Day 1 - Part 1

:01:09. > :01:19.He has done it. Seve Ballesteros is the champion. Tom Lehman is the

:01:19. > :01:30.

:01:30. > :01:37.That is the shortest shot. And Tony Jacklin is the winner. After an 11

:01:37. > :01:43.year wait, we are back at Royal Whitham and St Annes. Welcome to

:01:43. > :01:47.the 141st Open Championship. On Sunday evening, who will walk

:01:47. > :01:52.between the grandstands to become the 11th champion here in the Red

:01:53. > :01:57.Rose county? What an amazing number of stories it has produced over the

:01:57. > :02:04.years. Perhaps the most significant was the victory of Tony Jacklin in

:02:04. > :02:06.1969. He remains the last Englishman to win in England. But

:02:06. > :02:12.recently the Northern Ireland contingent have pulled their weight

:02:12. > :02:18.in Major golf and could it be that the claret jug remains in the UK

:02:18. > :02:24.hands for another year? I do like this course. It is very fair but it

:02:24. > :02:32.is very tough. I am hitting greens and I hope I can keep doing that.

:02:32. > :02:36.Has he got it? Yes, he has! I am hitting the ball great. It is the

:02:37. > :02:42.best all year and I am keeping it in play and out of the bunkers. I

:02:42. > :02:48.hope I can do that in this field and I have got a great chance.

:02:48. > :02:52.is going for a birdie at the second and he does it again. The course is

:02:52. > :03:02.in lovely condition and the fairways are immaculate. We hope it

:03:02. > :03:09.tries out a bit but this is an Not far from the ever bright and

:03:09. > :03:14.breezy Blackpool. This is one of the classic seaside places. Oath

:03:14. > :03:20.but it is set back from the coast and the railway line and you can be

:03:20. > :03:24.sure that you can feel the sea breeze. This is the smallest piece

:03:24. > :03:30.of real estate. We have been told the British Summer Time might make

:03:30. > :03:35.an appearance. We have got a prediction of dry conditions and

:03:35. > :03:40.sunny spells half of the time. Wind predicted to get up later from the

:03:40. > :03:46.North West. A big international field of more than 150 players from

:03:46. > :03:50.all over the world. It is 6:30am precisely this morning that 52-

:03:50. > :03:55.year-old Englishman Barry Lane struck the first shot. One quarter

:03:55. > :04:05.of a century after playing his first Open and the former Ryder Cup

:04:05. > :04:06.

:04:06. > :04:10.player got us underway. This is how it looks at the putting green. We

:04:10. > :04:20.are getting straight out there because Darren Clarke is making his

:04:20. > :04:21.

:04:21. > :04:25.way TBT. What a start we have got today. It should be perfect. No

:04:25. > :04:33.today. It should be perfect. No doubt about that. It is a bit damp

:04:33. > :04:37.and breezy. But it will be hard to come by birdies. The fairways are

:04:37. > :04:47.deep and you have got to keep the ball in play. Jeev Milkha Singh has

:04:47. > :04:59.

:04:59. > :05:06.champion. A five-way tie for the lead at 1-under. The last person to

:05:06. > :05:12.qualify for the Open Championship. He is just continuing his fine form

:05:12. > :05:16.back on the first. We have had some strange conditions leading up to

:05:16. > :05:21.the first round but this morning, a bit overcast but actually quite

:05:21. > :05:31.pleasant out there on the golf course. And of course, the

:05:31. > :05:32.

:05:32. > :05:37.defending champion. How quickly that year has gone. He returned the

:05:37. > :05:41.trophy with one or two things in it. He had a bit of an adventure. He

:05:41. > :05:51.has got a good record at this course in his two previous trips.

:05:51. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :06:04.He will be quite looking forward to it. And there it is, the first hole.

:06:04. > :06:04.

:06:04. > :06:14.Today it is claimed to wo four yards. -- it is playing 204 yards.

:06:14. > :06:29.

:06:29. > :06:38.49 years of age and still going two birdies so far on the opening

:06:38. > :06:46.hole. 204 yards. It is quite unusual to be that precise with the

:06:46. > :06:56.first swing of the day. The big man from Fiji is in fine form. He is

:06:56. > :07:01.

:07:01. > :07:11.playing well and he is getting Milkha Singh has got a very unusual

:07:11. > :07:11.

:07:11. > :07:14.swing. Left to the top of the backswing and quite a long way. The

:07:14. > :07:22.golf course this week is spectacular. Magnificent in its

:07:22. > :07:32.condition. We can have a look at the leaderboard. We have got a

:07:32. > :07:33.

:07:33. > :07:43.five-way tie at the top. Tim Clarke is back in the swing of things

:07:43. > :07:44.

:07:44. > :07:51.after injury problems earlier this year. 156 players in the field this

:07:52. > :07:59.week. And that is for the 141st Open Championship. The best week,

:07:59. > :08:09.my favourite week of the year. There has been a lot said about the

:08:09. > :08:17.golf course this week with the heavy rough around the fairways.

:08:17. > :08:27.John Daly, 4-over par after six. It might be tough for him this week.

:08:27. > :08:27.

:08:27. > :08:34.It is not the biggest piece of land, based at golf course. Just under

:08:34. > :08:44.7,100 yards. The first tee is isolated and you cannot feel the

:08:44. > :08:45.

:08:45. > :08:49.wind. What are the conditions like, Maureen? It has been a great

:08:49. > :08:56.welcome for Darren Clarke. He was striding up like a gunslinger in a

:08:56. > :09:06.western. He has been throwing a few blades of grass in the air and

:09:06. > :09:16.nothing has been happening. M sea from Northern Ireland, the

:09:16. > :09:41.

:09:41. > :09:51.defending champion, Darren Clarke. of his Open Championship and what a

:09:51. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:00.brilliant shot from Darren Clarke. MC: From South Africa, Ernie Els.

:10:00. > :10:07.He has had a bit of a revival in recent times. Starting to feel

:10:07. > :10:14.better about his game. But he is a bit bulky with the putter at the

:10:14. > :10:24.moment. He is starting to believe in himself again after a good run

:10:24. > :11:03.

:11:03. > :11:13.touch heavy. He did not quite get He has got a lot of good form. He

:11:13. > :11:13.

:11:13. > :12:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:12:03. > :12:09.does like to draw the ball and it Not many Open champions have been

:12:09. > :12:17.as celebrated as Darren Clarke. Perhaps in the twilight of his

:12:17. > :12:27.career. He has been a great player for a long time. But he has capped

:12:27. > :12:29.

:12:29. > :12:39.off a good career. I love watching Darren play. The swing is like a

:12:39. > :12:47.

:12:47. > :12:51.short arm jab. He is a pleasure to watch. Good luck, Darren. The flag

:12:51. > :12:59.is on the edge of the grandstand on the top right corner of the picture

:12:59. > :13:09.and it is hardly moving at all. Paul Lawrie. The winner at

:13:09. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:21.Carnoustie. That was a little bonus. It is quite friendly around the

:13:21. > :13:39.

:13:39. > :13:49.at No. Rate. -- No. 8. If you are little short, the ball will be

:13:49. > :14:01.

:14:01. > :14:10.hole. It is like a net this right around the putting surface. --

:14:10. > :14:15.necklace. Quite good for playing this morning, Maureen. It is

:14:15. > :14:22.gorgeous out here. This is as easy as it will get. We have not got any

:14:22. > :14:26.wind to speak about. A little bit of moisture. Slightly soft. As the

:14:26. > :14:36.defence is underway for Darren Clarke. And what support he has out

:14:36. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:05.here. We got a view of the first As I said, the condition of the

:15:05. > :15:15.golf course, I have not seen at a golf course so lush. It has been

:15:15. > :15:45.

:15:45. > :15:53.do not want to have any exposed quite as undulating. They are quite

:15:53. > :16:03.subtle. The they should move from left to right but it is all about

:16:03. > :16:03.

:16:03. > :16:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:16:48. > :16:51.get the confidence going. I think Darren will be delighted to get the

:16:51. > :17:01.Open defence underway. It has been a difficult year for all sorts of

:17:01. > :17:11.reasons. He really is happiest on the golf course just plain. -- just

:17:11. > :17:11.

:17:11. > :17:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:17:52. > :18:02.the past, they were normally played this morning. Ernie, safely in for

:18:02. > :18:25.

:18:25. > :18:35.third. He has a fantastic record the second and third. What wind

:18:35. > :18:37.

:18:37. > :18:47.there is, there is virtually zero. They walk back to the second tee.

:18:47. > :18:56.

:18:56. > :19:06.Lytham has hosted the Open Championship. Unusual putting

:19:06. > :19:30.

:19:30. > :19:40.I think he had six holes of practice, and any as they walk

:19:40. > :19:55.

:19:56. > :20:02.around. -- and then he has a walk week, David Howell. Good morning.

:20:02. > :20:07.I'm just watching this start loosen up on the first tee. Westwood has

:20:07. > :20:17.made a couple of swings, and it isn't called boat -- glorious

:20:17. > :20:27.

:20:27. > :20:34.morning. -- it is a glorious Major championships has probably

:20:34. > :20:40.been better than anyone else in the world. You have to think he needs

:20:40. > :20:50.to strike shortly. He cannot continue to have chances. He is

:20:50. > :21:12.

:21:12. > :21:22.definitely the best player never to downslope. A cracking opening shot.

:21:22. > :21:25.

:21:25. > :21:30.Only two birdies on this first also far. -- first hole so far. Fujimoto,

:21:30. > :21:36.this is his first Major Championship. Playing with Lee

:21:36. > :21:46.Westwood, world No. 3, and the enigma that is Bubba Watson. It is

:21:46. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:27.with Bubba Watson. You would imagine he would fancy a faded shot.

:22:28. > :22:37.He can have it both ways. He has the confidence of being a Major

:22:38. > :22:58.

:22:58. > :23:08.that the right spot. -- just that. Lee Westwood's 58 starts at a Major

:23:08. > :23:16.Championship. He has some -- he has come so close. Fujimoto, 5 feet 5,

:23:16. > :23:22.playing with Bubba Watson. He had semi-retired from caddying, but he

:23:22. > :23:28.got the call of for taking over. Sponge has got a subway franchise

:23:28. > :23:36.in Australia but he says this is more fun than making sandwiches.

:23:36. > :23:46.Hold the pickle, Sponge. He is expecting some sun, he is wearing

:23:46. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:04.shorts. Magnificent threw the ball, he started to do fitness work. He

:24:04. > :24:11.slipped down the world ranking and he realised he needed to put heart

:24:11. > :24:16.and soul into it. Suddenly, his game turned around. He was out the

:24:16. > :24:26.back door for a couple of years. Such a big fall in form. In the

:24:26. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:38.late '90s, he was a prolific winner. He looks more like a greyhound

:24:38. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :25:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:25:35. > :25:45.can hit it, but he has turned this corner of the golf course. -- Jeev

:25:45. > :25:46.

:25:46. > :25:56.Mikha Singh. All the great players are here. All trying to take the

:25:56. > :25:58.

:25:58. > :26:02.Claret Jug. It is going to be some Test. Of course, it tests all

:26:02. > :26:06.departments of your game. You have to have magical touch on the greens.

:26:06. > :26:16.Ian Poulter, he would like to be known as Open champion. Everyone's

:26:16. > :26:16.

:26:16. > :27:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:27:02. > :27:07.dream. Darren did it last time, forget his recovery at Number Ten

:27:07. > :27:10.at the Masters this year. It was unbelievable. To get a wedge to

:27:10. > :27:20.turn that much in the air, not everyone can do that, that is for

:27:20. > :27:20.

:27:20. > :28:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:28:06. > :28:10.a few of those this week. He has depend. He has only just turned pro,

:28:10. > :28:20.at 22, and he won last month in Japan. To be on the stage with

:28:20. > :28:25.

:28:26. > :28:32.these two players, I would say he is a touch nervous. How you doing?

:28:32. > :28:42.Or you? Graeme McDowell makes his way to the first tee. -- how are

:28:42. > :29:02.

:29:02. > :29:12.played one, birdied one, one-under- par. He is starting to revel in

:29:12. > :29:35.

:29:35. > :29:45.lengthened by 40 yards since the Lawrie at the top of the

:29:45. > :30:00.

:30:00. > :30:04.leaderboard. -- Jeev Mikha Singh. under par. Paul Lawrie. Three

:30:04. > :30:14.players under-par. Lee Westwood with that wonderful birdie. Jeev

:30:14. > :30:14.

:30:14. > :31:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:31:07. > :31:17.Mikha Singh and Paul Lawrie, in was a perfect tee-shot for Lee

:31:17. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:43.Westwood. Not a bad ankle to get to winning last time at St George's.

:31:43. > :31:49.And if you ever want to see a ball struck, this is the man to watch.

:31:49. > :31:59.He is unbelievable. He hits it so hard but it stays low and it is

:31:59. > :32:09.almost beyond belief. His left wrist is just in a really sharp

:32:09. > :32:14.

:32:14. > :32:24.position. Where it comes down, nobody knows. I think that is in

:32:24. > :32:30.

:32:30. > :32:36.the bunker on the right side of the championships. He has got a spring

:32:37. > :32:46.in his step, glint in his eye. good performance at the US Open

:32:46. > :32:56.last month. He seems to be playing a lot better again. He loves the

:32:56. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :34:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:34:08. > :34:13.lovely sound, when the applause gets louder and louder. It is quite

:34:13. > :34:18.unusual, the first tee and being a par three. It is a little isolated.

:34:18. > :34:28.Not the usual surroundings. But once they get down to the green it

:34:28. > :34:38.opens up. It is already four and five deep. A par putt for Darren

:34:38. > :34:47.

:34:47. > :34:57.the green after a wonderful opening tee shot and a poor part. A bogey

:34:57. > :35:03.

:35:03. > :35:13.on the second. Certainly feeling a giggle dejected. -- little dejected.

:35:13. > :35:13.

:35:13. > :35:21.This man can hit it 300-odd yards. A bit nervous down that side. Maybe

:35:21. > :35:31.a sign of things to come. Well, he is not going to die wondering. He

:35:31. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :36:16.is aggressive and likes to play his is on the right of the Fifth and

:36:16. > :36:26.found some dense staff. Absolute joy. Oh my goodness! 3-under. He is

:36:26. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:41.leading the Open. A couple of chips opening Championship. What a start

:36:41. > :36:46.for him and a quick look at the leaderboard and we have had three

:36:46. > :36:56.hours of play already. Paul Lawrie 3-under par after that wonderful

:36:56. > :36:57.

:36:57. > :37:02.shot at the effect. -- 5th. A very solid start for Ernie Els and Lee

:37:02. > :37:06.Westwood. We have got a great view of the Dorney house. This will be

:37:06. > :37:11.home for the next four days. It has home for the next four days. It has

:37:11. > :37:16.been here since the 1890s. And the practice putting green as well. We

:37:16. > :37:21.have got a grandstand view of everybody completing preparations

:37:21. > :37:26.and one of the people preparing his Tiger Woods. He missed the Open

:37:26. > :37:35.Championship last year. He is looking for a 4th victory in this

:37:35. > :37:41.the oldest and still be best Major tournament. Francis Donovan caught

:37:41. > :37:48.up with him a little bit earlier today. How are you feeling up there,

:37:48. > :37:53.Justin Rose? It has been good fun and nice and easy and a couple of

:37:53. > :37:59.good chip shots and off we go. lot of people are saying that the

:37:59. > :38:04.course is tough this year. A I am hitting the ball fairly well and it

:38:04. > :38:08.has been unlike some Open championships. Some courses played

:38:08. > :38:14.really well and there is a score to be had but it can work the other

:38:14. > :38:17.way but patience is the order of the day. Tiger is a man on the

:38:17. > :38:24.mission looking to reclaim number one. Does that affect you at all

:38:24. > :38:30.with a man gets driven? Not really. We are all in control of our own

:38:31. > :38:36.game. It is the guy that plays the course the best that wins the

:38:36. > :38:43.Championship. I would call ask friends and it is a good draw for

:38:44. > :38:47.friends and it is a good draw for me. We hope it goes well for you.

:38:47. > :38:57.His 9th appearance at the Open Championship playing alongside

:38:57. > :39:01.

:39:01. > :39:11.Tiger Woods. We can get back out to be course. Tiger Woods and Justin

:39:11. > :39:12.

:39:12. > :39:22.Rose starting at 9:42am. This is his 4th Open Championship. He has

:39:22. > :39:35.

:39:35. > :39:45.been a professional for about 20 bunker shot and nudges that home

:39:45. > :40:09.

:40:09. > :40:13.Westwood on the second. Looking down the front right hand side. I

:40:13. > :40:20.promise you that they will not be anybody this week that will hit the

:40:20. > :40:28.ball better than Lee Westwood. But what will happen when he misses the

:40:28. > :40:38.occasional green? Then he can go a bit up and down. Tiger Woods,

:40:38. > :40:41.

:40:41. > :40:51.Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia. Second shot on 10th. A wonderful

:40:51. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :40:58.little par-four. A difficult shot. It is not so bad today because we

:40:58. > :41:08.have not got any breeze but with the wind blowing it is one of the

:41:08. > :41:08.

:41:08. > :41:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:41:51. > :42:01.Out of bounds along the right. 320 It is 260 over these bunkers. Not

:42:01. > :42:01.

:42:01. > :43:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:43:22. > :43:25.going to be really exciting watching these guys. Tiger does

:43:25. > :43:30.everything so deliberately. I watched him quite a bit on the

:43:30. > :43:40.range and I have never seen him hit it so well. He is swinging great

:43:40. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:15.is one of the most creative golfers of the past 15 years. And he loves

:44:15. > :44:25.links golf. There are not many players that have had less shots at

:44:25. > :44:30.

:44:30. > :44:40.Major championships -- in Major championships than best guide. --

:44:40. > :45:09.

:45:09. > :45:14.Nobody denies he has the talent to win the Majors but sometimes he

:45:14. > :45:23.gives a little bit away and he is probably destined to never win a

:45:23. > :45:33.Major Championship. We would just have to wait and see. 2006 was his

:45:33. > :45:57.

:45:57. > :46:07.last Open Championship when, Tiger good life. -- the why. Lee Westwood

:46:07. > :46:18.

:46:19. > :46:28.four at Lee Westwood, a dream start. -- for Lee Westwood. Looks very

:46:29. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:03.Actually, the forecast is for calm area to predict because yesterday

:47:03. > :47:09.it was supposed to be pouring with rain and we had the best day of the

:47:09. > :47:19.year. It is an interesting site that. Not too sure about those

:47:19. > :47:40.

:47:40. > :47:50.eight windy things. -- a big windy. very first hole. This is what you

:47:50. > :48:17.

:48:17. > :48:21.not get this out. The main thing is remember, they started playing at

:48:21. > :48:31.20 past six this morning, some ungodly hour. There was not a

:48:31. > :48:31.

:48:31. > :49:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:49:37. > :49:47.Garcia. I think he was disappointed this week. They often do. I think

:49:47. > :50:22.

:50:22. > :50:32.he would like it to blow a little You don't want to start with a

:50:32. > :50:45.

:50:45. > :50:55.bogey. He will help Tiger with a strange putt from that side. --

:50:55. > :51:02.

:51:02. > :51:08.Speed is important. He was in trouble with this bunker shot.

:51:08. > :51:18.Nearly put it into the bank. Just clawed its way over the top. Not a

:51:18. > :51:56.

:51:56. > :52:06.nights' putts on the first three. wandered off, or one that left,

:52:06. > :52:18.

:52:18. > :52:26.wandered right and disappeared. -- it? Good morning. A pleasure to be

:52:26. > :52:33.on the team. I am stood here watching Bubba Watson. He has

:52:33. > :52:43.rifled a two-iron off the tee. Two- under and 12 yards, and this will

:52:43. > :53:14.

:53:14. > :53:24.are. A beautiful shot from Bubba Fujimoto found the fairway, Asamoah

:53:24. > :53:43.

:53:43. > :53:50.hair going on back there. Westwood is in good position. It is just a

:53:50. > :53:56.wonderful start. Every single shot, near perfection. 205 yards. You

:53:56. > :54:06.would expect to rival it a straight at the flag. -- rifle it straight

:54:06. > :54:06.

:54:06. > :55:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:55:26. > :55:31.in a row. -- rolls it in. He kicked off at 6:41am. Clawing his way back.

:55:31. > :55:36.And there is the leaderboard. Paul Lawrie in front. Jeev Mikha Singh,

:55:36. > :55:41.the winner last week at Castle Stuart, and Lee Westwood, what a

:55:41. > :55:50.start. Ernie Els, putting well. Tiger Woods with a birdie at the

:55:50. > :56:00.first. Adults and a silver, the Brazilian, lives in South Africa. -

:56:00. > :56:01.

:56:01. > :56:05.- Da Silva. Qualified by shooting 68, 71 in Africa. Rather

:56:05. > :56:15.incongruous, the Church in the middle of the houses with the big

:56:15. > :56:29.

:56:29. > :56:39.dipper behind. But such is life in and safely up the left. Good

:56:39. > :56:40.

:56:40. > :56:45.position. Have a look at this hole, the second one. 481 yards. The

:56:45. > :56:52.outward nine is all downwind, that is the prevailing wind. The 4th

:56:52. > :56:57.comes back into the wind and the fifties crosswind. These bunkers

:56:57. > :57:01.have all been be done. These pictures were taken three or four

:57:01. > :57:05.days ago, after a colossal amount of rain. The course in beautiful

:57:05. > :57:15.condition. They have worked very hard at it and presented it

:57:15. > :57:30.

:57:30. > :57:36.of the green. The slightly blinded birdie. The wind can play havoc

:57:36. > :57:44.here, as it can on any links course. Because it is a small acreage, and

:57:44. > :57:54.the wind whistles across, every hole can be tricky. There is not

:57:54. > :58:16.

:58:16. > :58:26.uneasy hole on the course. -- an back there. Any further and you

:58:26. > :58:35.

:58:35. > :58:39.what a wonderful victory. marginal -- Mark Willis Viktor Bout

:58:39. > :58:43.-- Mark Willis victories. Things like that cannot happen. People say

:58:43. > :58:53.there are no way you can just over there and win but he did it twice.

:58:53. > :59:02.

:59:02. > :59:08.He has some work to do, the defending champion. Got off to a

:59:08. > :59:14.poor start. A chance for two at the first and put his tee shot into

:59:14. > :59:18.trouble in the second. Lee Westwood found the bunker to the right of

:59:18. > :59:28.the green, and the only place he could not go was long. That is what

:59:28. > :59:29.

:59:29. > :59:34.he has done. He is going to put this out from the semi rough.

:59:34. > :59:43.will drop one. The great start grinds to a halt at the third.

:59:43. > :59:53.unlike Westwood, to use a medium iron and Mr green. -- miss the

:59:53. > :00:07.

:00:07. > :00:11.green. But these things do happen. Especially around the links golf

:00:11. > :00:16.course because he is so creative. Having said that, because

:00:16. > :00:26.experience such a soft condition, I think he would prefer it to be

:00:26. > :00:44.

:00:44. > :00:54.bouncier. I'm sure he gets inspired give the green is 40 yards to the

:00:54. > :00:56.

:00:56. > :01:01.right. Extraordinary. That was a dreadful shock. Another two balls.

:01:01. > :01:11.They are in a decent possession. Not too bad from that side of the

:01:11. > :01:15.

:01:15. > :01:25.fairway. He is a fraction closer than Sergio Garcia. This is a

:01:25. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:46.either. That is not very good with a 7-iron, by his high standards.

:01:46. > :01:56.Bubble what some has left this eight feet behind the hole. --

:01:56. > :02:06.

:02:06. > :02:16.Bubba Watson. It was not hit with any great authority. Tiger. He has

:02:16. > :02:35.

:02:36. > :02:41.got an 8-iron with his second shot a half hours to get through this

:02:41. > :02:50.massive field. But look at that. Right at the top is a man that

:02:50. > :02:58.knows how it is done. Paul Lawrie. Jeev Milkha Singh playing well.

:02:58. > :03:08.Tiger Woods is also on the prowl. Alan Dunbar is one of two and his -

:03:08. > :03:10.

:03:10. > :03:19.- amateurs after winning at Troon. Ian Poulter is steady. Vijay Singh

:03:19. > :03:26.is 1-over in that big group. David Duval is the last man to win here.

:03:26. > :03:36.And back to the top we can see the name of Darren Clarke, the man

:03:36. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:46.defending his title. And of all the people out on the course right now,

:03:46. > :03:51.James Driscoll started with a birdie at the first but has dropped

:03:51. > :03:55.shots and not the greatest of starts. Tiger Woods is something

:03:55. > :03:59.back to his best. Well-documented problems on and off the course in

:03:59. > :04:04.the last couple of years and many questions about if he will pursue

:04:04. > :04:08.the Jack Nicklaus record of 18 Majors. This is what he had to say

:04:08. > :04:13.Majors. This is what he had to say about it at the press conference.

:04:13. > :04:21.It is four years since your last Major title. Do you feel a sense of

:04:21. > :04:24.anxiety about when and if? I just try and put myself there. And if I

:04:24. > :04:31.continue putting myself there enough times, I will win

:04:31. > :04:41.championships. Impatience? Not at all. I had to go through that

:04:41. > :04:48.process to get healthy again. Missing championships because of

:04:48. > :04:53.the problems in a couple of years was not all that fun. Just because

:04:53. > :05:03.I was injured. I think that if I am healthy I can prepare properly for

:05:03. > :05:07.

:05:07. > :05:16.the championships and I can get one of the 14 Majors that Tiger

:05:16. > :05:22.Woods has got. He has had all sorts of trouble at the third. This is

:05:22. > :05:27.for a five. And he ends up taking six, after a perfect tee shot from

:05:27. > :05:37.the middle of the fairway. He pushed back into the bunker. The

:05:37. > :05:39.

:05:39. > :05:48.good work of the first two holes has gone. Sergio Garcia with a

:05:48. > :05:55.horrible second shot on the second. This is supposed be easy. We have

:05:55. > :06:05.not got any wind and we have only got two players and for Open

:06:05. > :06:10.

:06:10. > :06:20.champions out there today that have got out under-par. Matthew Baldwin

:06:20. > :06:29.

:06:29. > :06:36.first. Nice. The course at the moment is playing just about as

:06:36. > :06:43.easy as it could. Soft fairways, which makes them feel a bit wider

:06:43. > :06:48.and you are not bouncing off into the horrible rough. This is one of

:06:48. > :06:55.my very favourite courses. By no stretch of the imagination are

:06:55. > :07:01.these conditions difficult. If this was 25 miles inland, that would be

:07:01. > :07:05.that but we happen to be 500 yards from the sea. We will not find a

:07:05. > :07:12.course playing easier at this moment. Maybe for the next couple

:07:12. > :07:22.of days. Make hay while you can. Still a bit of water in the bunkers

:07:22. > :07:39.

:07:39. > :07:48.Tiger Woods. A birdie, birdie start would be crazy. -- possible for

:07:48. > :07:58.Tiger Woods. Hello? What happened there? You take the high road and I

:07:58. > :08:14.

:08:14. > :08:24.shot. But he has got a great short game technique. So many of them

:08:24. > :08:43.

:08:43. > :08:52.recovery from Sergio Garcia. Get horrible second shot if not

:08:52. > :09:02.forgotten has faded a little bit. - - that horrible second shot.

:09:02. > :09:04.

:09:04. > :09:09.goodness, he wrecks that him. -- he ripped that in the hole. Perhaps in

:09:09. > :09:19.the past he has not been quite as formidable. We can get up to Paul

:09:19. > :09:25.

:09:25. > :09:35.Lawrie. And he has got it! The boy from Aberdeen is on fire. Always an

:09:35. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:50.elegant player. Pristine. Back to win a Major champion. By -- another

:09:50. > :10:02.

:10:02. > :10:12.spin up around the course. This was for a birdie at the third. That was

:10:12. > :10:16.

:10:16. > :10:26.a very strong birdie. Who needs greens and regulation? He is always

:10:26. > :10:34.

:10:34. > :10:41.very brisk and busy. Great fun to interesting. About 470 yards.

:10:41. > :10:47.Bunkers everywhere. 242 yards to carry the bunkers on the right. We

:10:47. > :10:56.have got bunkers on the left at 273. It is like a game of chess. But he

:10:56. > :11:06.is brilliant. There are not many people with a golf brain like Tiger

:11:06. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:22.Woods. He has got the 3-wood out. We can see the bunkers on the left

:11:22. > :11:23.

:11:24. > :11:31.that you have been talking about. He seems to like it. He has whacked

:11:31. > :11:39.that 250 yards and that is perfect. A very good hole, his third hole

:11:39. > :11:46.with a slightly raised green. And in between the players and that

:11:46. > :11:52.bungalow, we have got the railway line. They have stopped the trains

:11:52. > :12:02.this week to avoid disrupting the players. They did not do that in my

:12:02. > :12:02.

:12:02. > :12:09.day! We had a Zeppelin's coming ever. They made a lot of noise.

:12:09. > :12:14.This hole is typical of many holes. The bunker is just placed in a

:12:14. > :12:20.position that the players do not want. We will see many clubs off

:12:20. > :12:27.the tee. And if you are really aggressive you can go with a drive

:12:27. > :12:32.but we have got severe rough and you have got to be careful. What a

:12:32. > :12:42.horrid thing, to put bunkers where the players did not like them! Very

:12:42. > :12:52.underhand it. -- underhand. He cannot be over there, surely?

:12:52. > :13:03.

:13:03. > :13:13.think he is. That is very thick staff over there. -- staff. --

:13:13. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:30.stuff. 250 yards and he is in trouble. Lee Westwood on the 4th

:13:30. > :13:36.

:13:36. > :13:41.here. He had a horrible double bogey at the third. The that is

:13:41. > :13:51.better. You have got to be philosophical. You know that you

:13:51. > :14:01.are going to hit some bad shots. If they all come at once, or not.

:14:01. > :14:09.

:14:09. > :14:17.wind is hard across, left to right. It can easily get out of bounds.

:14:17. > :14:25.But today it is all very, very mild. Very simple. This man is usually a

:14:25. > :14:35.master of the bunkers. We have had people swooning left right and

:14:35. > :14:41.

:14:41. > :14:51.centre. They applaud but he will not be happy with that. They have

:14:51. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:14.made the bunkers very sharp. This too far. Paul Lawrie out in front

:15:14. > :15:30.

:15:30. > :15:39.got a 35, 40 feet here. Not a great shot with a short iron. Very tricky

:15:39. > :15:46.to read because we have not got much there. Not far away at all. A

:15:46. > :15:52.big and flat green. That will be a part. A great effort from the

:15:52. > :15:55.Masters champion. We all talk about that wonderful shot that he played

:15:55. > :16:00.in the play-offs. He could not have done that if he had been right

:16:00. > :16:04.handed. It he was left-handed he could have twisted at around.

:16:04. > :16:14.has answered all be putting questions asked of him. One more

:16:14. > :16:35.

:16:35. > :16:45.hitting the ball straight. -- there is not much excuse. There is not a

:16:45. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :17:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:17:26. > :17:30.always pleased to get Power on any hitting the ball beautifully and

:17:30. > :17:40.was looking forward to today. He wishes he could put the clock back

:17:40. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:03.but having said that, better than course could not have been set up

:18:03. > :18:11.better. We have had some silly rough over the years. I remember in

:18:11. > :18:21.1966, it was very thick indeed. Charl Schwartzel getting his

:18:21. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:38.tee shot that Ian Woosnam hit in the final round here into a 1001,

:18:38. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:10.and then nasty things happen to him. and them. If the wind were blowing

:19:10. > :19:20.towards the wrath, it might be tricky but again, that was just a

:19:20. > :19:31.

:19:31. > :19:35.three-wood for Sergio Garcia, Beautiful player. He has won some

:19:35. > :19:45.big events, but perhaps not quite as many as we thought he would.

:19:45. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:03.And that is why, missing the green. It is not a bad place to be, but I

:20:03. > :20:07.do not understand the philosophy. It is considered old-fashioned if

:20:07. > :20:12.you're talking about finding the middle of the green. I don't

:20:12. > :20:18.understand that. Amazing to think he was 51st in the world rankings.

:20:18. > :20:28.On the way back. It has been a privilege to watch him play. For 12

:20:28. > :20:42.

:20:42. > :20:50.certainly is not! That is a beauty. Down that side, you cannot see the

:20:51. > :21:00.pin. He would have thought his work was done but never sure. He always

:21:01. > :21:14.

:21:14. > :21:20.entrails every time for the greenkeepers. But the result was

:21:20. > :21:28.not too good. Paul Lawrie leads the way, but early days. The first

:21:28. > :21:33.round of the Championship. Only a handful players under-par. It is a

:21:33. > :21:40.good golfing morning. The sun is not shining but it is perfect for

:21:40. > :21:49.playing golf. The course is in beautiful edition. -- beautiful

:21:49. > :21:59.condition. They are finding it hard going. Tom Watson, two pars. 18

:21:59. > :22:35.

:22:35. > :22:41.that he has lost. One left, on the third, and one right, on the 5th.

:22:41. > :22:51.A&E C are is a war on a of the East Street to a status. -- and he is

:22:51. > :22:55.

:22:55. > :23:05.one of the straightest hitters. second shot, right on the third, so

:23:05. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:35.back has been his putting. He has had more greens in the US Open than

:23:35. > :23:41.

:23:41. > :23:51.anyone. Tiger, just off the green. I think he will flip it up. Almost

:23:51. > :24:19.

:24:19. > :24:24.like playing boules. He will play chippers make things look simple. I

:24:24. > :24:34.would not be surprised if he makes this one. Is he distracted? He is

:24:34. > :24:44.going to change his club? No. he was distracted by something. --

:24:44. > :24:54.

:24:55. > :25:04.was. He is not going to play the shot until he feels he is going to

:25:05. > :25:05.

:25:05. > :26:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:26:42. > :26:52.there. We saw Westwood earlier. It he did not shifted, so it is a

:26:52. > :27:00.

:27:00. > :27:10.struggling. This one is a safe par. It never had a chance. Never

:27:10. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:36.running at it. So the big guns, Ernie's bunker. Gurney came up 15

:27:36. > :27:36.

:27:36. > :29:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:29:20. > :29:27.feet charge. -- Ernie. That is a shots on the third and 5th, leaving

:29:27. > :29:32.them out to the right, but adjustments will be made. The game

:29:32. > :29:37.of chess continues around this golf course. Sergio Garcia out with the

:29:37. > :29:44.iron ore on the 4th. There is a bunker up there. All three of those

:29:44. > :29:52.players hitting irons and all three of them hitting my irons. -- nice

:29:52. > :30:02.irons. Interesting. They are lane well, all together three of them. -

:30:02. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:39.- laying a while. That is being Thongchai Jaidee, our friendly

:30:39. > :30:49.visitor from Thailand. Adilson Da Silva had three or four struggles

:30:49. > :30:51.

:30:51. > :30:58.going out but had some birdies and got back up to par. They are all

:30:58. > :31:08.hobbling and bubbling early on on this opening morning. Play started

:31:08. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:15.at 6:20am. David Duval, a previous winner here, 1-over par. If you

:31:15. > :31:21.look down the list, you can see many past champions. Great winners

:31:21. > :31:31.of events all around the world. It is nice to see Tim Clark back again

:31:31. > :31:38.

:31:38. > :31:42.but he is 2-over par. He got off to Royal Lytham has produced 10

:31:42. > :31:48.winners of the Championship since 1926 and one of the most popular

:31:48. > :31:53.was Tony Jacklin, after an 18 year wait for an English winner in 1969.

:31:53. > :31:58.It is amazing to think it has been 20 years since the last English

:31:58. > :32:07.winner, Nick Faldo. Both will be in commentary in the next couple of

:32:07. > :32:12.days. Tony Jacklin is set and ready to go and he is out with Dan Walker.

:32:12. > :32:16.Welcome to a rather empty 18th. The clubhouse is behind us. Barry Lane

:32:16. > :32:21.will be here in a couple of minutes. But this is where the potential

:32:21. > :32:27.champion will be making the wok. This man did it famously in 1969,

:32:27. > :32:37.Tony Jacklin. Talk us through that time. Do you remember everything

:32:37. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:45.about it? I was 145 paces and the pen was at the right half of the

:32:45. > :32:50.green. I hit a seven-iron into the green. Bob Charles was about 20

:32:50. > :32:56.feet away and had already played his shot. We have got famous

:32:56. > :33:04.footage of you having just one issue on the time. What happened?

:33:04. > :33:07.After I hit my second shot, even before it landed, I had a massive

:33:08. > :33:17.roar and people were all around me even before the ball hit the ground

:33:17. > :33:24.and I lost it. I thought that if I stopped... Can we get a nice little

:33:24. > :33:32.round of applause, just a report? Take us back to 1969. -- just a

:33:32. > :33:38.little bit? You had to win it on the 18th. It is never over until it

:33:39. > :33:45.is over. Bob Charles was a great putter. I was anticipating him

:33:45. > :33:50.probably making his shot. I wanted to put a bit of pressure on but I

:33:50. > :33:57.was 15 feet away but you can have a bit of a seizure. I was pretty

:33:57. > :34:02.confident but it was not done. I was waving but inside I thought...

:34:02. > :34:10.I felt pretty good about it. He actually missed his shot and I

:34:10. > :34:14.ended up making mine within about half an inch and that was that. It

:34:14. > :34:21.was a tremendous relief. The pressure during that week was

:34:21. > :34:29.building and building. The home crowd was anticipating. You name it,

:34:29. > :34:33.it was a melting pot. What did it mean to be the Open champion? You

:34:33. > :34:42.were a two time winner in the end. It was hysterical because it

:34:43. > :34:47.brought about a great era for European golf. -- historical.

:34:48. > :34:54.practised hard a few days before and I had won in America the year

:34:54. > :35:01.before and if I had not done that, I do not think I would have had the

:35:01. > :35:09.fortitude here. But it was a progression of improvement and it

:35:09. > :35:13.was my time. I was ready and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But inside

:35:13. > :35:18.you think, I must not let the people damp. And ultimately you

:35:18. > :35:28.must not let yourself down. It's and as the week progresses, the

:35:28. > :35:29.

:35:29. > :35:33.pressure builds. That is the hard part. You can give us more insight

:35:33. > :35:43.this week in the commentary team. The winner of the 1969 Championship

:35:43. > :35:49.

:35:49. > :35:58.including Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam. They would have been about

:35:58. > :36:04.12 years old when Tony Jacklin won. It was a great boost. He has got to

:36:04. > :36:14.encourage this to tiptoe along the ridge. If he can turn it around it

:36:14. > :36:26.

:36:26. > :36:36.should ease off at the end but it formerly a par five. But now it is

:36:36. > :37:09.

:37:10. > :37:19.is coming up next at the 7th. One McDowell at the 5th. It is a par

:37:20. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:30.three. Just past the bunker. He is currently 1-under par. The 9th is

:37:30. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :38:01.the first one on the nine averaging has got a bit of the pit bull in

:38:01. > :38:03.

:38:03. > :38:13.him. A furious and fearless competitor. When he is hot, he is

:38:13. > :38:13.

:38:13. > :38:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:38:53. > :39:03.bogey at the 13th. This is at the 8th with the bunker on the right

:39:03. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:16.hand side. Championship leader, Paul Lawrie. Some of the bunkers

:39:16. > :39:17.

:39:17. > :39:21.here at Royal Lytham, 206 in all, very fatal. It is quite astonishing

:39:21. > :39:28.with Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose. If Tiger Woods gets a

:39:28. > :39:35.birdie to get to 2-under par, he will have played the A roads four

:39:35. > :39:45.holes, four shots better than his playing partners. -- the first four

:39:45. > :40:02.

:40:02. > :40:12.2-under. He spent about 40 minutes on the putting green, then went

:40:12. > :40:13.

:40:13. > :40:17.hitting balls and came back again. Many of them were from a yard,

:40:17. > :40:23.amazingly. I am sure he is pleased with himself but not quite the same

:40:23. > :40:33.for Justin Rose. On every single hole he has got at least one shot

:40:33. > :40:45.

:40:45. > :40:55.earnings will go past $100 million. This is for par, the leader on the

:40:55. > :41:08.

:41:08. > :41:18.It is Kim and Tiger Woods at the top of the leaderboard. -- him and

:41:18. > :41:18.

:41:18. > :42:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:42:05. > :42:11.Tiger Woods. Adam Scott ties for think Tiger Woods is deciding that

:42:11. > :42:18.he will keep the left side out of play. He has hit most of his shots

:42:18. > :42:28.slightly left, T Wright. He should get close if he hits with that

:42:28. > :42:32.

:42:32. > :42:42.shape of shot. This looks like a fine time. -- 5IM. Five IM -- five

:42:42. > :42:51.

:42:51. > :43:01.professional side. If you find the left bunkers, it all be very

:43:01. > :43:11.difficult to get down in two. quite difficult to judge the depth

:43:11. > :43:12.

:43:12. > :43:19.at the 5th. The Queen is at about eye-level. -- the green. You do not

:43:19. > :43:24.get a great view of the depth. Getting to the right is not easy to.

:43:24. > :43:32.205 yards. It is a long way away. Justin Rose is also in the firing

:43:32. > :43:42.line. He has hit most of his shots left today. Not a good prospects

:43:42. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:07.quality shot. An exact line. coach will not have to race around

:44:07. > :44:16.the ground very much to look for his pupils, Justin Rose and Tiger

:44:16. > :44:22.Woods. He loves to create shots, Sergio Garcia. We had hardly got

:44:23. > :44:32.any wind at all but just a hint slightly off the left. But it is

:44:33. > :44:35.

:44:35. > :44:39.hardly worth mentioning. He has also got a five. Conditions are

:44:40. > :44:49.very soft and hardly any wind. But is an incredibly difficult golf

:44:50. > :44:50.

:44:50. > :45:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:45:47. > :45:53.think the deepest bunker on the courses on the 7th, just short of

:45:53. > :46:00.the green, on the 9th -- on the right. It is a pretty deep putt.

:46:00. > :46:05.the a to a saying got to get back into red figures on the 14th hole.

:46:05. > :46:15.-- Jeev Milkha Singh to get back to red figures. Back in the right

:46:15. > :46:32.

:46:32. > :46:42.direction. Two bogeys and a double but I'm -- a great look. Not a

:46:42. > :46:56.

:46:56. > :47:06.in Australia. -- very popular winner. The slow-motion camera,

:47:06. > :47:29.

:47:29. > :47:39.really wonderful to see the side, people ask how you put the

:47:39. > :47:40.

:47:40. > :47:44.spin on the ball, but you head down on it. -- it down. Trying to avoid

:47:44. > :47:54.some of the longest rough we have seen at an Open Championship for

:47:54. > :48:13.

:48:13. > :48:19.many years. Tiger Woods, the power from Tiger. He very nearly made

:48:19. > :48:29.that, and they do not see why this would be any different. -- I do not

:48:29. > :48:38.

:48:38. > :48:42.just a joy to watch. People are always in off his power and the way

:48:42. > :48:52.that he putts, but he has a deft touch around the green. There is

:48:52. > :49:02.chipping is fantastic. -- is chipping.

:49:02. > :49:04.

:49:04. > :49:10.Third shot for Westwood for some -- Westwood. We are not used to seeing

:49:10. > :49:16.in this our own shots. He has missed a couple so far today. -- C

:49:16. > :49:26.in -- seeing him and his iron shots. It is one of his problems. If he

:49:26. > :49:33.

:49:33. > :49:43.could chip like Tiger does, he Rose. It is the only realistic

:49:43. > :49:58.

:49:58. > :50:08.birdie opportunity he has given days. You have to stay with it and

:50:08. > :50:11.

:50:11. > :50:21.be patient. It is only five holes in to a 72 hole Championship.

:50:21. > :50:21.

:50:21. > :51:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:51:20. > :51:30.What's that the 6th. Terrific. -- was putting this morning, with two

:51:30. > :51:32.

:51:32. > :51:42.TVs lined up together. Look at that, from the blunt. -- Blimp. Looking

:51:42. > :51:56.

:51:56. > :52:06.down on Tiger Woods, as if he was right. If you wanted dream start to

:52:06. > :52:15.

:52:15. > :52:25.the Championship, Tiger has had it. dull and dreary. There is not much

:52:25. > :52:37.

:52:37. > :52:47.breeze, that is a real bonus. The now finds himself 1-over, through

:52:47. > :53:23.

:53:23. > :53:33.six holes. Uncharacteristically fall off Fulstow -- bowl-off. The

:53:33. > :53:50.

:53:50. > :53:56.front nine, out in 32. He found the look at it. It is a brute. The dog-

:53:56. > :54:02.leg from right to left, a massive a plot on the corner, 307 yards to

:54:02. > :54:07.niche at the right hand Peya. Some woods, but they're not into play.

:54:07. > :54:12.The green lies across year. Ideally, you want to comment from the right

:54:12. > :54:17.but it is so long, all you're trying to do is find the fairway.

:54:17. > :54:23.Absolutely. You will do whatever it takes to hit the fairway. He will

:54:23. > :54:28.not take on the 300 yard because. Most players are will try to hit

:54:28. > :54:37.the doll-like. Tiger looks like he has to relief it is hard to get to

:54:37. > :54:44.the corner of the dog-leg. really hit it hard. That is what he

:54:44. > :54:54.calls the Stare. -- stinger. That is a fantastic shot and a perfect

:54:54. > :55:07.

:55:07. > :55:11.week, he is going to be tough to beat. Justin Rose, once again you

:55:11. > :55:18.have to take whatever club you're happy with to get to that corner.

:55:18. > :55:22.You cannot get greedy. There is a severe rough to the right. If you

:55:22. > :55:32.are to the left, it is not too bad, you could still possibly reach the

:55:32. > :55:47.

:55:47. > :55:57.Tiger can get that iron out there. It is ahead of Justin Rose's driver.

:55:57. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:01.Garcia looks like a three-wood. just shows, if you use the contours

:56:01. > :56:11.and play links golf the way it is supposed to be played, how much you

:56:11. > :56:19.

:56:19. > :56:29.narrowest tee-shots that these guys face. Also, it gives a divot when

:56:29. > :56:36.

:56:36. > :56:46.Looking anxious, but as you said, probably the friendlies piece of

:56:46. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:18.has been prepared immaculately. I have never seen Ealing's course

:57:18. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:41.morning. Talk about preparation! All the staff were too early. They

:57:41. > :57:55.

:57:55. > :58:05.were double cut, running about 10.5 figures. He started at 6:41am. The

:58:05. > :58:05.

:58:05. > :58:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:58:49. > :58:59.through qualifying, having just come back from the Senior Open in

:58:59. > :59:17.

:59:17. > :59:27.the US. He finished middle of the Coming in with a lot of confidence,

:59:27. > :59:49.

:59:49. > :59:54.playing extremely well with Ernie into line the putt up, the player

:59:54. > :00:01.is unsure of the line. If he is unsure, it is usually difficult to

:00:01. > :00:07.read. I asked my caddy wants to help me read a part and Ninis read

:00:07. > :00:17.it so badly on purpose just so I would never ask him again. -- help

:00:17. > :00:17.

:00:17. > :01:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:01:18. > :01:28.me read a putt, and he read it so Slightly angled from right to back

:01:28. > :01:28.

:01:28. > :01:35.left. Well bunkered. As most of them are around here. An average of

:01:35. > :01:45.11 a whole, isn't it? The 17th hole has 20 bunkers. The 18th hole has

:01:45. > :01:49.

:01:49. > :01:53.you hit a perfect tee shot and still had 231 yards remaining and

:01:53. > :02:03.it is a par four. The whole position at the very back of this

:02:03. > :02:03.

:02:03. > :02:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:02:48. > :02:58.green, so you can fly it all the with a five-iron. Of course, he can

:02:58. > :03:06.

:03:06. > :03:16.get the ball to stop incredibly shots. You won't see two better

:03:16. > :03:21.

:03:21. > :03:25.situation normally with links golf, you have to landed normally short

:03:25. > :03:29.of the green but of course we have got such a soft conditions, all of

:03:29. > :03:32.a sudden in the back of his mind he's thinking, is it possible for

:03:32. > :03:38.me to landed on the back of the green and get it to stop before the

:03:38. > :03:42.hole position, 29 yards back? So you have got to play slightly

:03:42. > :03:52.differently this week than you would normally on a links course

:03:52. > :04:26.

:04:26. > :04:36.missed all of those cavernous rake. Every group has some body

:04:36. > :04:56.

:04:56. > :05:00.walking around with them to rake green, the balls spinning back as

:05:00. > :05:07.much of that. A perfect start for you. One of the joint leaders at a

:05:07. > :05:15.couple under. Together with Adam Scott. Then Tiger Woods from United

:05:15. > :05:19.States. Currently 12 players under- par. Birdies quite hard to come by.

:05:19. > :05:29.Both nines will be fairly equal in difficult Lee but normally the back

:05:29. > :05:59.

:05:59. > :06:07.still very competitive. Playing Turnberry next week in the Senior

:06:07. > :06:14.Open. It would be hard to bet against him. Three at the top at

:06:14. > :06:18.two under-par. Luckily there is no breeze out here today. Still

:06:18. > :06:25.finding the scoring difficult. can't believe the putting green is

:06:25. > :06:33.empty. Unusual. That is a second beautiful bunker shot we have seen

:06:33. > :06:37.from Bubba Watson so far today. A sensational pair of hands.

:06:37. > :06:45.you're going to win the Open here, you have to get around the greens

:06:45. > :06:49.regularly. This one for Justin is on a slight downslope. A groove of

:06:49. > :06:59.from a rake, so it certainly will take his attention but he has got

:06:59. > :07:15.

:07:15. > :07:20.plenty of green to hole out to the way back, that flag on six.

:07:20. > :07:30.five, 7th, 592 yards. Lee Westwood with a birdie chance to get back to

:07:30. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:50.birdies, one bogey, one double well, considering he is in the

:07:50. > :08:00.rough with his second shot and has this long putt now for a birdie a

:08:00. > :08:18.

:08:18. > :08:22.little off the left. It is all score. They have changed it to a

:08:22. > :08:32.par four from a par five. A little bit shorter, but they say it's only

:08:32. > :08:32.

:08:32. > :08:36.a number, but psychologically, it helps. A very interesting point. By

:08:36. > :08:46.shortening a whole, it is automatically easier, but it's

:08:46. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:17.leader board, a couple under. -- over to Tiger in recent times. Not

:09:17. > :09:27.an opportunity you could turn down, is it? No. 10% of $100 million is

:09:27. > :09:57.

:09:57. > :10:07.not bad, is it? Fred was very Right in the centre of the hole.

:10:07. > :10:13.

:10:13. > :10:20.most of the teas and the last 21 was at Liverpool, where he only hit

:10:20. > :10:26.on three occasions. The stinger all the way around but a little

:10:26. > :10:30.different conditions here, more lush, but the same strategy. It was

:10:30. > :10:40.frightening how easy he made that look. Without the wind, he does not

:10:40. > :10:55.

:10:55. > :11:05.need to get the driver out. Now not needing to take the driver out

:11:05. > :11:17.

:11:17. > :11:27.because of the benign conditions. Garcia wanted but he rolls this one

:11:27. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:14.in for a par, and the next hole was clubhouse with one-under-par rounds

:12:14. > :12:23.

:12:23. > :12:31.of 69, so the leaders are in the shots. But a good, solid round.

:12:31. > :12:41.This is how Matthew Baldwin the finished a couple of moments ago. A

:12:41. > :12:48.brilliant finish. Birdies at 14, 16 and 18. Around in at 69. He

:12:48. > :12:53.qualified for the US Open and the Open. A promising young player.

:12:53. > :12:58.shot on seven for Tiger Woods. A long par five, just around the 600

:12:58. > :13:03.yard mark. There are bunkers all the way down, left and right. It

:13:03. > :13:08.looks a bit claustrophobic down there. It does look a little

:13:08. > :13:13.intimidating. Tiger has been keeping the left out of play all

:13:13. > :13:23.day, so I presume he's going to hit this down the left, trying a little

:13:23. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:46.Yes, he got away with that. That sets him up well. Looks a bit

:13:46. > :13:53.anxious there, tiger, but all is well. And he has got is very

:13:53. > :14:03.serious game face on -- Tiger. Not many smiles, but the golf is very

:14:03. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:36.efficient. 1996, it seems like 100 the ball, usually. He splits the

:14:36. > :14:46.

:14:46. > :14:51.though this hole is pretty close to 300 yards, all three of these

:14:51. > :14:57.players should be able to reach in two. A little bit of breeze getting

:14:57. > :15:01.up now, the first time all day, and it is helping with this tee shot.

:15:01. > :15:06.Justin Rose, he crashes one away. Three dropped shots so far.

:15:06. > :15:12.Interesting to hear Billy Parker saying there is a little bit of

:15:12. > :15:17.wind getting up. Nobody is tearing the players are part at the moment

:15:17. > :15:24.and if the wind gets up, who knows? Tony Jacklin joins me in the box, a

:15:24. > :15:28.welcome guest. Tony, boy, what memories for you? All fond, Peter,

:15:28. > :15:37.obviously. It's great to be back. It's as easy as is going to get

:15:38. > :15:42.right now. This weather, so benign. The greens are receptive. And Tiger

:15:42. > :15:48.taking advantage of that, of course. Ernie Els now from well down below

:15:48. > :15:55.the green. A little fancy one up the hill, hoping for the best. And

:15:55. > :15:58.getting it. Oh, he couldn't. That is a wicked bonus. Lovely, lovely,

:15:58. > :16:08.lovely when it happens but you could stay there for a month and

:16:08. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:32.I don't think I've seen it in better condition. That is better.

:16:32. > :16:42.He has been absent without leave for the last year 2, Simon. He's a

:16:42. > :17:00.

:17:00. > :17:05.good player, if he really believed it comes all the way back down.

:17:05. > :17:10.That was a beauty. That is not links golf, is it? No, it isn't.

:17:10. > :17:16.And then the forecast for the next three days, they're not talking

:17:16. > :17:26.about much wind. Maybe on Sunday, it will blow of it. It will be a

:17:26. > :17:44.

:17:44. > :17:49.lot more interesting if it blew it a good shot. Carried it right heart

:17:49. > :17:52.-- right into the heart of the green. We had an eagle this morning

:17:52. > :17:58.asking, what was the position as far as placing the hole on the

:17:58. > :18:08.green? How far can you get to the edge? About three or four yards is

:18:08. > :18:22.

:18:22. > :18:27.the smallest distance from the edge much wind. He was still not able to

:18:27. > :18:34.knock it on for two. The course is very different from you're day,

:18:34. > :18:44.Tony. They have cleaned through -- a few trees out. The ball is going

:18:44. > :18:56.

:18:56. > :19:00.clubs into the greens than we were. My recollection is that the first

:19:00. > :19:04.hole was a three-iron, and there hitting five buyers now. You still

:19:04. > :19:13.have to control the ball on links golf courses at the end of the day.

:19:13. > :19:23.Bunkers are very penal, you have to keep it straight. Paul Lawrie,

:19:23. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:45.to me. Perhaps lacked a bit of self-belief. He has had some good

:19:45. > :19:56.

:19:56. > :20:01.finishes coming into this heavy. I think it plunged into that

:20:01. > :20:08.big bunker, short right hand side. It has been a tough start for

:20:08. > :20:18.Justin. These are the relatively easier holes. Coming back is where

:20:18. > :20:44.

:20:44. > :20:54.up on the left-hand side. He has been cut off his stroke a couple of

:20:54. > :21:10.

:21:10. > :21:19.times so far today. He is after from, it has disappeared. He still

:21:19. > :21:25.has a little bit of temper in him. He mishit it. I don't know how much

:21:25. > :21:35.Rooney has over the top there. A little flash of aggravation.

:21:35. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:43.Looking down at the 7th. Stretching from light to left, the green.

:21:43. > :21:53.Continue out at eight, little main into the corner and then start back

:21:53. > :21:54.

:21:54. > :22:04.for home. Sergio Garcia is going to go a different route. He's going to

:22:04. > :22:18.

:22:18. > :22:23.high, it was never a chaser. It might have reached the front of the

:22:23. > :22:33.green if he had got some more fade on it. It might have been very good,

:22:33. > :22:48.

:22:48. > :22:52.last green, can he do the same here? He birdied the first two

:22:52. > :23:02.holes, then he dropped a couple of shots and he has been wavering

:23:02. > :23:06.

:23:06. > :23:10.since then. Years even par for the day. Not bad. You are looking from

:23:10. > :23:14.the other side of the course over the top of the railway lines. There

:23:14. > :23:24.are few trees on this course, which is quite unusual for links golf

:23:24. > :23:25.

:23:25. > :23:35.courses. They have trimmed a lot of bushes back, opened it up.

:23:35. > :23:49.

:23:49. > :23:56.Watson had a beautiful iron shot -- Tory? I watched him play some

:23:56. > :24:00.audacious shot at Augusta. For the shot he played over the trees, I

:24:00. > :24:04.thought I'd seen her everything in my life but that was unbelievable.

:24:04. > :24:14.The extraordinary fellow on an extraordinary character. A long way

:24:14. > :24:34.

:24:34. > :24:44.to go yet, a left-hander, a left- style. When he putts, everything

:24:44. > :24:45.

:24:45. > :24:55.looks right. Well turned out. Two under par. The par here is 70. It

:24:55. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:12.greens are running at a very nice pace. If you try to compare it to

:25:12. > :25:16.your clubs at home, for the majority of you, when you think

:25:16. > :25:23.you're greens are running fairly fast, that is about the speed here.

:25:23. > :25:29.When the really get quick, like the Augusta, they would be a lot, lot

:25:29. > :25:36.faster. These are a sort of medium pace and the greens are fairly flat,

:25:36. > :25:46.there are not too many vicious slopes on the greens here. Someone

:25:46. > :25:54.

:25:54. > :26:03.said this morning, you should call Johnson. I love the way he goes

:26:03. > :26:13.about it. A great competitor. Justin Rose really don't have any

:26:13. > :26:26.

:26:26. > :26:31.still salvage a par. He has got to pull himself together, otherwise

:26:31. > :26:38.he's going to make been here for the weekend very difficult indeed.

:26:38. > :26:48.There is Tiger, on the right hand side. There is plenty of room.

:26:48. > :27:04.

:27:04. > :27:11.that. That is a superb shot. Another birdie. Starting to

:27:11. > :27:14.separate himself from the field already, Peter. As you know, Tony,

:27:14. > :27:24.we said earlier, when the wind gets up here, it can change so

:27:24. > :27:47.

:27:47. > :27:51.whisker of movement on the flag. How this is Tiger's little pitch.

:27:51. > :27:58.He just nipped it. The rhythm, so smooth through the ball. What she

:27:58. > :28:02.goes. If the conditions stay like this, I would have to think this is

:28:03. > :28:07.ideal for Luke Donald. Straight hitter from the tee, a good putter,

:28:07. > :28:17.I should be very surprised if Donald does not to a good score

:28:17. > :28:30.

:28:30. > :28:40.this afternoon. The wind might get mild. You see the relatively small

:28:40. > :28:50.

:28:50. > :29:00.let a few short ago on the inward nine. If he can get a four on the

:29:00. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:42.last for a three, it will be not a letting it slip away. Four over par,

:29:42. > :29:51.

:29:51. > :29:56.playing alongside Watson. It will keep him going. I am sure he is

:29:56. > :30:06.playing such steady golf. He seems to play steady golfer ever he goes

:30:06. > :30:14.

:30:14. > :30:24.Garcia. He took six at the third. Back to one over par. Tiger taps in

:30:24. > :30:27.

:30:27. > :30:37.after that delicious little chip. Four under and standing alone.

:30:37. > :30:45.

:30:45. > :30:51.Mustn't get carried away early in high. There's the leader board.

:30:51. > :30:58.Tiger Woods leading the way. Paul Lawrie at the top of the table. But

:30:58. > :31:03.this is just a settling-in day. Don't expect too much on the first

:31:03. > :31:06.day, but you need to not be a million miles behind the leaders to

:31:06. > :31:11.challenge over the next three rounds. The weather forecast is

:31:11. > :31:16.about the same for the next couple of days. It might get windy on

:31:16. > :31:26.Sunday. Hopefully, we won't have any rain. We have had enough of

:31:26. > :31:27.

:31:27. > :31:37.that! A lot of big names. Mark Cocker Beckett, former winner, --

:31:37. > :31:41.

:31:41. > :31:47.how relatively near to the golf course is the sea but you might as

:31:47. > :31:57.well be a million miles away from the sea. A Graeme McDowell for a

:31:57. > :32:12.

:32:12. > :32:21.expecting good things from him this week. I always think he looks very

:32:21. > :32:30.jaunty. Lee Westwood rattles one in. That's more like it, boy. Yes, good

:32:30. > :32:39.stuff. He has had four birdies so far, a double bogey and a bogey,

:32:39. > :32:46.out in 33. That is one under. If he could get back in 36, 35, get in

:32:46. > :32:50.before the wind might get up... Once again there's a bunker down

:32:50. > :33:00.the left which has to be avoided. That's the reason Tiger is using

:33:00. > :33:12.

:33:12. > :33:15.the 8th, 416 yards, playing up to a high green. Just six feet for Bubba

:33:15. > :33:25.Watson, after a beautiful wedge shot, maybe on the left edge. You

:33:25. > :33:34.

:33:34. > :33:42.would expect him to make this to little bit more than six feet. Not

:33:42. > :33:47.bad. Drop-shot, three birdies. Considering he is not really used

:33:47. > :33:51.to do this sort of golf, well, he is, because there is no wind,

:33:51. > :34:00.perfect conditions, but he's an American who has not played

:34:00. > :34:10.overseas very often. Adam Scott, for an eagle. This is to tie the

:34:10. > :34:17.lead. He leaves it short. What a difference that putt has made it to

:34:17. > :34:21.his confidence. Yes, he's such a brilliant player. It was getting to

:34:21. > :34:27.be rather embarrassing, using a short putt. He doesn't look very

:34:27. > :34:37.pretty with it. It is a monster putter in length, and he does not

:34:37. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:56.look very comfortable in it. It rhythm, a bit like Rafa Nadal! A

:34:56. > :35:06.

:35:06. > :35:11.looking down. This is right up at the far end of the course. A narrow

:35:11. > :35:14.chamber of land. The spectators don't get up into this top part of

:35:14. > :35:24.the course, there's no room for them, so they wait on the left-hand

:35:24. > :35:46.

:35:46. > :35:52.side. They are not allowed up by revels in it. Yes, he relishes it.

:35:52. > :35:58.-- doesn't he? That's the way you have got to be. A couple of years

:35:58. > :36:08.ago at Pebble Beach, and early on, he was there in contention at the

:36:08. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:42.Olympic club for the US Open. 12. Great par three on this golf

:36:42. > :36:49.course. One of the great par threes in links golf, especially when the

:36:49. > :36:54.wind blows across. Now, that's a bad putt. I'm surprised that

:36:54. > :37:02.someone of his skill... Sometimes I think his putt a goes back too far.

:37:02. > :37:08.His backswing is so long. -- putter. Here is not good shot. I remember

:37:08. > :37:12.him as an amateur, he turned pro, and then he found the long putter

:37:12. > :37:19.up his left arm and rolls them in just like that. He has done well,

:37:19. > :37:25.coming back from two over-par earlier on. Working his way back.

:37:25. > :37:28.He's a very good player. An accumulator of money. A rather

:37:28. > :37:38.vulgar thing to say but nevertheless, you need a bit of

:37:38. > :37:47.

:37:47. > :37:52.reach? No. I think they're so used to putting on lightning-fast greens,

:37:52. > :38:01.when they get some were a little bit slower, they are a bit lost.

:38:01. > :38:07.They were like that last week. Now, Tiger. Got to be accurate with the

:38:07. > :38:12.second shot to the eight. The whole position is Bailey on the green. --

:38:12. > :38:17.barely on the green. When it at the front like that, no point schooling

:38:17. > :38:24.back off the green. That's perfect. With the greens holding, you can

:38:24. > :38:32.afford to be 5, 6, 7 yards beyond the pin. Or that's where you try to

:38:32. > :38:38.aim at. That is a good result for Tiger. This probably 20 feet, or so,

:38:38. > :38:42.up to the green. We have had a few go over to the bunker on the right

:38:42. > :38:47.and a couple on the left. You can see how much room there is behind

:38:47. > :38:52.the flag. Not that you want to good 20 yards behind, but there is room.

:38:52. > :38:57.Everybody talks about being so accurate, so perfect, on a distance

:38:57. > :39:01.but, of course, they still make mistakes. It's easy to make a

:39:01. > :39:05.mistake with this one. If you get too greedy, it will roll back 20

:39:05. > :39:11.yards to the green. If you give it that little bit extra, it easier to

:39:11. > :39:21.be 20 feet long. He needs to be re- accurate, Justin Rose, from 171

:39:21. > :39:25.

:39:25. > :39:31.at all. Is extraordinary, isn't it? He came out full of beans, chatting

:39:31. > :39:39.away, full of confidence, looking forward to playing Tiger Woods in

:39:39. > :39:49.the Open Championship and its absolute misery. Ernie Els.

:39:49. > :39:57.

:39:57. > :40:07.Something else, I used to call him his forties. Garcia, a little

:40:07. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :40:19.nine-iron compared to Tiger with an eight iron, so he should certainly

:40:19. > :40:25.be able to get this one to stop quickly. This is a dangerous shot,

:40:25. > :40:31.I think, because if he hits it a little bit heavy, he could do what

:40:31. > :40:41.Justin Rose has done. If he hits it flat out, I think he will be all

:40:41. > :40:47.

:40:47. > :40:52.it, as well. Well, they don't give each other that extra five yards.

:40:52. > :40:57.They don't play that sort of golf now. I couldn't agree more. They

:40:57. > :41:02.seem to have lost the art of playing hard shots and flighting

:41:02. > :41:11.the ball in a different way. They are all bashing it through the air.

:41:11. > :41:20.Now, a superb tee shot. Nine holes completed. And a very nice nine

:41:20. > :41:30.holes indeed. Three under. One drop shot at the 6th. Darren Clarke for

:41:30. > :41:34.

:41:34. > :41:44.birdie. He is three over as we be there for the weekend, the

:41:44. > :42:04.

:42:04. > :42:14.on them. There is no dramatic slopes like we see it so many

:42:14. > :42:36.

:42:36. > :42:46.courses, particularly in new course Thailand, one under. 16th hole, 386

:42:46. > :43:00.

:43:00. > :43:06.second shot. It's so important to take advantage of this weather, the

:43:06. > :43:11.way it is now. For the potential winners. Will certainly look no

:43:11. > :43:21.it's some of the potential winners in Lee Westwood, Tiger Woods, Bubba

:43:21. > :43:22.

:43:22. > :43:32.Watson, possibly. Here he is. At the 10th. Third shot. He has been

:43:32. > :43:42.

:43:42. > :43:47.in a spot of bother, but he may happened to Justin Rose. He had his

:43:47. > :43:52.first chip shot from 20 yards short and did not make it to the green.

:43:52. > :44:02.He could not have hit it any better. Now this one, a par. Currently four

:44:02. > :44:05.

:44:05. > :44:11.playing himself right out of this championship. He will get more and

:44:11. > :44:17.more cross. Very hard to settle down. The inward nine if it isn't

:44:17. > :44:27.one you could get back in at 31 a or birdie two at the top of the hat.

:44:27. > :44:28.

:44:28. > :44:34.So easily done. -- or 32. Yes, I think he is putting it. Yes, the

:44:34. > :44:44.advantage of links golf, so many choices but this type of shot.

:44:44. > :45:20.

:45:20. > :45:25.Tony. Exciting things going on. impressive, Tony? He is. Anything

:45:25. > :45:34.left of the pin, a big, there is danger of going in. But he wasn't

:45:34. > :45:44.having any of it. He can play relatively conservative golf coming

:45:44. > :46:13.

:46:13. > :46:17.yard to go, he thought he had found the bottom of the cup. You have had

:46:17. > :46:27.a chance to play with Jack Nicklaus a lot. How would you compare him

:46:27. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:41.strong. Jack was so mentally strong. He knew how to charge his way

:46:41. > :46:46.around a golf course. They both had the power, both great putters. More

:46:46. > :46:51.than anything, the course management was there. They had

:46:51. > :47:01.steady head on their shoulders, total confidence in their ability.

:47:01. > :47:28.

:47:28. > :47:32.par after a nine-iron. That is a bogey it makes you so cross. Slight

:47:32. > :47:42.misjudgment of distance, and you throw strokes away and what is a

:47:42. > :47:42.

:47:42. > :47:47.relatively simple hole if you find the fairway. No shortage of people.

:47:47. > :47:57.We mentioned record crowds during practice days, despite the rather

:47:57. > :47:57.

:47:57. > :48:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:48:48. > :48:58.Justin away cup. -- Wake up, wake up and down. He is attached to a

:48:58. > :49:15.

:49:15. > :49:25.the top of the leader board. Tiger Woods has been amazing with this

:49:25. > :49:36.

:49:36. > :49:41.green. A terrific shot. Sometimes, when he looks away, you imagine he

:49:41. > :49:45.has hit a bad one, but he's actually loving it. He's playing so

:49:45. > :49:52.within himself with that shot. You see the total control over the

:49:52. > :49:56.speed of the club face. He's back on it now, I must say, Tiger. He

:49:56. > :50:02.was so contained there I saw him earlier in the year. He was not

:50:02. > :50:06.messing with his swing any more, he was just getting on with that.

:50:06. > :50:16.Sergio Garcia, just waiting for the players to move from the green

:50:16. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :50:59.plays a little bit shorter than its Justin Rose here at the weekend.

:50:59. > :51:04.Sergio Garcia at two over par, you really need to make a score on this

:51:04. > :51:14.front nine. As you did all those years ago. Coming back, it gives

:51:14. > :51:30.

:51:30. > :51:40.birdies, certainly no more bogeys on the card. He has gone half a

:51:40. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :51:46.club too far. He's got a very awkward up and down. Nine bunkers

:51:46. > :51:51.on that hole. It is interesting, because if you do not chase the

:51:51. > :51:59.flag, and play for the middle of the green, it is quite simple. But

:51:59. > :52:09.if you take the pin on, and you play it too far, you're in trouble.

:52:09. > :52:25.

:52:26. > :52:35.Does dumpers it -- the bunkers are The 13th certainly offers a birdie

:52:36. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:09.chance. Excellent. That was a more, the last week's winner. He

:53:09. > :53:13.won and a playoff at the Scottish Open. That got him into the open. A

:53:13. > :53:23.good opening round. Anything a 70 or better, you'll be delighted with

:53:23. > :53:57.

:53:57. > :54:03.tense second shot. The 10th green slopes from back to front and if

:54:03. > :54:12.you pitch on it, you can get a bit of spin on it easily. If we look at

:54:12. > :54:19.their practise green, a few players preparing themselves. Have you ever

:54:19. > :54:24.stayed in that house? That scene has not changed much over 50 years!

:54:24. > :54:32.Scott and Tiger Woods lead at four under par. Tiger Woods is playing

:54:33. > :54:42.flawless golf, hasn't missed a short yet. Delightful to watch. A

:54:43. > :54:44.

:54:44. > :54:54.couple of wins for Jason, there. A lot of players on good form. Well,

:54:54. > :54:56.

:54:56. > :55:02.my goodness! Some people like this sort of thing. Would you think,

:55:02. > :55:12.Tony? I get enough ups and downs on the golf course, thank you very

:55:12. > :55:13.

:55:13. > :55:23.much! I do not need to invite them. I can think of anything worse! -- I

:55:23. > :55:39.

:55:39. > :55:45.nearly 45 degrees to his target! All the rules go out the window

:55:45. > :55:55.when it comes to Watson! He rips it down the fairway. He's so exciting

:55:55. > :55:58.

:55:58. > :56:06.to watch, I must say. This is the Tiger Woods crook. Justin Rose went

:56:06. > :56:16.through the group back. He tried to play a fancy chip shot and it did

:56:16. > :56:30.

:56:30. > :56:40.not come off. He has left himself to be a nightmare. Five over par

:56:40. > :57:03.

:57:03. > :57:11.and then the green runs away. He must have fond memories of every

:57:11. > :57:19.hole, Tory? I do. This is where I played my first Open, back and 63.

:57:19. > :57:25.Bob Charles' open. I played all four rounds and I was only 19. That

:57:25. > :57:35.was the start of my love affair with love them. -- with this golf

:57:35. > :57:53.

:57:53. > :57:56.highlight of my life up until that time. He has lost it! Out in 30.

:57:56. > :58:01.seems clear to me that, unless you're going to be in the red at

:58:01. > :58:10.the end of this first round, it is going to be hard to get back into

:58:10. > :58:20.this Championship for anyone outside par, certainly. There are a

:58:20. > :58:28.

:58:28. > :58:33.lot of players already shooting par Tiger Woods at the top of the

:58:33. > :58:43.leader board, because you know he is not going to fold under pressure.

:58:43. > :59:00.

:59:00. > :59:10.light rough. Judging it beautifully. Under the hole and easy, if there

:59:10. > :59:16.

:59:16. > :59:23.is such a thing, an easy putt, that one. The new back tee at Number 10.

:59:23. > :59:28.You cannot see the fairway, really, from the tee. You're unsighted.

:59:28. > :59:34.There is a new, deep chasm on the left. There is a big bank there. If

:59:34. > :59:44.you drift up on to the left, it is troublesome. If you find the

:59:44. > :59:47.fairway, but offer something. You can put a short iron into the green.

:59:47. > :59:53.A couple of bunkers on the right hand side. There dangerously

:59:53. > :59:58.positions. Tiger Woods, with this club, should have enough to get

:59:58. > :00:08.past those. There is another bunker to the left hand side. I cannot see

:00:08. > :00:33.

:00:33. > :00:43.another word that he likes. He's you can wander into a divot, and he

:00:43. > :00:54.

:00:54. > :01:04.has it. He is in control of his game. My, what a championship this

:01:04. > :01:11.

:01:11. > :01:21.and Darren Clarke. A birdie at the 11th. He is looking pretty handy at

:01:21. > :01:40.

:01:40. > :01:50.three under-par. Adam Scott leading season he has started to believe

:01:50. > :01:51.

:01:51. > :01:57.again and get back to the top, green. Can he get there, David?

:01:57. > :02:04.not sure, Ken. 278 yards and now his turn the corner on the back

:02:04. > :02:10.nine, it is likely into the breeze. Not much. 278? It is a links course,

:02:10. > :02:20.but it's right on the limit. Such a narrow entrance to thread your ball

:02:20. > :02:28.

:02:28. > :02:32.by as they used to be in days gone by. I think they may stop them.

:02:32. > :02:40.It's like aeroplanes flying over Augusta when the tournament is on.

:02:40. > :02:45.It's not allowed any more. Here he is. Give this a good hit. Looking

:02:45. > :02:49.to get to the front opening to this green. Not too much trouble. He has

:02:49. > :02:59.done well. Ride through the gully of the bunkers. Straightforward

:02:59. > :03:09.

:03:10. > :03:15.pitch up the green. A little He's only got his two-iron in the

:03:15. > :03:24.back, though. It's another world, isn't it? Look at this. Just look

:03:24. > :03:30.at this. Wonderful stuff. Unbelievable. Driving a two-iron.

:03:30. > :03:35.Just 265 yards. Into a slight breeze. Unbelievable. They are

:03:35. > :03:45.making a mockery of the game. didn't go that far on our holidays,

:03:45. > :04:09.

:04:09. > :04:16.under so a little bit of momentum here. A six iron. A bit of breeze

:04:16. > :04:26.coming off the left. Sounded sweeter off the face. Right into

:04:26. > :04:32.

:04:32. > :04:38.threes in golf, this one. It is but all those years ago, we were

:04:38. > :04:43.hitting longer clubs coming in lower trajectory. It may this hole

:04:43. > :04:51.of far more difficult. The wind usually whistling from left to

:04:51. > :05:00.right pushing you out of bounds. But, on this benign a day, hitting

:05:00. > :05:10.a medium lofted clubs. To me, it seems a lot easier. It is easier,

:05:10. > :05:26.

:05:26. > :05:33.Extended the hole by 56 yards. Not a bad spot. Just 50 yards behind

:05:33. > :05:43.Bubba Watson. They took out that burn on the left which made some

:05:43. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :05:57.Garcia, left of the 10th fairway. 140 left. And, of course, he's

:05:57. > :06:01.going to try to pray he gets good contact. He might have an outside

:06:01. > :06:07.chance of getting there with his genius. The other two players are

:06:07. > :06:16.nicely in the middle of the fairway. Just 120 yards remaining. Having

:06:16. > :06:22.said that, Tiger is in the divot. This was a little bit of hit and

:06:22. > :06:32.hope. A sharp angle out of that spindly stuff, otherwise you go to

:06:32. > :06:49.

:06:49. > :06:59.the left. Super shot. He made it It can go the other way. Justin

:06:59. > :07:02.

:07:02. > :07:06.Garcia. That might do something for him. Certainly Justin Rose needs

:07:06. > :07:16.something to help him. This one from 133 yards into a little breeze

:07:16. > :07:50.

:07:50. > :07:54.it would have been sad if that lie would have cost him because there

:07:54. > :07:59.was absolutely nothing wrong with the tee shot. An interesting way,

:07:59. > :08:09.though. He was beating down on it but my goodness. Jammed it right

:08:09. > :08:15.

:08:15. > :08:18.down there, drove it out of the in there. That is serious power. I

:08:18. > :08:25.remember Arnold Palmer could do that. His arms are working it out

:08:25. > :08:35.of the crater. Yes, a lot of players would see that ball in that

:08:35. > :08:39.lie and give up. But not him. Lee Westwood now. It is always going to

:08:39. > :08:49.be an awkward little pitch and he's elected to go with the putt of. It

:08:49. > :08:50.

:08:50. > :08:55.is a long putt. He has misjudged it badly. -- go with the putter.

:08:55. > :08:59.one of those pins on the ridge. If you get in between it, it's awkward.

:08:59. > :09:09.I think that was begging for the three wood, if you're going to play

:09:09. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:29.it off the green. Of course, you have his hands a little bit behind

:09:29. > :09:30.

:09:30. > :09:37.the ball. But he does it very well. He's got one of those putters which

:09:37. > :09:44.encourages you to do that. It up with a little dot on the back

:09:44. > :09:54.of the head. -- you line it up with a little dot on the back of the

:09:54. > :09:59.

:09:59. > :10:09.head. Yes. Good man! Good man! He had it a 3 under or wants early on.

:10:09. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:30.his putting, but how his eyes work on a putting. I've not had it this

:10:30. > :10:37.one. It's like an I test. You look at a screen and when you see the

:10:37. > :10:47.White Dot, you hit the button. fascinating stuff. I still think it

:10:47. > :10:47.

:10:47. > :11:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:11:51. > :11:57.seeing that lie off the tee. It can happen on a links course, the

:11:57. > :12:07.ball's running to the same little hollow. You find the odd divot.

:12:07. > :12:21.

:12:21. > :12:23.rub of the green, they say. Up the at the Open Championship but I

:12:23. > :12:33.don't think he will have that problem, certainly not in the early

:12:33. > :12:49.

:12:50. > :12:59.Grandstand, that. Often everybody is wearing black or grey water

:13:00. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:18.proofs. It's a pot-pourri of people. birdie. There must be a reason we

:13:18. > :13:25.are seeing him and that's the reason. He has been on a 30 so that

:13:25. > :13:35.was a 90 ft of. Home Run! That will bring a smile to anybody's face.

:13:35. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:19.under. One shot behind Adam Scott. Coming at the 14th, Tiger Woods at

:14:19. > :14:29.four under-par after his opening 10 holes. Paul Lawrie, a birdie chance

:14:29. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:36.he has got coming up. Currently 19 players under-par. Conditions

:14:36. > :14:46.almost perfect. A light breeze. Reasonably warm up. Welcome back,

:14:46. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:10.Peter. Just in time to see McDowell. while this day, whilst dull with no

:15:10. > :15:15.sun shining, you need to make it shine. Imagine it shining. Tiger is,

:15:15. > :15:21.and so are four or five others. The rest of the field, so far, only 13,

:15:21. > :15:26.14 players have reached the turn in under-par. The par is 34 which is a

:15:26. > :15:36.bit hard, I suppose. Only a dozen or so have broken that figure and

:15:36. > :15:57.

:15:57. > :16:02.mishit it. If you cannot reach the par five in two, it is a good thing

:16:02. > :16:12.to decide. Exactly. As long as you hit the fairway, it does not make

:16:12. > :16:19.much difference. A friend from Australia is here, Wayne Grady.

:16:19. > :16:23.What you think can, Wayne? It is fantastic. The guys are lucky

:16:23. > :16:33.coming out in some benign conditions. Yesterday, it looked

:16:33. > :16:45.

:16:45. > :16:50.He's just not getting those birdies at missing the fairway, but that is

:16:50. > :17:00.not too bad. It is not in the punishing stuff. He has only missed

:17:00. > :17:00.

:17:00. > :17:08.it by a foot or two. He might be playing Spectator, mind a? Yes,

:17:08. > :17:16.whatever that means! Watching Tiger! You're too subtle for me.

:17:16. > :17:26.Yes, I know. We have a huge crowd here. I'm sure they're not just

:17:26. > :17:35.

:17:35. > :17:45.entertaining windier playing well, and certainly, Justin has not

:17:45. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:53.played well and he has had some bad luck as well. Some cloud going by.

:17:53. > :18:01.He's used a fascinating. The facilities are being shared by a

:18:01. > :18:07.American friends from ESPN. We can see whether clubhouses, there is

:18:07. > :18:15.the 9th hole, tucked right up in the corner. There used to -- there

:18:15. > :18:19.are two tented villages this year. There is a driving range, practice

:18:19. > :18:29.ground. The practise ground facilities here are very tight. The

:18:29. > :18:55.

:18:55. > :19:05.Players' Championship in the early 2000. Many of us thought he might

:19:05. > :19:10.

:19:10. > :19:15.have had a major by now. A round of 69. The retired paratrooper. That

:19:15. > :19:21.is the view from up on high. This opening morning has been very

:19:21. > :19:24.interesting. It has been dull, somewhat over cast. Perfect

:19:24. > :19:34.conditions for golf. Some of the big names have struggled, others

:19:34. > :19:34.

:19:34. > :20:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:20:24. > :20:27.have taken a grip on things. It is It is shaping up beautifully.

:20:27. > :20:34.Perhaps the most benign conditions we're going to get all week. Play

:20:34. > :20:37.got under way here at 6:30am this morning. If you are just joining us,

:20:37. > :20:42.where have you been? We have been on their since 9 o'clock in the

:20:42. > :20:47.morning. Even in these relatively calm conditions, this course is

:20:47. > :20:52.proving a severe test for the world's best golfers. Passing the

:20:52. > :20:56.examination so far, with honours, you expect him to - the man who has

:20:56. > :21:03.shown probably more than most what it takes to win the Claret Jug.

:21:03. > :21:08.Tiger Woods, pursuing his it first major for four years. His opening

:21:08. > :21:14.iron at the short par three was perfectly on line. There are real

:21:14. > :21:22.statement of intent. Australia's Adam Scott, right now the top

:21:22. > :21:32.ranked golfer not from the UK a America. Thank you had back to back

:21:32. > :21:36.

:21:36. > :21:43.birdies but the 11th and 12th. He's has seen to that. After missing the

:21:43. > :21:49.cut last week at Castle Stuart, 1999 Open winner Paul Lawrie's

:21:49. > :21:57.desire has been sharpened. A birdie at the 13th to go back to three

:21:57. > :22:04.under par. Wonderful so far from the likes of Paul Lawrie, Graham

:22:04. > :22:14.McDowell, Watson and Scott. The four men of the year are converging

:22:14. > :22:19.

:22:19. > :22:29.on the leader board as we speak. Lee Westwood, one under par through

:22:29. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :22:38.12 holes. We have had some great We have had already won the Open

:22:38. > :22:44.winner of this week. It is the Junior Open, just down the road. It

:22:44. > :22:50.was one for the first time by a girl, the 16 year-old from Japan.

:22:50. > :22:58.She did not just when, she entirely obliterated the field. She won a by

:22:58. > :23:08.14 shot, with a total of 16 under par. Listen to this victory speech.

:23:08. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:17.Checkout a message to the boys! Finally, boys, practise hard!

:23:17. > :23:25.right! There is no doubt that the lads here have been putting their

:23:25. > :23:28.time in on the practise their ways. -- on the practise a fair ways.

:23:28. > :23:35.They are all attempting to land the oldest prize in golf, the Claret

:23:36. > :23:45.Jug. There are some star names to watch this morning. There are few

:23:46. > :23:47.

:23:47. > :23:57.more or later on. Rory Michael Roy, Northern Ireland's world number two.

:23:57. > :23:57.

:23:57. > :24:07.He plays at 21 minutes past two. Fowler of America, is out with

:24:07. > :24:13.

:24:13. > :24:17.Padraig Harrington. A long time to wait, forward Donald. What a high

:24:17. > :24:27.quality trio this is. Phil Mickelson was a runner up in the

:24:27. > :24:40.

:24:40. > :24:47.Open Championship last year. A under, alongside Johnson. Thomas,

:24:47. > :24:51.already a winner on the European Tour, and South Africa is the third

:24:51. > :24:54.largest representative -- has the third largest number of

:24:54. > :25:01.representatives in the Open Championship this year. There are

:25:01. > :25:06.six got, Americans and English break-up there highest number of

:25:06. > :25:10.representatives. Paul Lawrie, back- to-back birdies at the 14th and

:25:10. > :25:14.15th takes into a tie for second at four under par. It is all going on

:25:14. > :25:18.out there for Paul, and I know he was so really disappointed to miss

:25:18. > :25:25.the cut last week at the Scottish Open. Perhaps the weekend off has

:25:25. > :25:28.done in the world of good. Watching that should keep us busy until 8

:25:28. > :25:34.o'clock tonight. Some of the juiciest rough we have seen for

:25:34. > :25:38.many years. Ian Poulter tweaked it yesterday that the rough was so

:25:38. > :25:48.high, we might have to send out a search party of Ian Woosnam was in

:25:48. > :25:58.the field. No offence intended, I assume!

:25:58. > :26:11.

:26:11. > :26:20.shot because of the bunkers, but it looks like a good idea. A little

:26:20. > :26:30.too strong. He's playing it as a par five. Playing a very, -- a very

:26:30. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:54.grown-up, sensible game. well. Should be a player of ground

:26:54. > :27:12.

:27:12. > :27:18.links golf courses. He has come in why does he drift in and out of

:27:18. > :27:23.form as dramatically as he does? Know, I don't. His putting is a

:27:23. > :27:33.little bit hit-and-miss. It has been better with the longer putter.

:27:33. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:56.He tends to throw in a bad mistake bumps. 360 odd yards. A slight

:27:56. > :28:11.

:28:11. > :28:17.curve from left to right. Graham surface. The flag could be an

:28:17. > :28:25.easier position. Fund left, looking right into the green. If the wind

:28:25. > :28:30.is up, it is a monster. Back and right, and I heard Tory-led to it

:28:30. > :28:40.earlier, the out of bounds there on the right hand side. -- I heard

:28:40. > :28:44.Tony a lead to it earlier. A host of players on four under par.

:28:44. > :28:49.are starting to see better scoring now, Peter. It was slow at the

:28:50. > :28:55.beginning of the day, wasn't it? was, very much so. Once you get

:28:55. > :29:02.over those players at 4 under, you very down -- you're down very

:29:02. > :29:11.quickly to one under par players. It is a par 70, which is a hard par.

:29:11. > :29:15.One over or two over par is not a disgraceful score by any means.

:29:15. > :29:25.There is Jeev Milkha Singh, he was going great guns on the first nine,

:29:25. > :29:28.

:29:28. > :29:37.he dropped two or three you in the inward nine. Early days for this

:29:37. > :29:44.lot, but a couple of good rounds there. Tom Watson was going round

:29:44. > :29:54.every hole in par, just dropped a shot. Todd Hamilton, a former

:29:54. > :29:55.

:29:55. > :30:01.winner. Nice to see a smiling face! Defending champion there, and if

:30:01. > :30:05.you wonder what those little silver badges are, that is a competitor's

:30:05. > :30:09.badge, and it shows they're competing, they are in the field

:30:09. > :30:18.and that they can going to the clubhouse, they can go wherever

:30:18. > :30:28.they like! I don't think that will ever catch on, that water stuff. I

:30:28. > :30:59.

:30:59. > :31:09.this difficult 12th. McDowell seems to have his irons dialled in.

:31:09. > :31:43.

:31:43. > :31:48.Sergio. He has got the putter out, wanted to. Just a slight misread. A

:31:48. > :31:58.well, it didn't go where he obviously thought it would. Just

:31:58. > :32:27.

:32:27. > :32:34.absolutely miscued it. A lot of swing there. Played it as a par

:32:34. > :32:39.five. A couple of centenaries for you, Dumfries and County. They are

:32:39. > :32:49.celebrating their one hundreds. Also, over in Dublin. They are

:32:49. > :32:56.having a centenary ball on Saturday the 21st. Justin Rose, now, trying

:32:56. > :33:02.to turn the tide. Hang on, it went off in his hands. It's been that

:33:02. > :33:07.type of day for him. All that talk about how wonderfully he has been

:33:07. > :33:17.practising this week. There you go, Pete, you would look good in that.

:33:17. > :33:21.

:33:21. > :33:29.They are very patriotic. Perhaps to force things to happen now with

:33:29. > :33:33.that first putt. He has got his stern face on at the moment. He

:33:33. > :33:39.looked so happy when he strolled on to they practise ground three hours

:33:39. > :33:49.ago. Golf can be a cruel game. This is a good area for golf, all along

:33:49. > :33:49.

:33:49. > :33:54.this coast. They are having the English amateur championship in a

:33:54. > :34:04.nearby golf club in August. That's a lovely club. If you get a chance,

:34:04. > :34:26.

:34:26. > :34:31.Warner who has requested the cricket scores at this week.

:34:31. > :34:36.Apparently a keeper giving up the cricket stores -- scores and

:34:36. > :34:41.upsetting him. I promise I won't do that any more. It's between England

:34:41. > :34:48.and South Africa anyway so I'm not interested. Paul Lawrie, the second

:34:48. > :34:53.into the 16th green and a beauty. But it ain't links golf, is it?

:34:53. > :34:58.They are peppering them in. A little bit more bounce. They

:34:58. > :35:04.continued to play through the air. Tiger on the 12th. That, to me, is

:35:04. > :35:09.the beauty of the Open Championship. Weather conditions, you know, they

:35:09. > :35:12.just set up the golf course. It has been set up tough but the

:35:12. > :35:18.conditions will dictate the play and this week we have had some very

:35:18. > :35:23.soft conditions. How has the 12th hole played? It's one of the most

:35:23. > :35:29.difficult par threes, only four birdies. The flat today is in the

:35:29. > :35:34.front left, easy. Back right, can you see how close that gate is on

:35:34. > :35:37.the right-hand side? It runs on to the road which circumnavigates the

:35:37. > :35:41.whole of the golf course. Well, it is not a bothersome today because

:35:41. > :35:47.of there is very little wind and this is a straightforward shot if

:35:47. > :35:54.you can hit straight. It's been very interesting watching Tiger

:35:54. > :35:59.Woods played today. Yes, playing a very safe. Always on the safe side

:35:59. > :36:09.of the hole. The safe side of this hole is to the right. This is

:36:09. > :36:28.

:36:28. > :36:35.style. But he has this for a birdie at the 15th. And he rolls it in

:36:35. > :36:45.again. Very good hole, the 15th, par four. A hard one, but not today.

:36:45. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:58.He leads by two. Peter Thompson won the Open here in 1958. Can I dumped

:36:58. > :36:58.

:36:59. > :37:03.follow? Zach Johnson. -- can Adam follow? Yes, it's a good shot. It's

:37:03. > :37:07.interesting that only one British player, Tony Jacklin, who was

:37:07. > :37:17.weather's half an hour ago, is the only winner of this championship.

:37:17. > :37:22.

:37:22. > :37:26.He always overseas players starting magic you can come up with here.

:37:26. > :37:34.Third shot. I thought it might have been his second. A shortish par

:37:34. > :37:41.four. He really has a wonderful pair of hands. Not the tidiest chip

:37:41. > :37:51.there. Paul Lawrie. That's better. It has turned left. Just not enough

:37:51. > :38:06.

:38:06. > :38:16.pace. That was for a birdie. Just of players at 4 under. Good looking

:38:16. > :38:36.

:38:36. > :38:42.the tee. A bit long for a birdie at 13. Par here at Lytham is 17. David

:38:42. > :38:46.Duval, at the 2001 winner, he said the other day in some ways he felt

:38:47. > :38:51.like he was the defending champion because we have not been here for

:38:51. > :38:54.11 years. A dramatic struggle in the last decade, of course but not

:38:54. > :39:01.in the least bit better. Let's get his thoughts about his opening

:39:01. > :39:08.David, how was that for you, returning to Lytham as the last man

:39:08. > :39:13.to win an Open Championship here? It's nice. I didn't think I would,

:39:13. > :39:19.but I do have some small feeling of defending. It's given me a bit of a

:39:19. > :39:25.boost. I've really enjoyed the last few days practising here and

:39:25. > :39:28.playing. I've had several people remarking, you are welcome in

:39:28. > :39:32.Lytham at any time, which was really, really kind and I played

:39:32. > :39:37.quite well today. I was very pleased with how I struck the golf

:39:37. > :39:43.ball. In my last tournament other John Dear tournament, I putted

:39:43. > :39:47.quite poorly, and missed several little putts today. I could have

:39:47. > :39:51.put it 71 easily. You still intent a place and very competitive golf

:39:51. > :39:59.in the years to come, don't you? You are by no means a sentimental

:39:59. > :40:04.golf of. No, that's not the approach. I think, when I and 60,

:40:04. > :40:08.my last year, I will come over here in a ceremonial manner and maybe

:40:08. > :40:12.have some grand kids watching in such. But until then, I'm not going

:40:12. > :40:22.to take a sport in the field of I don't think I can compete and win

:40:22. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :40:58.bogey on 13, which has really quick start this morning. Then had

:40:58. > :41:15.

:41:15. > :41:25.a few bogeys and drop shots. And A startled look on his face. Oh

:41:25. > :41:29.

:41:30. > :41:38.this 13th hole today. We have seen two of them are by two of the main

:41:38. > :41:48.contenders. Ernie Els. For a par. Suddenly, we're getting back into

:41:48. > :41:59.

:41:59. > :42:05.here, wasn't it, Peter? You used have to get under-par and then hang

:42:05. > :42:09.around on the back nine. This has not been a good day for him. He

:42:09. > :42:19.started on a nice tee shot on the first. Missed by 12 feet and from

:42:19. > :42:37.

:42:37. > :42:42.there on in, it has been a bit of a Johnson. On a 14. To the 12th,

:42:42. > :42:51.Tiger. Tiger Woods has had four chances like this in the last five

:42:52. > :42:57.holes and even though he has tried, he has not made one. Straightaway,

:42:57. > :43:02.he knew, didn't he? Up yes, he was up and out of that one. He looks

:43:02. > :43:06.agitated to me. I don't know why. From the first hole, he has had a

:43:06. > :43:13.grumpy look on his face. He does not do much to make people love him.

:43:13. > :43:23.Strange, strange, strange. Fred Freud would have some fun with him.

:43:23. > :43:29.Paul Lawrie. Coming up 17. This is just a wonderful par four. Down the

:43:29. > :43:34.right and left. Heavily bunkered. 20 bunkers on this hole. That is

:43:34. > :43:44.perfect. The second shot now turns a little bit to the left and is

:43:44. > :43:45.

:43:45. > :43:52.Way back in the corner. Those bunkers down there, menacing on

:43:52. > :43:58.both sides. The water, a couple of weeks ago these aerial shots were

:43:58. > :44:01.taken after some heavy rain. The second shot turns left over these

:44:01. > :44:10.dunes which leaves the putting surface blind and again, well

:44:10. > :44:20.bunkered. Just four fours this week and they will be well up on the

:44:20. > :44:31.

:44:31. > :44:41.all the water lying in the bunkers, how well this course has recovered,

:44:41. > :45:01.

:45:01. > :45:06.and what a wonderful job the ground You were saying before, Peter,

:45:06. > :45:13.every now and again, out of nowhere he throws in a high score for so a

:45:13. > :45:23.couple of double bogeys. And then loses momentum. He certainly plays

:45:23. > :45:29.

:45:29. > :45:38.ahead of Johnson. A couple of champions in his wake, Paul Lawrie

:45:38. > :45:48.and Tiger Woods. There is a new name at the bottom

:45:48. > :45:58.there, from the USA. I must keep my eye on him. It goes very quickly

:45:58. > :45:58.

:45:58. > :46:08.down to two under. A nice opening score there, 69. They are all in

:46:08. > :46:24.

:46:24. > :46:33.good shape. In trouble. A nasty bunker, but someone will going with

:46:33. > :46:42.a bunker rake and clean that up. We get lots of people saying, these

:46:42. > :46:49.pros or walking out of bunkers and not tidying up. There is one there,

:46:49. > :46:56.on every green. The volunteer and take their holidays. The score

:46:56. > :47:00.boards are run by the schools. Charterhouse have been running for

:47:00. > :47:10.a long time, and there are a wonderful addition to the magic of

:47:10. > :47:17.

:47:17. > :47:22.this Championship. A lot of to-ing and fro-ing. I was thinking, Wayne,

:47:22. > :47:26.when you think back years ago, and these championships where played

:47:26. > :47:30.before the invention at cylindrical long moors, they had a few sheep on

:47:30. > :47:40.the course to keep the fair ways down under the old boy with the

:47:40. > :47:40.

:47:40. > :48:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:48:26. > :48:36.We used to call it the Augusta look like that. Now, this is not

:48:36. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:58.fairway on this 440 yards par four. He's looking at a left-handed shot.

:48:58. > :48:58.

:48:58. > :49:06.He has done brilliantly. Is that a short you practise? -- is that a

:49:06. > :49:16.shot you practise? Lee Westwood is making very heavy-going of it at

:49:16. > :49:37.

:49:37. > :49:41.open Championship record. Many moons ago, Peter Thomson managed it.

:49:41. > :49:47.Maureen has been out. We have rather neglected her today, which

:49:47. > :49:52.is a very difficult thing to do. Maureen, tell us something. Peter,

:49:52. > :49:57.I have been privileged to watch Johnson plot his way around this

:49:57. > :50:04.golf course. He has had half-a- dozen single putts, superb iron

:50:04. > :50:12.play. On the 15, the second of the two par fives, and he's in perfect

:50:12. > :50:22.position once again. 280 yards to go, he's going in with a little

:50:22. > :50:27.

:50:28. > :50:37.rescue club. Quite a Stefaan shaft, and he doesn't like it.

:50:38. > :50:40.

:50:40. > :50:44.Maureen, what have you done to him? There are three threes on the

:50:44. > :50:51.outward nine. You feel like you have to build your foundation on

:50:51. > :50:57.the first nine holes. He will not have too difficult a shot from

:50:57. > :51:04.there, I think. He is not on a down slope. He might have a tricky

:51:04. > :51:13.little chip. We will wait and see. Ernie's feet are a little bit above

:51:13. > :51:19.the ball. It is a decent lie. He is getting a good look at this. He has

:51:19. > :51:29.had a few loose shot. We have had a few cold shot. I have been very

:51:29. > :51:40.

:51:40. > :51:44.impressed with how his putting is hole, he doesn't want to do it

:51:44. > :51:54.again. What of bunkers in and around the green, but Ernie ignores

:51:54. > :51:58.the ball. A beautiful shot. I had a wonderful battle here with Arnold

:51:58. > :52:03.Palmer in the 1961 Ryder cup. We finished all square, I thought I

:52:03. > :52:10.had got him but he holed out of the bunker for a four when I was about

:52:11. > :52:19.a foot away at 3. He did not pleas the at the time. -- it did not

:52:19. > :52:28.please me at the time. I played in four. I saw some great champions

:52:28. > :52:33.win here. I played quite well here, I finished eight and 69. 11th and

:52:33. > :52:41.58. I finished with a 661 year, and if the wind had got up under had

:52:41. > :52:47.been an earthquake, I might have made it. Davis Love's father was

:52:47. > :52:56.the first one to pick me. And you when you first four-figure cheque

:52:56. > :53:02.in your career here. How about that? It is exactly what did 32nd

:53:02. > :53:12.player here will win this week in one go! The defending champion is

:53:12. > :53:12.

:53:12. > :53:18.not having a good time. Darren, we bleed for you! Darren Clarke's

:53:18. > :53:23.score card is littered with a four bogeys today. I'm not making

:53:23. > :53:28.excuses for him because I am such a fan, but he has been a little

:53:28. > :53:35.unlucky. A couple of dodgy lies in bunkers and the shank out of it and

:53:35. > :53:45.it does not long take mock -- it does not take long to add up.

:53:45. > :54:10.

:54:10. > :54:20.out. If he does not hole that, that tee. That was quite a long way back.

:54:20. > :54:29.

:54:29. > :54:35.He is starting to let the round about. The top left was where Gary

:54:35. > :54:45.Player's ball went. They were scuttling around, looking for his

:54:45. > :54:55.

:54:55. > :54:58.smiley face? It is just sliding away. If he finishes off, no worse

:54:58. > :55:08.than a four run the last, that will be an extra -- an excellent round

:55:08. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:28.from Paul Lawrie. He needs a 4 for from Watson, delighted. We say it

:55:28. > :55:31.is all-important, but he is three under par, was four. He was in

:55:31. > :55:41.danger of dropping two in a row. The momentum would have gone the

:55:41. > :56:03.

:56:04. > :56:13.he has not pushed himself out of contention yet. Andrew is back with

:56:14. > :56:33.

:56:33. > :56:43.feisty start. Does not look too pleased. Four under par is not

:56:43. > :57:02.

:57:02. > :57:10.making and happy. He is also three over par currently. It will be a

:57:10. > :57:19.welcome birdie if he can roll that in. The Australians lose a lot of

:57:19. > :57:29.sleep during the Open Championship. It is 10 o'clock tonight. Just

:57:29. > :57:29.

:57:29. > :58:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:58:23. > :58:33.talking about chopping this out. summer like Johnson, not long, but

:58:33. > :59:08.

:59:08. > :59:13.The wind is coming from the usual two holes to be a first player in

:59:13. > :59:22.Open Championship history can beat 63. Eight players have shot 63 over

:59:22. > :59:32.the years. The wind is picking up, as was

:59:32. > :59:34.

:59:34. > :59:41.forecast. Then look at this! We have five in the top seven, all

:59:41. > :59:45.major champions. Wayne Grady was saying, everyone and Australia will

:59:45. > :59:55.be jumping up and down, because their man, Adam Scott, is going

:59:55. > :59:59.

:00:00. > :00:09.beautifully. He has made eight birdies is the 4th hole. A lot of

:00:10. > :00:20.

:00:20. > :00:30.the usual suspects are right up at another birdie. It is the seeing

:00:30. > :00:30.

:00:30. > :01:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:01:10. > :01:16.distance again that he has not made this is Graeme McDowell's third.

:01:16. > :01:26.Pretty much the same as Bubba Watson, a similar putt to save his

:01:26. > :01:36.par. Jamie Donaldson on the 18th. His good form continuing, after his

:01:36. > :01:43.

:01:43. > :01:53.win at Royal Port Rush. He is finding a bit of trouble there. At

:01:53. > :01:56.

:01:56. > :02:06.least the pin is on a good side for him. An iron from the tee is a

:02:06. > :02:07.

:02:07. > :02:17.popular choice here. It is a great opportunity today to get a score on

:02:17. > :02:18.

:02:18. > :02:25.the board with the conditions as they are. 220 yards for Lee

:02:25. > :02:32.Westwood, straight into the teeth of the wind, which is getting up.

:02:32. > :02:42.That is a pretty good effort to to the front of the green. You can see

:02:42. > :02:44.

:02:44. > :02:54.the flag just starting to bend a little bit and sway gently. Ernie

:02:54. > :02:54.

:02:54. > :03:00.has got the big stick out, trying to go for the green. Brandt

:03:00. > :03:07.Snedeker had a hole-in-one, an albatross, in practice here. That

:03:07. > :03:17.is a beauty from Ernie Els. That is no mean feat. There are lots of

:03:17. > :03:30.

:03:31. > :03:40.shot. Beautifully played! They have added in the bunker down the left-

:03:41. > :03:41.

:03:42. > :03:51.hand side here. It normally plays back into the wind. He is doing

:03:51. > :04:01.well since coming back from injury problems again. So, our leader, 7-

:04:01. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:42.That is a good for for Adam Scott. His next he shot is very difficult,

:04:42. > :04:52.bunkers across the fairway in different areas. Bill's history

:04:52. > :04:56.

:04:56. > :05:01.await? Jamie Donaldson. This is four-power. This is for a 68. --

:05:01. > :05:11.Four Power. That is a great round to the the only Welshman in the

:05:11. > :05:14.

:05:14. > :05:24.field. He turned it around well, he was two shots over-par after seven

:05:24. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :06:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:06:30. > :06:40.there! He had a great US Open, and is looking to ants this, that would

:06:40. > :06:47.

:06:47. > :06:52.be a nice double. -- to add this. That is a very good leaderboard.

:06:52. > :07:02.Look at his strong left-hand grip, there. All of his knuckles are

:07:02. > :07:11.showing. He has an interesting follow-through. He does not falls

:07:11. > :07:21.his elbow at all. He has been extraordinarily effective today.

:07:21. > :07:39.

:07:39. > :07:49.Working again! That is to go to 6- likes it. He likes it! Why wouldn't

:07:49. > :07:56.

:07:57. > :08:04.he like it!? That is for a 65. It has been some round of golf.

:08:04. > :08:11.shot 65 in the final round of son George's. This would equal his

:08:11. > :08:21.lowest ever score if he rolls that in. This is about 40 feet for Lee

:08:21. > :08:21.

:08:21. > :09:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:09:08. > :09:18.Westwood. There is quite a bit of 18th tee, Adam Scott with an iron.

:09:18. > :09:20.

:09:20. > :09:29.Up ahead, Paul Lawrie marches on to the final green. She must avoid the

:09:29. > :09:39.bunkers that cross the fairway. Goodness me! A touch of nerves, I

:09:39. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:50.would say. I am off the tee, horrible. A bit of gardening for

:09:50. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:03.Paul Lawrie. He has almost earned his place in the Ryder cup. Ernie

:10:03. > :10:13.Els, the eagle putt on the 16th. was a terrific tee shot, a very

:10:13. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:25.narrow throat of green to run the ball up. She was not far away. --

:10:25. > :10:57.

:10:57. > :11:01.he. That will be a very simple is a good start for Bubba Watson. A

:11:01. > :11:10.lot of people were interested to see how he would handle their links

:11:10. > :11:20.golf. He had a wonderful win at the Masters in April. He is a new

:11:20. > :11:21.

:11:21. > :11:28.cultural in golf. -- Cult Hero. Sergio Garcia has missed the

:11:28. > :11:34.fairway to the right. He is lucky that he has landed on a place for

:11:35. > :11:44.all the spectators have been walking. 182 yards left to the pin.

:11:45. > :11:46.

:11:46. > :11:56.He has actually got quite a good angle from here. He can see the

:11:56. > :12:26.

:12:26. > :12:33.pain to the left of the crowd. -- all going in the same direction,

:12:33. > :12:43.you do have the risk of it coming out as a hop. You would rather that

:12:43. > :13:23.

:13:23. > :13:33.risk than playing it out of the finish! That is a great round from

:13:33. > :13:41.

:13:41. > :13:48.Paul Lawrie. It is a 65. Just one bogey, six birdies. Only the second

:13:48. > :13:57.Under 71st round score for Paul Lawrie at the Open. Her son so he

:13:57. > :14:06.has won its -- since he won it, he has missed nine cuts and the Open.

:14:06. > :14:16.She is right back in form. Johnston and 16 for a birdie. --

:14:16. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :15:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:15:23. > :15:33.caddy of Tiger Woods, advising Adam see the ball, so it is not too bad.

:15:33. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:45.He will just be pitching it out. She has done a good job. Still an

:15:45. > :16:19.

:16:19. > :16:29.Meanwhile, Mickelson is slapping them away on the range. He found

:16:29. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:42.Scottish and then he came back and had a good weekend. He has learnt

:16:42. > :16:46.to appreciate links golf, hasn't he? Well, back in the early 2000s,

:16:46. > :16:52.I thought he played really well when he started to shorten his

:16:52. > :17:02.swing and hit three-quarter shots. I thought that was when he played

:17:02. > :17:03.

:17:03. > :17:07.some of his best links golf. HAZEL IRVINE: He did indeed, of

:17:07. > :17:11.course, and was a tie a runner-up at Royal St George's last year.

:17:11. > :17:21.That was his best finish in the Open Championship. Someone else he

:17:21. > :17:23.

:17:23. > :17:28.went very well three years back was The sun is coming out. Yes.

:17:28. > :17:32.Conditions this morning were pretty generous and hopefully us afternoon

:17:32. > :17:38.starters will get similar conditions. The wind is picking up

:17:39. > :17:46.a little bit. At the Lee the can take advantage. You look nice and

:17:46. > :17:50.relaxed practising. There are a few butterflies. It is the biggest

:17:50. > :17:55.championships in the world. I have had a couple of chances in recent

:17:55. > :18:00.years but yes, a little bit of nerves, but also very excited.

:18:00. > :18:06.Really excited to get going. challenging course. A very

:18:06. > :18:16.challenging. It has changed a bit since I was here eight years ago.

:18:16. > :18:19.

:18:19. > :18:28.But it is a tough golf course no into form, Ross Fisher. And well

:18:28. > :18:34.this man find his form? Also, they will be in anticipation. They see

:18:34. > :18:44.the scores on the board out there. They know they have a lot of work

:18:44. > :19:23.

:19:23. > :19:33.He feels he has left something there but it was not quite good

:19:33. > :19:43.

:19:43. > :19:53.one of the men to shoot 63 in the history of the Open. The Masters as

:19:53. > :20:19.

:20:19. > :20:29.He has clipped the edge of the bunker and shot the balls to the

:20:29. > :20:29.

:20:29. > :21:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:21:50. > :21:54.other side. You can see there where that he will see, on the

:21:54. > :22:00.leaderboard, if he cares to look at them, he will unknown he's a long

:22:00. > :22:10.way back. But still a long way to go. A good tee shot on the left and

:22:10. > :22:39.

:22:39. > :22:49.Zach Johnson is very close to that disappointing finish there today

:22:49. > :23:28.

:23:28. > :23:38.for Adam Scott but a round of 64 birdies on his round. Two birdies

:23:38. > :24:07.

:24:07. > :24:17.The 18th and the 17th of the two hardest over the years in the opens

:24:17. > :24:17.

:24:17. > :24:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:24:58. > :25:07.club face square through the ball the east services. -- these

:25:08. > :25:35.

:25:35. > :25:45.four -- a dropped shot for Adam Scott on the 18th. That has gone

:25:45. > :26:13.

:26:13. > :26:21.off like a gun in his hand. Very He would like it to be blowing and

:26:22. > :26:31.firm and fast, but he still got it. Under-par. He has had all sorts of

:26:32. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:57.troubles with his right hand this Present today. That is the way to

:26:57. > :27:24.

:27:24. > :27:28.gather a two. From the bunker where strength is going to help him but,

:27:28. > :27:37.of course, there are so many bunkers between him and the green

:27:37. > :27:42.that he has got to really think about what he is going to do.

:27:42. > :27:52.simple rule with the cables there. Movable obstruction is and you just

:27:52. > :28:24.

:28:24. > :28:31.avoid these bunkers. He is not going to get stuck in them now.

:28:31. > :28:41.has not moved very far. That was not your normal swing. I have seen

:28:41. > :28:50.

:28:50. > :29:00.gone for a victory lap... I think he's just going to clear people out

:29:00. > :29:00.

:29:00. > :30:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:30:15. > :30:25.his horrible pitch. This is to trot them bad pitch. Adam Scott is out

:30:25. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:52.That is the 15th green. Phil, what is going on? Tiger Woods is deep in

:30:52. > :30:52.

:30:52. > :31:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:31:44. > :31:54.couldn't see it, I didn't want to green. A chance to get back to

:31:54. > :32:14.

:32:14. > :32:24.of 71 for Ian Poulter. He won the Australian Masters last year,

:32:24. > :32:35.

:32:35. > :32:45.That his strength for you, you can't substitute strength. That was

:32:45. > :33:01.

:33:01. > :33:05.some power there. Graeme McDowell, his alignment problems. Last year

:33:05. > :33:10.he was aiming way to the right, then pulling the that -- pulling

:33:10. > :33:16.the ball back on to the line. He wasn't very sharp. He seems to have

:33:16. > :33:24.it all sorted out now and he is playing a lot better. Now to Bubba

:33:24. > :33:34.Watson. He won't see much of the green here at all. That is the

:33:34. > :33:34.

:33:34. > :33:38.difficulty of the 17th. Bubba Watson was kind enough to sign some

:33:38. > :33:48.paintings of the 13th hole and a gust a then I bought this year,

:33:48. > :33:56.

:33:56. > :34:03.thank you! -- August the. At the moment, it is the Australian Adam

:34:03. > :34:10.Scott who leads the way after well -- after a wonderful round of 64.

:34:10. > :34:13.He did bogey the last hole. Nevertheless, he has a one-shot

:34:13. > :34:23.advantage over Paul Lawrie. Some of the great names are run their right

:34:23. > :34:27.

:34:27. > :34:32.That was a magnificent opening round. Well played. It is a great

:34:32. > :34:37.start to the tournament. Today is perfect out there. The rain has

:34:37. > :34:42.softened it up and there is hardly a breath of wind. It is pleasing to

:34:42. > :34:48.take advantage of that. You were able to make a score on the back

:34:48. > :34:54.nine. Was that down to the conditions? High a little bit. On

:34:54. > :34:59.some of those holes you still have to hit good shots. I got off to a

:34:59. > :35:04.shaky start, not hitting the first three fairways or greens, then find

:35:04. > :35:10.my rhythm from the 4th and played beautifully all the way through to

:35:10. > :35:16.my pulled tee-shot on the last hole. It is a very exciting leaderboard

:35:16. > :35:20.with Major champions of the past like Tiger Woods, Graeme McDowell

:35:20. > :35:24.and Paul Lawrie. Are you bracing yourself for a tougher challenge

:35:24. > :35:30.over the next three days? Absolutely. Hopefully the wind will

:35:30. > :35:35.get up a little bit. We will see the leaderboard spread out a bit.

:35:35. > :35:40.You will have to play well to stay up there. I am just happy to take

:35:40. > :35:46.advantage of the conditions. you would like to see it blow a

:35:46. > :35:50.little bit more? I would like to. I feel like my game is in good shape

:35:50. > :35:55.and I have a good feeling for the course in tough conditions, so

:35:55. > :36:05.hopefully the work I have done over the last week can pay off. Fabulous

:36:05. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :37:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:37:03. > :37:10.dark, really well played. -- Woods, back to 3-under par. He has

:37:10. > :37:19.used the iron off the tee really well today. He used at three-wood

:37:19. > :37:29.on the 7th hole and it got him into the full bit of trouble. -- her a

:37:29. > :37:29.

:37:29. > :38:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:38:20. > :38:25.Paul Lawrie, congratulations. A stellar start to the Championship.

:38:25. > :38:32.You have had a weekend off after missing the cut at the Scottish

:38:32. > :38:39.Open. Missing every green at the beginning and chipping in, was a

:38:39. > :38:44.nice start. I'm not one in from about 25 feet. It was the most

:38:44. > :38:53.bizarre six holes of my career, no question. Sometimes you need those

:38:53. > :38:59.bricks. We get enough bad luck, so it was a nice start. We talk about

:38:59. > :39:02.that the 9th conditions, have virtually no wind, no green, and

:39:02. > :39:08.making hay when the sun shines. Would you trying to be more

:39:08. > :39:13.aggressive because you are trying to make the best of it? Personally,

:39:13. > :39:18.I still had to the same spots that I have been trying to do in

:39:18. > :39:28.practice. The wind was coming from a different direction in the last

:39:28. > :39:39.

:39:39. > :39:43.couple of days, and there was no there at the 5th hole. I talked

:39:43. > :39:50.about the disappointment of missing the cut at the Scottish Open, that

:39:50. > :39:55.must have been painful. How did you try to turn that round? I played OK,

:39:56. > :40:03.I just putted very badly. One of my worst putting displays for a long

:40:03. > :40:08.time so I went home and did a lot of work on short putting. I missed

:40:08. > :40:15.an awful lot of putts off to the right last week. I felt a lot

:40:15. > :40:20.better in practice. I was rolling the ball pretty well today. When

:40:20. > :40:26.you look back over the last couple of years, not the greatest record

:40:26. > :40:32.since 1999, how do you explain that? This is the kind of golf I

:40:32. > :40:40.enjoyed the most, so I don't know. I like to think I am a decent links

:40:40. > :40:45.player. My record is awful, so why will need to address that. There is

:40:45. > :40:51.Darren Clarke walking up the 18th. This is a very special event for

:40:51. > :40:59.you. You have talked about maybe not getting the recognition back in

:40:59. > :41:05.1999, so it would be nice to win at a second time. You can understand

:41:05. > :41:09.why people might think that. Darren Clarke will be very disappointed at

:41:09. > :41:16.a scoring today, but it is not easy. A lot of expectation on you to try

:41:16. > :41:20.to defend properly. He will be back. Looking back over your career, the

:41:21. > :41:26.last couple of years have been a remarkable rise back up the

:41:26. > :41:32.rankings. It has been an incredible journey back to the top. What has

:41:32. > :41:42.been the catalyst? I think when you're 14-year-old kids beat Sue,

:41:42. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:46.it gets you out working harder. I think I was getting easy. I did

:41:46. > :41:50.some commentary for the television and did not think I was very good

:41:50. > :41:55.at that, so I thought I'd better get back and make a bit of money

:41:55. > :42:01.playing golf. It has been a nice runner, winning a couple of

:42:01. > :42:08.tournaments. It is great to see you back up there. Her real purple

:42:08. > :42:16.patch for UK golf with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell doing amazing

:42:16. > :42:22.things. What do you make of their success? It is incredible. We play

:42:22. > :42:32.the Irish Open at Royal Port Rush a few weeks ago. It is one of my

:42:32. > :42:36.

:42:36. > :42:42.favourite tournament of all time. It was like an open, rather than an

:42:42. > :42:48.ordinary Tour events. These are very good times for golf in this

:42:48. > :42:55.country. The Tour is very very strong. The Ryder cup would tell

:42:55. > :42:59.you that. A lot of young players coming through, a lot of talent. We

:42:59. > :43:04.are in a healthy situation. As for the challenge from the rest of the

:43:05. > :43:13.world, America is coming back into the world rankings. One guy who

:43:13. > :43:22.will be there, his Zach Johnson. He is trying to join you tied for

:43:22. > :43:27.second. He is a very tidy player. Is that what you need to win around

:43:27. > :43:36.this course? This week, yes. If you go off-line this week, it is pretty

:43:36. > :43:41.severe. Zach Johnson is maybe a little bit shorter than some of us,

:43:41. > :43:50.but he hits it very straight and has a great short game. As for the

:43:50. > :43:58.Ryder cup, it is clearly a burning ambition to get back their. Yes, it

:43:58. > :44:06.has been a long time. 1999 was the only time I got a chance to get in

:44:06. > :44:13.it. I would love to represent Europe again at 43 years of age.

:44:13. > :44:19.1/2 points out before last time. had Colin Montgomerie as a partner!

:44:19. > :44:24.Looking at this leaderboard, from what you have seen over the last

:44:24. > :44:29.few months with Tiger Woods, how close to his best you think he is?

:44:29. > :44:35.Very close. If you win three tournaments in the first six months

:44:35. > :44:41.of the year, you can't be far away. The amount of Majors he has won, if

:44:41. > :44:46.he gets a sniff, he will be in there. He will be there or

:44:46. > :44:56.thereabouts on Sunday. Bubba Watson, you have watched a lot of what he

:44:56. > :44:59.

:44:59. > :45:07.has done. This man has a style all of his own. He is different. He

:45:07. > :45:14.does things are different way. Even when he doesn't have to hit its 30

:45:14. > :45:22.yards with the slice, she still doors. At the Masters he hit it

:45:23. > :45:28.over the trees on the 13th, that is unbelievable. That is a journey --

:45:28. > :45:37.a birdie for Ernie Els. He has come so close in the past. He has won

:45:37. > :45:47.this event, but his record is remarkable. Bodies it in him that

:45:47. > :45:55.

:45:56. > :46:00.far away. A problem for Darren, though. 6-over today. He will be

:46:00. > :46:05.gutted. He has not played as well as we all know he can, for a long

:46:05. > :46:09.time now, which is a pity. But he will be back. He's a class player

:46:09. > :46:13.and once he gets and this week out of the way it will be a big weight

:46:13. > :46:20.of the shoulders. It is a burden, been the open champion and having

:46:20. > :46:27.to live up to that. We see Jack Johnson. The -- we see Zach Johnson

:46:27. > :46:31.there. By the end of the year you are looking forward to handing it

:46:31. > :46:36.back to someone else and letting someone else do the work. But it is

:46:36. > :46:41.a huge honour and iron short and Darren has enjoyed his year. I am

:46:41. > :46:51.sure you would like that Claret Jug back on the mantelpiece. Sure.

:46:51. > :47:18.

:47:18. > :47:25.time you got back in the chair, isn't it? P chalice well, I have

:47:25. > :47:31.been watching and trying to work it all out. -- PETER ALLISS: There are

:47:31. > :47:38.also a lot of players around 73-77, which I find in this day and age

:47:38. > :47:45.quite remarkable, considering they play so well this. He has slammed

:47:45. > :47:54.one away there a bit wide. It looks as if it can drop away clear. But

:47:54. > :47:59.he should not have been there in the first place. The fellow in the

:48:00. > :48:09.white check diamond sweater, that distance. It is a bit trampled down

:48:10. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:26.off the tee. It is not a great lie but the grass is with him. He has

:48:26. > :48:50.

:48:50. > :48:54.it to the front of the green. a very interesting player, Ken,

:48:54. > :49:04.isn't he? Because it just shows there are so many ways you can play

:49:04. > :49:06.

:49:06. > :49:10.this game of golf. Yes, 160 yards for Lee. He has just been put off

:49:10. > :49:20.by one of the marshals. Seven-iron. Just coming into this wind. In off

:49:20. > :49:54.

:49:54. > :50:04.is better. Better for direction. He got four strokes in the last five

:50:04. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:14.People are always talking about slow play and how we are going to

:50:14. > :50:20.counterbalance it. All of this just to move a ball a couple of yards.

:50:20. > :50:27.Then you have got to consult the oracle and see what the stars say.

:50:27. > :50:37.And at the end of the day, it is five hours. Quite extraordinary.

:50:37. > :51:00.

:51:00. > :51:10.Let's hope it is worth waiting for, last six or seven at holes. Left a

:51:10. > :51:10.

:51:10. > :51:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:51:58. > :52:03.few and out of there. Yes. He in many ways. We have some

:52:03. > :52:10.wonderful scores from Paul Lawrie and Adam Scott, but there has been

:52:10. > :52:20.an awful lot of bad play. The wind, you can see the flag top right

:52:20. > :52:46.

:52:46. > :52:51.members' club is the top left, verandah. It is a splendid old

:52:51. > :53:01.clubhouse. Wonderful pitches and memorabilia. You sound very

:53:01. > :53:14.

:53:14. > :53:24.funny swings. Darcy had interesting action and played very well. They

:53:24. > :53:48.

:53:48. > :53:53.all have rhythm. But this fellow is happy lunch. If not, you will be

:53:53. > :54:03.disappointed. Four birdies on his card so far, but there, one birdie

:54:03. > :54:37.

:54:37. > :54:47.go off. Westwood to try to finish off with his birdie three. It has

:54:47. > :55:03.

:55:03. > :55:12.been a lacklustre day after a it took six on the third. Very

:55:13. > :55:22.untidy six. He really has put a brake on his shoulders. -- 8 weight

:55:23. > :55:39.

:55:39. > :55:49.little right-hand grip, like Sergio Garcia. It must be a Spanish then.

:55:49. > :56:10.

:56:10. > :56:17.long, that is probably a 28, at 29 yard one. So important to get the

:56:17. > :56:27.pace. Not a lot of borrow on these greens, subtle little runs.

:56:27. > :56:27.

:56:27. > :57:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

:57:14. > :57:24.they are totally honest. No hidden 31 in front. 67 blows. Masters

:57:24. > :57:49.

:57:49. > :57:59.golf but 73 certainly does not keep face here on 17. 20 bunkers on this

:57:59. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:04.hole. He has done well to avoid most of them today. This is the

:58:04. > :58:09.famous 17th hole when, in 1926, the American Bobby Jones put his tee

:58:09. > :58:14.shot up in the rough on the left and whacked it over the top on to

:58:14. > :58:20.the green and won the Championship. Luke Donald warming up. This could

:58:20. > :58:30.be his day, because he has got the absolutely perfect game for the

:58:30. > :58:41.

:58:41. > :58:46.focus. Every shot they are trying to have some kind of result. They

:58:46. > :58:56.have the balls lined up like they are going to do a trick shot. It is

:58:56. > :58:57.

:58:57. > :59:01.all too much, Ken. Mickelson in the background. From the orange juice.

:59:01. > :59:09.I hope he has not got too much of that Russians just in there but

:59:09. > :59:19.there we are. -- that Russian stuff. The rather sombre figure of John

:59:19. > :59:20.

:59:20. > :59:24.Daly at the top. Charlie Karoly. Yes, hit someone rushes up and tips

:59:24. > :59:31.a bottle of whitewash down his trousers, I will know we are in

:59:31. > :59:36.Blackpool. It looks like a map of Norway. They are rather tame, in

:59:36. > :59:45.some regards. Anyway, John to add surely but a man who has just

:59:45. > :59:55.completed his round, Ernie Els, who has a great record in this

:59:55. > :59:57.

:59:57. > :00:03.Championship, and he started with Very well played. Terrific opening

:00:03. > :00:10.67. All Championship venues seem to bring out of the best in the.

:00:10. > :00:17.enjoyed today. If we do not have any wind, it is so soft that the

:00:17. > :00:21.guys can take advantage. It felt quite good out there. A couple of

:00:21. > :00:25.difficult holes but all in all very nice. You have said over the last

:00:25. > :00:29.few weeks you are starting to feel the odd ache and pain as you get a

:00:29. > :00:35.bit older but at the same time, you are starting to feel more like your

:00:35. > :00:40.old self, someone who has a shot at a Major Championship. I have a

:00:40. > :00:44.couple of battle scars threes in years, -- through the years,

:00:44. > :00:50.especially with my knee. With the cold weather it has been acting up

:00:50. > :00:58.but I feel a bit better now. I feel good about my game. I do not want

:00:58. > :01:04.to get too cocky but I feel good. I have been working on my swing again