Tiger Woods 7/2
Ernie Els 12
Phil Mickelson 14
Vijay Singh 25
Jim Furyk 25
The majors have become a bit of a lottery these days - so many good players about and all capable of winning the big tournaments. Would love a European to win just to break this long wait dating back to the last Open held at Carnoustie. Of the Europeans i think Donald, Casey, Harrington, Stenson and Garcia have the best chance. Darren Clarke is due a good week but might be a bit much to expect him to be in contention.
Quote from: tyroneboi on July 15, 2007, 08:01:35 PM
The majors have become a bit of a lottery these days - so many good players about and all capable of winning the big tournaments.
Which is why Woods and Mickelson have bagged 6 of the last 10 ;)
I'd fancy the same two lads to fight this one out between them - would like to see Mickelson take this one, but whether he'll ever truly manage links golf?? The word is he threw todays scottish open, as it's unlucky to win it the week before the Open!!
Might have a wee punt on Sergio too.
i stand by my comment bout many players capable of winning majors - the likes of Ogilvy, Campbell, Curtis, Cabrera, Johnson - shows that the majors are wide open for a lot of players to win it. Dont think it will be a straight fight between Mickleson and Woods either by the way and you can quote me on that this day next week and i will gladly eat humble pie!
I have a fiver on Carl Petterson to win has made 13 straight cuts,good track record at the the open.
Always back Harrington and will be doing so today, made a few quid on Di Marco last year and might go there again (150/1 with totesport). Novelty bet Brett Quigley 300/1 ;) ;)
noticed that nearly everyone played last weekend before the open. never seen tiger woods play anywhere. i heard he plays royal portrush or royal county down before the open
cant wait for thursday. 'working' at home in front of the telly all thur/fri this week! as for a bet.. david higgins to make the cut. he's playing really well and will be under most bookies radar...
Thursdays tee times
1 06:30
Joe DURANT
Oliver WILSON
Ben BUNNY
2 06:41
Kevin STADLER
Graeme STORM
David HIGGINS
3 06:52
Adilson DA SILVA
Gregory BOURDY
Matt KUCHAR
4 07:03
Vaughn TAYLOR
Peter FOWLER
David COUPLAND (A)
5 07:14
Ross BAIN
Duffy WALDORF
John BICKERTON
6 07:25
Scott DRUMMOND
Rod PAMPLING
Steve STRICKER
7 07:36
KJ CHOI
Richard STERNE
David HOWELL
8 07:47
Stuart APPLEBY
John ROLLINS
Raphaël JACQUELIN
9 07:58
Chad CAMPBELL
Darren CLARKE
Chris DiMARCO
10 08:09
Retief GOOSEN
Thomas BJÖRN
Justin LEONARD
11 08:20
Geoff OGILVY
Anthony WALL
Todd HAMILTON
12 08:31
Drew WEAVER (A)
Paul CASEY
Stephen AMES
13 08:42
Nick FALDO
Trevor IMMELMAN
Carl PETTERSSON
14 08:58
Adam SCOTT
Davis LOVE III
Hideto TANIHARA
15 09:09
Tiger WOODS
Paul LAWRIE
Justin ROSE
16 09:20
Ian POULTER
Scott VERPLANK
Mike WEIR
17 09:31
Colin MONTGOMERIE
Toshi IZAWA
Stewart CINK
18 09:42
Tom LEHMAN
Jeev Milkha SINGH
Nick O'HERN
19 09:53
Michael PUTNAM
David SHACKLADY
Tomohiro KONDO
20 10:04
Paul McGINLEY
J J HENRY
John SENDEN
21 10:15
Markus BRIER
Gregory HAVRET
Rich BEEM
22 10:26
Ryan MOORE
Pelle EDBERG
Dong-Hwan LEE
23 10:37
Adam GROOM
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED
Hunter MAHAN
24 10:48
Peter BAKER
Mark FOSTER
Spencer LEVIN
25 10:59
Mattias ELIASSON
Justin KEHOE
David GLEESON
26 11:10
Won Joon LEE
Douglas McGUIGAN
Toshinori MUTO
27 11:41
Jerry KELLY
Paul BROADHURST
Mark HENSBY
28 11:52
Sandy LYLE
Shaun MICHEEL
Andres ROMERO
29 12:03
Charl SCHWARTZEL
Mark CALCAVECCHIA
Ross FISHER
30 12:14
Peter HANSON
Brett WETTERICH
Matthew ZIONS
31 12:25
Anders HANSEN
David FROST
Richard GREEN
32 12:36
Robert KARLSSON
Ernie ELS
Lucas GLOVER
33 12:47
John DALY
Bradley DREDGE
Robert ALLENBY
34 12:58
Luke DONALD
Charles HOWELL III
Llewellyn MATTHEWS (A)
35 13:09
Angel CABRERA
Rory SABBATINI
Sean O'HAIR
36 13:20
Padraig HARRINGTON
Richie RAMSAY (A)
David TOMS
37 13:31
Jim FURYK
Niclas FASTH
Nick DOUGHERTY
38 13:42
Rory McILROY (A)
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ
Henrik STENSON
39 13:53
Vijay SINGH
Arron OBERHOLSER
Brian DAVIS
40 14:09
Aaron BADDELEY
Ben CURTIS
Paul WARING (A)
41 14:20
Phil MICKELSON
Toru TANIGUCHI
Lee WESTWOOD
42 14:31
Graeme McDOWELL
Zach JOHNSON
José Maria OLAZABAL
43 14:42
Sergio GARCIA
Chad CAMPBELL
Johan EDFORS
44 14:53
Achi SATO
Brett QUIGLEY
Francesco MOLINARI
45 15:04
Mark O'MEARA
Loren ROBERTS
Tony JACKLIN
46 15:15
Boo WEEKLEY
Jon BEVAN
Paul SHEEHAN
47 15:26
Pat PEREZ
Yong-Eun YANG
Kevin HARPER
48 15:37
Ewan PORTER
Jonathan BYRD
Alastair FORSYTH
49 15:48
Steven ALKER
Nick WATNEY
Desvonde BOTES
50 15:59
Charley HOFFMAN
Chih Bing LAM
Steve PARRY
51 16:10
Scott LAYCOCK
Anders HULTMAN
Seung-Ho LEE
52 16:21
Jose-Filipe LIMA
Terry PILKADARIS
Benn BARHAM
Fridays tee times
1 06:30
Jerry KELLY
Paul BROADHURST
Mark HENSBY
2 06:41
Sandy LYLE
Shaun MICHEEL
Andres ROMERO
3 06:52
Charl SCHWARTZEL
Mark CALCAVECCHIA
Ross FISHER
4 07:03
Peter HANSON
Brett WETTERICH
Matthew ZIONS
5 07:14
Anders HANSEN
David FROST
Richard GREEN
6 07:25
Robert KARLSSON
Ernie ELS
Lucas GLOVER
7 07:36
John DALY
Bradley DREDGE
Robert ALLENBY
8 07:47
Luke DONALD
Charles HOWELL III
Llewellyn MATTHEWS (A)
9 07:58
Angel CABRERA
Rory SABBATINI
Sean O'HAIR
10 08:09
Padraig HARRINGTON
Richie RAMSAY (A)
David TOMS
11 08:20
Jim FURYK
Niclas FASTH
Nick DOUGHERTY
12 08:31
Rory McILROY (A)
Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ
Henrik STENSON
13 08:42
Vijay SINGH
Arron OBERHOLSER
Brian DAVIS
14 08:58
Aaron BADDELEY
Ben CURTIS
Paul WARING (A)
15 09:09
Phil MICKELSON
Toru TANIGUCHI
Lee WESTWOOD
16 09:20
Graeme McDOWELL
Zach JOHNSON
José Maria OLAZABAL
17 09:31
Sergio GARCIA
Chad CAMPBELL
Johan EDFORS
18 09:42
Achi SATO
Brett QUIGLEY
Francesco MOLINARI
19 09:53
Mark O'MEARA
Loren ROBERTS
Tony JACKLIN
20 10:04
Boo WEEKLEY
Jon BEVAN
Paul SHEEHAN
21 10:15
Pat PEREZ
Yong-Eun YANG
Kevin HARPER
22 10:26
Ewan PORTER
Jonathan BYRD
Alastair FORSYTH
23 10:37
Steven ALKER
Nick WATNEY
Desvonde BOTES
24 10:48
Charley HOFFMAN
Chih Bing LAM
Steve PARRY
25 10:59
Scott LAYCOCK
Anders HULTMAN
Seung-Ho LEE
26 11:10
Jose-Filipe LIMA
Terry PILKADARIS
Benn BARHAM
27 11:41
Joe DURANT
Oliver WILSON
Ben BUNNY
28 11:52
Kevin STADLER
Graeme STORM
David HIGGINS
29 12:03
Adilson DA SILVA
Gregory BOURDY
Matt KUCHAR
30 12:14
Vaughn TAYLOR
Peter FOWLER
David COUPLAND (A)
31 12:25
Ross BAIN
Duffy WALDORF
John BICKERTON
32 12:36
Scott DRUMMOND
Rod PAMPLING
Steve STRICKER
33 12:47
KJ CHOI
Richard STERNE
David HOWELL
34 12:58
Stuart APPLEBY
John ROLLINS
Raphaël JACQUELIN
35 13:09
Michael CAMPBELL
Darren CLARKE
Chris DiMARCO
36 13:20
Retief GOOSEN
Thomas BJÖRN
Justin LEONARD
37 13:31
Geoff OGILVY
Anthony WALL
Todd HAMILTON
38 13:42
Drew WEAVER (A)
Paul CASEY
Stephen AMES
39 13:53
Nick FALDO
Trevor IMMELMAN
Carl PETTERSSON
40 14:09
Adam SCOTT
Davis LOVE III
Hideto TANIHARA
41 14:20
Tiger WOODS
Paul LAWRIE
Justin ROSE
42 14:31
Ian POULTER
Scott VERPLANK
Mike WEIR
43 14:42
Colin MONTGOMERIE
Toshi IZAWA
Stewart CINK
44 14:53
Tom LEHMAN
Jeev Milkha SINGH
Nick O'HERN
45 15:04
Michael PUTNAM
David SHACKLADY
Tomohiro KONDO
46 15:15
Paul McGINLEY
J J HENRY
John SENDEN
47 15:26
Markus BRIER
Gregory HAVRET
Rich BEEM
48 15:37
Ryan MOORE
Pelle EDBERG
Dong-Hwan LEE
49 15:48
Adam GROOM
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED
Hunter MAHAN
50 15:59
Peter BAKER
Mark FOSTER
Spencer LEVIN
51 16:10
Mattias ELIASSON
Justin KEHOE
David GLEESON
52 16:21
Won Joon LEE
Douglas McGUIGAN
Toshinori MUTO
Seve Ballesteros has announced his retirement from golf.
The 50-year-old Spaniard, who won three Open and two Masters titles, said: "This has been the most difficult decision of my life."
Ballesteros played in four successful European Ryder Cup sides and captained the team to victory in 1997.
Darren Clarke hopes his performance in the Open this week will show his golfing rehabilitation is complete.
The Ulsterman's focus understandably slipped after the death of his wife Heather last year and he missed eight cuts until three weeks ago.
However, his joint 49th at the Buick Open was followed by an impressive tied 19th finish at the Scottish Open.
"I've put my head down to come through this and I'm very comfortable with my game," said the Ryder Cup star.
did anyone hear the weather for the first 2 days? will it help the earlier starters or late
I hate the British Open - have to get up early to watch it :D :D
Quote from: anportmorforjfc on July 17, 2007, 05:08:02 PM
did anyone hear the weather for the first 2 days? will it help the earlier starters or late
forcast for the end of the week is 'mixed' whatever that means...
there is a preview for the open tonight at 11.20 on bbc two
Quote from: magickingdom on July 17, 2007, 05:56:16 PM
Quote from: anportmorforjfc on July 17, 2007, 05:08:02 PM
did anyone hear the weather for the first 2 days? will it help the earlier starters or late
forcast for the end of the week is 'mixed' whatever that means...
Mixed weather for carnoustie will probably mean torrential rain and wind followed by an hour on glorious sunshine :)
I hope the weather isn't awful though. The americans never gave Paul Lawrie the credit he deserved for winning it in 1999, and said the weather prevented a better player from winning it. I remember that Open very well, especially Jean Van de Velde losing the plot on the final few holes. When he took the shoes and socks off to play that infamous shot, I couldn't watch. Talk about choking on your big chance of success.
http://www.opengolf.com/history/quiz.sps?quizDay
40 questions on the history of the open i got 9 :D
Gary Player has claimed some golfers are taking performance-enhancing drugs to boost their game and wants random testing brought in as soon as possible.
"I know for a fact that some golfers are doing it," said the South African, who won nine majors in his career.
"I would say there are 10 guys taking something. I might be way out. It's definitely not going to be lower, it might be a hell of a lot more."
Player, 71, says two players have told him personally they are taking drugs.
He refused to reveal who they were but said he could see a big physical change in one of those he had spoken to.
KJ Choi off to a flyer -4 after 6 holes, Darren Clarke +3.
latest scores
1 Choi Kor -3 10
1 Campbell NZ -3 9
3 Pampling Aus -2 11
3 Goosen SA -2 9
3 DiMarco US -2 9
3 McGinley Ire -2 2
7 Bourdy Fra -1 14
7 Jacquelin Fra -1 10
7 Leonard US -1 9
7 Immelman SA -1 6
7 Tanihara Jpn -1 5
7 Woods US -1 5
7 Verplank US -1 4
7 Kondo Jpn -1 3
7 Brier Aut -1 1
16 Stricker US level 11
16 Rollins US level 10
16 Björn Den level 9
16 Casey Eng level 7
16 Weaver US level 11
Quote from: magickingdom on July 17, 2007, 05:56:16 PM
Quote from: anportmorforjfc on July 17, 2007, 05:08:02 PM
did anyone hear the weather for the first 2 days? will it help the earlier starters or late
forcast for the end of the week is 'mixed' whatever that means...
It means straight rain mixed with a sort of slantly rain mixed when a cold rain
did anyone see that shite clip in the bbc preview last night; where they did 90 secs on green impact on golf etc!
fkn awful piece of fill in tv
ps. backed cabrera e way at 60s, also did havret e/way at 125s
I heard Jack Nicklaus on the radio last night saying his game wasn't very good these days. "For years", he said, "people were telling me how much they wished they could play like me. Well now they can".
McGinley 5 under after 13. Good man Paul. Whats odds on another win for the cheeky dubs on Sunday!!!!!
McGinley -6 3 ahead of the field
Unfortunately McGinley has given 2 shots back, now at -4 after 16
-4 is still a great return, the last few holes are notoriously dodgy, the real story of the day is Northern Irish amatuer Rory McIlroy. The 18 year old finished the day at -3. A great round and in his interview he seems the model of modesty. Have kept an ear out for him and in every interview he does he talks Clarke up no end. Keep it up.
Woods will win it.
Course offering plenty of birdies this morning. Sergio out early too.
According to Ken Brown, Sergio Garcia's second shot rocketed off a woman's thigh in the crowd and into the rough. Or, as Ken put it, "Garcia's ball bounced off a young lady's thigh".
Young McIlroy doing very well. Have watched him play for the Irish teams over the years and at various comps like the West and Irish Amateur Open and he always has a wee tricolour pinned on his bag. Had to laugh over on OWC where one asked why wasn't the NI flag beside his name. I'd see you'll see McIlroy in this years Walker Cup and in future Ryder Cups with a tricolour round his shoulders.
i thought mcilroy was a representative of the "other side" - I didnt realise he was irish! fair play.
Tiger opens with a double bogey on the First :o
Harrington sharing the lead after 12 on -7 along with Garcia