You will not believe how badly sunburnt I got on Saturday. I went to Royal Birkdale with my older brother expecting torrential rain and ended up with a face the colour of a tomato.
- I looked just like that!
Other than that, I had a brilliant day. First golfer I saw was Colin Montgomerie - he had a grimace on his face and everyone, including me, was mumbling 'cheer up you miserable git!' Then I saw Ernie Els before going over to the practice ground where I watched Justin Rose and Retief Goosen hit a few drives. Nick Faldo came over to have a chat with Justin Rose and it was good to see one of my golfing heroes up close.
After that we positioned ourselves behind the 4th green and watched Rose, Goosen, Garcia, Dougherty and the amateur Chris Wood. Graeme Storm also came through and a group of lads shouted to him 'Come on Graeme, we've got money on you!' which made him look up and smile as he walked past us.
We then moved onto the 1st green and sat in the grandstand to watch Norman, Choi, Harrington etc complete their 1st hole.
The only golfer I wanted to see that I didn't get the chance to was Phil Mickelson.
Congratulations to Padraig Harrington on retaining his title. That is a heck of an achievement. Also, well done to Ian Poulter. He may wear ridiculous clothes but he showed that he can compete for a major. Greg Norman did what he usually does - just falls short on the final day.
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