The Open Championship- St. Andrews

[Average Reds]

How about showing Day?

 

[Couperin47]

whatever 'mental toughness" is....Spieth is an order of magnitude ahead of the rest of us

 

[FL4WL3SS]

Hope he can keep himself together at 17.

The kid has proven to have brass balls.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Whatever "it" is, Spieth has it. That's a huge putt.

 

[luckysox]

Man, Jason, you can't leave it short when there's this much competition at the top!

 

[LuckyBen]

What a putt

 

[fletcherpost]

Holy Sweet Jesus. What a guy.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

My big 4 day member guest is this weekend. I am going to buy a whole wardrobe of under Armour for the weekend.

 

[SouthernBoSox]

The guy is unreal.  He knows the moment.

 

[luckysox]

The kid has proven to have brass balls.

I know.  Except for 17 at the US Open.  Leishman isn't going to 3 jack the 18th.

 

[FL4WL3SS]

My big 4 day member guest is this weekend. I am going to buy a whole wardrobe of under Armour for the weekend.

Your balls aren't big enough to fit in his pants.

 

[luckysox]

Ok in the 15th fairway. I was worried about a balcony shot.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

The ratings for the PGA are going to be huge if Spieth pulls this off. They've probably got snipers out for Leishman on 18.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Spieth says dangerous play with a wood on 17?  Nah.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

The ratings for the PGA are going to be huge if Spieth pulls this off. They've probably got snipers out for Leishman on 18.

And the galleries will be insane. The PGA is typically the poor stepchild of the majors.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

If these guys can hit the right fringe of 2 fairway consistently, why can't they just aim for the fairway on 17?
 
I don't recall that being the choice of the route on this hole in the past. 

 

[E5 Yaz]

This is going to come down to watching Louie attempt birdie puts, isn't it?

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Spieth says dangerous play with a wood on 17?  Nah.

He's in 2 fairway. Sort of took OB out of play. Plus its 495.

 

[FL4WL3SS]

If these guys can hit the right fringe of 2 fairway consistently, why can't they just aim for the fairway on 17?
 
I don't recall that being the choice of the route on this hole in the past. 

Because if you have a completely safe bailout to the left, why even risk it?
 
This is why they're the best in the world, they don't take unnecessary risks.

 

[BigMike]

Spieth says dangerous play with a wood on 17?  Nah.

 
Not dangerous to drive at all when you aren't even trying to put the ball in the 17th fairway.  

 

[luckysox]

Leishman with a safe shot at 18.  Makable putt, but no gimme. 

 

[FL4WL3SS]

He's at least guaranteeing himself a shot at the playoff, something DJ should have done.
 
EDIT: I take this back, with guys still left on the course he can't do that.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Because if you have a completely safe bailout to the left, why even risk it?
 
This is why they're the best in the world, they don't take unnecessary risks.

Better angle, shorter approach. But I'm with you, I'm guessing the risk/reward is not worth it. Just don't recall that happening so much in the past. 

 

[Dave Stapleton]

Wow. The step away in the back swing. That is why they are great.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

Huge up and down coming up.

 

[luckysox]

Speith putting pressure on himself.  Oosty staying alive.  Leishman hitting a crappy putt and will tie Johnson. This is insane.

 

[BigMike]

They aren't even attempting to go at the green so it doesn't much matter where the tee shot goes.
 
Obviously the flag is completely inaccessible from the 2nd fairway

 

[FL4WL3SS]

Ugh, what is Day doing... terrible second shot.

 

[Freddy Linn]

Better angle, shorter approach. But I'm with you, I'm guessing the risk/reward is not worth it. Just don't recall that happening so much in the past. 

 
The left-hand rough used to be a lot thicker, plus these guys now nuke their 4-irons.

 

[Average Reds]

An almost impossible up and down for Day. And he needs it or he is done.

 

[luckysox]

And poor, wee Paul Dunne. Doomed from the start.

 

[luckysox]

That was the most nervous Spieth has looked all week. Big deep breath. Come on, kid.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

 
The left-hand rough used to be a lot thicker, plus these guys now nuke their 4-irons.

I think that's it. With the rough short, they're Ok if they are between 2 and 17, used to be that was jail. 

 

[WayBackVazquez]

An almost impossible up and down for Day. And he needs it or he is done.

It's not almost impossible. It's a shot that requires precision, but it's pretty straightforward.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

Let's see how big his balls are now. Phew.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Wow, that's the length putt he hates. But the kid is nails, bet he makes it.

 

[Vegas Sox Fan]

Yep, this putt is right in the Spieth Danger Zone. 

 

[FL4WL3SS]

Day might hole this...

 

[Average Reds]

It's not almost impossible. It's a shot that requires precision, but it's pretty straightforward.

Sorry Tiger.

 

[FL4WL3SS]

NEVERMIND, dumb decision with the putter...

 

[WayBackVazquez]

Putting is dumb here.

 

[luckysox]

This be crazy.

 

[luckysox]

That was good.

 

[Average Reds]

Putting is dumb here.

I have it on great authority that this is an easy shot.

And apparently it is.

 

[Zomp]

Great shot by Day.  I

 

[WayBackVazquez]

Putting is dumb here.

Or not.

 

[FL4WL3SS]

Wow, great putt actually

 

[cshea]

I'm legit nervous here.

 

[PaulinMyrBch]

Huge nuts award has another contender. Jason Day. Wow.

 

[Dave Stapleton]

I said the same thing out loung.