Thursday, July 14, 2011

British Open -- Day 1

Here are the leaders as of 3 PM British Summer Time ("BST"):

1. T. Bjorn (DEN): -5 (18 holes)
2. M. Jimenez (ESP): -4 (18)
3. S. Dyson (ENG): -2 (18)
T4. D. Willett (ENG): -1 (18)
T4. M. Calcavecchia: -1 (18)
T4. R. Moore: -1 (18)
T4. I. Poulter (ENG): -1 (18)
T4. Y. Ikeda (JPN): -1 (18)
T4. A. Hansen (DEN): -1 (18)
T4. P. Whiteford (SCO): -1 (12)
T4. C. Campbell: -1 (10)
T4. E. Molinari (ITA): -1 (8)
T4. A. Scott (AUS): -1 (4)

Here are some other well-known golfers who have finished:

Sergio Garcia (ESP), Dustin Johnson, Ricky Fowler, Stewart Cink: Even
Rory McIlroy (NIR), Luke Donald (ENG): +1
Ernie Els (RSA), John Daly: +2

Further remarks in the comments as necessary.

10 comments:

  1. Phil Mickelson has played in the British Open 17 times, and has only finished in the top 10 once. He is off to his usual poor start, with a bogey on the first hole.

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  2. Fowler, McIlroy, and Els were all in the same group, and I would not have picked Fowler to finish with the lowest score of those three. But Fowler and Dustin Johnson both look to be a bit more serious this week than they did at Congressional.

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  3. Leaderboard at 4 PM BST:

    1. T. Bjorn (DEN): -5 (18 holes)
    2. M. Jimenez (ESP): -4 (18)
    3. J. Leonard: -3 (3)
    T4. S. Dyson (ENG): -2 (18)
    T4. K. Stanley: -2 (13)

    Mickelson is one over through 5 holes.

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  4. By the way, the temperature is in the 60s, the wind is blowing, the sky is filled with gray clouds, and we've had some rain. So it looks like the British Open is supposed to.

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  5. The weather has been quite challenging for the last few hours, which is why no one has challenged Bjorn or Jimenez (they finished a long time ago). But the weather seems to be calming down, so we may start to see some lower scores.

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  6. Here are the world's top 10 golfers and how they are doing so far. Except for Nick Watney and Matt Kuchar, they are all hanging in there:

    1. L. Donald (ENG): +1 (18)
    2. L. Westwood (ENG): +2 (8)
    3. M. Kaymer (GER): Even (8)
    4. R. McIlroy (NIR): +1 (18)
    5. S. Stricker: Even (8)
    6. P. Mickelson: Even (8)
    7. M. Kuchar: +4 (11)
    8. J. Day (AUS): +2 (10)
    9. G. McDowell (NIR): +1 (10)
    10. N. Watney: +4 (18)

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  7. Leaderboard at 5 PM BST:

    1. T. Bjorn (DEN): -5 (18 holes)
    2. M. Jimenez (ESP): -4 (18)
    T3. K. Stanley: -3 (17)
    T3. Mr. T. Lewis (ENG) (a): -3 (8)
    T5. S. Dyson (ENG): -2 (18)
    T5. P. Larrazabal (ESP): -2 (17)
    T5. D. Clarke (NIR): -2 (14)
    T5. F. Andersson-Hed (SWE): -2 (7)
    T5. J. Leonard: -2 (6)

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  8. Leaderboard at 6 PM BST:

    1. T. Bjorn (DEN): -5 (18 holes)
    2. M. Jimenez (ESP): -4 (18)
    T3. L. Glover: -3 (17)
    T3. F. Andersson-Hed (SWE): -3 (11)

    Eight golfers are currently tied at 2 under, including Darren Clarke (NIR), Mr. Tom Lewis (ENG), Justin Leonard, and Ricky Barnes.

    J.B. Holmes of Campbellsville, Kentucky is 1 under through 11 holes.

    Mickelson is 1 over through 13.

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  9. The players are taking advantage of the calm weather and great scoring conditions. We now have an amateur who is tied for the lead.

    The leaderboard at 8 PM BST:

    T1. Mr. T. Lewis (ENG) (a): -5 (18 holes)
    T1. T. Bjorn (DEN): -5 (18)
    T3. L. Glover: -4 (18)
    T3. M. Jimenez (ESP): -4 (18)
    T5. W. Simpson: -3 (17)
    T5. R. Palmer: -3 (14)

    J.B. Holmes finished at 1 under.
    Mickelson finished at even par.

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  10. Eric's guy Jeff Overton is two under through 17.

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