Open Championship Thread: Tee Times

[kwinigolfer]

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[incontinentia]

Can't believe no one told Alliss that Johnson was putting for a five on the 7th.  Both him and McIlroy were in trouble off of the tee. Wasn't he watching this.

He's an old old man. his eyes are dim, his ears are grizzled his nose is knackered.

[kwinigolfer]

You think Alliss is bad, ESPN exhumed Tom Weiskopf yesterday.
Not clear whether he was dead or alive.

3 Nor'n Ireland in the Top 20 - impressive. Almost a local course for them really.

[mystiroakey]

Alliss still has it!

[1GrumpyGolfer]

They even had a graphic that showed each player's position so someone must have seen it to mark Johnson in the bunker. So no one else could have had a word in his shell like?

Shades of we'll have a playoff at Augusta when Mickelson won his first one.

[kwinigolfer]

Time for Fowler's putter to cool down.

[super_realist]

Looks like McIlroy is getting a pair of Moobs coming on, might be my widescreen though.

[pedro]

Garcia missing a 2-footer for birdie. Not the way Serge!

[Shotrock]

Rory toying with these boys.

Sergio will go Sergio, Fowler can't rely only on his Putter.

[1GrumpyGolfer]

Sergio needs an eagle down the last to have half a chance on Sunday.

[kwinigolfer]

And Tiger's gone Tiger.

Unforced errors on 17 from those three, still a long way to go.

[1GrumpyGolfer]

Minimum five shot lead for Rory. Could be all over very early tomorrow.

[Shotrock]

And Luke has gone Luke ... Westwood has gone Westwood ... List goes on and on Kwin ...

Rory in yet another beat down. Mighty impressive.

[kwinigolfer]

Shotrock goes Shotrock!

[incontinentia]

Rory is really good at golf.

[kwinigolfer]

World Rankings don't lie, not this week anyway.
Bubba Watson the only player in the Top 26 to tee it up this week and miss the cut.

Dubuisson, Fowler and Furyk all guarantee themselves a trip to Gleneagles.

[Diggers]

Impressive from Coco, think his career could be like this, highs and lows which makes it interesting. Hope he seals the deal tomorrow.

[mystiroakey]

Rory is really good at golf.

Insight of the century  

[incontinentia]

Looks like the two tee start decision was correct. Lightning at the mo.

[pedro]

Looks like the two tee start decision was correct. Lightning at the mo.

Yes it was correct. But the reshuffling of tee times, sending the last (TW) out last stinks.

[incontinentia]

True dat pedro

[I'm never wrong]

Impressive from Coco, think his career could be like this, highs and lows which makes it interesting. Hope he seals the deal tomorrow.

Agreed Diggers. I just hope he - and everyone else - just accepts he has an off day once in a while. I think it was Nick Faldo who said when he was playing well he would usually have three good rounds and one off day. He said as long as that one round wasn't too bad he could win it.
Now if Rory has the same issue, does he play percentage golf, or carry on as usual? I'm for the carrying on, as when you start to protect a lead, it goes.

[Davie]

The media really do Coco no favours. Listening to BBC and Talksport Radio they have him as a guaranteed winner already. Many here know I'm not a coco fan but you can't deny he has been excellent today - but to hear the talking heads give him the claret jug already .. well we all know he still has an 80 in his bag as well as a 62 ..

Strong favourite now but still wouldn't say it was over

[Diggers]

Impressive from Coco, think his career could be like this, highs and lows which makes it interesting. Hope he seals the deal tomorrow.

Agreed Diggers. I just hope he - and everyone else - just accepts he has an off day once in a while. I think it was Nick Faldo who said when he was playing well he would usually have three good rounds and one off day. He said as long as that one round wasn't too bad he could win it.
Now if Rory has the same issue, does he play percentage golf, or carry on as usual? I'm for the carrying on, as when you start to protect a lead, it goes.

Indeed, can he even play percentage golf? I like him, he has his faults for sure but he wears his heart on his sleeve and seems like a nice lad.
I've always thought when players go really low an average round often follows, Rory just goes really low pretty often and on big events as well.
As long as the weather doesn't go nuts I can't se him losing tomorrow. I hope it doesn't because it's just boring lottery golf then.

[lorus59]

I think anything in the 60s should guarantee the win.

[4putt]

Aaargh, my TV viewing is being ruined by two things.

1. Peter Allice. The silly old duffer should fall on his sword. He's the same as Murray Walker was at the end of his commentating career.

2. Rolex. Never complain about the uninterrupted coverage of the BBC. I get Fox Sports. Every 5-10 minutes there's an ad break. Everyone has a Rolex ad. It has the opposite effect on me. If I could ever afford a watch that costs that much, Rolex would be the last choice.

[pedro]

Only Russians and nouveau riche wear Rolex.

[kwinigolfer]

What about John Daly's ex's?

Looks like there are good scores to be had today . . . .

[lorus59]

If you are wearing a Rolex, I hope it is the genuine Chinese made one not that Swiss crap.

[4putt]

If you are wearing a Rolex, I hope it is the genuine Chinese made one not that Swiss crap.

I must have bought 3 or 4 of those Swiss ones in Bangkok. Never again.  

[kwinigolfer]

Tom Watson must be pleased with his 68. Two strokes better than anyone else so far, or until Todd signs his card.

[kwinigolfer]

A very poor Open for three English stalwarts whose games ain't wot they used to be.
Donald, Poulter and Westwood need some good results in the next few weeks otherwise they'll be sitting home in Florida watching the Ryder Cup on TV.
And Casey has done nothing to help himself earn a PGA Tour card for next year. Ridiculous that only Donald (because of his RBC sponsorship) is condescending to fly to Montreal.
These boys will get what they ask for.

[kwinigolfer]

Fine round for Chris Wood - hope you saw that Lukey, and don't you just love the way Cabrera's playing right now?

He'd be right in the shake-up behind Rory if it wasn't for going +4 on his first 4 holes on Thursday.

[Diggers]

Garcia playing well, hopefully he'll blow up soon.

[incontinentia]

Superb round from Lowry. Could still contend if things go awry for the leaders.

[lorus59]

Please Rory don't do a Greg Norman impression.

[incontinentia]

Grandstand saves Garcia a couple of strokes!

[sportform]

Please Rory don't do a Greg Norman impression.

he seems to be back in the swing of things now after a little wobble on the back of the front nine.

[kwinigolfer]

Sergio just helped him there.

[Diggers]

Well done Coco. You'd have to think he'll pass Faldo's 6 majors, probably winning all 4 majors in the process.

[I'm never wrong]

Someone tell Mr Dawson to go to the dentist

[kwinigolfer]

Wonderful win, Great Championship, Super leaderboard loved the course.

Another "Open" next week and I hope all the Hoylake contestants take the charter to Montreal.

[incontinentia]

Well done Ruairi

[kwinigolfer]

I see Caroline Wozniacki won the tournament in Istanbul today.
Karma.

[pedro]

Well done Rory. Well done Caroline.

[I'm never wrong]

I'm glad Rory didn't back off until the 18th tee. Well done Rory. Hope his Dad feels good if the details of the bet are true. (£400 @ 500-1 some years ago that Rory would win The Open).

[pedro]

It's true Inw,
Seems dad won't have to ask his son for money any longer...

[John Cregan]

I'm glad Rory didn't back off until the 18th tee. Well done Rory. Hope his Dad feels good if the details of the bet are true. (£400 @ 500-1 some years ago that Rory would win The Open).

Hope that's not a local, small time bookie. If so,it would finish him and you'd expect Rory would do the right thing and cover his dad's mates winnings himself and not put some pure unfortunate man on the dole.

[pedro]

John C, betting is for adults!! It's not a childs game! I'm sure the bookies don't save the @rse of those who squander their life savings either.

[BlueCoverman]

Oh yeah sure John...we all feel sorry for bookies. And if he is small time and has more than half a brain he would have laid the bet off anyway

[Davie]

Never seen a poor bookie

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