J.B. Holmes and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

J.B. Holmes had one of the worst rounds of all-time for someone entering a final round in contention.

As J.B. Holmes stepped up to the first tee Sunday at the British Open, he was only six strokes back of Shane Lowry. Admittedly, with the weather the way it was paired with how Lowry was playing, it was going to be a decent amount of ground to make up.

If you had to guess at how many strokes Holmes would end the day behind Lowry, most would have guessed somewhere between 5-10. He was already six, so it was reasonable to believe that a couple more could be added to the difference.

Welcome to J.B. Holmes’ terrible day.

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He would end the day… checks notes… laughs hysterically… 21 shots behind Lowry. J.B. Holmes shot one of the worst rounds on a Sunday I have ever seen, and possibly all-time. An 87 is what he would end up with, and personally, I think that he deserves it.

I cannot stand slow play. It is the bane of my existence when I am on a golf course.

It’s incredibly disrespectful to those you are playing with when you are playing that slow. Especially when your twosome partner says that a five hour round is fast for you, as Koepka did about Holmes.

If you are elderly or have some type of physical ailment, I understand playing slowly. It might not be possible to play any faster than that.

If you are never ready to even start thinking about your shot until you are standing over your ball every… single… time… then you deserve an 87. That always seems to be the case with Holmes.

I stress this when I am coaching high school golf. Be ready once it is your turn. Walk up to your ball as long as it is safe to, and start thinking about your shot. When it’s your turn, you should be ready to go and have hit withing 15-30 seconds.

If a bunch of high school foursomes, with players who are shooting between 75-125 can finish within 4.5-5 hours, then there is no reason for J.B. Holmes to be taking five hours in a twosome.

Yes, I understand he is playing in a major, on a Sunday, and is in contention. That still doesn’t give him a reason to get to take all the time he wants, especially when it is affecting those that he is playing with, and those that are playing behind him.

Which is why I say he deserves every stroke that he took on Sunday. You want to annoy and affect everyone around you on the course? Then you can fall all the way down the leaderboard. Maybe I am a petty person, but every position that J.B. Holmes fell down the leaderboard Sunday made me happier and happier.

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When you are on the course, be ready to play. Think about your shots as you are walking up to them, not deciding to wait until its 100% your turn to hit. Otherwise, I wish an 87 on you. Or at least 16+ strokes on your handicap.

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