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  On 7/20/2023 at 5:16 PM, StuM said:

Ouch....Rahm had to play out "Backwards" from a bunker.  No chance he could do anything but hit back towards the tee box.  A left hander may have been able to advance the ball.

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I don’t know how Rory didn’t pull a groin on his second bunker shot. 😮

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I thought I’d put up a quick travel log of our trip to the open.  Well we woke up  this morning to clear blue skies and warm sunshine. Murphy’s law I suppose after the massively wet day we spent

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And we have an early candidate for the most noted drop of the championship.  It appears a bird confused Viktor Hovland for Ian Poulter.  I don't know how you could make that confusion, Ian isn't even

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I'll have to keep that shot in mind for the future   Also is it my imagination or is "Tour" misspelled in both the name and address?

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And we have an early candidate for the most noted drop of the championship.  It appears a bird confused Viktor Hovland for Ian Poulter.  I don't know how you could make that confusion, Ian isn't even in the field this week. 

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Viktor Hovland’s got pooped on by a bird during the British Open

The mics were fully on when Hovland realized that a seagull had ruined one of his much-ripped outfits.

 

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  On 7/20/2023 at 7:20 PM, CarlSpackler said:

I don’t know how Rory didn’t pull a groin on his second bunker shot. 😮

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At first I thought he was about to rush that 2nd bunker shot.  Glad he backed off.  Still, I think he almost failed to get out on the 2nd shot.  I've watched the replay a few times but can't tell for certain if it nicked the top edge or not.  It was a great shot.

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Rory's par save on 18 made me feel funny things. I would easily make a double from where he was. Incredible second (yes, second) bunker shot.

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And we have an early candidate for the most noted drop of the championship.  It appears a bird confused Viktor Hovland for Ian Poulter.  I don't know how you could make that confusion, Ian isn't even in the field this week. 

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Viktor Hovland’s got pooped on by a bird during the British Open

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Maybe that’s it. The bird got confused by not being able to locate Poulter and you can only hold it in for so long, so he went for the closest white cap holding a shiny stick.

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  On 7/20/2023 at 6:39 PM, snapfade said:

He will watch someone else hoist the jug it will not be him.  

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Look Tommy! There’s the Claret Jug over there in the winners hands!

  On 7/20/2023 at 8:33 PM, Shindig said:

And we have an early candidate for the most noted drop of the championship.  It appears a bird confused Viktor Hovland for Ian Poulter.  I don't know how you could make that confusion, Ian isn't even in the field this week. 

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Viktor Hovland’s got pooped on by a bird during the British Open

The mics were fully on when Hovland realized that a seagull had ruined one of his much-ripped outfits.

 

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For some strange reason, that is considered good luck in New England.

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For some strange reason, that is considered good luck in New England.

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Probably some variation of the expression "if the foo [omitted], wear it."

Actually, it dawns on me after hitting "send" that there might not actually be a type of bird called a "foo bird."

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I'll have to keep that shot in mind for the future ;-) 

Also is it my imagination or is "Tour" misspelled in both the name and address?

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I'll have to keep that shot in mind for the future ;-) 

Also is it my imagination or is "Tour" misspelled in both the name and address?

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For some strange reason, that is considered good luck in New England.

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Not just New England.  It has a long international history.

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  On 7/20/2023 at 9:16 PM, Shindig said:

Probably some variation of the expression "if the foo [omitted], wear it."

Actually, it dawns on me after hitting "send" that there might not actually be a type of bird called a "foo bird."

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It's actually the punchline to a joke.  A pun on if the shoe fits wear it.

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I don’t know how Rory didn’t pull a groin on his second bunker shot. 😮

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Probably because he is one of the fittest golfers on the planet.  And seemingly very flexible too

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Fun course to see…but let’s face it, people tuning in and seeing that leaderboard aren’t exactly excited. 😁

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Motion to petition the mods to officially change this thread title to "The british Open 2023"

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* Completely bungled this reply using my phone.  Disregard.

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If the cut comes at +12 Daly is in. Patrick Reed looked stupid in his post round interview. Harman should enjoy the day. Not too many times a mid-level player has back to back stellar rounds. Travis Smyth hole in one, proceeds to miss the cut. No one is lighting up the leader board, imagine if 10 under holds? Fleetwood just dropped to -4, that's what I like to see. All in all, not that exciting of an Open IMO. Hopefully the weather over the weekend will add some drama. About a 7ish on the boring meter, need rain and wind. There is always the Barracuda Championship, or Women's World Cup.

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