Mate of mine went yesterday - stayed in a hotel in Deal - I told him best to get train to Sandwich, but they had parking tickets, so drove to park and ride - BIG mistake - took 3 hours to get from Deal, park, and then onto the shuttle bus to the course
He said he had a great day, but would go by train next time
Morikawa is having a blinder and moves to -9, @blackpool72 might well be spot on, but he still has a 6 holes to go including the 17th, which is never easy!
Liked his interview after yesterday's round. Seemed very level headed but also how much he was enjoying the challenge. And that is half the battle whatever sport you play.
I was going to come on here yesterday saying that it was annoying that the graphics showing the player & which hole he was on had his position on the leaderboard in a very prominent position (on the left of the graphic) and when they switch over from player to player I immediately think that's the hole they are on.
Glad to see that Sky have now changed it & very sensibly showing it below his score to par.
Zalartoris has withdrawn, hes posted a message saying he hit a shot on the 15th yesterday where he felt some tingling, he finished the round and tried to hit some balls and go to the gym this morning.
At the moment they're talking about really tucking the pins away tomorrow which should make it more difficult, personally I'm all for that as I don't want to see really low scoring, tough but fair hopefully.
At the moment they're talking about really tucking the pins away tomorrow which should make it more difficult, personally I'm all for that as I don't want to see really low scoring, tough but fair hopefully.
Fully agree @jonseventyfive the wind has dropped and because fairways have been widened coupled with a bit of moisture in the greens it's looking fairly comfortable! Let's move the pins to test them on every green!
Someone is going to have to do something special to beat Louis imo. The bloke is just keeping it simple, finding fairways, greens in regulation and putting is his strong point normally. If he doesnt blow up at some point he will win comfortably I think
The R&A have lengthened the course to its full capacity! They put the holes in difficult positions and made the course so much more difficult to play. Wind is still low but expected to increase to 15 mph after lunchtime before subsiding again around 6pm. This could be a very interesting day, with 2 of the par 3's playing nearly 250 yds with pins on a hogs back! Gonna sit back and enjoy!
I have managed to watch all the coverage of this and my opinion of Bryson has changed. I think due to the press coverage he gets I always thought he was an arse but this coverage has shown him to be alright
I tend to agree Andy, not a fan of just whack it as hard as you can golf, but he is showing another side to his character, just remember to shout fore and swing within yourself, he looks terrific when he does.
Only been able to catch half an hour or so of the BBC highlights as I’ve given up my Sky subscription. Will be buying a NowTV pass for tomorrow. Did anyone catch who the incredibly annoying American commentator on the Beeb is? Not heard him before but he sounds a total arse. Not impressed with the highlight show. Been losing the plot with their golf coverage.
The golf is the only reason I keep sky, love the European tour events, Tommy Fleetwood has become my personal favourite these days but really needs a good one today to get into the mix.
Day 3 and just like the previous two, 90% of tee shots on the first are still going into the rough on the right. Amazing to see so many shots landing in the same wrong place
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He said he had a great day, but would go by train next time
My outside tip for the title is Cink
I was going to come on here yesterday saying that it was annoying that the graphics showing the player & which hole he was on had his position on the leaderboard in a very prominent position (on the left of the graphic) and when they switch over from player to player I immediately think that's the hole they are on.
Glad to see that Sky have now changed it & very sensibly showing it below his score to par.
Johnathan Thomas, well done!
Let's move the pins to test them on every green!
I still think +1, but the weather is good, so who knows!
Sandwich just doesn't have the road infrastructure of other Open venues.
This could be a very interesting day, with 2 of the par 3's playing nearly 250 yds with pins on a hogs back! Gonna sit back and enjoy!
Really enjoying watching Bland and Rory at the moment! Some very good golf!