Day 3 Part 2 Golf: The Open

Welcome back to the third day of the Open Championship, a glorious

from the offer. Starting 10 shots behind the leaders and will have to

produce something special. I think he has already started in that vein.

Let's see what Ian Poulter can do to catch Brandt Snedeker.

Snedeker's score is 10-under and he will be teeing off at 2:20pm. But

not out of it, never one to give up the fight, this Englishman, Ian

between these two. Ian Poulter relishes the fight, and from this

point of view this will be a matchplay situation. It should be

look at the size of that did it. -- festival, but he is to feed from a

whole. A couple of old dinosaurs straight into London. -- you were

heading straight into London. Probably 45 War 55 miles north of

London. -- 45 or 55. All sorts of simple things they talk about. You

see snooker players chatting, that is the only game really cinema --

chatty about the weather. Is there some of wind? Nice and warm,

everyone in shirtsleeves, but is there some of the movement?

little breeze, but no more than that. It is always a case of making

the score on the outward nine, but McIlroy and Harrington have not

managed to do that. Rory McIlroy is opened up on Monday. He has made a

few this, but opportunities are looks rather pretty, doesn't it?

You're not a sailor, you're a flyer. You see them around Istanbul. It

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was Constantinople in my day! How did you enjoy your morning in

the company of Tom Watson? always nice to play with Tom, we

play together a lot. We played together in 1991 and I enjoyed it

as much today as I did then. It never gets old, playing with Tom.

Always a joy to play with him. A great gentleman and a great

ambassador for the small -- for the sport. A great competitor, and I

started asking how old he was and he said he was 62. Some of those

par-four and par-five holes when they play into the wind, they play

along. How much of it challenges the course? They seem to have cut

the pains -- the pins are fairly short, but the golf courses very

playable. You can make a good score if you play well and get it round

in 6465. That is still on. I'm just not playing well enough. Not really

any aspect of the game were sharp enough. Tom was saying the greens

were faster today. That was surprising. It was noticeable on

the putting green that it was quicker and when I got on the

greens they were obviously even faster, so that took some getting

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used to. Enjoy afternoon and go for Ian Poulter. Down the left,

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drive. 481, this second hole. people are saying they are faster.

I'm hardly surprised, they cut them twice and then rolled them. If you

cut them tight and then roll them, despite the moisture or, they will

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be a bit quicker than they were on something with his voice and

computer generated. That would be a very good idea, or perhaps all

last two or three months. Not consistently well. But that is a

favourite colour, the burnt orange. morning, each morning, pretty early.

It will be nice to see them all coming along, or old and young.

People under 16, accompanied by an adult, they come in for nothing.

Tickets available at the gate so there is no particular capacity.

That has always been the policy. You would not think as you drive

down the road at the bottom of your screens that for 500 yards away is

one of the great golf courses but when the course was put there, the

houses weren't. So probably the sea here? A three-wood off the tee, so

he must be looking at eight for eye and at least. It surprises me when

people say 190 yards, he is going to hit a seven-iron. Mind you, the

little tinker. Have thought to the right and he would be in trouble,

but that's a good result -- a foot to the right. Having to move it in

right-to-left, that is not his favourite. But this guy doesn't

head of the club. Right at the to come today for Bubba Watson. I

think he's the new cult hero. and his wife adopted a baby three

years old. The remarkable career after he hit 40. He had won a few

things, but he won umpteen tournaments between 40 and 46. A

remarkable run of form. Probably the hardest worker in the game of

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game he has had, you have to be a solid putter. -- to have the

confused at the moment. He is not quite sure why his form is not

where he thinks it should be, or waving -- where we think it should

be. I can quite understand it. He is a very young man. He has put up

with a lot of pressure and there comes a moment when it becomes a

well indeed in the Irish Open Championship this year. A huge

success. The weather there was not too good either as far as the rain

was concerned. And the poor old members will have to set about

repairing the course after we have all gone. Apparently they have been

nurturing the rough for a couple of up and tap it in as quickly as that.

You wouldn't have thought that if in the sky. The Blue has turned to

a very light shade of grey. There A bit of blue sky down there. And

it is time for Wayne and I to step aside, and Nick Faldo and Ken are

coming in. Nick, with all the talk about your record, you played when

it was a par 72, and this is a 70. And you have the bragging rights,

you have played a course two shots harder! Now take that look of your

face. I appreciated. I remember we do not want another Rory McIlroy,

pitching it on top of some poor boy's head. Looks to be far enough

right. Far enough that it has been trampled down by spectators.

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final hole. He does fidget a lot, to shake his shots. Just going

through rough bit of this season, but then some point in the week he

has a double or triple and it slows things up. Juniors under 16 still

coming free. Big crowds yesterday. Usually it is a competition to see

who can collect the most signatures on the cap. He is not doing that

to was 1977, that wasn't too bad. Mine was at Troon, 1973. My dad had

a Volkswagen Beetle, and we had in the US Open recently, coming

bunker, so he wasn't expecting that. Again, we short -- saw it shoot

forward. People had not been getting that run because it was

drying out, and it makes a difference. The fairways become

just three seconds. Moving up the field, birdies on 7, 8, 9 and 10.

He taps that in. 68, back to 1-over overdid the that. Yes, very

surprised at that. He had a nice little breeze, middle of the green,

nicely until he came to the 15th and had a triple bogey. But still a

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2 and number three or on the right like Hunter Mahan will be thinking

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back that he dropped on the second right hand side of the green has a

false edge to it. For a left-hander, as light left to right breeze

he? An extra 20 yards to run. This is the severity of a true pot

bunker, you just wedge it back out. He can tell by the golfer's face it

is demoralising, get it back into play and try and get this one

inside ten feet and scramble par. Get the headphones back on for some

soothing music. Did he have any scissors? Not on awful lot. -- not

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an awful lot. We're going to break across the corner of the bunkers.

This awkward hole location, I had a look at this this morning. It is

just ducked in a tiny little valley, downslope off the back of that

right-hand bunker. -- just tucked. Rory McIlroy has a better angle at

in my day on the links. A rarity, really, not really links golf, is

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Masters -- Bubba took some time off it. He seems to be playing well,

seems to be fairly content of the course. Does he own the original

general be? Apparently there are around 300 of them. I believe he

owns the one from the opening segment, the one that flies over

the farm and across the river. I believe he got the one that was

being born, so that is pretty cool. He has that going for him. If you

don't know what we're talking about, it is Dukes of Hazzard. That is a

marrow offering his advice. It is a bit low, you are going to hit the

does, good clubbing, good caddy. A bad back nine for Ross Fisher,

though, 7-over for the Championship, are considered slow. There is a

heat wave in America, Washington DC, heat in excess of 115. The heat

index for the whole week was over have been all week. They have been

getting a little quicker each day. 11.5, which for links greens is

reasonably quick. Car would have thought with them being so green,

we would have to get 40 mph gusts parts of the game and the mind are

in confusion at the moment. All the more strange to see after that

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place under rock those shoulders. gully, and once again. Rory McIlroy

looks at him and says, or what was I do that? These guys are trying to

force everything out of the golf course, a couple over-par, it is

just give it everything, take all the chances are you can. It is a

last ditch effort to get back into contention. The marvellous swing of

Bubba Watson. Marvellous swing? I certainly. It is different, isn't

it? At all moving parts. The Food Action is quite incredible, he is

either on his toes on his feet were flying everywhere. -- the foot

left, par 4. They are putting enough bunkers and where the guys

don't want to go with the driver. They have added a new one down the

left-hand side. It has their days thinking all about position. Plus,

the hole location is front left. Let's have a look from ground level.

That looks like Ian Poulter's shot exactly, threading it between the

bunkers for safety. Then when you turn the corner it gives you a good

angle to the hole location. But there is a little downslope of that

first bunker. That shouldn't come traditionally the hardest would be

holes like three, 15 and 17 on this course, but a three today just has

a little bit of a breeze behind it. Yes, heading out it is quite nice.

You have the first three down the railway line, then you have a

couple of doglegs, the right to left four and six, then straight

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the houses. The trees outside are are you trying to work out at the

speed of play? Yes, I think I am. It was 4.5 hours for the three

balls. The Aber around 3.5 for a two ball. He s, not too far away.

Mark Calcavecchia is on the Mark, great to see you here, you're

obviously enjoying it. Yes, I love this time, and I am happy to be

playing golf on the open. We are coming to the business end of the

competition and the weather looks set fair, doesn't it? It is better

than the first two days, even though it was cloudier and cooler,

Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty bad. It could have been a really

ugly week. It has turned out of gorgeous and I am looking forward

to it. A good omen for the final two rents? And I hope so, I seem to

be putting pretty good, so if I keep that up, if I make par, that

is great, that is a good score in this place. He lost will in the

next and a lot can happen over the last few days, camped it? Yes, I

hope so. You can live up the leaderboard quick. But I have been

in a few of the ruffs and they're not good. We be sure the best of

luck and hope you have a great for luck and hope you have a great for

a third round. Mark Calcavecchia tees off with Andres Romero. He

opened 67, 69 when he started. He can still do it. He is consistently

placing on the Champions Tour in Left-to-right wind. He is going

with a court this time. -- cut. you think he decides at the top of

his backswing? Nor, it is all preconceived before that. I bet

rose claw marks hurt. Someone should help that man. I have heard

of putting a Tiger in your tank, but... Why would you bring that to

the open to it? Just so that we is lovely. Peter full, and easy

shot, really, for these guys. This 12th hole is one of the most

difficult in the world, because you're sheltered back on the tee.

Usually a very hard right to left and then you start looking at the

edge of bounds offence. -- fence. Not that difficult to do that with

would rather be in the bunker, look the ball so he could get some

control literate. Nicely done. -- don't know if I could have done

that in my day, looked down and see from Australia, Geoff Ogilvy. -- on

Open Championship record should be better. It is not good at all. Won

the US Open in 2006. He so far has there, and you have Paul Blackett

around the corner. -- you have to wash kit around the corner. -- work

added. -- not a difficult shot. going to thump it in the back, you

know you're going to do that, so be prepared to for the recoil before

hands a little lower between his knees, Cup his wrists and get

who has not been in the sand once yet. That was the strategy for St

Andrew's. I managed to get away with one, I know Tiger Woods did

not hit any bunkers when he won in Trying to get it right on the golf

course, being questioned for everything off the golf course.

Certainly filling at all. -- do that, but they gather pace and

that around the holes. -- clip It went down by one dimple, and

that was it. Pratt is quite tough to do. -- that is quite a tough to

do. Normally when the Greens get firm and hard they have a hard edge

lies in store for Simon Dyson Sites in, you're looking confident,

it is a lovely day and you are really in the next. The S, a

beautiful day, I am not feeling my best, I woke up this morning not

feeling very good. I am on my electrolytes and hopefully I will

feel better as the day goes on. what is the problem? I don't know,

I just felt rotten when I went to bed and woke up feeling worse, but

it is getting better as the day goes on. I guess it is all focus

and concentrate? Absolute glee. It is a beautiful day, and I am

looking forward to it. For what idea looking forward to out there?

We have heard so much about the rough, the swampy bunkers, but you

have stayed out of trouble, more or less. What are you looking forward

to today? The crowds are fantastic, so playing in front of them. They

welcome you onto every tee and every green. It is really nice to

be out there and hopefully I am going to enjoy it and play well.

Enjoy it, and hopefully he will feel better as the day goes on.

full health, because he is a green. There are a couple of rolls

the front middle. A lot of people have come up short their. Who hit

the shot front edge this morning? I think it was Rory McIlroy. It is

amazing how the a links course can dry out literally by the a all. --

by the hour. How winger good stretch before the shot. Definitely

going with a little draw. Bubba The at will have seemed very good

to him. Going back to Retief Goosen, South African, 2010 champion Louis

blessed with them to his swing. A bit like his mantra, big Ernie Els.

of bother. You as, a man in an orange shirt with matching

very nonchalantly, says, that was what was always planned. Watch the

impact. I think that gave them a shock, as well. He managed to

scuttle it and got everything right them, tomorrow they will be sailing

at 60 knots. He is trying to get the spinnaker out. I don't think he

is going to make the Olympic team. Padraig Harrington, his third on

-- consistency. His hip action causes inconsistency in his timing,

changes the angle of his swing as it comes back down. That is why you

start to see shots going left and right. If it was me, I would just

concentrate on getting that belt line working really nice and level

throughout the swing, not forcing it. Then sprained plenty of time on

cure you you're -- spent plenty of time on your short game. You can

see the left wrist rotating through progressive rhythm to it. He fires

in one of the fat -- finest shots we have seen. Only Bubba has been

inside but one that I have been watching. My Martin Laird has

played three Open championships before this one, has never made the

cut a. He has already settled a record for himself by being here

this weekend. 70 and 69 for the Scot. I know we have Comic Relief

Red Nose Day, but I did not realise Saturday was read sued day at the

slightly over-the-top to get a job, and when he does that, my goodness,

it goes 20 or 30 yards further than intended. Mind you, that was years

ago. He is a fine golfer and one in obviously a practice. He just

brushes that one foreign easy two. It did not look like a two, did it?

So second birdie of the day, dropped that shot at the fourth.

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a little like Carlos to this. -- Carlos Tevez. Manchester City

player, once of United. He can afford it some natty sunglasses. He

is off to arrange to do some work, apparently. -- to the range. Carlos

Tevez on to the range of. A cheeky Bubba wicket that way with a little

dinky fade? If that is so, his amazing ability to be at a five

degree angle of dissent, steep on to the ball. They love it. -- angle

that one, that is fabulous. He can get a descending glow of a five

degrees on the down for a feed. -- for a fade. He can produce the

angle upwards, of which is just going with more than a wedge. --

Bubba Watson. That is a nice macro tutu start the day. -- that is a

nice two to start the day. In my opinion, he led the Masters go. But

he hit it into the trees, and then he followed down the right-hand

for par. If you look down you can stay in red numbers, you are doing

OK. I bet they are talking about cars. Ian Poulter was visiting the

Ferrari workshop in southern Italy last week. He was annoying all his

fans on Twitter about what his next Ferrari would be. Not a problem my

that too hot for. Same spot as Ian Poulter. -- he got that to go

Poulter with a three-wood -- Bubba Watson. If he really wanted

everything out of it, he wanted it in front of the bunkers on the

right-hand side to give him an angle in, bought with the whole car

like this, from 220 yards can he get it some way in the back section

and make a four and get out of left-hand side. -- over that left-

bunkers, you have to bail out to the right. That is a very skinny

section of the green. I've got to skirt the French track, and I can't

carry it, because there's only 200 to take it out of the way -- of the

face, that is no shot. Start picking the positive options!

think go for a 6-iron. You see the guy in the light blue shirt? Yes, I

see him. Just write of him. -- just go to the right of him. He used to

being sued -- indecisive, but now he's not so sure! Over the green is

is OK. A little chip and run. 25 yards. But was growing, but no

longer. The there is the problem, write where the sprinkler head was.

he would have liked to have split the difference there. 15 or 20 feet

miles in the air if you are going to get close to that. You need to

land in the middle of the green and again, all to the back page. I

cannot imagine there is much more than a three-foot strip that is

and can landed on the exact spot -- land it on the exact spot. He will

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We have been joined by the US PGA champion, Russell -- Keegan Bradley.

You must have enjoyed yourself around the turn. I did. I saw Rikki

was 2-under par after six and that got me going. I strung together of

the four birdies. This year is the year you are learning it links golf.

Was the Irish Open your first experience of it? Yes, but I played

some in America although they don't compare to these. I am still

learning as I go. I do not have any more first tournaments or anything

now, so I'm excited. What is fun and what is less so about playing

the links courses in the UK? atmosphere is really fun. The

course can be not so fund. It could be so difficult. But I enjoy it. It

is a tough test. How has life changed for use in Short's triumph

in August? Mac - changed for you old way away. Just clipping that

very slightly. These were the first Championship greens I ever putted

on it when I came in 1975 for the English amateur and I never forget

coming on that putting green, and I loved it. I could not believe the

putting surface. It was incredible. You will always a marvellous party

on those links greens. -- you were always. They are honest greens.

a lot of undulations, but the surface was what struck me when I

just about right. He had to work out the options, and there were not

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many where he could leave the ball. coming back to form. He has been

feet. One of the finest putters from that distance in the modern

era. He has played very consistently this year without the

spark that takes you into the you're not looking for an iron? No,

and the crowd give him a groan. I quite agree. Go back, come on! Yes,

yes, yes! No, no, No. He has gone going to play it as three. That is

no fun. That is when you keep concentration was gone, and look

what he does, he didn't know what he was trying to do, and now he

wishes he had belted a driver. put some new bunkers in on the

course. They are all at 260 yards, up to 310. They are saying, please,

don't hit a driver. Unfortunately the guys are doing it more often

There you go. If you encourage the player to take a driver, they can

take a risk and reap the reward all do what Ian Poulter has done and

find a pot bunker. You want a heroic bunker to get close to,

because that is the soul of the to get close to that one. The whole

of location is 23 defeat on. -- the whole location. Ken, black cow --

clouds again. That is not going to happen again. We have paid our

penance this summer. I suppose it is about 750 yards from the sea up

to the course. They are lovely as long as you do not find your ball

strategy from here? The has kept it out of the sand bunkers, anyway --

he has kept it. When you compared Bubba Watson and Luis who stays at

the Masters, it was one who looked so jumpy. On paper, if you were to

describe who was going to win the Masters, Bubba Watson would not be

your first choice. He is way too twitchy. But when he was drawn with

him, you thought the Ice man might calm him down. It seemed like that

it at number one, and he burns the edge at number two. So he now has

to think of the next bunker. They are kind of on top of the ridge.

There are two on the right-hand back in position. He could have

been there for one, Ken. Yes, he could have been. That is the

amazing thing. Someone told me he suffers from attention deficit

syndrome. Well, he looks good now. Ian Poulter has kicked off the

bunker into the rough. Can he stand up to it? Can he get a stance? I

guess so, just. That just about covers the whole course. Bubba

Watson has done what he has done, Ian Poulter and has taken a gamble.

Let's see who gets the lowest score. Well, we can try and carry on the

the end of the day, we are coming up for a third shot. What is the

back of the trap to the front? How far have we got? 140. 133.,

basically 162 that, and then you 100 and 30s. If you hit it with a

9-iron, you can start just to the right of the trap and it shouldn't

It was amazing how much influence he had on him. Absolutely. But they

are throwing in positives and negatives and that would have

driven me up the wall. I used to like, what is there, what is that,

get on with it. Same as the second shot on the 6th hole. About six

decisions and indecisions every and I think that is for a double

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nudge the bat, but it was running slow. -- a little mark on the green

nudged that, but it was running was somewhere towards where that

bunker on the right is. It is quite a significant addition. Yes, an

to where the old green was. That slope may have been the slope that

guarded the front of the corner at the green. I remember that slope a

does feed a little bit to the left from there. He had her laid-back a

bit far to really get after the pin -- he had to the late it back.

Tiger arriving. That slow walk, no rush. He will do it unintentionally

on the course, whether he is on route to winning the event, and

sometimes he would intentionally walked very slowly. Just to collect

and hand action. He adds to much spin on twit. -- too much spin up

A fan drastic shock after hitting that young lad on the head -- a

fantastic shot after hitting that park, many moons ago. He should be

OK, I'll well trampled area. might be a bit soggy. Better than

the long, string the rough. might as well have a go with the

whole location. Plenty of room for a chip and a putt or a long bunker

of the men on the leaderboard appearing. Ernie Els will be in the

company of fellow South African Looking good and you must be

feeling confident. The last few days I played nicely. It is really

about keeping the ball in play around the course. There is not

much wind and the conditions have been great. It is still a brutal

golf course and you need to think your way around it. One shot at a

time, stay in the present and plod on. Thinking your way around it is

nice to have had the advantage of two rounds to learn about the

fickle nature of this course. got here on Monday and had a few

practice rounds and the course come play differently depending on the

conditions. Luckily we have had two very similar days. So you can kind

of form a strategy. It is about taking the bunkers out of play and

not being afraid to go into the green with the long irons. If you

can keep it in play and hit it close with the eye and you give

yourself birdie chances and Ginny to capitalise. But there is still a

lot of golf left. -- and you can capitalise. The tournament really

starts on Sunday on the back nine. I will try to get myself in good

position. So you're not thinking maybe at this stage? You have to

play one shot at the time. They est of luck. Thank you for your time. -

one. Five-iron, five-iron and a nine-iron. Or a wedge. If you had a

good tee shot away, you would just have a 4-iron to the middle of the

green. If he had been four shops closer to the lead, but if he needs

to force something to happen, but if you believe that is the right

A wry smile, but it didn't do what a woven its land. Stevenage. That

is where he started. Stevenage of when he was 18 or so. Different

strategies, at same results. Both bunkers to drive a few of them out.

many South Africans they are all great bunker players. Tommy Johnson

was a marvellous bunker player, Mark Pink will take... -- Mark

think that impact probably came as a bit of a shock to them, he wasn't

expecting that to explode. He was lucky there, I am surprised we got

a wry smile, because that was a bit drivers cutting the corners. Board,

play well back, just use a two-iron, then wedge it up there. It is

awkward, that flag, on the back of the green. The depth perception is

probably the hardest thing for that looking rather smooth. The opening

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three Mike holes, played in 1-under. worker, and Harrington is a similar

type of character. Yes, I did not mind pitting my time in on the

range, Kent. I used to clear a way you do books and get out there and

got hit something two. -- clearer way you divots. We were lucky you

did not foreland and! -- fall end watched this left hand. The one

before had a bit of rotation to it. He has been working with Dave

Stockton, who believes the left through with the left hand. Yes,

you don't want to scoop it up too due out at 3:20pm today, and you

will not see Luke Donald there, he is on the second page, eight shots

behind the leaders. He starts with his regular caddy, John McLaren,

back on the bag. He went home yesterday, his wife, Helen, gave

birth to Georgina Elizabeth, �8.80 ounces, impeccable choice of name.

He is back, he dashed back to be back at that -- by his signs. --

You look a lot more comfortable following the US Open. Yes, I have

been working hard on my game, and made some improvements, it could

have been better over the last few days but that is a good place to be.

I am excited about the next few days, hopefully get or in the next.

A new look very relaxed. What is the game-plan? Well, continued to

hit fairways and greens, give myself the opportunity. My aim is

to try and slowly catch up to the leaders. Try looking forward to the

challenge. There were lots of chanting of your name, it is a

great crowd. Yes, it is a great crowd supporting, I wish I played

here more, and hopefully I will look forward to more of those

shouts. We look forward to it, too. Calcavecchia, the Open champion

all started off birdie birdie, and by the time they came to the 18th

came down like... The famous line, you can use it - the butterfly with

lie, if he hasn't it's an extremely difficult bunker shot. This is a

good 15-20 feet above the fairway. Very flat. You notice, every hole

is in the bottom of a little swell, that is what is keeping the scoring

higher than I would have thought today. We were predicting we would

be back on 62 again. I have had a look and every single pin has a

little quirk, a little nastiness about it. The sea is nasty, who is

looking here? I think it is Martin bogey, now he has blocked it right

on four. Good fine, sir. No, else to find. Someone else will

then go and stand on it and say, I more and more troubled. It was very

verdant at the start of the week. That probably makes it worse, in a

of the 8th, it is downslope. It is a little frisky, this one, not

electrifying live fast, but Not a happy camper, by the look on

his face. We don't know the exact spot, Martin, so you put it back in

place by dropping as near as possible. You just have to drop it

probably by some of the helpers looking for the ball. He were going

to have to re-drop, and if it rolls near you have to place. They're

talking about if it rolls near as so you have to place it. Louis

Oosthuizen is going to play first, the top of it. A fraction on the

long side, a couple of nasty Bubba's sneaking a long. That is

practice rounds with Tiger. I am grabs the shaft then it springs it

across the other side of the sit -- at level par. -- his 8th straight

takes it back a very sharp and high that has to get underneath the ball

to hold the club face open. It sends it up and take air, which, if

it gets really breezy, would be hard work drew a salute round a

links golf course in damp sea air. year. That was a good shot for him.

In his prime on his top form, he looked for everything, he was a

mercurial player. At everything was a little chopping fade, and that is

all he really did. It was one- dimensional, but top-quality one-

dimensional. None of the leaders are out yet. Brandt Snedeker tees

off at 3:20pm with Adams got. Tiger Woods having two rounds of 67, most

impressive. It will be interesting to see what strategies key

employees, with the iron play law again. I think he will, he will not

take any risks grabbing the driver. It kills his confidence, once he

hits a few go left or right, he starts thinking about it, making

different practice swings. Any time where he keeps it totally under

control, blasts the two-iron down there or uses a little drawing a

three-wood, it keeps him up, keeps the momentum good and strong.

duty to the ball under control. When you start flashing around with

the driver, you are in the lap of the gods. -- it keeps the ball

under control. He has, he could double or triple quite quickly, and

that could be the damage that costs coward in the Open Championship, he

has been away from golf for of oil. Rory McIlroy plus five for the

tournament after that birdie at the 16th.

Tiger Woods, an hour and 15 minutes until he tees off. Is he out on the

range? He had done this every day, come on to the putting green for 15

or 20 minutes, disappeared for a while, back onto the range then the

putting green. I would go on to the range for a

little while, maybe put a chalk line down on The Green, practise

some six foot, ten-foot putts to check out the mechanics of the

strokes, then you wander off and get a quick snack, head to the

driving range and get into a normal routine. Bubba, this will be very

interesting with this hole location, of the flag then it hopped forward.

Try again. Try again. Good man.

One more, quit while you are ahead, mate. That is the rule of life.

Perfect length. Ian Poulter has the look of a man playing quite nicely

but having no lock on the greens. was probably 18 ft or so. -- 25

foundation, they have felt so many of these young guys in South Africa.

He has been giving a big effort, ended last, eleventh-hour of his

career. He is really keen to do something and has been feeling the

heat of the battle a few times this year. He made a mess in New Orleans,

should have won that one. He was in with a shout in the US Open for a

back to 1-over par. The enjoyed a wonderful week at Royal Portrush

for the Irish Open a couple of weeks ago. Great atmosphere, I was

enjoying watching that from America. I love playing and Ireland, as well.

I managed to win that a few times, and the atmosphere was always,

always one of the best in the world. Those were the days. He even I've

looked at once, Nick. -- flicked it gets a birdie on the card, finally

into red numbers, that is a nice boost. If he can make another one

quickly, get through 12, then pick this afternoon. Bubba, 2-1. His,

then onto the back nine. It has not been quite as tough as it can be

is getting nearer and nearer to putting green, Graeme McDowell,

GMac, he is out at 2:50pm in the company of Jason Dufner from the US.

He is yet to post a top-ten finish in the Championship but his odds

have reduced 14 to one, the fourth favourite to land this title. Adam

Scott and Tiger Woods are joint favourites at 321. Brandt Snedeker,

9-2. -- three 21. The Northern Irishman would love to follow

Darren Clarke into the winner's circle here. Just a month or so

after his second-place finish at the US Open in San Francisco. It is

all running up beautifully this unlucky there, Andrew, wasn't it?

It took a huge bounce. The Ian Poulter with a driver on the tenth.

Quite a narrow fairway, all sorts of trouble down there.

It looks to have dug its heels in. It is a lovely equal, the tenth,

but an interesting shape. -- a and he has done it. The Masters

have done -- the marshals have done a great job with people searching

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pitch into words that back rate for pin. -- pitch inside might do wards

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this. There is the clock in action. for Rory McIlroy this afternoon. A

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touch unusual. Padraig Harrington hardly any wind India, is the chat.

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year in the Majors, 8th in the and wait, Padraig Harrington will

get his acclaimed as he does the walk. Rory McIlroy seems in a bit

within terms of the green. It rolled in from the right hand side,

his form here, not least him. He was not playing particularly well

coming in, found something that the Irish Open and said he was sitting

as well as he could coming into this Open. This has probably been

one of the best suited for him, because it has not been windy. He

shot 67 in round one. Yes, Pliny had that runaway winner last year

in the US Open we started to expect see, he is not entirely correct,

but not bad. He really was in the deep stuff off the tee, that was

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Championship. Taking extra time to nothing. A bogey, and even par for

It is a park, but a round of 73. -- a par. And that goes with his round

of 73 yesterday as well, following a 67. There is Andrew Langford

Jones. He has spent more time on TV this week, one of our Tour

officials. He has been on TV more to right. Very much a streaky

player. Once he does get going, he can get on a roll and keep it going.

birdie three at the third. Very nice indeed. A couple of monster

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birdies and then watch the wind from Denmark, the youngest Danish

player to win on the Tour, and he did so a couple of months ago at

the Sicilian Open. What a day for him. He has never even met Tiger

Woods and he will go out and experience the circus that a

company's it. He has been speaking You're obviously feeling confident,

and with justification. It has been my dream for a long time to play

with probably the greatest player who ever played the game. I'm

looking forward to it. I will try to do my best. You do not feel

intimidated, obviously? My be I might be on the first tee, but I

should get away and play my own game and get a few birdies. We'll

be watching what he is doing or just focusing on yourself -- will

you be watching? I will probably be watching a little bit. What is the

key to the course over the next two days? Keep away from the rough and

the bunkers off the tee and keep it on the fairway. Just give yourself

a chance for birdie. It is a tough golf course and you can very easily

make some doubles and some bogeys. Just keep it in play and give

yourself a chance. Hopefully turn the Tiger in to a pussycat. Best of

he gets on today. The greatest draw he could have got in terms of

experience. But maybe the worst he could have had in terms of scoring.

He seems a little bit awestruck. 3-under par. Only one Champions

Tour victories but has been in the hunt a few times over the last

three years there hasn't finished it off. Still plays very, very

nicely. We got a glimpse of his on the left and right. He gets over

the trouble. That pink driver is for a breast cancer charity, that

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is what it symbolises. It is not and take them all out. So on people

have no choice. -- some people. talked earlier that he seems in

competition were to go into slow motion, it is just the way he does

things and he looks Singh control. He will probably be patting away

drive out the bag. He made his last victory using the two-iron. He has

hit more fairways and greens out of regulation. -- in regulation than

A day that worked out not quite how you wish. Yes, the struggles from

yesterday carried into today. I didn't get off to the greatest of

starts. I couldn't afford to drop anything from there. Are you able

to enjoy a morning like that. You are so used to winning Major

championships, so as it difficult to get up for around like today.

felt I could go out there and score and maybe play my way back into the

tournament. But the last few holes, when you are struggling, it is hard

to keep yourself going. That is when you realise you're out.

likes of Graeme McDowell, Paul Lawrie, Luke Donald, is there a

possibility for a low score, maybe 65 for one of them? There are

definitely chances out there. But it is still tough. We have seen

from the scoring there they aren't great, but if you can control the

ball and keep on the fairway you Graeme McDowell tees off. This is

I think we are going to catches our eye. Quick chat for the BBC? Just

one minute. I don't think they like you coming through there. Great

crowd, great fans, great support. We are set for a great day again. I

have never had the three Ben Eine days in a row, but we are enjoying

it. What is the key to today? Avoiding the sand? The same as all

week. Stay out of trouble off the tee. -- off the tee. Attack the

flags. They have proved difficult to part -- putt up to. You just

have to stay patient and position the walk -- ball well. Try and make

some putts. The weather could change again tomorrow, so I guess

today is getting Guardian and getting scores on the doors. It is

going to be gusting, so you have to be at least a bit in touch. I am 6

back and I could do with being no less than three or four tomorrow. I

will try to do my job today and see where we are at the end of the day.

A you always give us great entertainment. The best of luck. I

were do my best. Thank you. -- I Look at the height. Not asking it

to sit, because it's going through the green, but just stay on the

fairway, that is all he wants. does very his trajectory a lot. The

for years. He gets him to go through the routines. Chatting away

all the time. If he gets a decent score going to wait -- today. He is

at 2-under par the moment. A 65, 66, who knows? But it will take some

coming back into the field from Scott and Snedeker. If they don't

go any further than what they are, the other guys, if they can shoot

in the mid-60s, they could get a wife caddy for many -- for you?

would have refused. She would have said, if you can't afford a caddy,

go and practise some more until you went so well at the PGA

Championship at Wentworth. Still finished in the top 10. A big

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Sunningdale to be here. His first he house. The correct weight -- yes,

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there. -- I wonder what he has done from the mouth of the Ribble

estuary. Bubba Watson, the only man to make an impact on the first page.

All of these leaders are going out do with the celebrations. -- tees

Indian. In the Open Championship through international qualifying in

Asia, and what a moment for him. remember Paul McGinley got one day

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in 1996. I think he led the Open at is one of many players in the

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under-par position that need to moment for Steve, only his second

Open Championship. His first was at Carnoustie. One-day are for the man

on the back, his daughter Georgina was born -- one day off. They said

he couldn't afford to take the time off, but had to come back to keep

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what we are used to seeing from Ian something very good, three birdies

needed a bit more beef. -- Calcavecchia attempting 3D in the

the prize, and then buy drinks for everyone. Just the 50,000 in here

Major debut as well. What a way to Only 13 of 74 half way -- only 17

of 74 halfway leaders have won there open. Can he make it 18?

Great to see you. How does it feel being top of the leaderboard. How

does it feel? Feeling good. In good shape after two rounds. You have

not made a single bogey. A blemish- free couple of days. What is behind

that? Discipline, skill, a bit of luck? No doubt you have to have a

bit of luck to have no bogeys. But I have put myself in the good spots

and didn't try to put myself in jeopardy. If you can do that over

the weekend, we can have the good time. Nick Faldo says UK had a run

of slightness fortune and then you come back and you are storming.

Will the pattern be repeated -- slight misfortune. I had to come

back from the rib injury, but I'm excited to be out here and I have

no negative thoughts. A narrow lead from Adams got. What is the key

today? He at the ball on the fairway. Give yourself some chances

from 25 or 30 feet. I am putting well and I hope to have a good

weekend. All the very best of luck, you give us a lot of entertainment

could mean nothing, but he has won three times and those victories

came when he was five shots behind, six shots behind and seven shots

3:20pm. There will be a lot of sleepless nights in Australia with

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Australia as we go forward to dwell. nudge. That is not too bad. The two

senior players this week making the the ball round this week, the

Greens are touch softer. Guess who? I suggested John Daly would be out

with Tom Watson, but he is the back on the last, but Rolls it in here,

his 5th of the day. Into 5th place. First page of the leaderboard

Calcavecchia. That was never on bunkers down the left. It just a

hop over over a little field of tee. This is game number 38. From

has for the last 37 years. What can aerials fashion today? -- area Els.

just have o'clock short. -- half a club short. Very impressive from

the shape of his shot. That is not good shape that is required to get

close to that hole. A dangerous shot, and he has paid a price. It

is fantastic, that shot tracker, Open Championship for area. A

bed yesterday, Johnson, after a great opening round of 65. -- he

the second, but quite far back. heart must have been in his mouth

there, as it hopped over that little rise of bunkers. 481 yards,

the second hole. About 45 yards longer than the previous time we

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on the right hand half of that thought he might have had a go with

the driver. He has played a good, sensible round of golf today, Bubba

style player, average size, average build, unlike some of the behemoths

that play the game nowadays. 3:20pm is the time awaiting the

Championship leader, Brandt moment. Gurney is having a bit of a

resurgence. -- Ernie Els. He just needs to get the putter to co-

operate over the next couple of tired. I am fine. I have just been

with our American colleagues on ESPN. They're all in good to

conform. They are all planning the next few days. I tried to explain

that golf is not like that, I will do a 64 today and another one

Thomas. Just the start you do not want. It is a good par 3. You have

got to concentrate, right from the first shot. What is that? There are

millions of these in your car. If they get on your skin, the little

spiny bits get under your Flesch and their hellish. It must be some!

easily. Easy to make a three, anyway. It would appear that the

wind is getting up a little bit. It will be against under cross coming

home. It will not be as formidable as I have seen it over the years,

but it will still be a good on the putting surface, but not on

Snedecker, a three-time winner on the US Tour, trying to make his

breakthrough. His playing partner is Adam Scott, who is keeping

everybody up down under. 34 minutes to wait for these two. Let's hear

You're looking very confident. Is that day Australian mentality or

are you just confident because you're a shot behind? No, I am

quite confident today. Hopefully I can hit the shot I want and make a

few putts. What are you looking for today? More of the same, really. It

has been good so far. My main goal today is to stay in touch. And keep

away from those bunkers! The ad goes without saying. On the rough

to, probably. -- and the rough, too, probably. You will need to post as

much as you can today, because the wind is supposed to get up tomorrow.

Bibby try to make the most of these conditions of possible. Are you

going to keep an eye on Brandt Snedecker? Just a little bit. If he

gets off to a really hot start, I might have to adjust the game-plan.

The course seems to be holding up very well today. I think it will be

a bit of survival. Enjoy it. I am sure you will survive. The thank

accurate player in America. In terms of proximity to the pen, the

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love their statistics, he was up first green. It is going to be a

ask for? At think I might move back to this part of the world. Of the

Sunday Shining, who knows! Other good day, folks. I'll see if I can

make a few birdies. He is very jaunty. That is what I like about

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Scott is one the 9th. The only player who has made any movement is

what some. Keith a very interesting day in prospect. I don't think

there will be a lot of movement, but you never know. Someone might

hit a 64. You're right, Peter. The traditional prevailing wind here is

down. It is given these guys the opportunity to play their own game.

Tiger has been talking about playing his own strategy. Less use

of the driver, to Lyons and three- wood into the right place. -- to

particularly with an iron with this much loft, for any to get as the

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flag. -- for aerials to get as the here. It just hangs on. Back to the

more than five yards from the edge of the green. Only a couple round

about eight yards, so they're tucked into the corners. There also

tucked in little hollows. There are a little down slopes, no more than

six to 10 feet left and right of the flags. Tiger Woods, finishing

off his warm-up. He hates having to hit a putt. He likes when it is

super-fast, when it is all about upper-body power. You could see him

wielding a broadsword in years gone hallmarks, isn't it? He keeps

popping those in from six feet to save par. He looks very solid. But

the sort of lengthy would want to He is not watching that, but why

not? But he just loved it so much, lovely stroke. I thought he was

going to clip it one-handed. A very tucks himself away in corners, have

you noticed? He does not take centre stage. That comes a bit

later. He tucks himself away. tee, because it fascinated me. This

fellow has an interesting swing. believes in one plane swing. Watch

how low his hands are. He is the only player on this planet,

professional, his hands or below his shoulder level. But he hit and

tall. Nice shot. MC: From Scotland, Paul Lawrie.

Excellent shot. A round of 65 and 71, for Paul Lawrie. He always

looks neat and tidy. A lot of players, they have got a bit of

money but they look untidy. But he always looks like he is dressed

properly. Who knows what thoughts are going through his head? 99,

shot from Paul Lawrie. He has got final round he came from 10 shots

behind to win the Open. It was an extraordinary achievement. Bubba

bit sloppy. Bubba Watson! Up on his toes. I was amazed when people said

that he has never had a lesson. You could not be taught to play that

but he has got a touch of magic. He manages to get the club head online.

It is extraordinary. Red Arrows. Everything is happening here. Out

go the streamers. They are doing trips off the beach. That does not

solid. That opens up the lead. had a chat with Luke Donald prior

to the US Open to try and help with his preparations. He managed to do

the team was always going to be have got another tea halfway

between here and the clubhouse. It's where the grandstand is and

the scorer's hut. Graeme McDowell Working on numbers. Awkward bounce

and it is off the back. I think goes in. Nothing quite like a home

player. He is feeling the crowd and hearing the crowd's reaction and it

People everywhere. Children, young, fat, old. All of life's pageant.

Dustin Johnson. A round of 68. We will not get many better than that

today, I do not think. He had a nice second nine. We do not see

that has ever played the game? is the question. He reckons that

his goal in life is to get to 19 Majors. But in this time span, they

were almost equal. They were pretty enough gusto. Thomas Bjorn has had

corner on the second tee. A little over the top. He has got a lovely

cake and he has got a good angle of attack. He is quietly confident

about his game. He is enjoying the later stages of a career. He is

sick and tired of hitting it out of the long grass. 462 yards. It is a

big hit because you have got to get to the top of the health. Look how

quickly a shot can go here and a shot can go there. Back to the

Watson. He said that Tiger Woods was his idol. Let's see how his

of the downswing. Is he going to get away with it? He is not. That

should not present him with too many difficulties.

MC: From the USA, Tiger Woods. 67 for Tiger Woods. 6-under par and

he has played some marvellous golf or. He has been very focused for

the bottom. One of the fascinating statistics about Tiger Woods this

morning, he has won more money, about $98 million, and all the

players playing on the US Tour collectively between 1970 and 1984

stop he alone -- 1980. It's that is a sobering thought, isn't it? A

very sobering thought. He has won 140 tournaments around the world.

Look at his record, and that his wife. He has made it a bit

difficult in the last three years the second. -- missed. We have been

talking so much about one shot at a time and keeping yourself focused.

Being smart and having a good game plan. Airborne, baby! We have got

bugs everywhere. Can Sir David Attenborough be far away? We have

not seen much sunshine. They have got damp wings and cannot get

important. Having a strategy and visualising. It is not just about

the warm-up but actually playing the round in your mind and hoping

Both from the United States. -- playing with Bill Haas. Graeme

McDowell has got a little bit of the clubhouse to the first tee. He

will meet Tiger Woods's caddy. A year ago he had exactly the same

golf swing. Now he has got the same Caddy, which is charming. Right of

the right tone. Chipping and running. He will not be happy with

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be brave. Almost two brave or. -- enough to cause some concern.

Absolutely gripping. Just on the line. That sand has been raked

pretty tight. The final pair. They are due off in about three minutes.

Australia against the USA. Just checking on what they need for the

round as we pull up to the green. And they find Tiger Woods and

Thorbjorn Olesen. 22 years of age, the Danish player. He played in

Sicily at the local golf club and it is a lovely place. And he won in

a message to Tiger Woods. See if you can knock this one end. He has

got the Open Championship. Impressive from Tiger Woods.

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He needs to give this a bit of but it was perhaps one inch right

and left. Not a very good shot and a missed putt. One shot gone. And

they move away. Adam Scott and Brandt Snedeker. It will be Adam

Scott's shot. You cannot feel it but we have got a little bit of

breeze helping. A bit of extra distance. The flag is not moving on

the first. We have got a couple of sponsor's flags in the car park and

of the deep bunker. That was like a of the deep bunker. That was like a

torpedo into the green. Things are hotting up on the Saturday of this

hotting up on the Saturday of this Championship. These are the men

that have made the running. What a test of their nerve and their game

lies ahead in the next four hours. MC: From Australia, Adam Scott.

beautiful swing of his. Will you look at that. Amazing. What a

wonderful shot. 32-year-old Adam Scott. Brandt Snedeker. Going along

very well indeed. He is on fire. Fantastic two. A tremendous round.

He has played some wonderful golf today and make it look easy when

nervous. He sounded quite protected when he was interviewed back on the

range. He had already put himself occasionally blocks a few.

opening shot straight in the middle of the green. A couple of putts if

you are lucky. A couple deep and Find that green. Avoid the bunkers

and get a good score. The final pair are on their way. Tiger's

dropped a shot on the first hole. That sounds a little bit too hard.

It was a little bit too wet. That is very cheerful, isn't it? I

wonder if Adam Scott is aware of that. He would love to hear about

that. We have got some discussion on Twitter in America and 73 % did

not think that he will win. Do not motion so it looks terribly easy.

Tiger Woods was good at this and Seve Ballesteros was a genius. Up

and down and under and in your pocket and down the back of the

shed. Steady hand. Did you see how that was twisting? That is about

1.62 ounces of golf ball landing on that. He will come up to mark that

golf ball, I am sure. What is this? Ian Poulter's 5th shot on the 15th?

What has happened? Well! Tapping in for a double. We have missed all

the drama. It is hard to get around this golf course without some silly

mistake. The most important thing is to actually think that I am

going to play for a bogey. Just play for that. And usually with a

bit of luck you can play out safely elegant swing but always fun to

watch. That is all right. A little bit to the right of the green,

along nicely. This is for a birdie four. Not quite. They are cut on a

little tilled and a little slope and they are feeding from two or

very impressive. I have seen him playing from Europe. I saw him in

the gym at 8 o'clock in the morning. I have seen him play on a couple of

occasions. A nice, steady shot. He came out of the bunker. We will see

if he can get his par three. He did not take anything on two parts.

Excellent start. He has not dropped a shot yet. He has not hit a bunker.

Maureen will have the pleasure of accompanying these latter raises --

Gladiators. I am interested to see that they were both on BT for about

seven minutes. Tiger left himself about 120 seconds. It is

interesting how different players approach. That was a good bunker

shot by Adam Scott. That was very awkward and this would be a great

confidence booster. Right in the middle and a perfect speed. Do not

do it again! Plenty of designer stubble. Indeed of the cold steel

and the badger. Are you suggesting it is nearly over? We are quite a

long way back. They have extended this whole as best they could. It

has gone about as far as it can get. Right, Tiger Woods. Flag in the

pushing the golf ball out to be bogey. It's just a couple of

dropped shots. It happened so quickly. That is a serious couple

of drop shots. That has killed his that the Open Championship has seen

Brandt Snedeker's participation at a weekend. It is hard to believe

this is his 4th Open and his first time on a Saturday. He has got a

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is up on the green after taking one slipped there after his bogey

bunker and the first. He took his middle name rather than his first

name, because his first name is very common in Denmark. Common as

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hill. He didn't catch it at all. then less nice. I am not sure that

would have happened in the first couple of days. Things are just

trying out a touch. Brandt Snedecker is often running, Adam

Scott as well, both par in the first. Then a gap of four shot back

to Tiger Woods and Denmark back. -- there, Bubba Watson. Five under par,

and he is all that ruining his this final pair -- this final

pairing. What is it like? It is a very interesting pairing. They are

aware that the majority of the gallery seem to have swept on up

ahead with Tiger Woods and the young Dean. I have a feeling that

this pair will produce some this pair will produce some

fireworks today. There is the wind, fireworks today. There is the wind,

but it is very gentle. It is pushing behind them, coming out of

the West. It is supposed to rise a the shirt of Brandt Snedecker.

Tiger Woods was the last to go through a major tournament without

seen so many times over the last few days. He looked a little

anxious, but that is okay. He has a couple of yards further to go. He's

going for one club less, a seven- the field will be on that right

half of the green, as we said earlier. The flag is too difficult

to get at. Just get it on the green, Mick par. He has had at that leader

in the PGA Tour five times at the halfway stage and not converted.

That looks like a high seven-iron. It is very good for Adam Scott.

Brandt Snedecker may soon have company. By contrast, Brandt

Snedecker has -- Adam Scott has had didn't hit it hard enough. Not too

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since that drop-shot at the second. arm and he uses it well. He looks

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like he has hopped straight out of it needs to go another 20. A

strange misjudgment. Interesting, the first hole, he trapped it and

hit it over the back of the green. Distance control for Tiger, at the

the 2000 many Masters, when he played in the final group and tied

for third. He shot a 77 in the last round. He has been in the next

before in a major. It will help him, I promise you. It is a different

feeling, different sort of pressure. The more times you can get there,

the better of you are. Some people season that he went to the long

putter, it seems to have helped him. That was a poor attempt to join

we heard whilst Adam Scott was putting. -- the applause that we

heard. Doesn't he like the majors? That is the best thing that

happened to it was that it went backwards. There are 206 bunkers

around this golf course, I have never seen bunkers presented so

well. The really our picture. -- wisdom there. Up ahead on the green,

Tiger Woods. Has he got the putter good chipper. Maybe the lie was not

as good as we thought it was. Tiger researcher genius at chipping the

ball from around the green, I thought he would have checked it

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there. Thorbjorn Olesen is a strong the iron there. Just keeping short

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have really struggled with this just about there. Who needs to see

the flag? He dropped a shot on the first, he has made pars since then,

normally a tale of two nines, because the prevailing wind is

usually at its worst one the back nine. You have to get your score

going on the front nine and then really end. The hammer of thaw. --

of Thor. He looks very composed early on. He is just been a little

and said, one of these players will drop a shot, and the first three

holes, it would not have been this way around. Interesting to see what

he does from no one. -- from now on. If you drop a couple of short, you

tend to push. He might take some three woods and drivers, which he

has not been doing. Let's see if he sticks with his game plan. He is

very disciplined, though, isn't he? There is a certain element of that,

years old. Are we seeing the beginning of something special and

course at the moment. The first, second and third go along the

railway. Tiger Woods and Thorbjorn day one, when the flag was tucked

in there. He has got plenty of green to play with. If you're going

to miss it... It is all about your missus, where they are. You have

got to give yourself the best opportunity. You're always going to

make mistakes. If you're going to miss, miss on the correct side.

would say anything on the green here is a result. It has a dome

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this week, pitched in a couple of times. Three times from off the

come! He casts a big shadow. Very birdie on 13, he has now picked up

five since his drop shot on the is level par for his round. He is

Paul Lawrie missed. He's just ambling around. Six players at 4

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under par. Two at five under par. here, semi- blind. Only the top of

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just lost sight of the flag when he Brandt Snedecker should collect his

par. Steady as she goes, so far. Pars at the first and the second.

He must avoid the fairway bunkers only take another iron off that 4th

in from Adam Scott. A good save. Stays within one shot of his

there. There are many different ways to do it.

He is still smiling, but the chasing pack beginning to make

their presence felt end now jostling for position behind Brandt

Snedecker and Adam Scott. Johnson from the USA is making the most

progress. He won at the weekend last weekend, he is aiming for

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Over 40,000 yesterday. We will exceed that number comfortably

today. They are all staying dry and enjoying the sunshine. That this

fear out there is electric. Such a big crowd and such a small piece of

real estate, you cannot help but hear the noise from all round the

course. Hard to believe that this is the first time Adam Scott has

been in the last group on a major one of these for a long time. A

great swinger of the golf club. Muted applause. If it is level, it

is not too difficult. He would still rather be on the turf than a

sand filled divot. A lot of different thought on whether they

should use sand to fill divot. I harshly it rewarded. What of tiny

little sandy bunkers in the divots. This is the 4th hole. There is 250

yards to the bunker down the left. That is where Denmark was. -- that

is where Thorbjorn Olesen was. You have to try to give yourself a

better view. The flag is at front left. Adam Scott did that, but

He used to be able to will things to happen. You could almost watch

him will the ball into the wall. To ignite a charge or all-round. --

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very good putt. In she goes. Paul who has just birdied 12 and 13.

birdie from this point in is a bonus. It is the real teeth of the

four. He is urging it on! He did well to arch, and the ball

responded. It is a long putt, but he does not move much. Maybe just a

touch from the left. Captain America has turned up to watch.

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not worry. Very exciting to watch. From this angle they have not got

any view of the green. But from the left-hand staircase on the

caution. He is down on a divot. I wonder how he will fare? Does he

know that it is sitting down? not think it will be inconvenient.

He will clean up at the back. will see how he gets some. Tiger

time he just felt a bit of extra wind. Not a bad record overall. 45

under. It was in 1996 that he first felt that he could compete in the

spectators. Every vantage point to the right. I think that is down

is not as bad as it looked, as Maureen said. Graeme McDowell after

straightened up at the end. I said it was a lucky break. It could have

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landed a yard further Iraq. -- have taken that a bit to the left.

I think Tiger Woods would spot him. Good body language, that is for

very nice place. We can see the black ribbon that he is wearing. He

is wearing that in memory of the people lost in the shooting in

Staying clear of all the bunkers. He has avoided all the bunkers so

far this week. Todd Hamilton and sand is today with a bit of

sunshine and a bit of wind. This with that. He has had to work hard.

A couple of shots gone already. for all the hackers out there,

watch how he continues through the golf ball and splashes it out with

the sand. So many players would leave the club in the sand and it

the other bunker. Adam Scott is leaders at the moment. Mark

Calcavecchia 3-under par today. three. He has got a 6-2 record. --

par 3. He had a slender run into the Championship. He just made it

Scott. He has got an all par with getting close, the big man. Feeling

a lot better about himself. He is more comfortable. He is in good

spirit. He would not mind at all if Calcavecchia. That is one shot, at

sound down and the right. -- down picked the tee up quickly and it

was all mine. But just a bit more. -- arm of the line. David Howell

has been watching. Tiger Woods has got the iron out again on the par-

four. He is sticking to his strategy. He is trying to play a

short game on all of the bunkers has left himself a long way back

start. He is playing nicely. He has played more aggressively than Tiger

mistakes and take his game to this course a bit more than Tiger Woods.

That apples will sound a bit hollow. He knows he is in some trouble. --

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that apples. -- that round of Turnberry in 2009, tied at 27th. He

tucks that parter alongside his We saw Brandt Snedeker coming up a

little bit short. He was going uphill and trying to get up to the

front pin. He has left himself with quite a big swing from the right,

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in the clubhouse with everyone else. the left. It is not a great spot.

You cannot see much of the green. Just wandered up to the top of the

hill to have a look. He is going downhill. He has got 200 yards

before the front of this green. If he can hit the green, he will be

good angle. He must come in from the right. He has done that but he