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FTF: What’s a bigger tournament, the Open Championship or the Masters?
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In the From the Forums weekly feature, we bring you the hottest, most buzz-worthy topics from our forums for your convenience. I’ll be your trusty tour guide to navigate the latest buzz. Here’s a peek behind the curtain into golf’s sanctuary.
Bigger tournament: The Masters or The Open?
As TheyCallMeVinnie points out, Rory McIlroy called the British Open the biggest tournament in golf. Surely, many pros and fans reject this notion, thinking instead the annual gathering in Augusta, Georgia, is a bigger deal.
Like all great debates, there’s no definitive answer, but that doesn’t get in the way of some great discussion.
Your first Scotty Cameron
Started in 2014, this thread is still going strong. Sapps_12 asks: What’s the first Scotty Cameron you owned? Take a trip down the GSS blocks of memory lane with your fellow GolfWRXers.
Favorite pair of golf shoes ever?
Golfers are weirdly particular about their shoes. Tsecor asks fellow WRXers what their favorite shoes are and why. Comfort, performance, aesthetics, we all preference different elements in our shoe selections.
Some of us, doubtless, still swear by steel spikes (although there’s nowhere left to wear them).
The best place to live, work, and golf
Here’s a good debate: Name the place that offers the golfer everything. Good jobs, great place to live, and an abundance of quality golf options. Breaks81 narrowed his list to Texas, Utah, and Arizona but remained open to additional suggestions.
To see what the forums had to say, check out the thread.
Jason Day’s high tops
As you may have heard (and may not care to have heard), Jason Day wore a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s during the first round of The Open.
Not surprisingly, there’s a heaping helping of hot takes in this forum thread dedicated to the subject, and the larger discussion about the direction of golfwear is well worth weighing in on.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
- driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300. The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length. I am playing a Ventus Red 70. I play 70 grams in my fairways. I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee. When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time. So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck. The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
- JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”
Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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In our forums, our members have been discussing one of the new sensations in the world of golf – Ludvig Aberg. The 24-year-old finished solo second at the Masters a couple of weeks ago, and gained many plaudits, including from several WRXers.
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One member, RoyalMustang, took to the forums to explain why Aberg is now their favorite player, saying:
“I loved the way the Ludvig was out there, having a great time, not taking himself or the situation too seriously. Even after the double at 11, he was like “well, that’s golf!” Loose and relaxed: that’s the way to play. It’s obvious he loves what he’s doing, he loves the big moments, and he loves being a part of it all.
Arnold Palmer was viewed that way. Just like Brooks Robinson was forever viewed as not just a great baseball player, but a great human being and friend to Baltimore.”
And our members have been reacting and sharing their positive takes on the young Swede.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- redfirebird08: “Ludvig has a great attitude, a great smile, and a great golf swing.”
- otto6457: “I’m very lucky to have talked with Ludde several times at the Rawls Course at Texas Tech. He’s a truly nice guy and very friendly. Always said hello when we passed each other in the club house and was always smiling. Watching him hit balls on the range was a joy. He has “that sound” and trajectory to die for. There were many times he was out on the range in 30+ mph winds just hitting the most beautiful shots that just seemed to ignore the wind. World class ball striker. And yes……..I am a fan boy.”
- konklifer: “I like him. In an era of endless waggles and laboring, his swing and pace of play are a joy to watch.
Entire Thread: “Why Ludvig Aberg is my new favorite player – GolfWRXers discuss”
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chris franklin
Jul 22, 2017 at 5:56 pm
More to the point is do you honestly believe this to be journalism?
The answer to your question which one supposes to be ‘which is the bigger tournament?’ is unquestionably the Open Championship,historically older,played on a variety of courses and is open to qualifiers unlike Augusta which started life as the Augusta Invitational and is now played on a tricked-up golf course that must have RT Jones spinning in his grave.
No great golfers cv is complete unless they have lifted the Claret Jug.
golfraven
Jul 22, 2017 at 3:20 am
I was once a big fan of the Masters but it becomes more staged and very obvious to the spectators. Still would like to go to Augusta and see it live. The Open is the championship which challenges all skills of the player (well the course and weather do the rest) and rightly the winner has the title the champion golfer of the year.
Mike
Jul 21, 2017 at 6:58 pm
I agree, the Open is the biggest Championship, the Masters the biggest tourney.
In Australia the telecast starts at 3.30 pm and finishes around 3am . Does the Masters do any thing like this?
Blake
Jul 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm
Not even a close comparison. The masters is the biggest golfing event year after year. Not even close to whatever is second (which would prob the the US open, Not the British open).
Nat Thorp
Jul 21, 2017 at 9:57 pm
I think that may be a slightly ascue judgement. The Opem Championship would get significantly higher viewing in Europe than the Masters.
Personally, having played in Scotland and played a few of the Open loop, I would say that the Open Championship is a more difficult victory (depending on weather). The Masters is always perfection but it’s always Augusta, same course same set up. I would think you could ask quite a few pros and they would say there is almost no course harder than Carnoustie in the Open Championship, including Augusta.
Ceri pritchard
Jul 21, 2017 at 12:54 pm
The open is the biggest championship. The masters is the biggest tournament. It doesn’t get more definitive than that.