomorrow he would be the first player to come from more than 12 shots behind after 36 holes.
When asked about his temperament he said “ I think I’m a lot more patient than most people believe. It’s just my frustration but I’m extremely positive on the golf course”.
Does he plan to do anything differently in the final round? “No. There’s nothing different between player that was there yesterday and the one today”.
“JT is going to be OK. JT is one of the most talented guys out here. He shot 69 at the TPC a couple of years ago in 40 hour winds and I always remind him of it…if JT put on that kind of display in those conditions yeah. We all go through bad patches. There’s not one golfer in the world who hasn’t”
So said Rory McIlroy last night after Justin Thomas departed the Championship at +11, after rounds of 82 and 71 with his place on the American Ryder Cup team in jeopardy.
If JT doesn’t automatically qualify for the team for the matches in Rome he’s not going to petition captain Zach Johnson for a spot.
His rounds here in Hoylake had 8 bogeys, 2 double bogeys and a snowman +1, an horrendous 9 Quadruple bogey on day 1. He’s missed the cut in 3 of 4 majors this year.
He was perplexed by his score on day one after he said he had hit some quality shots. But he admits that he’s making mistakes that he did as a junior golfer 20 years ago.
“I don’t know if it’s a focus thing or I’m just putting too much pressure on myself or what it is. I’m trying not to dwell on it”.
After shooting the 82, and despite the fact that links golf demands accuracy and restraint he decided to take out his driver.
He didn’t hold back or lay up as he had nothing to lose. And he turned in an impressive 71.
“I’m hitting a lot of good shots, I’m just making so many bonehead mistakes and crazy things are happening. But I’ll be fine”.
When asked if he will be coming back to England to watch Leeds United – the team he and Jordan Spieth have invested in – JT grinned.
“I’d like to. But I gotta figure out this sport first”.
A small controversy has blown up over Rory’s second shot out of the bunker on 18 on Thursday. He managed, through a contortionist act, to get the ball out for par.
The issue is whether his caddie, Harry Diamond, stood behind him as he took his stance, contravening Rule 10.2b(4) which says
“Once a player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made the player’s caddie must not deliberately stand on or close to an extension of the line of play behind the ball for any reason”
I have had a look at the broadcast for Thursday again and while the caddie is behind him for a moment, he moves away as Rory re-addresses his stance and then plays the shot. He was still adjusting his stance after the caddie stepped away. From what I saw the brief time that the caddie was behind him he was not directly behind his line of play he was well to the left of the shot. If the rule has been infringed, it would have been completely inadvertent and not deliberate.
This is petty nit picking, but social media has shown some comments from LIV supporters saying that if this had been Patrick Reed a storm would have erupted. I wonder why? It would have had nothing to do with certain LIV players being singled out, it would have been about their previous. This is just annoying and meant to distract Rory and undermine his serenity this week. It’s got no substance.
On Friday Xander Schueffele was caught in a controversy on the 6th hole when after hitting an impressive shot he appeared to mouth “six” to Cameron Smith.
This lead to R&A Chief od Staff David Rickman interviewing both players at Scorers after they finished their round. Rickman then said he was 100% sure that what Schauffele had said was “thanks”.
Schauffele’s caddie also told on course reporter Notah Begay that the club hit was actually a 5-iron.
If proved this would have been a violation of rule 10.2a giving advice to another player.
This follows the incodent at The Masters when Brooks Koepka’s caddie was thought to be he,ping Gary Woodland’s caddie by mouthing ‘five’ with Koepka seeming to signal the number with his hand.
Realistically, top caddie Craig Connolly says “It happens every day, multiple times a round. It happens in every professional tournament”.
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