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Old June 26th, 2006, 06:35 AM
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Where are the Americans?

July 6th sees the K club, host to the Ryder Cup, holding the European Open. First prize is $720,000 , so it is worth playing for.

Only American in the field is Tom Lehman .


Should Americans be thinking about playing?
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Old June 26th, 2006, 09:38 AM
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just when you think you have an easy stroll home, the snake in the grass reaches out and bites you. lets not forget, the course may be in ireland, but an american by the name of arnald palmer designed it. they'll come prepared.
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Old June 26th, 2006, 10:34 AM
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You may not be aware of this but July 4th is a significant American holiday.
We have as much reason to celebrate it as you do!

If a tea party two hundred years ago is more important than familiarising your self with the course in tournament conditions,so be it.
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Old June 26th, 2006, 10:54 AM
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Western Open is for more money and the course will host the US Open in a few years, so the big names will be there. Also, the PGA is in a month at nearby Medinah, so players will make it a full week in Chicago.

I'm sure the Ryder Cup players will be at the K Club in time for the Ryder Cup. They may even play there leading up to or following the British Open.

Just my thoughts.
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Old June 26th, 2006, 02:37 PM
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It's so much more fun celebrating a victory. You may think of it as a victory but your ancestors certainly didn't.

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Excuse my ignorance guys, but isn't a sizeable proportion of the american population (at least at the time of the American Revolution) of Agglo-saxon and Irish descent?
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Old June 26th, 2006, 02:49 PM
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We have as much reason to celebrate it as you do!

If a tea party two hundred years ago is more important than familiarising your self with the course in tournament conditions,so be it.
Trust us, it is.
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Old June 26th, 2006, 03:11 PM
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Trust us, it is.
I will second that!
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Old June 26th, 2006, 03:23 PM
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Western Open is for more money and the course will host the US Open in a few years, so the big names will be there. Also, the PGA is in a month at nearby Medinah, so players will make it a full week in Chicago.
Speaking of that, is Tiger playing this week?
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Old June 26th, 2006, 03:49 PM
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Just curious......how many European Tour card holders will be playing in the Western Open?
Not sure, could be a few
VJ
Ernie
Retief
Adam Scott
Ogilvy
Appleby
Allenby
Pampling

oh, and some Europeans
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Old June 26th, 2006, 11:46 PM
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Western Open is for more money and the course will host the US Open in a few years, so the big names will be there. Also, the PGA is in a month at nearby Medinah, so players will make it a full week in Chicago.

I'm sure the Ryder Cup players will be at the K Club in time for the Ryder Cup. They may even play there leading up to or following the British Open.

Just my thoughts.
Cog Hill is hosting the US Open in a few years? Or did they change the venue for the Western? This statement really piqued my interest.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 02:54 AM
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Excuse my ignorance guys, but isn't a sizeable proportion of the american population (at least at the time of the American Revolution) of Agglo-saxon and Irish descent?
and African.............Thomas Jefferson knew that.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 02:59 AM
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Speaking of that, is Tiger playing this week?
nope! doesn't look like it.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 03:18 AM
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The Americans may well have plenty of time, but how many opportunities do they have to play the course in tournament conditions?
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Old June 27th, 2006, 09:19 AM
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Cog Hill is hosting the US Open in a few years? Or did they change the venue for the Western? This statement really piqued my interest.
Todays paper......
The Western Open is getting a name change and will rotate from the Chicago suburbs to other Midwestern cities under an agreement. The Tourny will be called the BMW Championship beginning in 2007, when it is moved from July to September. This years Western Open will be played July 6-9 at Cog Hill. Cog Hill will host the tourny in 2007 under its new name. The tourny will be played in St Louis at the Bellerive CC in 2008, return to Chicago in 2009 and every second year thereafter. In 2010 it will be played in Indianapolis @ Crooked Stick CC, and yet-to-be determined in 2012.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 01:12 PM
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Excuse my ignorance guys, but isn't a sizeable proportion of the american population (at least at the time of the American Revolution) of Agglo-saxon and Irish descent?
The sizeable proportion of the American population are Americans!
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