BRITISH OPEN
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If the Golf Channel only existed for the majors, TPC and the Ryder Cup that would be enough to justify its existence. Go back to the days of Orlimar and Adams Tight Lies informecials as long as they do Live From from those 5 or 6 weeks per year.
Not sure who I got yet.
Not sure who I got yet.
Rose has a way of finding himself in contention on Sunday's.
Garcia will be somewhere on the leader board.
Agree with WKY, I like Fleetwood. Playing lights out right now. All he has to prove is he can play well when the pressure of a major is at its highest.
Garcia will be somewhere on the leader board.
Agree with WKY, I like Fleetwood. Playing lights out right now. All he has to prove is he can play well when the pressure of a major is at its highest.
Tee times:
1:35 a.m. -- Mark O'Meara, Chris Wood, Ryan Moore
1:46 a.m. -- Maverick McNealy, Phachara Khongwatmai, Stuart Manley
1:57 a.m. -- Stewart Cink, Sandy Lyle, Jeunghung Wang
2:08 a.m. -- Paul Broadhurst, Thongchai Jaidee, Roberto Castro
2:19 a.m. -- Tom Lehman, Ben An, Darren Fichardt
2:30 a.m. -- Soren Kjeldsen, Billy Horschel, Danny Willett
2:41 a.m. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Steve Stricker, Emiliano Grillo
2:52 a.m. -- Jason Dufner, Branden Grace, Bryson DeChambeau
3:03 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Russell Knox, Ian Poulter
3:14 a.m. -- David Duval, Prayad Marksaeng, KT Kim
3:25 a.m. -- Younghan Song, David Horsey, Dylan Frittelli
3:36 a.m. -- Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Charles Howell III, Shiv Kapur
3:47 a.m. -- Russell Henley, Fabrizio Zanotti, Peter Uihlein
4:03 a.m. -- Alexander Levy, Brendan Steele, Webb Simpson
4:14 a.m. -- Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri, Alfie Plant
4:25 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Gary Woodland, Harry Ellis
4:36 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters
4:47 a.m. -- Henrik Stenson, Si Woo Kim, Jordan Spieth
4:58 a.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
5:09 a.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood
5:20 a.m. -- J.B. Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Shane Lowry
5:31 a.m. -- Richard Bland, Shaun Norris, Luca Cianchetti
5:42 a.m. -- Yikeun Chang, Chan Kim, Mark Foster
5:53 a.m. -- Sung-Hoon Kang, Tony Finau, Matthieu Pavon
6:04 a.m. -- Alexander Bjork, Joe Dean, Robert Streb
6:15 a.m. -- Robert Dinwiddie, Julian Suri, Adam Hodkinson
6:36 a.m. -- Andrew Johnson, Adam Hadwin, Todd Hamilton
6:47 a.m. -- John Daly, Adam Bland, Connor Syme
6:58 a.m. -- William McGirt, Toby Tree, Jamie Lovemark
7:09 a.m. -- Matthew Griffin, Austin Connelly, Matthew Southgate
7:20 a.m. -- Cameron Smith, Bill Haas, Callum Shinkwin
7:31 a.m. -- Michael Hendry, Brian Harman, Martin Laird
7:42 a.m. -- Ernie Els, Ross Fisher, Bernd Wiesberger
7:53 a.m. -- Tyrrell Hatton, Martin Kaymer, Aaron Baddeley
8:04 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia
8:15 a.m. -- Andy Sullivan, Joost Luiten, David Lipsky
8:26 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Paul Casey
8:37 a.m. -- Matt Kuchar, Richie Ramsay, Ryan Fox
8:48 a.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman, David Drysdale
9:04 a.m. -- Jimmy Walker, Hideto Tanihara, Thorbjorn Olesen
9:15 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Brandon Stone, Sean O'Hair
9:26 a.m. -- Daniel Berger, Pablo Larrazabal, Yuta Ikeda
9:37 a.m. -- Paul Lawrie, Kevin Chappell, Yusaku Miyazato
9:48 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel
9:59 a.m. -- Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood
10:10 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman
10:21 a.m. -- Scott Hend, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Bubba Watson
10:32 a.m. -- Paul Waring, Kyle Stanley, Kevin Na
10:43 a.m. -- Giwhan Kim, Xander Schauffele, Andrew Dodt
10:54 a.m. -- Haotong Li, Kent Bulle, Haydn McCullen
11:05 a.m. -- Jbe Kruger, Nick McCarthy, Ashley Hall
11:16 a.m. -- Ryan McCarthy, Laurie Canter, Sebastian Munoz
1:35 a.m. -- Mark O'Meara, Chris Wood, Ryan Moore
1:46 a.m. -- Maverick McNealy, Phachara Khongwatmai, Stuart Manley
1:57 a.m. -- Stewart Cink, Sandy Lyle, Jeunghung Wang
2:08 a.m. -- Paul Broadhurst, Thongchai Jaidee, Roberto Castro
2:19 a.m. -- Tom Lehman, Ben An, Darren Fichardt
2:30 a.m. -- Soren Kjeldsen, Billy Horschel, Danny Willett
2:41 a.m. -- Matthew Fitzpatrick, Steve Stricker, Emiliano Grillo
2:52 a.m. -- Jason Dufner, Branden Grace, Bryson DeChambeau
3:03 a.m. -- Alex Noren, Russell Knox, Ian Poulter
3:14 a.m. -- David Duval, Prayad Marksaeng, KT Kim
3:25 a.m. -- Younghan Song, David Horsey, Dylan Frittelli
3:36 a.m. -- Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Charles Howell III, Shiv Kapur
3:47 a.m. -- Russell Henley, Fabrizio Zanotti, Peter Uihlein
4:03 a.m. -- Alexander Levy, Brendan Steele, Webb Simpson
4:14 a.m. -- Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri, Alfie Plant
4:25 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, Gary Woodland, Harry Ellis
4:36 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters
4:47 a.m. -- Henrik Stenson, Si Woo Kim, Jordan Spieth
4:58 a.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
5:09 a.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood
5:20 a.m. -- J.B. Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Shane Lowry
5:31 a.m. -- Richard Bland, Shaun Norris, Luca Cianchetti
5:42 a.m. -- Yikeun Chang, Chan Kim, Mark Foster
5:53 a.m. -- Sung-Hoon Kang, Tony Finau, Matthieu Pavon
6:04 a.m. -- Alexander Bjork, Joe Dean, Robert Streb
6:15 a.m. -- Robert Dinwiddie, Julian Suri, Adam Hodkinson
6:36 a.m. -- Andrew Johnson, Adam Hadwin, Todd Hamilton
6:47 a.m. -- John Daly, Adam Bland, Connor Syme
6:58 a.m. -- William McGirt, Toby Tree, Jamie Lovemark
7:09 a.m. -- Matthew Griffin, Austin Connelly, Matthew Southgate
7:20 a.m. -- Cameron Smith, Bill Haas, Callum Shinkwin
7:31 a.m. -- Michael Hendry, Brian Harman, Martin Laird
7:42 a.m. -- Ernie Els, Ross Fisher, Bernd Wiesberger
7:53 a.m. -- Tyrrell Hatton, Martin Kaymer, Aaron Baddeley
8:04 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia
8:15 a.m. -- Andy Sullivan, Joost Luiten, David Lipsky
8:26 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Paul Casey
8:37 a.m. -- Matt Kuchar, Richie Ramsay, Ryan Fox
8:48 a.m. -- Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman, David Drysdale
9:04 a.m. -- Jimmy Walker, Hideto Tanihara, Thorbjorn Olesen
9:15 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Brandon Stone, Sean O'Hair
9:26 a.m. -- Daniel Berger, Pablo Larrazabal, Yuta Ikeda
9:37 a.m. -- Paul Lawrie, Kevin Chappell, Yusaku Miyazato
9:48 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Charl Schwartzel
9:59 a.m. -- Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood
10:10 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman
10:21 a.m. -- Scott Hend, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Bubba Watson
10:32 a.m. -- Paul Waring, Kyle Stanley, Kevin Na
10:43 a.m. -- Giwhan Kim, Xander Schauffele, Andrew Dodt
10:54 a.m. -- Haotong Li, Kent Bulle, Haydn McCullen
11:05 a.m. -- Jbe Kruger, Nick McCarthy, Ashley Hall
11:16 a.m. -- Ryan McCarthy, Laurie Canter, Sebastian Munoz
LOL. Sergio is 16/1, I think the 3rd betting favorite. Def not a "Darkhorse"
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...in-johnson-leads-the-field-at-royal-birkdale/
http://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...in-johnson-leads-the-field-at-royal-birkdale/
Nothing better than getting up early Saturday and Sunday and watching the British. So many mornings in the past I'd go out and get a ton of donuts/chocolate milk or go ham with my order at McDonalds/Hardee's breakfast and get FAT! watching the British. :golf::raised_hands:
No way man, A Tradition unlike any other is putting your laptop on your lap to watch the 3 same golfers play every shot until 3:00pm, where you get an awesome 3 hour window of coverage!
Old guy i can not stand - Ian Poulter
Always there - Justin Rose
Rising Sun great - Hideki Matsuyama
Can win anywhere - Adam Scott
Steady - Matt Kuchar
Got game and is hot - Jon Rahm
Personal favorite - Phil.
Him losing to Stenson last year was a tough one, played great, both did.
Always there - Justin Rose
Rising Sun great - Hideki Matsuyama
Can win anywhere - Adam Scott
Steady - Matt Kuchar
Got game and is hot - Jon Rahm
Personal favorite - Phil.
Him losing to Stenson last year was a tough one, played great, both did.
i watched Adam Scott for a while at the FedEx St. Jude this year. Dude stripes it, but his short game is really sub par. At least that week.
2 younger guys I wonder how they will do. Daniel Berger and Brian Harman. They've had good seasons, but this is The Open. Will be curious.
2 younger guys I wonder how they will do. Daniel Berger and Brian Harman. They've had good seasons, but this is The Open. Will be curious.
I get the feeling that McIlroy just isn't a great golf course manager. Talent is off the charts, but just doesn't think his way around a golf course, say like Phil or Tiger.
4 of last 6 Open champs over 40. This tourney takes patience, so look for a veteran. Champs at Royal Birkdale are Paddy Harrington, Mark Omeara, Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer. They are all around good players. With this info some of the names I would consider are Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, & Adam Scott.
Seeing Todd Hamilton on the list of tee times made me wonder, who is the biggest fluke winner ever in a major championship?
Limited to modern times, last 40 years or so I will say:
British - Todd Hamilton, although Van de Velde would have topped him. Would have said Paul Lawrie, but he made the Euro Ryder Cup team last year . . .
US Open - Lucas Glover (Andy North a close 2nd, although if you win it twice, hard to say it was a fluke)
PGA - YE Yang (1st time EVER that Tiger had coughed up a Sunday lead in a major, and has not won one since)
Masters - Larry Mize comes immediately to mind, although Trevor Immelman has been a goner for many years now as well. Think he had a ton of injuries
Limited to modern times, last 40 years or so I will say:
British - Todd Hamilton, although Van de Velde would have topped him. Would have said Paul Lawrie, but he made the Euro Ryder Cup team last year . . .
US Open - Lucas Glover (Andy North a close 2nd, although if you win it twice, hard to say it was a fluke)
PGA - YE Yang (1st time EVER that Tiger had coughed up a Sunday lead in a major, and has not won one since)
Masters - Larry Mize comes immediately to mind, although Trevor Immelman has been a goner for many years now as well. Think he had a ton of injuries
Good choices
British - I'd throw in Ben Curtis along with Hamilton
US Open - I'd say Michael Campbell probably more so than Glover. Glover still playing pretty well and great ball striker. Just can't putt.
PGA - Seems to produce quite a few flukey winners but your choice is pretty spot on.
Masters- Mize was pretty solid for a lot of years. I'd go with Immelmann or Mike Weir. I'd say Danny Willett is well on his way to joining the list and Schwartzel is also up there if he doesn't do anything else.
British - I'd throw in Ben Curtis along with Hamilton
US Open - I'd say Michael Campbell probably more so than Glover. Glover still playing pretty well and great ball striker. Just can't putt.
PGA - Seems to produce quite a few flukey winners but your choice is pretty spot on.
Masters- Mize was pretty solid for a lot of years. I'd go with Immelmann or Mike Weir. I'd say Danny Willett is well on his way to joining the list and Schwartzel is also up there if he doesn't do anything else.
Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel added to PGA list. If you're a journeyman and want to win a major focus on the PGA.
In my fantasy pool I went with Fleetwood and Rahm. Already used some of the better picks but those 2 could win me another $125 this week.
Rory has been injured all year and has putted like crap. Incredibly talented but mentally nowhere near the best to ever play the game.
Don't forget the immortal Bob May, who almost beat Tiger at the 2000 PGA. I also thought of Willett after the Masters, has been on the side of milk boxes as MIA.
A carton of Marlboros and a fifth of Jack from being John Daly? Ok, not quite but your point is valid.
Regardless of how one feels about Tiger it's hard to dispute that he was in a class by himself when it came to the mental game.
Mike Weir was one of the top players in the world for a 5 year stretch. He won 3 times in 2003 inc. his Masters, and had 9 top 10 finishes in Majors from 2003-08. He has also won The Tour Championship and a WGC event.
Yea. After I posted that I went and looked. Had forgotten how good a stretch he had there as he kind of just fell off the map. Still think Mize had too good of an overall career to call him a fluke.
100 years from now, Mike Weir will be the answer one of the great sports trivia questions, i.e, who was the first left handed golfer to win the Masters?