The Open Championship 2017

Jayop

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Whats he doing with a 2 iron in the bag?

Phil Mickelson has 2x 3 irons. 1 normal and 1 bent to a 1 iron :eek:

Long iron keeping it lower than an equivalent wood I guess.

seanhynes

already +2 mcilroy 3 holes in he shouldn't have gotten married in mayo, the priest in cong must have put a curse on him

frink

Takes an iron for safety and misses the fairway then doesn't get up and down from what looked a straight forward position.

FixdePitchmark

With the crazy weather coming - these low scores will have a bigger impact on the event on day 1 than normal.

Serious gap starting on day 1.

frink

Day's shoes are fairly outrageous!

blackcard

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Jaysus lads .

Should we hold off a little on the Rory assumptions.

He has hit 4 full shots . 2 perfect and people going all Freudian
I would love Rory to play well. However, he has played a number of poor shots and a couple of dreadful shots so far.

Armchair Andy

Strokeplay is a different animal lads. He'll settle yet.

frink

Another drop for Rory. Just hope he doesn't let this round slip away now. Opening holes are the hardest it seems so still some chances for birdie

allybhoy

Jayop wrote: »

Phil Mickelson has 2x 3 irons. 1 normal and 1 bent to a 1 iron :eek:

Long iron keeping it lower than an equivalent wood I guess.

heard on newstalk lastnight that he also has replaced the driver this week with a second 3 wood..

Armchair Andy

Butch is right about that"idiot needing escorting off the property".

Jayop

allybhoy wrote: »

heard on newstalk lastnight that he also has replaced the driver this week with a second 3 wood..

Eh? So He's not carrying a Driver at all?

Armchair Andy

Jayop wrote:

Eh? So He's not carrying a Driver at all?

Nope. Didnt when he won the Open either AFAIR. carries a 3 Frankenwood, whatever that is.

TheRiverman

Maybe it's time for Rory to get back practicing with the washing machine.

Minderbinder

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Jaysus lads .

Should we hold off a little on the Rory assumptions.

He has hit 4 full shots . 2 perfect and people going all Freudian on him.

His body language says everything. As uninvolved as I've ever seen him. He looks likes someone on a Friday afternoon who has already missed the cut but has a few holes left to play.

Dayor Knight

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Butch is right about that"idiot needing escorting off the property".

Who.... Phil Mickelson??!!

Armchair Andy

Dayor Knight wrote:

Who.... Phil Mickelson??!!

Some mong who shouted" get in the hole".

Dbu

TheRiverman wrote: »

Maybe it's time for Rory to get back practicing with the washing machine.

Or get rid of the wife.

Kristopherus

Bogey No. 4 for McIlroy. Missed from 3ft.

blackcard

TheRiverman wrote: »

Maybe it's time for Rory to get back practicing with the washing machine.

I would prefer if he practiced with golf clubs.

Mushy

Trusty old Matt Kuchar

TheRiverman

blackcard wrote: »

I would prefer if he practiced with golf clubs.

When he was a child he used to practise chipping the ball into the washing machine at home.

blackcard

TheRiverman wrote: »

blackcard wrote: »

I would prefer if he practiced with golf clubs.

When he was a child he used to practise chipping the ball into the washing machine at home.

I know, I wasn't being serious but the way he is playing at the moment...

seanhynes

When your lucks out its out

TheRiverman

blackcard wrote: »

I know, I wasn't being serious but the way he is playing at the moment...

What home appliance or utensil would be good for practising putting?

Minderbinder

TheRiverman wrote: »

What home appliance or utensil would be good for practising putting?

I suppose the hoover would be very receptive

blackcard

In fairness to Rory, he hasn't thrown in the towel but up against it.

luvthegame

Watched 12/13/14 and he is hitting it very well now. Superb tee shot on 14 there, not many getting it on line there.

Jayop

luvthegame wrote: »

Watched 12/13/14 and he is hitting it very well now. Superb tee shot on 14 there, not many getting it on line there.

Needs to finish with 2 birdies in the par 5's to stand any chance of getting a decent weekend.

take everything

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Jaysus lads .

Should we hold off a little on the Rory assumptions.

He has hit 4 full shots . 2 perfect and people going all Freudian on him.

Freudian?

luvthegame

Sorry Paul Casey but you are a bit of a twat

Jayop

Jayop wrote: »

Needs to finish with 2 birdies in the par 5's to stand any chance of getting a decent weekend.

That's one of them anyway.

fred funk }{

2 shot penalty coming for Rahm. Think he caused the ball to move.

spacecoyote

Sounds like Spieth has gotten the luck of the draw.

Forecast terrible for the morning but due to clear by 3 when he'll be back out.

HighLine

spacecoyote wrote: »

Sounds like Spieth has gotten the luck of the draw.

Forecast terrible for the morning but due to clear by 3 when he'll be back out.

Not sure about that forecast... looks like it will be wet and windy all day from what I've read. Hopefully so... love to see them suffer

luvthegame

spacecoyote wrote: »

Sounds like Spieth has gotten the luck of the draw.

Forecast terrible for the morning but due to clear by 3 when he'll be back out.

Looks like rain all day? Winds will be strong until late afternoon

4068ac1elhodqr

Peak wind in the am (22mph at 1300hrs) and chilly start to the day 12-14oc
Some showers in morning, but Peak (70%) rain is in the evening (1800hrs onwards), possible hail and electrical discharging at 1700hrs.

Also, 75% humidity average, waning crescent moon, L2 air pollution and UV index of 3-4 for Southport.

(Bring a hat).

AnneFrank

Days trousers are a joke,and justin Thomas with the tie, no. Just no. Apart from that great first day

Richard Hillman

AnneFrank wrote: »

Days trousers are a joke,and justin Thomas with the tie, no. Just no. Apart from that great first day

I liked Justin Thomas.

Jason Day turning up in tracksuit bottoms and runners are unbecoming. With the obsession in making golf a "younger sport", nothing will be said to him by the people who run the sport but he most certainly won't be turning up at Augusta dressed like that. They would be ballsy enough to turn him away at the door.

Seve OB

https://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Royal_Birkdale/hour_by_hour.html

Wet gear tomorrow

Dirty Dingus McGee

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I liked Justin Thomas.

Jason Day turning up in tracksuit bottoms and runners are unbecoming. With the obsession in making golf a "younger sport", nothing will be said to him by the people who run the sport but he most certainly won't be turning up at Augusta dressed like that. They would be ballsy enough to turn him away at the door.

I thought Day look class myself.Looked like he was going to burst into a bout of break dancing at any moment.

Golf seems to be overly fussy in general just look at that nonsense from the LPGA this week regarding it's dress code, he's not doing any harm to anybody and did he look any worse than Payne Stewart did years ago.

ForeRight

I liked Rory's chinos

AnneFrank

yes i liked the chinos too, and i would have preferred Thomas's outfit without the tie but it's still golf attire,
but days skinny tracksuits bottoms are just wrong, and disrespectful to golf imo, just like his shot time.
Really don't understand how he gets away with it.Anyone have a guess at what the leading score will be after today ?
I'll be surprised if anyone is under par

luvthegame

Dry, wind at 20mph and gusting harder than that. Flagsticks bending.
Level Par this morning will be a great achievement.

Wind really affecting the putts and freaking the players out

Rikand

Paul Casey standing still over a 3foot putt for 20 seconds. Never gonna sink it if you stand that long over it

Rikand

Sergio with an eagle on 5 after driving it through the green

callaway92

Joost Luiten quietly plugging away. Bogey free for the tournament so far. . . -3 total

ronnie3585

Anyone know if the Open website will be showing live coverage again today?

Watched it all day yesterday (https://www.theopen.com/LiveCoverage) but it's only showing a small highlight clip today, no live coverage:(

Richard Hillman

Garcia injures himself after attacking a bush with his club after a bad shot :pac:

Minderbinder

http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/14866/10955753/the-open-jon-rahm-in-royal-birkdale-rules-controversy

Jon Rahm is saying on the one hand that it was the referees decision and on the other that it was only his own explanation used as evidence.

I'll just be honest and say I don't like the guy. If there is any doubt it should be a penalty. If Lee Westwood saw it and said it I reckon there was something up with it.

CMOTDibbler

Minderbinder wrote: »

http://www.skysports.com/golf/news/14866/10955753/the-open-jon-rahm-in-royal-birkdale-rules-controversy

Jon Rahm is saying on the one hand that it was the referees decision and on the other that it was only his own explanation used as evidence.

I'll just be honest and say I don't like the guy. If there is any doubt it should be a penalty. If Lee Westwood saw it and said it I reckon there was something up with it.

To be fair, the question wasn't about whether it was a loose impediment or not, it was about whether it improved his lie and stroke path.

Westwood just said it wasn't a loose impediment. Rahm said it didn't improve his lie. So there's no real conflict there.