:00:46. > :00:50.Hello again, welcome back to Royal St George's on the third day of
:00:50. > :00:54.this 140th open championship, a day that he did that will provide a
:00:54. > :00:59.thorough examination of both golf and temperament, because we have
:00:59. > :01:03.lashing wind and rain, very tricky conditions indeed. It is shaping up
:01:03. > :01:10.as one of the most challenging days in recent Open championship history.
:01:10. > :01:15.We have a storm overhead at the moment, and winds of 30 mph, and we
:01:15. > :01:21.have rain, lots of it. Up to two centimetres is forecast to fall
:01:21. > :01:25.between now and 4pm. So it really is going to level this field. 71
:01:25. > :01:29.players in all have qualified to be with us for the weekend, before a
:01:29. > :01:32.ball was struck this morning, everyone will have felt that with a
:01:32. > :01:38.levelling playing field, they have a legitimate shot at winning the
:01:38. > :01:44.claret jug. They have been going out since 8:55am this morning, and
:01:44. > :01:49.warming up on the range right now, Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland,
:01:49. > :01:57.the reigning US Open champion, and in the white water proofs is Rickie
:01:57. > :02:02.Fowler, one of the Stella lights in golf right now. The two of then,
:02:02. > :02:12.for the third day in a row, will be playing together. Let's just remind
:02:12. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:27.A little bit later on, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Thomas Bjorn, who have
:02:27. > :02:37.captured everybody's hearts and imagination. Martin Kaymer is
:02:37. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:48.certainly a brooding force on this Darren Clarke is bidding for a
:02:48. > :02:57.third championship in three months. But it is one of the veterans, Tom
:02:57. > :03:01.Watson, one of only two main under par on the course at the moment.
:03:01. > :03:06.Only five shots off the lead. With the wind gusting, many of these
:03:06. > :03:16.players come most of them, will be looking at what the weather will do
:03:16. > :03:17.
:03:17. > :03:24.of the early starters. Hardly surprising. It could be that ground
:03:24. > :03:28.will be made up today with a pars, rather than birdies or eagles. It
:03:28. > :03:36.takes a long time until we get down to the men currently out on the
:03:36. > :03:40.course, making any impression at all. Tom Watson is all wrapped up
:03:40. > :03:50.against the wind and rain. Gary Woodland is the other, he is two
:03:50. > :03:55.under. A mighty, powerful long hitter from the US. Louis
:03:55. > :04:02.Oosthuizen is plus two it, and plus four for the championship. The
:04:02. > :04:07.numbers really are racking up now. Many of these men appear to be
:04:07. > :04:15.struggling. We have had a flurry of double bogeys, and even a trouble,
:04:15. > :04:25.from Paul Lawrie. A mixed bag from him. Two triples, I am hearing. So
:04:25. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:36.conditions, it is the old maestro, it is Tom. Let's hand you over to
:04:36. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:44.it is not very pleasant out there. That is not bad, that will give him
:04:44. > :04:49.a good chance of an up and down. Although no one is appearing on the
:04:49. > :04:57.front page of the leader board, they are effective position is
:04:57. > :05:02.improving a lot. -- very effective position. Gary Woodland, a couple
:05:02. > :05:08.under plus 1, if he stays there, he will not be far off leading.
:05:08. > :05:12.think that I would agree. If he can come up with a 68 in these
:05:12. > :05:19.conditions, he will lap so many players. He only barely made the
:05:19. > :05:29.cut. We are looking at Ricky Barnes. Officially the last man into the
:05:29. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:15.with Watson. This 80th hole has not birdie. But Sinnatt a couple of
:06:15. > :06:18.
:06:18. > :06:26.overs, that is not bad. Now, Jim few problems this year. A big time.
:06:26. > :06:36.But you wouldn't know it with that struck. -- stroke. It has been the
:06:36. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:17.I think it must be a bit more into the wind today. He gives it a
:07:17. > :07:25.mighty wallop. Going in with an awful lot of club there. Over to
:07:25. > :07:31.Tom Watson at the 8th. That birdie you saw a moment ago at the 7th, he
:07:31. > :07:41.has got a clean scorecard going on now. Very difficult just to make a
:07:41. > :07:59.
:08:00. > :08:07.par today. It'll be a hard earned the fact that he didn't quite
:08:07. > :08:17.finish it, lost in that play-off to Stewart Cink, it bounded through
:08:17. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:45.-- whipping. He has got a woolly hat and a cap on, he is not taking
:08:45. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :08:58.made birdie at the 7th. This 8th hole, which on Thursday was
:08:58. > :09:08.fiercely down wind off the English Channel, a lot of players are just
:09:08. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:22.hitting a little iron off the tee. have seen Jim Furyk ever hit. --
:09:22. > :09:28.widest. He is not one to be too far off the map. It is one of those
:09:28. > :09:38.days when it is hard to hold on to the club. Absolutely, it is going
:09:38. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:49.horizontally, it is fine rain, umbrellas get a stern test of their
:09:49. > :09:59.own. You see so many of them inside out before it is all over, in these
:09:59. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:14.gustys that are almost gale-force the trips -- keep the grips Drive
:10:14. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:36.today, so enjoy them when you see them. That was at 11 for Gregory
:10:36. > :10:38.
:10:38. > :10:46.he seems to manoeuvre everything. He could have a shot at a good
:10:46. > :10:56.performance today and tomorrow. Back over to Watson. Power putt at
:10:56. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:36.yesterday round the course, as a commentator, and he was in all last
:11:36. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:52.night, talking about his golf. I well Tom is still playing. His ball
:11:52. > :12:02.striking hasn't changed, it really hasn't. Just remarkable. He just
:12:02. > :12:12.speeds off this. He has been a tremendous Open champion, the love,
:12:12. > :12:12.
:12:12. > :12:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:12:58. > :13:06.Edoardo Molinari, bearing his arms it has been a rough ride for him in
:13:06. > :13:10.recent years. He is showing some recent signs of the form that had
:13:10. > :13:17.him playing some really good golf for a couple of years. Starting to
:13:17. > :13:21.come back. Would you make of this 9th hole? Not easy. At all. Bunkers
:13:21. > :13:27.on the right, if you leak it with the wind, left to right, it is
:13:27. > :13:31.downwind, you can't - it's because of those two, then you have a
:13:31. > :13:35.narrow green. So you hit the fairway, then you try and draw your
:13:35. > :13:45.shot to hold it up against this left to right wind. But the first
:13:45. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:06.with that. I it expected has leaked right a little. It is not too
:14:06. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:28.serious on the right if you don't Coming in here with some heavy
:14:28. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:59.for everyone in the field today. Levine, about be set off here.
:14:59. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:15.Levin! JIM NANTZ: A scrappy little player.
:15:15. > :15:25.He made the headlines when he finished 13th at a competition as
:15:25. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:45.an amateur. Still only 27. He is up weather might be alien to him. It
:15:45. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :16:00.year. I was struck by his consistency. He has finished in the
:16:00. > :16:10.top 25 in many events, which shows he is a steady player. Now, the
:16:10. > :16:11.
:16:12. > :16:16.great Spanish hope. One of the two. Garcia and Jimenez. It must be time
:16:16. > :16:23.for Garcia to win a Major. Maybe this will be the week. The smiles
:16:23. > :16:30.have started to return. Maybe that is part of his plan. To look like
:16:30. > :16:35.he is enjoying it. He took a sabbatical at the end of last year.
:16:35. > :16:45.And he comes back more appreciative of the game. It is starting to show
:16:45. > :16:55.in his results. I think he will play well today. This first hole,
:16:55. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:23.today. Most of them only have two! It is a very difficult job. Howls.
:17:23. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:38.No and umbrellas. -- they need to maybe. But the gloves on. Keep the
:17:38. > :17:48.hands warm and news. -- warm and loose. And here is the man who has
:17:48. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :18:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:18:34. > :18:39.That was his first mistake of the much do you relish that challenge?
:18:39. > :18:47.I quite like playing in the wind because you have to use your
:18:47. > :18:56.imagination. But the two together is a bad combination for golf. I
:18:56. > :19:03.was listening to others saying that is -- it is all about survival. If
:19:03. > :19:07.you shoot 75, 74, you will not do yourself any harm. How excited are
:19:07. > :19:13.you by the scoreboard, that the winner could come from anywhere?
:19:13. > :19:21.Especially if both days are like this. You saw last week in Scotland.
:19:21. > :19:28.Fred Couples shot a good last round. He just made the cut and finished
:19:28. > :19:38.second. You have Gary Woodland. He has a fantastic score in these
:19:38. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:57.conditions. They could find Simon Dyson who played alongside
:19:57. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:02.Thomas Bjorn in the first two days. Andrew Cotter is joining us now.
:20:02. > :20:12.ANDREW COTTER: Problems again for Tom Watson, but how he has coped
:20:12. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:20:52. > :21:02.Watson. Even better than that. This round is 1-under at the moment. He
:21:02. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:06.has seen this before. WAYNE GRADY: He has, and he has
:21:06. > :21:16.just won a senior Championship in Kentucky in terrible conditions
:21:16. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.just a few weeks ago. He has a nice, slow walk. He is not rushing, not
:21:27. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:44.getting ahead of himself. We can Was it like this when you're here
:21:44. > :21:45.
:21:45. > :21:48.before? Today will be a test for everybody. People have been saying
:21:48. > :21:58.maybe 75 would leave you in contention. Exactly. You have to
:21:58. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:02.hit one shot at a time and hit as low a score as possible. Gary
:22:02. > :22:08.Woodland and Tom Watson are under- par. You can play it, but you have
:22:08. > :22:13.to hit great shots and be patient. It must be exciting to be in this
:22:13. > :22:17.position at the halfway stage. is excellent. Yesterday was not my
:22:17. > :22:27.best day. I am happy to beware I am and hopefully I can stay in that
:22:27. > :22:31.position going into tomorrow. -- to be where I am. He will be playing
:22:31. > :22:41.with Phil Mickelson. What a draw that is. But we have Rickie Fowler
:22:41. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :23:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:23:22. > :23:29.and this man, wrapped up, Rory the rain that has fallen. Gloves
:23:29. > :23:34.all over the place. Only in a British summer. Rickie Fowler's do
:23:34. > :23:41.not match his outfit, but he will not care. It will be fascinating to
:23:41. > :23:45.see these two. They played together in the first rounds along with
:23:45. > :23:55.Ernie Els. Rory McIlroy trying to escape, but he has been dragged
:23:55. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:17.crowd is building out there, as you would expect. The car park is
:24:17. > :24:22.filling up. They are hardy. Many of them had a tough time getting down
:24:22. > :24:32.here. They are queuing for a long time to get out in the evening.
:24:32. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:48.Peter Uihlein. US amateur champion. got Lewis said you have got Peter
:24:48. > :24:58.Uihlein. Get ready. Tom Lewis might be decent in these conditions. He
:24:58. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:25:49. > :25:59.Championship. He tied up 14th last shot from Rickie Fowler. On the tee
:25:59. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:34.from Northern Ireland, Rory rough. Maybe a nervous tee shot,
:26:34. > :26:41.
:26:41. > :26:51.he finds a decent lie, it is not too damaging down there. This is a
:26:51. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :27:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:27:34. > :27:44.great match for the galleries who waterproofs today. He has a good
:27:44. > :28:01.
:28:01. > :28:07.man with him, as they all have to 34 and Gary Woodland is 33. Henryk
:28:07. > :28:17.Stenson has got even par on the front nine. Everybody else has
:28:17. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :28:44.conditions are dreadful. Heavier rain is coming in. At the moment,
:28:44. > :29:01.
:29:01. > :29:05.it is light rain but it is coming things stand as we head into the
:29:05. > :29:11.afternoon. All of these men are still to go
:29:11. > :29:21.out. There is a mixture of stories. We have veterans and old time Major
:29:21. > :29:24.
:29:24. > :29:28.winners and part of the new breed. Many of these men will be hoping to
:29:28. > :29:32.score a round at par. We have been talking about what scoring could
:29:32. > :29:38.put them in contention and it will not be low. These are the people
:29:38. > :29:45.already tackling of the course. Gary Woodland is level par. At one
:29:45. > :29:49.point he was at 2-under. It is biting everyone. Stewart Cink said
:29:49. > :29:54.the most important weapon in the kit bag this week was attitude,
:29:54. > :30:01.being prepared to tackle and to deal with anything. Paul Lawrie is
:30:01. > :30:11.having a horrible time. He is 9- over today. We can head back out
:30:11. > :30:12.
:30:12. > :30:22.and Rory McIlroy it is in trouble green to play with coming from that
:30:22. > :30:37.
:30:37. > :30:42.possible. It gets more difficult as the day goes on and more moisture
:30:43. > :30:50.builds up. How many would you take out on a day like today? Gloves,
:30:50. > :31:00.you would have maybe five clubs in the bag. And extra towels. -- five
:31:00. > :31:10.gloves. The caddy has a nightmare today. The golf bag normally always
:31:10. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.�40, it might be even heavier. -- shot. It will taking a few holes to
:31:37. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:50.get a feel for just how far the together again. Experiencing each
:31:50. > :31:58.other's company in the first couple of you Matts. Some of the parents
:31:58. > :32:04.today, Charl Schwartzel and also Maria Olazabal, the same age,
:32:04. > :32:12.Jiminez and Thomas Bjorn, Martin Kaymer, Campbell, Glover and Clarke,
:32:12. > :32:22.and then these two. Two young players playing together, so lots
:32:22. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:45.group of the day is at three or 5:00pm. Something like 2.5 per us
:32:45. > :32:49.
:32:49. > :32:55.of tee times left. -- 2.5 hours. McIlroy to the flag today, 31 back.
:32:55. > :33:01.If anything it will be an easier shot, with the sand being a touch
:33:01. > :33:11.wet. Gary Woodlands round is starting to stutter a little bit.
:33:11. > :33:19.
:33:19. > :33:27.Two bogeys in the last couple of moment, three birdies, two bogeys,
:33:27. > :33:31.and level par today would be an enormous achievement. It is scary
:33:31. > :33:35.today that 14th hole, with the wind in their face so they up the
:33:35. > :33:45.bounced down the left and side. McIlroy, with his start short on
:33:45. > :34:09.
:34:09. > :34:14.hill. -- his third shot on one. Japanese. He has a very young
:34:14. > :34:22.record, but a good record, in the Open Championship, having made his
:34:22. > :34:32.debut last year, and he tied at 14. He knows how to choke it down and
:34:32. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:52.prove the ball around. -- move the end. You can see the flag moving.
:34:52. > :34:57.When it gets to that level of wind, you have to take it into
:34:57. > :35:07.consideration on the greens, even though they are reasonably slow-
:35:07. > :35:07.
:35:07. > :35:14.paced. Yes, you are right. We will not be having any aerial shots
:35:14. > :35:22.today. Phil Mickelson just behind us there, practising his bunker
:35:22. > :35:27.shots before heading out to the course. Looking forward to a tough
:35:27. > :35:33.today's golf. He said, bring on the bad weather. It will be interesting
:35:33. > :35:40.to see how he goes. He has been struggling, at touch, and today
:35:40. > :35:50.will test them out. Now, Rory McIlroy, this for par, on the
:35:50. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:12.giving us lovely pictures, is selling somewhere over Scandinavia
:36:12. > :36:21.at the moment! It will be tied down at the airport, and that is where
:36:21. > :36:26.it will stay. That is a four, even par, for Rickie Fowler. Interesting
:36:26. > :36:31.to see how Phil Mickelson guest on, he says he is looking forward to it,
:36:31. > :36:35.but I think that is a little bit of fluff, and he also says he has not
:36:35. > :36:42.got a great record in the wind, and because see that Dennis history in
:36:42. > :36:50.this Championship. Unlike this man, second shot-ten, above the level of
:36:50. > :36:55.the fairway, wind, heart of the right. I hope that has come back
:36:55. > :37:04.out of the bunker, closer to the centre of the bunker. A lot of
:37:04. > :37:14.bunkers around St George's have steps into the back of them.
:37:14. > :37:16.
:37:17. > :37:23.Looking down on the defending champion, destroys and --
:37:23. > :37:28.Oosthuizen. The length of club that Watson was hitting it to the tenth,
:37:28. > :37:33.that a little hybrid club, when everyone else is playing so long
:37:33. > :37:43.today. This will be an adjustment by all the players. The ball going
:37:43. > :37:53.nowhere, cold conditions. Keep a ball in your pocket all the time
:37:53. > :37:55.
:37:56. > :38:04.and swap them, get the caddy to older couple, if you got the caddy.
:38:04. > :38:14.-- to hold a couple. Long walk back to the second tee, this hole
:38:14. > :38:20.doglegs from left to right, bunkers at about 255 yards. They had been
:38:20. > :38:29.flying it up towards those bunkers to 50 yards off the green. The
:38:29. > :38:32.leaders now on the bottom of your screen. KJ Choi, he's 8-over.
:38:32. > :38:42.bunkers down the left-hand side of the second, the wind will be
:38:42. > :39:08.
:39:08. > :39:18.Barnes, wrapped up well. -- tee shots to come. Playing alongside
:39:18. > :39:28.Tom Watson. And that is a very good effort from there. 4-over par for
:39:28. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:41.the Championship at the moment, the left-hand side, Rickie Fowler,
:39:41. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:07.Gary Woodland, keeping the rain off his visor. And that double bogey
:40:07. > :40:13.putt. A very good round comes to something of a halt. And Rory
:40:13. > :40:23.McIlroy at the second - is this going left, as well? Both of those
:40:23. > :40:43.
:40:43. > :40:49.heading towards the sand. McIlroy I saw him own that 14, Peter can
:40:49. > :40:55.watch, on 14, so he has blown a up to 6-over par. So Tom Watson is the
:40:55. > :41:05.only player in the field to his under-par, and he is having some
:41:05. > :41:09.
:41:09. > :41:17.stalls of his own on ten. -- some struggles. Richard McEvoy, there,
:41:17. > :41:24.3-over par. His attempts to get into the Open Championship finally
:41:24. > :41:32.coming through at Sunningdale. he got out far enough to be able to
:41:32. > :41:40.get a swing? He is cramped, but not too bad - beautiful, wonderful!
:41:40. > :41:48.That is to stay 1-over par. The only man in the field so far who is
:41:48. > :41:53.under-par, for the round. Could he do it again? Could he get our holds
:41:53. > :42:03.up again? Here is another look at that. Full swing, splashes that
:42:03. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:11.ball out with the sand, a little spin, he knew where the old laws. -
:42:11. > :42:21.- where the hole was. He has hit some crowd-pleasing shots this week,
:42:21. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :42:29.with that hole in one, at the sixth. That was a lesson for all due to
:42:29. > :42:35.get out of the bunker and then traipsing the sand across the
:42:35. > :42:45.greens, for everyone else to tangle with. One-over, for the
:42:45. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:03.find out what unpleasant notes awaits them. -- unpleasantness.
:43:03. > :43:13.think he has caught one of those bunkers there, Andrew. And Tom
:43:13. > :43:43.
:43:43. > :43:52.shots dropped. -- isn't that left of the fairway, trying to get
:43:52. > :44:02.the galleries back. Not an easy job. Further back was Rickie Fowler in
:44:02. > :44:02.
:44:02. > :45:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:45:20. > :45:26.the bunker. Still got to move back. chipped back down the green.
:45:26. > :45:30.HAZEL IRVINE: Said Tom Watson is the only man who has not yet made a
:45:30. > :45:35.bogey. Matthew Millar was the first to sample the delights of the third
:45:35. > :45:39.day at Royal Saint George's. He came through international
:45:39. > :45:44.qualifying and this is his first Major Championship. Welcome to the
:45:44. > :45:50.Major Championship, Matthew! Let's get his thoughts on how tough it is
:45:50. > :45:54.out there. Every picture tells a story, we can
:45:54. > :46:00.see you are wet. This cannot be the way it -- the weather you
:46:00. > :46:04.anticipated in Melbourne at few months ago? No, you never know here,
:46:04. > :46:10.as everyone knows, it could be anything. But, yes, it was pretty
:46:10. > :46:15.tough out there, very wet, very cool, very windy, so pretty much
:46:15. > :46:20.the worst of everything. What was the hardest element to deal with?
:46:21. > :46:24.found it hard to keep dry, just to keep your hands tried, that was
:46:24. > :46:29.probably the hardest thing. Everything became difficult.
:46:29. > :46:33.the wind is making the scoring very difficult, it is not just you that
:46:33. > :46:37.has been struggling this morning. Every hole play so much longer in
:46:37. > :46:42.the breeze, and with the rain and the wind it today will beast.
:46:42. > :46:44.it matter you were playing alone today? It was not one of those days
:46:45. > :46:51.where you could strike up conversation as he wandered down
:46:51. > :46:58.the fairway. It was pretty good, I had a chat with the referee. On a
:46:59. > :47:05.day like today, if it had been a nice day I would have said yes, but
:47:06. > :47:11.not today. I will let you go and get warm and dry. Thank you.
:47:11. > :47:16.Matthew comes from Canberra, so he is used to do some called and nasty
:47:16. > :47:26.weather. He had a haunted look about him. Rickie Fowler now,
:47:26. > :47:36.
:47:37. > :47:46.Pretty good for distance, those. It is a beast, as Matthew Millar said,
:47:47. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :47:59.they are all at wrestling with the for a while, someone removing some
:47:59. > :48:03.clothing! Some players do not feel comfortable swinging with a top on.
:48:03. > :48:13.Sandy Lyle used to play with his jacket swinging open in the breeze,
:48:13. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.but some are quite comfortable with it. It is a tight squeeze, a tight
:48:23. > :48:25.
:48:25. > :48:35.fit. I hate wearing jackets, rain jackets or rained hands. Garcia on
:48:35. > :48:48.
:48:48. > :48:58.amazing how some of these flags are hanging limp because the breeze is
:48:58. > :49:02.
:49:02. > :49:12.very, very strong indeed. Looked like Simon Dyson there. He is level
:49:12. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :49:39.par, just setting out, Dyson, on Wright, straight down the green, a
:49:39. > :49:45.good lie. Just in nicked it too well -- not a difficult shot for
:49:45. > :49:55.McIlroy. He got off to a poor start on Thursday, in danger of dropping
:49:55. > :50:07.
:50:07. > :50:17.down wind. Beautiful shot again from Tom Watson. A bit of an
:50:17. > :50:41.
:50:41. > :50:49.exhibition from what some. -- from bogeys on three and four. No drop
:50:49. > :50:59.shots from anyone at the 7th so far. They will need a more steady
:50:59. > :51:25.
:51:25. > :51:31.start, saves his par here at the second. You need a few of those
:51:32. > :51:35.today. There will be a lot of people with a lot of good rounds.
:51:35. > :51:45.These two will be playing Ryder Cup against each other for many years
:51:45. > :52:15.
:52:15. > :52:25.to come. A good four there from a from Fowler. -- a poor tee shot.
:52:25. > :52:25.
:52:25. > :52:30.Now the top holes are coming up. -- the toughest holes are coming up.
:52:30. > :52:40.Beautifully judged, right in the middle. A huge well of support for
:52:40. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:56.An adventurous US Open after winning the Italian Open and
:52:56. > :53:01.playing well here, a good opening tee shot.
:53:01. > :53:06.HAZEL IRVINE: We really are in the teeth of this weather. I have been
:53:06. > :53:10.given the latest forecast from the organisers. We will get this
:53:10. > :53:15.persistent, heavy rain until around 3pm, they are predicting, and then
:53:15. > :53:19.it make clear to the east at about 4pm, but it is of no consolation to
:53:19. > :53:23.the man currently out on the course. Umbrella sales rocketing in the
:53:23. > :53:28.tented village. These are some of the hardiest sports fans anywhere
:53:28. > :53:33.in the world. It is amazing. They are coming in droves to Royal St
:53:33. > :53:37.George's today, a hardy breed of sports watchers. But conditions, I
:53:37. > :53:43.think, as bad as we saw on the opening day in 2008 and getting up
:53:43. > :53:47.to as bad as they were on the third day, the infamous day, at Muirfield
:53:47. > :53:57.in 2002, so a testing day for spectators and the players out
:53:57. > :53:58.
:53:58. > :54:05.because the leaders, Darren Clarke and Lucas Glover, are going off
:54:05. > :54:15.just after 3pm in the weather with it clear rink perhaps at 4pm. --
:54:15. > :54:33.
:54:33. > :54:43.following, younger Rory McIlroy. 216 yards, the wind off to the
:54:43. > :55:01.
:55:01. > :55:11.as Michael Wright hits his shot at 3. -- as Rory McIlroy hits his shot.
:55:11. > :55:14.
:55:14. > :55:18.He has not managed it, that is a horrible shot left., it is pretty
:55:18. > :55:25.unusual, all of this noise that we are hearing from the British
:55:25. > :55:31.galleries. The third hole today, up on the forward tee, playing 216
:55:31. > :55:38.yards, and the breeze is hard off the right hand side. The tee runs
:55:38. > :55:44.through the centre of the green. 31 on and five off the left-hand side.
:55:44. > :55:50.Try and start down the right hand edge of the green, let the breeze
:55:50. > :55:57.shift the ball back towards the flag. McIlroy has missed it on that
:55:57. > :56:02.hill, so a difficult pitch coming up. I like the way you said breeze.
:56:02. > :56:12.I don't think anyone out here thinks it is a breeze! It is a wet,
:56:12. > :56:32.
:56:32. > :56:38.horrible, quite strong wind, to say to play this kind of golf, only
:56:38. > :56:48.Louis Oosthuizen has beaten him over the last three. So nearly
:56:48. > :56:51.
:56:51. > :57:01.fantastic. Down it goes to the front level. Trevor Immelman has
:57:01. > :57:31.
:57:31. > :57:41.gone out in even par 35. Only the The players get the umbrellas,
:57:41. > :57:51.generally, and the poor old caddy has to wander along on his own. No
:57:51. > :58:01.guessing who is boss. Back to what son. This for another par. -- Tom
:58:01. > :58:10.
:58:10. > :58:15.heel. As soon as we went to that camera angle, I knew it was a
:58:15. > :58:22.recipe for April stroke. Too much scrutiny on the stroke. -- for a
:58:22. > :58:32.poor stroke. First dropped shot for Tom Watson. And that was after a
:58:32. > :58:43.
:58:43. > :58:47.winning the Italian Open. Scampering for the umbrella! He was
:58:47. > :58:57.a late qualifier for the US Open, had to spend thousands getting a
:58:57. > :59:05.visa sorted out. It was a $1,000 taxi ride from New York to the
:59:05. > :59:10.congressional. If you get your umbrella the wrong direction today
:59:10. > :59:14.I think you will be flying over a few sand dunes! McIlroy has plenty
:59:14. > :59:18.of rough down there, but it is not too bad, and he is playing back
:59:18. > :59:28.into the wind. If you get some height, the first bounce will not
:59:28. > :59:28.
:59:28. > :00:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:00:12. > :00:22.lengthy par coming up for Rory well today. Some of them will be
:00:22. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:36.frantically wiping their lens. That might have been at reporter out of
:00:36. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:50.bounds. Who is that waiting at the 18th? Wearing a crash helmet?
:00:50. > :00:50.
:00:50. > :01:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:01:51. > :01:58.Mork from Ork! He's from Le Pais position to protect the ball from
:01:58. > :02:08.the green for as much as possible. When he putts, he has to take that
:02:08. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:26.edge. A touch more pace, and it could have held its line, but
:02:26. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:39.that's two dropped shots in the about par, and anything else is a
:02:39. > :02:49.bonus. Like the US Open on steroids, anything around par is absolutely
:02:49. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:05.GA's reaction because they are so intent on having par, won the
:03:05. > :03:15.Championship. They wouldn't have liked that at all, but what a
:03:15. > :03:16.
:03:16. > :03:22.brilliant golf it was. Louis Oosthuizen for a birdie on 11. If
:03:22. > :03:27.it were drier, the ball would be Sir -- threatening to move on the
:03:27. > :03:35.greens, but the rain has just dampen things, made things more
:03:35. > :03:45.solid on the greens. Playing alongside Jim Furyk, Oosthuizen,
:03:45. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:12.five or a, Jim Furyk, 6-over. -- 5- his warm up with two clubs. --
:04:12. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :04:23.gloves. They look like some wet weather of clubs, too. -- wet
:04:23. > :04:28.weather gloves. I used to have some of those, too, for playing in
:04:28. > :04:36.Scotland! It is difficult for the players, caddies, and camera men
:04:36. > :04:40.out there, the cameraman struggling to keep that shot still. These big
:04:40. > :04:45.bunkers on the right hand side, players having to go down the left,
:04:45. > :04:53.275 to carry you onto the fairway, turning onto a green that is a par
:04:53. > :05:03.five green. That is a big falls front, the first half of the green.
:05:03. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:14.-- false front. We have seen the scoring, it is averaging 4.9 at the
:05:14. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :06:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:06:22. > :06:32.alongside Simon Dyson, both level it has rolled on a little, but it
:06:32. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.Andrew. Best not putting it fully up today. They have got spoke
:07:17. > :07:17.
:07:18. > :07:27.problems. I hate that. I would give up on it. Only about �2 today,
:07:28. > :07:35.
:07:36. > :07:45.these days! -- �2.50. Gregory Havret. That is a poor round.
:07:46. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:57.Ken Brown is with me. Just can't believe it. I was looking at the
:07:57. > :08:07.stroke average on that 14th hole, 6.67. There is very rarely a par
:08:07. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:17.five averaging over-par. It is horrendously difficult. A few
:08:17. > :08:27.horrible scuddy clouds out there. Hold on to your hat, make a few
:08:27. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:44.pars, and keep concentrating. It is end of the day, and with what?
:08:44. > :08:49.think plus 12! If you shoot anywhere around 70 today, it is
:08:49. > :08:58.absolute genius, the way the weather is. If any of the leaders
:08:58. > :09:05.can shoot 73, 74, it is a very good round. Tom Watson has moved up a
:09:05. > :09:15.lot. All of the players ahead of him have got to play, yet. And they
:09:15. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:23.will not find it easy. That is Tom Watson, I recognise that stroke. I
:09:23. > :09:33.saw him hacking out of the bunker, this must be for par, on number 12,
:09:33. > :09:39.
:09:39. > :09:44.Looking at the weather radar on the computer, it is not looking
:09:44. > :09:51.brilliant. Maybe some of the heaviest staff might just miss us,
:09:52. > :09:55.to the north, but it is forming and reforming, it is very volatile.
:09:55. > :10:01.There is the possibility of an inch of rain falling between 12 o'clock
:10:01. > :10:09.and four o'clock. It depends whether it goes round us, or
:10:09. > :10:18.whether it dumps the lot on top of us. I recognise that action from my
:10:18. > :10:24.younger days! I seem to remember you were unbelievably good at it.
:10:24. > :10:34.But that is what you cannot afford to do, get frustrated, before you
:10:34. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:42.know it, you have got what Jo on your card. -- eight on your card.
:10:42. > :10:52.Cameras on every hole, on every course, virtually. That is another
:10:52. > :11:27.
:11:28. > :11:37.shot gone, 1-over for the day. you lose the freedom of the muscles,
:11:37. > :11:43.golf becomes a much tougher game. The grass can seem flat and damp on
:11:43. > :11:53.a day like today, and harder to chip from. Those guys will be glad
:11:53. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:58.to get in. KJ Choi, 5-over for the day, that is not too bad at all.
:11:58. > :12:08.McIlroy is playing through the group ahead, witches Spencer live
:12:08. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:20.been, who has lost his ball, -- which is Spencer Levein. The wind
:12:20. > :12:29.hard of the right, go on, keep going. Just climb on to the top of
:12:29. > :12:35.the little bank minus two wonderful shots. He has a driving line in his
:12:35. > :12:42.bag, at 19 degrees, one of those help will driving irons. He can hit
:12:42. > :12:48.it well, but these new utility clubs belt, to get the ball up.
:12:48. > :12:53.Certainly, today you want to keep it as low as possible. Rickie
:12:53. > :12:59.Fowler as a bag full of utility clubs. When they first came out
:12:59. > :13:09.they changed them slightly and they fly more like I ams now, and they
:13:09. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:20.are easier to hit. -- like irons. The longest iron he has in his bag
:13:20. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:26.is a four-iron, and I guess that is what he has got right now. Is that
:13:26. > :13:30.and all without tight love he's using? It would make sense. The
:13:30. > :13:35.players that have got leather gloves, those are not going to last
:13:35. > :13:40.much more than two or three shots, almost better not to have a go of
:13:40. > :13:50.battle. He has been so creative, Trying To hit it go and chase it up
:13:50. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :14:02.there. -- not to have a glove at all. It has got to be a strange
:14:02. > :14:06.
:14:06. > :14:14.bluff, because it would not match the it! -- strange glove because it
:14:14. > :14:18.would not match the outfit. Tommy Watson, a 61 euros favourite,
:14:18. > :14:24.played all pars until this birdie at the seven, 1-under through nine
:14:24. > :14:31.in an amazing out would have, but he slipped back with bogeys at 11,
:14:31. > :14:36.and that the 12th as well. Trevor Immelman, former Masters winner, is
:14:36. > :14:43.another old head. This approach would yield the second of two
:14:43. > :14:49.birdies, going out for the South African. He is 2-over for the
:14:49. > :14:53.Championship. He is six behind the leaders right now. And there is a
:14:53. > :14:58.spring in the step of some younger players, this is Peter Uihlein, the
:14:58. > :15:06.US amateur champion, back-to-back birdies pop in on his card at the
:15:06. > :15:10.tenth, he is currently 4-over. Tom Lewis, another Major rival in the
:15:10. > :15:13.battle for the silver medal, out in half an hour's time. Driving rain
:15:14. > :15:19.and gusting wind, it really is a very difficult picture. Graeme
:15:19. > :15:23.McDowell has just pleaded that he is watching the golf with a cup of
:15:23. > :15:28.tea and chocolate hobnob back home. He missed all the bad weather at
:15:28. > :15:33.Castle Stuart last week, I think he can sense the bad weather! Graham
:15:33. > :15:43.and many others will have their fingers firmly crossed for Rory
:15:43. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :16:04.McIlroy and Darren Clarke over the Good save. Most of the players not
:16:04. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:29.opting to use an umbrella, just too playing with Jim Furyk. A grim,
:16:29. > :16:35.
:16:35. > :16:45.grim day. Nobody has yet birdied the first, fourth or eight. -- or 8.
:16:45. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:15.Easy to use your focus today. -- to been good with his long putts.
:17:15. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:37.Certainly not bad. Came up a fair conditions out there? For anything
:17:37. > :17:43.just happened, McIlroy bought past Sergio Garcia, and they are just
:17:43. > :17:53.laughing because it is so difficult. It is almost so difficult that it
:17:53. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:08.first birdie of the day at the 4th. A reasonable start for McIlroy,
:18:08. > :18:12.anyway. A couple over. I remember when I was a kid, 14, 15, days like
:18:12. > :18:17.this I would get my handkerchief out and rapid around the grip of
:18:17. > :18:21.the club and play in the rain like that, and it was brilliant. One day
:18:21. > :18:31.someone told me it was illegal and I have not played a good round in
:18:31. > :18:53.
:18:54. > :19:03.a sweet looking stroke. He really does middle his putts. 1-over after
:19:04. > :19:04.
:19:04. > :19:10.the opening four holes. Watering down his beer. I think his left
:19:10. > :19:20.hand is losing focus. His right hand is doing the big stuff! It is
:19:20. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:46.hard to concentrate on two things might be quite tricky. It looks
:19:46. > :19:55.
:19:55. > :20:05.like the heavy stuff is not going is windy. --, too putt went it is
:20:05. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:34.tactics they play here today. In normal conditions you are trying to
:20:34. > :20:43.drive into this area here, gives you a view through the mounds.
:20:43. > :20:48.Bunkers left, the ball kicks off to the right. Down the right, you have
:20:48. > :20:56.completely obliterated your view. But today, the longer hitters might
:20:56. > :21:06.try to carry the mounds. Those are good graphics, very, very realistic
:21:06. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:41.is on the right. It is 300 yards to clear the bunker. About another 25
:21:41. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:10.earlier. He bogeyed 13, tripled 14, bogeyed 15, 16 and 17. He has come
:22:10. > :22:20.to a bit of a sticky end on the back nine. But par for 74 is still
:22:20. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.KJ Choi on 75. He made eight pars and a bogey. Score cards littered
:23:07. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:52.with bogeys and double bogeys on and wetter, your pockets get full
:23:52. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:03.of water, your clubs are soggy -- your gloves are soggy. The trouble
:24:03. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:23.is, you take one club off to put on screen there, coming down. That was
:24:23. > :24:27.pretty well judged. A few tees a little forward today on that of
:24:27. > :24:37.holes like four and eight. I don't think they are being overly
:24:37. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:13.generous. These guys are the best flight his ball. You would think
:25:13. > :25:17.his game would suit the conditions, give him the best opportunities.
:25:17. > :25:26.Still smiling. You have got to keep a smile on your face today
:25:26. > :25:36.otherwise you get down in the dumps. This course is absolutely merciless.
:25:36. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:47.It certainly is. 7th is about the only hole where a birdie is
:25:47. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:20.possible today. Fowler did not lie up there. He can see everything
:26:20. > :26:30.he needs to see. The only thing he needs to be careful of is to land
:26:30. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :27:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:27:20. > :27:30.it short of the green, and if it something that can change your day,
:27:30. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:51.a nice, neat picture nuzzling near opportunities both inside 15 feet,
:27:51. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :28:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:28:59. > :29:09.from the third green. A big day for the caddies. Somehow you have to
:29:09. > :29:29.
:29:29. > :29:39.try to keep the grips drive. -- because the rain has just started
:29:39. > :29:39.
:29:39. > :30:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:30:42. > :30:52.start for him. Rory a couple over, In the last five minutes, it is
:30:52. > :31:10.
:31:10. > :31:15.complete his warm up and keep the cigar a light. -- alight. He would
:31:15. > :31:25.not have liked the senior event in Holland the other week - walking
:31:25. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:32.was banned on the course! -- smoking was banned. Here he goes,
:31:32. > :31:42.I'm a little teapot! It just shows, at least come in at the most
:31:42. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:53.surprising shapes. -- athletes. Meanwhile, his clubs are getting
:31:53. > :32:01.soaking wet. That is a lazy one, pulling up the Tour you're sure -
:32:01. > :32:06.that is a cop-out! He is soaked to the skin now. He could have done it
:32:06. > :32:16.in any of the bass. He is always as a Goose, but he is incapable of
:32:16. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:29.hitting a shot now! Come on, Robert, yes! He came very close in the
:32:29. > :32:39.Irish Open a couple of years ago. That was a final day not unlike
:32:39. > :32:47.
:32:47. > :32:53.this one, chucking it down with off, after four o'clock, it is
:32:53. > :32:58.going to be a long wait. Rickie Fowler out again with the longest
:32:58. > :33:06.iron he has in his bag. It is so difficult to get the ball all the
:33:06. > :33:11.way back, into this wind. This hole, playing today, 176 yards. Normally
:33:11. > :33:21.you would hit that at about 205, but there is a good 30 yards of
:33:21. > :33:50.
:33:50. > :34:00.a little hole in the middle of the green, and four deep, treacherous
:34:00. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:47.suffice. McIlroy also going with a today like today the middle of the
:34:47. > :35:07.
:35:07. > :35:13.easy to clap when you are holding Tom Watson over the first couple of
:35:13. > :35:23.days, then Henrik Stenson - what a story he's won to have at the end
:35:23. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:36.of the week. -- he's going to have. I don't know what's under that
:35:36. > :35:40.
:35:40. > :35:44.Ken, as you know. We sort almost walking out on to the first tee,
:35:44. > :35:50.but an Englishman already in the clubhouse, Paul Casey - this has
:35:50. > :35:55.been a tale of war, as it has been for so many this morning. In with
:35:55. > :36:00.an 8-under par round of 78. It is hard to get the scoring into any
:36:00. > :36:05.kind of context until we see how the leaders fair when they hit out
:36:05. > :36:15.at five past three. Let's get Paul Casey's assessment of the difficult
:36:15. > :36:15.
:36:15. > :36:18.You came in dripping, like everyone else - how was it out there? That
:36:19. > :36:22.was comparable to broke they'll a few years ago with some of the
:36:22. > :36:26.worst conditions I have played in and I am very happy now to be
:36:26. > :36:30.sitting in the clubhouse. I am going to go and get a cup of tea
:36:30. > :36:35.and the cake, and enjoy the rest of the golf, because that was trying,
:36:35. > :36:42.and not that enjoyable, but we're here to play in any conditions to
:36:42. > :36:46.win the Open Championship. The 14th seems particularly brutal, clean at
:36:46. > :36:51.6.5, so you only dropped have a shot to the field. Brilliant, yes.
:36:51. > :36:55.I made double bogey and went out of bounds with the tee shot. The
:36:55. > :37:01.problem is, there is so much what predicting between the golf ball
:37:01. > :37:06.and the face of the club, that any angle the club face is at, it is
:37:06. > :37:10.accentuated. Any grip that you get the ball slides off the pace, and
:37:10. > :37:16.that is what happened to me at the 14th. I am not the only one it is
:37:16. > :37:20.going to happen to today, KJ Choi had it as well. That is what has
:37:20. > :37:24.happened. It is very difficult to control it out there. You need good
:37:24. > :37:34.control of the golf ball. It is a very difficult golf course even in
:37:34. > :37:40.
:37:40. > :37:47.benign conditions. Enjoy your cup Watson. He has got it over the Suez
:37:47. > :37:57.Canal, which is normally a piece of cake, but today not so much.
:37:57. > :38:07.Something like a 6-iron or seven- iron to the green and. -- to the
:38:07. > :38:10.
:38:10. > :38:20.green. Garcia, shunting one forward, with his second. Pretty well done -
:38:20. > :38:21.
:38:21. > :38:26.and out side birdie chance though stopped -- an outside birdie chance.
:38:26. > :38:36.This, for an excellent par. He knows that par there would have
:38:36. > :38:53.
:38:53. > :38:57.This is Rory McIlroy, putting for a little hollow. Will Rickie Fowler
:38:57. > :39:07.have learned anything from that? Terrific start to his round, level
:39:07. > :39:08.
:39:08. > :39:13.par, this, to go 1-under. He did, didn't he? He got the pace and
:39:13. > :39:23.pretty much the line. A little firmer, if it had held its line a
:39:23. > :39:33.bit better... Wonderful touch, hasn't he? It is the putting stroke
:39:33. > :39:38.
:39:38. > :39:48.of a young fellow, soft and squashy, first. And a little bit of check
:39:48. > :39:56.
:39:56. > :40:06.coming off the fairway. Nobody has difficult hole. Now, that down wind
:40:06. > :40:29.
:40:29. > :40:39.yesterday, 139. Tom Lewis, from Welwyn Garden City, his opening tee
:40:39. > :40:56.
:40:57. > :41:01.top and some of his swings yesterday. Phil Mickelson! I was
:41:01. > :41:04.looking at full Mickelson's statistics, 62 putts for his
:41:04. > :41:13.opening two grounds, and he is 1- over par, so that is pretty neat
:41:13. > :41:23.and tidy golf. Interestingly enough, Phil Mickelson has two gloves on
:41:23. > :41:45.
:41:45. > :41:53.today. He is desperate to keep his -- hit of his life. You feel that
:41:53. > :41:57.if he can make a few putts, he can still be a contender. The leader
:41:57. > :42:03.and putts after two rounds was much Stricker and Ogilvy. What with of
:42:03. > :42:11.the two putts after three rounds. The leader of greens in regulation,
:42:11. > :42:14.was Lee Westwood. And he missed the cut. 29 greens out of 36, no wonder
:42:14. > :42:23.he was disappointed in his performance having played so well
:42:23. > :42:32.from tee to green. Tom Lewis is under way, 1-under par. In his
:42:32. > :42:42.opening two rounds. He played with Tom Watson. He was named Tom, after
:42:42. > :42:54.
:42:55. > :43:04.this long 14th. It has been causing havoc today. Already at ten, two or
:43:05. > :43:25.
:43:25. > :43:29.his sandals on, bear for it! -- barefoot. This is Jeff Overton on
:43:29. > :43:36.the first. Bo Van Pelt is doing pretty well, only a couple over
:43:36. > :43:46.with four to play, just four for the Championship, making a good Lee
:43:46. > :43:51.
:43:52. > :43:57.head of the Championship to tee off, over the next hour or so. And one
:43:57. > :44:01.of those will be Martin Kaymer, USPGA champion, who says that he is
:44:01. > :44:06.prepared to do what it takes to win this Championship, even if it is
:44:06. > :44:12.not pretty golf. He underwent swing changes just before the Masters,
:44:12. > :44:17.did not yield any dividends 4-under, but a recent faultless finish at
:44:17. > :44:20.the French Open says that this man is on the way back. He is the
:44:20. > :44:27.European No. One. He's down on the European No. One. He's down on the
:44:27. > :44:31.range with Mark Pougatch. Paul Casey said that it was as bad a day
:44:31. > :44:34.as he had at Birkdale in 2,000 indeed. You just have to deal with
:44:34. > :44:39.what is out there will stock it is going to be a battle, that is for
:44:39. > :44:45.sure, if you shoot two of 3-over par you have played a fantastic
:44:46. > :44:49.round. You have to be patient and wait for your chances. It is about
:44:49. > :44:55.avoiding their numbers. Just staying in contention for tomorrow,
:44:55. > :45:01.that is as much as anyone can do on a day like today. Yes, not losing
:45:01. > :45:07.too much ground, try to ride it out. If you shoot par on every hole
:45:07. > :45:10.you're more than happy. But we saw some big numbers today already. It
:45:10. > :45:20.is about being patient and putting yourself in a good position for
:45:20. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :45:42.tomorrow. A we wish you all the there. Now Tom Watson at the 15th
:45:42. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :46:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:46:27. > :46:33.ground. Birdie at the second for YE like it is going little left.
:46:33. > :46:43.don't know if you have ever played with two clubs on, but it is a very,
:46:43. > :46:57.
:46:57. > :47:07.very different feeling. -- two wet hands out of vacation. It does
:47:07. > :47:17.
:47:17. > :47:27.not take wet gloves out of the gloves, I think we need some e-
:47:27. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.under-par, it has given away 20 birdies, more than the rest of the
:48:06. > :48:06.
:48:06. > :49:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:49:05. > :49:15.course put together. The only easy so he let a group through. That was
:49:15. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:48.for par, I am told. A heck of they leaderboard at the end of the day
:49:48. > :49:56.
:49:56. > :50:01.will be the ones who putt really little bit of pace out of it. In
:50:01. > :50:09.the amateur game he played plenty of links golf so he is used to that.
:50:09. > :50:19.He won the boys' Championship here. But we say amateur, in our dess we
:50:19. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:48.were amateurs, he is a sort of tentative, he just managed -- just
:50:48. > :50:53.misjudged it. I have seen him miss three or four times within a few
:50:53. > :51:03.feet. It will be a critical one. will set the tone of the day,
:51:03. > :51:32.
:51:32. > :51:41.there. Has he got it back into early in the day, it will settle
:51:41. > :51:51.your nerves. Tom is looking for this to go in to settle his nerves.
:51:51. > :52:06.
:52:06. > :52:16.Well done, well done indeed! What a putting with two clubs. They are
:52:16. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:32.staying on for the day. -- with two start for these two, a couple of
:52:32. > :52:42.pars, already ahead of the game. Ken Brown has gone to buy some all
:52:42. > :52:44.
:52:44. > :52:54.wear the gloves, and Andrew Cotter is with me. -- all weather. Thank
:52:54. > :52:54.
:52:54. > :53:00.you very much. He may have given up a chance here. The 7th is
:53:00. > :53:05.comfortably the easiest hole on the course at the moment. Just one
:53:05. > :53:15.dropped shot on seven from Jason Day, 5-over for his round, 6-over
:53:15. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:53:58. > :54:02.is because they do not have to play taken to this weather. When I heard
:54:02. > :54:12.Jason Day talking at the practice ground, I thought he might have a
:54:12. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:38.struggle, he looked fearful of what with every par he makes, knows he
:54:38. > :54:46.
:54:46. > :54:56.course on the way here, and the members were heading out,
:54:56. > :55:16.
:55:16. > :55:25.Remains level par, but this is one 1-over for the day and the
:55:25. > :55:35.Championship. Right in there. But now the top holes start -- the
:55:35. > :55:59.
:55:59. > :56:09.does not give the much help, to hit it into that back corner.
:56:09. > :56:18.
:56:19. > :56:25.what is to come shortly. We will see these leaders go out but no one,
:56:25. > :56:29.as yet, making an impression, as we thought they may struggle to do.
:56:29. > :56:33.These players will have watched the progress of those out there for
:56:33. > :56:39.them and wondered how they will feature. Confirmation of the last
:56:39. > :56:44.three groups who are teeing off today. Miguel Angel Jimenez, we saw
:56:44. > :56:50.him stretching, what a routine that is, and Thomas Bjorn, the joint
:56:50. > :56:56.first round leader. 10 minutes later, Martin Kaymer, Op for the
:56:56. > :57:02.fight, and he is off with Chad Campbell. After that, Lucas Glover,
:57:02. > :57:06.former US Open winner a couple of years ago, and Darren Clarke, in
:57:06. > :57:11.his 20th Open appearance, 10 years since his last serious challenge.
:57:11. > :57:14.He is on the range with Mark. The weather is awful, but you must
:57:14. > :57:20.be full of anticipation and excitement about the position you
:57:20. > :57:26.are in? I am looking forward to it, I said yesterday I like a bit of
:57:26. > :57:30.bad weather, bow that does not mean I will play well in it! As you can
:57:30. > :57:34.expect, the guys are struggling. lot of people have said your game
:57:34. > :57:39.is suited to this weather, does that give you confident? I have
:57:39. > :57:48.played a lot in this sort of weather, but it is a very, very
:57:48. > :57:51.tough golf course. I will play my best and see what happens. We have
:57:51. > :58:01.heard words like survival. You cannot aim for more on a day like
:58:01. > :58:02.
:58:02. > :58:07.this? Most definitely, no. Pars are a good score, it is making pars and
:58:07. > :58:17.making bogeys. Double-bogeys are the ones that really hurt. Try to
:58:17. > :58:29.
:58:29. > :58:39.be patient and get it right. a great statesman in the world of
:58:39. > :58:56.
:58:56. > :59:05.great man from South Africa, done a lot for the South African
:59:05. > :59:13.competition in the last serious. -- in the last few years. A brave,
:59:14. > :59:20.brave man. Two of them. Shorts are not a bad idea in this weather,
:59:20. > :59:27.legs tried better than trousers. I got sent to primary school for
:59:27. > :59:37.seven years everyday in shorts, every day of the year. After the
:59:37. > :59:37.
:59:37. > :00:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:00:39. > :00:43.friendly 7th, they head back into was told that you could not Rappe a
:00:43. > :00:47.handkerchief round the grip of the club and the rain. Apparently it is
:00:47. > :00:54.legal after all. You can also use any drying or moisturising agents
:00:54. > :01:04.on the grip. You were told me that has got a lot to answer for. Just
:01:04. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :02:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:02:03. > :02:09.an opponent! -- whoever told me it old school. They have got all
:02:09. > :02:19.weather gloves on as well. You get some that are robbery in texture,
:02:19. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:46.and the wetter it gets, the better his progress after he beat me in
:02:46. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:15.shot, right into the heart of the Catching glimpses of him. He is 9-
:03:15. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:28.Woodland, 74. The man from Kansas. A couple of rounds over 80. And
:03:28. > :03:32.Rory McIlroy's ball is down there. Just 220 from the tee, but a
:03:32. > :03:42.monster second shot down into the wind, and that is before we even
:03:42. > :03:48.talk about the lie. Yes, the lie from McIlroy is not ideal. He has
:03:48. > :03:51.229 into the wind. As long as he gets a good contact he should be
:03:51. > :04:00.able to knock it on to the green, but I am only saying that because
:04:00. > :04:09.of his power, because any average player would release trouble. --
:04:09. > :04:19.really struggle. 220 into the pin in the wind from that, that is a
:04:19. > :04:37.
:04:37. > :04:47.psychedelic he's. Did it not look clear to you, that picture? --
:04:47. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :05:02.psychedelic haze. Steady as she and the green, and he is wondering
:05:02. > :05:12.if it is worth the risk of a big club to get over it. The stuff Ms a
:05:12. > :05:16.
:05:17. > :05:26.30 yards short of the green, about a 170-180 carry, I guess. -- the
:05:27. > :05:50.
:05:51. > :05:57.stuff ends. Back to the first, Adam Beauty. On the tee, from South
:05:57. > :06:07.Africa, George Coetzee. These are two make the hitters of a golf ball,
:06:07. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:16.two of the biggest in the game. could see George coming through
:06:16. > :06:23.water rails but, he has had good finishes in South Africa. -- with a
:06:23. > :06:29.real spurt. He has had other big finishes. He could be a real talent.
:06:29. > :06:39.Never heard of him, before this year. Simple swing, looks like it
:06:39. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:27.He is not feeling well this week. - over par for the Championship. That
:07:27. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :07:41.was a mighty fine round. The five- as the rain continues to beat down
:07:41. > :07:51.on him. Playing alongside Ricky Barnes. He is trailing in the wake
:07:51. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:13.of Tom Watson, 9-over par, Ricky Darren. Chad Campbell at the far
:08:13. > :08:21.end. Good to see Clarke and Thomas Bjorn in there, players who might
:08:21. > :08:30.have thought their best todays were behind them, good friends. And
:08:30. > :08:36.right in the mix, here. I could say that it looks like Rickie Fowler is
:08:36. > :08:41.enjoying the challenge he has today. He has a 5-iron from 179. McIlroy
:08:41. > :08:45.is short of the green and in deep rough, after his second. It is a
:08:45. > :08:55.perfect lie, down hill, you could not have asked or more, from the
:08:55. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:26.tee. He has stayed right on top - smiling. He is munching up the par
:09:26. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:03.absolute monster. A little bit of trouble trying to find Rory
:10:03. > :10:08.McIlroy's second shot. He tried to play a 4-iron, I thought he should
:10:08. > :10:12.do play the utility wood, when he pulled out a 4-iron, I thought, my
:10:12. > :10:18.goodness, he has got to be so precise, and of course he wasn't,
:10:18. > :10:28.too much moisture between the ball and the club phase. We could see
:10:28. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:42.him standing there, being tempted. Now he needs to get lucky. You can
:10:42. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:53.get some shockers in there. Rickie Fowler has not yet won, on Tour,
:10:53. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:21.whereas Rory McIlroy has, he has to bring it in from the right, a
:11:21. > :11:30.bit, it was only eight or ten feet too far right. Giving him a tricky
:11:30. > :11:39.shot back from just off the green. Still quite some way to go for
:11:39. > :11:48.McIlroy's third. 85 yards remaining. That grabbed it, didn't it? The
:11:48. > :11:58.contours have helped him about, and that three, for his par. A
:11:58. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:12:48. > :12:58.forecast four days like today, and amateur, 21 years old. Looking to
:12:58. > :13:08.set a target for the silver medal as the rain continues to head down
:13:08. > :13:26.
:13:26. > :13:36.sideways. The fans, as they always weather. He is quite comfortable in
:13:36. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:58.for par, for overdone. -- Overton. Playing alongside Rhine Palmer,
:13:58. > :14:07.both level par for the Championship. -- Ryan Palmer. It is growing a
:14:07. > :14:17.little bit, but I think it will be on the green. Very front edge,
:14:17. > :14:38.
:14:38. > :14:48.eighth. Close. Birdie at seven, bogey at eight. And he slips back
:14:48. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:10.over par. Rickie Fowler, looking at the green, it is unusual for a ball
:15:10. > :15:15.to bounce off. Bo Van Pelt is powering his way towards the end,
:15:16. > :15:20.plus two today, plus four for the Championship, so he is making a big
:15:20. > :15:26.move, and by the time he gets to the end of the day, plus three,
:15:26. > :15:36.plus four, he is going to be in pretty good shape. Tom Lewis. The
:15:36. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:43.third hole today Tostock 216 is the actual yardage. The arm stretches
:15:43. > :15:51.out left, and the cry comes. That is wide. That is nasty, what he has
:15:51. > :15:54.left himself. Quite often there is a rule that says you can get a drop
:15:54. > :16:04.it there is unusual crowd damage but that did not look all that
:16:04. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:19.unusual. Playing with Phil good. Not the greatest of shots,
:16:19. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:32.most. That will test even his marvellous shot game. Garcia having
:16:32. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.his club dried. You can add an extra half-an-hour to the rounds
:16:47. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :16:59.That is a bogey. A double bogey, in fact, to finish for Peter Uihlein.
:16:59. > :17:09.75, a very, very decent round in these conditions, seven-over for
:17:09. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:33.waiting. A difficult fairway here to hit today. Here is the 9th.
:17:33. > :17:42.Fairway angle, bunkers up the right at about 270, 280. They are out of
:17:42. > :17:48.reach today and then a narrow, long green. 32 on six from the left
:17:48. > :17:58.today, exactly where you see it on the graphic. A difficult hole. Even
:17:58. > :17:59.
:17:59. > :18:03.with a good drive, you had a six or 7-iron to a narrow green. We know
:18:03. > :18:13.that this fairway is narrowed. I pasted out yesterday, 19 yards in
:18:13. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:38.bit? -- Phillip? When the rain dies down, the wind does not feel so
:18:38. > :18:48.strong, but I would say it is pretty much the same, strong left
:18:48. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:31.third. He has to go over the mounds. He slid the club under the ball
:19:31. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:52.nicely. Well played. Back to Tom will be. Just one hole from home
:19:52. > :20:02.and just 3-over for the Championship, which at the moment
:20:02. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:17.is tied for 31st, but that will later in the day, 4:30pm, 5pm, with
:20:17. > :20:27.the rain perhaps stopping. clouds look a bit less Nimbus like
:20:27. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:39.now, don't they? Gary Evans is out there. Tom has got off to a
:20:39. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :21:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:21:52. > :21:59.particularly well at the moment. of the day so far 75s posted by KJ
:21:59. > :22:04.Choi. You will not see anybody dashing of the leaderboard and
:22:04. > :22:14.still -- because we still have all of these to get out. Right now,
:22:14. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:19.Anders Hansen and jaws Coetzee are going steadily. -- George Coetzee.
:22:19. > :22:27.Tom Lewis dropped his opening shot at the first, so he, too, is very
:22:27. > :22:34.much in contention. Such a narrow spread between the whole field.
:22:34. > :22:37.That is obviously widening significantly now. Tom Watson one-
:22:37. > :22:43.over through 17, a pleasure to see him picking his way around this
:22:43. > :22:48.course, it has been a masterful display from the 61-year-old. Louis
:22:48. > :22:52.Oosthuizen is 3-over today, Firebird up for the Championship,
:22:52. > :22:56.but contrasting preparations for the last pairing on the course.
:22:56. > :23:00.That is right, Lucas Glover has just appeared in the last 90
:23:00. > :23:04.seconds, I was starting to think he was not going to come to the
:23:04. > :23:09.practise ground at all. Sergio Garcia the only one of the players
:23:09. > :23:15.who we did not spot at all on the practice ground. You can see Darren
:23:15. > :23:18.Clarke who I spoke to earlier, he has been here for 15 minutes or so.
:23:18. > :23:22.We thought that Lucas Glover would not be here but he has just
:23:22. > :23:27.appeared in the last two minutes with half-an-hour before he tees
:23:27. > :23:37.off. Sergio Garcia had a round of the US Open where he just wandered
:23:37. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :23:42.on to the cab, did not go on to the practise round -- on to the tee.
:23:42. > :23:48.Getting a feel for the sand as well, it will have dampened down in the
:23:48. > :23:55.rain. The difficulty with that, the ball tends to come out a little
:23:55. > :24:00.lower when the sand is wet. Some of these reasonably high lips would be
:24:00. > :24:10.a little harder to carry. Having said that, these guys are pretty
:24:10. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:28.Rickie Fowler not quite revelling in the conditions but not quite
:24:28. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:58.certainly looks more promising. Let's see what McIlroy can do at
:24:58. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:18.it was going right over it, but too much. Difficult to know if you have
:25:18. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:44.got a flier or just misjudged the is the average at the moment, which
:25:44. > :25:54.putts Tom Watson's right into perspective, six shots better than
:25:54. > :26:09.
:26:09. > :26:19.mention the names. They will be drinking tea, having cakes. Trying
:26:19. > :26:52.
:26:52. > :27:02.it was reduced to just one round. He dropped something back there.
:27:02. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.Finished very well here in the last Ryder Cup captain. They had a big
:27:26. > :27:49.
:27:50. > :27:53.get together recently, all of the getting better and better the last
:27:53. > :28:03.couple of years. He said the other day he loves playing in the wind
:28:03. > :28:12.
:28:12. > :28:22.the camera tower so he can go to a drop zone, making this so much
:28:22. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :29:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:29:13. > :29:21.touch. Very quick down there off off the 4th tee. It is hard enough,
:29:21. > :29:31.a tee shot like that. Dave Fish -- Davis Love let's shot go at the
:29:31. > :29:43.
:29:43. > :29:53.spectacular goal from Rickey found it today. Disappointing finish.
:29:53. > :29:55.
:29:55. > :30:05.That was a curious putt, Mark. the wind suddenly drops, it can
:30:05. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:50.in par. -- Fowler. The wind is coming from the left, so it helps a
:30:50. > :31:21.
:31:22. > :31:31.little bit. Out of bounds is not a It scuttled up there. Bo Van Pelt
:31:32. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:40.ended up with a 73. He dropped one of the last. That is the new Best
:31:41. > :31:50.Of the Day from him. He was playing with Jun-Gon Hwang, who scored 83.
:31:51. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:19.He had five bogeys and fell to bits. all of these players. Charl
:32:19. > :32:29.Schwartzel, perhaps dreaming of the sunshine in Augusta. Any one of
:32:29. > :32:31.
:32:31. > :32:35.these players so close to the lead, around level par, if they can stay
:32:35. > :32:44.there, will put them to the top of the leaderboard.
:32:44. > :32:54.HAZEL IRVINE: Jimenez is aiming to become the oldest man ever to win
:32:54. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :34:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:34:00. > :34:05.still buffeting the umbrellas. -- good drive. If he gets a par here
:34:05. > :34:13.he will jump a few people. That will be a fiendishly difficult putt.
:34:13. > :34:17.It goes up that slope and quite a bit down the other side. Phil
:34:17. > :34:27.Mickelson has chopped it from the thick stuff. What has he got left,
:34:27. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:43.Gary? He has about 160 yards. Back down she goes. It is not
:34:43. > :34:53.straight into the wind, it is coming off the writer bit. -- the
:34:53. > :34:58.
:34:58. > :35:08.right a bit. Bjorn, Jimenez, ready to go. This is game number 34. From
:35:08. > :35:08.
:35:08. > :36:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:36:38. > :36:48.well. And from Denmark, Thomas look.
:36:48. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:14.Jimenez's cigars for warmth. This will take a bit of judging. That is
:37:14. > :37:20.
:37:20. > :37:29.just brilliant. Getting! Well judged, though. -- get in! He is
:37:29. > :37:39.smiling. I think he was visualising that diving in. Two soggy
:37:39. > :37:45.
:37:45. > :37:55.youngsters, Fowler and McIlroy. Still level par for the
:37:55. > :38:05.Championship, Fowler. Let us go pact to -- back to the first and
:38:05. > :38:40.
:38:40. > :38:45.Pablo laugh half-volley -- bluff finish this off. An ugly one to
:38:45. > :38:55.finish with, but it was still our round of some beauty in this
:38:55. > :38:59.
:38:59. > :39:04.weather. Our round of 72 in these conditions is something. Rickie
:39:04. > :39:14.Barnes leads the approval. 4-over for the Championship. That will be
:39:14. > :39:21.a very decent position at the end of the day. One of the greatest
:39:21. > :39:31.bad-weather players in the history of the game. 151 yards remaining
:39:31. > :39:33.
:39:33. > :39:41.four McIlroy's second to the 10th. A great ball there. A wonderful
:39:41. > :39:51.shot from McIlroy. The green is some 25 feet above the fairway. The
:39:51. > :40:04.
:40:04. > :40:14.wind is howling from the right. the challenge of today. There is a
:40:14. > :40:16.
:40:16. > :40:26.good look from behind. This 10th fairway is quite nice. You can
:40:26. > :40:29.
:40:29. > :40:39.hardly feel any wind right now. good break. Could have even been
:40:39. > :40:44.
:40:44. > :40:53.better. Thomas Bjorn, sentimental favourite. He and Darren Clarke, I
:40:53. > :41:00.think, would be the two sentimental favourite. I am joined by Ken Brown.
:41:00. > :41:10.It is great to be inside. It is. Everyone is enjoying watching at
:41:10. > :41:10.
:41:10. > :42:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:42:05. > :42:13.under difficult finish. Lewis for par. -- a stiff start. He played
:42:13. > :42:18.with Watson for the first two rounds, and now with Mickelson.
:42:18. > :42:28.last man to the range. It is a funny feeling to be the last one to
:42:28. > :42:38.the range. A good one, though. He will go to the putting green and
:42:38. > :42:38.
:42:38. > :42:48.then quickly on to the first tee. Lewis has tapped in for his bogey.
:42:48. > :43:07.
:43:07. > :43:17.He is up to 1-over par. Rickie Fowler has this one for a birdie.
:43:17. > :43:25.
:43:25. > :43:33.It can definitely be made. It has got to go. The wind is blowing from
:43:33. > :43:43.the wrong direction. He has a reasonable amount of time to get
:43:43. > :43:48.
:43:48. > :43:52.there. On the putting green you have a reasonable amount of time
:43:52. > :43:59.and then 10 seconds, but what about when you are chipping? It is the
:43:59. > :44:07.same. He gets the 10 seconds after he gets to the ball. You learn
:44:07. > :44:13.something every day. You are not allowed to jump around and try to
:44:13. > :44:23.shake it in. One of my old mates back at the Virginia golf club
:44:23. > :44:33.would have done that. You have to put your shadow over the hole, the
:44:33. > :44:37.
:44:37. > :44:47.grass moves and the ball goes in. Rickie Fowler could have birdied
:44:47. > :45:10.
:45:10. > :45:15.the last four holes. I do not know Martin Kaymer.
:45:15. > :45:25.Two sub-par rounds for Martin Kaymer. Currently holds the US PGA
:45:25. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :46:04.title. He is the bookies' favourite, American Tour. He is a great iron
:46:04. > :46:14.player, a prerequisite for low- scoring today. Lowball flight, as
:46:14. > :46:35.
:46:35. > :46:45.well. It is always handy on a is our leaders, Lucas Glover and
:46:45. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :47:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:47:34. > :47:44.he hurt himself? He has got to be a finish his 77. That is how tough it
:47:44. > :47:44.
:47:44. > :48:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:48:42. > :48:50.Angel Jimenez. He is a great putter angle to the flag. Chad Campbell is
:48:50. > :48:55.still OK. He does not have to negotiate the three bunkers. We
:48:55. > :49:05.have had 66 players so far, 67 players, through this first hole,
:49:05. > :49:05.
:49:05. > :50:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:50:11. > :50:21.of the green. The middle of the tiptoed past the second of the two
:50:21. > :50:21.
:50:21. > :51:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:51:20. > :51:23.official following this final pairing. A very popular man. He
:51:23. > :51:33.looks like the type of guy you would have a beer with and a good
:51:33. > :51:41.
:51:41. > :51:51.wrong side of the ridge. A cracking opening two shots from Martin
:51:51. > :52:09.
:52:09. > :52:17.landed on what the down slopes, and he shot through the back. -- one of
:52:17. > :52:27.the down slopes. I think Rory McIlroy has gone through this group.
:52:27. > :52:49.
:52:49. > :52:54.Yes, on the fourth. I must have few and far between for Lucas
:52:54. > :52:59.Glover since 2009, but he is a force to be reckoned with this week,
:52:59. > :53:06.as is Darren Clarke's, there is so much to cheer for him of late, and
:53:06. > :53:16.its huge amount of goodwill towards a Ryder Cup hero, and a standard-
:53:16. > :53:54.
:53:54. > :53:59.bearer for the country. We wish Darren Clarke has only hit 10 of 20
:53:59. > :54:09.it fairways. Finding the fairway today is even more important, with
:54:09. > :54:15.
:54:15. > :54:20.in the first cut. It is easy to run the ball off the fairways. It has
:54:20. > :54:30.been a long time since Lucas Glover -- Singh somebody won the Open
:54:30. > :55:05.
:55:05. > :55:15.see tomorrow afternoon, at Darren game this afternoon. On the tee
:55:15. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :56:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:56:49. > :56:56.illusions as to who the favourite is. Not that they have anything
:56:56. > :57:06.against him. But this 41-year-old Northern Irishman is one of the
:57:06. > :57:33.
:57:33. > :57:43.Poppy Appeal -- one of the most leaders under par. It will be
:57:43. > :58:02.
:58:02. > :58:12.interesting to see how many are You can play, and I can do your
:58:12. > :58:12.
:58:12. > :58:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:58:53. > :58:58.it remains that day for -- that way its that are under par, but we have
:58:58. > :59:04.seen all of them out, and some of them are thank for their art in
:59:04. > :59:09.again, including Tom Watson, his fifth outing in an Open here. He
:59:09. > :59:16.tied for 18th in 2003. He could be heading for a better finish this
:59:16. > :59:23.time, after a level-headed round of 72, the best of the day. He is the
:59:23. > :59:28.clubhouse leader. It is great to You have experienced tougher
:59:28. > :59:32.conditions in your previous 33 Open Championships, but that was some
:59:32. > :59:39.performance, a round that will take some beating. It was a good round,
:59:40. > :59:44.my putting was superb, I made a lot of putts, might touch was very good,
:59:44. > :59:50.and the main thing, to not get into too much trouble, do not put it
:59:50. > :59:57.into the bunkers or the heavy rough. I managed to carry on. I did that
:59:57. > :00:06.well today, and the putter reacted well. I made a 12 footer for par
:00:06. > :00:10.for the first hole, and I was at level par. I could easily have been
:00:10. > :00:18.a couple over early. What is the secret to playing so well, so
:00:18. > :00:22.consistently, in this weather? do not try to force it. People try
:00:22. > :00:30.to hit it too hard in the wind. I was guilty of that when I was a
:00:30. > :00:34.youngster. I cannot hit it hard any more, I and 61! I wonder how you
:00:34. > :00:38.read your position on the leader board, you have jumped a few places,