The Open 2007

[Busby Boy]

Ok, anybody interested in the British Open golf?...and if so, who do you think will win it this year?....Tiger Woods again?

Anybody interested in golf generally or is it not your cup of tea?;)

[SolskjaertheLegend]

I like Golf, i used to play a lot until i broke my arm last year, only played 3 times since - all on 9 hole courses aswel.

Yeah i think Tiger will win, atm he's on -3, leaders on -4 i think.

[Busby Boy]

I've a few days off work at the moment so i'm watching it now....Tiger will be in the shake up yet again...Sunday's final round is always interesting.

[ARBUCKS]

Have the next week off work so i will probably be keeping an eye it

[Jazz 16]

Paul McGinley is doing very nicely. If he keeps this up he could win the thing.

[KingEric]

I really enjoy golf...(not as mcuch as football obviously). I go on holiday tomorrow though so doubt i'll get to see much of the Open :-(

[Busby Boy]

Try and find a TV in the hotel bar..........!

[KingEric]

Try and find a TV in the hotel bar..........!

That's the plan..once i get rid of the misses for a couple of hours !!!

[carlyluvsunited]

That's the plan..once i get rid of the misses for a couple of hours !!!

Oi you........take care of the women first........God you guys need to brush up on ya woman lovin skills :p :p

[KingEric]

Oi you........take care of the women first........God you guys need to brush up on ya woman lovin skills :p :p

lol...if it were you i was talking the golf would be second best ;)

[carlyluvsunited]

lol...if it were you i was talking the golf would be second best ;)

:eek: Dont be letting ya missus see ya saying that - she might wanna gimme a reet whoopin :eek: :eek:

[KingEric]

:eek: Dont be letting ya missus see ya saying that - she might wanna gimme a reet whoopin :eek: :eek:

good job she aint here then eh matey :)

[carlyluvsunited]

good job she aint here then eh matey :)

Hmmmmmmmm.....

Anyway we better keep to the subject of the thread here OK.

A big fat guy now leads the golf - John Daly.

Fine figure of a man......such a sporting physique bless him

[KingEric]

Hmmmmmmmm.....

Anyway we better keep to the subject of the thread here OK.

A big fat guy now leads the golf - John Daly.

Fine figure of a man......such a sporting physique bless him

ohh so we have to :)

OK - I thought Paul McGinley was leading ?

[SolskjaertheLegend]

A big fat guy now leads the golf - John Daly.

Fine figure of a man......such a sporting physique bless him

He was but he f**ked up his round, dropping like 5 shots - no idea what he's on now




OK - I thought Paul McGinley was leading ?

He was aswel, but he dropped shots

Now Garcia is leading by 2 shots, he's on -6.


Leaders:
-6 S Garcia
-4 P McGinley
-3 M Campbell, M Brier, A Cabrera, R McIlroy, Weekley (15)
-2 KJ Choi, T Woods, S Cink, P Harrington, MA Jimenez
-1 16 players

[carlyluvsunited]

He was but he f**ked up his round, dropping like 5 shots - no idea what he's on now





He was aswel, but he dropped shots

Now Garcia is leading by 2 shots, he's on -6.


Leaders:
-6 S Garcia
-4 P McGinley
-3 M Campbell, M Brier, A Cabrera, R McIlroy, Weekley (15)
-2 KJ Choi, T Woods, S Cink, P Harrington, MA Jimenez
-1 16 players

The report on the news tonight floored me.....

He said Daly had played magnificently and played superbly for his eagle to go into the lead - then he seemed to blow a gasket and went into reverse.

Shame cos Big John is a character.......and he cant half whack a drive with the 'killer whale'.....thats the name of his driver in case anyone wonders :p

[Busby Boy]

Actually, it's well known that John Daly has had his problems with drink and he seemed to go on a downward spiral after he won the Open a few years ago...i think his marriage broke up, etc...all the usual nightmarish stuff that happens when drink gets a hold of you...

I read an article about Daly some time ago and he did turn into a roaring alcoholic....i believe his mates were worried about him bigtime because the majority of the time they met up with Daly, he was ****ed out of his head.

Daly went to AA Meetings some time ago and he's managed to get his life back together...all credit to him, he's been sober for a good while now. It would be great to see somebody like him win it...as he most definitely has had his fair share of problems.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Tbh id like to see Woods win, well i want him to beat jack nicklaus's record off majors.

[carlyluvsunited]

Actually, it's well known that John Daly has had his problems with drink and he seemed to go on a downward spiral after he won the Open a few years ago...i think his marriage broke up, etc...all the usual nightmarish stuff that happens when drink gets a hold of you...

I read an article about Daly some time ago and he did turn into a roaring alcoholic....i believe his mates were worried about him bigtime because the majority of the time they met up with Daly, he was ****ed out of his head.

Daly went to AA Meetings some time ago and he's managed to get his life back together...all credit to him, he's been sober for a good while now. It would be great to see somebody like him win it...as he most definitely has had his fair share of problems.

I agree - he is a bit wreckless (or he was)....but he put the effort in and it would be nice to see him win.....but with Mr T Woods lurking in the background - it's gonna be tough for anyone to whoop his ass innit ?

[Busby Boy]

I think Woods is still some way behind Nicklaus when it comes to Major wins...but it would be nice to see him win...

I think that Woods sometimes gets unfair criticism, which i really don't understand because he's a winner and a genuine bloke, he always signs autographs and he never says no to TV interviews....i read an article somewhere about Woods saying that people should admire the guy for the talent that he has...that's very true.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Anyone see the 18 year old Amateur from Ireland (i think), posted a round of 68 (-3)? Not bad for an amateur in his first Major at a course like Carnoustie.

[Busby Boy]

Yeah, he's from Northern Ireland...Mc Ilroy, great performance.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Big John Daly has just finished his second round.
His overall score? +8 lol, he was -5 at 1 point yesterday!

Mc Ilroy, has dropped quite a few shots today so far aswel

[Busby Boy]

Yeah, Mc Ilroy is finding it harder today...

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Some pretty high scoring today, lots of good players are finding it difficult

[Busby Boy]

They're saying the projected cut will be +5.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Woods, double bogey on his 1st hole of the day, hooked his tee shot in2 the water. He birdied the next hole though :)

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Monty and Mickleson miss the cut

[Busby Boy]

I'm surprised that Mickleson has missed the cut, he's done well enough in majors over the last few years (winning the US Masters a couple of times)...i did think that he had enough to at least be in contention for the last two days...

With Monty, it's not really surprising...he's never really done it in majors so far, and it's disappointing because the does have the ability to win a major, he tends to drift out of the running.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

yeah, he does well tee to green, put his putting is awful.

Paul Lawrie missed the cut aswel :( he lives a few minutes away from me

[Busby Boy]

I was watching Lawrie today and he wasn't great...disappointing performance from him.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

he would of made the cut if he hadnt double bogeyed the last...but oh well

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Third Round Latest

COUNTRY First Round Second Round Third Round SCORE AFTER
1 Garcia Spa 65 71 0 -8 8
2 Stricker US 71 72 0 -6 17
3 Jiménez Spa 69 70 0 -4 9
4 DiMarco US 74 70 66 -3 18
4 McGinley Ire 67 75 0 -3 16
4 Harrington Ire 69 73 0 -3 14
4 Weir Can 71 68 0 -3 9
4 Choi Kor 69 69 0 -3 8
9 Singh Fij 72 71 0 -2 16
9 Cink US 69 73 0 -2 15
9 Els SA 72 70 0 -2 13
9 Westwood Eng 71 70 0 -2 11
9 Furyk US 70 70 0 -2 10
14 Edberg Swe 72 73 67 -1 18
14 Beem US 70 73 69 -1 18
14 Rose Eng 75 70 67 -1 18
14 Woods US 69 74 69 -1 18
14 Goosen SA 70 71 0 -1 13
14 Henry US 70 71 0 -1 13
14 Romero Arg 71 70 0 -1 11

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Garcia just tanned a photographer off the head with the ball...he's alrite though.

Woods hit a wifie off the head earlier aswel!

[Busby Boy]

Looking like Sergio Garica will be in command tomorrow....

Tiger Woods hooked one of his tee shots earlier in the day way left...and he ended up hitting some poor woman on the head!...i saw the shot earlier in the day, Tiger was shouting 'Fore!' and unfortunately she was struck...some marshalls were giving her medical attention...but thankfully she's ok.

They've just said on the BBC that she was a lady from Northern Ireland, good to see that the poor woman is ok!

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Now this is what u call tight. Quite a few players fighting it out coming down the stretch of holes. I dont want Gargia to win it, id rather Harrington.

[Red Devil]

Has the British Sub Aqua Golf kicked off yet?

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Romera got a 2 shot lead, he's on the 17th hole.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

4 hole playoff between Garcia and Harrington

Cumon Harrington!!!

[SolskjaertheLegend]

British Open Champion 2007 - Padraig Harrington

Yaay! Chin up Garcia (bottled it...again)

[SeanUnited]

That was a fantastic finish, not seen one that exciting for a long time.

[Busby Boy]

British Open Champion 2007 - Padraig Harrington

Yaay! Chin up Garcia (bottled it...again)
Well, as i'm Irish...you can guess that i'm delighted that Padraig has won it!...absolutely brilliant!...he's the first Irish winner since Fred Daly in 1947.

As you can imagine, it's party time over here....:D

The majority of people over here knew that Harrington had the talent to win a Major because of his consistently good performances in the Ryder Cup for Europe..but now that he's actually won the Open, it's like unbelieveable.

Padraig is a really great bloke, always plays with a smile on his face and he deserved it today, i really admired the way he kept his composure.:)

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Well, as i'm Irish...you can guess that i'm delighted that Padraig has won it!...absolutely brilliant!...he's the first Irish winner since Fred Daly in 1947.

As you can imagine, it's party time over here....:D

The majority of people over here knew that Harrington had the talent to win a Major because of his consistently good performances in the Ryder Cup for Europe..but now that he's actually won the Open, it's like unbelieveable.

Padraig is a really great bloke, always plays with a smile on his face and he deserved it today, i really admired the way he kept his composure.:)

i so though Harrington had wrecked his chance when he hit 2 shots into the water on his last hole.....he was lucky Garcia missed that last putt. But Harrington fully deserved the win with his play-off performance!

[carlyluvsunited]

Well, as i'm Irish...you can guess that i'm delighted that Padraig has won it!...absolutely brilliant!...he's the first Irish winner since Fred Daly in 1947.

As you can imagine, it's party time over here....:D

The majority of people over here knew that Harrington had the talent to win a Major because of his consistently good performances in the Ryder Cup for Europe..but now that he's actually won the Open, it's like unbelieveable.

Padraig is a really great bloke, always plays with a smile on his face and he deserved it today, i really admired the way he kept his composure.:)

TIOCFAIDH AR LA !!!!

And now it has :) :)

[Anderson's God]

TIOCFAIDH AR LA !!!!

And now it has :) :)

finished, Thankfully! :D

[Ajant]

Not a big fan of Golf. Mini golf, driving ranges are aiight, but watching golf and watching paint dry is pretty much the same thing. I'd rather spend my time doing oher things :P

[reddwarf]

I've just got back from a golfing holiday in Wales with my 2 brothers. I played on Rhyl golf course which has one of its holes located next to a main road lined with houses but I managed to keep my tee shot on the course thank goodness!

The Open is a great event that I have attended twice - at Lytham and Hoylake. It was great to see a European golfer win the Open and I'll be sure to cheer on all the Brits and Europeans in person when it's at Royal Birkdale next year.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

Where about is Royal Birkdale in England reddwarf?

[Anderson's God]

Not a big fan of Golf. Mini golf, driving ranges are aiight, but watching golf and watching paint dry is pretty much the same thing. I'd rather spend my time doing oher things :P


You and me are on the same wavelength! ;)

[reddwarf]

Where about is Royal Birkdale in England reddwarf?

It's on the outskirts of Liverpool <shudder> - as is Hoylake. Lytham is near Blackpool.

These 3 courses are the only golf courses in the North West of England that can hold the Open. Once I've visited Royal Birkdale then I've been to all of them.

This year it cost £50 for a ticket at Carnoustie and last year (at Hoylake) it was £45 so I'm hoping it won't go up too much next year!

[ledieu7]

I wanted Sergio to win, but at least it was a European winner. Both played some great golf.

[reddwarf]

I wanted Sergio to win after the 3rd day but when Harrington started to make his way to the top of the leaderboard I switched allegiance to him.

I felt so sorry for Garcia but he only had himself to blame. He held a 4 shot lead at one point on the final day, had a putt to win on the 18th and had a putt to take the playoff onto the next hole on the 18th.

His time will come - he's too good and young to never win a major.

[ledieu7]

I played the last round wrong, should have played how he did the previous days, not play for par.

[reddwarf]

It must have been disappointing for him to card a 73 in his final round after such a brilliant first 54 holes. I honestly thought he'd finish with a 69 or 70 and win it comfortably - I'm glad I didn't put a bet on!

[ledieu7]

Definately. That putt on the 18 for the championship, just didn't break for him, agonisingly close.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

im playing golf 2moro morning - 1st time in ages, il probably be sooo bad i want to quit golf :D

[ledieu7]

Haha. Just keep your eye on the ball and you should be ok. You can work on the finer detail at a later date :D

[PrinceZane]

Golf is ok. I prefer disk golf though :)

John D. actually lives about 5 minutes from me. I've got an autographed killer whale. :)

[reddwarf]

im playing golf 2moro morning - 1st time in ages, il probably be sooo bad i want to quit golf :D


A few years ago I quit golf for a year - it took me that long to recover from the round I had!

It was an absolute nightmare. I was playing with my younger brother who threw his club in anger after hitting a poor tee shot and it hit my knee, which was pretty painful. I managed to lose all the balls I had (10) with 2 holes left to play and just as I rammed my club into my bag in frustration a bird flying overhead decided that was the perfect time to take a dump on me!

Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!

I'm over it now though :D

[SolskjaertheLegend]

didnt go great, i'm not even gonna tell u my score :eek:

Im playing again maybe tomorrow - if that goes bad then i quit :D