The Open Championship

[c. lassiter]

  Shorty said:

If Ross Fisher and Graeme McDowell are "relatively obscure", then your knowledge of golf is totally obscure. Where do people get off making ill-informed and foolish comments like this? Why should it be a "big name player"? How about tye best player that week? Remember Daly winning the PGA? He came from total obscurity and his play was about as exciting as you'll ever see in a major. There is something severely lacking in your golfing psyche if only a big name "does it for you" as a winner. Nothing like a lack of historical knowlege to put a foot in your mouth, is there?

I think that most people would consider Graeme McDowell to be "relaitvely obscure" compared to Tiger, Phil and Ernie, which is why I used the phrase relatively obscure.

I don't think I was the only one looking for a shoot out between Tiger, Ernie and Phil at the US Open and was let down to see Graeme McDowell win it. Not that he isn't a fine player, or didn't deserve - obviously he is, and he did. And who knows, maybe he'll go on to win many more. I personally don't want to see another "best player that week" winner of the Open along the lines of Paul Lawrie / Rich Beam / Michael Campbell / Todd Hamilton when they won their majors, which is an opinion I believe I am entitled to hold if that is OK with you.

[Acropo]

  c. lassiter said:

I think that most people would consider Graeme McDowell to be "relaitvely obscure" compared to Tiger, Phil and Ernie, which is why I used the phrase relatively obscure.

Yes, that's fine. Your knowledge of golf is quite clear - no bother.

[Acropo]

Wind picking up to 26-30mph. That will be interesting for the afternoon starters...

[jamo]

Don't look now, but Mr. Major Champion Contender (aka Ricky Barnes) is -5 through 2 rounds. Maybe he isn't in contention, but once again he starts a major off the right way.

[Valleygolfer]

  jamo said:

Don't look now, but Mr. Major Champion Contender (aka Ricky Barnes) is -5 through 2 rounds. Maybe he isn't in contention, but once again he starts a major off the right way.

Yea if he doesn't tank it on a hole in the last round.

[The Recreational Golfer]

Stop the presses! I have a new favorite to win! Zane Scotland, teeing off today in about an hour T45 at -2. Go Scottie!

[Acropo]

Jimenez just been interviewed after his excellent 67.

Does anyone have the slightest idea of what he just said?

[senorchipotle]

what's up with some of those d-bags refusing to play in the wind?

[rudygu]

Yeah, now they are suspending play...right as the guys who got to play in the good weather yesterday are starting. The guys who teed off late yesterday and early today are really getting jobbed.

Peter Alliss is cracking me up.

[jamo]

  senorchipotle said:

what's up with some of those d-bags refusing to play in the wind?

Yeah that was weird, like they were on strike or something until the officials actually called play.

[senorchipotle]

  jamo said:

Yeah that was weird, like they were on strike or something until the officials actually called play.

yeah, not at all fair to the guys who were playing and dropping strokes.

[jamo]

They just showed the following scoreboard, so I snapped a screenshot haha. This is your Open Championship update:

[senorchipotle]

just saw that, f'n hilarious!

[bplewis24]

Ha...very nice.

Brandon

[Jay-Bird]

Play suspended due to high winds LOL.

Primadonnas.

[Acropo]

  Jay-Bird said:

Play suspended due to high winds LOL.

At least we don't stop for a bit of rain.

Only when the balls get blown off the greens.

[jamo]

Way to get lost Sean O'Hair.

[Valleygolfer]

http://www.opengolf.com/en/VideoAndAudio/Holes.aspx

Something is better than nothing, enjoy for those of you and I that can not get espn3 to work.