:00:34. > :00:39.Hello and welcome back to Wentworth, the home and headquarters of the
:00:39. > :00:43.European tour, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. If
:00:43. > :00:46.you're a believer that life begins at 40, then this BMW PGA
:00:46. > :00:51.Championship will underline that assertion. They're playing for
:00:51. > :00:56.Wapping prize this week, the biggest on the European tour of
:00:56. > :01:06.over �600,000. Enit to win it, the best field ever assembled,
:01:06. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:11.including 14 major champions and the top three in the world rankings.
:01:11. > :01:21.We have a great feel that my great golf course. Hopefully, we will
:01:21. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:39.produce some great golf. -- a great It is the flagship event of the
:01:39. > :01:49.European tour. It is a tough test, one of the toughest tests of the
:01:49. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:15.And this is obviously a course that I have been able to manage well
:02:15. > :02:24.round, I have figured out a way to play it well and I am excited or my
:02:24. > :02:27.chances this year. -- excited about my chances.
:02:27. > :02:31.The world No. 1 spot has been passed around like a hot potato
:02:31. > :02:37.this season between Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald. It could change
:02:37. > :02:43.hands again this week. No. 3 we Westwood might move within touching
:02:43. > :02:51.distance of the top. Justin Rose is also a favourite in the top 10.
:02:51. > :02:56.With Matton Chi Ma, Darren Clarke and 18 of the top 50 players in the
:02:56. > :02:59.world attending, this is truly a star-studded field. Few have a
:02:59. > :03:06.record to match Peter Alliss. You're a three-time winner. Only
:03:07. > :03:12.Nick Faldo has more. You arrive here as a newly inducted member of
:03:12. > :03:18.the World Golf Hall of fame. Very many congratulations. What an
:03:18. > :03:28.amazing honour. It was, and it was very difficult to explain in simple
:03:28. > :03:34.When the letter came informing me that my peers had voted Meehan, I
:03:35. > :03:40.thought, shall I write them a lovely letter. My wife said, come
:03:40. > :03:44.on, I knew several of them had not gone. I thought, it won't be the
:03:45. > :03:52.end of the world of I don't go. Anyway, we went and I am so pleased
:03:52. > :03:57.we did, because it was magical, one of the great experiences of my life.
:03:57. > :04:04.I thought, this is ridiculous! It must be my twin brother a somebody.
:04:04. > :04:12.It was lovely. It was very well deserved. Out of about only 141
:04:12. > :04:17.people, only 38 people were alive! Thank you, Lords. I am so glad you
:04:17. > :04:21.enjoyed it, Peter. This is a place you love to come back to. When you
:04:21. > :04:29.think back 12 months ago, what a challenge we had on that final day
:04:29. > :04:34.in the play-off between Luke Donald, who took over as world No. 1. This
:04:34. > :04:37.is still a live issue as we come back 12 months later. It is so
:04:37. > :04:43.close. It is like the through ball between the two Manchester teams.
:04:43. > :04:48.There are similar things happening here. If he holes this putt, if he
:04:48. > :04:55.misses this putt... It is all a bit of a jumble, but a wonderful jumble.
:04:55. > :05:00.I am so pleased that we have in Europe so many very, very, very
:05:00. > :05:09.good players. It is wonderful to see. Remarkable times for the
:05:09. > :05:15.European tour and indeed, UK golf as well. You have to go back 20
:05:15. > :05:23.Georgia's when Jose-Maria Olazabal will was there and European,
:05:23. > :05:27.British golf was on a high. -- 20 years. It is wonderful how it has
:05:27. > :05:34.progressed. It is getting more consistent. I think Luke Donald is
:05:34. > :05:37.wonderful, I am a great fan of Rory McIlroy. A wonderful field playing
:05:37. > :05:42.for a top prize. Glorious conditions for the opening round on
:05:42. > :05:47.Thursday. When you look across the course, it looks on magnificent
:05:47. > :05:52.condition. The head greenkeeper says that the building has been --
:05:52. > :05:56.the build up has been very challenging. It has been the
:05:56. > :06:02.warmest and driest March on record followed by the wettest April. It
:06:02. > :06:05.defies belief to see how marvellous it looks. How appropriate that
:06:05. > :06:15.Ernie Els, the man who helped redesign this course, could show
:06:15. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:24.everyone away. -- sure everyone the world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who had
:06:24. > :06:33.already had an eagle and a bogey on the cards by the time he went to
:06:33. > :06:40.all seven. He took advantage, moving to two under par. Nicely
:06:40. > :06:45.done here from the edge of that wealth. -- from the edge of the
:06:45. > :06:50.12th hole. By the time Rory McIlroy reached the 10th green, things were
:06:51. > :06:57.unravelling. He dropped shots at the 8th green and the 9th green.
:06:57. > :07:05.His fellow Northern Irishman was having an equally up and down kind
:07:05. > :07:15.of day. That lovely putt at the 11th to Kemback to one under par. -
:07:15. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:33.Mark Warren had a very strong middle part of his a writ -- of his
:07:33. > :07:41.
:07:41. > :07:51.this beautiful day. Mark Warren is somewhere down there. He started
:07:51. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:18.off at 7 o'clock this morning but has been changed from a par four to
:08:18. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:42.Peter. It looked good. Nice bounce, as well. The forget about those
:08:42. > :08:52.bounces, don't they? Mark Warren and the 18th. This one is left to
:08:52. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:41.for a 68. He finishes well. The Ian Poulter. Mr Goto under par. --
:09:41. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :09:58.this week. Let's hope it works for him. Eagle chance. He birdied the
:09:58. > :10:08.11th, he was looking to birdie the 12. That will taken into red
:10:08. > :10:14.
:10:14. > :10:19.he pulled it left a bit? He certainly has. It is not a million
:10:19. > :10:29.miles away from the out of bounds. That is horrid. There will probably
:10:29. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:37.be a rule to let him escape. A bit iffy! It is out of bounds, Ken.
:10:37. > :10:47.That little fence used to be further back. The Cup defence in
:10:47. > :10:56.
:10:56. > :11:02.back. There is a little footpath trade! That is nice to see. The
:11:02. > :11:12.halo slipped there for a moment. Frustrating. A par five, expecting
:11:12. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:23.a birdie or perhaps any goal. Westwood second of the 13th.
:11:23. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:37.Majestic. Massive crowds out this of bounds by a couple of inches. A
:11:37. > :11:47.costly hole. The 12th hole, Ernie Els for a birdie. The outright
:11:47. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:57.leader. Very relaxed. Home territory. Paul Lawrie. In a good
:11:57. > :11:58.
:11:59. > :12:08.vein of form. Second shot to the 12th hole. I Ripper. What a gem!
:12:09. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:25.but for Lee Westwood. -- virtually straight up the hill, this putt for
:12:25. > :12:26.
:12:26. > :12:36.Lee Westwood. The South African going well. He is two under par.
:12:36. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:17.the back here. -- the flight is on Lawrie. He is level par. This is a
:13:17. > :13:25.putt for eagle. That was too speedy. It Coppell left have. Why does it
:13:25. > :13:35.happen to me? Aerials for another birdie. That is right in the bag of
:13:35. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.the wall. -- Ernie Els. He is going well, six under par. That is
:13:46. > :13:46.
:13:46. > :14:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:14:50. > :15:00.line as Ernie Els. You can always beginning of a role -- long run for
:15:00. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:15.home. This is a par putt. He has another two or three birdies to
:15:15. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:49.finish, but you can also take a few left. It usually works its way down
:15:49. > :15:59.
:15:59. > :16:03.from the right. One more hop and it under for the burly South African.
:16:03. > :16:13.Trying to follow in the footsteps of Charl Schwartzel and Louis
:16:13. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:22.2-under. But deport at the 18th. Well done, young sir. We usually
:16:22. > :16:32.see you in an old mackintosh and a battered car, but that was a hell
:16:32. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :17:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:17:16. > :17:20.they? Assured back here, shot there. should ignore the hole.
:17:20. > :17:29.E is Lee we spent days -- Lee Westwood. Good speed, but not quite
:17:30. > :17:39.enough. That does annoy you. He was a long way away.
:17:40. > :17:44.
:17:44. > :17:49.The 18th, Jeev Milka Singh. An to do. Was he pitching up there
:17:49. > :17:59.hoping for a... I am not sure, it was a bit awkward. I don't think he
:17:59. > :18:04.
:18:05. > :18:09.has fallen in love with this hole see it. I would say that is almost
:18:09. > :18:19.unplayable, Ken, wouldn't you? Me DEC is debating where the best
:18:19. > :18:48.
:18:48. > :18:58.done, Robert Rock. Well played the 18th. A Los giddy one. Robert!
:18:58. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:38.-- Robert! -- Robbed! Didn't he get clubhouse lead for an eagle at the
:19:38. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:54.18th. He only just touched that, it Bernd Weisberger now.
:19:54. > :20:01.Robert, excellent start this morning and a glorious day at
:20:01. > :20:05.Wentworth. How did the round go for you? At well, it finished well.
:20:05. > :20:10.A was a little shaky start to laugh because of a bad pro-am yesterday,
:20:10. > :20:15.I played poorly, so I was cautious of how I would play. I drove the
:20:15. > :20:25.ball a bit better to start with, then I settled into the round or
:20:25. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:27.keep, level par, vent finished with two birdies to make it 4-under. It
:20:27. > :20:37.two birdies to make it 4-under. It is nice to be playing Wentworth in
:20:37. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:53.the sunshine. Playing is relatively easy in the
:20:53. > :20:59.morning with the greens. The there are a lot of people
:20:59. > :21:04.under-par, but they -- it is no pushover, this tweaking of the
:21:04. > :21:14.course. They seem to like it. McIlroy gets his little tiddler in,
:21:14. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:41.bit of a debate with this position of the ball in the sticks whether
:21:41. > :21:54.
:21:54. > :21:58.his ball moved or not. Interesting from where he is standing.
:21:58. > :22:02.Beautiful shot, he strikes the ball so well and he has been hitting it
:22:02. > :22:12.right out in the middle for two or three years. He is a delight to
:22:12. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:42.watch, good rhythm, powerful, lazy eagle. A bit short of pace, that
:22:42. > :22:52.will be a nice birdie. -- for an ice eagle. And nice steady one no
:22:52. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:15.for 70. Very meticulous, in she the 18th, I am not sure where Ernie
:23:15. > :23:25.We go to Andrew Dodt at the 12th, he has got this for a par... Good
:23:25. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:39.play, succeeded in doing so at the 18th. That looked impossible, I
:23:39. > :23:42.thought he had lost all his senses their back. He has chipped it out
:23:42. > :23:49.onto the fairway, cutting through the bush and emerges triumphant
:23:49. > :23:54.the bush and emerges triumphant into the sunlight. The Big Easy.
:23:54. > :23:57.Lee, 2-under start to this year's event at Wentworth. A couple of
:23:57. > :24:00.changes, obviously at the 18th, what do you think of the changes
:24:00. > :24:05.and you start? I think it is the best start I have
:24:05. > :24:08.ever had in this tournament. I did not hit the ball very well, I
:24:08. > :24:14.started poorly and had a bit of scrabbling, and I finally caught up
:24:14. > :24:19.on the third, I made a double. But the changes are good, 18 is now a
:24:19. > :24:29.really good hole, it situ to a good chance of agreement that is now
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:35.affair. -- it sets you. If you do get on off the tee, it rewards you.
:24:35. > :24:39.Having come so close last year, is there unfinished business on this
:24:39. > :24:43.course this year? Not really, I played well last year
:24:43. > :24:48.and gave myself a good chance. I did not play the last three holes
:24:48. > :24:52.well, as I have said before, I got what I deserved in the play-off.
:24:52. > :24:56.The picture shot was not good enough, it had too much drawn it,
:24:56. > :25:06.then too much spin. I should have controlled it better. We wish you
:25:06. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:18.absolute put skids out of the sand, magnificent shot. He has been in
:25:18. > :25:23.the woods, chipped out for two, there for three, it is only going
:25:23. > :25:29.to be a par. Andrew Dodt at the 13th. 3-under,
:25:29. > :25:39.was 5-under after his opening six holes. Great chance of a birdie at
:25:39. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:51.tucked away, 68 for the course designer, and rejuvenating course
:25:51. > :25:58.designer, finishes with a couple of fives - you could hold far better
:25:58. > :26:08.than that. But no great damage and. -- you could hope for better than
:26:08. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:42.The whole thing looks wonderful, if this weather stays fair, it will be
:26:42. > :26:45.wonderful. Ernie, great start, you got to 6-
:26:45. > :26:49.under at one point, how do you rate that round?
:26:49. > :26:56.It was almost as good as I could play through Matt -- through 13
:26:56. > :27:03.holes. I missed a couple of shots, 114 I came up short, or 15 I came
:27:04. > :27:07.up short with a six-iron, then a birdie on the last two, but other
:27:07. > :27:11.than that I was very pleased with the round. How pleased are you with
:27:11. > :27:17.the golf course, because there have been a couple of ward weeks since
:27:17. > :27:23.12 months ago? 18, obviously, being very controversial, we took away
:27:23. > :27:28.the fairway bunker, you can really get it down there now. We opened up
:27:28. > :27:33.the green, so you are still coming in with a long iron, but at least
:27:33. > :27:37.give it -- at least you can get on the green with a proper shot. We
:27:37. > :27:42.need some changes are was really happy with, especially 12, a par
:27:42. > :27:50.five. Guys have scoring opportunities now.
:27:50. > :27:55.There we go, the book -- the ball of Graeme McDowell move, and he
:27:55. > :28:03.called the penalty on himself. He will have a two-shot penalty, and
:28:03. > :28:06.signed for a 2-over par round of 74. The race for the prize in the event
:28:06. > :28:11.first staged in 1955 is well under way.
:28:11. > :28:15.Before a ball was hit in anger here this week, on Tuesday night golf
:28:15. > :28:21.attire was swapped for black tie, as the prizes were handed out for
:28:21. > :28:24.last season's success in the annual European Tour of wards. And a very
:28:24. > :28:26.prestigious and enjoyable night it was, too.
:28:26. > :28:31.was, too. This was a celebration of a season
:28:31. > :28:36.in which three of the four Majors were claimed by European Tour
:28:36. > :28:41.members and the world rankings much -- once again dominated by Europe.
:28:41. > :28:43.Tom Lewis, the Ricky of the year, he went from leading amateur at the
:28:43. > :28:46.Open to a first-time professional Open to a first-time professional
:28:46. > :28:50.we are in only his third event of the Tour. A studio with all the
:28:50. > :28:54.players and of people out here, the important people, and to be a part
:28:54. > :29:00.of that in one year, when in last year I was outside watching, it is
:29:00. > :29:04.something I would not have thought A special achievement award went to
:29:04. > :29:08.Peter Canning, a former Tour champion himself, now in demand for
:29:08. > :29:12.his coaching services for the likes of Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen
:29:12. > :29:18.and many others. It was Luke Donald who dominated
:29:18. > :29:24.proceedings, the golfer of the Year award and the Players' Player award,
:29:24. > :29:28.as voted for by his Fair Oak -- fellow professionals.
:29:29. > :29:33.The does a tremendous honour. This is always one of the most fun
:29:33. > :29:38.nights. I remember standing up here last year and listening to all of
:29:38. > :29:42.the guys who had won Majors and been successful, and it is just
:29:42. > :29:45.nice to be able to come here and do something special, pit mining won a
:29:45. > :29:50.trophy that has some of the greats of European golf.
:29:50. > :29:55.Yes, Luke Donald sweeping three awards, quite rightly, making
:29:55. > :29:59.history last season as the first man ever to win the money lists on
:29:59. > :30:05.both sides of the Atlantic. As he set himself in his victory speech,
:30:05. > :30:09.the kick-start to that success was winning this title, the BMW PGA
:30:09. > :30:19.here at Wentworth dock - back here at Wentworth. Naturally everyone
:30:19. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:28.was keen to see how he would fare Peter Lawrie and Raphael Cabrera
:30:28. > :30:38.bellow have made the best progress of any one this afternoon. Let's
:30:38. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :31:00.done, 68. A very nice score on this beautiful day. What is all that! He
:31:00. > :31:10.should have done better than that with all those lovely birdies.
:31:10. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:34.has been fortunate here, just will be up putt for Eagle. He hears
:31:34. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :31:51.Drysdale at the 15th. -- here is it is very easy to market via a 4
:31:51. > :31:54.
:31:54. > :32:04.ft by. Warren! -- it is very easy to knock it four or five feet past.
:32:04. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:25.The war got in the way! -- the short. He fancied it there. He will
:32:25. > :32:32.move on to the 13th. He is three- under-par. He is the banning the
:32:32. > :32:42.leader. -- he is to be behind the leader. A reminder of how things
:32:42. > :32:42.
:32:42. > :33:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:33:25. > :33:35.That large group also includes Finds the green beautifully. Very
:33:35. > :33:49.
:33:49. > :33:56.is currently a couple under par. thought the coin was going to nudge
:33:56. > :34:06.it to the left. He took a drop shot. He had driven into the bunker on
:34:06. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :34:28.the right. Very, very fine putt. It is a classy player, isn't he?
:34:28. > :34:37.Lovely, elegant swing, his short game has improved vastly over the
:34:37. > :34:47.last two years. Justin Rose, at chip. A long shot up the hill. He
:34:47. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:16.has decided to pitch it. He has that was always going to be to putt.
:35:16. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:49.Our Leader currently from Ireland. Peter Lawrie. He leads by one from
:35:49. > :35:59.Scotsman David Drysdale. Plenty of under-par scores. It is a par 72
:35:59. > :36:21.
:36:21. > :36:27.this year. It was a par 71 last out of the rough, here. This is
:36:27. > :36:37.going to be fast. It is quite a long club. He wants to threaded
:36:37. > :37:09.
:37:09. > :37:19.between the bunker on the right and a beautiful little chip. The
:37:19. > :37:19.
:37:19. > :37:29.Scotsman are going well. This is an awkward one. There are a two slope.
:37:29. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:55.than that clears have been used to. Particularly on the PGA tour. --
:37:55. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:01.than the players have been used to. I wonder how much of that was due
:38:01. > :38:07.to what we have seen before. He seems perturbed by something,
:38:07. > :38:17.perhaps a little blemish on the line. They are hoping for three
:38:17. > :38:20.
:38:20. > :38:30.birdies. Justin Rose, no MacDonald, both denied. He will be wondering
:38:30. > :38:30.
:38:30. > :39:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:39:12. > :39:20.His body language says, no. What a break that is! Absolutely
:39:20. > :39:28.astonishing. That was in and then it bounced out, of nothing! That is
:39:28. > :39:34.impossible, Andrew. The water is about 89 inches deep. -- 8 or nine
:39:34. > :39:40.inches deep. There are stones at the bottom of the water but that is
:39:40. > :39:45.remarkable. It must be very shallow at the edge there. What a piece of
:39:45. > :39:52.fortune. A very tricky shot left for him, but he is hitting his
:39:52. > :40:02.third and not his 4th. He will not be able to ground his club, he is
:40:02. > :40:21.
:40:21. > :40:26.technically inside the hazard there. look very inviting. They have a
:40:26. > :40:36.dusting of sand. Underneath, it is very solid. If you just do not get
:40:36. > :40:53.
:40:53. > :41:03.it right, it is difficult. You end from Peter Lawrie. The Greens are
:41:03. > :41:09.
:41:09. > :41:19.one shot, with a par five 18th to come. A big break for David
:41:19. > :41:39.
:41:39. > :41:47.is a bonus. Out of the sand. This new 16th green, it was subtly
:41:47. > :41:57.different to the old green. Very, very severe slopes on the 16th
:41:57. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:05.green. To join Peter Lawrie at six under par. This for a round of 66
:42:05. > :42:15.From David Drysdale. Lucky, lucky, lucky. It slips in the side. A
:42:15. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:26.great round of golf, just one bogey. Seven birdies. Excellent play.
:42:26. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:36.to the 16th hole. That is a right old mess. That is going to be a
:42:36. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :42:53.The very small target he is aiming at. Nicely done, nicely controlled.
:42:53. > :43:01.You can see how that reacted from the fairway. He got a little bit of
:43:01. > :43:06.control on it. It makes it a little more challenging coming out of the
:43:06. > :43:16.rough for Justin Rose. Not a bad line. You have to be really
:43:16. > :43:33.
:43:33. > :43:39.A wonderful 66. Perhaps the unlikely his birdie of the lot.
:43:39. > :43:49.What happened? I was trying to cut the shot, it landed in the water
:43:49. > :44:01.
:44:01. > :44:07.and I don't know how it came back going to hang on the lip there. The
:44:07. > :44:11.Super three. You cannot see him being far away at the end of the
:44:11. > :44:21.week. Rory McIlroy is number one at the moment, but Donald is number
:44:21. > :44:34.
:44:34. > :44:40.little bit from that putt. This to get within one of the lead.
:44:40. > :44:50.Fantastic from Donald and from Justin Rose, Justin Rose within one
:44:50. > :45:05.
:45:05. > :45:15.third shot to the 18th. Six down, overhanging the little bit, he got
:45:15. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:26.has not had a birdie on the card so far.
:45:26. > :45:31.Peter Lori has hit his third shot to here. He is playing this the
:45:31. > :45:41.only way he can, and drive, then using not much more than a 7-iron.
:45:41. > :45:53.
:45:53. > :46:03.At least in this opportunity to with, but a very, very impressive
:46:03. > :46:16.
:46:16. > :46:20.round. He will mark and finish he will have that to move to 4-
:46:20. > :46:26.under par, bigger names moving into good position. This is where the
:46:26. > :46:30.crowds start to bottle let, in the last few holes, and a great sound
:46:30. > :46:37.for the players to feed from and enjoyed. Let what Peter Lawrie
:46:37. > :46:41.finish this out, Drysdale a few moments ago with his 66, and there
:46:41. > :46:51.it is for Peter Lawrie, a very good round of golf, and he badly needed
:46:51. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :47:03.a season which is yet to fire. No dropped shots for Peter Lawrie.
:47:03. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:19.Very impressive. Francesco Molinari occasion in the past struggled with
:47:19. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:45.his putting, but seems in control deserves a round of applause. I
:47:45. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :47:59.good eagle chance. Back to the 12th with Nicholas Fasth -- Niclas Fasth.
:47:59. > :48:16.
:48:17. > :48:26.It is going to be a birdie, he will right, and he did, well done. A
:48:26. > :48:31.lovely way to finish. 67, a bit of a mixed bag, not bad at all, two
:48:31. > :48:37.eagles. A lovely view smaller now it --
:48:37. > :48:42.Francesco Molinari has of the screen. -- this green.
:48:43. > :48:46.A straight at the flag, but drifting, to Street, may be in the
:48:46. > :48:50.bulrushes. I think that has come all the way
:48:50. > :48:54.back the other side towards him. I think it has come over those
:48:54. > :48:59.bulrushes. That is the second man getting lucky.
:48:59. > :49:05.There must be a strange creature -- strange creature in the lock
:49:05. > :49:07.tonight. It has ricocheted back 50 yards.
:49:07. > :49:12.yards. He will get a drop and that is fine,
:49:12. > :49:18.goodly up the All-Star Peter, a sparkling a round of 66, and it may
:49:18. > :49:25.have been better if, but, generally, what was the key to success today?
:49:25. > :49:32.The key to success was not making bogeys and get on to a lot of green
:49:32. > :49:40.paula mac. I just played lovely golf, I missed a couple of chances
:49:40. > :49:46.coming in, left a few putts assured. Green polite are tough at this time
:49:46. > :49:56.of died. You don't want to leave yourself with three feet to putt,
:49:56. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:10.so I left myself in it, but I was ricocheted third shot up and over,
:50:10. > :50:17.
:50:17. > :50:23.been away for a while, we have not heard much of them from the last
:50:23. > :50:33.few seasons. He was in the Ryder Cup team a few years ago. That is a
:50:33. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:46.make an unlikely four, as dry gilded. He wiped it off the
:50:46. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :50:57.slippers. He got a bit of 68, it is, he will not be too
:50:57. > :51:07.disenchanted with that. He knows he got away with things a little bit.
:51:07. > :51:15.
:51:15. > :51:22.make -- doubled pulled -- double bogey at the 16th for Cabrera-Bello.
:51:22. > :51:29.A good group, Branden Grace 3-under, and Cabrera-Bello 4-under.
:51:29. > :51:36.That thing is, I know he expect a hero Kinross to gantries tee and
:51:36. > :51:44.hit the ball for miles, but this is just a six-iron. -- the old Kinross.
:51:44. > :51:46.-- Alvaro Quiros. A bit of a gasp and a grimmest, and then it comes
:51:46. > :51:52.down the slope, but still pretty good.
:51:52. > :51:55.A little chip and a putt back for a birdie, and some power hitting. 620
:51:55. > :52:00.yards. To I can't believe it, that is
:52:00. > :52:04.extraordinary. Luke Donald does not have a problem
:52:04. > :52:14.with this shot. There are not many players better than him with a
:52:14. > :52:28.
:52:28. > :52:33.swing. Round it comes. So impressive, almost every time. He
:52:33. > :52:43.is above the hole, but that is the only folk you could call on that
:52:43. > :52:49.
:52:50. > :52:54.Lucky boy. Some would say he controlled the spin, which is
:52:54. > :53:04.nonsense, of course. It went through the green, lucky bounce
:53:04. > :53:09.
:53:09. > :53:16.front, Justin Rose with a chance to join them. A lot of people would be
:53:16. > :53:21.very pleased to see Justin Rose in front. Ernie Els, a man who lived
:53:21. > :53:28.here for so long, still has a house not far from the 16th, he helped
:53:28. > :53:38.with the redesign of the holes. Two shot paula mac off the pace. Alvaro
:53:38. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :54:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:54:23. > :54:33.whisker... A little harder and it would have whizzed by on the top. A
:54:33. > :54:43.good effort, but it was short. Good round. Local boy done good, or
:54:43. > :54:55.
:54:56. > :55:01.relatively local, look at all those here. Glorious shadows stretching.
:55:01. > :55:11.Birdie for Luke Donald, 68 for him, and Donald and Justin Rose both in
:55:11. > :55:14.
:55:14. > :55:24.be careful, you have to keep the ball within the confines of the
:55:24. > :55:32.
:55:32. > :55:36.playing. Just a little hiccup on the inward nine.
:55:36. > :55:39.There is the leaderboard, David Drysdale, Peter Lawrie in front at
:55:39. > :55:47.the moment, but big names moving ever closer, Justin Rose up to 5-
:55:47. > :55:49.under. Ernie Els on 4-under, under. Ernie Els on 4-under,
:55:49. > :55:54.sitting as up very nicely for the second round.
:55:54. > :55:58.Justin, congratulations, a good round today, between you in the
:55:58. > :56:03.thick of things, and you will one- shot to join the leaders on the
:56:03. > :56:08.last. I sized up the leaderboard on the 18th and fancy that putt, but
:56:08. > :56:12.lifted a centimetre short. Really, it is just a great start, that is
:56:12. > :56:16.all I wanted, something I can build on. Earlier in the round I got off
:56:16. > :56:23.to a very nice start, felt comfortable in my rhythm, I was 5-
:56:23. > :56:26.under at 10, bogey at 11 with a wedge in my hand, after that it was
:56:26. > :56:30.a bit of a struggle, but a good 5- under.
:56:30. > :56:36.Do a good start to your defence, and great playing from you and your
:56:36. > :56:40.partner today? Yes, we got on a roll La early on,
:56:40. > :56:45.made a few birdies la, and it is always nice when you get in a group
:56:45. > :56:49.like that, you feed off each other. A good solid start for me, I was
:56:49. > :56:54.happy with that round. To sum up this opening day, Ken
:56:54. > :56:59.Brown. A day of generally low scoring, beautiful conditions, but
:56:59. > :57:03.two unusual incidents - the first involving Graeme McDowell, showing
:57:03. > :57:07.how harsh the rules of golf can be and how much integrity players like
:57:07. > :57:10.him have. He is, he hit his ball into the
:57:10. > :57:16.woods on the 18th, and as he was approaching it the ball appeared to
:57:16. > :57:23.move, it is very hard to save. In fact, it had moved, and we went to
:57:23. > :57:27.the television to seek if it had. If it moves, you have been put the
:57:27. > :57:31.ball back. It cost him an eight, but very honest, as you would
:57:31. > :57:36.expect him to be. At and indeed from David Drysdale.
:57:36. > :57:41.That 18th caused a lot of problems last year, but no one expected the
:57:41. > :57:45.balls to comment -- come hopping out of the water! Are yes, he was
:57:45. > :57:51.5-under par, slightly mishit his second shot, it pitched into the
:57:51. > :57:55.water, the ball -- water must be 7 inches deep but it hopped out.
:57:55. > :58:02.He joined Peter Lawrie at the top of the leaderboard, saw one
:58:02. > :58:09.unbelievable break for him. You look at Peter Lawrie, you have
:58:09. > :58:12.David Drysdale up there, but the likes of Ernie Els, Donald and Lee
:58:12. > :58:16.Westwood all in the reckoning for this one.
:58:17. > :58:22.Absolutely. The Jubilee 60 players under plus, it is a very tight
:58:22. > :58:27.leaderboard. Ernie Els was very pleased with the way he struck the
:58:27. > :58:32.ball. Luke Donald, playing cagily, he got the ball nicely rounded off
:58:32. > :58:38.course. He enjoyed it, and a super round from Justin Rose. A perfect
:58:38. > :58:45.day of golf, a bit of breeze in the afternoon, huge crowds, sun shining,
:58:45. > :58:50.it was a delight to watch. I o m sure Rory McIlroy is frustrated.
:58:50. > :58:59.What is it about this could West Course that may prove problematic
:58:59. > :59:02.to a player of his flair? He mentioned his swing, he said he
:59:02. > :59:06.had it under control and was thinking about his tactic and
:59:06. > :59:12.position play. But today he had a couple of bounds since, it did it
:59:12. > :59:17.out of bounds on the 12, a disappointing day, 74 he has a lot
:59:17. > :59:21.of work to do. But it could come together, 65 any time for him.
:59:21. > :59:24.Well, we will be back tomorrow to find out how he and everyone else
:59:24. > :59:30.find out how he and everyone else does, and we will be on the with
:59:30. > :59:34.the highlights at the earlier time at -- of 11 or 5:00pm on BBC Two.
:59:35. > :59:41.Then we will have all weekend the PGA championships starting on