British Open Golf 2011: Breaking Down Day 2 Pairings

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Published: July 15, 2011

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Like the fog that slowly lifts above Sandwich, England, there is a moment in every major championship when the picture becomes vividly clear.  Day one was a red-number blitz that left the Royal St. George’s course defenseless.  The wind and the rain failed to defend the sizzling iron shots and the course was simply too short.  Thirty-five players broke par and the big hitters had their way with the receptive fairways and the rough, which reduced the 7,211 layout par-70 layout.

 

On Day 2...

And as typical with the Open Championship, the weather has afforded the late tee times Thursday and the early tee times Friday—a friendly British nod of an advantage. 

As the leaderboard funnels into a cut-line, there are several early pairings to watch.   The guys with facial hair seem to be boding well at the 2011 Open Championship.   Fresh off the tractor in Illinois, Kyle Stanley was runner-up at the John Deere Classic last week.  Both Stanley and Lucas Glover are red-hot bearded Americans to watch early in Round 2. Stanley shot an opening round 68 on Thursday.  His only miscues in Round 1 were bookend bogeys on holes one and 18.  He plays with Mark Wilson and Raphael Jacquelin, both turned in four-over par 74s in Round 1.

Glover managed to birdie the last three holes on Thursday.  He will likely be anxious to get to the course on Friday, and his early tee time will mean that he will be the pace setter.

And so, both beards will be rocking the Sandwich early on Friday.  

 

The Day 2 pairings to watch:

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