# The Open Championship (Golf) - Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 14, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720 "2010-07-14T22:24:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/21 "2010-07-16T14:07:46Z")
I cannot recall any other tournament I’ve seen suspended for high winds. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/22 "2010-07-16T14:41:46Z")
I played on a windy day where when we chipped up to the hole ,it blew back. It was exposed to a strong wind and the pin was at the top of the mound. We just took a 2 putt each and walked away. it was unplayable. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/23 "2010-07-16T14:47:38Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > He should so go with the Aloha Girls tomorrow. That is some of the ugliest stuff I’ve ever seen. If it wasn’t so much I would think about some! For Round 2, he chose Cotton Candy. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/24 "2010-07-16T15:59:37Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > For Round 2, he chose Cotton Candy. There are no words to describe how awesome Daly is. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/25 "2010-07-16T18:07:59Z")
The 17th ,par 4 is playing at 4.8. Kind of tough. ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/26 "2010-07-16T19:52:30Z")
> [@Shadez](#): > > At least it catches your eye! But yeah… Pic of outfit: > [http://www.wgntv.com/sports/os-british-open-first-round-20100715,0,5393578.story](http://www.wgntv.com/sports/os-british-open-first-round-20100715,0,5393578.story) Its like something the teacher from the Magic School Bus would wear. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/27 "2010-07-16T20:40:42Z")
Tiger was close to a hole in one on the 18th (par 4) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/28 "2010-07-16T20:50:47Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Tiger was close to a hole in one on the 18th (par 4) Yeah, he pushed that tee shot two inches right. That was a hell of a break that the early starters got today. Nobody in the afternoon group will break par, and there is a 5+ stroke difference between morning and afternoon scores. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/29 "2010-07-16T20:51:45Z")
Ah, Tom. That’s a great way to finish up. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/30 "2010-07-17T22:53:32Z")
He drove it today and 3 putted. That is a bad way to finish. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/31 "2010-07-18T06:34:48Z")
Meanwhile, the kid from SA is 4 clear of the field, 7 ahead of 3rd place. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/32 "2010-07-18T16:13:55Z")
8 shot lead-I really hope this kid sticks-he has had this goofy smile on his face the entire weekend, just like it was a simple stroll in the park (which it is, now). ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/33 "2010-07-18T18:35:14Z")
Mcilroy has to be kicking himself. That 2nd round 80 has to haunt him. He could have applied pressure if he shot near par that day. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/34 "2010-07-19T13:36:08Z")
Well that was boring. Well, unless you like the opportunity to see every weird kind of penalty stroke possible. I wondered how anyone could pay as poorly as Dustin Johnson in the final round of a major, and then along came Calc. Wouldn’t have wanted to be on my spouse’s bag for a round like that! Really weird when it seems as tho one player is playing a different course and in different conditions than the entire rest of the field. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720/35 "2010-07-19T15:18:55Z")
Indeed-any Nationwide Tour scrub can come along and eke out a victory in a major, and never be seen again, but to win by 7 strokes might be indicative of something more. We shall see. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-championship-golf-discussion/546720.md?page=1)