2011 Running British Open Thread

It also comes into play when they do pairings. Say Tiger is the leader at 12-under on Saturday and two players are tied for second at 11-under. Whoever posts the first 11-under is in the final group on Sunday. Edit: OK, I'm a idiot. I didn't read the WHOLE post before I added my two cents!

 

Hounds have had enough, just sitting this one out.

 

You know it's bad when even the hounds decide to take a Tiger-like pass.

 

I have gotten up at 3am both days to watch this. Love them or hate them, the WWL does one hell of a job with The Open.

From Tirico and Van Pelt all the way down, it is a top-notch broadcast.

Oh, and add Ian McShane to my list of people I would listen to read the dictionary list.

 

It would be so great to see Darren Clarke win this thing. Would be another tremendous story

 

Tom Watson sinks a hole-in-one. The man never ceases to amaze me.

 

Phil Mushnick has written about this in regards to Tiger a number of times.

TV networks will never be satisfied by just covering an event.

 

Should be a fun weekend. 31 guys within 4 shots of the lead, 58 within 6 shots. Anyone's tournament. Kaymer and Schwartzel look dangerous--they've been there before. And in the whodathunkit category, how about Tom Lehman at -2?

 

Speaking of releasing the hounds, it's "The Open", not "The British Open"

 

I bloody knew someone would say that, JR. I paused like three times as I wrote the title of this thread and then thought: oh the hell with it. It's known in the US as the British Open, not the Open Championship. So there is your answer.

 

I'm an arrogant American. I'll call it what I want! (Or I'll start calling it The Open when the folks in England learn to correctly pronounce Seve Ballesteros' last name.)