OT: British Open
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I watched today and I'll be watching tomorrow and pulling for Phil. I don't feel the buzz of a Major, hopefully it wil be there tomorrow. I'm guessing golf ratings are down, but I'm a diehard for the Majors. Stricker playing well too .
Henrik Stenson -12 -3 F 68 65 68 - 201
Phil Mickelson -11 -1 F 63 69 70 - 202
Bill Haas -6 -2 F 68 70 69 - 207
Andrew Johnston -5 -1 F 69 69 70 - 208
J.B. Holmes -4 -2 F 70 70 69 - 209
Steve Stricker -3 -3 F 67 75 68 - 210
Tony Finau -3 +1 F 67 71 72 - 210
Soren Kjeldsen -3 +4 F 67 68 75 - 210
Patrick Reed -2 E F 66 74 71 - 211
Sergio Garcia -2 +2 F 68 70 73 - 211
Charl Schwartzel -2 +2 F 72 66 73 - 211
Keegan Bradley -2 +5
It looks like it will be match play between Phil and Stenson tomorrow. Everyone else is way back.
needs to shoot a 68 or better...i'd love to see him grab the British Open!!! Its there for him if he does his thing..I watched today and I'll be watching tomorrow and pulling for Phil. I don't feel the buzz of a Major, hopefully it wil be there tomorrow. I'm guessing golf ratings are down, but I'm a diehard for the Majors. Stricker playing well too .
Henrik Stenson -12 -3 F 68 65 68 - 201
Phil Mickelson -11 -1 F 63 69 70 - 202
Bill Haas -6 -2 F 68 70 69 - 207
Andrew Johnston -5 -1 F 69 69 70 - 208
J.B. Holmes -4 -2 F 70 70 69 - 209
Steve Stricker -3 -3 F 67 75 68 - 210
Tony Finau -3 +1 F 67 71 72 - 210
Soren Kjeldsen -3 +4 F 67 68 75 - 210
Patrick Reed -2 E F 66 74 71 - 211
Sergio Garcia -2 +2 F 68 70 73 - 211
Charl Schwartzel -2 +2 F 72 66 73 - 211
Keegan Bradley -2 +5
If you're up for betting, I'm happy to say no way in hell will 17-under be needed to win this. With basically a match play situation, I think they'll be keeping each other in check. My guess is 14-under wins.
I was thinking it wouldn't be unreasonable for Stenson to shoot a 67, which means Phil needs a 65 to win outright.
This is a 2-man tournament. Would be very surprised to see both Phil and Henrik falter to the point that someone back in the pack could win. Also, with conditions expected to be decent (little to no rain and breezy, but not windy), I expect to see one of the leaders get to at least -14, which would be my guess for the winning score. Hope it's Phil, as he's my favorite golfer, although if he doesn't win, seeing Stenson win would be nice, too, as he's one of the best to have never won a major, kind of like DJ was until the US Open this year.
Phil somehow shot 1-under today, despite playing pretty poorly. His scrambling and putting kept him from shooting 75. His play on 12, where he somehow chopped that shot out of the edge of the gorse, hit a wedge with incredible backspin to move the ball from 30 feet away back to about 8 feet, and then made the par putt, was the hole of the tournament, IMO - he could've easily made 8 if he screwed up that shot from the gorse and a bogey seemed at least to be a given.
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...s-insane-par-from-gorse-bush-at-british-open/
Phil somehow shot 1-under today, despite playing pretty poorly. His scrambling and putting kept him from shooting 75. His play on 12, where he somehow chopped that shot out of the edge of the gorse, hit a wedge with incredible backspin to move the ball from 30 feet away back to about 8 feet, and then made the par putt, was the hole of the tournament, IMO - he could've easily made 8 if he screwed up that shot from the gorse and a bogey seemed at least to be a given.
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...s-insane-par-from-gorse-bush-at-british-open/
I'm watching. I think that Phil's experience will be the difference. I have a question for those on the Board that have been to Scotland. I'm going in August for a two week golf and Scotch vacation. I'm going to play a lot of the Open courses but I am undecided about the last course to play. I'll be staying in Troon and can't decide between playing Troon or going down the west coast a little to play Turnberry? What are your thoughts?
Doesn't have to put up a low number. He needs to shoot two better than Stinson. Doubt any of others will be a factor.
Old guys rule. Phil 46, Stenson 40. Where are the young guns?
If the weather holds, it may take one to shoot 67 or lower to win outright. As Johnny Miller just said these guys can adjust to consistent winds. It's gusty conditions that gives them problems. You Florida and Texas guys probably know this all too well.
If the weather holds, it may take one to shoot 67 or lower to win outright. As Johnny Miller just said these guys can adjust to consistent winds. It's gusty conditions that gives them problems. You Florida and Texas guys probably know this all too well.
I believe it was Daly vs Rocca at St Andrews.
Last year's finish with Z Johnson, Spieth, Day, and others was pretty intense. People forget Phil was in that until he put his drive on a hotel balcony on 17?
Holy crap, these guys are simply on a different level, today. Like a heavyweight bout with haymaker after haymaker. Stenson up one at the turn, -16 to -15. Maybe we'll need -17 or -18 to win after all, although keep in mind the back nine is much tougher than the front, so they could back up a little.
I was going to cut the lawn and come back to watch the last 3 holes, but will wait til later. Plus watching the horrible events in Baton Rouge during commercials.
Yeah, the lawn can wait, lol. What a putt by Phil on 12, once again saving par after some loose shots on that hole, like yesterday. Still tied at -16, after Stenson's 3-putt on 11 (some bad luck there on his nearly 360-degree lip out). Have no idea who's going to win this, but am loving it.
This is some amazing golf, especially when you consider how much better than the field these two are. These guys are just striping every shot it seems (except Phil on 12).
The Open playoff format is a 4 Hole Aggregate
http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2016/7/17/12208508/british-open-playoff-tiebreaker-2016-rules-format
http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2016/7/17/12208508/british-open-playoff-tiebreaker-2016-rules-format
Yeah, that was a bomb. Stenson hasn't shown any signs of a bad swing yet, so Phil probably has to birdie the last 3 holes to have any shot. Unless the pressure finally gets to Henrik...
Hmmm, maybe the pressure just got to Stenson, with a loose 3-wood into the rough on 16 and Phil 20 feet away for eagle. Could be a 2-shot swing or at least 1 shot gained by Phil.
Phil has an eagle putt and Stenson hooked his second shot into some snarly looking stuff. It will depend on his lie. Phil has a chance to make Stenson's knees knock a bit.