2024 Open Championship Thread

[MuggsyB]

Weather is down early and scoring is much better.  Course is playing like it normally does with the prevailing winds making the back 9 much harder, a reversal of the first two days.

Guys at +2 through even have a chance to post a number and see what happens.  They'll get some of the expected rain but not a full day of it.

Shane Bacon suggests a month of links golf on tour which would be awesome but no way the pros ever spend a month playing links golf.  Two weeks and some of these guys need strait jackets

Ya.....Lowry is probably not happy about this.  There's a 61 out there.

[Herman Cain]

Ya.....Lowry is probably not happy about this.  There's a 61 out there.

Conditions appear to be good all day. So expect someone higher on the leaderboard to post an excellent round.

[Uncle Rico]

Ya.....Lowry is probably not happy about this.  There's a 61 out there.

There's not a 61 out there.  The back 9 plays much harder than the front (though the final 3 look gettable).  You have to score on the front this morning.

Rain coming later in the day according to the Open official forecast and the broadcast despite what Herm says. 

[tower912]

There might be a 65 out there.  If Lawrence or JT post a -3, they could be in the mix for tomorrow.    Rose and Shane are have been here before.   Barring exceptionally bad weather, I don't see either throwing up a 76.

[Uncle Rico]

Conditions appear to be good all day. So expect someone higher on the leaderboard to post an excellent round.

Five minutes later

Skies turn dark and heavy rain moves in.

Bravo on your consistency of always being wrong

[tower912]

Oh, the weather outside is frightful.....



Nae wind, nae gowlf.


Shane tore it up in these conditions at Royal Portrush.

[Uncle Rico]

Xander has a chance to win his first major

[MU1in77]

Xander has a chance to win his first major

I see what you did there

[tower912]

When the weather turns to crap, do you play on or go in?   Have you got decent rain gear?   A wide brimmed, gore tex bucket hat and rain gloves are my two must haves.

[Uncle Rico]

When the weather turns to crap, do you play on or go in?   Have you got decent rain gear?   A wide brimmed, gore tex bucket hat and rain gloves are my two must haves.

Play on but I'm built different than most American golfers

[tower912]

I will go to courses in the rain BECAUSE it is raining and because I know many will stay home.

[Uncle Rico]

I will go to courses in the rain BECAUSE it is raining and because I know many will stay home.

Candy asses abound, especially when they can't take carts

[Uncle Rico]

Lowry is done

[Uncle Rico]

Rose is done

[Uncle Rico]

Lowry is back

[Herman Cain]

Conditions appear to be good all day. So expect someone higher on the leaderboard to post an excellent round.

Looks like it's raining now. Conditions change quickly.

[Uncle Rico]

Looks like it's raining now. Conditions change quickly.

Hard to believe you were wrong again.  Stick to recruiting visits

[Herman Cain]

Interesting interview with JT. Explained how the conditions changed significantly during the course if his own round. Said that is typical for links golf.

Raining now but not much wind.

Wonder if this will make greens more receptive

[Herman Cain]

Rain heavier now...

[Herman Cain]

Wheels coming off Wagon for Lowry.

Horschel showing ability to play in tough weather

[Herman Cain]

Horschel played great today. Great chips down the stretch.

[MU82]

Horschel made a curious decision to putt from well off the green on 18, given how well he had been chipping. Mighta cost himself a stroke there.

[Herman Cain]

Horschel made a curious decision to putt from well off the green on 18, given how well he had been chipping. Mighta cost himself a stroke there.

The Announcer said it was downhill from the position he was in. I am guessing that may have been a more difficult shot than a putt from that location.

[Uncle Rico]

Conditions appear to be good all day. So expect someone higher on the leaderboard to post an excellent round.

Man, being this wrong all the time is an incredible gift.  If I weren't a Catholic, I'd gamble by going against everything you say

[The Sultan]

Man, being this wrong all the time is an incredible gift.  If I weren't a Catholic, I'd gamble by going against everything you say

When people like Goose are impressed by you, being accurate isn't really all that important.