It feels like a real pinsticker's Open championship this year. Almost all the world's top twenty have had flashes of form in recent weeks, notably Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, Tyrell Hatton, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler. Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood (the course record holder around Carnoustie) were the last men standing at the US Open. Even Ian Poulter and Tiger Woods have been playing solidly, and among the Americans you can look to Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson as solid each way bets. This year's Unknown Yank, for GO, could be Tony Finau, who's been top ten in both 2018 majors.
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Tee times are out and all the morning marquee groups tee off after 10am not 9am as had become the tradition. I was going to blame that on Sky but I went last year and the airport style security gates that I guess they sadly have to employ were causing horrendous queues compared to previous years. Took us almost an hour to get from the back of the queue onto the course. I reckon the R&A have responded to complaints in planning this year.
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- Mar 2008
- 4927
- Amersfoort. NL
- Bristol City, RC Lens, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Bath Women's Roller Derby
- Nobosprits.
I've got my money on Kooch ew as usual.
Because of the dry, long playing conditions, I think it will give the shorter, careful, hitters a bit of an advantage. People like Oosthuizen and Zach Johnson could come into it. So I've got a couple of Euros ew on the latter at 66-1as well.
Apparently the rough is very lenient so it could just be that the power hitters will tear up the course and my theory with it.
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- Jul 2016
- 9349
- Dublin
- Bohemian FC Manchester United Mansfield town Torino Berwick rangers
- Chocolate Digestives
Padraig Harrington is regularly on Irish media telling everyone his games not far off and he'll be challenging for trophies again,the Open organisers don't have the same faith,putting him with Tom Watson in the heritage grouping so everyone can get nostalgic and politely applaud as they try to stay in single figures under par
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I went with my tip for Gangster Octopus and Finau the unknown yank is 4 under, one off the lead. Kisner led the PGA last year and was overtaken by Thomas, Molinari, Oosthuizen and Reed, so if there's anything about certain types of player all finding themselves on the same leaderboards each time (think Janzen and Stewart) then keep an eye on those five.
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That was a cracking day's golf.
-9: Spieth, Schauffele, Kisner
-7: Chappell
-6: Molinari
-5: Woods, Simpson, Noren, Kuchar, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Z Johnson
-4: Rose, Cook, Scott, Hoffman, Lombard, Finau, van Rooyen
If Tony Finau could putt he'd be way in the lead.
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I backed Rickie Fowler each way this morning, who was hovering around the top 10. He shor 73 and dropped like a stone. Thanks Rickie.
Molinari looks interesting, great round today slightly overshadowed by Rose and Woods.
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- Mar 2008
- 4927
- Amersfoort. NL
- Bristol City, RC Lens, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Bath Women's Roller Derby
- Nobosprits.
Zach's not dead yet. Or is he just playing with my heart?
Apart from last year, when he was the Saturday night leader, you rarely see Kuchar on the TV until around the 17th/ 18th when he makes his almost inevitable, stealthy way up to the each way places.
This should be a bit different today as he's paired with Mcilroy.
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Originally posted by Mumpo View PostJust had a bit of this on 5Live. Why are the commentators whispering? Lads, you're in a commentary box, not stood next to the players. Stop whispering. It sounds stupid.
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