The Open Championship: Official Thread

[Jackrabbit Hog]

So who you got?  DJ's gotta cool off at some point, right?

I'm going with Justin Rose.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

yeah, it makes sense to pick a european at this point...Luke Donald?

edit:  J'Rabb, you might need to put a disclaimer up to keep particular crap out of this thread, just sayin



PP

[EastexHawg]

I think it may depend on who gets the lucky draw with the weather...if there is one.  Last week at the Scottish Open the guys who played Thursday afternoon got the shaft because the wind picked up to over 30 mph.  Mickelson, for instance, shot 76 Thursday afternoon and 11 under the rest of the tournament.  If he plays in the morning on Thursday and shoots 69 he ties Noren for the lead.  Considering he shot 69, 70, and 66 the other three rounds there's a decent chance he could have done that well or better.

I'll go with Jason Day, Spieth, Patrick Reed...and Mickelson.  It's supposed to be breezy and wind is McIlroy's kryptonite.  Well, that and putting.  Dustin Johnson?  I'm not going to pick him just because I don't like him.

Of course there will be some European Tour guy wearing flamboyant clothes who hangs around into Saturday.  Maybe even the Spanish dude who wears a bandana around his neck as if he expects a giant dust storm to arrive and any moment and may need to pull it up to cover his mouth and nose...

[ricepig]

Lingmerth, he ain't scared of no mosquitoes!

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Lingmerth, he ain't scared of no mosquitoes!

Odds on favorite to win this year's Lonoke Invitational.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

Odds on favorite to win this year's Lonoke Invitational.

not if I get invited this year!


PP

[ricepig]

Odds on favorite to win this year's Lonoke Invitational.

I've heard he's playing the week before the Olympics, you know, to get acclimated to the conditions. Anyway, back to the Open, I think the winner comes from someone not in the top 50 in rankings, probably a foreigner.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

whiskeytangofoxtrot! 

why on earth has no one pick Bernhard Langer yet?? 

I'm going with Langer, then Garrigus as my backup


PP

[Boarcephus]

It's supposed to be breezy and wind is McIlroy's kryptonite.  Well, that and putting.

I think Rory's problem is Rory.  The announcers were talking during his last tournament how he was in the process of changing his swing and is having a hard time fitting all the new pieces together.  I just have a hard time understanding how a guy can win 4 majors in a short span of time and then start screwing with his swing.  For all his obvious talents, I'm beginning to think he's a head case.

[clutch]

I think Rory's problem is Rory.  The announcers were talking during his last tournament how he was in the process of changing his swing and is having a hard time fitting all the new pieces together.  I just have a hard time understanding how a guy can win 4 majors in a short span of time and then start screwing with his swing.  For all his obvious talents, I'm beginning to think he's a head case.

Sounds like another Nike Golfer with loads and loads of talent.

[onebadrubi]

I think Rory's problem is Rory.  The announcers were talking during his last tournament how he was in the process of changing his swing and is having a hard time fitting all the new pieces together.  I just have a hard time understanding how a guy can win 4 majors in a short span of time and then start screwing with his swing.  For all his obvious talents, I'm beginning to think he's a head case.

Yall have it all wrong on Rory.  Dude has since found him a real good looking piece and he is now more interested/fascinated with it and life with her(either just got married or is about too) than the golf game.  If you are wondering who she is, she is the girl that made sure he was on time a few years back and organizes the police escort to get him there...  hmmm maybe she was always a piece... Good for him! 

[onebadrubi]

Sounds like another Nike Golfer with loads and loads of talent.

And a thing for Blondes.

[clutch]

And a thing for Blondes.

Don't blame him there.

[onebadrubi]

Don't blame him there.

And I don't either!  Just thought it fit inline with the Nike golfer comment.

[clutch]

And I don't either!  Just thought it fit inline with the Nike golfer comment.

It definitely does.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Golf Channel coverage begins at 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, with the actual golf beginning I think around 2:00 a.m.  Anybody planning to set the alarm, get up and watch?  I've done it the last couple of years; not sure if I will this year since we're on vacation.  (Or maybe in honor of the British, I should say we're on holiday)

[ricepig]

Golf Channel coverage begins at 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, with the actual golf beginning I think around 2:00 a.m.  Anybody planning to set the alarm, get up and watch?  I've done it the last couple of years; not sure if I will this year since we're on vacation.  (Or maybe in honor of the British, I should say we're on holiday)

Shoot no, now if that's when I'm coming back to the house from a night out, sure.........who am I kidding, I'll be sound asleep, but probably will turn it on when coming back to bed from pissing at 2:30.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Shoot no, now if that's when I'm coming back to the house from a night out, sure.........who am I kidding, I'll be sound asleep, but probably will turn it on when coming back to bed from pissing at 2:30.

I see you're on the same schedule I'm on.

[EastexHawg]

Golf Channel coverage begins at 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, with the actual golf beginning I think around 2:00 a.m.  Anybody planning to set the alarm, get up and watch?  I've done it the last couple of years; not sure if I will this year since we're on vacation.  (Or maybe in honor of the British, I should say we're on holiday)

I'll DVR it and try to watch parts of it (the players I am interested in seeing) after coming in from work in the afternoon.  I'll try not to hear how it went, which means I won't be logging onto this board.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

I'll DVR it and try to watch parts of it (the players I am interested in seeing) after coming in from work in the afternoon.  I'll try not to hear how it went, which means I won't be logging onto this board.

which channel, there will be multiple options

just research gohogs posts, that should keep you busy and without any useful information


PP

[oldman1015]

No Bernhard Langer picks?

[PonderinHog]

Wait, I thought Dustin Johnson won The Open!

[Pulled(PP)pork]

No Bernhard Langer picks?

hello?



PP

[Iwastherein1969]

Wait, I thought Dustin Johnson won The Open!

agreed....but for this The Open, the man below is going to win by daylight....I think by 6 or more....order will be restored at Troon...winning score to par....McIlroy on (-17)

[cosmodrum]

This one of those times when you just have to remember Sergio burning you so much that you don't pick him.

[GolfNut57]

So the Open tees off here at 12:30 AM. What time is it there in Scotland?

[Iwastherein1969]

So the Open tees off here at 12:30 AM. What time is it there in Scotland?

six hours ahead of the central time zone in the U.S.

[hogbud]

NBC/Golf Channel coverage so much better than FOX!

[PonderinHog]

Nice round, Phil.

[ricepig]

Nice round, Phil.

I was wanting the 62, so close.

[PonderinHog]

I was wanting the 62, so close.

toilet wiper

[EastexHawg]

How the heck did that putt not go in?  A foot from the hole it was rolling dead center.

It's just the first round, but so far I have the top two.

[Boog41]

It's really good for the game of golf when Phil plays well. He is one of only a handful that move the audience needle when they do well.

As an old man myself, I'm rooting for him big time!

[PonderinHog]

that eagle by the world's most interesting man wasn't bad, either.  Nor was that putt from off the green few minutes ago.   Who was that?

[EastexHawg]

Get a good score in the books today, then hang on tomorrow.  The back nine will be brutal in the second round.  Mickelson has a three stroke lead now.  If he could shoot 71 tomorrow he might lead by even more.

[EastexHawg]

Watched the replay of Phil's putt a couple more times just now.  Something supernatural happened because there is no way that ball wasn't going dead center into the cup.  Either that or it hit a spike mark or something.

It gently broke left for 15 feet, 10 inches...then two inches from the lip took a 45 degree turn to the right.  Unbelievable.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Watched the replay of Phil's putt a couple more times just now.  Something supernatural happened because there is no way that ball wasn't going dead center into the cup.  Either that or it hit a spike mark or something.

It gently broke left for 15 feet, 10 inches...then two inches from the lip took a 45 degree turn to the right.  Unbelievable.

I wonder if Johnny Miller, Tiger, Greg Norman and the others who have shot 63 popped the cork on a bottle of champagne, ala the '73 Dolphins, when that putt lipped out.

[Pulled(PP)pork]

I wonder if Johnny Miller, Tiger, Greg Norman and the others who have shot 63 popped the cork on a bottle of champagne, ala the '73 Dolphins, when that putt lipped out.

tiger prolly popped something......


PP

[GolfNut57]

I looked for video of that putt on the puter and can't find it.

[Iwastherein1969]

tiger prolly popped something......


PP

absolutely great call, PP...didn't know you possessed that three dimensional humor ? one of the funnier posts in this forum

[Hawgndaaz]

My absolute favorite thing about watching the Open is how relatable these guys become to us when in the sand. Spieth just hacked out of the bunker on 8, only for it to roll all the way back around and in the back door again. Makes them look human.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

This is one of those years where luck of the draw is huge.  Right now every player in the top 15 played this morning.  Afternoon guys are battling sideways rain and 35 mph winds.  Phil's been on the bad side of the draw before, but not this year.

[Ex-Trumpet]

Good call on Phil...hope he can keep it up!

[Pulled(PP)pork]

absolutely great call, PP...didn't know you possessed that three dimensional humor ? one of the funnier posts in this forum

thank you sir, when should I expect my Sonic coupon for a free chili dog on half price hot dog day?


PP

[Boarcephus]

This is one of those years where luck of the draw is huge.  Right now every player in the top 15 played this morning.  Afternoon guys are battling sideways rain and 35 mph winds.  Phil's been on the bad side of the draw before, but not this year.

No joke.  He's hit the best of both days so far while Jordan, Rory and Jason have hit the worst of the two.  Those guys can deal with the rain but the wind is a mother, even for them. 

[Jackrabbit Hog]

No joke.  He's hit the best of both days so far while Jordan, Rory and Jason have hit the worst of the two.  Those guys can deal with the rain but the wind is a mother, even for them.

Of the top 21 guys on the leaderboard, exactly one played in the afternoon today - Rory at -2 and T-15.  I'd say the weather has effectively eliminated half the field.

[ronmahony]

Well I was up early so started watching. Speith started out looking good like last year Speith. Then he missed one little putt, got frustrated I guess and did it three holes in a row. The last one for double bogey. His caddy needs to slap him around a little and tell him to back up and take a breath. He was making some great drives and iron shots, just rushing those short putts. He should be one under. I guess I know now what's been going on with him.

[Iwastherein1969]

Well I was up early so started watching. Speith started out looking good like last year Speith. Then he missed one little putt, got frustrated I guess and did it three holes in a row. The last one for double bogey. His caddy needs to slap him around a little and tell him to back up and take a breath. He was making some great drives and iron shots, just rushing those short putts. He should be one under. I guess I know now what's been going on with him.

I know he's going through some tough times but Spieth's game, after watching him now for a couple of years, depends on that Scotty Cameron putter. Spieth MUST be putting quite well to be in contention because his ball striking has always seemed suspect. This year he's not rolling in every 15 footer he takes a look at. I'll never forget the look on Henrik Stenson's face in last year's British Open when Spieth ran in a 30 footer for birdie on either 16 or 17 to stay in the tournament. Henrik's look was not one of admiration, but one of , "when that putter cools down, we'll see what you've got". Of course Henrik is quite likely jealous because that's (putting) the weakness of his game. I just think this year, Masters included, proved that if Justin isn't rolling in everything he looks at, he's still better than most, but not the superstar he is thought to be. I hope he proves me wrong because we need a bevy of great young American players.

[Boarcephus]

Rory is toast.  Can't putt.  +2 thru 3 and even for the tournament.

[ricepig]

DJ's day is gorsed.....