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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 9, 2024 16:17:30 GMT -8
Absolutely, it is. It's normally held the week prior to the Open Championship, so many who play the PGA Tour (including Europeans like Rory McIlroy) show up. Gets them a head start on getting over jet lag, and some time playing links golf. The result is a field that gets better every year. Should be a great experience for Cole. What are your top 5 favorite Scottish Open moments, outside of Cole Rueck’s qualification? There's too many great ones to narrow it down to just 5. 8 of the top 10 players in the world are in the field.
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Post by beaveragain on Jul 9, 2024 16:58:41 GMT -8
ARRRRRRRRGHGHGHGHGHGHG, YOU GUYS ARE KILLING ME. STOP IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by billthebeav on Jul 9, 2024 17:30:58 GMT -8
Absolutely, it is. It's normally held the week prior to the Open Championship, so many who play the PGA Tour (including Europeans like Rory McIlroy) show up. Gets them a head start on getting over jet lag, and some time playing links golf. The result is a field that gets better every year. Should be a great experience for Cole. Some big dogs in the field - Rory, Xander, Morikawa, Hovland, Fleetwood, Aberg, Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark. That will be a cool experience. FYI Reuck odds = +500000 on Draft Kings. Thinking outside the box. If we bet $100 on Cole and donated the winnings to the WBB NIL fund that would be a cool half a million dollars. If he won of course.
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Post by beaver94 on Jul 9, 2024 17:38:17 GMT -8
Some big dogs in the field - Rory, Xander, Morikawa, Hovland, Fleetwood, Aberg, Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark. That will be a cool experience. FYI Reuck odds = +500000 on Draft Kings. Thinking outside the box. If we bet $100 on Cole and donated the winnings to the WBB NIL fund that would be a cool half a million dollars. If he won of course. Probably have better odds of finding 5,000 people to donate $100 to the women’s basketball program than Cole winning it all.
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Post by billthebeav on Jul 9, 2024 17:51:00 GMT -8
Thinking outside the box. If we bet $100 on Cole and donated the winnings to the WBB NIL fund that would be a cool half a million dollars. If he won of course. Probably have better odds of finding 5,000 people to donate $100 to the women’s basketball program than Cole winning it all. I know it’s not a slam dunk but there’s a chance, right?
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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 10, 2024 14:45:22 GMT -8
Cole is a slam dunk to be the low amateur, as he's the only amateur in the field.
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Post by avidbeaver on Jul 10, 2024 19:24:15 GMT -8
Cole is a slam dunk to be the low amateur, as he's the only amateur in the field. Can't be low amateur if you don't make the cut. So, if he wants to be low amateur, he better make the cut. I wouldn't bet on it.
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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 10, 2024 20:38:59 GMT -8
Cole is a slam dunk to be the low amateur, as he's the only amateur in the field. Can't be low amateur if you don't make the cut. So, if he wants to be low amateur, he better make the cut. I wouldn't bet on it. Yes you can if the tournament actually has a low amateur designation. About 5 or 6 amateurs make the field at Augusta each year. If none of them make the cut (it happens), the guy with the low score still winds up in Butler Cabin with Jim Nantz.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jul 11, 2024 5:33:56 GMT -8
Finished +4 and tied for last.
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Post by beavs6 on Jul 11, 2024 7:02:47 GMT -8
Finished +4 and tied for last. To be fair...I'm sure this is true at the time of your post. However, the 1st round has not yet concluded.
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Post by fridaynightlights on Jul 11, 2024 7:50:17 GMT -8
Regardless of where he finishes it is an amazing experience.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jul 11, 2024 7:51:43 GMT -8
Finished +4 and tied for last. To be fair...I'm sure this is true at the time of your post. However, the 1st round has not yet concluded. Yes, it was at the time he finished. There are a couple of +5's at the current time. It's still not bad shooting 74 for the first time he's played in that environment. It's not like he shot 85.
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Post by bvrbooster on Jul 11, 2024 15:40:48 GMT -8
To be fair...I'm sure this is true at the time of your post. However, the 1st round has not yet concluded. Yes, it was at the time he finished. There are a couple of +5's at the current time. It's still not bad shooting 74 for the first time he's played in that environment. It's not like he shot 85. Quite right, Judge. Links golf is a whole different kettle of fish from what he's used to, and he's never competed against this level of competition (who are all shooting the lights out). Two rounds of about 74 would be a very respectable showing, and a great boost to him going forward.
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Post by oldbeav on Jul 11, 2024 16:43:54 GMT -8
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Post by avidbeaver on Jul 11, 2024 17:37:45 GMT -8
Can't be low amateur if you don't make the cut. So, if he wants to be low amateur, he better make the cut. I wouldn't bet on it. Yes you can if the tournament actually has a low amateur designation. About 5 or 6 amateurs make the field at Augusta each year. If none of them make the cut (it happens), the guy with the low score still winds up in Butler Cabin with Jim Nantz. The Masters likes to be different. They make their own rules. Anyway, the other majors don't have a low am designation if the amateur doesn't complete four rounds. Also, I should have said Rueck wouldn't get low am no matter what because there isn't such a thing in regular tour events. The only tournaments amateurs are recognized is in majors.
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