146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale

[rblmp32]

Rory is gonna be tough, he's dropping putts from everywhere. And -3 today (so far) is like shooting about -8 most normal days.

[QEight]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

Yep, they should dial the simulator to same settings for everybody.

 

For some reason I do not mind the changing conditions for players.

[sekrah]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

Umm,. I'm pretty sure the afternoon guys were able to take advantage of the morning yesterday.

[Gmack1973]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

Umm,. I'm pretty sure the afternoon guys were able to take advantage of the morning yesterday.

Yeh but its the same players who have the best conditions on both days.....yest aft and this morning. Just the way it goes.

[Dave230]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

Umm,. I'm pretty sure the afternoon guys were able to take advantage of the morning yesterday.

Yeh but its the same players who have the best conditions on both days.....yest aft and this morning. Just the way it goes.

 

Still pretty tough there at the moment, and yesterday there wasn't a very big difference from late morning and afternoon. Early morning was the toughest.

[tsecor]

it evens out over the course of the 4 days....real golfers can endure

[Roadking2003]

brutal conditions. how many guys under par at the end of the day? 5 ish

 

Good guess. There are 19 under par now. We have one in the clubhouse, and Kucher is a lock. So at least two will be under par. The other 17 still have a lot of work to do to remain under par.

[Roadking2003]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

I agree. Luck should be minimized as much as possible in golf. But, not much you can do about the weather.

[Roadking2003]

it evens out over the course of the 4 days....

 

I wish that were true, but it's not.

[scruffynick]

These greens are running incredibly slow so far today.

 

40mph gusts predicted, any quicker and we would have a suspension in play a-la St Andrews in 2015.

Played 9 this morning and I'm only 10 miles away from Birkdale... The wind really picked up. But it's seems calmer now but the rain is coming!

[tsecor]

if the pack falls back to mcilroy he will dominate tomorrow.....

 

it evens out over the course of the 4 days....

 

I wish that were true, but it's not.

sure it is....

[gioguy21]

it evens out over the course of the 4 days....

 

I wish that were true, but it's not.

yea i agree - sorry, but if you get the sh*t end of the draw, you might not even be around for 4 days.

[tsecor]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

[glk]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

Ask tiger about 2002. Then Ernie.

[i*windows]

Afternoon wave will be 5 shots higher which is the one thing that I hate about this tournament

 

damn weather, maybe they should play in a bubble?

 

its good to see players having to play different conditions and really test their games. The weather will be fine tomorrow, so if you are within maybe 6 of the lead tonight you may have a chance tomorrow

[MtlJeff]

The spectators are brave man, Rory was hitting out of fescue like 3 feet high and they were lined up in a tunnel pretty much right off his intended line. I mean who knows where that ball's going coming out of that stuff

[Roadking2003]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

Not trying to be picky, but they don't mix it up at all. The first two days tee times are determined a few days in advance without any consideration for the weather. So a player could very easily get the worst weather on BOTH days, or the best weather on BOTH days.

 

Then the final two days the tee times are determined by standings, so once again a player could get the worst or best weather on both days. The weather forecast has no influence on tee times.

 

So I'm not sure what you mean by "they mix it up to keep it fair".

[Roadking2003]

The spectators are brave man, Rory was hitting out of fescue like 3 feet high and they were lined up in a tunnel pretty much right off his intended line. I mean who knows where that ball's going coming out of that stuff

 

I was watching that and thinking the same thing. I would not have been standing that close.

[Obee]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

It absolutely does not even out over four days. You could argue that it evens out over a season, but it absolutely does not necessarily even out over four days. Some tourneys you get the worst draw all four days. That is just the nature of weather. There isn't much they can do about that.

[Hawkeye77]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

The whole field plays 4 days?

[Roadking2003]

Rory really looks in the mood. Looks relaxed but focused. All of his swings so far have been spot on. Amazing contrast to yesterday.

 

He just hit his 4th fairway and he's on #16...............maybe he's too relaxed.

[Roadking2003]

Speaking of Rahm...... he just got his 3rd GIR on #15. What happened?

[gioguy21]

Speaking of Rahm...... he just got his 3rd GIR on #15. What happened?

it'll all work out. remember, 4 rounds?

[tsecor]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

The whole field plays 4 days?

seriously? don't be "That guy"

[tsecor]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

Not trying to be picky, but they don't mix it up at all. The first two days tee times are determined a few days in advance without any consideration for the weather. So a player could very easily get the worst weather on BOTH days, or the best weather on BOTH days.

 

Then the final two days the tee times are determined by standings, so once again a player could get the worst or best weather on both days. The weather forecast has no influence on tee times.

 

So I'm not sure what you mean by "they mix it up to keep it fair".

that's why they do it in advance, so nobody can claim bias.....that's what i mean by that......if you guys can predict the weather over there at any given moment, kudos to you. Lets get back on point. Nobody has data to support any of these positions, including me. its just an opinion

[ex0dus]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

Not trying to be picky, but they don't mix it up at all. The first two days tee times are determined a few days in advance without any consideration for the weather. So a player could very easily get the worst weather on BOTH days, or the best weather on BOTH days.

 

Then the final two days the tee times are determined by standings, so once again a player could get the worst or best weather on both days. The weather forecast has no influence on tee times.

 

So I'm not sure what you mean by "they mix it up to keep it fair".

that's why they do it in advance, so nobody can claim bias.....that's what i mean by that......if you guys can predict the weather over there at any given moment, kudos to you. Lets get back on point. Nobody has data to support any of these positions, including me. its just an opinion

 

 

Nobody has claimed bias.

 

What they are saying is that some players can get far worse weather than other players, which is absolutely true and has happened over and over in this tournament over the years. It does not even out.

[tsecor]

They mix it up to keep it fair. In MY OPINION, it all evens out for the guys who make it through 4 days.

 

Not trying to be picky, but they don't mix it up at all. The first two days tee times are determined a few days in advance without any consideration for the weather. So a player could very easily get the worst weather on BOTH days, or the best weather on BOTH days.

 

Then the final two days the tee times are determined by standings, so once again a player could get the worst or best weather on both days. The weather forecast has no influence on tee times.

 

So I'm not sure what you mean by "they mix it up to keep it fair".

that's why they do it in advance, so nobody can claim bias.....that's what i mean by that......if you guys can predict the weather over there at any given moment, kudos to you. Lets get back on point. Nobody has data to support any of these positions, including me. its just an opinion

 

 

Nobody has claimed bias.

 

What they are saying is that some players can get far worse weather than other players, which is absolutely true and has happened over and over in this tournament over the years. It does not even out.

exactly...they cant claim it, i already said that......shocker that is your position....who cares.....back to the tourney......its not that important.

[ex0dus]

exactly...they cant claim it, i already said that......shocker that is your position....who cares.....back to the tourney......its not that important.

 

It is not that important but you are arguing with several different people about it. OK

 

Your comment about the weather evening out over 4 days is simply wrong.

[Konklifer]

Speaking of Rahm...... he just got his 3rd GIR on #15. What happened?

 

The golf gods are doing what the rules official wouldn't.

[playar32]

The guys who draw thursday afternoon and friday morning might end up playing in the same conditions (at any tourney not the Open.)

 

For example, rain on Thursday afternoon has a better chance of going into Friday morning, than rain thursday morning, clearly up, and then rain again on Friday afternoon (but it can happen)