14/07/2012

:00:34. > :00:37.Hello, from the Highlands of Scotland, and the superb Castle

:00:37. > :00:41.Stuart Golf Club near Inverness. The setting is superb. Looking out

:00:41. > :00:46.over the Black Isle and up towards the Kessock Bridge and Inverness,

:00:46. > :00:51.the capital of the Highlands. Mercifully this year we can enjoy

:00:51. > :00:54.the views, in fact we can see them, because you may resemble --

:00:54. > :00:59.remembered they horrendous weather, freak storms that we had 12 months

:00:59. > :01:04.ago that literally washed part of the new course out into the Moray

:01:04. > :01:09.Firth. This year, happily, all the headlines are being created by the

:01:09. > :01:13.numbers of birdies and eagles that have been flying in from all around

:01:13. > :01:18.this magnificent course in this Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish

:01:18. > :01:22.Open Championship. For many this is a dress rehearsal for the Open next

:01:22. > :01:27.year at -- next week. But if the first couple of days here are

:01:27. > :01:32.anything to go by, we are in for a spectacular weekend's golf.

:01:32. > :01:37.A links course without wind without a from this to the ground is a tame

:01:37. > :01:41.beast, and on day one Castle Stuart was without defences. Making the

:01:41. > :01:45.most of it was Francesco Molinari, on a day where he could do little

:01:45. > :01:49.wrong. 10 birdies in total, his 62 would remain out of touch for the

:01:49. > :01:54.rest of the field. Birdies were flying, but not all of them were

:01:54. > :01:59.finding them, but some are struggling, Phil Mickelson starting

:01:59. > :02:03.with a 73. He made and will -- a late decision to play, but an early

:02:03. > :02:09.exit was looming. The two, similar conditions, but a different Phil

:02:09. > :02:14.Mickelson. An eagle and six birdies making a 64 insuring he would not

:02:14. > :02:24.only be here for the weekend, but challenging, as well. Alexander

:02:24. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:29.Noren, a double -- Alex Noren of setting his start. Luke Donald,

:02:29. > :02:36.defending his title had a quiet day, two birdies early on, frustration

:02:36. > :02:43.in between, two birdies to finish. 68 left him the three of the pace.

:02:43. > :02:49.Matteo Manassero, chasing third title, still a teenager, he was

:02:49. > :02:57.round in 64, 11-under overall. One behind the overall leader.

:02:57. > :03:03.Francesco Molinari fell to earth after his 72. -- after his 62.

:03:03. > :03:09.A bunch of low scores already, the best from Francesco Molinari.

:03:09. > :03:14.Although he has since been joined by Alex Noren who celebrated his

:03:14. > :03:23.30th birthday on Thursday and would love a belated present of �430,000

:03:23. > :03:28.tomorrow night. Another Italian, teenager at Matteo Manassero, also

:03:28. > :03:33.Ricardo Gonzalez, at all after the one remaining qualifying spot for

:03:33. > :03:37.the Open Championship. Germany's former world number one, Martin

:03:37. > :03:44.Kaymer and the man at the top of the world rankings now, Luke Donald,

:03:44. > :03:50.very much in the hunt at three shots under. -- 9-under. And Phil

:03:50. > :03:53.Mickelson dialled in five shots off the lead. Saw, with such a

:03:53. > :04:01.congested leaderboard, the possibilities are many in front of

:04:01. > :04:06.us. When the halfway cut fell last night, it did it at 4-under par,

:04:06. > :04:12.the second lowest kitemark ever on a European Tour. Demi Els sneaked

:04:12. > :04:16.in under the wire -- Ernie Els sneaked in under the wire. Paul

:04:16. > :04:24.Lawrie had been so desperate to challenge for this title a few

:04:24. > :04:31.miles north of his Aberdeen home. Not the kind of preparation Thomas

:04:31. > :04:38.Bjorn who performed so well last year had wanted going to be open.

:04:38. > :04:44.Headline acts remain, among stop them Phil Mickelson. -- amongst

:04:44. > :04:49.them. Defending champion Luke Donald aiming for a double double.

:04:49. > :04:55.He has Anders Hansen for company. Former world number one Martin

:04:55. > :05:02.Kaymer has been struggling form -- of late, but much more comfortable,

:05:02. > :05:07.with Peter Lawrie -- Paul Lawrie eager to back that spot. Matteo

:05:07. > :05:15.Manassero and Ricardo Gonzalez shot 64 yesterday and are heading out on

:05:15. > :05:22.the first tee about now. And Francesco Molinari, the leader who

:05:22. > :05:28.set the pace and Alex Noren are both locked together at 12-under.

:05:28. > :05:32.Amazing to think on this day last year there was a huge avalanche

:05:32. > :05:36.across the first fairway. Today, conditions are almost perfect. A

:05:36. > :05:40.little breeze about, a reasonable temperature, we will see plenty of

:05:40. > :05:47.birdies. This is one of the most dramatic courses you have ever seen.

:05:47. > :05:52.It was built in 2009, but it looked 100 years old. The rough is up, in

:05:52. > :05:55.place it at -- in places it is vengeful. If you get out of

:05:55. > :06:00.position you are in trouble. Driving today is going to be

:06:00. > :06:04.critical. Find that the fairways, birdies galore. With the scenery

:06:04. > :06:11.here it is easy to lose your concentration, just look at it, it

:06:11. > :06:15.is amazing. You can hear the birds singing in the air. And a little

:06:15. > :06:19.while, the players will be playing off the first tee and will be

:06:20. > :06:23.looking for birdies, eagles, and keeping out of this vengeful rough.

:06:24. > :06:31.Kenny's word of the day - vengeful. They have been out on the course as

:06:31. > :06:41.play began at this morning at 7:10am, and what a birdie fest we

:06:41. > :06:46.

:06:46. > :06:51.The man who has had three top-five finishes the season, including a

:06:51. > :07:01.runner-up spot in Spain kept the momentum going at the 8th with this

:07:01. > :07:04.

:07:05. > :07:11.close to it. Indeed, he would slot this one, a seventh birthday in

:07:11. > :07:18.eight holes. -- a seventh birdie. The man who owns three European

:07:18. > :07:23.titles. And the Dane had at this to cover,

:07:23. > :07:31.the first nine holes in 28 shots. Crikey, and this! He is human after

:07:31. > :07:36.all. Stunning stuff so far out on the course. This is the current

:07:36. > :07:42.situation. Soren Kjeldsen with a one-shot advantage from Martin

:07:42. > :07:49.Laird. Henrik Stenson, good to see him

:07:49. > :07:58.playing well, too. Andrew Marshall of England, 6-under, had a hole-in-

:07:58. > :08:02.one on the first goal. Shane Lowrie is trying to get into

:08:02. > :08:12.the top five. A little further down, Louis

:08:12. > :08:12.

:08:13. > :08:22.Oosthuizen, Thomas Levet, a former winner of the Championship, 4-under.

:08:23. > :08:23.

:08:24. > :08:28.Luke Donald, 2-under at 11-under This is not a bad place to watch it

:08:28. > :08:32.all, I can honestly say. We have the 15th fairway behind us and the

:08:32. > :08:37.Moray Firth, as well. It is distracting, though there is plenty

:08:37. > :08:43.to keep us occupied on the golf course, as well. Sorting it all in,

:08:43. > :08:48.as opposed to just soaking, as we were last year, of we have our

:08:48. > :08:52.commentators. A Yes, Wish You were Here, it is probably raining down

:08:53. > :08:57.south. It hardly ever rains a peer, just a

:08:57. > :09:01.freak accident, that is what the brochure says, anyway.

:09:01. > :09:09.This is a fine course, no win, players are getting better and

:09:09. > :09:14.better, sinking putts and driving wonderfully, and all that. All this

:09:14. > :09:18.battle with pas and we must not break par, a lot of old tosh! I can

:09:18. > :09:22.say that because I am getting old. I can say that today and tomorrow

:09:22. > :09:30.we should see some spectacular stuff. That is not to bid.

:09:30. > :09:35.It looks like Ricardo Gonzalez, somebody has found a ball, but not

:09:35. > :09:40.his. This is on the first hole. It looks tight enough, but he has had

:09:40. > :09:47.a wild slash to the right. I am not sure what he will do if he

:09:47. > :09:55.finds it. Do you call in puff the Magic Dragon or get a bolt out? --

:09:55. > :10:00.boat out? You must make sure you keep up with this method of playing,

:10:00. > :10:05.or it take sued five hours to go round.

:10:05. > :10:13.Matteo Manassero has been summoned from ruin his shoes, as well. That

:10:13. > :10:18.is a long way right, massive. I am not sure what they're looking

:10:18. > :10:22.for, it is gone. But if you do get a wide down there,

:10:22. > :10:26.if you're lucky enough, it would be a miracle, you could play it.

:10:26. > :10:35.You mean under six inches of seaweed and rocks? I suppose you

:10:35. > :10:39.could, if you are a bit potty? Well, he has not given up hope yet.

:10:39. > :10:44.Everywhere we look, the scoreboard and the cameras are pointing round

:10:45. > :10:49.this delightful course. People are playing well. The odd sad moment,

:10:49. > :10:52.but I would say 90% of the field are having an absolute bonanza and

:10:52. > :10:56.are having an absolute bonanza and loving every minute of it. The

:10:56. > :11:06.course is in great condition, and here is Luke Donald. He has just

:11:06. > :11:11.

:11:11. > :11:21.won it in spectacular fashion with that 63 in the third round last

:11:21. > :11:29.

:11:29. > :11:34.year. At this stage he is only one not to put himself under as much

:11:34. > :11:39.pressure for the Majors. Waiting on the first tee, Francesco Molinari

:11:39. > :11:42.and Alex Noren. They will be set off.

:11:42. > :11:52.There he is, he has been doing it for more years than I care to

:11:52. > :12:01.

:12:01. > :12:05.remember. He comes from Moffett, watch, steady lads... I don't know

:12:05. > :12:08.what he is up to, he is now a 50 are away from which he was looking,

:12:08. > :12:11.so whether this is his second ball I don't know.

:12:12. > :12:18.That doesn't look too attractive, Andrew.

:12:18. > :12:24.I think he is looking at taking a drop at a lateral hazard.

:12:24. > :12:28.The year is, of course the ocean is a lateral hazard at this case -- in

:12:28. > :12:32.this case. It is a big water hazard, isn't it?

:12:32. > :12:37.One of the biggest I have seen. It looks a bit prettier when the

:12:37. > :12:42.tide comes in. That is like a lot of things, it

:12:42. > :12:48.looks a bit better when it has a bit of war paint on. These are

:12:48. > :12:52.anxious moments for these players, no matter how experienced you are.

:12:52. > :12:57.A little chit-chat, a little word with the caddy, a few practice

:12:57. > :13:01.swings. Trying to control your thoughts, which is so important in

:13:01. > :13:08.this game. Andy Sutton, in the back of Alex

:13:08. > :13:12.Noren, who was with Ben Curtis in 2003 when he went to the Open title.

:13:12. > :13:22.How they had a divorce? You is, they were with each other

:13:22. > :13:23.

:13:23. > :13:27.for a long time, but no longer. He is thinking about it. This is a

:13:27. > :13:37.nice drive of the fairway, this very precocious Italian. I like

:13:37. > :13:48.

:13:48. > :13:55.watching him play, too. He has that towards the middle of the fairway.

:13:55. > :14:02.-- Gonzalez. An ugly start for the Argentinian.

:14:02. > :14:07.They never let anybody through known in modern golf. -- melodies

:14:07. > :14:17.in the modern golf. It used to be the rule that if you lost your ball

:14:17. > :14:45.

:14:45. > :14:54.you would like people come through. the timing is out, you're in

:14:55. > :15:04.trouble. On the tee, Francesco Molinari. You want to get as close

:15:05. > :15:32.

:15:32. > :15:42.he? He is one of the straightest of players. He hits it straight, finds

:15:42. > :16:06.

:16:06. > :16:14.the greens. He's not a shabby beauty. He teed up very high. He

:16:14. > :16:24.swept up all right off the top team. -- he swept the ball right off the

:16:24. > :16:35.

:16:35. > :16:41.tee. We Trevino used to do that. is a good final grip. Alexander

:16:41. > :16:46.Noren gives it a real smack, he is a very talented player. Francesco

:16:46. > :16:55.Molinari -- Francesco Molinari, clicking to be amongst the first

:16:55. > :17:05.brothers to win the same title. His brother as laid up with a wrist

:17:05. > :17:32.

:17:32. > :17:42.eight under par after 11 holes. is beginning to walk a little bit

:17:42. > :17:46.more quickly. The old hormones have started moving. Over the first two

:17:46. > :17:56.rounds, the back nine has been playing easier than the front nine.

:17:56. > :18:24.

:18:24. > :18:32.We are back on the first. Gonzalez hole is a par five. He's going for

:18:32. > :18:38.the magic 59. It has not happen very often. Shane Lowry, after that

:18:38. > :18:48.wonderful second shot on the 5th, in for a birdie. He has managed for

:18:48. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:06.in his first five holes. The 6th is pleasantness of the course. The jet

:19:06. > :19:14.-- affair was a very generous. When the wind blows, it is as difficult

:19:14. > :19:24.as anywhere, not quite as difficult as Carnoustie or Muirfield, but

:19:24. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :20:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:20:22. > :20:32.he? He will have rooms where he is very consistent and then he just

:20:32. > :20:52.

:20:52. > :21:00.like that all the time. On the green, chances for birdies. The end

:21:00. > :21:09.of things for Gonzalez. He is not in yet. He has that for three-over-

:21:09. > :21:19.par on this hole. He's thinking, is this not just a big mistake? It is

:21:19. > :21:24.

:21:24. > :21:34.a catalogue of errors here. What a start! Three over on the first hole.

:21:34. > :21:45.

:21:45. > :21:49.That has dropped and and 35 places. final group to stand and watch one

:21:49. > :21:59.of the preceding players make a bit of a nonsense of it. A nice

:21:59. > :22:21.

:22:21. > :22:25.gathering green here. A good tee green keepers think. The prepare

:22:25. > :22:35.the courses beautifully and then every shot, a great sword flies

:22:35. > :22:57.

:22:57. > :23:07.on the left of the green. A good opening hole. Everywhere you look,

:23:07. > :23:09.

:23:10. > :23:19.there are wonderful views. You are pretty well all on the edge of the

:23:20. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:39.well. This fairway as 45 yards wide. If you give him room, he is

:23:39. > :23:44.dangerous. The normal service has been resumed. He just picked up

:23:44. > :23:51.three shots in his first five. For a player at the top of the

:23:51. > :24:01.leaderboard, that is standard procedure. Gonzalez has wasted

:24:01. > :24:22.

:24:22. > :24:32.three shot on the first hole. Not as good as that other fella, Allen

:24:32. > :24:54.

:24:54. > :25:04.Hansen. He wasn't a bad player in one should think I'm obsessed with

:25:04. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:31.driven the par four. So close for a birdie. Matthew Baldwin, nine under

:25:31. > :25:55.

:25:55. > :26:03.steady. A smooth par four. No stress and strain. 65 is the lowest

:26:03. > :26:13.round of the day, from Stephen Gallacher. He has made a great leap

:26:13. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:30.forward. I always enjoyed watching him play. Is that Granny? Send us

:26:30. > :26:45.

:26:45. > :26:55.just had a little bit more pace, they would all have gone in. A nice,

:26:55. > :27:01.

:27:01. > :27:11.steady, quiet start. There years. Our long lens. The curse of mankind.

:27:11. > :27:50.

:27:50. > :28:00.finding the fairway. Berry good crowds here today. There is a

:28:00. > :28:01.

:28:01. > :28:07.wonderful parking area. Last year, it was just a sea of mud. A

:28:07. > :28:11.wonderful area. It must be 20 acres or more. You can park your car

:28:11. > :28:16.there. Doesn't matter how many people are there, they can be

:28:16. > :28:26.accommodated. Martin Leonard is leading the home challenge. He has

:28:26. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:36.made a real move to do. Seven-under at the 15th. He places trade and

:28:36. > :28:43.the state. He is originally from Glasgow. -- he plies his trade in

:28:43. > :28:48.the United States. He has been struggling with this club of late.

:28:48. > :28:58.He is not putting as well as he did for a stretch last season. The

:28:58. > :29:20.

:29:20. > :29:30.effective. He obviously doesn't long grip. Almost like a three iron

:29:30. > :29:35.

:29:35. > :29:45.grip. Well done. We could all those red holes. Lovely birdies. That was

:29:45. > :30:12.

:30:12. > :30:22.is not just on songs he can put them down to the left, that would

:30:22. > :30:25.

:30:25. > :30:35.be OK. He could well be in the of bother, flips it up for his

:30:35. > :31:05.

:31:05. > :31:11.will please the Rotary Club of rock and -- Loch Ness, one of four

:31:11. > :31:14.Rotary Clubs and an area. They're working with Aberdeen Asset

:31:14. > :31:21.Management and the players' Foundation, and everybody is worth

:31:21. > :31:25.a fiver, an eagle is worth �10, and �50 if anyone manages to get an

:31:25. > :31:29.albatross. The boys are doing very well, which I know Mike Young and

:31:30. > :31:39.all his friends at the Rotary Club will be delighted about. Everyone

:31:40. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:51.should be congratulated on here, this is his fifth at the par

:31:51. > :31:53.

:31:53. > :32:03.can find it. He has managed to find it here. There is plenty of trouble

:32:03. > :32:36.

:32:36. > :32:41.either losing a lot of balls or like you're tumbling backwards.

:32:41. > :32:48.he started with three birdies come apart, and now another birdie, and

:32:48. > :32:54.now a dirty, ugly seven. He has to forget that and move on. You are

:32:54. > :33:00.allowed a couple of duff shots in a round.

:33:00. > :33:10.The magic has gone, he can't believe it. I thought he might hole

:33:10. > :33:19.

:33:19. > :33:24.he get there? He is waiting for the green to

:33:24. > :33:31.clear, so he certainly thinks he can. He has 295 yards into a breeze,

:33:31. > :33:37.so he has debated to perfection. Is the grass on the fairways what

:33:37. > :33:47.you would call tight? Not like a billiard table, is it nice?

:33:47. > :33:54.

:33:54. > :34:01.further route down. I say, that was a bit of robbery

:34:01. > :34:05.there, wasn't it. He judged it, I thought, absolutely perfectly.

:34:05. > :34:15.It showed how unfortunate it was to stick there and not roll back with

:34:15. > :34:41.

:34:41. > :34:51.his previous shot. bit awkward. ME else had four India

:34:51. > :34:59.

:34:59. > :35:03.of the other day, not like him. -- Never missed a cut, I don't know

:35:03. > :35:13.about that, perhaps he missed the Blackburn Alliance Championship, or

:35:13. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:31.we would tee shot. All of them tiptoed by the edge. -- wayward tee

:35:31. > :36:00.

:36:00. > :36:10.shot. Gonzalez obviously having of that was going to stop 20 yards

:36:10. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:45.short -- Shaw, must have caught a us, now.

:36:45. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :37:20.I don't think there was any way he leaderboard for now, because

:37:20. > :37:25.overnight leaders Francesco Molinari and Alex Noren are looking

:37:25. > :37:31.at a few of them, albeit still on 12-under. Martin Laird going very

:37:31. > :37:35.well, 8-under, fantastic progress through 15 holes for the man who

:37:35. > :37:43.was the first Scottish winner on the US Tour since Sandy Lyle at the

:37:43. > :37:49.1988 Masters. He has won two titles based in the US. There are

:37:49. > :37:59.Francesco Molinari and Alex Noren. Stephen Gallacher, you have been

:37:59. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:12.hearing about what, with the keep track of all these bodies.

:38:12. > :38:16.Padraig Harrington, 4-under at 17. I am sure he is seeing this as an

:38:16. > :38:22.excellent warm-up for an assault on a third Open Championship title. I

:38:22. > :38:32.am sure Luke Donald would love to win an Open. For the moment, he is

:38:32. > :38:36.concentrating in a bit of trouble bit more of the bunker, but he has

:38:36. > :38:42.plenty of green to work with. P is the best bunker player on the PGA

:38:42. > :38:50.Tour in the States. That is a wonderful shot. This is a

:38:50. > :38:57.part of golf that has improved so golf -- -- so much. There are five

:38:57. > :39:07.or six players considered to be very good bunker players. Now

:39:07. > :39:07.

:39:07. > :39:12.his only chance of getting close is to play a little strong back off

:39:12. > :39:19.the slope. That shows you how much I know.

:39:19. > :39:23.Played it beautifully, just met that perfectly.

:39:23. > :39:33.He has played at the most difficult way, Maureen, he had to be

:39:33. > :39:34.

:39:34. > :39:44.absolutely precise and it was it in from six inches. It is all a

:39:44. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :40:00.and clean it and bring the book out of the back pocket just to check.

:40:00. > :40:00.

:40:00. > :40:04.We will go to Peter Hanson for his from these guys, today. They are

:40:04. > :40:09.challenging each other and it is working. They are both answering

:40:10. > :40:14.the challenge. That is a shame. That is the first bad putt we have

:40:15. > :40:24.seen for a long time. He just mishit it or was afraid of it. That

:40:25. > :40:26.

:40:26. > :40:33.then another. This is one that you want to keep

:40:33. > :40:37.your putter cover on, just tapping gently. I reckon he has got to hit

:40:37. > :40:47.this about, I don't know, three feet, four feet, then gravity will

:40:47. > :41:14.

:41:14. > :41:24.going over the top and swinging left. A little bit too bold. It

:41:24. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:36.went all sorts of ways down that greens that would be almost

:41:36. > :41:47.

:41:47. > :41:52.move. He has almost got an inevitability about his play. His

:41:52. > :41:55.rhythm is the same all the time. I know people think it is not very

:41:55. > :41:59.exciting, I think he is wonderful to watch.

:41:59. > :42:09.He has not dropped a shot since the 8th hole in the first round, Luke

:42:09. > :42:27.

:42:27. > :42:33.the Rotary Club will get a lot of money today.

:42:33. > :42:37.Ken has added up the birdies, I think they were exactly the same in

:42:37. > :42:43.the first and second round. A we have had a couple of albatrosses,

:42:43. > :42:53.as well. It will have been an absolute bonanza of this week. A

:42:53. > :42:57.Birdie fest. That looks pretty there. I must confess.

:42:57. > :43:07.I have just been up to ski bore Castle, that is a magnificent part

:43:07. > :43:30.

:43:30. > :43:40.player. He could come through with a vengeance, soon.

:43:40. > :43:45.

:43:45. > :43:48.Shane Lowery is going well, Matteo week coming up shy. They are slower

:43:48. > :43:53.greens than a lot of these players will be used to. You would think

:43:53. > :44:01.they would have got used to it by never days, he is only 12 or 14

:44:01. > :44:06.feet away. Peter Thompson said, if the greens are a bit slow, what are

:44:06. > :44:16.you do? He said, I just hit them a bit harder.

:44:16. > :44:53.

:44:53. > :44:58.along, don't fall back. It will. Great shot. That is a par four,

:44:58. > :45:08.remember. A different wind direction,

:45:08. > :45:19.

:45:19. > :45:29.slightly into the faces today. Alex Tangley grass. You can be an awful

:45:29. > :45:29.

:45:29. > :46:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:46:19. > :46:27.it was in previous days. The pen hall and up the other side. 29 for

:46:27. > :46:37.the first nine holes. He must attend fritter in that as well. --

:46:37. > :46:37.

:46:37. > :47:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:47:21. > :47:31.haem -- he missed a ten-foot putt sensible. That is a very short par

:47:31. > :47:34.

:47:34. > :47:44.four. You can get it onto the green. Nice to see the sun shining. It has

:47:44. > :47:47.

:47:47. > :47:57.been in short supply. Alexander Noren and Francesco Molinari are

:47:57. > :48:02.

:48:02. > :48:08.often a good start. The width of the fairway is very generous. If

:48:08. > :48:12.you're a modest player, you can enjoy it. You're not using a ball

:48:12. > :48:22.on every cold -- on every hole. There are not many water hazards

:48:22. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:45.Again, another player just shy. extraordinary. Right on the edge of

:48:45. > :48:46.

:48:46. > :48:51.the hole. Only a par. He is in the lead with Soren Kjeldsen. It will

:48:51. > :48:57.go to and fro before we shut up shop tomorrow night. You'd think it

:48:57. > :49:04.looks odds-on a play-off, with all those players bunched together.

:49:04. > :49:14.Let's go down the leaderboard and have a look. You have 33 players

:49:14. > :49:14.

:49:14. > :49:20.within four short of the lead. Let's have a closer look at it.

:49:20. > :49:25.Martin Laird with just a couple of holes to go. Just about everybody

:49:25. > :49:32.is making a good move. Francesco Molinari and Alexander Noren have

:49:33. > :49:39.just started their rounds. We will head back to the third hole. How

:49:39. > :49:44.will Alexander Noren play this one? He's going to do something. I don't

:49:44. > :49:54.know whether he's going to pitch it onto the green. I would suggest, if

:49:54. > :49:56.

:49:56. > :50:03.he has a good lie, you can play the soft little pitches that he does.

:50:04. > :50:13.That is not a bunker, it is a shelf. I have not really seen that sort a

:50:14. > :50:49.

:50:49. > :50:58.the tee, he is going with a six- iron, and that is not one of his

:50:58. > :51:08.better six-iron shots. That very Scottish, use your putter! He would

:51:08. > :51:18.do that, wouldn't you? I would take it from 60 yards down the fairway.

:51:18. > :51:18.

:51:18. > :52:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:52:03. > :52:10.Is he one of her boys? He's the Open Championship, doing well

:52:10. > :52:15.here. He finishes with a birdie. He's playing alongside Ross Fisher,

:52:15. > :52:19.who is nine under par. I am so pleased because I love watching him

:52:19. > :52:29.play. He tinkers with his swing but I don't really understand, but as

:52:29. > :52:41.

:52:41. > :52:51.long as he is playing, all is well hole. It is very close to the water

:52:51. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:13.one! You could sense that was going in. It was a beautiful part with

:53:13. > :53:15.

:53:15. > :53:21.just the right pace. -- it was a beautiful putt. 14 under par.

:53:21. > :53:28.was a beautifully crafted birdie by Alexander Noren. Recoveries from

:53:28. > :53:38.the left are very difficult. The pressure is back firmly on

:53:38. > :53:59.

:53:59. > :54:04.improved a lot. Two fees. Used jointly in the lead. For those of

:54:04. > :54:14.you who enjoy a rugby, I am going to tell you about the Bill McLaren

:54:14. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:22.Foundation. Just down the road at Nairn, there is a lovely course.

:54:22. > :54:32.There are details on the website. He will have the chance to play

:54:32. > :54:42.

:54:42. > :54:51.here and in the run. -- and in the toughest in relative terms this

:54:51. > :55:01.week. He's going to have to work to make par. That was a very strange

:55:01. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :55:29.That is OK. The first of the par- three holes. This is heading

:55:29. > :55:39.towards the castle itself. They have made a Walesa you can see

:55:39. > :55:52.

:55:52. > :56:02.through to it. It is playing 175 hold on the golf course in which

:56:02. > :56:19.

:56:19. > :56:24.die. He hits the ball as straight as anyone I have ever seen in my

:56:25. > :56:29.career in golf. It is a great asset, being able to hit it straight. He

:56:29. > :56:39.is not trying to faded in and hold it up and Reuter in, and all the

:56:39. > :56:39.

:56:39. > :56:43.other stuff, he just hit it straight. It takes a lot of beating.

:56:43. > :56:53.Here is Alexander Noren, with his little routine. I don't know quite

:56:53. > :56:53.

:56:53. > :57:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:57:41. > :57:45.occasion. -- not frightening the dab hand from that sort of distance.

:57:45. > :57:52.You mentioned his first dropped shot his the 8th: the first round.

:57:52. > :58:02.Otherwise, it has been the story of untold birdies. Ken Brown, you have

:58:02. > :58:03.

:58:03. > :58:13.the number of birdies. For a chilly 1300. -- almost 1300. Numerous

:58:13. > :58:17.

:58:17. > :58:24.birdies. Soren Kjeldsen has made a hat full today. Youngsters from

:58:24. > :58:28.spectators to participate as, that is what we want. But his great to

:58:28. > :58:33.see the youngsters out. The Golf Foundation have put a tremendous

:58:33. > :58:37.amount of work into encouraging youngsters at school to get into

:58:37. > :58:47.the game. Not to find great champions, but to encourage them.

:58:47. > :58:48.

:58:48. > :58:52.Then they have to find somewhere to play. I think that golf clubs

:58:52. > :59:02.should open their doors to people in youngsters whose parents do not

:59:02. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:14.play. Now, Soren Kjeldsen with his peculiar putting style, which let

:59:14. > :59:19.

:59:19. > :59:29.him down. He has gone to pieces. We saw him play wide and Rush won by.

:59:29. > :59:35.

:59:35. > :59:39.He'd give it a good crack at the at the 14th. Also dropping a shot

:59:39. > :59:44.at the 17th, Martin Laird, so he has dropped back into the grip in

:59:44. > :59:48.second place, now. It is Francesco Molinari, Alex Noren, as you wear

:59:48. > :59:52.at the start of the day, re- establishing supremacy at the top

:59:52. > :59:56.of the leaderboard, but it is intriguing so far. So many just

:59:56. > :00:01.within a handful of shots of the lead, with the possibility of

:00:01. > :00:06.scoring. Anything is possible in the next few hours. Further down,

:00:06. > :00:16.Luke Donald, and let's go back to the defending champion, now that

:00:16. > :00:27.

:00:27. > :00:31.rare, Ken, to see that. You wonder how that can happen. It is so

:00:31. > :00:37.simple looking and he is 20 or 30 yards of line. The normally so

:00:37. > :00:45.reliable, ideally you want to bring it in to the left of the pin. That

:00:45. > :00:49.is errant. The pin is in a little hollow, so

:00:49. > :00:54.if he is lying OK, he has a chance. But there is a wicked stuff over

:00:54. > :01:04.there. The good thing is, it is from high ground and he can play a

:01:04. > :01:05.

:01:05. > :01:15.parachute shot. They came here for a sit down and they have been moved.

:01:15. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:51.for the Italian. This is for his A big swing, wasn't it? 62, 10-

:01:51. > :01:58.under, but was magical. Quite a few big names are not here, not playing

:01:58. > :02:01.this week. What do you think, Ken, play the week before the great

:02:01. > :02:05.Championship next week or take time off?

:02:05. > :02:10.Jack Nicklaus always liked to take time off and go a little early the

:02:10. > :02:16.previous week, play a couple of bones and disappear. It is horses

:02:16. > :02:22.for courses. Just what suits you. we have had an e-mail from Kevin

:02:22. > :02:26.Heath, he just asked that question. This is not now a true links course,

:02:26. > :02:34.the way it is playing. This is a very beautiful caused by the sea.

:02:34. > :02:39.It does not have a links feel about it. It would be a very different

:02:39. > :02:49.course if it was. A lot of contours on the green, undulations on the

:02:49. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:07.fairways, generous but players able there, Kent. Whether he clattered

:03:07. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:16.into the spectators, he is having a look at this? Yes, I can't believe

:03:16. > :03:20.how fortunate he is. I thought he might end up in the deep staff and

:03:20. > :03:25.-- but the crowd have trampled this down. I would imagine he is going

:03:25. > :03:29.to aim to the right of this hole. There is a little bank that will

:03:29. > :03:33.slow the ball down and feed it down to the hole. If he does that and

:03:33. > :03:40.plays it well he will get within about five feet of the hole from

:03:40. > :03:44.here. It is quite a considerable bank on the right hand side. Yes,

:03:44. > :03:54.if he pulls this off he can end up within about five feet. Of course,

:03:54. > :04:08.

:04:09. > :04:14.hit it hard enough. Hit the downslope, spun it away. It ends up

:04:14. > :04:24.looking a poor shot. Nearly all right. He was out by at least three

:04:24. > :04:29.yards. This is how shots just slip away, isn't it, Ken? Riding on the

:04:29. > :04:37.crest of a wave, then miscue, missed a putt, and suddenly a

:04:37. > :04:47.couple of shots done. He is usually very frugal, and genius of his game,

:04:47. > :04:49.

:04:49. > :04:59.he does not throw too many strokes race guys for the opening tonight

:04:59. > :05:16.

:05:16. > :05:21.the fairway. Just a little pitched up. You were talking straight

:05:21. > :05:27.drivers, Brian Waits was another of those players. Harrington was

:05:27. > :05:31.another one that keeps it in play. There are players who are not so

:05:31. > :05:35.good dynamic, you might say, but they make the very most of their

:05:35. > :05:45.talents. They don't go off with flights of fancy, they just to do

:05:45. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:56.Clark play, he was a beautiful striker off the ball, but he was

:05:56. > :06:06.playing with injury a few times and got a bit cross with themselves.

:06:06. > :06:10.

:06:10. > :06:15.Compare Brian waits with him and slightly easier angle. The Greens

:06:15. > :06:25.are firm but that is very tough to get at. I don't think you should go

:06:25. > :06:33.

:06:33. > :06:39.attack but, maybe 10-15 feet to the That is almost cheating, young

:06:39. > :06:44.Donald. Well, he is a genius with the wedges around the green, and if

:06:44. > :06:47.he does not pull off the shot he is a genius with the putter. One of

:06:48. > :06:54.them is going to work, isn't it? You cannot legislate for things

:06:54. > :06:57.like that. We have seen a lot of putts that have finished half an

:06:57. > :07:07.inch away. That won't nearly finished out, wriggled about and

:07:07. > :07:19.

:07:19. > :07:29.miss this one and end up with a bogey, after he played off fairly

:07:29. > :07:47.

:07:47. > :07:57.fast, but a delightful surface. I think it is a very good course

:07:57. > :08:23.

:08:24. > :08:33.seven at the 18th. 10-under. -- 68 below. That does not augur well for

:08:34. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :08:45.great swathes of woodland over the new bridges going north. It is a

:08:45. > :08:55.fascinating bit of countryside. Past Glenn Moore Ranjeet distillery,

:08:55. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :09:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:09:44. > :09:48.I did drive past, did not call in. unfortunate here. His ball has come

:09:48. > :09:53.to rest on top of a sand filled the divot, but it is not as bad as it

:09:53. > :09:57.might have been. He can get in behind the ball, has to be extra

:09:57. > :10:07.careful that he does not touch any of the sand before he gets to the

:10:07. > :10:19.

:10:19. > :10:29.forward, bowled short. -- bowled a Project at the moment. Would surely

:10:29. > :10:34.

:10:34. > :10:41.no wind, a nice temperature... -- on purpose, there is not an awful

:10:41. > :10:51.lot of room. A little bit to the right maybe, 10 or 15 feet to the

:10:51. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:00.the course be improved with more bunkers? I think it would, Jason,

:11:00. > :11:07.if you were having Major tournaments here, one idea or

:11:07. > :11:11.something, maybe on some of the drivable par fours I think they

:11:11. > :11:15.might put in some bunkers, but for the ordinary putter I think there

:11:15. > :11:19.is enough trouble here. You have the enjoyment of the views, the

:11:19. > :11:29.condition of the course, it is just there are so many fine courses

:11:29. > :11:34.

:11:34. > :11:41.around here. It is interesting how that neck of the woods, it is not

:11:41. > :11:51.easy there. If you go boldly at it you have to go over the course --

:11:51. > :12:20.

:12:20. > :12:30.par four. A brilliant little short par four. -- is actually a drivable

:12:30. > :12:33.

:12:33. > :12:38.goes out on a finger of land. A And you just got a glimpse of

:12:38. > :12:42.Fort George, there. Home of the Black Watch.

:12:42. > :12:45.Now, we're concerned with the golf and not least what is going to win

:12:45. > :12:50.this Scottish Open Championship. Thomas Leonard moving into poll

:12:50. > :12:55.position against Molinari and Alex Noren. You can see that we have

:12:55. > :13:03.some little red jugs which indicates those who have already

:13:03. > :13:08.qualified for next week's Open. Thomas Levet already won at the

:13:08. > :13:15.French Open, and in celebration in Paris jumped into a leg -- into a

:13:15. > :13:20.lake, broke his leg and had to forfeit his chance. Trying to get

:13:20. > :13:30.back into the open, which for 11th time in history is going to be

:13:30. > :13:37.

:13:37. > :13:47.It could not happen to a nicer fellow.

:13:47. > :14:02.

:14:02. > :14:06.What a corker! that wonderful list of champions.

:14:06. > :14:10.We will get things under way with our Open preview programme on

:14:10. > :14:20.Wednesday night, then it is wall- to-wall live open coverage, just as

:14:20. > :14:20.

:14:20. > :15:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:15:09. > :15:16.it always edge, from 9am on it will run off the front of the

:15:16. > :15:26.green. That was beautifully judged from Luke Donald. Ranked number one

:15:26. > :16:02.

:16:02. > :16:12.You're looking for a divot. They do not think there is much to put back.

:16:12. > :16:15.

:16:15. > :16:25.A birdie for Alexander Noren. Two players tied at 15 under. Use the

:16:25. > :16:35.

:16:35. > :16:45.co-leader. Two at 15. You see how the leader board changes. Only one

:16:45. > :17:09.

:17:09. > :17:19.player at 14 under now. The leader plays all his golf on the PGA Tour

:17:19. > :17:19.

:17:19. > :18:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:18:27. > :18:37.birdie. -- Anders Hansen. As the week has gone by, the Greens have

:18:37. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:47.got fractionally faster. Still not quit. -- still not fast. Ken, it is

:18:47. > :18:50.amazing watching Luke Donald when he has a wedge in his hand. The

:18:50. > :18:55.rhythm is amazing, the club comes through so quietly that you

:18:55. > :19:03.understand he has the accuracy. What is most important is the

:19:03. > :19:13.control of a distance. That is through sheer hard work. It sets up

:19:13. > :19:39.

:19:39. > :19:47.incapable of doing. He does not push himself. Just play. Work on

:19:47. > :19:57.what you have got. By he reminds me a bit of Andy Murray, the tennis

:19:57. > :20:16.

:20:17. > :20:26.golf. Some nice putts. He has held it together very well indeed.

:20:27. > :20:27.

:20:27. > :20:37.has moved up 30 places. But is always handy on a Saturday.

:20:37. > :20:46.great he shot here. -- two great shots here. They have been

:20:46. > :20:51.responding to each other's bodies, it is almost like matchplay. This

:20:52. > :21:01.is a tricky shot for Francesco Molinari. Into the slight breeze,

:21:02. > :21:22.

:21:22. > :21:29.all sorts of ghastly, grassy like threading through the eye of a

:21:29. > :21:39.needle. A terrific shot. With the flag on the left, if you miss it

:21:39. > :22:04.

:22:04. > :22:09.and going left-hand bunker, it is on line. A little ambitious there.

:22:09. > :22:19.A long way, 560 yards. If you're going to miss the green, that is

:22:19. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :22:34.not a bad spot. All sorts of golf going on to do. -- today. Phoenix,

:22:34. > :22:44.I went there once about 50 years ago. Between Rotherham and

:22:44. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:20.that great rhythm going, as usual. You just try and it a little to the

:23:20. > :23:30.left and has found the thick stuff. He may have a decent life. A slight

:23:30. > :23:40.misjudgement. I have not seen many boards going up and down. Someone

:23:40. > :23:42.

:23:43. > :23:52.asked me the difference between a port and a ship. -- a boat and a

:23:53. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:07.ship. A boat can go on a ship, so I'm told. It can lifted up and

:24:07. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:19.plonk it on. Doesn't that look splendid? Isn't that wonderful?

:24:19. > :24:45.

:24:45. > :24:52.There is umpteen of those around under par. If he should win, I hope

:24:53. > :25:01.he doesn't throw himself into the sea and break something. That was a

:25:01. > :25:11.smart play from Alexander Noren. As Ken said, if you can't make the

:25:11. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:42.bad. Better than not bad, good. He is there for three, putt for a

:25:42. > :25:52.birdie. A very narrow putting surface. It is like landing on the

:25:52. > :25:53.

:25:53. > :26:03.deck of an aircraft character. -- aircraft carrier. You can topple

:26:03. > :26:23.

:26:23. > :26:33.off the side. He loves bunker shot! and bashed it into the bank. He was

:26:33. > :27:07.

:27:07. > :27:14.lucky to get that up and out, I taking such long putting strokes.

:27:14. > :27:21.Luke Donald has a fantastic wide. - - a fantastic life. I cannot see

:27:21. > :27:31.from this angle, and going directly at the partition, that he will be

:27:31. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:03.Quite often, out the rough, the ball back spins and goes further.

:28:03. > :28:11.Alexander Noren has an interesting style of putting. His left arm is

:28:11. > :28:16.pretty much dead straight. His left hand comes border right. There is a

:28:16. > :28:23.severe angle on the right wrist. He maintains that all the way through

:28:23. > :28:33.the stroke, so no release whatsoever. He is doing his best

:28:33. > :29:05.

:29:05. > :29:15.not to show was that now! It has continues. There has been a couple

:29:15. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:42.of times were Francesco Molinari it for a moment. It held its line

:29:42. > :30:10.

:30:10. > :30:19.beautifully. 29 out and 29 end, it had a terrific season. Wait for

:30:19. > :30:24.Thomas Levet, though. He could really have an electrified round.

:30:24. > :30:31.The wind is about to get up. Yesterday, you can see the tide

:30:31. > :30:41.becoming too common -- beginning to come in, the weather doesn't always

:30:41. > :30:50.

:30:50. > :30:56.get up when the tide changes, but rough was almost too good, he could

:30:56. > :31:06.not believe where he got in. It is going to move left to ride over the

:31:06. > :31:15.

:31:15. > :31:20.professional golf you see the players tickling the putts on the

:31:20. > :31:26.green because they are like putting on linoleum. Here they are

:31:26. > :31:34.beautiful but they are just five mph slower than the usual they are.

:31:34. > :31:44.Axminster rather than linoleum. What a good wordsmith you are.

:31:44. > :31:54.Axmouth rather than linoleum. -- Axminster. Having a good look at

:31:54. > :32:02.

:32:02. > :32:12.this, a couple of shots out of the lead, pop a couple of putts in and

:32:12. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:35.you're suddenly there. Didn't that season last year. -- he lives in

:32:35. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:41.some wonderful golf from Luke Donald, then he gets on the tee and

:32:41. > :32:45.decides to play safe with an iron on a fairway that is fairly

:32:45. > :32:51.generous, then he misses the fairway. It is quite extraordinary.

:32:51. > :32:57.He has been struggling to save par ever since then. A unusual that he

:32:57. > :33:01.is asking his caddy to mind the pot up. He does not do that often.

:33:01. > :33:05.Obviously it the first putt was seriously right to left, but he is

:33:05. > :33:15.maybe a little higher on the left side. A little doubt, but this

:33:15. > :33:22.

:33:22. > :33:29.should be a good angle to watch his didn't it? He thought it might but

:33:29. > :33:39.didn't trust that. He was unsure, wasn't he? Absolutely. He has

:33:39. > :33:51.

:33:51. > :33:56.dropped a couple of shots today, you miss it you are in all sorts of

:33:56. > :34:06.trouble. He is absolutely down the centre. Down at the white lines

:34:06. > :34:22.

:34:22. > :34:32.now, isn't there? I think it is lovely. They handle themselves well,

:34:32. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:49.they look smart. And they don't this is his tee-shot on the 17th.

:34:49. > :34:51.

:34:52. > :35:01.It will just trickle down from total. The Ladies' Committee having

:35:02. > :35:20.

:35:20. > :35:28.the ground and it is much more interesting played along the ground

:35:28. > :35:38.than it is in the air. Peter Thompson was a genius at that.

:35:38. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:50.I love this whole position on 11, to hit too hard with this. -- and

:35:50. > :35:56.

:35:56. > :36:06.of the green, you have a little drift, whereas if you call straight

:36:06. > :36:24.

:36:24. > :36:34.is any place on the green it is not acceptable to cut the flag. It

:36:34. > :36:53.

:36:53. > :36:57.mustn't be too near the edge or in pin high. Ominous clouds rolling up.

:36:57. > :37:03.Alex Noren is a little out of position here on seven. He has no

:37:03. > :37:13.vision whatsoever of the green, never mind the flag, and from the

:37:13. > :37:15.

:37:15. > :37:25.right hand side he has more humps try to fly this with a seven all

:37:25. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:48.the way on to the green. -- he will closely. We're now on the seventh

:37:48. > :37:54.hole and I don't recall Molinari been out of position at all. If he

:37:54. > :37:58.could have walked off every tee and set his ball in an ideal position

:37:58. > :38:08.that is what he has done. He is looking right down the throat of

:38:08. > :38:33.

:38:33. > :38:43.needed a four here to be home in 29. I am not quite sure where he is

:38:43. > :38:49.

:38:49. > :38:54.here on the 18th. I say, that is... has a blind he would be able to

:38:54. > :39:03.drop it on the other side. It would not be the end of the world. There

:39:03. > :39:13.might be a few India. That is no good. He might find Lord Lucan.

:39:13. > :39:21.

:39:21. > :39:28.birdie. He had three weeks off. Trying to

:39:28. > :39:38.get his sharpest to dinner, but one or two putts just wriggling by the

:39:38. > :40:05.

:40:05. > :40:15.need to find confidence, then they There is a much bigger and wave

:40:15. > :40:19.

:40:19. > :40:23.through the green at there than you splendid tee-shot.

:40:23. > :40:31.We came out of our studio window, I can see Phil Mickelson coming up

:40:31. > :40:41.the 15th. He is at 12-under. He was doing a little links practice

:40:41. > :40:59.

:40:59. > :41:09.yesterday after his round of 54 for amateurs to be told how easy it is

:41:09. > :41:18.

:41:18. > :41:24.to get out of bunkers, but it fall in.

:41:24. > :41:33.I amazing, isn't it? Soren Kjeldsen is 7-under for the day and Marc

:41:33. > :41:43.Warren is 8-under. They would win a few bob on a

:41:43. > :41:51.

:41:51. > :42:01.around the last drive of Israel. -- the lost drive. -- wandering around

:42:01. > :42:01.

:42:01. > :42:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:42:51. > :42:56.think, particularly at this level, but at any level. Chuntering away

:42:56. > :43:02.to yourself, it is all of the hill, letting people through... You

:43:02. > :43:09.pretend you have not seen them, you don't care who they are. You swing

:43:09. > :43:13.away, then you get on the tee... We had a shot yesterday, there was a

:43:13. > :43:17.bone clump lying out on the sea. Someone had thrown a driver off of

:43:17. > :43:27.one of the holes. We will have a look again and see if we can find

:43:27. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :43:35.a little unlucky with his approach. What makes matters worse with --

:43:35. > :43:44.matters worse with Thomas Levet, he has missed his last 10 cups in a

:43:44. > :43:54.row. A four down the last hole for a 61. An amazing round of golf.

:43:54. > :44:05.

:44:05. > :44:10.We will leave Thomas Levet looking for the ball, he will be doing some

:44:10. > :44:15.soul-searching, I am sure, but for now, the leader in the club house,

:44:15. > :44:17.moving up 30 places, Martin Laird with that Stella 64. What was

:44:17. > :44:22.working especially well for you today?

:44:22. > :44:27.I was putting really well today. Every time you are shooting and a,

:44:27. > :44:32.you have to hole some putts. That is what went wrong in the first two

:44:32. > :44:36.days, I never made any 15 footers, but today added.

:44:36. > :44:39.He is one of them come at the 15th. I read some of the comments you

:44:39. > :44:43.have been sent over the last few days, that it is putting letting

:44:43. > :44:47.you down over the last few weeks, something that has been a real

:44:47. > :44:51.strength for you over the last year and a half. You is, this year my

:44:51. > :44:57.ball-striking is probably as good as it has been ever.

:44:57. > :45:00.It just seems consistency wise, my putting has been all streaky. I got

:45:00. > :45:04.used to putting well for idea and a half, but it has been a little

:45:04. > :45:08.frustrating this year. Hopefully to date was the start of a nice run of

:45:08. > :45:12.putting coming up and it will continue tomorrow. He finished

:45:12. > :45:15.beautifully again at the 18th with another solid putt, and I was

:45:15. > :45:19.asking about the level of support you receive around here. By

:45:19. > :45:28.remember three years ago when you played at the Scottish Open you

:45:28. > :45:33.wear a US based Scott. The recognition factor now must be huge.

:45:33. > :45:36.It has definitely changed, I remember people saying he is an

:45:36. > :45:41.American Scot, which is not what I am, but it is great to come back

:45:41. > :45:44.and play it in Scotland. I am recognised more now, and it is

:45:44. > :45:48.fantastic to play in front of a home crowd. Everybody I made we

:45:48. > :45:52.picked up a few more people, and people were cheering me on.

:45:52. > :45:55.Especially in the last, I got a good reception for a birdie and it

:45:55. > :45:58.is a great feeling playing in front is a great feeling playing in front

:45:59. > :46:02.of people who want to see you win. A idea good realise as we watch

:46:02. > :46:08.Francesco Molinari there have been no Scottish winners of the

:46:08. > :46:12.Championship since Monty in 1989. It is a big gap. The you us, I

:46:12. > :46:17.heard that. I saw Monte There've and it has

:46:18. > :46:21.been too long. -- eyes sock Monty there. The heirs certainly giving

:46:21. > :46:23.you a run for your money in terms of the title.

:46:24. > :46:26.of the title. You will be aware of that 62 from

:46:27. > :46:31.chances go Molinari, and if you look at the way the course has been

:46:31. > :46:34.set up it is generous, especially with the pin positions, but how

:46:34. > :46:39.refreshing visit to come out, opened his shoulders and have a go

:46:39. > :46:42.at course like this? In his, it is a shame it is not

:46:42. > :46:46.playing like links course because the conditions are so favourable,

:46:46. > :46:52.but it is a great golf cause. The first thing everyone says is, it is

:46:52. > :46:57.fun. It is a great cause to come out on and attack some flags. It is

:46:57. > :47:00.nice, everyone likes making birdies, it is nice to come out, as you can

:47:01. > :47:03.see on the leaderboard, and everyone is a shooting at low

:47:03. > :47:07.stores. A good tune up for next week, but I

:47:07. > :47:11.know that one of your chief priorities is trying to get into

:47:11. > :47:15.the Ryder Cup team. Just how important is that for you this

:47:15. > :47:19.year? Be is huge. I said at the start of

:47:19. > :47:23.the Year, it is one of my main goals this year. Read now I have

:47:23. > :47:26.been playing well for the past couple of months. I need a good few

:47:26. > :47:31.tournaments in the run-up to the Ryder Cup and hopefully I can play

:47:31. > :47:34.well tomorrow, and this will be a start of a nice good run for me and

:47:34. > :47:39.make a push to the team. We are watching Alex Noren there,

:47:39. > :47:43.who has been playing terrifically well for the next -- last few days.

:47:43. > :47:48.You look at the situation with the Ryder Cup, being based in America,

:47:48. > :47:51.how much of a priority is it for some of the American players you

:47:51. > :47:55.play with week-in, week-out. It has been a while and there are

:47:55. > :47:58.obviously still smarting from defeat at Celtic Manor. How does

:47:58. > :48:06.that play with them? The a want to make their team as much as the

:48:06. > :48:10.Europeans do. It is like anything, if you get beaten like they have it

:48:10. > :48:13.makes you more desperate to win. There may be adding extra

:48:14. > :48:17.tournaments to their schedule trying to make that team. Both

:48:17. > :48:25.teams are looking extremely strong and I'm sure it will be a great

:48:25. > :48:29.tournament. So many keen days and counting for that next team, what

:48:29. > :48:34.is the score you think is going to when this tomorrow?

:48:34. > :48:38.They leaders at 16 now. It depends on the weather. I think we will

:48:38. > :48:42.have to get to 20-under to win, maybe 22-under, depending what

:48:42. > :48:48.everyone finishes at today. If there is a little breeze, this golf

:48:48. > :48:52.course changes a lot. That may keep this goes down to the 18th, 19

:48:52. > :48:57.range. Hopefully I will not go too far back tomorrow, but I am looking

:48:57. > :49:01.forward to it. A we are forecast a force 10 wind

:49:01. > :49:11.with gusts, and I can hear rain pattering on the windows. Martin,

:49:11. > :49:32.

:49:32. > :49:36.a stunning back nine. I put of rain coming back in. A good chance for

:49:36. > :49:46.people in the Highlands to see some of the best golfers in the world

:49:46. > :49:51.

:49:51. > :49:55.and they have taken the opportunity. It is starting to tumble down now.

:49:55. > :50:01.This is a fascinating Green on the eight whole. It is large and

:50:01. > :50:08.strangely shaped. Before ideas in the bag right corner. What does

:50:08. > :50:14.Alexander Noren have? Or Alexander Noren is further away but I don't

:50:14. > :50:21.think he has the more difficult putt. As big, fat raindrops begin

:50:21. > :50:28.to fall, he is still bustling around in his short-sleeved shirt.

:50:28. > :50:38.He can be aggressive. It is a nice putt. It is one you feel you can

:50:38. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:25.stroke for stroke. A slightly more difficult putt, as Maureen said.

:51:25. > :51:26.

:51:26. > :51:35.should move a little fraction from the left. Francesco Molinari has

:51:35. > :51:45.only had walked to single putt greens. -- has only had two single

:51:45. > :52:02.

:52:02. > :52:12.West us see how that was breaking. Alexander Noren has a tricky putt

:52:12. > :52:15.

:52:15. > :52:25.left. He has made 24 cuts in a row. You would think he would be a

:52:25. > :52:29.

:52:29. > :52:39.certainty for a place in the Ryder Cup. A tricky one, Maureen? Yes, I

:52:39. > :52:55.

:52:55. > :53:01.think he will try to keep it inside rain we have seen during the

:53:01. > :53:11.tournament. It has been mercifully dry. Hopefully, this will not last

:53:11. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :54:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:54:17. > :54:27.Plenty of wedges and nine irons to He used to visit Ireland sometimes

:54:27. > :54:28.

:54:28. > :55:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:55:12. > :55:22.Luke Donald. A glance up at the leader board. He's just starting to

:55:22. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:34.drift away a bit. His 5th shot to the final hole. This would be a

:55:34. > :55:35.

:55:35. > :55:45.good part, wouldn't it? He has missed the hollow. A very popular

:55:45. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:16.Donald role and his putt for birdie, does the same. The average score

:56:16. > :56:20.

:56:20. > :56:24.today's 60.9. That is pretty unbelievable. -- 68.9.

:56:24. > :56:27.A strange situation with the rain. It was prevalent last year, but we

:56:27. > :56:33.have not seen much of it in the Highlands over the last couple of

:56:33. > :56:39.days. Francesco Molinari is out in the teeth of this, as indeed is

:56:39. > :56:49.Alexander Noren. There are still there, as they have been right from

:56:49. > :56:50.

:56:50. > :56:54.the start, certainly in Francesca's case. -- certainly in Francesco

:56:54. > :57:04.Molinari case. Francesco Molinari, almost a certainty for a place in

:57:04. > :57:04.

:57:04. > :57:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:57:45. > :57:55.the Ryder Cup. The brollies are up the right considerably from last

:57:55. > :58:19.

:58:19. > :58:25.year. A much better view of the the eye from the overhead camera.

:58:25. > :58:35.He was dealing with a big slope as well as the angle. Well done. He

:58:35. > :58:37.

:58:37. > :58:47.has recovered well from that nasty seven at the 6th. 77 players made

:58:47. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:20.the cut and only one man is not hold a few putts. That brings a

:59:20. > :59:39.

:59:39. > :59:43.file -- that brings a smile to fill cruel game, isn't it? He won the

:59:44. > :59:48.French Open just about the same time last year, jumped in the water,

:59:48. > :59:53.broke his leg and hasn't been quite the same since. This is his chance

:59:53. > :00:03.to pick up a huge amount of money and. And get into the open, but a

:00:03. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :00:14.double bogey at last. 66 with a double bogey at last for Thomas.

:00:14. > :00:21.A great view Alexander Noren has of the second shot on the 9th. He just

:00:21. > :00:31.wants to pop this down about five or six feet to the right hand side.

:00:31. > :01:00.

:01:00. > :01:06.gets a lot of spin on it. A very Molinari. It is in a slight

:01:06. > :01:16.depression. The bonus is that he has plenty of green to work with.

:01:16. > :01:30.

:01:30. > :01:33.He has some 25 yards of green from duffer, Maureen? If you get a grain

:01:33. > :01:38.of sand before the ball, it makes you look a bit silly and you feel

:01:38. > :01:48.quite embarrassed. I am surprised he did that. It was not the

:01:48. > :01:56.

:01:56. > :02:03.greatest lie but I thought he would two, for the first eight holes, but

:02:03. > :02:09.I think they are now going to be separated. Ice-cream in sub-zero

:02:09. > :02:19.temperatures. It is actually not bad cold today. Mickelson has

:02:19. > :02:19.

:02:19. > :03:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:03:50. > :04:00.with his kids, wandering around. We were wading through the puddles on

:04:00. > :04:22.

:04:22. > :04:24.swooping down the hill. Hard to believe it was just finished in two

:04:24. > :04:34.days under nine because it looks like Prestwick or some old golf

:04:34. > :04:46.

:04:46. > :04:56.far. He let that one slip. They may still be tied together after this

:04:56. > :05:01.

:05:01. > :05:07.read. -- putt. The Russi ridge that runs diagonally across. I'm not

:05:07. > :05:17.sure how much that will influence it. -- there is a wrench. If in

:05:17. > :05:17.

:05:17. > :06:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:06:35. > :06:39.hill to the 13th. In a good it. All words to get that. Does

:06:39. > :06:49.Kelson have another birdie? He does. Another round from Soren Theo

:06:49. > :06:50.

:06:50. > :07:00.Hobson. -- Soren Kjeldsen. An untidy back nine, compared to the

:07:00. > :07:31.

:07:31. > :07:39.round of golf. 15-under and tied for third. Eagle, bogey, birdie.

:07:39. > :07:49.You enjoy that when you are both playing well. Two 64s. Let's go and

:07:49. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:21.you think, it must, it must, it must but it clings onto the high

:08:21. > :08:21.

:08:21. > :09:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:09:35. > :09:45.There is a sneaky bunker there but Perhaps he can spark into life on

:09:45. > :10:16.

:10:16. > :10:22.seeking a few holes in out there. Enjoying that wonderful course to

:10:22. > :10:31.stop the road. -- Nairn. You like your freshwater fishing, not sea

:10:31. > :10:38.fishing. It is still nice to be out in the fresh air. Bracing. HAZEL

:10:38. > :10:45.IRVINE: Red figures all the way. Molinari and Alexander Norman

:10:45. > :10:50.playing together. -- Noren. Both looking for a place in the Open

:10:50. > :11:00.Championship, Marc Warren and Martin Laird. As is Peter Whiteford

:11:00. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:09.at 14-under par. Mickelson with one hole to play. 13-under par. Further

:11:09. > :11:19.round, -- further down, good rounds from Stenson and Simon Dyson. And

:11:19. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:26.Luke Donald, after 13 holes beginning to drift backwards.

:11:26. > :11:36.Three-under is not good enough. Manassero picking up his first shot

:11:36. > :11:36.

:11:36. > :11:46.at the 10th. A good round from Stephen Gallacher. He is down to

:11:46. > :11:57.

:11:57. > :12:05.23rd. Padraig Harrington, 67 today. All the scores are well under-par.

:12:05. > :12:12.Some pressure if you are not picking up birdies. Back at the top,

:12:12. > :12:16.Molinari and Noren, tied for first. Tied for third, Marc Warren and saw

:12:16. > :12:21.Tied for third, Marc Warren and saw Kjeldsen. A very profitable

:12:21. > :12:26.partnership today. Both 64s. And the story of these respective

:12:26. > :12:32.rounds is the story of your front row -- from nine, so run. You had

:12:32. > :12:37.that putt for 28. What was the catalyst for this? I don't know. I

:12:37. > :12:41.played well on Thursday but I did not have the best of days yesterday.

:12:41. > :12:48.I did not do any work yesterday, I felt like I should leave it. I have

:12:48. > :12:54.my kids here so we had a bit of fun instead. I came out, playing grade.

:12:54. > :13:04.After a slow down, Marc Warren took over. Indeed. What a finish. Eagle,

:13:04. > :13:04.

:13:04. > :13:09.bogey, birdie. After such a solid day, unfortunately I made a bogey.

:13:09. > :13:14.Kjeldsen got off to an absolute lie and I tried to catch him up. When

:13:14. > :13:17.you look it you're career, links golf has played such a big part. It

:13:17. > :13:25.was at the Dunhill links last year that you got back on the path to

:13:25. > :13:29.recovery. I have to ask, how much you enjoy this style of golf?

:13:29. > :13:36.Especially with the conditions, there are so many different shots

:13:36. > :13:40.available. I really enjoy that aspect of it. Instead of bombing in

:13:40. > :13:45.and just flying it into the hole every time. Fortunately, I managed

:13:45. > :13:48.to score a pretty good sometimes. Especially today. And a nice

:13:48. > :13:55.handshake and a little smile from the two of you. Were you egging one

:13:55. > :13:58.another on? I would say so. When I saw I was going to play with him, I

:13:58. > :14:02.thought it was great. I do not understand most of what he says,

:14:02. > :14:05.and I think that is one of the reasons why he plays well in

:14:05. > :14:09.Scotland. People understand him here. All over the rest of the

:14:09. > :14:13.world, they just look at them! I think he enjoys that. I always

:14:13. > :14:21.enjoy his company. It is great to see the two are you playing so well

:14:21. > :14:26.together. Thank you. -- two of you. together. Thank you. -- two of you.

:14:26. > :14:30.It is a lovely game, golf, everyone enjoys playing with each other.

:14:30. > :14:40.There are horrible looking clouds hovering over the Black Isle to the

:14:40. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:05.only three yards from the edge of the green. You can get to the

:15:05. > :15:44.

:15:44. > :15:53.gravel on the edge of the Moray shot down the wind. -- Luke Donald.

:15:53. > :16:00.Downwind, it is a different shot. He just needs a little spark on the

:16:00. > :16:06.closing holes, Luke Donald. Otherwise the lead is just sneaking

:16:06. > :16:16.away. This does not look too easy. The right hand portion of the

:16:16. > :16:38.

:16:38. > :16:41.screen is on one level but the Noren. He said yesterday, he is

:16:41. > :16:51.happy with his putting, particularly his judgment of speed

:16:51. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:17.Alexander Noren 10 goals at that and he would not have managed it

:17:17. > :17:18.

:17:18. > :17:28.quit as well. Initially, Francesco Molinari was second, under the cosh,

:17:28. > :17:40.

:17:40. > :17:43.and suddenly, he has a putt to go putt today. He has done it. It was

:17:43. > :17:53.trying to wriggle out. Suddenly, they haven't scored the same on

:17:53. > :18:09.

:18:09. > :18:17.every hole. Francesco Molinari really. Once the wind changed

:18:17. > :18:24.direction. That was the first cry I have heard of, getting the hole! He

:18:24. > :18:34.will be getting frown that as we speak. More action on the water

:18:34. > :18:50.

:18:50. > :19:00.there. Something just leapt out green and two. That is now the

:19:00. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:10.simplest of birdies. Five under for his round. I don't care for these

:19:10. > :19:21.

:19:21. > :19:31.much, Ken. The ruin the peace and background! I hope people phoning

:19:31. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :19:41.up them as well. -- I hope people are frowning at them. Look Donald

:19:41. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:04.still has a little bit of work to behind the leaders. Pablo there,

:20:04. > :20:14.just finishing out on the 18th. He moved up to that group on 13 under

:20:14. > :20:14.

:20:14. > :20:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:20:55. > :21:03.often does. He qualified for the last Ryder Cup team in 2010. He is

:21:03. > :21:13.on the cusp of making this one as well. It is a little bit sheltered

:21:13. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:48.quarter of a club shy. The ball spins up into the breeze. A

:21:48. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:56.different way of playing the game from Francesco Molinari. Keeps

:21:56. > :22:06.sending in your thoughts. Peter said that he had been told that the

:22:06. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:24.difference between a ship and are bought -- a ship and a boat. Some

:22:24. > :22:36.

:22:36. > :22:43.other centres in the definition, ships are craft that Sale on water.

:22:43. > :22:53.Boats refer to submarines. It has changed. It has got darker and

:22:53. > :22:57.

:22:57. > :23:07.chillier. Good, they have run out of petrol. It has been staged

:23:07. > :23:29.

:23:29. > :23:39.greenkeeper at Royal Calcutta. He learnt his trade the hard way. He

:23:39. > :23:40.

:23:40. > :23:50.has two wins in his native India. A good score from Jack McDonald, the

:23:50. > :24:04.

:24:04. > :24:14.amateur. He made the cut by Some moisture on the green slows

:24:14. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:38.everything up a little. He is Alexander Noren. It was coming

:24:38. > :24:48.

:24:48. > :24:52.when we started, we had a north- westerly breeze and now the wind

:24:52. > :24:59.has changed completely to north- easterly. The temperature has

:24:59. > :25:09.correspondingly dropped and quite heavy rain is falling. It is yet

:25:09. > :25:17.

:25:17. > :25:27.another birdie opportunity for putting stroke over the last few

:25:27. > :25:30.days. Little unlucky there. It seemed to dive to the right. That

:25:30. > :25:40.is the first one I can recall that he has missed from that range. He

:25:40. > :25:46.

:25:46. > :25:52.still leads by one shot. Just a little tester for Alexander Noren.

:25:52. > :26:02.As this rain continues to fall, it takes any subtle breaks out of the

:26:02. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :26:26.putts. Particularly those close to wind direction, the 12th, the par

:26:26. > :26:59.

:26:59. > :27:09.five, will be more formidable. not be too difficult. He is such a

:27:09. > :27:13.

:27:13. > :27:17.delightful, deaf tripper. He has four wedges in his bag. -- deft.

:27:17. > :27:27.What is the difference between a chip and a pitch, says the war from

:27:27. > :27:37.

:27:37. > :27:42.Holland? -- says Theo. A question of backswing, perhaps? With his

:27:42. > :27:52.breeze blowing, it will not be so easy to find a fairway here. The

:27:52. > :27:52.

:27:52. > :27:56.second shot, you play up the hill. UN cited to the green. The flag

:27:56. > :28:02.used three from the left. If the ball ventures to the left, you run

:28:02. > :28:12.off down the bank and there are some thick stuff there. There are

:28:12. > :28:28.

:28:29. > :28:33.lots of undulations on the green. fairway. Because you're hitting

:28:33. > :28:43.towards the rough, it is very thick further up the whole, but for the

:28:43. > :28:53.tee shot, it is not that bad. I saw Phil Mickelson fired it into the

:28:53. > :29:03.bushes from this whole. You have to pick your target and the side and

:29:03. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:31.the let, repeated in the gorse bushes. That is almost certainly

:29:31. > :29:39.

:29:39. > :29:47.lost. This is three off the tee, to go back to the tee. He can run

:29:47. > :29:55.up a big score at this hole. I think Graeme McDowell run up a big

:29:55. > :30:05.score here last year. Was it a nine or 10? A it is a dangerous tee-shot,

:30:05. > :30:27.

:30:27. > :30:34.Noren's tee-shot, was that he pulled out of swearing, saying the

:30:34. > :30:38.wrong word. He managed to avoid disaster.

:30:38. > :30:48.A left he just went for it in Swedish at which case we are none

:30:48. > :31:04.

:31:04. > :31:08.goodness. It could be on the path, otherwise it is in the gorse bushes.

:31:08. > :31:16.I think that is one of the worst shots I have ever seen him play.

:31:16. > :31:26.Extraordinary. I saw the ball peer for a moment, but sometimes you

:31:26. > :31:28.

:31:28. > :31:35.cannot see the quality of the lie. quite like that. I have seen him

:31:35. > :31:42.push a shot to the right but to go even further left of a crazy angle.

:31:42. > :31:52.Did he have an awkward start? not quite there. -- I am not quite

:31:52. > :32:26.

:32:26. > :32:36.the 18th. He will move to 14-under He has a couple of Dolly Partons to

:32:36. > :32:44.

:32:44. > :32:54.go over. He has judged it very from last year, where he is looking

:32:54. > :33:01.

:33:01. > :33:07.in there. As you can see by the number of people who have gone over

:33:07. > :33:14.to help, we all assumed it -- they're just was no chance.

:33:14. > :33:19.appeared to go in the gorse. problem was, the people around the

:33:19. > :33:24.court did not see it. It is total guesswork. The tee is out of sight

:33:24. > :33:29.for the players so they will not have seen it either. I think you

:33:29. > :33:39.cut your losses and you take the provisional. That is what he has

:33:39. > :33:48.

:33:48. > :33:52.some quite interesting, a huge amount of grass. -- there is Luke

:33:52. > :34:01.Donald's ball. It is quite interesting, a huge amount of grass.

:34:01. > :34:04.Plenty of green to work with. That shot went straight left. He needs

:34:04. > :34:09.to get a really good contact on this one. He can pull it off if he

:34:09. > :34:14.gets a good contact. But there is so much grass around the ball.

:34:14. > :34:20.seems to be perched up a little. He has to be careful not to get too

:34:20. > :34:26.many practice swings close to the ball for some he has to get it up

:34:26. > :34:35.quickly. -- close to the ball. He has to get it up quickly. Where is

:34:35. > :34:45.the green? The whole position is on the other side of the green. If he

:34:45. > :34:49.

:34:49. > :34:59.gets it over the ridge, the ball open clock face, it is so easy to

:34:59. > :35:12.

:35:12. > :35:18.DS! That was stunning. -- yes. So much have -- so much could have

:35:18. > :35:24.gone wrong. He needs something like that because his defence, his title

:35:24. > :35:32.defence is fading. So many players are in front of him. That was very

:35:32. > :35:42.skilful. He did not have the face too far open. He made sure to

:35:42. > :35:55.

:35:55. > :36:05.follow through. He has a contented it up as far as he can looking for

:36:05. > :36:33.

:36:33. > :36:42.He has had 63 birdies and an eagle His wife encouraged him to come and

:36:42. > :36:52.play here. They were doing a Roman Tour. They came here to play and to

:36:52. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :37:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:37:41. > :37:46.displays of frustration from Luke Donald. But now he is down into a

:37:46. > :37:56.tie for 20th place, six shots behind Molinari, and all those

:37:56. > :38:02.

:38:02. > :38:12.players in front of them, -- in Molinari and his playing partner,

:38:12. > :38:46.

:38:46. > :38:55.in for a bit. The clouds are coming Noren is so far left he is almost

:38:55. > :39:04.in the Moray Firth. Who said that? Where did you think it was? The red

:39:04. > :39:10.jacket, yeah? Alex, there is a guy here. What has happened, he had a

:39:10. > :39:15.quick snatch at the 4th shot. It has sailed way off in towards the

:39:15. > :39:23.Moray Firth. It is well wide. He did not reload because of peer you

:39:23. > :39:28.have read sticks indicating water hazards. -- because up here. He

:39:28. > :39:35.will be playing six now. It does not take long to unravel around

:39:35. > :39:39.here at Castle Stuart and undo all of the good of the early birdies.

:39:39. > :39:49.This is one hole when you can run up a big score. People have in the

:39:49. > :40:17.

:40:17. > :40:21.past. This is a shocker now for it today. He ran up a seven on the

:40:21. > :40:30.first after killing a couple of dolphins with shots into the Moray

:40:30. > :40:37.Firth. At least hunting around here, 4-over for the round, the

:40:38. > :40:44.equivalent of 70 over on many courses. Let us leave him. Take

:40:45. > :40:54.away the stick, yeah? He is looking to find the most advantageous spot

:40:54. > :41:04.to drop his ball. Where the grass is shorter. He hears. He has done

:41:04. > :41:30.

:41:30. > :41:33.OK but not brilliantly. -- here he Donald's challenge is fading.

:41:33. > :41:39.golf has changed with the change in the weather. More mistakes, more

:41:39. > :41:49.than we have seen in the last couple of days. It has got quite

:41:49. > :42:10.

:42:10. > :42:20.cold and changed dramatically. the fairway. This is his six shots.

:42:20. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :43:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:43:10. > :43:20.You have to put the flags in a suddenly got very chilly. The rain

:43:20. > :43:29.

:43:29. > :43:35.is coming down now, really look for a ball? From the time the

:43:35. > :43:42.player gets to wear the ball, he thinks, is, from the tiny start

:43:42. > :43:45.searching it is five minutes. -- the time he starts searching. Hazel

:43:45. > :43:50.the time he starts searching. Hazel Irvine is with Phil Mickelson.

:43:50. > :43:55.64 yesterday, followed up with 65 today. How confident are you about

:43:55. > :43:59.your chances on the final day tomorrow? I do not know how many

:43:59. > :44:04.shots I will be behind heading into the final round but I like the fact

:44:04. > :44:08.that I have played well in the last few days. I look forward to a fund

:44:08. > :44:12.final round. I will try to make a run at the lead but more than that,

:44:12. > :44:17.I feel like my game is starting to improve. Each day and very happy

:44:17. > :44:23.that I have made the decision to play in Scotland and I hope I will

:44:23. > :44:27.have a good round tomorrow. On your wish-list, according to your

:44:27. > :44:32.comments yesterday, was a bitter wind and a bit of a challenge. The

:44:32. > :44:40.course is soft and receptive. What difference will it make if you get

:44:40. > :44:45.a good gust of wind tomorrow? think that the teeth of the course

:44:45. > :44:49.will come out. When the wind gets up there, when the rain comes out.

:44:49. > :44:54.We will see more bogies and we will see the golf course play the way it

:44:54. > :44:58.is capable of playing. You can still make some birdies on holes,

:44:58. > :45:02.and you can still shoot a low scorer and make a run at the lead,

:45:02. > :45:07.but we will not have the same situation like today where it was

:45:07. > :45:15.playing very easy and guys were shooting 6, 7, 8, 9-under par.

:45:15. > :45:21.point of interest, what do you prefer? Of the sadistic challenge -

:45:21. > :45:24.- the sadistic challenge or the protected set up here? This golf

:45:24. > :45:29.course is the perfect balance. It is a very fair task, a challenging

:45:29. > :45:35.task when the weather comes in but you can still shoot a few under-par.

:45:35. > :45:44.Nobody enjoys a USO contest. There is nothing fun about it. It is just

:45:44. > :45:49.hard. -- US Open test. I enjoy golf courses like this. They are

:45:49. > :45:51.designed to accommodate bad weather and, unfortunately or fortunately,

:45:51. > :45:56.we have had perfect weather the first few days. It looks like an

:45:56. > :46:03.easy course but it is not. It is a stern test and tomorrow, if the

:46:03. > :46:11.wind comes out, you will see how difficult it 10p. -- it can be. I

:46:11. > :46:15.wonder if your mind is racing forward? Well, heading into next

:46:15. > :46:19.week's Open Championship, it was important that I started to play

:46:19. > :46:25.better and score better. And to get into a better frame of mind. The

:46:25. > :46:30.last few days have been helpful. I'm not looking forward to the Open.

:46:30. > :46:34.I am not looking forward to it until after this tournament. The

:46:34. > :46:39.best way to prepare for next week is getting in a good competitive

:46:39. > :46:49.frame of mind, staying focused and controlling my ball flight.

:46:49. > :46:56.

:46:56. > :47:06.will tomorrow. -- play well You're as good good dancers from

:47:06. > :47:09.

:47:10. > :47:13.Phil Mickelson. -- you always get good answers from Phil Mickelson.

:47:13. > :47:23.In these conditions, the lovely play and easy scoring become very

:47:23. > :47:27.

:47:27. > :47:37.difficult. The caddy is shielding him from elements for as long as he

:47:37. > :48:12.

:48:12. > :48:22.an untidy ball. Expensive. A triple bogey. Three shots blown into the

:48:22. > :48:56.

:48:56. > :49:06.shops in the last hour or so. That was rather lucky. That could have

:49:06. > :49:20.

:49:20. > :49:30.gone in the nasty stuff. But it Come-on. Over the humps and stops

:49:30. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:44.birdie on the first nine holes. He did every hole in par. It is

:49:44. > :49:52.getting rather nasty now. I have an e-mail hear from David. Too easy,

:49:52. > :49:57.too little challenge, boring. I am going out. Why not have a drainpipe

:49:57. > :50:07.from tee to green? Even the players looked bored. David, sit down and

:50:07. > :50:11.

:50:11. > :50:18.pour yourself a large one and relax. Luke Donald, for his birdie. He has

:50:18. > :50:26.it! You can keep a good man down for long, can you? That was an

:50:26. > :50:36.added bonus. That was, or what, 12 yards away? Probably more. He has

:50:36. > :50:37.

:50:37. > :50:42.had a few up and down holes. He has made some uncharacteristic mistakes.

:50:42. > :50:49.Doesn't matter what score wins, does that? Does it matter whether

:50:49. > :50:53.it's 16 under a level par, as long as the best player wins? If the

:50:53. > :50:59.Greens are too slow, they're too slow, too fast, there are too fast,

:50:59. > :51:09.the winner will not complain. have got some very challenging hole

:51:09. > :51:39.

:51:39. > :51:49.positions to do. This is one of into the sanctuary of the club

:51:49. > :51:49.

:51:49. > :52:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:52:46. > :52:56.house. Keep going, take a little over that dip on the right hand

:52:56. > :53:11.

:53:11. > :53:21.performer. 68. Janet has been his caddy for a long time. She caddied

:53:21. > :53:34.

:53:34. > :53:38.going to be a cavalry charge tomorrow, isn't it? It will be

:53:39. > :53:48.quite extraordinary. As you said earlier, it is supposed to be quick

:53:49. > :54:20.

:54:20. > :54:30.This guy's a lightning coming in from the north. -- the sky is a

:54:30. > :54:31.

:54:31. > :54:41.lightning. Some more sun is peeping through. It is a little bit better

:54:41. > :54:54.

:54:54. > :55:00.quite a long way if he is going with a five-iron know that the wind

:55:00. > :55:03.has dropped. That is an elementary mistake, I would think. A man with

:55:04. > :55:13.his experience. If he had gone with a four-iron, he would have got a

:55:14. > :55:14.

:55:14. > :55:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:55:54. > :56:04.Good bounce. Yes. That is the way you do it. Walk-out! What a

:56:04. > :56:04.

:56:04. > :56:14.cracker! No champagne, but a couple of light ales for that one. A

:56:14. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:27.beautiful shot. Here they come. I have had an impassioned letter from

:56:27. > :56:33.Bruce Morrison... Hold on a minute! Watch where it pitches. Get a nice

:56:33. > :56:42.bounds forward. It checks a little bit. I thought it might have gone

:56:42. > :56:51.in. It a strain up at the end. A letter about it the wind farm that

:56:51. > :56:55.has been proposed near by. There it is. It is a way up there and they

:56:55. > :57:05.will be sticking up on the horizon if they have their way, but if Mr

:57:05. > :57:21.

:57:21. > :57:31.Morrison has his, you won't get it We talk about Luke Donald, but I

:57:31. > :58:00.

:58:00. > :58:05.don't think anyone here today... this, keep the clubs try. - man

:58:05. > :58:15.driver. That is not easy. You need three or four clubs in the bag as

:58:15. > :58:15.

:58:15. > :58:20.well. At two over played golf with washing up globs? The keep your

:58:20. > :58:23.hands wonderfully dry! I have not. I know there's a poster work.

:58:23. > :58:33.will probably not suit your complexion, but they work very well

:58:33. > :58:33.

:58:33. > :59:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:59:58. > :00:08.Donna? -- Dornoch? That is in Thomson's favourite courses. He

:00:08. > :00:10.

:00:10. > :00:20.loves it up there. It is brightening up. Shirt sleeves are

:00:20. > :00:26.

:00:26. > :00:36.out again. Peter, when you mentioned that, I played there back

:00:36. > :00:36.

:00:36. > :00:45.in 1979. Were you in short trousers? There are was only 17.

:00:45. > :00:55.great golf course. I actually feel sorry for Anders Hansen. He made a

:00:55. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:24.champion. He used to be under par for to do. Very much in the hunt.

:01:24. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :01:54.Here we are, in for the two. Just weather. You say you only have to

:01:54. > :02:02.be around for half an hour on the weather changes. We're back to some

:02:02. > :02:12.her conditions now. -- summer conditions. Francesco Molinari

:02:12. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :03:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:03:05. > :03:09.We have seen dozens of putts on the a communication. Why don't

:03:09. > :03:15.professionals play more provisional balls. It saves a lot of time, time

:03:15. > :03:21.is wasted walking back to the tee. It is a good point. It is one of

:03:21. > :03:28.those complicated rules about Provisionals. I think it would be a

:03:28. > :03:35.very good thing. We used to, years ago. We used to play two balls. We

:03:35. > :03:45.would have a drop all. Moving in sophisticated circles, it is

:03:45. > :03:55.supposed to be getting better. Had you see it? I am not entirely sure.

:03:55. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :05:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:05:17. > :05:23.It is a bit of a problem. Sunshine the corners. A big bunker in front

:05:23. > :05:27.of the green, which has caught many out. As we swing back, you can see

:05:27. > :05:32.the fairway coming around. The idea for the amateur is to play with

:05:32. > :05:42.those people are. And then pitched it up onto the green. -- pitched it

:05:42. > :05:45.HAZEL IRVINE: There has been a lot of movement on this third day. The

:05:45. > :05:49.man more or less at the top of the pile, Francesco Molinari with a

:05:50. > :05:54.two-shot advantage. Marc Warren and Kjeldsen playing together today,

:05:54. > :05:58.and I'm sure they would love to be playing together tomorrow. That is

:05:58. > :06:02.an excellent partnership. Anders Hansen also in that group,

:06:02. > :06:08.negotiating the last. And then we have Martin Laird, and Phil

:06:08. > :06:16.Mickelson making a charge. Further down, progress for Peter Lawrie,

:06:16. > :06:20.not as spectacular as the last couple of days. Chowrasia of India,

:06:20. > :06:24.also firmly in this. These two have not qualified for the Open so there

:06:24. > :06:30.will be a battle for that one place tomorrow. Henrik Stenson has not

:06:30. > :06:33.qualified diver but a good round of 66 from them. -- qualified either.

:06:33. > :06:39.Good to see him getting back to better form. It has been a couple

:06:39. > :06:49.of years since we have seen his best. Luke Donald has tailed off as

:06:49. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :06:59.Andrew and Peter were saying. Martin Cannard, 3-under. -- Martin

:06:59. > :07:17.

:07:17. > :07:27.Kaymer. That is how it looks, it is wedges. It is a lovely shot, and a

:07:27. > :07:38.

:07:38. > :07:46.very teasing flight position. Bouncing on a little bit. A little

:07:47. > :07:56.bit of wind has gone up in the last few moments. Come on, yes, it is

:07:57. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:18.dropped a shot. Bowside Ecofin watchers. Waiting for them too hot

:08:18. > :08:28.-- hop out of the water, is that the plan? The whole debate to

:08:28. > :08:58.

:08:59. > :09:08.attempt the dolphins. -- are they believe he is not in the Open yet.

:09:09. > :09:14.

:09:14. > :09:22.Just outside the rankings. That Sky looks very, very ominous. Sweeping

:09:22. > :09:31.through. Squally showers. We have not long left, maybe an hour. It

:09:31. > :09:41.looks good. That is his 4th shot, nearly a birdie. He had a seven at

:09:41. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:47.the 6th. Dropped one other shot. He should be roundabout 69, not bad.

:09:47. > :09:53.There have been so many 64 and fives, you think that 69 you have

:09:53. > :10:03.lost ground. Playing alongside Thomas Aiken, 4-over par for his

:10:03. > :10:20.

:10:20. > :10:30.round. Just about the worst. David between him and his followers.

:10:30. > :10:45.

:10:45. > :10:50.gay M I come up short. -- again, It is an interesting situation with

:10:50. > :11:00.him. He normally likes to go far all left and kick it on to the

:11:00. > :11:10.

:11:10. > :11:20.green. But that shot will not work out and buy a few tickets, if I

:11:20. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:38.miss the bunker?" You did and you have the chance of an equal. -- an

:11:38. > :11:38.

:11:38. > :12:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:12:56. > :12:59.concentration despite the our high camera up near the

:13:00. > :13:07.commentary position on the 18th green. It is a delightful clubhouse

:13:07. > :13:14.on the left, modern, almost 1930s style. It is very comfortable, but

:13:14. > :13:23.not very big. Wonderful views across the water. All in all, a

:13:23. > :13:29.delightful facility. If that had been a bunker in front of the green,

:13:29. > :13:38.he would have been inept. But it is a false bunker. -- he would have

:13:38. > :13:45.been in it. I do not know how he avoided it. But there we are. Luke

:13:45. > :13:55.Donald has had three dropped shots today, but six birdies. And at

:13:55. > :13:55.

:13:55. > :14:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:14:46. > :14:56.Molinari. Alexander Noren took advantage of that nice little

:14:56. > :15:00.

:15:00. > :15:07.bounce, as this is an eagle to get couldn't. -- slipped off the

:15:07. > :15:10.hillside. A three would have been a bit cheeky after that second shot,

:15:10. > :15:20.but Luke Donald, the defending champion, keeps himself well in

:15:20. > :15:36.

:15:36. > :15:45.been keeping pretty much the same score all the way round. He needs

:15:45. > :15:52.this for a birdie to get to 13 under, same as Luke Donald.

:15:52. > :16:02.Ind she draws, that gives him to 13 under. -- in she goes. 65, second

:16:02. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:22.place at the moment. No blemishes birdies. Luke Donald, striding off.

:16:22. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:30.Looking in good shape. along the top, the water on the

:16:30. > :16:34.right. -- the first hole.

:16:34. > :16:39.Moller now eight leading, just one shot in it. I don't think he is

:16:39. > :16:47.going to be overtaken tonight. Peter Laurie is going well, a

:16:47. > :16:57.couple of holes to go. Shiv Chowrasia, these are the last of

:16:57. > :17:01.

:17:01. > :17:11.the more piquant, two or three together I think, the odds are, if

:17:11. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:17:57. > :18:07.you are a betting man, it will be a under par. -- he stays in that big

:18:07. > :18:14.

:18:14. > :18:24.group. Eight players in their on that score. -- here is Peter

:18:24. > :18:37.

:18:37. > :18:44.sensuous about a nice ice-cream. Except if you have got some

:18:44. > :18:49.fillings. But -- there is something. The chap there has dropped it down

:18:49. > :18:59.his front. Old men do have to be dropping down their shorts. It is

:18:59. > :19:06.

:19:06. > :19:10.usually a club tie you with a bit which there is still very little.

:19:10. > :19:20.Molinari favouring the right hand side. Alex Noren is in a good

:19:20. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :19:34.position on the fairway, because he is by far the better line. -- to

:19:34. > :19:54.

:19:54. > :20:00.eight left. Molinari can just see too precise. You don't always have

:20:00. > :20:10.to plead Guinness Book of Records shots. From here he has a good view

:20:10. > :20:45.

:20:45. > :20:53.of it, but there is nothing wrong purpose? He will say he did. I can

:20:53. > :21:03.think of a few people who would, using control, using the spin. That

:21:03. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:23.That is the worst shot he has played this week. It just flew off.

:21:23. > :21:32.That happens sometimes, a quick rhythm, the club comes in too fast,

:21:32. > :21:42.accelerates away and about his 20 yards past the target. -- that is

:21:42. > :22:17.

:22:17. > :22:23.have not seen one of those since Molinari. Four holes to play. Mark

:22:23. > :22:28.Warren and Soren Kjeldsen playing together. There is Luke Donald,

:22:28. > :22:33.defending champion, who followed that opening 67 with a couple of

:22:33. > :22:37.68s. Let's get his thoughts after 68s. Let's get his thoughts after

:22:37. > :22:41.his first round. -- third round. HAZEL IRVINE: it all was going

:22:41. > :22:45.swimmingly, then one or two mistakes crept in. How do you sum

:22:45. > :22:50.it up for us today? A cup lower of those a loose shots really cost me,

:22:50. > :22:56.I made a couple of birdies, and looking at the score as everyone is

:22:56. > :23:01.a shooting 65s and 64s. It was due to a couple of loose

:23:01. > :23:07.irons. I probably felt very comfortable, the most comfortable I

:23:07. > :23:11.have felt for a while. The swing feels like it's getting close, so I

:23:11. > :23:15.feel excited about that. Give us see it assessment of your chances

:23:15. > :23:20.tomorrow. We remember on the final day last year it was a 63 and you

:23:20. > :23:26.came through the pack to win it. Is it a low number you need tomorrow,

:23:26. > :23:29.do you think? Are that will depend on the weather, obviously. If it is

:23:29. > :23:36.calm again I am going to have issued a number like that to have

:23:36. > :23:42.any chance. If there is a bit more weather, more wind, then 67 or 66

:23:42. > :23:47.may be good enough. Certainly, I know how to shoot a 63 around here,

:23:47. > :23:50.especially on a Sunday. You have a bit of a whether it -- but of

:23:50. > :23:55.whether to deal with, it is glorious now, but you had a mixed

:23:55. > :23:59.bag. It was very to double out there, the wind changed direction a

:23:59. > :24:06.few times, we had rain, son, a few showers.

:24:06. > :24:12.A bit of a mixed bag, a bit like my own play. The says the 69th, how is

:24:12. > :24:16.the flat stick form at the moment? I feel it is decent. I have a good

:24:16. > :24:22.routine going now, I have been working to settle down a little bit.

:24:22. > :24:26.It is always a tough transition coming to greens like this when you

:24:26. > :24:31.play in the US a lot. This is obviously one of the reasons I am

:24:31. > :24:35.playing here, do get in that routine for next week. I know if

:24:35. > :24:40.you one is thinking about next week, and you have been hearing about --

:24:40. > :24:43.from your sports psychologist, and I guess he is trying to work on

:24:44. > :24:47.making you uncomfortable. You have always talked about the build-up to

:24:47. > :24:52.a major championship and how are tight you get. What other things

:24:52. > :24:56.you are trying to do to counteract that? I guess we all have free will,

:24:56. > :25:02.so it is about making that choice to go out there and control how you

:25:02. > :25:06.want to feel. Obviously, in the past, perhaps the feelings have

:25:06. > :25:12.taken control of me a little and I have been too anxious, too excited

:25:12. > :25:17.to get going, I have to get out there and approach it like a normal

:25:17. > :25:27.event, relax and play with fun and no fear. We wish you the best of

:25:27. > :25:28.

:25:28. > :25:38.luck with that, and of course for we're getting very deep here. This

:25:38. > :25:38.

:25:38. > :25:44.is Alex Noren on the 15th. number of putts we have seemed just

:25:44. > :25:54.right on the edge. Extraordinary. But that could have

:25:54. > :26:26.

:26:26. > :26:36.easily been a five if the ball blue sky, or as much as that, for

:26:36. > :26:40.

:26:40. > :26:50.16th, he has dropped two shots there now, which is just dreadful

:26:50. > :27:00.at that hole. What is that, are you going to tell me that is a dolphin?

:27:00. > :27:01.

:27:01. > :27:11.You were right. It is Loch Ness, it is Nessie. They just cruised up and

:27:11. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:36.down, it is not a bad part of the Some of the pain eases away, but a

:27:36. > :27:36.

:27:36. > :28:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:28:17. > :28:22.68. A nice, tidy round. Four bogeys, harder than usual, but a nice

:28:22. > :28:32.blouse and a result, just the same, centre of the fairway. -- a nice

:28:32. > :29:08.

:29:08. > :29:13.could get fairly close to the there. That is good, but rather

:29:13. > :29:23.unfortunately pitched into the face of that bank and killed it. He is

:29:23. > :29:25.

:29:25. > :29:32.going to award himself with a Noren, he spent a lot of time in

:29:32. > :29:42.the gym, a lot of modern players do, but he is one of the real devotees.

:29:42. > :30:06.

:30:06. > :30:16.He needs the is, as well. He has picked up three shorts, no bogeys.

:30:16. > :30:40.

:30:40. > :30:45.He has a lot, long putt here, a bit looked like. He hit it nicely. But

:30:45. > :30:48.he needed at least one more club. These are elementary mistakes. With

:30:48. > :30:58.all the measuring and things, they should not happen as often as they

:30:58. > :31:17.

:31:17. > :31:19.a par. -- roll Fatin of. An impressive range from Anders Hansen.

:31:19. > :31:25.impressive range from Anders Hansen. Tucked in behind Molinari. Let's

:31:25. > :31:31.get his thoughts. Your back, Anders. Certainly in there fighting for the

:31:31. > :31:38.title. Where had he been? The game has not been wearer wanted to be

:31:38. > :31:46.after last year. I got into a whole. I was working very hard but it did

:31:46. > :31:50.not pay offer. I changed coaches last week and it has helped. Your

:31:50. > :31:54.leading the French going into the last day. You're getting very close.

:31:54. > :32:00.Do you feel that another when on the European Tour is around the

:32:00. > :32:04.corner? I do not know if the confidence level is that high. I

:32:04. > :32:12.feel good about what I'm doing and tomorrow was about going out and

:32:13. > :32:17.trying to keep doing what I'm doing. I cannot do, I cannot control what

:32:17. > :32:21.everyone else is doing. You were very consistent last year. When you

:32:21. > :32:25.look back at your record, you were the best-placed player on the

:32:25. > :32:29.European Tour who had not won a tournament. We had a wonderful run

:32:30. > :32:35.at the US PGA. Is it difficult to try to follow what success like

:32:35. > :32:40.that next season? You should write the confidence level but for some

:32:40. > :32:46.reason they did not happen for me. I got into a hole and I was trying

:32:46. > :32:52.to change a few things but I got worse. It is one of the things that

:32:52. > :32:55.happens. It jumps up and grabs you when you think everything is happy,

:32:55. > :33:00.happy, happy. Let so everything is happy, happy. Let so everything is

:33:00. > :33:06.happy, happy, happy tomorrow. Sensible words there. If you could

:33:06. > :33:16.go out and do whatever you wanted to do, it would not be off sport. -

:33:16. > :33:42.

:33:42. > :33:52.nice round of golf will. -- a very nice round of golf. Reading the

:33:52. > :34:04.

:34:04. > :34:14.back. Thank you, Peter. Mullah married at 16. -- Molinari at the

:34:14. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:25.16th. Playing a little cagey. It was a sensible shot. It was risky,

:34:25. > :34:33.

:34:33. > :34:37.so unusual to see a player playing played so well today. He has gone

:34:37. > :34:47.around the course without dropping a shot. Four birdies and the rest

:34:47. > :34:50.

:34:50. > :35:00.were pars. And he did not birdie minutes ago, it was looking very

:35:00. > :35:00.

:35:00. > :36:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:36:19. > :36:29.coming adrift. A good tee shot on the 16th but he missed it. 20 yards

:36:29. > :36:32.

:36:32. > :36:42.short. If you listen very carefully, you will hear the voice of Bing

:36:42. > :36:43.

:36:43. > :36:53.Crosby. I don't know where Grace Kelly has got to, but... Not much

:36:53. > :37:05.

:37:05. > :37:12.but I think despite the weather being effete, this has been huge

:37:12. > :37:15.fun. It has been intriguing. But -- iffy. You have to make the golf

:37:15. > :37:20.courses impossibly difficult to make them good and produce the best

:37:20. > :37:30.players. I do not think that is the case at all. You only have to look

:37:30. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :37:57.today, and has not dropped a shot. Noren has played well apart from

:37:57. > :38:04.his eight at the 12th. They have had its slightly more difficult

:38:04. > :38:09.with the squally shower. 12 was particularly tough a bad time.

:38:09. > :38:19.was quite nasty for a time. Manassero has dropped a couple of

:38:19. > :38:27.

:38:27. > :38:34.Hall of Fame? How did that go? was a magical experience. Phil

:38:34. > :38:39.Mickelson was with me. It was wonderful. I had no idea it was

:38:39. > :38:44.such a big occasion in the United States. My wife and died and some

:38:44. > :38:48.of the family came over. We were there for four days and it was a

:38:48. > :38:53.wonderful place to go. If you find yourself insane to Agustien, right

:38:53. > :39:03.up on the northern end, on the coast of Florida, it is a wonderful

:39:03. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:35.facility. -- St Augustine. I a big hitter. He hit that as hard

:39:35. > :39:45.as he could. It is the perfect line. Four lesser hitters, it is

:39:45. > :39:45.

:39:45. > :40:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:40:30. > :40:35.time. He could have done with a whisker more. -- fooled him. That

:40:35. > :40:45.did better than I thought. I thought it might have been further

:40:45. > :40:52.

:40:52. > :40:56.things about golf, they chat away. I suppose it because it is a

:40:56. > :40:59.thespian game, not a shared all game. There is not that physical

:40:59. > :41:04.aggression. There is plenty of mental aggression, and plenty of

:41:04. > :41:14.hard men play this at the top level, who give no quarter. But they are

:41:14. > :41:36.

:41:36. > :41:42.would have hoped. -- Chowrasia. round. It has been a cracking day.

:41:42. > :41:52.Some wonderful scores. Look at the 64s. Wonderful to see Phil

:41:52. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :42:10.Mickelson open up with a 73. 64, 65, still 68. Wonderful stuff. And in

:42:10. > :42:20.the background, Brian Moore, one of the great photographers of our

:42:20. > :42:52.

:42:52. > :42:56.appears to be taking off in India. All over the East. China. They have

:42:56. > :43:00.one of the oldest golf clubs in the world in India and another in Japan.

:43:00. > :43:08.Probably because of the Scottish engineers in the Foreign Office

:43:08. > :43:12.went abroad and took the clubs with them. It is nice see some players

:43:12. > :43:15.emerging from those countries. And with golf being in the Olympic

:43:15. > :43:25.calendar in years to come, I think that might encourage some countries

:43:25. > :43:48.

:43:48. > :43:58.not start making birdies early on, you up the pressure. Molinari from

:43:58. > :43:58.

:43:58. > :45:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:45:03. > :45:13.- 54. With the average or 69, he tomorrow.

:45:13. > :45:47.

:45:47. > :45:52.it was a splendid tee-shot. Apart from that that the at the 12th,

:45:52. > :46:02.here he took eight, that his six birdies, and I think he might get

:46:02. > :46:02.

:46:02. > :46:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:46:48. > :46:58.and you put another shirt over the top of your shirt. Rather like

:46:58. > :47:07.

:47:07. > :47:17.Superman. Like under Armagh. -- very gentle. I wondered if they

:47:17. > :47:26.

:47:26. > :47:36.really enjoy coming with mum and landing like a bag of sugar.

:47:36. > :47:36.

:47:36. > :48:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:48:24. > :48:29.He got off to a bad shark, lost his fairways. Nor, he has played quite

:48:29. > :48:39.beautifully, he has birdied every hole at -- except the tenth, which

:48:39. > :48:52.

:48:52. > :49:02.fairway. That is quite a short drive, there. He is under downslope,

:49:02. > :49:11.

:49:11. > :49:21.city, Inverness. A lot of industry and some handsome buildings there.

:49:21. > :49:29.

:49:29. > :49:37.I am very impressed with Inverness of a hay bale there. I don't feel

:49:37. > :49:45.we did well end up. -- I don't know where it will end up. He has been

:49:45. > :49:55.untidy in the last two-and-a-half holes. Swinging from the front edge

:49:55. > :50:17.

:50:17. > :50:22.of the 17th, and this, he might get and everything. Lovely. So many

:50:22. > :50:26.famous links Championship courses you don't really see the sea at all.

:50:26. > :50:36.Turnberry is very dramatic, but at St Andrew's you don't really see

:50:36. > :50:43.

:50:43. > :50:52.the water. But here, there it is. Nairn Just over the water, that is

:50:52. > :50:56.a delightful course. Especially at this time in the evening.

:50:56. > :51:06.The bid looks like he has a relatively simple trip. -- it looks

:51:06. > :51:14.

:51:14. > :51:22.He got a bit of zip on that. The yes, just running up the club

:51:22. > :51:27.face. Some courses give you that memorable visual experience, there

:51:28. > :51:32.is nothing quite like it. Henry Longhurst used it to say that,

:51:32. > :51:42.aren't we fortunate golf takes us to so many beautiful places? And he

:51:42. > :52:07.

:52:07. > :52:17.like Angel Cabrera. So Miller sort of build, almost lumbering. -- a

:52:17. > :52:48.

:52:48. > :52:58.hits it too hard at the left the pit will go whizzing by on the top

:52:58. > :52:58.

:52:58. > :53:04.side. -- at the left lip. Well done. Disappointing finish for the young

:53:04. > :53:14.fellow. Very disappointing. Nothing happened on the first nine, it was

:53:14. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:26.OK coming into the last three holes. two shots with a rescue down the

:53:26. > :53:36.left. He has got to be careful here, this ball could move on end.

:53:36. > :53:39.

:53:39. > :53:48.Hanging by a thread in that wispy don't know whether he has fitted

:53:48. > :53:53.into more trouble. It is a par five. -- he has hit it. The flag is in a

:53:54. > :54:03.spot where it is relatively simple to hit a 190 are shot reasonably

:54:03. > :54:12.close. -- 190 yard shot. Play started at 7:10am this morning. A

:54:12. > :54:18.big field, 4-under par, very low qualifying score. ET players

:54:18. > :54:26.qualified, so a big field. -- et players. Play will start at the

:54:26. > :54:32.same time tomorrow. 7:10am, Richard Wallace went out on his own. Jack

:54:32. > :54:42.McDonald, the amateur from Kilmarnock, he was second out, two

:54:42. > :54:43.

:54:43. > :54:52.70s and a 68. He chipped in at the last yesterday, just to get in

:54:52. > :55:02.today. Ernie Els just qualified, he had a 68, he was off this morning

:55:02. > :55:16.

:55:16. > :55:19.it is a good 45 minutes away. -- Skibo Castle.

:55:19. > :55:25.No helicopter? No, things have not been good for

:55:25. > :55:30.him. I saw him on easyJet not long ago.

:55:30. > :55:40.Did he enjoy it? Yes, he said he got a flight for

:55:40. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:11.divots out. You can almost hear the ball riding up the grooves of the

:56:11. > :56:30.

:56:30. > :56:37.Their thirties and decent enough light not too bad, but it could be

:56:37. > :56:44.in one of those little divots. There has been a lot of balls going

:56:44. > :56:50.in that there. He is all day. How far has Molinari

:56:50. > :56:54.left himself, Maureen? He is about the 90 yard mark, Ken,

:56:54. > :57:01.looking right down at this flight sitting on the front right portion

:57:01. > :57:11.of the green. I see -- think we might see him pitching beyond the

:57:11. > :57:15.

:57:15. > :57:21.with the same zip. I think it will be a much more medium pace, tried

:57:21. > :57:30.to take a bit of spin off the ball. This is so inviting, I used to love

:57:30. > :57:40.this short of shot. That is because you were good at it. This player is

:57:40. > :58:02.

:58:02. > :58:07.has he? Hardly missed a thing. And number of them have played

:58:07. > :58:12.beautifully today. There must be at least a dozen players who have not

:58:12. > :58:20.got a single shot. This is quite a formidable thing, because there is

:58:20. > :58:28.plenty of trouble here if you go off-line or play a silly shot. This

:58:28. > :58:33.the 18th green, Ken, it is a very large area. They just cut -- tapped

:58:33. > :58:43.the flag to the front right. Tomorrow I suspect it will be at

:58:43. > :58:56.

:58:56. > :59:01.the back left somewhere. I like it, It is not for a handicapped golfer,

:59:01. > :59:04.is it? It might give you ask you if you

:59:04. > :59:10.have to lofted over someone, this shot.

:59:10. > :59:13.You have to have the confidence to headed sharply, firmly. Not

:59:13. > :59:20.necessarily hard or fast, but you have to get the swing going through

:59:20. > :59:26.and get the connection rate. It was like watching a different player

:59:26. > :59:36.when we saw Alex on the 12th. He has played quite beautifully on the

:59:36. > :59:40.

:59:40. > :59:43.other 17. He has to concentrate for not the easiest of shots. Let's

:59:43. > :59:52.just see if he comes through this in a shallow fashion if he takes a

:59:52. > :59:58.divot. Stop it too quickly. That seemed a funny shot. He sort of

:59:58. > :00:04.flicked it. Yes, he had such a lot of loft on it. I am not sure that

:00:04. > :00:10.was what was intended. It looked a bit of a merger. Nearly a merger.

:00:10. > :00:20.He is a four wedge man, so he has lots of wedges to choose from.

:00:20. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:37.Who are they looking for? On the 18th green is. It peels off at the

:00:37. > :00:44.back right. This was farmers' fields in 2005. It is breathtaking

:00:44. > :00:53.what has gone on. It looks so established. Moving earth is a

:00:53. > :00:57.speciality. Kingsbarns moved a lot of earth quite beautifully. It can

:00:57. > :01:07.look very artificial if there are too many humps. The land flows here,

:01:07. > :01:12.

:01:12. > :01:22.and it has been done quite come up with this, really rather

:01:22. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:41.not want to run over and get in the way of this beautiful scene. It is

:01:41. > :02:12.

:02:12. > :02:22.for him. -- a painful back nine for 14 for two. Two 7s. He had little

:02:22. > :02:32.

:02:32. > :02:42.going nicely again. And then he Francesco to brawl one end. -- roll

:02:42. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :03:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds

:03:30. > :03:40.whisker too hard. Nobody. -- no the first day and he is still at

:03:40. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :03:59.the top on the third day. Another is finished. And it is a very

:03:59. > :04:08.interesting looking leaderboard because so many players are within

:04:08. > :04:15.a shot or two. Tomorrow, it is going to be a glorious challenge.

:04:15. > :04:25.Let's have a check and see what tomorrow holds. 17-under leads the

:04:25. > :04:31.

:04:31. > :04:41.way. A few 14-unders, but you can see Thomas Levet, 66 from him, four

:04:41. > :04:43.

:04:43. > :04:50.shots behind the leader. So the winner could come from any of those.

:04:50. > :04:57.A little Championship desk there, with the Claret Jug on it, those

:04:57. > :05:06.other players who have qualified for the Open. It will be a scuttle

:05:06. > :05:16.to see who gets the one remaining place tomorrow. It is a long time

:05:16. > :05:21.

:05:21. > :05:26.since I have seen so many good players packed together. 66s, 65s...

:05:26. > :05:36.73 for Manassero has pushed him down. Rather a lot of players have

:05:36. > :05:37.

:05:37. > :05:43.got ahead of him. So we go to 9- under and then back to the top. Our

:05:43. > :05:47.Italian leader, and in Denmark, Scotland, Denmark. -- and then

:05:48. > :05:53.Scotland, Denmark. -- and then Denmark. Nicely set up for tomorrow.

:05:53. > :05:59.It is indeed. When you think about it, only 12 rounds out of 77 were

:05:59. > :06:05.over-par today. Par was 72. Ken Brown, in reality, what was the

:06:05. > :06:10.part today? I think it was probably about 69. The average score was law.

:06:10. > :06:14.It has been an amazing day with birdies everywhere you look. The

:06:14. > :06:21.conditions got more tricky later in the afternoon. The leading players

:06:21. > :06:26.teed off at the end, and got the best conditions. An amazing day

:06:26. > :06:31.early on. Birdies everywhere. was a real assault on the leaders

:06:31. > :06:35.at the beginning of the round. Throughout it all, it was Molinari

:06:35. > :06:44.with such a composed and controlled performance. When it looked as

:06:44. > :06:46.though it would be matchplay with though it would be matchplay with

:06:46. > :06:52.Alex Noren, he was laser-like. In terms of straight hitting, this was

:06:52. > :07:00.a fantastic shot. Numerous tribes, cracking down the fairway, time

:07:00. > :07:06.after time. This was the third. -- numerous drives. He found the

:07:07. > :07:11.fairway every time. Particularly early on. The common perception

:07:11. > :07:14.about Francesco's game is that he has been so good at a long game but

:07:14. > :07:20.perhaps his short game has been missing. In the last week, he seems

:07:20. > :07:25.to have found something. A huge strides can be made thanks to

:07:25. > :07:29.little pieces of advice. It is amazing in golf, particularly when

:07:29. > :07:34.you find a different feel or change your putter. Suddenly you find

:07:34. > :07:39.something that clicks and the confidence comes back. I think he

:07:39. > :07:44.is probably only missed one putt is probably only missed one putt

:07:44. > :07:47.inside four feet. He is hitting the green and the fairway, and he will

:07:47. > :07:54.be tough to be tomorrow. He carries that advantage into tomorrow's

:07:54. > :08:00.final round. Francesco, you cannot have the ball,

:08:01. > :08:05.but 67, fairly satisfied. -- have them all. I played really well,

:08:06. > :08:13.especially the front nine. I could have done better, but it was a

:08:13. > :08:18.solid day. I did not make the mistakes I made yesterday. I'm

:08:18. > :08:23.happy but there is a long way to go. There are a lot of guys in it so we

:08:23. > :08:26.will see the weather tomorrow, and I will try to be ready. The scenes

:08:26. > :08:33.to be not unusual for you to be totally in control. How comfortable

:08:33. > :08:40.I view? I am feeling well. -- how comfortable argue. France was a

:08:40. > :08:48.good week. I came here with confidence, and the ball is rolling

:08:48. > :08:52.well. I am having fun on the golf course. We will see. Tomorrow is

:08:52. > :08:57.supposed to be more windy, so maybe it will be more of a struggle for

:08:57. > :09:02.everyone. Hopefully I will be up for it. It will be special to have

:09:02. > :09:06.two brothers winning the same title. How is his -- how is Eduardo's

:09:06. > :09:15.convalescence getting on and? text of me this morning that he

:09:15. > :09:18.would be watching. -- he texting me. He is probably a bit bored. He is

:09:18. > :09:22.just having to rest and wait. On Thursday, it will be nice to give

:09:22. > :09:28.them something to cheer him up a little bit. You talk about the

:09:28. > :09:35.weather conditions, are you happier when it gets windier? I cannot

:09:35. > :09:39.control it. I will see what it is like in the morning. Obviously, it

:09:39. > :09:45.will be a stronger test if it is windy. It might be good for the

:09:45. > :09:50.crowd to see some different golf. crowd to see some different golf.

:09:50. > :09:54.I think he is right. The forecast is for stronger winds tomorrow.

:09:54. > :09:59.Gusting up to 25mph. That is going to present a challenge. As we look

:09:59. > :10:06.at the leaderboard, whereas the main challenge going to come from

:10:06. > :10:10.in terms of challenging Francesco? It is very hard to say. Martin

:10:10. > :10:16.Laird played well today. He is trying to make an impression on the

:10:16. > :10:23.Ryder cup side. He is a super player. You could look to him. I

:10:23. > :10:27.have been very impressed with Phil Mickelson's last two grounds. He

:10:27. > :10:30.looked to be under complete control of his game. Perhaps he could come

:10:30. > :10:33.charging through. But I think the tougher the day, the more it

:10:34. > :10:38.favours Molinari, because he is favours Molinari, because he is

:10:38. > :10:42.keeping the ball in play. He will be tough to beat. Not just tomorrow,

:10:42. > :10:47.I think Francesco Molinari is well fancied to do something at the Open

:10:47. > :10:52.Championship. Half a mind on events next week. For the 11th time in

:10:52. > :10:58.Open Championship history were going to Royal Lytham. 4.141st play

:10:58. > :11:08.of the world's oldest and best of the world's oldest and best

:11:08. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :11:29.of the outcome. How do you like Ballesteros is once more the

:11:29. > :11:34.champion. And in the chase for the Claret Jug we will get things

:11:34. > :11:38.underway on Wednesday night with our preview programme. And then

:11:38. > :11:45.four glorious days of live coverage on the BBC starting, as it always

:11:45. > :11:49.does, at 9am until 8pm on Thursday and Friday. Long but fascinating.

:11:49. > :11:54.Don't miss a moment. Some of the top names will be

:11:54. > :12:01.challenging for the Claret Jug and are already at Royal Lytham. Rory

:12:01. > :12:07.McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, two three Major -- two of the three Major

:12:07. > :12:14.winners. We have been sent this message. Here we have one of the

:12:14. > :12:21.most famous walks in golf. The 18th at the Open Championship. Here at

:12:21. > :12:28.Royal live in, this year. -- Royal Lytham. The whole back nine is

:12:28. > :12:34.brittle. It is a lot of golf. Someone is going to have a lot of

:12:34. > :12:39.fun coming down here next weekend at 7:30pm, with their name at the

:12:39. > :12:47.top of that leaderboard, to rapturous applause and the Claret

:12:47. > :12:50.Jug waiting at the end. It is a great golf course, great conditions,

:12:50. > :12:55.great golf course, great conditions, and let's hope it is me. And if it

:12:55. > :13:00.is not, a career awaits in commentary. Very good. The priority

:13:00. > :13:05.for us is tomorrow's final round tomorrow -- a final round here at

:13:05. > :13:09.Inverness. And of course, you can catch the final round live from 2pm.

:13:09. > :13:13.If you won the early action, we will be on the Red Button from 1pm.

:13:13. > :13:17.Don't forget the Rugby League Challenge cup semi-final, Wigan

:13:17. > :13:27.against leads. Can Francesco keep it in the family tomorrow? We will

:13:27. > :13:35.

:13:35. > :13:45.find out. Catchy then. -- catch you spirit carry me.

:13:45. > :13:47.