Strong field of notable PGA TOUR veterans, international stars and up and coming talent to challenge the renowned Hamilton Golf and Country Club
17 Canadians to compete for Canada’s National Open Championship
Hamilton, Ont. (Golf Canada) – Golf Canada and RBC announced today the field of competitors set to challenge for the $5.2 million (US) RBC Canadian Open, July 23-29 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
Defending champion Sean O’Hair will be challenged by a list of notable PGA TOUR stars that includes 2012 PLAYERS champion Matt Kuchar, two-time Canadian Open champion Jim Furyk, 2012 US Open champion Webb Simpson, 2-time major winner Retief Goosen, world No. 10 ranked Hunter Mahan, Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa and World Golf Hall of Fame members Ernie Els and Vijah Singh as well as Trevor Immelman, Tim Clark, Rory Sabbatini, Charl Schwartzel, Brandt Snedeker, Kyle Stanley, Bo Van Pelt, Jonathan Byrd and Stuart Appleby.
In all, 156 players will compete for the $5.2 million USD purse next week in Hamilton. The RBC Canadian Open will once again feature a strong international contingent as 18 countries will be represented including the United States, Scotland, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Brazil, India, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, Venezuela, South Africa, Japan, Fiji, Sweden, Australia, England, Colombia and Canada.
A total of 17 Canadians will compete at Hamilton Golf and Country Club including PGA TOUR players Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., Stephen Ames of Calgary and Mike Weir of Bright’s Grove, Ont.; Web.com Tour players Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., Matt McQuillan of Kingston, Ont., and Brad Fritsch of Manotick, Ont.; former Canadian amateur standout and recently turned professional Eugene Wong of Vancouver. Also competing via exemption will be Andrew Parr of London, Ont., Greg Doherty of Mississauga, Ont. and PGA of Canada professional Brian McCann of Mississauga as well as Canadian Tour players Matt Hill of Bright’s Grove, Ont., Corey Renfrew of Victoria and Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ont. A trio of Canadian amateur golfers will also challenge for the title including reigning Canadian Men’s Amateur Champion and Team Canada National Team member Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont.; 2011 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur champion Rob Couture of Trenton, Ont.; and Team Canada member Albin Choi of Toronto who last week won the Ontario Men’s Amateur title. Each will be looking to become the first Canadian since Pat Fletcher in 1954 to win Canada’s National Open title.
“The field is set and we’re ready to kick off the 103rd playing of Canada’s National Open Championship,” said Bill Paul, Tournament Director of the RBC Canadian Open. “The golf course is in tremendous shape and our team of more than 1,700 volunteers is ready to welcome the world’s best golfers. There is no doubt that Canadian golf fans will be treated to a terrific showcase next week at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club.”
The final four exemptions into the field for the 2012 RBC Canadian Open will be handed out at the Monday Final Qualifier on Monday, July 23 at Heron Point Golf Links near Hamilton, Ont.
The following is a list of players set to compete in the 2012 RBC Canadian Open, July 23-29 at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club:
Blake Adams
Robert Allenby
*Stephen Ames
Mark Anderson
Billy Andrade
Stuart Appleby
Arjun Atwal
Sang-Moon Bae
Briny Baird
Ricky Barnes
Charlie Beljan
Matt Bettencourt
Tommy Biershenk
Kris Blanks
Jason Bohn
Michael Bradley
Scott Brown
Jonathan Byrd
Chad Campbell
Miguel Angel Carballo
Roberto Castro
Bud Cauley
Kevin Chappell
* (a) Albin Choi
Daniel Chopra
Gary Christian
Tim Clark
Will Claxton
Gavin Coles
Erik Compton
Chris Couch
*(a) Rob Couture
Ben Curtis
John Daly
Brian Davis
Marco Dawson
Brendon de Jonge
* Graham DeLaet
Chris DiMarco
* Greg Doherty
Ken Duke
Scott Dunlap
David Duval
Ernie Els
Harris English
Bob Estes
Matt Every
Martin Flores
Harrison Frazar
* Brad Fritsch
Jim Furyk
Tommy Gainey
Stephen Gangluff
Robert Garrigus
Bobby Gates
Brian Gay
Tom Gillis
* Michael Gligic
Mathew Goggin
Retief Goosen
Nathan Green
Hunter Haas
* Adam Hadwin
Brian Harman
* David Hearn
J.J. Henry
Tim Herron
* Matt Hill
Charley Hoffman
J.B. Holmes
*(a) Mackenzie Hughes
John Huh
Billy Hurley III
Ryuji Imada
Trevor Immelman
Ryo Ishikawa
Sung Kang
Jerry Kelly
Troy Kelly
J.J. Killeen
Chris Kirk
Kevin Kisner
Colt Knost
Russell Knox
Jason Kokrak
Matt Kuchar
Derek Lamely
Neil Lancaster
Danny Lee
Richard H. Lee
Spencer Levin
Edward Loar
Bill Lunde
Jeff Maggert
Hunter Mahan
John Mallinger
Steve Marino
David Mathis
Troy Matteson
Billy Mayfair
* Brian McCann
William McGirt
George McNeill
* Matt McQuillan
Garth Mulroy
Kevin Na
Seung-Yul Noh
Sean O'Hair
Nick O'Hern
Jeff Overton
Greg Owen
Ryan Palmer
* Andrew Parr
Tom Pernice Jr.
Scott Piercy
D.A. Points
Ted Potter, Jr.
Chez Reavie
Kyle Reifers
* Cory Renfrew
Alexandre Rocha
Rory Sabbatini
Charl Schwartzel
Patrick Sheehan
Webb Simpson
Vijay Singh
Heath Slocum
Brandt Snedeker
Joey Snyder III
Kevin Stadler
Scott Stallings
Kyle Stanley
Kevin Streelman
Chris Stroud
Daniel Summerhays
Josh Teater
Roland Thatcher
Kyle Thompson
Michael Thompson
Brendon Todd
D.J. Trahan
Cameron Tringale
Bo Van Pelt
Jhonattan Vegas
Camilo Villegas
Jimmy Walker
* Mike Weir
Steve Wheatcroft
Charlie Wi
* Eugene Wong
Alternates:
Bowditch, Steven
Jones, Matt
Flesch, Steve
Casey, Paul
Horschel, Billy
Willis, Garrett
Bertsch, Shane
Petrovic, Tim
Miller, Zack
Cejka, Alex
*denotes Canadian
(a) denotes amateur
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Open Champion Ernie Els can relate to Scott's collapse.
About an hour ago I started to write about Adam Scott's majestic performance this week, he had a 4 shot lead over Ernie after a birdie on 14 and was in complete control....
I am now re writing..
Adam Scott 3 putted for bogey on 15 to fall to -9, then missed a 3 footer for par at 16....-8... then hit it into the thick rough just over 17 and couldn't get up and down.....-7
In the meantime Ernie, who led the field all week in GIR, just bombed a drive on 18 over all the bunkers, the farthest of the week, only 100 yards away, hit a wedge to 15 feet and made, yes finally made a putt to get to -7 and tie for the lead. He shot 68
Adam hit his drive into a fairway bunker, right up against the face, got it out and hit a 7 iron to 12 feet.. Now he needed to make to go to a playoff.. He missed left, sank to his knees....
Incredibly, Adam Scott has just lost the Open Championship after standing on the 15th tee with a 4 shot lead !!
Ernie Els wins his 2nd Open Championship, but he can certainly relate to the collapse of his close pal and President's Cup team mate..He's been 2nd three times..
In 1996 on this course he finished 2 shots behind Tom Lehman, and in 2000 he was 2nd, albeit 8 behind Tiger in his prime at St Andrews. However you may remember it was in 2004 and Royal Troon where I always remember him in tears, being consoled by his wife behind the grandstand after he lost in a playoff to the little known American, Todd Hamilton.
Ernie missed a 12 foot putt on the 72nd hole for the win and missed, to let Hamilton into the playoff with a bogey.
Then on the 4th and final playoff hole Els found the fairway and Hamilton didn’t. However, the American played a remarkable shot out of the rough with a 3-wood to chip onto the green. Els had a birdie putt opportunity from about 15 feet, but it drifted left. Hamilton was now two feet from victory and he sunk the pressure putt to become The Open Champion.
Final scoreboard click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
It was a day which broke beautifully before the wind finally got up at the scores started to go down.
Tiger had a remarkable 6th after starting with 5 straight pars. His 3rd shot ended up against the face of the greenside bunker, and instead of taking an unplayable and dropping further back in the bunker. he tried to get out, didn't and had a worse lie with no stance for his next, which saw him hunkered down 3 feet above the ball beside the bunker. He hit the face again but luckily it got out, eventually making 7..
He ended up with 73, T3 at -3 with Brandt Snedeker..
Adam Scott received a favourable ruling on the 7th when his ball, just off the green moved after he had taken a couple of practice chip shots beside it. The deciding factor in the ruling was that he then walked up to the green to read the line and it was when he returned that the ball moved.
Only 8 players managed to break 70 including Luke Donald 69 who ended up T5 at -2..
On reflection after 3 days of calm weather and overnight rains left the course at the players mercy. the wind and all the fireworks arrived late on Sunday afternoon.
What a finish, I feel so sorry for Scott who was so immaculate all week, so in charge albeit a bit nervy today until that 15th hole and so happy for Ernie, who as I said, can certainly relate to Adam's collapse.
Next stop for Ernie... tonight down to Wentworth to be with his family, then on a plane on Tuesday for Hamilton and the RBC Canadian Open, where he will now be the headliner as the " 2012 Open Champion "
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and on www.isr1050.com and on www.nextsportstar.com as the host of the Breakfast Club 7-9am M-F
I am now re writing..
Adam Scott 3 putted for bogey on 15 to fall to -9, then missed a 3 footer for par at 16....-8... then hit it into the thick rough just over 17 and couldn't get up and down.....-7
In the meantime Ernie, who led the field all week in GIR, just bombed a drive on 18 over all the bunkers, the farthest of the week, only 100 yards away, hit a wedge to 15 feet and made, yes finally made a putt to get to -7 and tie for the lead. He shot 68
Adam hit his drive into a fairway bunker, right up against the face, got it out and hit a 7 iron to 12 feet.. Now he needed to make to go to a playoff.. He missed left, sank to his knees....
Incredibly, Adam Scott has just lost the Open Championship after standing on the 15th tee with a 4 shot lead !!
Ernie Els wins his 2nd Open Championship, but he can certainly relate to the collapse of his close pal and President's Cup team mate..He's been 2nd three times..
In 1996 on this course he finished 2 shots behind Tom Lehman, and in 2000 he was 2nd, albeit 8 behind Tiger in his prime at St Andrews. However you may remember it was in 2004 and Royal Troon where I always remember him in tears, being consoled by his wife behind the grandstand after he lost in a playoff to the little known American, Todd Hamilton.
Ernie missed a 12 foot putt on the 72nd hole for the win and missed, to let Hamilton into the playoff with a bogey.
Then on the 4th and final playoff hole Els found the fairway and Hamilton didn’t. However, the American played a remarkable shot out of the rough with a 3-wood to chip onto the green. Els had a birdie putt opportunity from about 15 feet, but it drifted left. Hamilton was now two feet from victory and he sunk the pressure putt to become The Open Champion.
Final scoreboard click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
It was a day which broke beautifully before the wind finally got up at the scores started to go down.
Tiger had a remarkable 6th after starting with 5 straight pars. His 3rd shot ended up against the face of the greenside bunker, and instead of taking an unplayable and dropping further back in the bunker. he tried to get out, didn't and had a worse lie with no stance for his next, which saw him hunkered down 3 feet above the ball beside the bunker. He hit the face again but luckily it got out, eventually making 7..
He ended up with 73, T3 at -3 with Brandt Snedeker..
Adam Scott received a favourable ruling on the 7th when his ball, just off the green moved after he had taken a couple of practice chip shots beside it. The deciding factor in the ruling was that he then walked up to the green to read the line and it was when he returned that the ball moved.
Only 8 players managed to break 70 including Luke Donald 69 who ended up T5 at -2..
On reflection after 3 days of calm weather and overnight rains left the course at the players mercy. the wind and all the fireworks arrived late on Sunday afternoon.
What a finish, I feel so sorry for Scott who was so immaculate all week, so in charge albeit a bit nervy today until that 15th hole and so happy for Ernie, who as I said, can certainly relate to Adam's collapse.
Next stop for Ernie... tonight down to Wentworth to be with his family, then on a plane on Tuesday for Hamilton and the RBC Canadian Open, where he will now be the headliner as the " 2012 Open Champion "
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and on www.isr1050.com and on www.nextsportstar.com as the host of the Breakfast Club 7-9am M-F
Will the wind and the pack catch up to Adam Scott..??
If Snedeker shoots a pair of 69's, it could well be enough to win this Open.. Peter Alliss speaking on ESPN before Scott and Snedeker went out for round 3..
A good score today would be par or a shot or two under.. Rickie Fowler who played early, speaking during his post round interview
Always listen to the guys who know what they are talking about..
As it turns out there was one 66 out there on Saturday, Zach Johnson was the author and he is now T5 at -5, but the -2 68 by Adam Scott has the tall Aussie 4 shots clear of the field at -11. He is driving the ball with strength, length and precision, including a 365 yarder he uncorked on the 15th. His touch was never more evident than from the smiley face bunker at 17, where he was short sided with 2 traps between him and the flag and he knocked it to within the leather. His revival on the greens with the long putter has given him a reliable and sometimes this week spectacular arrow in his impressive quiver.. He leads the Driving Distance tables (with an average of 319.8 yards) and shares with Zach Johnson the distinction of having posted the most birdies in the field (15).
GMac will join him in the final pairing at 930am est, after a fine -3 67 that included 4 birdies in his last 9 holes. He is T2 with Snedeker who holed a monster across the green on 18 for a 73, and he'll play with Tiger who shot 70 to get in at -6. Woods dropped 2 shots in his first 5 holes, fought back to even par and didn't get anything going on the back nine, misreading at least 2 putts.
final round tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
live scoring click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
Ernie Els still has the long game to be a regular winner and that is backed up by the fact that he leads the field in Greens in Regulation with 80% and if he could rely on his putter he would be even better that T5 at -5
So far this year there have been too many wedges and not enough wind. Without the wind these guys are playing too many holes with 3 woods, utilities and long irons off the tee and wedges into soft greens. Also around the greens where it is usually hard pan forcing you to use the putter, this year it is lush and the guys can get their 58 and 62 wedges under the ball and spin it.
The thick rough and 205 wet bunkers are keeping scores respectable, and all the chasers are welcoming the wind that is forecast for Sunday. As I said yesterday it will completely change the format, but not necessarily the outcome..
Special Note**** Congratulations to Jim Rutledge who captured his second PGA Seniors' Championship of Canada, Friday at Emerald Hills Golf Club in Stouffville, Ont.
Rutledge's three-day total of 17-under par (65-65-69) equals his own tournament record from 2010 and he won by 13 shots as he now heads over to Turberry for the British Senior Open next week.
Here is the weather forecast with the all important wind finally showing up and getting stronger as the leaders go out at 1430..
Mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. Winds freshening through the day.
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and on www.isr1050.com and on www.nextsportstar.com as host of the Breakfast Club M-F 7-9am
A good score today would be par or a shot or two under.. Rickie Fowler who played early, speaking during his post round interview
Always listen to the guys who know what they are talking about..
As it turns out there was one 66 out there on Saturday, Zach Johnson was the author and he is now T5 at -5, but the -2 68 by Adam Scott has the tall Aussie 4 shots clear of the field at -11. He is driving the ball with strength, length and precision, including a 365 yarder he uncorked on the 15th. His touch was never more evident than from the smiley face bunker at 17, where he was short sided with 2 traps between him and the flag and he knocked it to within the leather. His revival on the greens with the long putter has given him a reliable and sometimes this week spectacular arrow in his impressive quiver.. He leads the Driving Distance tables (with an average of 319.8 yards) and shares with Zach Johnson the distinction of having posted the most birdies in the field (15).
GMac will join him in the final pairing at 930am est, after a fine -3 67 that included 4 birdies in his last 9 holes. He is T2 with Snedeker who holed a monster across the green on 18 for a 73, and he'll play with Tiger who shot 70 to get in at -6. Woods dropped 2 shots in his first 5 holes, fought back to even par and didn't get anything going on the back nine, misreading at least 2 putts.
final round tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
live scoring click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
Ernie Els still has the long game to be a regular winner and that is backed up by the fact that he leads the field in Greens in Regulation with 80% and if he could rely on his putter he would be even better that T5 at -5
So far this year there have been too many wedges and not enough wind. Without the wind these guys are playing too many holes with 3 woods, utilities and long irons off the tee and wedges into soft greens. Also around the greens where it is usually hard pan forcing you to use the putter, this year it is lush and the guys can get their 58 and 62 wedges under the ball and spin it.
The thick rough and 205 wet bunkers are keeping scores respectable, and all the chasers are welcoming the wind that is forecast for Sunday. As I said yesterday it will completely change the format, but not necessarily the outcome..
Special Note**** Congratulations to Jim Rutledge who captured his second PGA Seniors' Championship of Canada, Friday at Emerald Hills Golf Club in Stouffville, Ont.
Rutledge's three-day total of 17-under par (65-65-69) equals his own tournament record from 2010 and he won by 13 shots as he now heads over to Turberry for the British Senior Open next week.
Here is the weather forecast with the all important wind finally showing up and getting stronger as the leaders go out at 1430..
Mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. Winds freshening through the day.
| PERIOD | WEATHER | WIND |
| 0600 to 1200 | Mostly dry with some sunny spells developing. | South 5 to 10mph, increasing southwest 10 to 15mph with gusts around 20mph by midday. |
| 1200 to 1900 | Dry with some sunshine and variable amounts of cloud. | Southwest, increasing to 15 to 20mph with gusts 25 to 30mph, isolated gusts of 35mph possible after 1500. |
| 1900 to 2400 | Clouding over through this evening but remaining mostly dry. | Southwest 15 to 20mph, with gusts 25 to 30mph, isolated gusts to 35mph possible at first. Easing slightly and backing south later. |
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Round 3 live scoring, tee times, Quotes of the Day...
Hands up those amongst you who picked Brandt Snedeker not only as our leader after 36 holes, but to tie Sir Nick's all time low score of 130 ??
That's why there have been 15 different winners of the last 15 majors, none called Tiger, and oh by the way that could change this weekend after his chip in 3 at the last from a greenside bunker actually devoid of water, gets him in the penultimate pairing today with Jacob (Thorbjorn) Olesen, just 4 shots back....
The old Tiger would shoot 64 today.... we'll see what this new safer Tiger produces..
Round 3 is well underway at Royal Lytham, started at 3am est with Tom Watson and Lee Westwood out just after the singleton Joost Luiten
As predicted, today is another nearly calm (6-8mph) breeze from the west, but the sun is out and it will reach a high of 15*c
So it should be ideal for scoring, leaders Snedeker and Scott don't go out til 320pm or 1020am est.
Here are the tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
Here is the live leaderboard http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
I thought you might like some of the quotes of the day..
Luke Donald
Via his Twitter feed: “New caddy Gareth Lord on the bag today as I’ve given Johnny the day off to welcome his first child into the world!! Good luck Mr & Mrs McLaren.”
Rory McIlroy
On arranging for 16-year-old Jason Blue to spend Thursday night in a hotel after he was struck by McIlroy’s tee shot off the 15th yesterday: “I didn’t want him sleeping the night in a tent [as originally planned] when he’s got a massive gash in the side of his head. Yeah, I put him and his mate up for the night and gave them a bit of cash – a hundred and something quid – to go for a bit of food. It was the least I could do. If someone gave me a big hole in my head, I wouldn’t be too happy. No camping for me. I much prefer hotels.”
Brandt Snedeker
After shooting 64 to lead at 10 under, having missed the cut by a distance at all three of his previous Opens: “I’m sure everybody here is in as much shock as I am right now
Toshinori Muto
“There was water in one of the bunkers I played out of. I hit the shot from the water. It felt like I’d taken a shower
Mark Calcavecchia
On shooting 68 to finish one under: “I wanted to play all four days here, not sit around until Thursday of next week [for the Seniors Open to begin] over at Turnberry. Now I’ll have something to do this weekend.”
Adam Scott
On the ovation he got coming up the 18th: “The best 18th in golf is always The Open Championship
Lee Westwood
Question from reporter: “Is this your best chance of winning this, with what you’ve got left in your career?” Reply from Westwood: “Who let him in?”
Lee Westwood
“It’s nice to have support and get cheered along. Me and Bubba were having a chuckle at it on the way round, when they were shouting: ‘Go, Lee!’ and ‘Come on, Lee!’ Bubba was saying: ‘Where do they want you to go? Where do they want you to come to?
Graeme McDowell
“The golf course is on the edge of unplayable. Some of those bunkers need to be GUR’d. One in particular left of the 16th green, if you hit it in there, there’s nowhere to drop and there’s a foot of water. That’s not golf. It’s not fair
Tom Watson
On returning to Turnberry next week for the Seniors Open: “The beauty of the place is the first thing I think about. I think about Ailsa Craig and the lighthouse and that beautiful sunset that occurred on Wednesday, the night before The Open in 2009. It was the most gorgeous thing – orange and red for an hour-and-a-half. Absolutely spectacular. And the golf course… there’s kind of tricks to play it. How do you drive the ball at 9 and get the ball on the fairway? I still haven’t figured that one out
Jason Dufner
On being told 30mph winds are forecast for Sunday: “Forecasts – you can pretty much throw them in the trash around here.”
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and hosting the Breakfast Club 7-9am M-F www.nextsportstar.com
That's why there have been 15 different winners of the last 15 majors, none called Tiger, and oh by the way that could change this weekend after his chip in 3 at the last from a greenside bunker actually devoid of water, gets him in the penultimate pairing today with Jacob (Thorbjorn) Olesen, just 4 shots back....
The old Tiger would shoot 64 today.... we'll see what this new safer Tiger produces..
Round 3 is well underway at Royal Lytham, started at 3am est with Tom Watson and Lee Westwood out just after the singleton Joost Luiten
As predicted, today is another nearly calm (6-8mph) breeze from the west, but the sun is out and it will reach a high of 15*c
So it should be ideal for scoring, leaders Snedeker and Scott don't go out til 320pm or 1020am est.
Here are the tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
Here is the live leaderboard http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
I thought you might like some of the quotes of the day..
Luke Donald
Via his Twitter feed: “New caddy Gareth Lord on the bag today as I’ve given Johnny the day off to welcome his first child into the world!! Good luck Mr & Mrs McLaren.”
Rory McIlroy
On arranging for 16-year-old Jason Blue to spend Thursday night in a hotel after he was struck by McIlroy’s tee shot off the 15th yesterday: “I didn’t want him sleeping the night in a tent [as originally planned] when he’s got a massive gash in the side of his head. Yeah, I put him and his mate up for the night and gave them a bit of cash – a hundred and something quid – to go for a bit of food. It was the least I could do. If someone gave me a big hole in my head, I wouldn’t be too happy. No camping for me. I much prefer hotels.”
Brandt Snedeker
After shooting 64 to lead at 10 under, having missed the cut by a distance at all three of his previous Opens: “I’m sure everybody here is in as much shock as I am right now
Toshinori Muto
“There was water in one of the bunkers I played out of. I hit the shot from the water. It felt like I’d taken a shower
Mark Calcavecchia
On shooting 68 to finish one under: “I wanted to play all four days here, not sit around until Thursday of next week [for the Seniors Open to begin] over at Turnberry. Now I’ll have something to do this weekend.”
Adam Scott
On the ovation he got coming up the 18th: “The best 18th in golf is always The Open Championship
Lee Westwood
Question from reporter: “Is this your best chance of winning this, with what you’ve got left in your career?” Reply from Westwood: “Who let him in?”
Lee Westwood
“It’s nice to have support and get cheered along. Me and Bubba were having a chuckle at it on the way round, when they were shouting: ‘Go, Lee!’ and ‘Come on, Lee!’ Bubba was saying: ‘Where do they want you to go? Where do they want you to come to?
Graeme McDowell
“The golf course is on the edge of unplayable. Some of those bunkers need to be GUR’d. One in particular left of the 16th green, if you hit it in there, there’s nowhere to drop and there’s a foot of water. That’s not golf. It’s not fair
Tom Watson
On returning to Turnberry next week for the Seniors Open: “The beauty of the place is the first thing I think about. I think about Ailsa Craig and the lighthouse and that beautiful sunset that occurred on Wednesday, the night before The Open in 2009. It was the most gorgeous thing – orange and red for an hour-and-a-half. Absolutely spectacular. And the golf course… there’s kind of tricks to play it. How do you drive the ball at 9 and get the ball on the fairway? I still haven’t figured that one out
Jason Dufner
On being told 30mph winds are forecast for Sunday: “Forecasts – you can pretty much throw them in the trash around here.”
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and hosting the Breakfast Club 7-9am M-F www.nextsportstar.com
Friday, July 20, 2012
Day 2 Open Championship Wrap...scoreboard and round 3 tee times
The USA’s Brandt Snedeker carded a superb six under par 64 to claim a slender one shot lead at the half-way stage of the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
The 31 year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, goes into the weekend on ten under par 130 and with a share of the Championship’s 36-hole aggregate record which was set by three-time champion, Nick Faldo, at Muirfield back in 1992.
The American finds himself one shot in front of first round pacesetter Adam Scott, who birdied the last for a 67 and a 36-hole aggregate of 131, and is four shots ahead of the ominous figure of Tiger Woods who holed a bunker shot at the last for a second successive 67 and now has a very real chance of adding to his existing haul of 14 Major titles
Woods is one clear of Dane, Thorbjorn Olesen, who added a 66 to his opening 70, and the former World No. 1 is by no means the only former Major champion to be challenging for the £900,000 first place prize as the action hots up at Lytham.
1999 Open champion, Paul Lawrie, and 2010 US Open winner, Graeme McDowell, share fourth place on four under par 136 alongside South African, Thomas Aitken, and in-form Americans, Matt Kuchar and Jason Dufner, while veteran former Open and US Open champion, Ernie Els, is also in the mix after a level par 70 left him in 10th place on three under par 137.
At the other end of the leaderboard five-time Open champion, Tom Watson, holed a long putt across the final green to make the cut on 143 alongside a large group of golfers including Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler, K.J. Choi and John Daly.
However, defending champion, Darren Clarke, bade an ignominious farewell to the Championship he won in such style 12 months ago.
The 43 year-old from Portrush, Northern Ireland, had opened with a 76 and though he improved on that total by five shots with a second round 71 he still missed the cut by four shots.
Former Masters champion, Phil Mickelson, was another of the sizeable number of big name players who failed to make it into the top-70 and ties. The 42 year-old American left-hander had requested a late invite to play in last week’s Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open Championship at Castle Stuart but all his extra preparation proved to be in vain when he added a calamitous 78 to his opening 73.
Among the other well-known players who missed out on the weekend were Justin Rose (74-70-144), Sergio Garcia (72-72-144), Charl Schwartzel (69-75-144) David Duval (74-71-145), Tom Lehman (73-72-145), Sandy Lyle (74-72-146), Martin Kaymer (77-69-146), Todd Hamilton (72-74-146), Justin Leonard (75-73-148), Ben Curtis (75-74-149), Trevor Immelman (74-75-149), Davis Love (71-79-150), Paul Casey (72-79-151) and Angel Cabrera (71-81-152).
For the first time since 2003 the Silver Medal will not be awarded to the leading amateur because both Amateur champion, Alan Dunbar, and European Amateur champion, Manuel Trappel, also missed the cut.
3rd round pairings Some great ones..
820am Tom Watson , Lee Westwood grabs my attention early !!
1025am Paddy Harrington / Rory McIlroy North vs South.. both better get their ass in gear
1440pm Ernie Els and Tomas Aiken both South African one a legend the other a rising star
1450pm Jason Dufner and Graeme McDowell Dufner and his waggle are deadly he is in the top 10
1510pm Denmark -5 ( Thorbjorn OLESEN), Tiger Woods -6 what a day for the kid from Denmark
round 3 tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
scoreboard click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and as host of the Breakfast Club M-F 7am-9am on www.NextSportStar.com
The 31 year-old from Nashville, Tennessee, goes into the weekend on ten under par 130 and with a share of the Championship’s 36-hole aggregate record which was set by three-time champion, Nick Faldo, at Muirfield back in 1992.
The American finds himself one shot in front of first round pacesetter Adam Scott, who birdied the last for a 67 and a 36-hole aggregate of 131, and is four shots ahead of the ominous figure of Tiger Woods who holed a bunker shot at the last for a second successive 67 and now has a very real chance of adding to his existing haul of 14 Major titles
Woods is one clear of Dane, Thorbjorn Olesen, who added a 66 to his opening 70, and the former World No. 1 is by no means the only former Major champion to be challenging for the £900,000 first place prize as the action hots up at Lytham.
1999 Open champion, Paul Lawrie, and 2010 US Open winner, Graeme McDowell, share fourth place on four under par 136 alongside South African, Thomas Aitken, and in-form Americans, Matt Kuchar and Jason Dufner, while veteran former Open and US Open champion, Ernie Els, is also in the mix after a level par 70 left him in 10th place on three under par 137.
At the other end of the leaderboard five-time Open champion, Tom Watson, holed a long putt across the final green to make the cut on 143 alongside a large group of golfers including Lee Westwood, Rickie Fowler, K.J. Choi and John Daly.
However, defending champion, Darren Clarke, bade an ignominious farewell to the Championship he won in such style 12 months ago.
The 43 year-old from Portrush, Northern Ireland, had opened with a 76 and though he improved on that total by five shots with a second round 71 he still missed the cut by four shots.
Former Masters champion, Phil Mickelson, was another of the sizeable number of big name players who failed to make it into the top-70 and ties. The 42 year-old American left-hander had requested a late invite to play in last week’s Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open Championship at Castle Stuart but all his extra preparation proved to be in vain when he added a calamitous 78 to his opening 73.
Among the other well-known players who missed out on the weekend were Justin Rose (74-70-144), Sergio Garcia (72-72-144), Charl Schwartzel (69-75-144) David Duval (74-71-145), Tom Lehman (73-72-145), Sandy Lyle (74-72-146), Martin Kaymer (77-69-146), Todd Hamilton (72-74-146), Justin Leonard (75-73-148), Ben Curtis (75-74-149), Trevor Immelman (74-75-149), Davis Love (71-79-150), Paul Casey (72-79-151) and Angel Cabrera (71-81-152).
For the first time since 2003 the Silver Medal will not be awarded to the leading amateur because both Amateur champion, Alan Dunbar, and European Amateur champion, Manuel Trappel, also missed the cut.
3rd round pairings Some great ones..
820am Tom Watson , Lee Westwood grabs my attention early !!
1025am Paddy Harrington / Rory McIlroy North vs South.. both better get their ass in gear
1440pm Ernie Els and Tomas Aiken both South African one a legend the other a rising star
1450pm Jason Dufner and Graeme McDowell Dufner and his waggle are deadly he is in the top 10
1510pm Denmark -5 ( Thorbjorn OLESEN), Tiger Woods -6 what a day for the kid from Denmark
| 15:20pm Adam Scott 67 -9 / Brandt Snedeker 64 -10 |
round 3 tee times http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/TeeTimes.aspx
scoreboard click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and as host of the Breakfast Club M-F 7am-9am on www.NextSportStar.com
Snedeker and Scott then the rest..Live scoring and round 3 tee times
Another windless, dull, damp day met the golfers and gallery today at Lytham, hard by the Irish Sea, just north of St Annes on the NW coast of England..
Another inch of overnight rain left bunkers around the course, especially on 16, 17 and 18 partially filled with water.
The R&A ordered the greens double cut and rolled which they did around 3am to ensure they maintained their speed at around 11 on the stimpmeter, then as Dave Perkins told us on our Breakfast Club show on www.NextSportStar.com during his live report, they then went and buried many of the flags to protect the course as much as possible.
Brandt Snedeker went out early and equalled the course record -6 64, set the day before by Adam Scott to lead at -10 by as many as 6 shots for part of the day, before Scott playing in the late flight stormed in himself with -3 67 to get it to -9.
Matt Kucher 67, -4 total said in his interview that he wished he could go out again and keep playing, describing the last 3 holes as no more than 3woods and wedges as long as you avoid the bunkers
Right now as the final groups are finishing up Tiger is -2 on his round -5 total along with South African Tomas Aitken, and 5 players including Kuchar, GMac, Dufner and Lawrie are on -4.
The question is will the cut be +2 or +3. Tom Watson, Lee Westwood and John Daly are all on the latter..
Rory 75 +2 and Colsaerts 77 +2 are both in, but out of it. Luke Donald is at -2 after 70 68.
It seems to me with the weather forecast for much of the same calm conditions tomorrow, Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker have a chance to continue to get away from the field by themselves but here is the kicker...
Sunday the wind is finally scheduled to blow 25 -30mph which will completely change the format...
******Tiger has holed out from the greenside bunker at 18 to get in with 67 at -6, it will be the shot of the day on the evening news..*****
for live scoring click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
for round 3 tee times click here http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/PracticeDayTeeTimes.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and Breakfast Club host on www.NextSportStar.com
Another inch of overnight rain left bunkers around the course, especially on 16, 17 and 18 partially filled with water.
The R&A ordered the greens double cut and rolled which they did around 3am to ensure they maintained their speed at around 11 on the stimpmeter, then as Dave Perkins told us on our Breakfast Club show on www.NextSportStar.com during his live report, they then went and buried many of the flags to protect the course as much as possible.
Brandt Snedeker went out early and equalled the course record -6 64, set the day before by Adam Scott to lead at -10 by as many as 6 shots for part of the day, before Scott playing in the late flight stormed in himself with -3 67 to get it to -9.
Matt Kucher 67, -4 total said in his interview that he wished he could go out again and keep playing, describing the last 3 holes as no more than 3woods and wedges as long as you avoid the bunkers
Right now as the final groups are finishing up Tiger is -2 on his round -5 total along with South African Tomas Aitken, and 5 players including Kuchar, GMac, Dufner and Lawrie are on -4.
The question is will the cut be +2 or +3. Tom Watson, Lee Westwood and John Daly are all on the latter..
Rory 75 +2 and Colsaerts 77 +2 are both in, but out of it. Luke Donald is at -2 after 70 68.
It seems to me with the weather forecast for much of the same calm conditions tomorrow, Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker have a chance to continue to get away from the field by themselves but here is the kicker...
Sunday the wind is finally scheduled to blow 25 -30mph which will completely change the format...
******Tiger has holed out from the greenside bunker at 18 to get in with 67 at -6, it will be the shot of the day on the evening news..*****
for live scoring click here http://scores.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
for round 3 tee times click here http://www.theopen.com/en/TeeTimes/PracticeDayTeeTimes.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and Breakfast Club host on www.NextSportStar.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Scott leading the Open... Tee Times and Live Scoring
"Today wasn't links golf at Royal Lytham and St Annes " said the 1974 champion Gary Player during a brief stint in the broadcast booth today and of course he was spot on.
This course is a challenging test especially with the changes which have lengthened it, turned a 5 into a 4, added strategic bunkers in the fairways, and of course the rough is simply penal.
However with dead calm conditions in the morning, just a little breeze as the tide came in, then dead calm again as the lates came in, Lytham was vulnerable today.
Even with a bogey at 18, Adam Scott set the course record with his -6 64 early and it stood up all day. Nicholas Colsaerts was the best of the afternoon flight with his -5 67 T2 along with Paul Lawrie and Zach Johnson, both out early.
The group T5 at -3 68 include Ernie Els, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods who was very steady, under control and leads the field in fairways in regulation, which as it turned out was really the key today on this heavily bunkered tight course. Any drives finding the lush deep rough are in the laps of the golfing gods..
Lee Westwood started birdie birdie but struggled in at +3 73. Luke Donald made bogey from the bunker at 18 to end up E 70. Rory made double on 15 but bounced back with birdies at 16 and 18 for his 67.
Phil Mickelson spent much of today in some of Lytham's worst rough, yet with 4 bogey's and a double he made 6 pars in a row coming in for an improbable 73.
Remember Lytham has a real tough last 6 holes, all strong par 4's.
Friday's weather is a carbon copy of today with very little wind, and some rain overnight, in fact the wind doesn't get up til Sunday.
Live scoring click here http://scores.load.theopen.com/en/Leaderboard.aspx
Bryan Angus also on twitter@mummmbles and at www.isr1050.com and morning show host at www.nextsportstar.com
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