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Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009



http://www.theopen.com/

This course is linksy as gently caress.




The last time the Open was played here was 12 years ago when Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a playoff. Yeah, remember that guy?


Air Times (ET)
Since NBC lost the USGA championships to Fox, it picked up the Open. That means lots of coverage with good commentators across Golf Channel, NBC, and NBC Sports Live Extra. In fact, we're getting 3.5 more hours of coverage each day compared to last year!

Thu/Fri: 1:30am-4pm Golf Channel
Sat/Sun: 4-7am Golf Channel, 7am-2:30pm NBC


Marquee Tee Times (Thu/Fri ET)
3:03 AM 8:04 AM Branden Grace Patrick Reed Byeong Hun An
3:25 AM 8:26 AM Padraig Harrington Louis Oosthuizen Jamie Donaldson
4:03 AM 9:04 AM Jordan Spieth Justin Rose Shane Lowry
4:25 AM 9:26 AM Danny Willett Rickie Fowler Jason Day
4:36 AM 9:37 AM Rory McIlroy Hideki Matsuyama Bubba Watson
9:15 AM 4:14 AM Zach Johnson Adam Scott Henrik Stenson
9:48 AM 4:47 AM Anirban Lahiri Sergio Garcia Keegan Bradley


Odds
Jason Day 7/1
Rory McIlroy 8/1
Dustin Johnson 8/1
Jordan Spieth 10/1
Adam Scott 20/1
Branden Grace 20/1
Rickie Fowler 25/1
Henrik Stenson 25/1
Sergio Garcia 25/1
Justin Rose 33/1
Phil Mickelson 33/1
Lee Westwood 33/1
Louis Oosthuizen 40/1
Martin Kaymer 40/1
Shane Lowry 40/1
Danny Willett 40/1
Hideki Matsuyama 50/1
Bubba Watson 50/1
Zach Johnson 50/1
Charl Schwartzel 50/1


Betting Pool
Pick a player who isn't Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, or Rory McIlroy. Best finisher gets a dozen balls or :20bux: from everyone else.

Josh Lyman: Adam Scott
EnsGDT: "Sugar" Shane Lowry
DJExile: Rickie Fowler
mattfl: Bubba Watson
Kameh: Sergio Garcia
BCRock: Justin Rose
daslog: Louis Oosthuizen
Keyser S0ze: Branden Grace

Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Jul 13, 2016

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Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


After turning traitor on my Titleist brethren to win the US Open pool, I'd like to return to picking Adam Scott, but I'm a bit surprised to see his odds so low.

gently caress it, a Titleist staffer won last year and has yet to win a major this year, so a Titleist staffer will obviously win here. :downs:

Kameh, you good for Sergio?

Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 12:20 on Jul 11, 2016

EnsGDT
Nov 9, 2004

~boop boop beep motherfucker~
Lowry for me please!

I know I still owe the balls from the last thread. I'll order them, I've just been slammed at work.

Edit: gently caress it, just ordered them. <3

EnsGDT fucked around with this message at 08:31 on Jul 11, 2016

DJExile
Jun 28, 2007


i'm gonna take Rickie Fowler because why not

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

This course seems well made for Bubba, I think?

So I gotta stick with my man again.

Kameh
Apr 27, 2004

Resident Sergio Apologist
CHAMPION

Josh Lyman posted:

Kameh, you good for Sergio?

He missed the cut here in 2004.

So ALL ABOARD THE SERGIO HYPE TRAIN. :a2m:

EnsGDT
Nov 9, 2004

~boop boop beep motherfucker~
Can I please get that changed to "Sugar" Shane Lowry thanks in advance

BCRock
Dec 13, 2005
I'm huge in Japan
Put me down for Justin Rose.

Oh and I totally spaced on sending the :20bux: from the US Open so I'll do that today.

daslog
Dec 10, 2008

#essereFerrari
I will take Oosthuizen because Ricky isn't that good and someone else chose him

Keyser_Soze
May 5, 2009

Pillbug
Branden Grace :vuvu:

Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Jul 13, 2016

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


OP updated with pool picks.

daslog posted:

I will take Oosthuizen because Ricky isn't that good and someone else chose him

Keyser S0ze posted:

Branden Grace
I really like these two picks. I have a sneaking suspicion one of them will win (our pool).

DJ obviously wining the tourney. :v:

Keyser_Soze
May 5, 2009

Pillbug
Surprised Grace was still available.....so I grabbed him but was originally just going to go with Danny Willett to double down even though he's been on the buffet circuit the last 3 months.

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004
Yes finally getting full coverage of the open. All majors should do this.

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001

Dimebag posted:

Yes finally getting full coverage of the open. All majors should do this.

Can't wait. This is the best major - Euro Tour commentators, links golf and staying up late in the middle of winter to simulate the weather the players face :D

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004
Poor old Montie, right into the face of a pot bunker with his second shot. Did bloody well to grab a 6 out of it.

Edit: and he's now at 3 under, home course advantage.

Links golf is awesome and I enjoy seeing the US guys playing the only true links course they will all year, well apart from the dudes who play in the Scottish open the week before.

Dimebag fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Jul 14, 2016

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Good morning fuckers. It's time to watch golf!

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001
Thomas goes out n birdies the first 4.

Bit random, Vijay sponsored by Adobe?

Halo14 fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Jul 14, 2016

Dimebag
Jul 12, 2004
It's very refreshing not to hear "get in the hole" after every shot.

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001
Looove how brutal these bunkers are.

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

Louie with the ace!

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001
Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Love it.

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

Halo14 posted:

Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Love it.

It was pretty cool, I had just turned on the tv and my wife was like, why is golf on so early and BAM, hole in one lol

Halo14
Sep 11, 2001
Nice way to start haha.

That 11th hole looks brutal. Think it's index 1 on the card - no birdies yet, closest was a lip out for Matsuyama :/

EnsGDT
Nov 9, 2004

~boop boop beep motherfucker~
Looks like Shane hosed me already. God dammit.

Unknownmass
Nov 3, 2007
The collapse some of these holes allow for is just fantastic, and I am not sorry that I root for it during this tourny

Unknownmass
Nov 3, 2007
Also bunker cams may start rivaling shot tracers as the best part of major coverage.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Unknownmass posted:

Also bunker cams may start rivaling shot tracers as the best part of major coverage.

I'm in love with bunker cam.

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

Phil looking pretty good...

On a day where they have absolutely perfect playing conditions.

Let's see if he can hold up through the weekend when the weather turns to poo poo.

straight up brolic
Jan 31, 2007

After all, I was nice in ball,
Came to practice weed scented
Report card like the speed limit

:homebrew::homebrew::homebrew:

Royal Troon lol

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

Holy poo poo Phil how did that not go in?!

Douchebag
Oct 21, 2005

mattfl posted:

Holy poo poo Phil how did that not go in?!

The montage of putts they showed of players trying for a 62 in majors was hysterical and then it happens to Phil.

Presto
Nov 22, 2002

Keep calm and Harry on.
Did DJ ever find his ball on the 1st hole? They were hunting for it in the weeds when I left for work.

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

Presto posted:

Did DJ ever find his ball on the 1st hole? They were hunting for it in the weeds when I left for work.

Ya, with just a few seconds left of the 5 minutes he has to find it.

Keyser_Soze
May 5, 2009

Pillbug
there's no way this weather holds up

Suprfli6
Jul 9, 2008

:shepface:God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title:shepface:

Down side of British Open.... being stuck at work and relegated to browsing some golf sites and leaderboard instead of actually watching the first two rounds.

Wind and rain is the forecast for Troon tomorrow so that'll be more Open-ish.

Suprfli6 fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Jul 14, 2016

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Your round 1 update

Suprfli6
Jul 9, 2008

:shepface:God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title:shepface:

One of these things is not like the others...

Keyser_Soze
May 5, 2009

Pillbug
That one dude has Shirtless Paddy Reed by default.


oh and Lowry's twitter was awesome:

Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jul 15, 2016

RideTheSpiral
Sep 18, 2005
College Slice
go tiger

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Suprfli6
Jul 9, 2008

:shepface:God I fucking love Diablo 3 gold, it even paid for this shitty title:shepface:

Something tells me Faldo had a lot of fun doing all these little voice-overs about the weather, Scotland, the Open, etc.

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