The Open

[taniwharugby]

@JK some of the bunkers you see on the Scottish links courses are scary AF.

I played in a big tournament at St Andrews in Hamilton one time, the par 3 18th there has a large bunker in front, no where as intimidating as some of the links bunkers, but I was up against the 6ft face and try a miracle to go for the green or go sideways to get out of the bunker into the 4 inch lush rough they had for the tournament....I chose the sideways option and got out of the bunker easily enough, but the rough saw me double hit the ball..I finished with a 6!

Fortunately the TV cameras that were there for the event, were not there for me, only one of the marshal's saw what I did!

[JK]

@Chris-B Could be the postage stamp but its only 120 yards or so but one of the players said he was hitting 8iron from 120 today!

[barbarian]

Postage stamp is epic. About 105m but watched plenty of bogeys and doubles there, including Rory and Morikawa.

Great evening of golf viewing. Not sure what the weather is like for the second round but have a feeling that anyone better than +3 is well in the tournament.

[sparky]

Weather looking not bad for Round 2, but the wind and rain return at the weekend.

[Chris B.]

It's looking slightly less like No Country for Old Men, today!

[sparky]

Lowry and Brown three strokes better than the rest.

[sparky]

Most of the leaders are out on the course now.

Lowry and Brown leading by 2. It could be anyone of about 30-40 golfers who wins this.

[MiketheSnow]

@sparky said in The Open:

Most of the leaders are out on the course now.

Lowry and Brown leading by 2. It could be anyone of about 30-40 golfers who wins this.

They don't call it The Open for nothing

[sparky]

Three golfers from the British and Irish Isles at the top of the leader board.

Lowry - 7 Clubhouse
Brown -5 14
Rose -4 10
Scheffler, Horschel and Burmester on -2 in the clubhouse.

Shane Lowry, the 2019 Open Champion, must be the favourite if he can hold it all together. Justin Rose, who tied for 2nd in 2013 and finished 4th way back in 1997, has been here before too.

[sparky]

Few players went around in less than par today.

Clubhouse scores

Lowry -7
Brown -5
Rose -5
Scheffler, Herschel and Burmester -2
Schauffe, Day, Conners, Cantlay -1
Jordan Evens

Best player still out there is Niemann on Evens past 15.

[sparky]

Fox the best of the Kiwis on 4 over.

[sparky]

A host of big names are going to miss the cut.

[KiwiPie]

Spare a thought for Aguri Iwasaki. Hovering around the cut line with 7 holes to play - goes double bogey, quintuple bogey, sextuple bogey (13 shots gone in 3 holes) and finishes with a triple bogey to shoot 91 and be officially last.

[nostrildamus]

@canefan said in The Open:

Royal Portrush l

Home

Royal Portrush Golf Club is the home to the world famous Dunluce Links, one of the most challenging golf courses in the world.

not bad!

[Smudge]

@JK said in The Open:

Dan Brown is your clubhouse leader after round 1 alone at -6

Impressive bogey free round

It's fair to say there's more Angels than Demons in Dan Brown's scorecard there.

[sparky]

Shane Lowry drops two shots in heavy rain on the iconic Postage Stamp hole. Opens it all up.

Horshal, Brown and Lowry tied for the lead on 6 under, Schauffle on 5 under, Rose on 4 under, Lawrence and Burns who posted 65 today in the club house on 3 under, Henley, Scheffler and Burmster are also on 3 under.

[sparky]

Horshal and Lowry sharing the lead on 6 under. Some battle this.

[sparky]

Dan Brown is now leading the Open.

[sparky]

Conditions bloody difficult.

[sparky]

Daniel Hillier not totally out of it on 2 over. An excellent 68 from him today.