Running The Open thread

Maybe. But this graf...

... leaves me wondering.

 

And Watson birdies the first.

 

Good to see Jeff Overton in field. Indiana guy ... his mom was like six months pregnant with him when she won a muni tourney in Terre Haute. A golfer out of the womb...

 

No one except members of the R&A care what you call it, just like no one cares if you shorten it to Rose Bowl rather than including half the companies in the S&P 500 that are some kind of sponsor.

 

And the leader in the clubhouse is a 59 year old man. Wow.

 

Everybody's piling up under-par rounds.......except Tiger, lol.

 

How cool would it be to see Watson win this thing?

I know it's only day 1,but still.

 

Tom Fucking Watson! Holy shit, when was the last time someone his age led a major after ANY round? I remember that one year he led the US Open after one round (right before his caddie died I think), but I'm in awe right now. Tom Watson!

 

It has been said elsewhere, but following @danjenkinsgd is pure solid gold.

RB

 

From a freshly updated Wikipedia:

"Watson is trying to become the oldest player to lead after the first round of a major since 54-year old Sam Snead at the 1964 PGA Championship."

 

Sam Snead, according to his wikipedia entry, didn't play in the 1964 PGA Championship.

He was, however, the co-leader with Al Geiberger after the first round of the 1966 PGA Championship, and the sole leader after two rounds. Geiberger won it and Snead, who was in fact 54 years old that year, finished in a sixth-place tie.

http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=392&date=1966&tourn_name_id=2

Wikipedia is wonderful when people actually source things before putting them on there.

 

You'd be wrong about that. A lot of stuffed shirts in this country who wish they were members of St. Andrews and the R&A get huffy about calling it "The Open Championship."

Since someone brought up the Rose Bowl, it's not the same as leaving off title sponsors. It would be the same as if Rose Bowl people demanded their game be called "The Bowl," and that everyone should know exactly what game and where you were talking about.