The Open Championship

[stevestevens]

What time is your alarm clock going off Thursday morning? Probably around 4:30 for me.

[Tank]

I'll watch whenever I wake up, which certainly won't be 4:30.

[Adam]

Phil will come in second.

 

LOCK!

[Hollyw00d]

I've always loved the Open, my favorite tournament on the tour. Should be a good one this year, there's a lot of guys playing some great golf right now

[stevestevens]

The open is third for me behind the Ryder cup and the Masters.....though technically the Ryder Cup is not part of the tour.

[LBHalos17]

I love The Open, but I can't rank it against the other Majors because They're all different.  The Masters is played on hallowed golfing ground, that is finally being updated to todays' standards.  The US Open is great because of its' Democracy; in that amateurs can qualify.  The course set-up is always so penal, it's the ultimate test.  The PGA Championship is my least favorite, and I wouldn't mind if it was always played at Sawgrass.

 

The Open might be my favorite, because I play a British-Isles style of golf.  I hit a lot of knock-downs, and always putt from around the green when able.

 

I'm headed to Dublin, Ireland in a few weeks and hope to get in a couple rounds there and possibly in Scotland too!

[Adam]

I think the Lance Bass Shriner's tournament gets a raw deal and should be elevated to Major Status

[stevestevens]

The PGA Championship is my least favorite, and I wouldn't mind if it was always played at Sawgrass.

Blasphemy

(The part about playing it at Sawgrass)

[nate]

This isn't really relevant to this conversation but...

 

While at the airport rental counter in Milwaukee three guys walked in with golf club luggage bags, one of them with a Ferrari hat.  They rented a Range Rover... My guess is they were heading up to Whistling Straits.  Anyway one thing I noticed is one of the guys golf bags had the ANGC logo on it.  It was like this but green with the ANGC logo on it.

 

[stevestevens]

So why did you not hit them up for a round at Augusta national? C'mon nate. Tell them about the aw.com charity tournament and I am sure they would pull some strings to get it there next year.

[nate]

Mostly because the guy was a total asshole yelling at the lady at the counter because it was taking them so long (about 10 minutes) even though they didn't have a reservation.

[fan_since79]

Well, they've started, and 24-year old Oliver Fisher from England is 3-under through five holes. He has won one event on the European Tour.

 

 

[LBHalos17]

Dammit!  Almost picked him for my fantasy team this week...  

[fan_since79]

Fisher is ranked #498 in the world. In 2011 he almost lost his European Tour card after missing 20 of 21 cuts. He then won the Czech Open to get a two-year exemption.

 

edit: just bogeyed the 6th hole. 

[nate]

Tiger bogeyed the first

[fan_since79]

Mcllroy and Faldo both finish at +8.

 

Ironic.

 

 

[nate]

Donald and Scott both just missed 3 foot birdie putts... These greens are really quick right now.

[Bruce Nye]

I was up at o-dark-thirty this morning.  I've played about 40+ courses there and until you do, it's impossible to tell you how difficult they are.  For starters, on almost every hole, you need a drive in excess of 200 yds. and straight to avoid the "love grass*."

 

 

 

 

 

* "Love grass?" I asked my caddy, "Is that what you call it?"  He replied with a straight face, "Yup, when you hit it in there, you're fooked."

[nate]

Lol... that's great.

[Adam]

Phil gnarring the Euros in his interview was awesome

[fan_since79]

Mark O'Meara just eagled the par-5 17th, and is tied for second at 4-under.

[nate]

Oostie is withdrawing.

[Tank]

McIlroy needs to ditch his Nike clubs and balls and go back to what he was playing last year. He hasn't done squat with this new stuff.

[Tank]

Players are pretty unhappy with the pin placements on 8 and 18.

[fan_since79]

Someone named Shiv Kapur is minus-5 through his first six holes and tied for the lead.