:00:56. > :01:03.Hello, a new era in the history of Scottish Open begins in the
:01:03. > :01:09.Highlands, we have switched from the banks of Loch Lomond, to
:01:09. > :01:18.beautiful views out over the Murray, highly significant ahead of the
:01:18. > :01:28.open champion, we have swapped to Links golf, in a new venue, Castle
:01:28. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:05.Stuart, a spectacular spot. The A wonderful shot. Come on, come on
:02:05. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :03:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:03:01. > :03:06.Maknif sent shot. -- magnificent shot. The dual which provided dream
:03:06. > :03:12.with the numbers one on two, Lee Westwood, and still dualing at the
:03:12. > :03:19.top of the rankings is fourth time winner Phil Mickelson leading money
:03:19. > :03:25.winner Matt Kuchar, and 2008 Scottish open champion, Graeme
:03:25. > :03:30.McDowell. Former winners, Ernie Els, and others aiming to bag the top
:03:31. > :03:37.five, and one remaining spot in the open next week. Padraig Harrington
:03:37. > :03:44.back in the field. And Martin the best of the 16 Scots to represent
:03:44. > :03:49.them in their open. Underlining the quality of the field we have eight
:03:49. > :03:55.major champions, and ore. This course has been open two years.
:03:55. > :03:58.Samuel Lyell said it looks like it's been here for 100. Why the
:03:58. > :04:01.instant attraction for the top instant attraction for the top
:04:01. > :04:06.quality players. It's generous off the tee. The players can stand on
:04:06. > :04:09.the tee and get on idea on how to play the hole. Once you get to the
:04:09. > :04:13.greens it's difficult, they have a lot of undualations, they'll take a
:04:13. > :04:18.bit of getting used to. It is beautiful. It's a great piece of
:04:18. > :04:22.land and looks like it's been here forever. It's a beautiful spot.
:04:23. > :04:25.Particularly pertinent is the timing, playing Links before the
:04:25. > :04:29.open championship. Many players have asked for this, of the
:04:29. > :04:33.Scottish Open for some years, that's the selected and some of the
:04:33. > :04:38.members, and the field this week. Absolutely. Loch Lomond was a
:04:38. > :04:44.beautiful place and a great place to go. It had its run, it was there
:04:44. > :04:48.for 14 years, we are on a Links course, a lot of players said
:04:48. > :04:53.they'd come to the Scottish Open if it's on a Links course. It's back,
:04:53. > :04:57.we have a great field and its a great challenge. Luke Donald hasn't
:04:57. > :05:02.played in the Scottish, Padraig Harrington since '99 and both this
:05:02. > :05:07.week in the field. What do you make of Phil Mickelson's aassertion that
:05:07. > :05:14.the winner of the open at Royal St George's is likely to be in the
:05:14. > :05:19.field this week, Phil Mickelson noonk. It's -- notwithstanding It's
:05:19. > :05:23.a big call with Rory McIlroy not here. It's a safe bet. Phil, I know
:05:23. > :05:28.has come and played the Scottish Open for many years, he'll be happy
:05:28. > :05:37.to play another Links before the open champion sense. There's a
:05:37. > :05:43.sense of excitement. Big fields. Weather forecast - a mixed bag,
:05:43. > :05:48.let's show you how we start to see it. It's been 13 years since Lee
:05:48. > :05:53.Westwood played the title, two starts and Lee began at the 10th,
:05:53. > :05:55.by the time he reached the 18th, this approach yielded an Eagle 3,
:05:56. > :06:03.putting him 4-upped par for his putting him 4-upped par for his
:06:03. > :06:08.round. What a -- 4-under par for his round. What a shot.
:06:08. > :06:16.Westwood right at home as he flights this to the first green. A
:06:16. > :06:23.birdy chance here. Also Edoardo Molinari, Italy's defending
:06:23. > :06:29.champion from Loch Lomond snapped up a chance. Putting him 4-under.
:06:30. > :06:34.And Lee Westwood slotting home his opportunity like the Italian. A
:06:34. > :06:41.third birdy in with that Eagle. He's five under. This shh the look
:06:41. > :06:46.of things as we pick up play, Peter Laurie becoming a dad for the
:06:46. > :06:51.fourth time, going well 5-under. Stanley Mill us, a winner, and
:06:51. > :06:56.Chris Wood performing with distinction on Links courses
:06:56. > :07:04.alongside Edoardo Molinari, at 4- under. A couple of major winners
:07:04. > :07:09.heading in the right direction, Michael Campbell. We look out at
:07:09. > :07:16.the beautiful new course at Castle Stuart, it's a funny day, we had a
:07:16. > :07:19.bit of all sorts, rain, sunshine, and smiley face, Colin Montgomerie,
:07:19. > :07:27.playing nicely. Here he is, starting the 10th, this is his
:07:27. > :07:37.ninth, he's 2-under. He has this for a birdie and he's popped it in.
:07:37. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:47.3-under. Well done. Battling hard. A good nine holes. Playing with
:07:47. > :07:57.Luke Donald, and Peter Hansen, his chance for a bird at the 18th, his
:07:57. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:04.ninth. 2-under 32. Luke Donald out in 36. A healthy looking card. All
:08:04. > :08:14.threes and fours. The tide is out, it doesn't look as pretty as it can
:08:14. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:24.on occasions. It's a very difficult line for Edoardo Molinari, on the
:08:24. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:45.edge of the bunker. Starting the reverse way around. Swinging nicely.
:08:45. > :08:51.That's straight down the middle - will it come up, will it? No. Very
:08:51. > :08:58.interesting at the greens, some have them raising lots of run-off
:08:58. > :09:05.areas. Second green, Retief Goosen, a birdie chance. Second on a par 5.
:09:05. > :09:15.554 yards. Nicely done, down the right-hand bunker with the approach.
:09:15. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:26.He moves to 4-under much Luke Donald. Second shot to the second.
:09:26. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:35.Spins away into trouble. See how close the water comes in there.
:09:35. > :09:41.Second shot here on the third for Lee Westwood, on the sure par 4.
:09:41. > :09:51.Pinning 10 back from the frontage of the green. Still has 4 feet left
:09:51. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:59.for his birdie. Second green down the slope. The par 5 from Colin
:09:59. > :10:05.Montgomerie. Yes. Little old Eagle for Colin, 5-under. You can almost
:10:05. > :10:10.see the tail wagging. The Monty of old for a week or two there. Nice
:10:10. > :10:16.to see. Battling to get into the championship next week at Royal St
:10:16. > :10:26.George's. Took you a while to register that, that it was a good
:10:26. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:41.putt for Eagle. Lee Westwood now for birdie. Beautifully done. New
:10:41. > :10:45.wide putter. It seems to be the in thing today. Now, there's an
:10:45. > :10:55.interesting spectator. "This game we play with a smaller ball", there
:10:55. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :11:01.he is, Sir Alex. Retief Goosen finds the green at the third, par 4.
:11:01. > :11:11.That was his Eagle chance. Unusual to play an iron off the par 4.
:11:11. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:21.Easily reachable. Luke Donald, level par, and that's a birdie. 1-
:11:21. > :11:31.under. He's done that well. He's a beautiful player. He's a Dwight,
:11:31. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:42.gentle player, a joy to watch. looks like it's going a touch.
:11:42. > :11:49.is. Wow. Thank goodness the tide is out. Is he going to get a line, no,
:11:49. > :11:59.unfortunately in the seaweed. site at the 17th, nicely done, par
:11:59. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:03.317 and in for a two. Couple of Scott's going well. Forsyth and
:12:03. > :12:11.Robin. Turning back the opposite way, playing into the breeze, a
:12:11. > :12:21.long par 3. Right at it, it's a beautiful setting, this fourth hole
:12:21. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:38.back towards the castle. The stroke - he took a drop pitch. Good pitch.
:12:38. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:54.Still five on his card. Just cutting off a little ride at the
:12:54. > :13:00.front of the screen, it's hard to get at. A lot of players picking 3s
:13:00. > :13:06.up at this hole, and he drops a shot. Luke Donald, 3-under par -
:13:06. > :13:10.that's a beauty, very interesting design green, they are not silly
:13:10. > :13:17.greens, they are not ridiculous strokes, this is a course to be
:13:17. > :13:25.played and enjoyed, the old church. They have a nice Golf Course there.
:13:25. > :13:30.That was a shove right off the bat there for Monty. A chance for
:13:30. > :13:39.Edoardo Molinari with a 2 at the 4th, right in the centre of the Cup.
:13:39. > :13:44.Birdies at the first, 3rd and 4th, going well. Lee Westwood 6-under
:13:44. > :13:50.par. This for a Birdie. Will it, will it, will it - another one
:13:50. > :13:57.topples in. He really is striking the ball beautifuly, putting well.
:13:57. > :14:04.7-under. Looking very, very good indeed. Early in the peace on this
:14:04. > :14:09.delightful new course. Just to the east of Inverness. Colin
:14:09. > :14:15.Montgomerie on 4. He's had a couple of goodsiders in front of him.
:14:15. > :14:21.That's a fantastic shot. Still a bit of fight in the old fellow,
:14:22. > :14:31.struggling to get into next week's open championship. Joining Peter
:14:31. > :14:41.Laurie at the 18th, in a third shot. Par 5 - in a little basin today.
:14:41. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:52.Another glorious iron for Peter. 4- under. Retief Goosen, 5-under,
:14:52. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:56.second to the fifth. Looking for a long-odds player next week, you
:14:56. > :15:06.could do worse than Goosen. have been saying that all day.
:15:06. > :15:08.
:15:08. > :15:13.have been watching him play, he's been looking pretty good. A
:15:13. > :15:18.slightly disappointing finish to an almost perfect start, 5-under in
:15:18. > :15:23.the opening six holes, slightly disappointing finish to a round of
:15:23. > :15:33.68. Spectateors need a bit of all sorts, sweaters, waterproofs,
:15:33. > :15:40.umbrellas, sunscreen. The whole works. There's a very good turn-out,
:15:40. > :15:43.and they are enjoying some good golf. Chris Wood - brilliant par 3,
:15:43. > :15:53.landed short of the Green, and he'll chase it towards the hole.
:15:53. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:00.The breeze is behind. 226 yards. A crackajack. Keeps drifting down the
:16:00. > :16:05.hill, down the breeze. We know it must be coming up to open
:16:05. > :16:09.championship time again, Chris Wood playing well with the putter.
:16:09. > :16:18.Edoardo Molinari. Just stayed there, misjudged it, 15 yards short of
:16:18. > :16:27.where he needed to be. 7-under. This is an Eagle putt, one of the
:16:27. > :16:37.few. One of the few he's misread. He's 7-under. This little putt to
:16:37. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:51.remain 7-under. Peter Hansen played most of his golf on the PGA Tour,
:16:51. > :16:56.with a good finish last week in Wales. Peter Hansen, Colin
:16:56. > :17:01.Montgomerie and Donald make a a few birdies, ideal. Lee Westwood, 7-
:17:01. > :17:08.under, here he is at the sixth with a birdie, right in the middle. 8-
:17:08. > :17:13.under par for Lee Westwood, who is a strong contend are for the
:17:13. > :17:17.championship next week at Royal St George's, which I'm sure some here
:17:17. > :17:26.may go through to see it, he looks in very good form to me, played
:17:26. > :17:36.very good golf. It continues here at Castle Stuart. Looking at the
:17:36. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:49.leader board: plenty of birdies out there. Retief Goosen has found a
:17:49. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:05.nasty spot, 5-under par, this is his third shot. He just grabbed a
:18:05. > :18:15.little bit, but pretty good. Second shot here, generally on 17. 3-under
:18:15. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:24.par currently. It's an awkward stance. Nicely played for McGinty.
:18:24. > :18:30.He dogged it. You can see the long put areer with the thick handle and
:18:30. > :18:35.the cross-handed grip. Michael Campbell - finding a little bit of
:18:35. > :18:40.form. He's had a rough run, Michael Campbell. A couple of good rounds
:18:40. > :18:50.last week in France, going reasonably well, but one slipping
:18:50. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :18:59.by there. 3-under. Former US Open champion from New Zealand. Better
:19:00. > :19:06.job of the putter with Edoardo Molinari. Get used to seeing the
:19:06. > :19:16.greens, there are undualations and roles associated. All is learning
:19:16. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:40.he'll have that for his birdie. Westwood, long put, big swing. It's
:19:40. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:53.coming around. Look at this. Very well done. Awkward putt, good shot.
:19:53. > :20:03.Mont on the sixth green with an outside chance of an eagle. Claws
:20:03. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:16.the edge of the green, good try. Number 6 the easiest hole. They are
:20:16. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:30.making essentially birdies. Lee Westwood 8-under par at the moment.
:20:30. > :20:40.A short putt. No, no, no. Drops a stroke. You don't see Lee Westwood
:20:40. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:55.miss many short puts, he has a very solid - good nerves. Just goes back
:20:55. > :21:05.to 7, 7-under. A look of puzzle: it looks good there, wiggles so the
:21:05. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:21.right, catches the edge and disappears. Blimy O'Reilly. Leads
:21:21. > :21:27.
:21:27. > :21:32.by two, Lee Westwood. 68 to Peter Laurie, he's in the clubhouse.
:21:32. > :21:42.Chris Wood a little up the slope from the right. Doesn't make a
:21:42. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:54.birdie at the par 5. Reachable in 2. Edoardo Molinari 5-under. Dribbles
:21:54. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:01.it up. He'll stay at 5-under par. Such a glut of good young and
:22:01. > :22:08.youngish players from around Great Britain, Ireland and the Contin
:22:08. > :22:16.ends, lovely to see. -- continents, lovely to see. Getting tidied up
:22:16. > :22:22.for the evening's jousting. Retief Goosen for a tee shot on the eighth.
:22:22. > :22:32.Flag on the left-hand, wind off the right. Very accessible today, and
:22:32. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.well played. McGinty at the 18th playing his 500th tour event this
:22:47. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:57.week. Good campaigner, and from one to another, her is Barry laip.
:22:58. > :23:02.Ending up with an Eagle. 5-under, well done young Barry, the eternal
:23:02. > :23:12.juvenile lead. Tired of playing on the senior tour with the old boys,
:23:12. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:22.he's come back to play with the kids. Second shot here on 9 for Lee
:23:22. > :23:32.Westwood. It gives him a better angle into the flag on the right-
:23:32. > :23:42.hand side. Can't go right - must be left of the hole. Safely done, a
:23:42. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:54.round of 64. Luke Donald. Right in the back. Saves his par at number 7.
:23:54. > :24:04.World ranked No.1. Steady game. Brilliant scrambler. Currently 3-
:24:04. > :24:05.
:24:05. > :24:15.under. Darren Clarke - winner earlier this year. 2-under. Well
:24:15. > :24:25.done young sir. 4-under all of a sudden. Well played. Lee Westwood
:24:25. > :24:32.missed the birdie chance. A round of 65. Leader in the clubhouse.
:24:32. > :24:42.Your number 2 looking to regain the No.1 spot. That's the charge, a
:24:42. > :24:45.
:24:45. > :24:51.lone bogey. He'll have nothing but prays for the new layout. -- prays
:24:51. > :24:57.for the new layout. -- praise for the new layout. Luke Donald, off
:24:57. > :25:03.there, here he comes. Played quite a wayward shot down the left-hand
:25:03. > :25:09.side, and the ball comes in to the flag from there. Whether it's good
:25:09. > :25:14.or bad, Tess OK, there's a pretty village -- it's OK. There's a
:25:14. > :25:20.pretty village across the water. Lots of birdies, and a lot of
:25:20. > :25:26.Boeingies, double here and there. - - bogeys double here and there, a
:25:26. > :25:36.good scoring day. 5-under, Colin Montgomerie, his tee shot on the
:25:36. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :25:48.eighth. Flight is a little higher than Luke Donald. A good kick to
:25:48. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :26:03.the right. A wonderful shot from the big Scot. Zoo Retief Goosen's
:26:03. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:14.final hole. 5-under. Very nice. chance for a 2. A good save.
:26:14. > :26:24.Another finds the centre of the cup at the 8th, moving to 4-under. 36
:26:24. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:30.birdys, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and now another at number 8. Thes in a rich
:26:31. > :26:36.vein of four. -- he's in a rich vein of four. There's a window
:26:36. > :26:46.blowing. 500 at the moment. This is a birdie putt, he got it. Well done,
:26:46. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:01.Colin. 6-under par. That's more like it. Second shot, Donald on
:27:01. > :27:06.Nine, looks to be down the right- hand side of the fairway, hitting
:27:06. > :27:16.to an elevated green, the wind blowing hard off the right. Really
:27:16. > :27:25.
:27:25. > :27:33.has to be pinpoint accurate. Just like that. Beautiful shot. Peter
:27:33. > :27:40.Hansen approach to the same ninth, trying to hold it into the breeze.
:27:40. > :27:50.He made that front pin look easy. Not the longest of fours, you can
:27:50. > :27:50.
:27:50. > :28:00.see the pintuck. Colin has been playing beautifully, slightly a
:28:00. > :28:02.
:28:02. > :28:08.wayward tee shot. This is the final hole. It wouldn't be golf without
:28:08. > :28:18.drama from Colin Certainly not. He's so keen to get into next
:28:18. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:29.week's championship. Over 600 yards, the par 5. The players reaching
:28:29. > :28:36.
:28:36. > :28:40.comfortably. It makes the frontage. Very difficult long spud. Colin
:28:40. > :28:46.Montgomerie played a splendid third shot. Pulled up quickly, but has a
:28:46. > :28:51.chance to finish with a par. Right to lefter. He's not hit it. It was
:28:51. > :28:56.a dreerie putt, a bit tricky, he hasn't played as well as this for
:28:56. > :29:06.some time. Despite dropping a shot, it's a good round, a good start.
:29:06. > :29:10.Three more of those, Colin, and you could be working next week.
:29:10. > :29:20.thing that will kill him the most is he had his two playing partners
:29:20. > :29:23.
:29:23. > :29:29.by one or two shots. Now they both have a chance to catch him. Peter
:29:29. > :29:36.Hansen 66 and a closing birdie. Peter Hansen, the Swede.
:29:36. > :29:46.Magnificent greens, they run to truly Peter Hansen around in 66.
:29:46. > :29:51.
:29:51. > :29:59.Justifyably chuffed. Eight birdies on the cards, 66. A couple of
:29:59. > :30:05.bogeys. Well played. A birdie for Luke Donald. A round of 67. 16-
:30:05. > :30:09.under par for the group. They have certainly thrilled the crowd, a
:30:09. > :30:19.large crowd that came out in sometimes ordinary conditions to
:30:19. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:28.follow them around. 6 birdies, one Boeingie. Finished on the other
:30:29. > :30:38.side of the course, Jamie Dunstan, closing out with a fine birdy, he's
:30:38. > :30:44.in a big group of 5-under par. Par 5 is critical here, make your
:30:44. > :30:51.birdies there, a couple of par 4s in range. Plenty of Birdie chances,
:30:51. > :30:56.but you have to make them. 67, a tidy start. Sunshine and showers
:30:56. > :31:00.this morning with a blustery breeze, Lee Westwood around in 65, a course
:31:00. > :31:08.record. It was a terrific round from Lee Westwood, six birdies and
:31:08. > :31:12.an Eagle on this card. A nice round was Luke Donald, around in 67.
:31:12. > :31:16.Michael Campbell 68, a good morning for scoring, on the top of the pile
:31:16. > :31:21.is Lee Westwood, where a cracking is Lee Westwood, where a cracking
:31:21. > :31:28.round of 65. We have a new course and venue, what do you make of it.
:31:28. > :31:33.65 makes me enjoy the golf course more. I enjoyed playing the course,
:31:33. > :31:39.no-one has an advantage. It's not like going somewhere for 12-13
:31:39. > :31:44.years. This is the first time op it, it's a fun golf course to play,
:31:44. > :31:48.changing conditions and gives you chances for birdying and Eagles.
:31:48. > :31:53.Edoardo Molinari, can you tell us about the challenges of defending
:31:53. > :31:57.your title in a different place on a different style of golf course?
:31:57. > :32:02.guess the only advantage you have defending the title is to play on
:32:02. > :32:07.the course you want. Unfortunately they change it to a new venue, the
:32:07. > :32:13.course is fantastic, it's a Links course and a great preparation for
:32:13. > :32:17.the open championship. Welcome back to the Barclay open after a four
:32:17. > :32:24.year gap, you and others I guess are delighted to switch to a Links
:32:24. > :32:28.course, what do you make of that decision? It's a smart decision. I
:32:28. > :32:33.love playing Loch Lomond, it wasn't the greatest preparation for me for
:32:33. > :32:38.the open championships. Coming here, having a week under competitive
:32:38. > :32:41.circumstances is a lot better for me. Mostly that's the reason why I
:32:41. > :32:49.decided to play much there weren't many complaints about Loch Lomond,
:32:49. > :32:53.one was that it wasn't a Links golf course. There's a few advantages.
:32:53. > :32:57.It attracts more players. The players that do play it, it gives
:32:57. > :33:03.them a practice at Links, the Scottish Open is a prestigious
:33:03. > :33:09.title. One that I think anybody, who has eyes on winning it is
:33:09. > :33:14.focused on. I had a couple of days before playing the courses, and
:33:14. > :33:19.started to get in work on Links golf, coming to this week. I'm
:33:19. > :33:25.looking forward to the rest of this week. And hopefully play the way
:33:25. > :33:31.I'm playing. We are hoping to see a dual between the world No.1 and 2
:33:31. > :33:36.as we saw at BMW. In this dramatic setting in the Scottish Highlands,
:33:36. > :33:46.play as impressive as the views. Now it's time to check on those
:33:46. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :33:58.with later tee times at Castle Stuart. South Africa's George
:33:58. > :34:03.Caseres finishing at 18th, three bogeys n a round of 66. Another
:34:03. > :34:09.challenge to a graduate. Mark Sular getting into the red numbers,
:34:09. > :34:17.popping that for a share of Lee Westwood's lead. The pan from
:34:17. > :34:23.Santiago who reckons he has Scottish roots is in inspired form.
:34:23. > :34:30.And Mark Warne, making the most of the sponsors invitation, making his
:34:30. > :34:35.sixth birdy on the trot. He goes on to make a seventh. Very scorable
:34:35. > :34:39.conditions today. Confirmation of how it stands. Leaders at 7-under,
:34:39. > :34:49.Lee Westwood, and Mark Tullo. Peter Hansen, and George Coetzee a shot
:34:49. > :34:55.behind. A host of players within two, including world No.1 Luke
:34:55. > :35:05.Donald. Back we go to the wide open Fair ways at Castle Stuart, with
:35:05. > :35:06.
:35:06. > :35:16.our commentary team. He's been in trouble. Had a penalty. This is a
:35:16. > :35:19.
:35:19. > :35:29.trouble. Had a penalty. This is a third. I'm thinking about it. That
:35:29. > :35:39.was a good strike. He got the right direction, hit it beautifully.
:35:39. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:47.There it is. A pitch and a putt for a par. Phil Mickelson, a welcome
:35:47. > :35:52.visitor from the United States, playing with Padraig Harrington,
:35:52. > :36:02.and Paul Laurie. And a couple of bogeys, one-under, hardwriting 2-
:36:02. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :36:35.under. Safe enough. 13th hole, and a crackajack. What a beauty.
:36:35. > :36:45.Huntage ton with a fourth shot now. -- Huntington with a fourth shot
:36:45. > :36:46.
:36:46. > :36:51.now. Final words of encouragement. Is he taking longer than ever, he
:36:51. > :36:59.was never the speediest of players, he seems to be slowing down more
:36:59. > :37:07.than ever. I tried to see him really get into top form. He
:37:07. > :37:15.thrilled us a year or two back with his playing. He's gone backwards
:37:15. > :37:25.for a while. Mark Warren had an astonishing run, triple bogey on
:37:25. > :37:29.
:37:29. > :37:39.the 7, and eight birdies, 1 holes. Seven in a row. Using the contours.
:37:39. > :37:52.
:37:52. > :37:59.Justin Rose at the 13th. Well, that's worth a little clap. We talk
:37:59. > :38:09.about Mark Warren's amazing 5-under par, triple bogey in the opening
:38:09. > :38:36.
:38:36. > :38:46.hole. It will be a par here. par. Drop shot. Hit it on to the
:38:46. > :39:01.
:39:01. > :39:11.beach. Penalty. Short. Just on bogey 5, birdie 2 and a six.
:39:11. > :39:21.Forward press and in she goes. 2- under far, dropping a couple of
:39:21. > :39:22.
:39:22. > :39:29.strokes. Punched it in, looked to make a nice comeback. Is it online.
:39:29. > :39:39.Yes, a bounce and a hop. It's a lovely shot. Getting better all the
:39:39. > :39:54.
:39:54. > :40:01.recognise that from Harry Potter, the train goes there. Over the top
:40:01. > :40:11.of the hill was the old school, you know. Matt Kuchar on the front of
:40:11. > :40:22.
:40:22. > :40:32.12. Playing alongside. Cutting that in for a birdie. One under at the
:40:32. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:51.moment. High-flying pitch. Downwind, it's very good. Ernie Els, after a
:40:51. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:11.glorious second shot for Eagle. No Eagle. 4-under par. There's the
:41:11. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:26.smile. The service of the Greens look good indeed. We have seeb a
:41:26. > :41:30.lot of putts hold and -- seen a lot of putts hold and wandering away.
:41:30. > :41:40.It's not the easiest. Very much a thinking person's course, one
:41:40. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :42:20.more a fixed wing person. Into that will test your short game, there's
:42:20. > :42:30.to many ways of playing that shot. Perfect surface. Well done, Steven
:42:30. > :42:31.
:42:31. > :42:36.Gallagher. 15-25 feet. He holds his fair share. The odd shortage one
:42:36. > :42:46.slips by. That's shown improvement. This one looks like he'll try to
:42:46. > :42:51.
:42:51. > :43:00.dump it into the hill. A short almost drivable par 4. Phil
:43:00. > :43:10.Mickelson now really struggling. 17-hole par 3. Wind slightly in the
:43:10. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :43:31.players face and off to the rest. the news that he's exempt for the
:43:31. > :43:41.open. This is the green they are all waiting for, the 16th. The
:43:41. > :44:04.
:44:04. > :44:10.Eagle moving to 5-understand. Fair way is a minimum of 50 yards,
:44:10. > :44:20.Phil walks off with a sixth, if you are out of position, and don't
:44:20. > :44:28.
:44:28. > :44:32.recover, you can fritter strokes away very easily. Has easy as that.
:44:32. > :44:42.Unbelievable. He started the day with a treble bogey 7 at the first,
:44:42. > :45:16.
:45:16. > :45:26.flat. Hovers the club. Club is down there. He ticks it up. Dyson,
:45:26. > :45:30.
:45:30. > :45:40.relatively easy bunker shot. One of the longer putters, 7-top 10s
:45:40. > :45:50.
:45:51. > :46:00.already this year. Coming up quickly. And knew early. Marc
:46:01. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:11.Warren with one blemish, triple bogey at the first. Eight birdies.
:46:11. > :46:17.Might have another at the last hole.. Dajection, wind whistling
:46:17. > :46:27.off the right, so ease -- dangerous. Wind whis ling off the right. Easy
:46:27. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.to hoick it. Magnificent. That was for a birdie at number 9. That was
:46:50. > :46:50.
:46:50. > :46:55.for a 66. Doesn't paint the whole picture. Started with a triple
:46:55. > :47:05.bogey. Even with the slider in the last - a great round from Marc
:47:05. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:19.Warren. Well done. Coming up shy on the right. Wriggles out with a nice
:47:19. > :47:30.
:47:30. > :47:40.three. Never looks as comfortable as the putter. Ernie Els loves
:47:40. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :47:54.these conditions, this challenge. Scott Jamie son doing very well
:47:54. > :47:57.
:47:57. > :48:07.this season. This is rolling well. Beautiful shot from Jamieson.
:48:07. > :48:22.
:48:22. > :48:31.That's be one to finish with, a for Dyson. Lee Westwood, 7-under
:48:31. > :48:36.par, scoring difficult. Well out in front. Luke Donald in, Colin
:48:36. > :48:42.Montgomerie scoring, Peter White, a man from Fyfe making progress.
:48:42. > :48:47.Three holes to go later in the day. Simon Dyson finishing 4-under,
:48:47. > :48:54.getting into the open championship because of the withdrawal. Graeme
:48:54. > :49:00.McDowell coming to the end of his round and Els 4-under par. This
:49:00. > :49:10.isn't a simple thing, he has to triple it left to right. Easing it
:49:10. > :49:13.
:49:13. > :49:23.down. Stobed it There's a little pace, down wind. Goes on an extra
:49:23. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:48.2-3 feet. Just enough pace to hold the line for Padraig Harrington.
:49:48. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :50:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:50:41. > :50:51.Disappointing last hole. Good tee shot. Left himself in a difficult
:50:51. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :50:58.position. Ugly six. He's going along well. 6-under par, chipped
:50:58. > :51:06.from in front of the green. Heavy- handed. Too heavy-handed one way,
:51:06. > :51:11.too gentle cover. It's another of those putts. You see so many
:51:11. > :51:21.players missing the ball to the right. Obviously something - none
:51:21. > :51:31.
:51:31. > :51:35.of them can see Padraig Harrington. Straightforward pitch. I don't
:51:35. > :51:43.think there are better players in the world than Padraig Harrington.
:51:43. > :51:50.Not from that distance. Here is the old council. Castle Stuart. -- the
:51:50. > :52:00.oldle. Castle Stuart. That -- the old castle. Kas. That is the old
:52:00. > :52:08.
:52:08. > :52:18.logo, the bell on top of the tower got it. Well done. Well done
:52:18. > :52:18.
:52:18. > :52:28.Padraig Harrington. Nice finish. Two birdies. Here is a tricky one.
:52:28. > :52:30.
:52:30. > :52:39.Depends on the line. Could be good. Yes, what a result. This is a
:52:39. > :52:49.relatively new name on the lists. No drop shots. Ernie Els - final
:52:49. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:25.have almost given Ernie putts at this length. As you get older, the
:53:25. > :53:29.
:53:29. > :53:37.hole gets smaller. I don't know why that is. The swing looks as nice,
:53:37. > :53:46.the rhythm and the stroke. They don't disappear like they used to.
:53:46. > :53:53.Only a 5. A round of 68. Two chances missed. Only one drop shot.
:53:53. > :53:57.That was a short fourth hole. Dropped a shot. Here is the look of
:53:57. > :54:02.things at the end of the first round. This is the most northerly
:54:02. > :54:12.European event staged in the United Kingdom. We have an Englishman and
:54:12. > :54:13.
:54:13. > :54:19.a Chilean at the top. 7-under par. There's that threesome on 6-under,
:54:19. > :54:23.including Thorbjorn Olesen finishing off on 56. And 19 men 5-
:54:23. > :54:27.under par or better on the opening day. The scoring has been enjoyable
:54:27. > :54:33.to watch. I'm sure it's been great fun to play for the men on the
:54:33. > :54:38.European Tour. No doubt about the round of the afternoon, belonging
:54:38. > :54:44.to Thorbjorn Olesen, a blemish-free round for him today. You are on a
:54:44. > :54:48.hot streak of form, two runner's up in the last three events, what is
:54:49. > :54:52.the Cata lift, driving this increase in your levels here.
:54:52. > :54:57.struggled a little with my swing in the first couple of months this
:54:57. > :55:04.year. Then I got it back. And got confidence and tried to keep it
:55:04. > :55:08.good. A lovely round. Better news than the Eagle at the 16th is the
:55:08. > :55:14.news that you are in the open championship. When did you find out.
:55:15. > :55:19.Literally when I walked in. David tonk had withdrawn, I got his spot.
:55:19. > :55:26.I'm pleased. Take us through it, at the 7, and then what happened.
:55:26. > :55:32.Obviously the 7 was a little shock to the system. Had a bad shot, and
:55:32. > :55:41.all of a sudden got to the second, and obviously a little bit, I had
:55:41. > :55:49.to watch, sitting the ball well. I let it go. Seven Birdies in a row,
:55:49. > :55:56.it will help anybody. Links seem to suit. I won four in Europe, all on
:55:56. > :56:01.Links. Nice to get on the Links. The Links upbringing, I feel like I
:56:01. > :56:05.click into Links mode well. Fighting the ball correctly, and
:56:05. > :56:10.getting up and down on the Greens. How do you enjoy the transition to
:56:11. > :56:20.Links golf. I love it. I tried it a couple of times. Absolutely loved
:56:21. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:32.it, Links golf. It's nice to be here on a great course. It's been a
:56:32. > :56:36.successful first day at the Barclays Scottish open. Wayne Grady
:56:36. > :56:41.how well has Castle Stuart weathered the storm. Quite well,
:56:41. > :56:45.it's not a long course, 7,000 yards. The course's perfect conditions -
:56:45. > :56:49.there's not a lot of rough, wide fair ways, when you have the
:56:49. > :56:54.quality field as now, I think the scoring is good. But what was
:56:54. > :56:58.expected. It's not been set up to be protective. They are encouraging
:56:58. > :57:05.birdies and Eagles. Certainly that's not what we saw, there's a
:57:05. > :57:12.few surprises and draws, all in all the scoring is great, 2-under par.
:57:12. > :57:15.Most impressive performance and biggest surprise. Lee Westwood, and
:57:15. > :57:19.Luke Donald, Lee Westwood wants the No.1 backing and Luke retain it.
:57:19. > :57:25.They are up in a couple of shots of each other. The biggest surprise
:57:25. > :57:30.for me is Phil Mickelson. Shooting one over par, to come hereest he's
:57:30. > :57:33.been working hard on the shots. Knock-down shots, three-quarter, he
:57:33. > :57:38.shot one over par, that's the biggest surprise for me. What a
:57:39. > :57:43.taste this has given us, not just for this weekend in Inverness, but
:57:43. > :57:48.for the fourth coming open championship. 140th. Don't forget
:57:48. > :57:55.that we will be on the air with a preview program an BBC Two next
:57:55. > :58:00.Wednesday, at 11.20 in the evening. It will be available via the red
:58:00. > :58:06.button online from 7:00. Coverage of the championship is under way
:58:06. > :58:15.9:00 sharp Thursday morning. On Sunday evening. A special program,
:58:15. > :58:23.a tribute to the late great Seve Biasteros. In the meantime we'll be