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The second round of the British Open was filled with surprises. 1. Tom Watson had a hole in one on the sixth using a 4-iron, he said afterward. It was a one hopper, slam dunk. “Wish I could have seen it go in,” he said as he walked from the tee to the green. “They’re all lucky when they go in. But that’s what I was aiming at.” Watson made the cut at even par,...
Published: July 15, 2011
On SI.com today there was a headline that read: “Forbes: Is Woods starting to run out of money?“ Its author Daniel Roberts wasn’t trying to imply that we’ll soon see Tiger Woods in a tattered red Nike shirt on a street corner with a “Will Putt for Food” sign. But the article does remind us that for all the hits his public image has taken over the last two years,...
Published: July 15, 2011
The United States Golf Open and the Open Championship are the two oldest majors in professional golf history. The U.S. Open began in 1895, while the British Open was established in 1860. The tournaments, along with the Masters and PGA Championship, make up the four major professional golf championships. The British Open is thought by many to be the better of the four majors. I would argue that the...
Published: July 15, 2011
The British Open is halfway done. As is typically the case with the Open Championship, the only predictable element has been its unpredictability. Golfers who got Thursday’s afternoon times got the better end of the draw. The weather on Thursday morning was much more difficult than the afternoon. Naturally, Thursday afternoon’s golfers got the early morning time on Friday. The times are...
Published: July 15, 2011
Get your brolly ready. Just as God intended, it looks like it’s going to be a wet and windy weekend for the right to hoist the Claret Jug at Royal St. George’s. With a diverse leaderboard that features a talented mix of young and not-so-young at the 2011 Open Championship, popular 42-year-old European Tour veteran Darren Clarke and former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover share the 36-hole...
Published: July 15, 2011
Is the British Open the most forgotten major? Well, that depends on who you ask. To an American, the answer is probably yes. To anyone else, it’s probably a no. That “honor” would probably go to the PGA Championship. The British Open is somewhat forgotten in the U.S. because, frankly, it’s not that easy to follow. True golf fans will follow it, but a casual golf fan is simply...
Published: July 15, 2011
The 2011 British Open has been rough on a number of top ranked golfers. The course at Royal St George’s has been wreaking havoc and demoralizing some of the best players in the world. You know it is a tough tournament when a majority of the players atop the leaderboard are relative unknowns. The links-style course has had unpredictable winds blowing steadily since the practice rounds and the...
Published: July 15, 2011
Once upon a time, there was a group of people who sailed across the high seas to settle a new land. They formed a colony, bonded with the locals and tried their best to live their lives as normal as possible. The country they sailed away from was pretty jealous that the colonists had moved on though, so just as any ex would, they decided to charge them lots of taxes on things like tea and other irrelevant...
Published: July 15, 2011
So why will Phil Mickelson struggle to finish out this weekend at Royal St. George’s at the 2011 British Open? Would the answer because that is what Phil Mickelson does satisfy you? Honestly, I think that is the most simple and concise answer that I could give you regarding this scenario, but for your sake and mine, let me go on to explain. When was the last time you felt really comfortable betting...
Published: July 15, 2011
There are moments in life that stick with you. It is easy to recall the date, time and place you were when the occurred. This video ranks up there with the most important and life-altering moments to ever be captured on video. Ladies and gentlemen, Miguel Angel Jimenez is built like a Greek God. Well, he is more of a Spanish golfer with the body of a professional bowler. However, while...