How will players adjust to Royal Portrush for The Open? | Live From The Open | Golf Channel

How will players adjust to Royal Portrush for The Open? | Live From The Open | Golf Channel

>>> WELCOME BACK TWO ROYAL PORTRUSH, WHEN SHANE LOWRY WON IN 2019, BY SIX, 237,750 SPECTATORS ATTENDED THAT WEEK SECOND ONLY THE 150th OPEN AT THE OLD COURSE AT ST. ANDREWS. A WORKDAY ON THIS MONDAY, NOW, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM THE PLAYERS THIS WEEK ON THE ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO PLAY WELL AT ROYAL PORTRUSH? >> IF YOU HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF COMING TO THE UK AND PLAYING LINKS GOLF YOU KNOW THERE’S AN ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE. A LARGE NUMBER OF PGA TOUR MEMBERS ARE IN THE FIELD FOR THE 153rd LINK OF THE OPEN, IN THE UNITED STATES YOU RARELY USE THE GROUND AS YOUR FRIEND, BUT HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THREE AMERICAN PLAYERS AND I ASKED THEM WHAT ARE THEY HAVING TO ADJUST TO, WHEN THEY COME OVER HERE TO PLAY LINKS GOLF AT THE OPEN? >> ONE IS THE TIME CHANGE. GET ADJUSTED AND BE SOMEWHAT ADJUSTED TO THE CORRECT TIME COMING FROM THE STATES. WHY A LOT OF GUYS PLAY THE SCOTTISH OPEN AND ONE REASON CONDITIONS OVER HERE WITH THE WIND, US BEING IN FLORIDA MAYBE HELPS OR IS MAY BE AS CLOSE AS YOU GET TO HOW HEAVY THE WIND IS AND HOW MUCH IT AFFECTS THE GOLF BALL DOWNWIND, CROSSWIND, INTO THE WIND AND WITH HOW FIRM THE CONDITIONS CAN GET. YOU COULD BE OUT 190 WITH DOWNWIND TRYING TO LAND THE BALL 20 OR 30 YARDS SHORT SO ADJUSTING, YOU’RE STILL PLAYING THE NUMBERS, BUT IT’S NOT LIKE YOU ARE FLYING INTO THE HOLE. EVERYONE CAN GO HIT A GOLF SHOT TO A CERTAIN NUMBER IN A WAY BUT MAKING SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT NUMBER AND THE RIGHT SHAPE AND IT IS ALL ABOUT HITTING SOLID SHOTS AND EXECUTING. >> DEFINITELY THE TIME ZONE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. GETTING ADJUSTED TO THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST. OVERALL, THE SHOTS YOU ARE HITTING, THEY ARE MORE EXPOSED, THE GOLF BALL GETS MOVED MORE. MY COACH AND I HAVE KIND OF FIGURED OUT HOW MUCH THE AIR DENSITY CHANGES THE GOLF BALL HOW MUCH IS CURVING SO WHEN YOU’RE BACK IN FLORIDA IT’S HUMID IT’S NOT GOING TO CURVE AS MUCH SO THE GOLF BALL CURVES A LOT MORE, THE WIND HITS IT A LOT MORE AND YOU PLAY MORE CHIP SHOTS ON THE GROUND AND PLAYING PUTT FROM OFF THE GREEN. TYPICALLY PULLING OUT 60 SO THAT’S A BIT OF AN ADJTMENT. OTHER THAN THAT IT IS SUCH A FUN EVENT, WITH THE FANS WE ARE HERE ON SUNDAY THE WEEK BEFORE AND WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE. HONESTLY, IT’S A FUN ENVIRONMENT TO BE IN. >> TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF CURVE YOU GET IN THE AIR WHEN THERE IS A LITTLE WIND, TRYING TO GET A CORRECT START LINE WHEN THERE IS, THIS WEEK ESPECIALLY THERE’S A LOT OF BREEZE OFF A LOT OF HOLES GETTING RIGHT TO LEFT SIDE BREEZE AND LEFT TO RIGHT SIDE BREEZE. YOU HAVE TO TRUST THAT WAY OF STARTING THE BALL IS COMING BACK BECAUSE THIS IS VERY OPEN, OBVIOUSLY. THE LINKS STYLE IS VERY OPEN AND THE WIND IS HEAVY OVER HERE BECAUSE WE ARE AT SEA LEVEL AND THE BALL LIKES TO MOVE A LOT. AND YOU ADD FROM CONDITIONS WE HAVE NOW CURRENTLY. LIKE I SAID BEFORE BOUNCING 20 TO 30 PACES. THAT MIGHT CHANGE AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. WE HAVE HAD SOME WARM WEATHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, BUT I THINK, AS MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WE NEED A LITTLE RAIN AND THAT MIGHT SOFTEN THE CONDITIONS A LITTLE BIT. JUST GETTING USED TO KEEPING THE BALL ON THE GROUND, YOU HAVE TO GET THE BALL ON THE GROUND VERY QUICK. DIFFICULT TO GET IT UP IN THE AIR AND LET THE ELEMENTS GUIDE THE BALL WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO. THAT IS HARD BECAUSE MOST THE TIME WHAT I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS IS GET THE BALL ON THE GROUND AND RUNNING. TRYING TO USE WHAT YOU’VE GOT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. >> QUICK CORRECTION. HE DOES CALL THE UNITED STATES HOME. TALKED TO A COUPLE OTHER PLAYERS, ANOTHER THING THEY HAVE TO ADJUST TO IS THE CONTACT WITH THE BALL ON FIRM TURF ON THE LINKS COURSES. I CAN TELL YOU, THE WIND IS A BIG FACTOR ALL THE PLAYERS WILL ADJUST TO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. TODAY WE HAD SUSPENSION A PLAY DUE TO DANGEROUS WEATHER. THE COURSE IS OPEN, PLAYERS ARE PRACTICING AND THE WIND IS PUMPING. RIGHT NOW 20 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS IN

Rickie Fowler, Akshay Bhatia and Jason Day discuss the adjustments they’ll have to make ahead of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, an intense course that will test all players. #Golf #GolfChannel #TheOpen #Portrush
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