# The Open {Golf tournament} **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 16, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229 "2009-07-16T16:17:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/1 "2009-07-16T16:17:40Z")
Holy crap! Way to go Tom! ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/2 "2009-07-16T17:24:10Z")
Yeah that’s a bit out of nowhere. I read a fun item about what would happen if he were to win: previous Open champions are exempt until they are 60, but there’s no extension to that for recent wins. So even with a win this year, he would have to qualify after next year. Also I think Weir hit all 18 greens in regulation. I don’t recall seeing that too often. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/3 "2009-07-16T18:42:46Z")
Daly should get a 2 stroke penalty for the outfit. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/4 "2009-07-16T19:01:06Z")
If Watson wins, that rule might be revisited. 😉 Here is a message for anyone playing 16: If you can’t get it deep in the green, don’t hit the shot!!! 😛 Jimenez might manage to win this one; he likes the Open Championship. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/5 "2009-07-16T20:23:37Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > previous Open champions are exempt until they are 60, but there’s no extension to that for recent wins. So even with a win this year, he would have to qualify after next year. Yes, there is. 10 yr exemption for current winners: See #4 below: 1. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2008 Open Championship 2. Past Open Champions born between 17 July 1943 and 19 July 1948. 3. Past Open Champions aged 60 or under on 19 July 2009. 4. The Open Champions for 1999-2008. So Watson can qualify for the 2011 Championship by winning this week, or finishing in the top 10 next year. ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/6 "2009-07-16T23:48:32Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > Holy crap! Way to go Tom! Way too much to hope for, this one round will likely have to do, but… Holy crap! Go Tom!! ---
**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 17, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/7 "2009-07-17T00:04:08Z")
> [@Quint](#): > > Way too much to hope for, this one round will likely have to do, but… Holy crap! Go Tom!! Didn’t he do the same thing a couple of years ago? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/8 "2009-07-17T01:34:01Z")
Yep, he shot 65 in the 2003 US Open, at Olympia Field. IMO, he has a better chance of competing this week than he did 6 yrs ago. ---
**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 17, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/9 "2009-07-17T01:54:08Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Yep, he shot 65 in the 2003 US Open, at Olympia Field. > > IMO, he has a better chance of competing this week than he did 6 yrs ago. Thanks, I thought I had remembered that. Of course, Greg Norman made it through three rounds at the top of the leaderboard just last year, although at a significantly lower age. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/10 "2009-07-17T15:47:32Z")
Tiger is floundering. He gets an occasional birdie but gives it back. He is not making any important putts. He is staying 5 to 7 back so far. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/11 "2009-07-17T16:04:43Z")
Tiger just hit a tee shot crappy at 10. They just declared it a lost ball. He re hit and now they think they found the first one. He is checking it out. Wrong ball. Tiger will be fighting to make the cut. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/12 "2009-07-17T16:09:28Z")
Watson finished at -3. Calcavecchia -4. Jimenez at -3 (+3 today) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/13 "2009-07-17T16:41:08Z")
Could be a record…9 posts in a row with no mention of T.Woods ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/14 "2009-07-17T16:43:13Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Yes, there is. That’ll teach me to trust Sobel’s blog. 🙂 He corrected himself today at least. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/15 "2009-07-17T16:59:22Z")
Man, Tiger is 2 in back of my man Briny! Everyone knows he is not my fave, but MAN has he got his work cut out for him. What happened? He looked unstoppable in his last win. My fear was that he was going to stick to his irons off the tee, stay short of the trouble, and run away with it. I’ve got Justin Rose in a pool, and at least he is alive. Jimenez would have been a good pick. My other near picks - McIlroy and Mahan - not so much. At least I didn’t pick Ian Poulter or Paul Casey like my buddies! On the one hand, I enjoy seeing someone like Watson rekindle old flames. On the other, I dislike it because it makes it so easy for the media to run with it as THE ONE STORY of the tournament. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/16 "2009-07-17T17:07:07Z")
Jeez …what a day for Tom. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/17 "2009-07-17T18:03:29Z")
Tiger is adding some drama. Cut is likely +4. He was at 7 and birdied 2 in a row. He needs a bird for a sure thing. Or, he can wait and see if 5 squeaks in. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/18 "2009-07-17T18:23:31Z")
Finished at 5. He needs 7 players on the course to drop to 5 or worse. Not very likely. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/19 "2009-07-17T18:54:50Z")
[Tiger missed the cut](http://www.thegolfchannel.com/shag-bag/). ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229/20 "2009-07-17T18:55:24Z")
Caught some of the tourney while working out. Found it amusing how, as soon as Tiger finished at +5, the discussion turned to what the cut line would be. Folks who were under par were barely mentioned. I sure hope the field does not cooperate by drawing back to Tiger. Will Watson have more left in his tank than Norman did last year? I think Westwood is looking solid. Never have been a huge fan of Cink. And who the heck is Steve Marino? From 07 through 09: no wins 2 2ds 2 3ds 13 top 10s. I’ll go out on a limb and predict he will not be atop the leaderboard come Sunday afternoon! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-open-golf-tournament/503229.md?page=2)