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He has done it. Seve Ballesteros is the champion. Tom Lehman is the

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That is the shortest shot. And Tony Jacklin is the winner. After an 11

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year wait, we are back at Royal Whitham and St Annes. Welcome to

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the 141st Open Championship. On Sunday evening, who will walk

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between the grandstands to become the 11th champion here in the Red

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Rose county? What an amazing number of stories it has produced over the

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years. Perhaps the most significant was the victory of Tony Jacklin in

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1969. He remains the last Englishman to win in England. But

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recently the Northern Ireland contingent have pulled their weight

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in Major golf and could it be that the claret jug remains in the UK

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hands for another year? I do like this course. It is very fair but it

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is very tough. I am hitting greens and I hope I can keep doing that.

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Has he got it? Yes, he has! I am hitting the ball great. It is the

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best all year and I am keeping it in play and out of the bunkers. I

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hope I can do that in this field and I have got a great chance.

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is going for a birdie at the second and he does it again. The course is

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in lovely condition and the fairways are immaculate. We hope it

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tries out a bit but this is an Not far from the ever bright and

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breezy Blackpool. This is one of the classic seaside places. Oath

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but it is set back from the coast and the railway line and you can be

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sure that you can feel the sea breeze. This is the smallest piece

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of real estate. We have been told the British Summer Time might make

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an appearance. We have got a prediction of dry conditions and

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sunny spells half of the time. Wind predicted to get up later from the

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North West. A big international field of more than 150 players from

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

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year-old Englishman Barry Lane struck the first shot. One quarter

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of a century after playing his first Open and the former Ryder Cup

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player got us underway. This is how it looks at the putting green. We

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are getting straight out there because Darren Clarke is making his

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way TBT. What a start we have got today. It should be perfect. No

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today. It should be perfect. No doubt about that. It is a bit damp

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and breezy. But it will be hard to come by birdies. The fairways are

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deep and you have got to keep the ball in play. Jeev Milkha Singh has

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champion. A five-way tie for the lead at 1-under. The last person to

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qualify for the Open Championship. He is just continuing his fine form

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back on the first. We have had some strange conditions leading up to

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the first round but this morning, a bit overcast but actually quite

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pleasant out there on the golf course. And of course, the

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defending champion. How quickly that year has gone. He returned the

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trophy with one or two things in it. He had a bit of an adventure. He

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has got a good record at this course in his two previous trips.

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He will be quite looking forward to it. And there it is, the first hole.

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Today it is claimed to wo four yards. -- it is playing 204 yards.

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49 years of age and still going two birdies so far on the opening

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hole. 204 yards. It is quite unusual to be that precise with the

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first swing of the day. The big man from Fiji is in fine form. He is

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playing well and he is getting Milkha Singh has got a very unusual

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swing. Left to the top of the backswing and quite a long way. The

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golf course this week is spectacular. Magnificent in its

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condition. We can have a look at the leaderboard. We have got a

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five-way tie at the top. Tim Clarke is back in the swing of things

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after injury problems earlier this year. 156 players in the field this

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week. And that is for the 141st Open Championship. The best week,

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my favourite week of the year. There has been a lot said about the

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golf course this week with the heavy rough around the fairways.

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John Daly, 4-over par after six. It might be tough for him this week.

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It is not the biggest piece of land, based at golf course. Just under

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7,100 yards. The first tee is isolated and you cannot feel the

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wind. What are the conditions like, Maureen? It has been a great

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welcome for Darren Clarke. He was striding up like a gunslinger in a

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western. He has been throwing a few blades of grass in the air and

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nothing has been happening. M sea from Northern Ireland, the

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defending champion, Darren Clarke. of his Open Championship and what a

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brilliant shot from Darren Clarke. MC: From South Africa, Ernie Els.

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He has had a bit of a revival in recent times. Starting to feel

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better about his game. But he is a bit bulky with the putter at the

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moment. He is starting to believe in himself again after a good run

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touch heavy. He did not quite get He has got a lot of good form. He

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does like to draw the ball and it Not many Open champions have been

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as celebrated as Darren Clarke. Perhaps in the twilight of his

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career. He has been a great player for a long time. But he has capped

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off a good career. I love watching Darren play. The swing is like a

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short arm jab. He is a pleasure to watch. Good luck, Darren. The flag

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is on the edge of the grandstand on the top right corner of the picture

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and it is hardly moving at all. Paul Lawrie. The winner at

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Carnoustie. That was a little bonus. It is quite friendly around the

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at No. Rate. -- No. 8. If you are little short, the ball will be

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hole. It is like a net this right around the putting surface. --

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necklace. Quite good for playing this morning, Maureen. It is

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gorgeous out here. This is as easy as it will get. We have not got any

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wind to speak about. A little bit of moisture. Slightly soft. As the

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defence is underway for Darren Clarke. And what support he has out

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here. We got a view of the first As I said, the condition of the

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golf course, I have not seen at a golf course so lush. It has been

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do not want to have any exposed quite as undulating. They are quite

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subtle. The they should move from left to right but it is all about

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get the confidence going. I think Darren will be delighted to get the

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Open defence underway. It has been a difficult year for all sorts of

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reasons. He really is happiest on the golf course just plain. -- just

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the past, they were normally played this morning. Ernie, safely in for

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third. He has a fantastic record the second and third. What wind

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there is, there is virtually zero. They walk back to the second tee.

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Lytham has hosted the Open Championship. Unusual putting

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I think he had six holes of practice, and any as they walk

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around. -- and then he has a walk week, David Howell. Good morning.

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I'm just watching this start loosen up on the first tee. Westwood has

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made a couple of swings, and it isn't called boat -- glorious

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morning. -- it is a glorious Major championships has probably

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been better than anyone else in the world. You have to think he needs

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to strike shortly. He cannot continue to have chances. He is

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definitely the best player never to downslope. A cracking opening shot.

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Only two birdies on this first also far. -- first hole so far. Fujimoto,

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this is his first Major Championship. Playing with Lee

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Westwood, world No. 3, and the enigma that is Bubba Watson. It is

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with Bubba Watson. You would imagine he would fancy a faded shot.

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He can have it both ways. He has the confidence of being a Major

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that the right spot. -- just that. Lee Westwood's 58 starts at a Major

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Championship. He has some -- he has come so close. Fujimoto, 5 feet 5,

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playing with Bubba Watson. He had semi-retired from caddying, but he

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got the call of for taking over. Sponge has got a subway franchise

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in Australia but he says this is more fun than making sandwiches.

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Hold the pickle, Sponge. He is expecting some sun, he is wearing

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shorts. Magnificent threw the ball, he started to do fitness work. He

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slipped down the world ranking and he realised he needed to put heart

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and soul into it. Suddenly, his game turned around. He was out the

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back door for a couple of years. Such a big fall in form. In the

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late '90s, he was a prolific winner. He looks more like a greyhound

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can hit it, but he has turned this corner of the golf course. -- Jeev

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Mikha Singh. All the great players are here. All trying to take the

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Claret Jug. It is going to be some Test. Of course, it tests all

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departments of your game. You have to have magical touch on the greens.

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Ian Poulter, he would like to be known as Open champion. Everyone's

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dream. Darren did it last time, forget his recovery at Number Ten

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at the Masters this year. It was unbelievable. To get a wedge to

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turn that much in the air, not everyone can do that, that is for

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a few of those this week. He has depend. He has only just turned pro,

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at 22, and he won last month in Japan. To be on the stage with

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these two players, I would say he is a touch nervous. How you doing?

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Or you? Graeme McDowell makes his way to the first tee. -- how are

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played one, birdied one, one-under- par. He is starting to revel in

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lengthened by 40 yards since the Lawrie at the top of the

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leaderboard. -- Jeev Mikha Singh. under par. Paul Lawrie. Three

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players under-par. Lee Westwood with that wonderful birdie. Jeev

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Mikha Singh and Paul Lawrie, in was a perfect tee-shot for Lee

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Westwood. Not a bad ankle to get to winning last time at St George's.

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And if you ever want to see a ball struck, this is the man to watch.

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He is unbelievable. He hits it so hard but it stays low and it is

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almost beyond belief. His left wrist is just in a really sharp

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position. Where it comes down, nobody knows. I think that is in

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the bunker on the right side of the championships. He has got a spring

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in his step, glint in his eye. good performance at the US Open

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last month. He seems to be playing a lot better again. He loves the

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lovely sound, when the applause gets louder and louder. It is quite

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unusual, the first tee and being a par three. It is a little isolated.

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Not the usual surroundings. But once they get down to the green it

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opens up. It is already four and five deep. A par putt for Darren

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the green after a wonderful opening tee shot and a poor part. A bogey

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on the second. Certainly feeling a giggle dejected. -- little dejected.

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This man can hit it 300-odd yards. A bit nervous down that side. Maybe

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a sign of things to come. Well, he is not going to die wondering. He

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is aggressive and likes to play his is on the right of the Fifth and

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found some dense staff. Absolute joy. Oh my goodness! 3-under. He is

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leading the Open. A couple of chips opening Championship. What a start

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for him and a quick look at the leaderboard and we have had three

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hours of play already. Paul Lawrie 3-under par after that wonderful

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shot at the effect. -- 5th. A very solid start for Ernie Els and Lee

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Westwood. We have got a great view of the Dorney house. This will be

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home for the next four days. It has home for the next four days. It has

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been here since the 1890s. And the practice putting green as well. We

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have got a grandstand view of everybody completing preparations

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and one of the people preparing his Tiger Woods. He missed the Open

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Championship last year. He is looking for a 4th victory in this

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the oldest and still be best Major tournament. Francis Donovan caught

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up with him a little bit earlier today. How are you feeling up there,

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Justin Rose? It has been good fun and nice and easy and a couple of

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good chip shots and off we go. lot of people are saying that the

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course is tough this year. A I am hitting the ball fairly well and it

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has been unlike some Open championships. Some courses played

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really well and there is a score to be had but it can work the other

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way but patience is the order of the day. Tiger is a man on the

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mission looking to reclaim number one. Does that affect you at all

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with a man gets driven? Not really. We are all in control of our own

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game. It is the guy that plays the course the best that wins the

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Championship. I would call ask friends and it is a good draw for

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friends and it is a good draw for me. We hope it goes well for you.

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His 9th appearance at the Open Championship playing alongside

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Tiger Woods. We can get back out to be course. Tiger Woods and Justin

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

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been a professional for about 20 bunker shot and nudges that home

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Westwood on the second. Looking down the front right hand side. I

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promise you that they will not be anybody this week that will hit the

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ball better than Lee Westwood. But what will happen when he misses the

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occasional green? Then he can go a bit up and down. Tiger Woods,

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Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia. Second shot on 10th. A wonderful

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little par-four. A difficult shot. It is not so bad today because we

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have not got any breeze but with the wind blowing it is one of the

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Out of bounds along the right. 320 It is 260 over these bunkers. Not

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going to be really exciting watching these guys. Tiger does

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everything so deliberately. I watched him quite a bit on the

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range and I have never seen him hit it so well. He is swinging great

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is one of the most creative golfers of the past 15 years. And he loves

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links golf. There are not many players that have had less shots at

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Major championships -- in Major championships than best guide. --

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Nobody denies he has the talent to win the Majors but sometimes he

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gives a little bit away and he is probably destined to never win a

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Major Championship. We would just have to wait and see. 2006 was his

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last Open Championship when, Tiger good life. -- the why. Lee Westwood

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four at Lee Westwood, a dream start. -- for Lee Westwood. Looks very

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Actually, the forecast is for calm area to predict because yesterday

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it was supposed to be pouring with rain and we had the best day of the

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year. It is an interesting site that. Not too sure about those

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eight windy things. -- a big windy. very first hole. This is what you

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not get this out. The main thing is remember, they started playing at

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20 past six this morning, some ungodly hour. There was not a

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Garcia. I think he was disappointed this week. They often do. I think

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he would like it to blow a little You don't want to start with a

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bogey. He will help Tiger with a strange putt from that side. --

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Speed is important. He was in trouble with this bunker shot.

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Nearly put it into the bank. Just clawed its way over the top. Not a

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nights' putts on the first three. wandered off, or one that left,

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wandered right and disappeared. -- it? Good morning. A pleasure to be

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on the team. I am stood here watching Bubba Watson. He has

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rifled a two-iron off the tee. Two- under and 12 yards, and this will

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are. A beautiful shot from Bubba Fujimoto found the fairway, Asamoah

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hair going on back there. Westwood is in good position. It is just a

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wonderful start. Every single shot, near perfection. 205 yards. You

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would expect to rival it a straight at the flag. -- rifle it straight

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

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And there is the leaderboard. Paul Lawrie in front. Jeev Mikha Singh,

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the winner last week at Castle Stuart, and Lee Westwood, what a

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start. Ernie Els, putting well. Tiger Woods with a birdie at the

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first. Adults and a silver, the Brazilian, lives in South Africa. -

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- Da Silva. Qualified by shooting 68, 71 in Africa. Rather

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incongruous, the Church in the middle of the houses with the big

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dipper behind. But such is life in and safely up the left. Good

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position. Have a look at this hole, the second one. 481 yards. The

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outward nine is all downwind, that is the prevailing wind. The 4th

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comes back into the wind and the fifties crosswind. These bunkers

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have all been be done. These pictures were taken three or four

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days ago, after a colossal amount of rain. The course in beautiful

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condition. They have worked very hard at it and presented it

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of the green. The slightly blinded birdie. The wind can play havoc

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here, as it can on any links course. Because it is a small acreage, and

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the wind whistles across, every hole can be tricky. There is not

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uneasy hole on the course. -- an back there. Any further and you

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what a wonderful victory. marginal -- Mark Willis Viktor Bout

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-- Mark Willis victories. Things like that cannot happen. People say

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there are no way you can just over there and win but he did it twice.

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He has some work to do, the defending champion. Got off to a

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poor start. A chance for two at the first and put his tee shot into

:59:08.:59:14.

trouble in the second. Lee Westwood found the bunker to the right of

:59:14.:59:18.

the green, and the only place he could not go was long. That is what

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he has done. He is going to put this out from the semi rough.

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will drop one. The great start grinds to a halt at the third.

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unlike Westwood, to use a medium iron and Mr green. -- miss the

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green. But these things do happen. Especially around the links golf

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course because he is so creative. Having said that, because

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experience such a soft condition, I think he would prefer it to be

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bouncier. I'm sure he gets inspired give the green is 40 yards to the

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right. Extraordinary. That was a dreadful shock. Another two balls.

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They are in a decent possession. Not too bad from that side of the

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fairway. He is a fraction closer than Sergio Garcia. This is a

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either. That is not very good with a 7-iron, by his high standards.

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Bubble what some has left this eight feet behind the hole. --

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Bubba Watson. It was not hit with any great authority. Tiger. He has

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got an 8-iron with his second shot a half hours to get through this

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massive field. But look at that. Right at the top is a man that

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knows how it is done. Paul Lawrie. Jeev Milkha Singh playing well.

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Tiger Woods is also on the prowl. Alan Dunbar is one of two and his -

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- amateurs after winning at Troon. Ian Poulter is steady. Vijay Singh

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is 1-over in that big group. David Duval is the last man to win here.

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And back to the top we can see the name of Darren Clarke, the man

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defending his title. And of all the people out on the course right now,

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James Driscoll started with a birdie at the first but has dropped

:03:46.:03:51.

shots and not the greatest of starts. Tiger Woods is something

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back to his best. Well-documented problems on and off the course in

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the last couple of years and many questions about if he will pursue

:03:59.:04:04.

the Jack Nicklaus record of 18 Majors. This is what he had to say

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Majors. This is what he had to say about it at the press conference.

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It is four years since your last Major title. Do you feel a sense of

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anxiety about when and if? I just try and put myself there. And if I

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continue putting myself there enough times, I will win

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championships. Impatience? Not at all. I had to go through that

:04:31.:04:41.

process to get healthy again. Missing championships because of

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the problems in a couple of years was not all that fun. Just because

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I was injured. I think that if I am healthy I can prepare properly for

:04:53.:05:03.
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the championships and I can get one of the 14 Majors that Tiger

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Woods has got. He has had all sorts of trouble at the third. This is

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for a five. And he ends up taking six, after a perfect tee shot from

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the middle of the fairway. He pushed back into the bunker. The

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good work of the first two holes has gone. Sergio Garcia with a

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horrible second shot on the second. This is supposed be easy. We have

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not got any wind and we have only got two players and for Open

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champions out there today that have got out under-par. Matthew Baldwin

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first. Nice. The course at the moment is playing just about as

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easy as it could. Soft fairways, which makes them feel a bit wider

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and you are not bouncing off into the horrible rough. This is one of

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my very favourite courses. By no stretch of the imagination are

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these conditions difficult. If this was 25 miles inland, that would be

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that but we happen to be 500 yards from the sea. We will not find a

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course playing easier at this moment. Maybe for the next couple

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of days. Make hay while you can. Still a bit of water in the bunkers

:07:12.:07:22.
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Tiger Woods. A birdie, birdie start would be crazy. -- possible for

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Tiger Woods. Hello? What happened there? You take the high road and I

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shot. But he has got a great short game technique. So many of them

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recovery from Sergio Garcia. Get horrible second shot if not

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forgotten has faded a little bit. - - that horrible second shot.

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goodness, he wrecks that him. -- he ripped that in the hole. Perhaps in

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

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Lawrie. And he has got it! The boy from Aberdeen is on fire. Always an

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elegant player. Pristine. Back to win a Major champion. By -- another

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spin up around the course. This was for a birdie at the third. That was

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a very strong birdie. Who needs greens and regulation? He is always

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very brisk and busy. Great fun to interesting. About 470 yards.

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Bunkers everywhere. 242 yards to carry the bunkers on the right. We

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have got bunkers on the left at 273. It is like a game of chess. But he

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is brilliant. There are not many people with a golf brain like Tiger

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Woods. He has got the 3-wood out. We can see the bunkers on the left

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that you have been talking about. He seems to like it. He has whacked

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that 250 yards and that is perfect. A very good hole, his third hole

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with a slightly raised green. And in between the players and that

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bungalow, we have got the railway line. They have stopped the trains

:11:46.:11:52.

this week to avoid disrupting the players. They did not do that in my

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day! We had a Zeppelin's coming ever. They made a lot of noise.

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This hole is typical of many holes. The bunker is just placed in a

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position that the players do not want. We will see many clubs off

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the tee. And if you are really aggressive you can go with a drive

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but we have got severe rough and you have got to be careful. What a

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horrid thing, to put bunkers where the players did not like them! Very

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underhand it. -- underhand. He cannot be over there, surely?

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think he is. That is very thick staff over there. -- staff. --

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stuff. 250 yards and he is in trouble. Lee Westwood on the 4th

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here. He had a horrible double bogey at the third. The that is

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better. You have got to be philosophical. You know that you

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are going to hit some bad shots. If they all come at once, or not.

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wind is hard across, left to right. It can easily get out of bounds.

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But today it is all very, very mild. Very simple. This man is usually a

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master of the bunkers. We have had people swooning left right and

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centre. They applaud but he will not be happy with that. They have

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made the bunkers very sharp. This too far. Paul Lawrie out in front

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got a 35, 40 feet here. Not a great shot with a short iron. Very tricky

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to read because we have not got much there. Not far away at all. A

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big and flat green. That will be a part. A great effort from the

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Masters champion. We all talk about that wonderful shot that he played

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in the play-offs. He could not have done that if he had been right

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handed. It he was left-handed he could have twisted at around.

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has answered all be putting questions asked of him. One more

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hitting the ball straight. -- there is not much excuse. There is not a

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always pleased to get Power on any hitting the ball beautifully and

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was looking forward to today. He wishes he could put the clock back

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but having said that, better than course could not have been set up

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better. We have had some silly rough over the years. I remember in

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1966, it was very thick indeed. Charl Schwartzel getting his

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tee shot that Ian Woosnam hit in the final round here into a 1001,

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and then nasty things happen to him. and them. If the wind were blowing

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towards the wrath, it might be tricky but again, that was just a

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three-wood for Sergio Garcia, Beautiful player. He has won some

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big events, but perhaps not quite as many as we thought he would.

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And that is why, missing the green. It is not a bad place to be, but I

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do not understand the philosophy. It is considered old-fashioned if

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you're talking about finding the middle of the green. I don't

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understand that. Amazing to think he was 51st in the world rankings.

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On the way back. It has been a privilege to watch him play. For 12

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certainly is not! That is a beauty. Down that side, you cannot see the

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pin. He would have thought his work was done but never sure. He always

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entrails every time for the greenkeepers. But the result was

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not too good. Paul Lawrie leads the way, but early days. The first

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round of the Championship. Only a handful players under-par. It is a

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good golfing morning. The sun is not shining but it is perfect for

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playing golf. The course is in beautiful edition. -- beautiful

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condition. They are finding it hard going. Tom Watson, two pars. 18

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that he has lost. One left, on the third, and one right, on the 5th.

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A&E C are is a war on a of the East Street to a status. -- and he is

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one of the straightest hitters. second shot, right on the third, so

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back has been his putting. He has had more greens in the US Open than

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anyone. Tiger, just off the green. I think he will flip it up. Almost

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like playing boules. He will play chippers make things look simple. I

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would not be surprised if he makes this one. Is he distracted? He is

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going to change his club? No. he was distracted by something. --

:24:34.:24:44.
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was. He is not going to play the shot until he feels he is going to

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there. We saw Westwood earlier. It he did not shifted, so it is a

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struggling. This one is a safe par. It never had a chance. Never

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running at it. So the big guns, Ernie's bunker. Gurney came up 15

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feet charge. -- Ernie. That is a shots on the third and 5th, leaving

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them out to the right, but adjustments will be made. The game

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of chess continues around this golf course. Sergio Garcia out with the

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iron ore on the 4th. There is a bunker up there. All three of those

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players hitting irons and all three of them hitting my irons. -- nice

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irons. Interesting. They are lane well, all together three of them. -

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- laying a while. That is being Thongchai Jaidee, our friendly

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visitor from Thailand. Adilson Da Silva had three or four struggles

:30:39.:30:49.
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going out but had some birdies and got back up to par. They are all

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hobbling and bubbling early on on this opening morning. Play started

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

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look down the list, you can see many past champions. Great winners

:31:15.:31:21.

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

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but he is 2-over par. He got off to Royal Lytham has produced 10

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winners of the Championship since 1926 and one of the most popular

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was Tony Jacklin, after an 18 year wait for an English winner in 1969.

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It is amazing to think it has been 20 years since the last English

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winner, Nick Faldo. Both will be in commentary in the next couple of

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days. Tony Jacklin is set and ready to go and he is out with Dan Walker.

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Welcome to a rather empty 18th. The clubhouse is behind us. Barry Lane

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will be here in a couple of minutes. But this is where the potential

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champion will be making the wok. This man did it famously in 1969,

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Tony Jacklin. Talk us through that time. Do you remember everything

:32:27.:32:37.
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about it? I was 145 paces and the pen was at the right half of the

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green. I hit a seven-iron into the green. Bob Charles was about 20

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feet away and had already played his shot. We have got famous

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footage of you having just one issue on the time. What happened?

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After I hit my second shot, even before it landed, I had a massive

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roar and people were all around me even before the ball hit the ground

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and I lost it. I thought that if I stopped... Can we get a nice little

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round of applause, just a report? Take us back to 1969. -- just a

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little bit? You had to win it on the 18th. It is never over until it

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is over. Bob Charles was a great putter. I was anticipating him

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probably making his shot. I wanted to put a bit of pressure on but I

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was 15 feet away but you can have a bit of a seizure. I was pretty

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confident but it was not done. I was waving but inside I thought...

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I felt pretty good about it. He actually missed his shot and I

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ended up making mine within about half an inch and that was that. It

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was a tremendous relief. The pressure during that week was

:34:14.:34:21.

building and building. The home crowd was anticipating. You name it,

:34:21.:34:29.

it was a melting pot. What did it mean to be the Open champion? You

:34:29.:34:33.

were a two time winner in the end. It was hysterical because it

:34:33.:34:42.

brought about a great era for European golf. -- historical.

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practised hard a few days before and I had won in America the year

:34:48.:34:54.

before and if I had not done that, I do not think I would have had the

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fortitude here. But it was a progression of improvement and it

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was my time. I was ready and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But inside

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you think, I must not let the people damp. And ultimately you

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must not let yourself down. It's and as the week progresses, the

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pressure builds. That is the hard part. You can give us more insight

:35:29.:35:33.

this week in the commentary team. The winner of the 1969 Championship

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including Nick Faldo and Ian Woosnam. They would have been about

:35:49.:35:58.

12 years old when Tony Jacklin won. It was a great boost. He has got to

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encourage this to tiptoe along the ridge. If he can turn it around it

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

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is coming up next at the 7th. One McDowell at the 5th. It is a par

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three. Just past the bunker. He is currently 1-under par. The 9th is

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the first one on the nine averaging has got a bit of the pit bull in

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him. A furious and fearless competitor. When he is hot, he is

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bogey at the 13th. This is at the 8th with the bunker on the right

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hand side. Championship leader, Paul Lawrie. Some of the bunkers

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here at Royal Lytham, 206 in all, very fatal. It is quite astonishing

:39:17.:39:21.

with Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose. If Tiger Woods gets a

:39:21.:39:28.

birdie to get to 2-under par, he will have played the A roads four

:39:28.:39:35.

holes, four shots better than his playing partners. -- the first four

:39:35.:39:45.
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2-under. He spent about 40 minutes on the putting green, then went

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hitting balls and came back again. Many of them were from a yard,

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amazingly. I am sure he is pleased with himself but not quite the same

:40:17.:40:23.

for Justin Rose. On every single hole he has got at least one shot

:40:23.:40:33.
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earnings will go past $100 million. This is for par, the leader on the

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It is Kim and Tiger Woods at the top of the leaderboard. -- him and

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Tiger Woods. Adam Scott ties for think Tiger Woods is deciding that

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he will keep the left side out of play. He has hit most of his shots

:42:11.:42:18.

slightly left, T Wright. He should get close if he hits with that

:42:18.:42:28.
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shape of shot. This looks like a fine time. -- 5IM. Five IM -- five

:42:32.:42:42.
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professional side. If you find the left bunkers, it all be very

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difficult to get down in two. quite difficult to judge the depth

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at the 5th. The Queen is at about eye-level. -- the green. You do not

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get a great view of the depth. Getting to the right is not easy to.

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205 yards. It is a long way away. Justin Rose is also in the firing

:43:24.:43:32.

line. He has hit most of his shots left today. Not a good prospects

:43:32.:43:42.
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quality shot. An exact line. coach will not have to race around

:44:03.:44:07.

the ground very much to look for his pupils, Justin Rose and Tiger

:44:07.:44:16.

Woods. He loves to create shots, Sergio Garcia. We had hardly got

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any wind at all but just a hint slightly off the left. But it is

:44:23.:44:32.
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hardly worth mentioning. He has also got a five. Conditions are

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very soft and hardly any wind. But is an incredibly difficult golf

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think the deepest bunker on the courses on the 7th, just short of

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the green, on the 9th -- on the right. It is a pretty deep putt.

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the a to a saying got to get back into red figures on the 14th hole.

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-- Jeev Milkha Singh to get back to red figures. Back in the right

:46:05.:46:15.
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direction. Two bogeys and a double but I'm -- a great look. Not a

:46:32.:46:42.
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in Australia. -- very popular winner. The slow-motion camera,

:46:56.:47:06.
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really wonderful to see the side, people ask how you put the

:47:29.:47:39.
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spin on the ball, but you head down on it. -- it down. Trying to avoid

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some of the longest rough we have seen at an Open Championship for

:47:44.:47:54.
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many years. Tiger Woods, the power from Tiger. He very nearly made

:48:13.:48:19.

that, and they do not see why this would be any different. -- I do not

:48:19.:48:29.
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just a joy to watch. People are always in off his power and the way

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that he putts, but he has a deft touch around the green. There is

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chipping is fantastic. -- is chipping.

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Third shot for Westwood for some -- Westwood. We are not used to seeing

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in this our own shots. He has missed a couple so far today. -- C

:49:10.:49:16.

in -- seeing him and his iron shots. It is one of his problems. If he

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could chip like Tiger does, he Rose. It is the only realistic

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birdie opportunity he has given days. You have to stay with it and

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be patient. It is only five holes in to a 72 hole Championship.

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What's that the 6th. Terrific. -- was putting this morning, with two

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TVs lined up together. Look at that, from the blunt. -- Blimp. Looking

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down on Tiger Woods, as if he was right. If you wanted dream start to

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the Championship, Tiger has had it. dull and dreary. There is not much

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breeze, that is a real bonus. The now finds himself 1-over, through

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six holes. Uncharacteristically fall off Fulstow -- bowl-off. The

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

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leg from right to left, a massive a plot on the corner, 307 yards to

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niche at the right hand Peya. Some woods, but they're not into play.

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The green lies across year. Ideally, you want to comment from the right

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but it is so long, all you're trying to do is find the fairway.

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Absolutely. You will do whatever it takes to hit the fairway. He will

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not take on the 300 yard because. Most players are will try to hit

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the doll-like. Tiger looks like he has to relief it is hard to get to

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the corner of the dog-leg. really hit it hard. That is what he

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calls the Stare. -- stinger. That is a fantastic shot and a perfect

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week, he is going to be tough to beat. Justin Rose, once again you

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have to take whatever club you're happy with to get to that corner.

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You cannot get greedy. There is a severe rough to the right. If you

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are to the left, it is not too bad, you could still possibly reach the

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Tiger can get that iron out there. It is ahead of Justin Rose's driver.

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Garcia looks like a three-wood. just shows, if you use the contours

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and play links golf the way it is supposed to be played, how much you

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narrowest tee-shots that these guys face. Also, it gives a divot when

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Looking anxious, but as you said, probably the friendlies piece of

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has been prepared immaculately. I have never seen Ealing's course

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morning. Talk about preparation! All the staff were too early. They

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were double cut, running about 10.5 figures. He started at 6:41am. The

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through qualifying, having just come back from the Senior Open in

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the US. He finished middle of the Coming in with a lot of confidence,

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playing extremely well with Ernie into line the putt up, the player

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is unsure of the line. If he is unsure, it is usually difficult to

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read. I asked my caddy wants to help me read a part and Ninis read

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it so badly on purpose just so I would never ask him again. -- help

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me read a putt, and he read it so Slightly angled from right to back

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left. Well bunkered. As most of them are around here. An average of

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11 a whole, isn't it? The 17th hole has 20 bunkers. The 18th hole has

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you hit a perfect tee shot and still had 231 yards remaining and

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it is a par four. The whole position at the very back of this

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green, so you can fly it all the with a five-iron. Of course, he can

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get the ball to stop incredibly shots. You won't see two better

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situation normally with links golf, you have to landed normally short

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of the green but of course we have got such a soft conditions, all of

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a sudden in the back of his mind he's thinking, is it possible for

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me to landed on the back of the green and get it to stop before the

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hole position, 29 yards back? So you have got to play slightly

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differently this week than you would normally on a links course

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missed all of those cavernous rake. Every group has some body

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walking around with them to rake green, the balls spinning back as

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much of that. A perfect start for you. One of the joint leaders at a

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couple under. Together with Adam Scott. Then Tiger Woods from United

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States. Currently 12 players under- par. Birdies quite hard to come by.

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Both nines will be fairly equal in difficult Lee but normally the back

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still very competitive. Playing Turnberry next week in the Senior

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Open. It would be hard to bet against him. Three at the top at

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two under-par. Luckily there is no breeze out here today. Still

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finding the scoring difficult. can't believe the putting green is

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empty. Unusual. That is a second beautiful bunker shot we have seen

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from Bubba Watson so far today. A sensational pair of hands.

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you're going to win the Open here, you have to get around the greens

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regularly. This one for Justin is on a slight downslope. A groove of

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from a rake, so it certainly will take his attention but he has got

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plenty of green to hole out to the way back, that flag on six.

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five, 7th, 592 yards. Lee Westwood with a birdie chance to get back to

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birdies, one bogey, one double well, considering he is in the

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rough with his second shot and has this long putt now for a birdie a

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little off the left. It is all score. They have changed it to a

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par four from a par five. A little bit shorter, but they say it's only

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a number, but psychologically, it helps. A very interesting point. By

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shortening a whole, it is automatically easier, but it's

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leader board, a couple under. -- over to Tiger in recent times. Not

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an opportunity you could turn down, is it? No. 10% of $100 million is

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not bad, is it? Fred was very Right in the centre of the hole.

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most of the teas and the last 21 was at Liverpool, where he only hit

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on three occasions. The stinger all the way around but a little

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different conditions here, more lush, but the same strategy. It was

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frightening how easy he made that look. Without the wind, he does not

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need to get the driver out. Now not needing to take the driver out

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because of the benign conditions. Garcia wanted but he rolls this one

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in for a par, and the next hole was clubhouse with one-under-par rounds

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of 69, so the leaders are in the shots. But a good, solid round.

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This is how Matthew Baldwin the finished a couple of moments ago. A

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brilliant finish. Birdies at 14, 16 and 18. Around in at 69. He

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qualified for the US Open and the Open. A promising young player.

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shot on seven for Tiger Woods. A long par five, just around the 600

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yard mark. There are bunkers all the way down, left and right. It

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looks a bit claustrophobic down there. It does look a little

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intimidating. Tiger has been keeping the left out of play all

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day, so I presume he's going to hit this down the left, trying a little

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Yes, he got away with that. That sets him up well. Looks a bit

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anxious there, tiger, but all is well. And he has got is very

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serious game face on -- Tiger. Not many smiles, but the golf is very

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efficient. 1996, it seems like 100 the ball, usually. He splits the

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though this hole is pretty close to 300 yards, all three of these

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players should be able to reach in two. A little bit of breeze getting

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up now, the first time all day, and it is helping with this tee shot.

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Justin Rose, he crashes one away. Three dropped shots so far.

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Interesting to hear Billy Parker saying there is a little bit of

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wind getting up. Nobody is tearing the players are part at the moment

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and if the wind gets up, who knows? Tony Jacklin joins me in the box, a

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welcome guest. Tony, boy, what memories for you? All fond, Peter,

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obviously. It's great to be back. It's as easy as is going to get

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right now. This weather, so benign. The greens are receptive. And Tiger

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taking advantage of that, of course. Ernie Els now from well down below

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the green. A little fancy one up the hill, hoping for the best. And

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getting it. Oh, he couldn't. That is a wicked bonus. Lovely, lovely,

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lovely when it happens but you could stay there for a month and

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I don't think I've seen it in better condition. That is better.

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He has been absent without leave for the last year 2, Simon. He's a

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good player, if he really believed it comes all the way back down.

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That was a beauty. That is not links golf, is it? No, it isn't.

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And then the forecast for the next three days, they're not talking

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about much wind. Maybe on Sunday, it will blow of it. It will be a

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lot more interesting if it blew it a good shot. Carried it right heart

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-- right into the heart of the green. We had an eagle this morning

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asking, what was the position as far as placing the hole on the

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green? How far can you get to the edge? About three or four yards is

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the smallest distance from the edge much wind. He was still not able to

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knock it on for two. The course is very different from you're day,

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Tony. They have cleaned through -- a few trees out. The ball is going

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clubs into the greens than we were. My recollection is that the first

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hole was a three-iron, and there hitting five buyers now. You still

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have to control the ball on links golf courses at the end of the day.

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Bunkers are very penal, you have to keep it straight. Paul Lawrie,

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to me. Perhaps lacked a bit of self-belief. He has had some good

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finishes coming into this heavy. I think it plunged into that

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big bunker, short right hand side. It has been a tough start for

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Justin. These are the relatively easier holes. Coming back is where

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up on the left-hand side. He has been cut off his stroke a couple of

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times so far today. He is after from, it has disappeared. He still

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has a little bit of temper in him. He mishit it. I don't know how much

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Rooney has over the top there. A little flash of aggravation.

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Looking down at the 7th. Stretching from light to left, the green.

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Continue out at eight, little main into the corner and then start back

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for home. Sergio Garcia is going to go a different route. He's going to

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high, it was never a chaser. It might have reached the front of the

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green if he had got some more fade on it. It might have been very good,

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last green, can he do the same here? He birdied the first two

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holes, then he dropped a couple of shots and he has been wavering

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since then. Years even par for the day. Not bad. You are looking from

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the other side of the course over the top of the railway lines. There

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are few trees on this course, which is quite unusual for links golf

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courses. They have trimmed a lot of bushes back, opened it up.

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Watson had a beautiful iron shot -- Tory? I watched him play some

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audacious shot at Augusta. For the shot he played over the trees, I

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thought I'd seen her everything in my life but that was unbelievable.

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The extraordinary fellow on an extraordinary character. A long way

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to go yet, a left-hander, a left- style. When he putts, everything

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looks right. Well turned out. Two under par. The par here is 70. It

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greens are running at a very nice pace. If you try to compare it to

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your clubs at home, for the majority of you, when you think

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you're greens are running fairly fast, that is about the speed here.

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When the really get quick, like the Augusta, they would be a lot, lot

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faster. These are a sort of medium pace and the greens are fairly flat,

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there are not too many vicious slopes on the greens here. Someone

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said this morning, you should call Johnson. I love the way he goes

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about it. A great competitor. Justin Rose really don't have any

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still salvage a par. He has got to pull himself together, otherwise

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he's going to make been here for the weekend very difficult indeed.

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There is Tiger, on the right hand side. There is plenty of room.

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that. That is a superb shot. Another birdie. Starting to

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separate himself from the field already, Peter. As you know, Tony,

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we said earlier, when the wind gets up here, it can change so

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whisker of movement on the flag. How this is Tiger's little pitch.

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He just nipped it. The rhythm, so smooth through the ball. What she

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goes. If the conditions stay like this, I would have to think this is

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ideal for Luke Donald. Straight hitter from the tee, a good putter,

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I should be very surprised if Donald does not to a good score

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this afternoon. The wind might get mild. You see the relatively small

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let a few short ago on the inward nine. If he can get a four on the

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last for a three, it will be not a letting it slip away. Four over par,

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playing alongside Watson. It will keep him going. I am sure he is

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playing such steady golf. He seems to play steady golfer ever he goes

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Garcia. He took six at the third. Back to one over par. Tiger taps in

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after that delicious little chip. Four under and standing alone.

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Mustn't get carried away early in high. There's the leader board.

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Tiger Woods leading the way. Paul Lawrie at the top of the table. But

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this is just a settling-in day. Don't expect too much on the first

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day, but you need to not be a million miles behind the leaders to

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challenge over the next three rounds. The weather forecast is

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about the same for the next couple of days. It might get windy on

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Sunday. Hopefully, we won't have any rain. We have had enough of

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that! A lot of big names. Mark Cocker Beckett, former winner, --

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how relatively near to the golf course is the sea but you might as

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well be a million miles away from the sea. A Graeme McDowell for a

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expecting good things from him this week. I always think he looks very

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jaunty. Lee Westwood rattles one in. That's more like it, boy. Yes, good

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stuff. He has had four birdies so far, a double bogey and a bogey,

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out in 33. That is one under. If he could get back in 36, 35, get in

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before the wind might get up... Once again there's a bunker down

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the left which has to be avoided. That's the reason Tiger is using

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the 8th, 416 yards, playing up to a high green. Just six feet for Bubba

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Watson, after a beautiful wedge shot, maybe on the left edge. You

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would expect him to make this to little bit more than six feet. Not

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bad. Drop-shot, three birdies. Considering he is not really used

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to do this sort of golf, well, he is, because there is no wind,

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perfect conditions, but he's an American who has not played

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overseas very often. Adam Scott, for an eagle. This is to tie the

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lead. He leaves it short. What a difference that putt has made it to

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his confidence. Yes, he's such a brilliant player. It was getting to

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be rather embarrassing, using a short putt. He doesn't look very

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pretty with it. It is a monster putter in length, and he does not

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look very comfortable in it. It rhythm, a bit like Rafa Nadal! A

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looking down. This is right up at the far end of the course. A narrow

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chamber of land. The spectators don't get up into this top part of

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the course, there's no room for them, so they wait on the left-hand

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side. They are not allowed up by revels in it. Yes, he relishes it.

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

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ago at Pebble Beach, and early on, he was there in contention at the

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Olympic club for the US Open. 12. Great par three on this golf

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course. One of the great par threes in links golf, especially when the

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wind blows across. Now, that's a bad putt. I'm surprised that

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someone of his skill... Sometimes I think his putt a goes back too far.

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His backswing is so long. -- putter. Here is not good shot. I remember

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him as an amateur, he turned pro, and then he found the long putter

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up his left arm and rolls them in just like that. He has done well,

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coming back from two over-par earlier on. Working his way back.

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He's a very good player. An accumulator of money. A rather

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vulgar thing to say but nevertheless, you need a bit of

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reach? No. I think they're so used to putting on lightning-fast greens,

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when they get some were a little bit slower, they are a bit lost.

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They were like that last week. Now, Tiger. Got to be accurate with the

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second shot to the eight. The whole position is Bailey on the green. --

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barely on the green. When it at the front like that, no point schooling

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back off the green. That's perfect. With the greens holding, you can

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afford to be 5, 6, 7 yards beyond the pin. Or that's where you try to

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

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up to the green. We have had a few go over to the bunker on the right

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and a couple on the left. You can see how much room there is behind

:38:42.:38:47.

the flag. Not that you want to good 20 yards behind, but there is room.

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Everybody talks about being so accurate, so perfect, on a distance

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but, of course, they still make mistakes. It's easy to make a

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mistake with this one. If you get too greedy, it will roll back 20

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yards to the green. If you give it that little bit extra, it easier to

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be 20 feet long. He needs to be re- accurate, Justin Rose, from 171

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at all. Is extraordinary, isn't it? He came out full of beans, chatting

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away, full of confidence, looking forward to playing Tiger Woods in

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the Open Championship and its absolute misery. Ernie Els.

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Something else, I used to call him his forties. Garcia, a little

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nine-iron compared to Tiger with an eight iron, so he should certainly

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be able to get this one to stop quickly. This is a dangerous shot,

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I think, because if he hits it a little bit heavy, he could do what

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Justin Rose has done. If he hits it flat out, I think he will be all

:40:31.:40:41.
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it, as well. Well, they don't give each other that extra five yards.

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They don't play that sort of golf now. I couldn't agree more. They

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seem to have lost the art of playing hard shots and flighting

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the ball in a different way. They are all bashing it through the air.

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Now, a superb tee shot. Nine holes completed. And a very nice nine

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holes indeed. Three under. One drop shot at the 6th. Darren Clarke for

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birdie. He is three over as we be there for the weekend, the

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on them. There is no dramatic slopes like we see it so many

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courses, particularly in new course Thailand, one under. 16th hole, 386

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second shot. It's so important to take advantage of this weather, the

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way it is now. For the potential winners. Will certainly look no

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it's some of the potential winners in Lee Westwood, Tiger Woods, Bubba

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Watson, possibly. Here he is. At the 10th. Third shot. He has been

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in a spot of bother, but he may happened to Justin Rose. He had his

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first chip shot from 20 yards short and did not make it to the green.

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He could not have hit it any better. Now this one, a par. Currently four

:43:52.:44:02.
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playing himself right out of this championship. He will get more and

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more cross. Very hard to settle down. The inward nine if it isn't

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one you could get back in at 31 a or birdie two at the top of the hat.

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So easily done. -- or 32. Yes, I think he is putting it. Yes, the

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advantage of links golf, so many choices but this type of shot.

:44:34.:44:44.
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Tony. Exciting things going on. impressive, Tony? He is. Anything

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left of the pin, a big, there is danger of going in. But he wasn't

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having any of it. He can play relatively conservative golf coming

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yard to go, he thought he had found the bottom of the cup. You have had

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a chance to play with Jack Nicklaus a lot. How would you compare him

:46:17.:46:27.
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strong. Jack was so mentally strong. He knew how to charge his way

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around a golf course. They both had the power, both great putters. More

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than anything, the course management was there. They had

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steady head on their shoulders, total confidence in their ability.

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par after a nine-iron. That is a bogey it makes you so cross. Slight

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misjudgment of distance, and you throw strokes away and what is a

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relatively simple hole if you find the fairway. No shortage of people.

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We mentioned record crowds during practice days, despite the rather

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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

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the top of the leader board. Tiger Woods has been amazing with this

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green. A terrific shot. Sometimes, when he looks away, you imagine he

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has hit a bad one, but he's actually loving it. He's playing so

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within himself with that shot. You see the total control over the

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speed of the club face. He's back on it now, I must say, Tiger. He

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was so contained there I saw him earlier in the year. He was not

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messing with his swing any more, he was just getting on with that.

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Sergio Garcia, just waiting for the players to move from the green

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plays a little bit shorter than its Justin Rose here at the weekend.

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Sergio Garcia at two over par, you really need to make a score on this

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front nine. As you did all those years ago. Coming back, it gives

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birdies, certainly no more bogeys on the card. He has gone half a

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club too far. He's got a very awkward up and down. Nine bunkers

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on that hole. It is interesting, because if you do not chase the

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flag, and play for the middle of the green, it is quite simple. But

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if you take the pin on, and you play it too far, you're in trouble.

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Does dumpers it -- the bunkers are The 13th certainly offers a birdie

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chance. Excellent. That was a more, the last week's winner. He

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won and a playoff at the Scottish Open. That got him into the open. A

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good opening round. Anything a 70 or better, you'll be delighted with

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tense second shot. The 10th green slopes from back to front and if

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you pitch on it, you can get a bit of spin on it easily. If we look at

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their practise green, a few players preparing themselves. Have you ever

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stayed in that house? That scene has not changed much over 50 years!

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Scott and Tiger Woods lead at four under par. Tiger Woods is playing

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flawless golf, hasn't missed a short yet. Delightful to watch. A

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couple of wins for Jason, there. A lot of players on good form. Well,

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my goodness! Some people like this sort of thing. Would you think,

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Tony? I get enough ups and downs on the golf course, thank you very

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much! I do not need to invite them. I can think of anything worse! -- I

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nearly 45 degrees to his target! All the rules go out the window

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when it comes to Watson! He rips it down the fairway. He's so exciting

:55:45.:55:55.
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to watch, I must say. This is the Tiger Woods crook. Justin Rose went

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through the group back. He tried to play a fancy chip shot and it did

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not come off. He has left himself to be a nightmare. Five over par

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and then the green runs away. He must have fond memories of every

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hole, Tory? I do. This is where I played my first Open, back and 63.

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Bob Charles' open. I played all four rounds and I was only 19. That

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was the start of my love affair with love them. -- with this golf

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highlight of my life up until that time. He has lost it! Out in 30.

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seems clear to me that, unless you're going to be in the red at

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the end of this first round, it is going to be hard to get back into

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this Championship for anyone outside par, certainly. There are a

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lot of players already shooting par Tiger Woods at the top of the

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leader board, because you know he is not going to fold under pressure.

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light rough. Judging it beautifully. Under the hole and easy, if there

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is such a thing, an easy putt, that one. The new back tee at Number 10.

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You cannot see the fairway, really, from the tee. You're unsighted.

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There is a new, deep chasm on the left. There is a big bank there. If

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you drift up on to the left, it is troublesome. If you find the

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fairway, but offer something. You can put a short iron into the green.

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A couple of bunkers on the right hand side. There dangerously

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positions. Tiger Woods, with this club, should have enough to get

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past those. There is another bunker to the left hand side. I cannot see

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another word that he likes. He's you can wander into a divot, and he

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has it. He is in control of his game. My, what a championship this

:00:54.:01:04.
:01:04.:01:11.

and Darren Clarke. A birdie at the 11th. He is looking pretty handy at

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three under-par. Adam Scott leading season he has started to believe

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again and get back to the top, green. Can he get there, David?

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not sure, Ken. 278 yards and now his turn the corner on the back

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nine, it is likely into the breeze. Not much. 278? It is a links course,

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but it's right on the limit. Such a narrow entrance to thread your ball

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by as they used to be in days gone by. I think they may stop them.

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It's like aeroplanes flying over Augusta when the tournament is on.

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It's not allowed any more. Here he is. Give this a good hit. Looking

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to get to the front opening to this green. Not too much trouble. He has

:02:45.:02:49.

done well. Ride through the gully of the bunkers. Straightforward

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pitch up the green. A little He's only got his two-iron in the

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back, though. It's another world, isn't it? Look at this. Just look

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at this. Wonderful stuff. Unbelievable. Driving a two-iron.

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Just 265 yards. Into a slight breeze. Unbelievable. They are

:03:30.:03:35.

making a mockery of the game. didn't go that far on our holidays,

:03:35.:03:45.
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under so a little bit of momentum here. A six iron. A bit of breeze

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coming off the left. Sounded sweeter off the face. Right into

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threes in golf, this one. It is but all those years ago, we were

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hitting longer clubs coming in lower trajectory. It may this hole

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of far more difficult. The wind usually whistling from left to

:04:43.:04:51.

right pushing you out of bounds. But, on this benign a day, hitting

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a medium lofted clubs. To me, it seems a lot easier. It is easier,

:05:00.:05:10.
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Extended the hole by 56 yards. Not a bad spot. Just 50 yards behind

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Bubba Watson. They took out that burn on the left which made some

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Garcia, left of the 10th fairway. 140 left. And, of course, he's

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going to try to pray he gets good contact. He might have an outside

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chance of getting there with his genius. The other two players are

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nicely in the middle of the fairway. Just 120 yards remaining. Having

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said that, Tiger is in the divot. This was a little bit of hit and

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hope. A sharp angle out of that spindly stuff, otherwise you go to

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the left. Super shot. He made it It can go the other way. Justin

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Garcia. That might do something for him. Certainly Justin Rose needs

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something to help him. This one from 133 yards into a little breeze

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it would have been sad if that lie would have cost him because there

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was absolutely nothing wrong with the tee shot. An interesting way,

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though. He was beating down on it but my goodness. Jammed it right

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down there, drove it out of the in there. That is serious power. I

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remember Arnold Palmer could do that. His arms are working it out

:08:18.:08:25.

of the crater. Yes, a lot of players would see that ball in that

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lie and give up. But not him. Lee Westwood now. It is always going to

:08:35.:08:39.

be an awkward little pitch and he's elected to go with the putt of. It

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is a long putt. He has misjudged it badly. -- go with the putter.

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one of those pins on the ridge. If you get in between it, it's awkward.

:08:55.:08:59.

I think that was begging for the three wood, if you're going to play

:08:59.:09:09.
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it off the green. Of course, you have his hands a little bit behind

:09:19.:09:29.
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the ball. But he does it very well. He's got one of those putters which

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encourages you to do that. It up with a little dot on the back

:09:37.:09:44.

of the head. -- you line it up with a little dot on the back of the

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head. Yes. Good man! Good man! He had it a 3 under or wants early on.

:09:59.:10:09.
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his putting, but how his eyes work on a putting. I've not had it this

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one. It's like an I test. You look at a screen and when you see the

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White Dot, you hit the button. fascinating stuff. I still think it

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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seeing that lie off the tee. It can happen on a links course, the

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ball's running to the same little hollow. You find the odd divot.

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rub of the green, they say. Up the at the Open Championship but I

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don't think he will have that problem, certainly not in the early

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Grandstand, that. Often everybody is wearing black or grey water

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proofs. It's a pot-pourri of people. birdie. There must be a reason we

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are seeing him and that's the reason. He has been on a 30 so that

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was a 90 ft of. Home Run! That will bring a smile to anybody's face.

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under. One shot behind Adam Scott. Coming at the 14th, Tiger Woods at

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four under-par after his opening 10 holes. Paul Lawrie, a birdie chance

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he has got coming up. Currently 19 players under-par. Conditions

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almost perfect. A light breeze. Reasonably warm up. Welcome back,

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Peter. Just in time to see McDowell. while this day, whilst dull with no

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sun shining, you need to make it shine. Imagine it shining. Tiger is,

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and so are four or five others. The rest of the field, so far, only 13,

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14 players have reached the turn in under-par. The par is 34 which is a

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bit hard, I suppose. Only a dozen or so have broken that figure and

:15:26.:15:36.
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mishit it. If you cannot reach the par five in two, it is a good thing

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to decide. Exactly. As long as you hit the fairway, it does not make

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much difference. A friend from Australia is here, Wayne Grady.

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What you think can, Wayne? It is fantastic. The guys are lucky

:16:19.:16:23.

coming out in some benign conditions. Yesterday, it looked

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He's just not getting those birdies at missing the fairway, but that is

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not too bad. It is not in the punishing stuff. He has only missed

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it by a foot or two. He might be playing Spectator, mind a? Yes,

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whatever that means! Watching Tiger! You're too subtle for me.

:17:08.:17:16.

Yes, I know. We have a huge crowd here. I'm sure they're not just

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entertaining windier playing well, and certainly, Justin has not

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played well and he has had some bad luck as well. Some cloud going by.

:17:46.:17:53.

He's used a fascinating. The facilities are being shared by a

:17:53.:18:01.

American friends from ESPN. We can see whether clubhouses, there is

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the 9th hole, tucked right up in the corner. There used to -- there

:18:07.:18:15.

are two tented villages this year. There is a driving range, practice

:18:15.:18:19.

ground. The practise ground facilities here are very tight. The

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Players' Championship in the early 2000. Many of us thought he might

:18:55.:19:05.
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have had a major by now. A round of 69. The retired paratrooper. That

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is the view from up on high. This opening morning has been very

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interesting. It has been dull, somewhat over cast. Perfect

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conditions for golf. Some of the big names have struggled, others

:19:24.:19:34.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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have taken a grip on things. It is It is shaping up beautifully.

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Perhaps the most benign conditions we're going to get all week. Play

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got under way here at 6:30am this morning. If you are just joining us,

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where have you been? We have been on their since 9 o'clock in the

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morning. Even in these relatively calm conditions, this course is

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proving a severe test for the world's best golfers. Passing the

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examination so far, with honours, you expect him to - the man who has

:20:52.:20:56.

shown probably more than most what it takes to win the Claret Jug.

:20:56.:21:03.

Tiger Woods, pursuing his it first major for four years. His opening

:21:03.:21:08.

iron at the short par three was perfectly on line. There are real

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statement of intent. Australia's Adam Scott, right now the top

:21:14.:21:22.

ranked golfer not from the UK a America. Thank you had back to back

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birdies but the 11th and 12th. He's has seen to that. After missing the

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cut last week at Castle Stuart, 1999 Open winner Paul Lawrie's

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desire has been sharpened. A birdie at the 13th to go back to three

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under par. Wonderful so far from the likes of Paul Lawrie, Graham

:21:57.:22:04.

McDowell, Watson and Scott. The four men of the year are converging

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on the leader board as we speak. Lee Westwood, one under par through

:22:19.:22:29.
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12 holes. We have had some great We have had already won the Open

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winner of this week. It is the Junior Open, just down the road. It

:22:38.:22:44.

was one for the first time by a girl, the 16 year-old from Japan.

:22:44.:22:50.

She did not just when, she entirely obliterated the field. She won a by

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14 shot, with a total of 16 under par. Listen to this victory speech.

:22:58.:23:08.
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Checkout a message to the boys! Finally, boys, practise hard!

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right! There is no doubt that the lads here have been putting their

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time in on the practise their ways. -- on the practise a fair ways.

:23:25.:23:28.

They are all attempting to land the oldest prize in golf, the Claret

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Jug. There are some star names to watch this morning. There are few

:23:36.:23:45.
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more or later on. Rory Michael Roy, Northern Ireland's world number two.

:23:47.:23:57.
:23:57.:23:57.

He plays at 21 minutes past two. Fowler of America, is out with

:23:57.:24:07.
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Padraig Harrington. A long time to wait, forward Donald. What a high

:24:13.:24:17.

quality trio this is. Phil Mickelson was a runner up in the

:24:17.:24:27.
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Open Championship last year. A under, alongside Johnson. Thomas,

:24:40.:24:47.

already a winner on the European Tour, and South Africa is the third

:24:47.:24:51.

largest representative -- has the third largest number of

:24:51.:24:54.

representatives in the Open Championship this year. There are

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six got, Americans and English break-up there highest number of

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representatives. Paul Lawrie, back- to-back birdies at the 14th and

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15th takes into a tie for second at four under par. It is all going on

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out there for Paul, and I know he was so really disappointed to miss

:25:14.:25:18.

the cut last week at the Scottish Open. Perhaps the weekend off has

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done in the world of good. Watching that should keep us busy until 8

:25:25.:25:28.

o'clock tonight. Some of the juiciest rough we have seen for

:25:28.:25:34.

many years. Ian Poulter tweaked it yesterday that the rough was so

:25:34.:25:38.

high, we might have to send out a search party of Ian Woosnam was in

:25:38.:25:48.

the field. No offence intended, I assume!

:25:48.:25:58.
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shot because of the bunkers, but it looks like a good idea. A little

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too strong. He's playing it as a par five. Playing a very, -- a very

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grown-up, sensible game. well. Should be a player of ground

:26:44.:26:54.
:26:54.:27:12.

links golf courses. He has come in why does he drift in and out of

:27:12.:27:18.

form as dramatically as he does? Know, I don't. His putting is a

:27:18.:27:23.

little bit hit-and-miss. It has been better with the longer putter.

:27:23.:27:33.
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He tends to throw in a bad mistake bumps. 360 odd yards. A slight

:27:46.:27:56.
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curve from left to right. Graham surface. The flag could be an

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easier position. Fund left, looking right into the green. If the wind

:28:17.:28:25.

is up, it is a monster. Back and right, and I heard Tory-led to it

:28:25.:28:30.

earlier, the out of bounds there on the right hand side. -- I heard

:28:30.:28:40.

Tony a lead to it earlier. A host of players on four under par.

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are starting to see better scoring now, Peter. It was slow at the

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beginning of the day, wasn't it? was, very much so. Once you get

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over those players at 4 under, you very down -- you're down very

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quickly to one under par players. It is a par 70, which is a hard par.

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One over or two over par is not a disgraceful score by any means.

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There is Jeev Milkha Singh, he was going great guns on the first nine,

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he dropped two or three you in the inward nine. Early days for this

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lot, but a couple of good rounds there. Tom Watson was going round

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every hole in par, just dropped a shot. Todd Hamilton, a former

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winner. Nice to see a smiling face! Defending champion there, and if

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you wonder what those little silver badges are, that is a competitor's

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badge, and it shows they're competing, they are in the field

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and that they can going to the clubhouse, they can go wherever

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they like! I don't think that will ever catch on, that water stuff. I

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this difficult 12th. McDowell seems to have his irons dialled in.

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Sergio. He has got the putter out, wanted to. Just a slight misread. A

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well, it didn't go where he obviously thought it would. Just

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absolutely miscued it. A lot of swing there. Played it as a par

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five. A couple of centenaries for you, Dumfries and County. They are

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celebrating their one hundreds. Also, over in Dublin. They are

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having a centenary ball on Saturday the 21st. Justin Rose, now, trying

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to turn the tide. Hang on, it went off in his hands. It's been that

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type of day for him. All that talk about how wonderfully he has been

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practising this week. There you go, Pete, you would look good in that.

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They are very patriotic. Perhaps to force things to happen now with

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that first putt. He has got his stern face on at the moment. He

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looked so happy when he strolled on to they practise ground three hours

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ago. Golf can be a cruel game. This is a good area for golf, all along

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this coast. They are having the English amateur championship in a

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nearby golf club in August. That's a lovely club. If you get a chance,

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Warner who has requested the cricket scores at this week.

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Apparently a keeper giving up the cricket stores -- scores and

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upsetting him. I promise I won't do that any more. It's between England

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and South Africa anyway so I'm not interested. Paul Lawrie, the second

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into the 16th green and a beauty. But it ain't links golf, is it?

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They are peppering them in. A little bit more bounce. They

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continued to play through the air. Tiger on the 12th. That, to me, is

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the beauty of the Open Championship. Weather conditions, you know, they

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just set up the golf course. It has been set up tough but the

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conditions will dictate the play and this week we have had some very

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soft conditions. How has the 12th hole played? It's one of the most

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difficult par threes, only four birdies. The flat today is in the

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front left, easy. Back right, can you see how close that gate is on

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the right-hand side? It runs on to the road which circumnavigates the

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whole of the golf course. Well, it is not a bothersome today because

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of there is very little wind and this is a straightforward shot if

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you can hit straight. It's been very interesting watching Tiger

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Woods played today. Yes, playing a very safe. Always on the safe side

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of the hole. The safe side of this hole is to the right. This is

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style. But he has this for a birdie at the 15th. And he rolls it in

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again. Very good hole, the 15th, par four. A hard one, but not today.

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He leads by two. Peter Thompson won the Open here in 1958. Can I dumped

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follow? Zach Johnson. -- can Adam follow? Yes, it's a good shot. It's

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interesting that only one British player, Tony Jacklin, who was

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weather's half an hour ago, is the only winner of this championship.

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He always overseas players starting magic you can come up with here.

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Third shot. I thought it might have been his second. A shortish par

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four. He really has a wonderful pair of hands. Not the tidiest chip

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there. Paul Lawrie. That's better. It has turned left. Just not enough

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pace. That was for a birdie. Just of players at 4 under. Good looking

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the tee. A bit long for a birdie at 13. Par here at Lytham is 17. David

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Duval, at the 2001 winner, he said the other day in some ways he felt

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like he was the defending champion because we have not been here for

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11 years. A dramatic struggle in the last decade, of course but not

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in the least bit better. Let's get his thoughts about his opening

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David, how was that for you, returning to Lytham as the last man

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to win an Open Championship here? It's nice. I didn't think I would,

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but I do have some small feeling of defending. It's given me a bit of a

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boost. I've really enjoyed the last few days practising here and

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playing. I've had several people remarking, you are welcome in

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Lytham at any time, which was really, really kind and I played

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quite well today. I was very pleased with how I struck the golf

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ball. In my last tournament other John Dear tournament, I putted

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quite poorly, and missed several little putts today. I could have

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put it 71 easily. You still intent a place and very competitive golf

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in the years to come, don't you? You are by no means a sentimental

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golf of. No, that's not the approach. I think, when I and 60,

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my last year, I will come over here in a ceremonial manner and maybe

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have some grand kids watching in such. But until then, I'm not going

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to take a sport in the field of I don't think I can compete and win

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bogey on 13, which has really quick start this morning. Then had

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a few bogeys and drop shots. And A startled look on his face. Oh

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this 13th hole today. We have seen two of them are by two of the main

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contenders. Ernie Els. For a par. Suddenly, we're getting back into

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here, wasn't it, Peter? You used have to get under-par and then hang

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around on the back nine. This has not been a good day for him. He

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started on a nice tee shot on the first. Missed by 12 feet and from

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there on in, it has been a bit of a Johnson. On a 14. To the 12th,

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Tiger. Tiger Woods has had four chances like this in the last five

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holes and even though he has tried, he has not made one. Straightaway,

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he knew, didn't he? Up yes, he was up and out of that one. He looks

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agitated to me. I don't know why. From the first hole, he has had a

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grumpy look on his face. He does not do much to make people love him.

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Strange, strange, strange. Fred Freud would have some fun with him.

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Paul Lawrie. Coming up 17. This is just a wonderful par four. Down the

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right and left. Heavily bunkered. 20 bunkers on this hole. That is

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perfect. The second shot now turns a little bit to the left and is

:43:34.:43:44.
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Way back in the corner. Those bunkers down there, menacing on

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both sides. The water, a couple of weeks ago these aerial shots were

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taken after some heavy rain. The second shot turns left over these

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dunes which leaves the putting surface blind and again, well

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bunkered. Just four fours this week and they will be well up on the

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all the water lying in the bunkers, how well this course has recovered,

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and what a wonderful job the ground You were saying before, Peter,

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every now and again, out of nowhere he throws in a high score for so a

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couple of double bogeys. And then loses momentum. He certainly plays

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ahead of Johnson. A couple of champions in his wake, Paul Lawrie

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and Tiger Woods. There is a new name at the bottom

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there, from the USA. I must keep my eye on him. It goes very quickly

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down to two under. A nice opening score there, 69. They are all in

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good shape. In trouble. A nasty bunker, but someone will going with

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a bunker rake and clean that up. We get lots of people saying, these

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pros or walking out of bunkers and not tidying up. There is one there,

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on every green. The volunteer and take their holidays. The score

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boards are run by the schools. Charterhouse have been running for

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a long time, and there are a wonderful addition to the magic of

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this Championship. A lot of to-ing and fro-ing. I was thinking, Wayne,

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when you think back years ago, and these championships where played

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before the invention at cylindrical long moors, they had a few sheep on

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the course to keep the fair ways down under the old boy with the

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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We used to call it the Augusta look like that. Now, this is not

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fairway on this 440 yards par four. He's looking at a left-handed shot.

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He has done brilliantly. Is that a short you practise? -- is that a

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shot you practise? Lee Westwood is making very heavy-going of it at

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open Championship record. Many moons ago, Peter Thomson managed it.

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Maureen has been out. We have rather neglected her today, which

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is a very difficult thing to do. Maureen, tell us something. Peter,

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I have been privileged to watch Johnson plot his way around this

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golf course. He has had half-a- dozen single putts, superb iron

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play. On the 15, the second of the two par fives, and he's in perfect

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position once again. 280 yards to go, he's going in with a little

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rescue club. Quite a Stefaan shaft, and he doesn't like it.

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Maureen, what have you done to him? There are three threes on the

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outward nine. You feel like you have to build your foundation on

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the first nine holes. He will not have too difficult a shot from

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there, I think. He is not on a down slope. He might have a tricky

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little chip. We will wait and see. Ernie's feet are a little bit above

:51:04.:51:13.

the ball. It is a decent lie. He is getting a good look at this. He has

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had a few loose shot. We have had a few cold shot. I have been very

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impressed with how his putting is hole, he doesn't want to do it

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again. What of bunkers in and around the green, but Ernie ignores

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the ball. A beautiful shot. I had a wonderful battle here with Arnold

:51:54.:51:58.

Palmer in the 1961 Ryder cup. We finished all square, I thought I

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had got him but he holed out of the bunker for a four when I was about

:52:03.:52:10.

a foot away at 3. He did not pleas the at the time. -- it did not

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please me at the time. I played in four. I saw some great champions

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win here. I played quite well here, I finished eight and 69. 11th and

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58. I finished with a 661 year, and if the wind had got up under had

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been an earthquake, I might have made it. Davis Love's father was

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the first one to pick me. And you when you first four-figure cheque

:52:47.:52:56.

in your career here. How about that? It is exactly what did 32nd

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player here will win this week in one go! The defending champion is

:53:02.:53:12.
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not having a good time. Darren, we bleed for you! Darren Clarke's

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score card is littered with a four bogeys today. I'm not making

:53:18.:53:23.

excuses for him because I am such a fan, but he has been a little

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unlucky. A couple of dodgy lies in bunkers and the shank out of it and

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it does not long take mock -- it does not take long to add up.

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out. If he does not hole that, that tee. That was quite a long way back.

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He is starting to let the round about. The top left was where Gary

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Player's ball went. They were scuttling around, looking for his

:54:35.:54:45.
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smiley face? It is just sliding away. If he finishes off, no worse

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than a four run the last, that will be an extra -- an excellent round

:54:58.:55:08.
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from Paul Lawrie. He needs a 4 for from Watson, delighted. We say it

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is all-important, but he is three under par, was four. He was in

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danger of dropping two in a row. The momentum would have gone the

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he has not pushed himself out of contention yet. Andrew is back with

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feisty start. Does not look too pleased. Four under par is not

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making and happy. He is also three over par currently. It will be a

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welcome birdie if he can roll that in. The Australians lose a lot of

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sleep during the Open Championship. It is 10 o'clock tonight. Just

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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talking about chopping this out. summer like Johnson, not long, but

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The wind is coming from the usual two holes to be a first player in

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Open Championship history can beat 63. Eight players have shot 63 over

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the years. The wind is picking up, as was

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forecast. Then look at this! We have five in the top seven, all

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major champions. Wayne Grady was saying, everyone and Australia will

:59:41.:59:45.

be jumping up and down, because their man, Adam Scott, is going

:59:45.:59:55.
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beautifully. He has made eight birdies is the 4th hole. A lot of

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the usual suspects are right up at another birdie. It is the seeing

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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distance again that he has not made this is Graeme McDowell's third.

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Pretty much the same as Bubba Watson, a similar putt to save his

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par. Jamie Donaldson on the 18th. His good form continuing, after his

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win at Royal Port Rush. He is finding a bit of trouble there. At

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least the pin is on a good side for him. An iron from the tee is a

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popular choice here. It is a great opportunity today to get a score on

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the board with the conditions as they are. 220 yards for Lee

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Westwood, straight into the teeth of the wind, which is getting up.

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That is a pretty good effort to to the front of the green. You can see

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the flag just starting to bend a little bit and sway gently. Ernie

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has got the big stick out, trying to go for the green. Brandt

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Snedeker had a hole-in-one, an albatross, in practice here. That

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is a beauty from Ernie Els. That is no mean feat. There are lots of

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shot. Beautifully played! They have added in the bunker down the left-

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hand side here. It normally plays back into the wind. He is doing

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well since coming back from injury problems again. So, our leader, 7-

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That is a good for for Adam Scott. His next he shot is very difficult,

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bunkers across the fairway in different areas. Bill's history

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await? Jamie Donaldson. This is four-power. This is for a 68. --

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Four Power. That is a great round to the the only Welshman in the

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field. He turned it around well, he was two shots over-par after seven

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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there! He had a great US Open, and is looking to ants this, that would

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be a nice double. -- to add this. That is a very good leaderboard.

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Look at his strong left-hand grip, there. All of his knuckles are

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showing. He has an interesting follow-through. He does not falls

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his elbow at all. He has been extraordinarily effective today.

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Working again! That is to go to 6- likes it. He likes it! Why wouldn't

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he like it!? That is for a 65. It has been some round of golf.

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shot 65 in the final round of son George's. This would equal his

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lowest ever score if he rolls that in. This is about 40 feet for Lee

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Westwood. There is quite a bit of 18th tee, Adam Scott with an iron.

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Up ahead, Paul Lawrie marches on to the final green. She must avoid the

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bunkers that cross the fairway. Goodness me! A touch of nerves, I

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would say. I am off the tee, horrible. A bit of gardening for

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Paul Lawrie. He has almost earned his place in the Ryder cup. Ernie

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Els, the eagle putt on the 16th. was a terrific tee shot, a very

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narrow throat of green to run the ball up. She was not far away. --

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he. That will be a very simple is a good start for Bubba Watson. A

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lot of people were interested to see how he would handle their links

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golf. He had a wonderful win at the Masters in April. He is a new

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cultural in golf. -- Cult Hero. Sergio Garcia has missed the

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fairway to the right. He is lucky that he has landed on a place for

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all the spectators have been walking. 182 yards left to the pin.

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He has actually got quite a good angle from here. He can see the

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pain to the left of the crowd. -- all going in the same direction,

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you do have the risk of it coming out as a hop. You would rather that

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risk than playing it out of the finish! That is a great round from

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Paul Lawrie. It is a 65. Just one bogey, six birdies. Only the second

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Under 71st round score for Paul Lawrie at the Open. Her son so he

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has won its -- since he won it, he has missed nine cuts and the Open.

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She is right back in form. Johnston and 16 for a birdie. --

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 49 seconds

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caddy of Tiger Woods, advising Adam see the ball, so it is not too bad.

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He will just be pitching it out. She has done a good job. Still an

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Meanwhile, Mickelson is slapping them away on the range. He found

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Scottish and then he came back and had a good weekend. He has learnt

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to appreciate links golf, hasn't he? Well, back in the early 2000s,

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I thought he played really well when he started to shorten his

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swing and hit three-quarter shots. I thought that was when he played

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some of his best links golf. HAZEL IRVINE: He did indeed, of

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course, and was a tie a runner-up at Royal St George's last year.

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That was his best finish in the Open Championship. Someone else he

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went very well three years back was The sun is coming out. Yes.

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Conditions this morning were pretty generous and hopefully us afternoon

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starters will get similar conditions. The wind is picking up

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a little bit. At the Lee the can take advantage. You look nice and

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relaxed practising. There are a few butterflies. It is the biggest

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championships in the world. I have had a couple of chances in recent

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years but yes, a little bit of nerves, but also very excited.

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Really excited to get going. challenging course. A very

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challenging. It has changed a bit since I was here eight years ago.

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But it is a tough golf course no into form, Ross Fisher. And well

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this man find his form? Also, they will be in anticipation. They see

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the scores on the board out there. They know they have a lot of work

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He feels he has left something there but it was not quite good

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one of the men to shoot 63 in the history of the Open. The Masters as

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He has clipped the edge of the bunker and shot the balls to the

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other side. You can see there where that he will see, on the

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leaderboard, if he cares to look at them, he will unknown he's a long

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way back. But still a long way to go. A good tee shot on the left and

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Zach Johnson is very close to that disappointing finish there today

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for Adam Scott but a round of 64 birdies on his round. Two birdies

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The 18th and the 17th of the two hardest over the years in the opens

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club face square through the ball the east services. -- these

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four -- a dropped shot for Adam Scott on the 18th. That has gone

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off like a gun in his hand. Very He would like it to be blowing and

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firm and fast, but he still got it. Under-par. He has had all sorts of

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troubles with his right hand this Present today. That is the way to

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gather a two. From the bunker where strength is going to help him but,

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of course, there are so many bunkers between him and the green

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that he has got to really think about what he is going to do.

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simple rule with the cables there. Movable obstruction is and you just

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avoid these bunkers. He is not going to get stuck in them now.

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has not moved very far. That was not your normal swing. I have seen

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gone for a victory lap... I think he's just going to clear people out

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his horrible pitch. This is to trot them bad pitch. Adam Scott is out

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That is the 15th green. Phil, what is going on? Tiger Woods is deep in

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couldn't see it, I didn't want to green. A chance to get back to

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of 71 for Ian Poulter. He won the Australian Masters last year,

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That his strength for you, you can't substitute strength. That was

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some power there. Graeme McDowell, his alignment problems. Last year

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he was aiming way to the right, then pulling the that -- pulling

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the ball back on to the line. He wasn't very sharp. He seems to have

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it all sorted out now and he is playing a lot better. Now to Bubba

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Watson. He won't see much of the green here at all. That is the

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difficulty of the 17th. Bubba Watson was kind enough to sign some

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paintings of the 13th hole and a gust a then I bought this year,

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thank you! -- August the. At the moment, it is the Australian Adam

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Scott who leads the way after well -- after a wonderful round of 64.

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He did bogey the last hole. Nevertheless, he has a one-shot

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advantage over Paul Lawrie. Some of the great names are run their right

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That was a magnificent opening round. Well played. It is a great

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start to the tournament. Today is perfect out there. The rain has

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softened it up and there is hardly a breath of wind. It is pleasing to

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take advantage of that. You were able to make a score on the back

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nine. Was that down to the conditions? High a little bit. On

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some of those holes you still have to hit good shots. I got off to a

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shaky start, not hitting the first three fairways or greens, then find

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my rhythm from the 4th and played beautifully all the way through to

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my pulled tee-shot on the last hole. It is a very exciting leaderboard

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with Major champions of the past like Tiger Woods, Graeme McDowell

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and Paul Lawrie. Are you bracing yourself for a tougher challenge

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over the next three days? Absolutely. Hopefully the wind will

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get up a little bit. We will see the leaderboard spread out a bit.

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You will have to play well to stay up there. I am just happy to take

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advantage of the conditions. you would like to see it blow a

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little bit more? I would like to. I feel like my game is in good shape

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and I have a good feeling for the course in tough conditions, so

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hopefully the work I have done over the last week can pay off. Fabulous

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dark, really well played. -- Woods, back to 3-under par. He has

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used the iron off the tee really well today. He used at three-wood

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on the 7th hole and it got him into the full bit of trouble. -- her a

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Paul Lawrie, congratulations. A stellar start to the Championship.

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You have had a weekend off after missing the cut at the Scottish

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Open. Missing every green at the beginning and chipping in, was a

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nice start. I'm not one in from about 25 feet. It was the most

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bizarre six holes of my career, no question. Sometimes you need those

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bricks. We get enough bad luck, so it was a nice start. We talk about

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that the 9th conditions, have virtually no wind, no green, and

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making hay when the sun shines. Would you trying to be more

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aggressive because you are trying to make the best of it? Personally,

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I still had to the same spots that I have been trying to do in

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practice. The wind was coming from a different direction in the last

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couple of days, and there was no there at the 5th hole. I talked

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about the disappointment of missing the cut at the Scottish Open, that

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must have been painful. How did you try to turn that round? I played OK,

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I just putted very badly. One of my worst putting displays for a long

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time so I went home and did a lot of work on short putting. I missed

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an awful lot of putts off to the right last week. I felt a lot

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better in practice. I was rolling the ball pretty well today. When

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you look back over the last couple of years, not the greatest record

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since 1999, how do you explain that? This is the kind of golf I

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enjoyed the most, so I don't know. I like to think I am a decent links

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player. My record is awful, so why will need to address that. There is

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Darren Clarke walking up the 18th. This is a very special event for

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you. You have talked about maybe not getting the recognition back in

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1999, so it would be nice to win at a second time. You can understand

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why people might think that. Darren Clarke will be very disappointed at

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a scoring today, but it is not easy. A lot of expectation on you to try

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to defend properly. He will be back. Looking back over your career, the

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last couple of years have been a remarkable rise back up the

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rankings. It has been an incredible journey back to the top. What has

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been the catalyst? I think when you're 14-year-old kids beat Sue,

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it gets you out working harder. I think I was getting easy. I did

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some commentary for the television and did not think I was very good

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at that, so I thought I'd better get back and make a bit of money

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playing golf. It has been a nice runner, winning a couple of

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tournaments. It is great to see you back up there. Her real purple

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patch for UK golf with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell doing amazing

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things. What do you make of their success? It is incredible. We play

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the Irish Open at Royal Port Rush a few weeks ago. It is one of my

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favourite tournament of all time. It was like an open, rather than an

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ordinary Tour events. These are very good times for golf in this

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country. The Tour is very very strong. The Ryder cup would tell

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you that. A lot of young players coming through, a lot of talent. We

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are in a healthy situation. As for the challenge from the rest of the

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world, America is coming back into the world rankings. One guy who

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will be there, his Zach Johnson. He is trying to join you tied for

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second. He is a very tidy player. Is that what you need to win around

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this course? This week, yes. If you go off-line this week, it is pretty

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severe. Zach Johnson is maybe a little bit shorter than some of us,

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but he hits it very straight and has a great short game. As for the

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Ryder cup, it is clearly a burning ambition to get back their. Yes, it

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has been a long time. 1999 was the only time I got a chance to get in

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it. I would love to represent Europe again at 43 years of age.

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1/2 points out before last time. had Colin Montgomerie as a partner!

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Looking at this leaderboard, from what you have seen over the last

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few months with Tiger Woods, how close to his best you think he is?

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Very close. If you win three tournaments in the first six months

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of the year, you can't be far away. The amount of Majors he has won, if

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he gets a sniff, he will be in there. He will be there or

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thereabouts on Sunday. Bubba Watson, you have watched a lot of what he

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has done. This man has a style all of his own. He is different. He

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does things are different way. Even when he doesn't have to hit its 30

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yards with the slice, she still doors. At the Masters he hit it

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over the trees on the 13th, that is unbelievable. That is a journey --

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a birdie for Ernie Els. He has come so close in the past. He has won

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this event, but his record is remarkable. Bodies it in him that

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far away. A problem for Darren, though. 6-over today. He will be

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gutted. He has not played as well as we all know he can, for a long

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time now, which is a pity. But he will be back. He's a class player

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and once he gets and this week out of the way it will be a big weight

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of the shoulders. It is a burden, been the open champion and having

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to live up to that. We see Jack Johnson. The -- we see Zach Johnson

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there. By the end of the year you are looking forward to handing it

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back to someone else and letting someone else do the work. But it is

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a huge honour and iron short and Darren has enjoyed his year. I am

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sure you would like that Claret Jug back on the mantelpiece. Sure.

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time you got back in the chair, isn't it? P chalice well, I have

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been watching and trying to work it all out. -- PETER ALLISS: There are

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also a lot of players around 73-77, which I find in this day and age

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quite remarkable, considering they play so well this. He has slammed

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one away there a bit wide. It looks as if it can drop away clear. But

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he should not have been there in the first place. The fellow in the

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white check diamond sweater, that distance. It is a bit trampled down

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off the tee. It is not a great lie but the grass is with him. He has

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it to the front of the green. a very interesting player, Ken,

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isn't he? Because it just shows there are so many ways you can play

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this game of golf. Yes, 160 yards for Lee. He has just been put off

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by one of the marshals. Seven-iron. Just coming into this wind. In off

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is better. Better for direction. He got four strokes in the last five

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People are always talking about slow play and how we are going to

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counterbalance it. All of this just to move a ball a couple of yards.

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Then you have got to consult the oracle and see what the stars say.

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And at the end of the day, it is five hours. Quite extraordinary.

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Let's hope it is worth waiting for, last six or seven at holes. Left a

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few and out of there. Yes. He in many ways. We have some

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wonderful scores from Paul Lawrie and Adam Scott, but there has been

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an awful lot of bad play. The wind, you can see the flag top right

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members' club is the top left, verandah. It is a splendid old

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clubhouse. Wonderful pitches and memorabilia. You sound very

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funny swings. Darcy had interesting action and played very well. They

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all have rhythm. But this fellow is happy lunch. If not, you will be

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disappointed. Four birdies on his card so far, but there, one birdie

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go off. Westwood to try to finish off with his birdie three. It has

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been a lacklustre day after a it took six on the third. Very

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untidy six. He really has put a brake on his shoulders. -- 8 weight

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little right-hand grip, like Sergio Garcia. It must be a Spanish then.

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long, that is probably a 28, at 29 yard one. So important to get the

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pace. Not a lot of borrow on these greens, subtle little runs.

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they are totally honest. No hidden 31 in front. 67 blows. Masters

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golf but 73 certainly does not keep face here on 17. 20 bunkers on this

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hole. He has done well to avoid most of them today. This is the

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famous 17th hole when, in 1926, the American Bobby Jones put his tee

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shot up in the rough on the left and whacked it over the top on to

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the green and won the Championship. Luke Donald warming up. This could

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be his day, because he has got the absolutely perfect game for the

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focus. Every shot they are trying to have some kind of result. They

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have the balls lined up like they are going to do a trick shot. It is

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all too much, Ken. Mickelson in the background. From the orange juice.

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I hope he has not got too much of that Russians just in there but

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there we are. -- that Russian stuff. The rather sombre figure of John

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Daly at the top. Charlie Karoly. Yes, hit someone rushes up and tips

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a bottle of whitewash down his trousers, I will know we are in

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Blackpool. It looks like a map of Norway. They are rather tame, in

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some regards. Anyway, John to add surely but a man who has just

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completed his round, Ernie Els, who has a great record in this

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Championship, and he started with Very well played. Terrific opening

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67. All Championship venues seem to bring out of the best in the.

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enjoyed today. If we do not have any wind, it is so soft that the

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guys can take advantage. It felt quite good out there. A couple of

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difficult holes but all in all very nice. You have said over the last

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few weeks you are starting to feel the odd ache and pain as you get a

:00:25.:00:29.

bit older but at the same time, you are starting to feel more like your

:00:29.:00:35.

old self, someone who has a shot at a Major Championship. I have a

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couple of battle scars threes in years, -- through the years,

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especially with my knee. With the cold weather it has been acting up

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but I feel a bit better now. I feel good about my game. I do not want

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to get too cocky but I feel good. I have been working on my swing again

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