Goes to this little fellow (ranked #1380 in the world w/ a full time announcing job):
The guy gave a real honest interview the other day saying he didn't think he had what it took to compete with the top 15 in the world. Then something took over I guess. Maybe the Golf Channel can wait a few years.
His European Tour exemption is running out this year so he's played the past two weeks. He missed the cut 2 weeks ago by a shot after signing a wrong card. I watched all 4 days of this tournament at Gullane. TI flat out striped it for 4 days. He turned 64 into 68 on Friday and still shot 64-68-68-65. Beat Rickie by a shot and Rose by two. Yesterday's round included a near hole in one that resulted in par, and about 4 near miss putts - including an 8 footer on the last hole. His swing all week was one that we haven't seen in a decade - so solid you knew no amount of pressure was going to affect it. He is about 5'9" and hit it about 450 on 18 yesterday - past where Rickie and many others had hit it. If he made a few putts on the back nine and the kid didn't shoot 60 he wins the tournament.
Immelman misses Open bid via OWGR tiebreaker
By Will GrayJuly 15, 2018, 2:25 pm
A resurgent performance at the Scottish Open gave Trevor Immelman his first top-10 finish in more than four years, but it left him short of a return to The Open by the slimmest of margins.
The former Masters champ turned back the clock this week at Gullane Golf Club, carding four straight rounds of 68 or better. That run included a 5-under 65 in the final round, which gave him a tie for third and left him five shots behind winner Brandon Stone. It was his first worldwide top-10 since a T-10 finish at the 2014 Farmers Insurance Open.
There were three spots available into The Open for players not otherwise exempt, and for a brief moment it appeared Immelman, 38, might sneak the third and final invite.
Full-field scores from the ASI Scottish Open
But with Stone and runner-up Eddie Pepperell both not qualified, that left the final spot to be decided between Immelman and Sweden's Jens Dantorp who, like Immelman, tied for third at 15 under.
As has been the case with other stops along the Open Qualifying Series, the tiebreaker to determine invites is the players' standing in the Official World Golf Rankings entering the week. Dantorp is currently No. 322 in the world, but with Immelman ranked No. 1380 the Swede got the nod.
This will mark Dantorp's first-ever major championship appearance. Immelman, who hasn't made the cut in a major since the 2013 Masters, was looking to return to The Open for 10th time and first since a missed cut at Royal Lytham six years ago. He will instead work the week at Carnoustie as part of Golf Channel and NBC's coverage of The Open.
The guy gave a real honest interview the other day saying he didn't think he had what it took to compete with the top 15 in the world. Then something took over I guess. Maybe the Golf Channel can wait a few years.
His European Tour exemption is running out this year so he's played the past two weeks. He missed the cut 2 weeks ago by a shot after signing a wrong card. I watched all 4 days of this tournament at Gullane. TI flat out striped it for 4 days. He turned 64 into 68 on Friday and still shot 64-68-68-65. Beat Rickie by a shot and Rose by two. Yesterday's round included a near hole in one that resulted in par, and about 4 near miss putts - including an 8 footer on the last hole. His swing all week was one that we haven't seen in a decade - so solid you knew no amount of pressure was going to affect it. He is about 5'9" and hit it about 450 on 18 yesterday - past where Rickie and many others had hit it. If he made a few putts on the back nine and the kid didn't shoot 60 he wins the tournament.
Immelman misses Open bid via OWGR tiebreaker
By Will GrayJuly 15, 2018, 2:25 pm
A resurgent performance at the Scottish Open gave Trevor Immelman his first top-10 finish in more than four years, but it left him short of a return to The Open by the slimmest of margins.
The former Masters champ turned back the clock this week at Gullane Golf Club, carding four straight rounds of 68 or better. That run included a 5-under 65 in the final round, which gave him a tie for third and left him five shots behind winner Brandon Stone. It was his first worldwide top-10 since a T-10 finish at the 2014 Farmers Insurance Open.
There were three spots available into The Open for players not otherwise exempt, and for a brief moment it appeared Immelman, 38, might sneak the third and final invite.
Full-field scores from the ASI Scottish Open
But with Stone and runner-up Eddie Pepperell both not qualified, that left the final spot to be decided between Immelman and Sweden's Jens Dantorp who, like Immelman, tied for third at 15 under.
As has been the case with other stops along the Open Qualifying Series, the tiebreaker to determine invites is the players' standing in the Official World Golf Rankings entering the week. Dantorp is currently No. 322 in the world, but with Immelman ranked No. 1380 the Swede got the nod.
This will mark Dantorp's first-ever major championship appearance. Immelman, who hasn't made the cut in a major since the 2013 Masters, was looking to return to The Open for 10th time and first since a missed cut at Royal Lytham six years ago. He will instead work the week at Carnoustie as part of Golf Channel and NBC's coverage of The Open.
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