The Open Championship Thread

Stricker's in the clubhouse at -6, so the best Tiger will be is five off (pending the expected Serg meltdown, which will hit right ... about ... now.)

 

I'll go one better.

A similar story expect the three golfers were John Smoltz (who's damn near a scratch golfer), Kyle Davies and Tom Glavine (I think). Cumulative they are around a 5 or 6 handicap.

Davies said "it wasn't even close to competitive"

 

That was a nice save there by Sergio on the 17th after dropping a photog with his second shot.
I guess I can understand the vitriol for the guy, but I'll be rooting for him to hoist the jug.

 

For some odd reason, I like Sergio too. I know he can be kind of a fuck, but I like that he's not an android. He's one of the best drivers and iron players out there. He really could have shot 65 today the way he hit his irons. I think if he shoots 70 tomorrow, he'll win this thing.

 

Sergio has a look similar to Duval when he won his British Open, like he knows he is going to win this one. He's just playing better than anyone else and I don't think tomorrow will be close. This is his tournament and he's going to take it.

Good for him. I think he's still a damn good player and dare I say as good as Mickelson's been, just hadn't been able to put it together on the final day.

 

I have been watching the Open to see how the Canadian golfers are faring and Mike Weir was tied for third place yesterday. Now, he is seven shots off the pace but it is great to see Weir having a decent tournament because he has struggled of late.

Shocked at how Ames fared

 

Try telling that to Zach Johnson if he wins the PGA Championship.

 

Rich Beem needs to stop fucking around and shoot the 78 we all know that he has inside of him that's DYING to come out.

 

Working on Reilly's "Who's Your Caddy" and I loooove the idea of Tiger playing the 18th someplace on his knees as a handicap to beat Warren Buffet. Out of $5.

 

The bad news for Garcia is that there are a lot of big names slowly climbing the board, the good news is that the course seems to be playing for a lot of birdies on the front nine so he could put this tournament out of reach with a strong start.

 

Yeah, nothing tests the nerves quite like seeing Tiger and Els climbing the big board.

I still think par today wins it for Sergio, but with the way the course is playing, he might want a couple birdies in his pocket before heading to those final holes.