Day 2 Golf: The Open

Looks in very good shape indeed. Mickelson in danger of leaving

himself a very long way back. He is getting very frustrated, Bubba

Watson. Another good chance for Adam Scott. Looking stronger and

stronger, better and better. That's an absolute cracker Jack. It has got

to, hasn't it? Rory McIlroy, out in front. STUDIO: Hello, a touch of

d?j? vu at Hoylake yesterday, after eight years, strong echoes of the

past with similar soaring temperatures, some scintillating low

scoring, Tiger Woods muscling in near the top of the leaderboard, and

a Northern Irishman at the head of it. In 2006 that Northern Ireland

man was Graeme McDowell, but this time it is his younger colleague,

Rory McIlroy. Rory's faultless opening round of 66 was his second

best opening effort ever in an open, and it put him a shot clear of

Mattia Manassero, one of three Italians well placed. The Molinaro

Reid brothers both in the group tied at 4-under par. -- the Molinari

brothers. The canny former US open champion Jim Furyk also in that

group. Shane Lowry completed his round after we had gone off the air

last night. Great effort from him. Only three shots adrift, the

champion from ten years ago, Tiger Woods. In total 48 players finished

the day under-par, and 65 of them were 11 par or better. Remember the

halfway cut will fall this evening and it will be the top 70 and ties

who will be with us through to the weekend. Rory McIlroy was largely

majestic, six birdies, not a single dropped shot, and striking his long

irons with particular authority. But now comes the hard part. Following

up a brilliant first round with a brilliant second round. If you do

the maths, it does not make pretty reading for the Northern Ireland

man, the two-time major winner. His second round efforts have totalled

22-over par, whereas his first rounds have totalled 13-under. No

doubt this is a big day for Rory. On the tee from Northern Ireland, Rory

McIlroy. Rory, Rory. He is on a roll. He has played about four or

five superb iron shots. I could not have asked for any more out there. I

stuck to my game plan, try to take advantage of the par fives. Tried to

pick up a couple more shots, and was able to do that. Looking very good,

Andrew, isn't he? Very impressive. My goodness. Rory McIlroy is

dangerous. I had the golf ball under control and yeah, I am very happy.

Somehow makes it look even easier. Fantastic shot. 66 for McIlroy, not

a dropped shot, three birdies on the front nine, three on the back nine.

Rory McIlroy out in front. STUDIO: Yes, Rory has a long time to ponder

the day ahead, he will not BT and off until after 2pm -- he will not

be teeing off. They and the later starters should have the better

weather this afternoon, starters should have the better

have Rory had some rain this morning and with it dusty conditions. We

could have some more hefty showers cruising in, but it is forecast to

melt away by lunch time and levers with perhaps even

melt away by lunch time and levers temperatures than yesterday, 26 or

27 degrees -- and leave us with even higher temperatures. They have been

out since 6:25am, no thunderstorms so far, but they could be coming.

Here is 50-year-old Miguel Angel Jimenez, and that is the way to

start your round, isn't it? Encouraging start. It is all that

stretching, you see, it keeps you young. He has only had two pars, the

rest have been Eagles or birdies, and that was an eagle and he moves

to 3-under par for the Championship. Martin Kaymer opening his account

with a birdie to take into level. Not been a bad sporting year so far

for Germany. Here is Kaymer again, second to the second. Only just hold

it. -- only just holed it. He would slot that Indigo 1-under par. George

Coetzee, this is the man who had his breakthrough victory in South Africa

-- he would slot back in, to go 1-under par. So this is the

situation as we join it, nobody making a big impression so far, with

many of these players still to go out. So make yourself comfortable,

because we have another 11 hours worth of golf this afternoon.

Wherever you are watching it, whether you are sneakily watching at

work, hello to you, or if you are watching from your armchair, we are

in for another glorious days golf at Hoylake. Let's remind you of some of

the grandstand groups we will be watching. Mickelson, Els and Watson,

they just teed off and form its past nine. Between them they have 11

major Championships. Behind them, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Jason

Dufner. Adam Scott going well at 4-under par. Rio Ishikawa, Lee

Westwood also had a good round, coming home with a 71, and Keegan

Bradley starts today at 1-over par, that's the situation. So there we

are. A little bit of breeze forming this morning perhaps, but we are

hoping that we are in for a very, very good they once again. We all

thoroughly enjoyed the opening edition of the first day here at

Hoylake, and we are going to share the first part of our day with Mark

James and Andrew Cotter. COMMENTATOR: Good morning. The wind

will be playing a much bigger part. But also it is whether you get the

luck of the draw. Those who went out early yesterday and later they look

to have the best of it. No question about that, I think Rory and Tiger

will be extremely happy over breakfast, watching the golf,

watching conditions improve, probably. But there are birdies out

there. Plenty of bogeys as well. So it is a sporting day. Win not so

strong it is unmanageable. -- the wind is not so strong that it is

unmanageable. Crikey. Is this some kind of dance? Martin Kaymer on the

third tee. Just an iron today. Get it down to the elbow of the dogleg.

Two birdies to start for Kaymer. Making up ground very quickly.

1-under par for the tournament. Jason Day, he pretty short one for a

birdie at the 1st, he has parred the second. Zach Johnson started with

two bogeys. How are conditions, Scott? Good morning. Conditions are

not too bad, actually. The weather has cleared up a bit. The breeze is

blowing. Kaymer has certainly had an impeccable start. Yes, Mark was

saying Kaymer had a birdie birdie start. Anything under-par this

morning is going to be very good. Now Mickelson, second to the first,

downwind, this hole today. It makes it easier in some respects, but

others... Even now it is not stopping. Plenty of green to play

with, but 15, 20 mph behind. Straight down off the tee, and the

hole goes round to the left, so a little bit off the left. Bubba

Watson and Ernie Els. Bubba has had a smash off the tee,

Watson and Ernie Els. Bubba has had the thicker stuff. Off the shoulder.

Good result from there. Third green. He has been out of bounds, Miguel

Angel Jimenez. That's a great effort. Puts in level par for the

day -- puts him. Well, Ernie Els, who had a very unfortunate time on

the first yesterday. His tee shot far better today. He needs some

magic to happen to make the cut. Birdie opportunity to get back to

6-over par. Iwata on the 12th. Three birdies and an eagle or ready for

Iwata. He has just bogeyed 11. Bit of an unknown quantity, this fellow.

He has played very consistently. Big hitting Gary Woodland. This is an

eagle putt. Looks good. There we are. A friendly sort of par-5 with

the wind today, it comes round, helping in the latter half of the

hole. Tidy card. Just a bit greyer, and the shadows moving quickly

across this corner of the Wirral. Let's head down and find Dan Walker,

where are you? Welcome to the top of the grandstand on the 18th, not much

going on at the moment, it will get busy and if you hours time. We can

look at the flags and weather and it is very different to yesterday?

Yesterday morning we had five or six hours of virtually no breeze, which

was unbelievable. The players made the most of it in the morning. But

this morning it is coming in a bit of a different direction, so the 1st

hole is a bit easier, the second plane into the breeze, but much

stronger. Looks like those who started in the morning yesterday and

the afternoon today will get the better of it. Some people starting

to reserve their seats here, if you are right at the back you get a very

nice view, if you turn around 180 degrees, you see the clubhouse and

the 3rd hole. And by the way one more thing to mention, Ken on the

course has been very popular, yesterday it was the number one

trend on Twitter in the yesterday it was the number one

UK. Thank you very much. Very kind of you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. If

you more coming today. Going to be a much trickier test for the players

today. Ken will be out there. Let's return to the live golf. Miguel

Angel Jimenez went out of bounds here at the 3rd, but the 18th, with

the wind direction, could be interesting. Strong breeze behind,

pretty accessible pin today. Pretty well judged, the players adapting

quickly. Keeping it well short of the pin, just letting the chase up.

Bubba Watson on the first. Good pace, good line. Bubba Watson

with a birdie on the first. Moves back to 3-under par -- 3-over par.

He was not a happy man on the course yesterday. He lost his focus.

Getting cross with all sorts of things. Ernie going for his birdie.

Work to do to make the cut. Definitely needs to shoot under-par.

That was a very suspect stroke indeed. He had the most putts of

anybody, 36 putts yesterday. Most of those were on the 1st hole! It was

awful on the first green yesterday for Els, and not much better on the

rest. You see how these holes running totally different directions

most of the way round the course, you do not have a sustained run of

holes that are particularly tough or particularly easy. It is a real mix.

At least if conditions to improve later in the day, nobody has been

stuck with a wicked nine holes. There is the actual Hoylake golf

course, this being the Royal Liverpool, to give it its real name.

Jason Day. You hope it will get the perfect hop on, sometimes it dies a

bit, sometimes it trundles on. We are hearing there is a little bit of

electrical activity in the air. We are having to bring down a few of

our hoists from up high. What they hoist? A big Crane where a camera

man sits swaying in the 25 mph wind. You were confusing me with your TV

talk. It's just gibberish. Here is Iwata. Again, he is going along

pretty steadily. Currently the longest hitter on the US Tour,

Bubba. Averages 314 yards. Not always up the middle of the fairway.

As you can see. But it's a long way up there. He has a great talent for

manipulating the ball out of the rough, and in the wind. A rare

talent. No question about that. Mickelson with the driver as well.

No other choice here today. Back into the breeze. I was out on this

tee earlier to have a look, it did not look like a comforting tee shot.

The fairway looks extremely narrow. That could have found a thickish

bit. In the lap of the gods. This swing has stood the test of

time. Still language. Beautifully timed. -- still languid. Just teed

off on the right of the picture. As we look from above. The first two

holes as they play them this week, the 17th and 18th, as the members

play them here at Hoylake. And then the third. That's the 1st hole for

the members, down by the clubhouse. But we will add up to the six hole,

Gary Woodland at the par-3. -- we will head up to the sixth. Eagle on

the fifth, and then a birdie on the sixth. That's the best of the scores

out there today, 3-under par after six holes. Making a mighty move.

Jason Day with about a 20 footer here. It's a wedge in from 178, the

wind was so strong behind. Probably a bit of movement of the left on

this putt, I would imagine. -- probably a little bit of movement

off the left on this putt, I would imagine. A long way with a wedge.

Links golf does not follow the normal rules. Had all sorts of

problems with injury this year. He has managed very good finishes as

well when he has been able to play. Had problems with his left thumb.

Seems to be OK. Thongchai Jaidee and the 4th hole. He won the naughty

Masters earlier this year. That is an absolute corker from the

34-year-old. -- the Nordea Masters. Kaymer for a third successive

birdie, then. No, not enough. I see you as the four stars on his chest

now, of his beloved German football team. Don't mean to rub it in.

Repairing a ball mark, where the second shots land on the green, it

makes little hole, the players are allowed to use pretty much anything

to repair it. You can track it down, you can even repair it if it has

been repaired before -- tap it down. I am getting the thumbs up from our

rules expert, old holes and pitch marks. I think that's about it.

First par of the day for Zach Johnson after birdieing the first

and bogeying the second, he is 1-over par for the Championship.

What a great round it was for Adam Scott in the afternoon comedy goes

off shortly. -- what a great round it was for Adam Scott in the

afternoon, he goes off shortly. Number one player in the world.

Beautiful shot to start with. He's not going to hold back, here. And,

as simple as that. Now this is where you have got to show your pedigree.

Keep it all going. Adam Scott looks so confidence with this putter in

his hands. Very, very in control. Lovely action. That was a

magnificent shot. Just can't see him being far away at the end of the

week. Beautifully done. Another good chance for Adam Scott. He's looking

stronger and stronger, better and better, as the round goes on. That's

off down the first. Adam Scott finishing off. Pretty good score and

the end of the day. -- at the end of the day.

COMMENTATOR: The group of Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Jason Dufner,

just about ready to go. Final moments. Straight down off the

tee, and then it moves around a bit the left. You can take those bunkers

out of play with a good drive, and just dump it down there. Little

pitch onto the green. Why are the arrows wiggling a bit? Is there a

bit of turbulence? On the tee from Australia, Adam Scott. Michael

Robson doing his thing and he has done for so many years, and he will

be here all day without a break. Well, well, well. Rather a friendly

start. It was a big hit. On the tee, from England, Justin Rose. Huge

applause for Justin Rose. A round of 72 yesterday, level par. Neither

Scott nor Steve Williams alongside new it kicked onto the fairway, they

both think it is in the rough. The bunker on the left is 225 to carry,

so the drivers take it out of play. You can cut the corner of action and

pretty much be gaining near that bunker. -- cut the corner a

fraction. A little bit straighter than Scott's. Beautiful. Laughing as

it bounces past. On the tee, from the USA, Jason Dufner. He was right

in between the other two yesterday. Oh, just. All three in pretty good

shape, as they head off. There go the 17th group to tee off

down the first, Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Jason Dufner. It is

amazing, Adam Scott, leading golfer in this group, world number one at

the moment, and you were very impressed with him yesterday? By

five he played the most aggressive in the afternoon. He and Shane Lowry

had the best scores of the afternoon. The way in which Adam

took the driver off, just like he did at the opening hole, I know he

got a friendly bounce as you were reminding me. The atmosphere is

amazing on the first tee, and it is a tough day today. Hazel said at the

start, the similarities to the end of leaderboard, you have Scott,

Garcia, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods there as well. Do golfers love a bit of

familiarity? Three of the best writers of the golf ball of the

game, 2006 and now, and no question if you went back to 2006 and you ask

anybody who the best was, it was Tiger Woods, it was like a

homecoming for him. For the other guys, all about straight hitting.

Great to talk to you. Let's get straight back to the commentary box.

COMMENTATOR: Ernie Els, couldn't quite find a putt on the second. The

third, rather. No, it is the second. That is in for par. Two pars, but

starting from a long way back. Bubba Watson. This for his par. Birdied

the first, long-range putt. Watson. This for his par. Birdied

got his flat stick working. These greens are absolutely 100%

got his flat stick working. These waiting for them to burn up of -- a

bit. They are still green and beautiful. Michael Hoey has had to

pull out, retiring after seven holes. Only 3-over. 6-over for the

Championship. Would have had to fight to make the cut. Martin Kaymer

on the fourth. Another good shot from Kaymer. Two

under for his round. Very early to make any predictions about the cuts.

Maybe for over, as high as that. -- four over. That could be a fair

guess. The pain is 11 on, ten from the right. Those are accurate

representations. A 16 mph headwind. That is a good club. Just trying to

work it in from left to right, doing it very nicely indeed.

There is no ten shot rule, they got rid of that after Royal Birkdale.

This is the third hole, off the tee for Phil Mickelson.

Good swing. He was taught by Butch Harmon, as was Adam Scott, he has

done a great job with both of them. He taught Tiger Woods for a few

years in his early years. He always seems to make the player's swing

better, not changing it too much, just improving it. This nicely done

by Adam Scott, good little bounce. Birdie opportunity.

You can see how close they are getting to this green, 458 yards.

That putter looks long, even by long putter standards. Rose, perfect tee

shot. Pitching it 15 yards short, just let it bound up. Good shots.

They will know that the weather is going to improve, a question of

keeping the game as tight as possible until conditions ease off a

little bit. Maybe attacking a bit more.

We will head up to the fourth, Zach Johnson, early attempt. -- birdie

attempt. Right in the jaws. Looking down at the 4th, Scott

Drummond is with this match. Seems like the breeze is about 15-20 mph.

Is it gusting a little bit? Very much so. As got up. Very much

following the forecast, predicted to get very warm. The breeze is

gusting, making it tricky for some of these shots. Have you seen any

dark clouds around? I haven't. There was some to the right of the golf

course, it is very nice at the moment. Kaymer, for his three.

Always looked a bit left. He is looking to birdie every hole.

Starting with two of them. Chances on three and four. All you are

seeing is red numbers, capable of a very low one. Imagine if golfers

started doing that, wearing a staff for every major. As Kaymer is doing

for his football team. He has four stars for Germany, winning four

World Cups. I tried to blank out the World Cup! A lovely swing, classic

and modern swing, a lot of power. You can hear what the crowd think of

Lee Westwood, 71 yesterday. He felt that there was a low score out

there, but people were struggling yesterday afternoon.

I felt he had too much golf earlier on the season, bit tired, 41 old

now. Feeling a bit fresher now. Find tee shot. -- a find tee shot.

They always try to cut down on their fidgeting and mannerisms, but you do

what you do. -- that is a beauty. Westwood was

the best of this bunch yesterday, with his 71.

Two good opening blows, this would be three in a row. Not quite.

Our first this morning was Jamie Mcleary from Scotland, 1-over

yesterday, level par at the moment, five holes left to play. They

started at 6:25 a.m.. He needs that, 17 missed cuts from 20 this season.

Rose. Go on. Also on the course, Nick Watney, 1-over, not bad. Not

many good scores. This is here she will what are -- this is Hiroshi

Iwata, in that first group. A round of 70 yesterday, remaining 1-over.

Right on the corner, that is the estuary of the River Dee. Leading to

Chester and Wales. Not an awful lot of water in the river. You wait

until the tide comes in. Isn't it supposed to flow the other way? It

is all title, Mark -- tidal, Mark. Down to red rocks point. There is a

strip of grass, a different colour from the rest, I wonder what that

is. Second tee shot, straight back into the wind. Drivers today for

everybody. Bunkers out of reach, even for Adam Scott. That is an

absolutely perfect tee shot. Are you talking about the dark green stuff?

That is the marshes down by 14. What did you do when you had a late

tee off time? It was hard, waiting for the golf to start. Use to start

at 11 o'clock when I was playing, didn't have much of a chance to see

the course. We waited for the coverage, for Peter Alliss to tell

us how difficult it would be. There is Thongchai Jaidee. Our he

had a birdie on the last. That one chasing on through, a par five, up

and down for a birdie. He was making sure he got it there, racing

through. Chipping back into the wind. Every chance for an

up-and-down for his birdie. Bubba. A couple of good putts, for

birdie and par at the 2nd. We'll have to do work hard with his flat

stick again. -- he will have two. His Open record is not good. When

the wind gets up, he hits it high, that could be accentuated. You are

right. He can bust it lowers well. Doesn't play an awful lot of links

golf. You have to feel comfortable in the environment. He didn't feel

comfortable yesterday. It is what you know. He loves places like

Augusta, champion again. As does this man, Mickelson.

That is a birdie four Mickelson, not the best of starts. -- a bogey for

Mickelson, not the best of starts. This four par, for Watson. -- this

for par, for Watson. Three holes played, three single putts from

Bubba Watson, remaining 1-under for the round. 3-over for the

Championship. In she goes for Ernie Els, three

pars to start. He will not have given up hope yet. The cut may be

around three or four. Too early to make a prediction. He needs a few

birdies to stand a chance. Jason Dufner. Philip has joined this

group. A great group to watch. How 100 -- low was that. 175 yards.

Trying to play the draw, did not come off. We welcome Peter Alliss

and Frank Nobilo to the box. Thank you. If he keeps playing at this

pace, that'll be a great test for even the best players. He hits the

ball a lot higher than Westwood. Lovely skip forward. You cannot

legislate for that. They talk about controlling the spin, you get it,

sometimes it's tops, sometimes it doesn't. -- sometimes it stops. Just

a little 5-iron, 172. Read into his face will stop -- the breeze into

his face. He gave that one some height. The wind affected it quite a

lot. Almost blew it up into the air, and drop stone dead. Not easy

conditions today. For a few hours this morning, very benign. The wind

has begun to stir, not dramatically different, but altering the scoring.

The wind is steadily rising today. What a golf swing Adam Scott has. We

have seen some amazing swings, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead. You question

putting someone into that category, but in this day and age, this is the

best golf swing out there. No problem stopping this one? 79. --

7-iron. remember, not that many years ago,

people impaired Adam's swing to Tiger Woods, almost identical. Lee

Westwood. -- people compared. As we know, this is one of the hardest par

fours to start on the Open rotor. They have only done it twice. --

rota. Dan Walker is in the car park. We normally show you the course

side, this is what it looks like outfront at Hoylake, what the

players see when they first arrive. The practice ground is a ten minute

walk across the road. Quite a few players go to the physio for a rub

down. They get their scorecard, and perhaps the most important thing,

the clubs. Most of them are stored in these rather significant boxes.

These are Bill and Graham, the guardians of the clubs. This is like

an Aladdin 's cave, Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie. Not just one of them,

there is another one. One of the leaders, going off at 1:27 p.m., Jim

Furyk. The caddies collect them, making sure everything is clean and

tidy. Once they have everything they need, they make their way down to

the right-hand side of the clubhouse, spending some tide on the

practice putting green. Then it is over the bridge, on to the first

tee, to play 18 holes, to decide whether they stay the weekend or go

home early. Here is Keegan Bradley, that very long flat lying putter.

Starting very nicely. That is the last of the par fours.

The par five coming up. Just at the head at the 2nd. Rose trying to go

in between the two bunkers. What a judgement. I thought it would stick

on the edge of the green. You have seen the slope from the other side.

A relatively newfangled idea, knocking it up from off the green

with a 5-wood. I'm not sure who introduce that. Somebody like the

look of it, and copied it. Trying to catch a different slope, hopefully

it will not go over. Absolute genius. We saw how difficult it

was, after seeing Justin Rose's, to use the other slope, great vision

and imagination. Thongchai Jaidee, having a very good

season on the European Tour. This go to 3-under. Well done. Just a good,

plodding prose, and I don't mean that in a detrimental way. Good

steady performer, money earner, in the envelope. This fella is a bit

better than that. He has chipped in, going to have the work hard if

he will be given the weekend. -- to work hard. This will be a fantastic

par saved if it goes in for Adam Scott.

He came third in the Open last year, second two years ago. That's if he

wants to do well, he needs to hold those putts. He missed the green

with his second shot, I'm lucky to find the bunker, but never a bad

thing to find the green. You can always find where the mistake was

made. Here is another one in trouble. One of the best at getting

out of it, Mickelson. How can you do that? Maybe even going in! That is

bordering on ridiculous. A wonderful, wonderful result,

absolutely fabulous. Justin Rose at two. Missing the

green. In between the two bunkers. Jess catching the edge, but

disappearing. -- just catching the edge. Par saved. It was hard work

yesterday for his 72, struggled. Dufner. For par. 70 yesterday. He is

not always rock-solid from this distance. You put the mockers on him

there. He heard you! Then tell him -- don't tell him. A shot dropped.

Up to the 10th. George Coetzee. The South African. The wind certainly

not dropping the speed. Zach Johnson on the fifth. Stabbing

it up and out. These bunkers are rather reminiscent of those at

Muirfield, on the east side of Edinburgh. Big, deep bunkers, sharp

and tight. McIlroy going out at two o'clock this afternoon. All of these

leaders will go out late, they were off early yesterday.

Robert Karlsson, in the first match yesterday, coming in with a 69.

There will be good play all day, we just hope the weather keeps. So far

it is fine. 250 yards for Rose, the breeze helping him off the left.

A slightly braver tee shot than we have seen from other players. Out of

bounds on the right. nicely. Martin Kaymer. Putting for

an eagle. Had a great start, birdies at one and two. He just hit a

9-iron, very aggressive player off the tee with the driver. This putt

is slightly downhill all the way, into the breeze, not too quick,

touch right to left. No eagle. Driver 9-iron. That is almost

obscene on a par-5. Nice birdie. That's a very good start. Three

birdies in the first few holes. here at Hoylake. Little corner at

the bottom of your screen here, down the far end, goes down to 13, 14,

far end. Practice ground in the middle. I've had some e-mails in

from folks down on the Surrey Hampshire borders, and they say how

much they enjoyed the first day of the Open Championship, and they are

having little parties at their clubs, watching TV etc. Now we are

watching this today putt for a birdie at the 5th.

Hurt more golf club, Hindhead, Blackmore, Petersfield golf club.

They are all having days in front of the telly. Tea and bonds, or

something stronger, while you watch the days golf. Hope you enjoy it

over the next few days. Garcia is the only one on that page with Bill

Haas who has played any holes, the empty spaces on the right tell

others they have not begun yet. 3-under par, Thongchai Jaidee, Adam

Scott. The ones that went out early yesterday, late today, and vice

versa. They were hoping for very calm conditions early on. And when

they looked out of the window, they could see the wind was getting up.

All sorts of weird and wonderful weather forecasts around here. One

minute they are going to be struck down by 130 degrees temperatures,

smother yourself in baby oil, if that is your want, or even suntan

lotion. And then told to prepare for torrential rain. Not quite sure what

to do. 190 yards left for Adam Scott, it will be playing short,

maybe a fraction of the left. It will release once it lands. That's

an 8-iron. 184 yards, eight time? Of course it is. -- 8-iron? Well, you

has missed the green. Is the wind helping a bit? Yes. That ball was

always going to release. So it was a mistake from Adam. Slow Mo of all

slow Mo's. I bet the green keeper winces every time they hit the ball,

look at my lovely turf. I spent my life preparing it, and they come and

passionate about. -- they come and bash it about. Bill Haas just

birdied five, the par-5. And another one there. And all of a sudden he is

three underpar, and just three back from Rory, who will tee off later

this afternoon. Let's go back to the 3rd hole. Justin Rose. Out of bounds

isn't all that far off the green on the right. We saw a few go out of

bounds yesterday. Nicely done. Very nice. Two on the green, 1-over, Adam

Scott, through the back. The six hole playing 190 today. Kaymer here

with an 8-iron. The job hole playing 190 today. Kaymer here

it on the lower level. The flag is only on 12. Should come back all the

way on. Not a bad result for not a very good shot. Mickelson eyeing one

up. He's got a lot of work to do if he is going to be here. Defending

champion, remember. He won in such fine style last year at Muirfield.

Trying to take the bunkers out of play. Did that, but that Russia

might be trampled down -- that rough might be trampled down. He will not

have that far left. Bubba Watson. A little better

today, he has picked up one. Fascinating.

Now, the short second, Lee Westwood, bit of a struggle here.

Well, you missed on the left on the first one, on the right on the

second, and they were not all that far away -- well, he missed. He

looks to strike them all right, but they don't go on the right line. Not

a bad position here for Adam Scott, decent lie, enough green to work

with. I actually thought he could land it on the green, because he was

chipping into the wind, I thought it was a straightforward little chip

shot, using that wind. Well you saw what happened, ten, 11 feet short.

8-iron second shot into the green, looking to hole a ten or 12 foot

putt for par. Four ain't good. Huge event. Little did I think when

I first started the first broadcast in 1961, courtesy of Ray Lakeland,

producer of major sport in Manchester, still going strong. I am

sure he is watching, Ray. You don't know all the things you got me into

when you offered me a job in 1961. And I shall be ever in your debt.

The Czechs in the post. -- the cheque is in the post. Are you going

to put a stamp on it? Justin Rose at the 3rd. Putting back into the

breeze. Wasn't really a factor yesterday, because these greens are

relatively flat, it certainly will be today.

Playing conditions are really quite pleasant. It is windy, but it is

warm. This is Dufner. Really good chance here. The temperature is

nice, but you have got to play some good golf today, with these windy

conditions. It is not impossible, though. Hurry, hurry. No. Got quite

a long grip on that putter, I don't know whether he has changed since

yesterday. It looks to be a longer grip, one of those fat ones. One of

those players who is very proud, whether that is false pride, he is

suspect from short range, but he tries to do it the right way, like

Tom Watson. You never saw him try long putters or cack-handed or

whatever. They try to do it the right way. Sometimes it is very

difficult. Gets a little shaky on the three, four footers on occasion.

But doesn't give into it. The par-3 6th, just from a little short and

left, just allowing for that breeze. That was Jason Day. Quite

surprised Zach Johnson didn't mark his ball, there. Martin Kaymer has a

birdie putt coming up, as we go back to three.

So, to par putts in a row missed, for the world number one. -- two par

putts in a row. A little more room between him and the top now.

Difficult to say careless, but it comes under that category, with his

power, and the shortness of the irons, to miss a couple of greens

and drop shots like that, on relatively simple holes. They are

costly, come Sunday night. If I hadn't done that, hadn't done that,

I would be champion. We keep saying it, it's not always the great shots

that win, it is the fiddly ones that you miss that can cost you. We

mentioned the birdie putt of Kaymer. As is so often the way when you are

playing well, when you miss a shot, you get lucky, and Kaymer has

finished in a good spot for another birdie chance. Bit of movement off

the right, I think. Pars on the par threes today, they will be well

earned. All four in different directions. The par fives will be

very key today, to put a good score on the board. Excellent start,

though. If you could just add this to the US Open and players

Championship, what a year that would be -- if he could. Justin Rose,

fourth tee Hee. -- Justin Rose, on the fourth tee. Couple of bunkers in

play here? Yes, on the right, especially with the wind into, off

the left, forcing the ball into that direction. Playing so much longer

today. And that is heading in that direction. In fact it is further

right than the bunker. Oh, in the thick stuff. So often, if you are

going to be wild and wide, you want to be very white, and you end up

where all the spectators have walked up and down. Usually you get a good

lie. But that looked as if it is going to be a bit thick. Back up to

the tee. Dufner. A sliver of rough down the right, only 11 or 12 paces

wide, so you can get lucky. Dufner likes to hit it low, and that

started very low. Rising into the breeze. It's a nice shot. Sat down,

hardly moved at all. Just over the crosswalk.

I love these pictures up on high. You get time to look around, and you

see how, when all this lot has moved away, normality returns, how the

private houses on that little corner there. Where do you live? I overlook

the third or 4th hole at Hoylake. Not too shabby, is it? Go down to

the beach. Get a few shrimps or whatever. Adam Scott is down there

on the tee. He has got to pull himself together, because he has

been careless the last couple of holes. Certainly has. I have counted

three mistakes in three holes. But that was a pretty solid shot, nice

swing as well. I have had an e-mail from Peter Edwards, whose father

Gordon was one of the mainstays from Peter Edwards, whose father

particularly. Thank you for all your information Peter. He was saying he

has had a little that around, and at this moment there were 3259 scratch

or better golfers in England, when his father played in 1973, there

were only 80, and six of those were in Cheshire. So we have gone from 80

players scratch or better to 3260 of them. Amazing how it has grown. Good

county for golf, Cheshire. Cawley golf club up the road is another

fascinating course with a great history of tournaments and famous

players and professionals who have graced its fairways. Wallace of

course, Doctor Stableford. Kaymer on the seventh tee here.

Playing longer than yesterday. Back into the wind. Oh, that could be, I

heard it land, but I don't know where it is. There's our man, Scott,

get in there. Don't worry, I am on my way. If you find a couple of

balls -- if you find a couple of balls, we can split the profit. It

is not pleasant in here, guys, I can tell you that. But we have got it.

Can he hit it? Surely he can't hit it? He can hit it, but not really

where he wants to go. This could be very interesting. Oh. He doesn't

really know, he hasn't got a clue what's going on. That Rose looking

at his ball, now walking down the fourth, just inside the Spectator

line. Hopefully that's the trampled area. Just check that it's yours.

Well, par-5, cute tee shot here for Bubba Watson. -- huge tee shot. Must

have been the second shot but only got two there, but he will still

have a birdie chance. Must have had a horrible lie after the tee shot,

because it was miles down. Here is a look at Dufner, back into the

breeze. You can see the flag just over that bunker on the right.

Trying to cut it through the middle of the green. Steady, steady.

Through the back. Career low score at an Open

Championship. Well, I don't know how many he has played in? US,

Australia, New Zealand? I don't know where he's been. But there we are.

Going to be interesting now how Adam Scott hits this one. He hit it

incredibly high, did not try to hit a knock-down shot. This is from 147

yards. Just got a 6-iron, so I guess he is going to knock this one down.

He did. And it looks sensational from back here. So, third straight

green mist for Adam Scott. Little bit of bounce. Must be annoying when

you feel you are hitting the ball well, and you keep trundling through

the green, off the green, and you think, I am playing better than this

and I am losing ground. A lot depends on the lie here for Rose. In

the wispy stuff you have to hold on tight and he did. Whether he gets

over the bunker. Just carries it. Now it will settle down. Best of the

three of them, from the worst tee shot. Very good crowds begin today.

Interesting to look at the numbers that have come since 2006. We are

12,000 down, which is surprising. Mickelson for an eagle. This would

cheer him. It would cheer him up a lot. Yes. Well done. Well done,

Philip. That's more like it, boy. STUDIO: Yes indeed, there is a

little bit of forward momentum on the leaderboard from the likes of

George Coetzee, the man who had a breakthrough at the Johannesburg

open in late February, because he is 1-under par today, and he is in the

group 3-under par. And in the next couple of minutes, it's Shane Lowry,

the Irishman, who will be and off today. He had a great opening round

of 68 including five birdies coming home. And the man who finished

runner-up to Rory at the BMW PGA Championship in May, getting a lot

of support here, he has been on the range, and we caught up with him.

Wind blowing on the second morning of the open, you won't mind too

much? No, as long as it stays like that for the day. Made a decent

start yesterday, and bit of wind this morning which I don't mind. How

good was that 68 yesterday? It was quite good. It was tough in the

afternoon. It was hard to get close on the front nine. But managed to

make if you birdies coming in, and played quite nicely. Looking forward

to getting out and seeing what I can do today. Thanks for your time.

Thank you. Now Bubba for a birdie. He's done it again. The first nine

causing all sorts of problems this morning. The first two players to

break par, we have had 25 or 26 players go through, Gary Woodland,

33, and Kevin Stadler, 34. Nobody else has broken par. Dufner, from

the back of the green. Wandering away from the hole. Not great. Very

frustrating when you hit what you think looks like a good second and

it goes 25 yards, 30 yards to far. But that's typical of links golf,

even when there is a bit of cushioning the ground, which there

is here. -- a bit of caution in the ground. He needs to chip one close.

If it keeps going it should turn left and get closer and closer and

closer. That's better. Lovely touch. Bunkering on this 4th hole is

beautiful. You can see the first one, short right, and the other two

further up, and four just in front. Adam cleans up, stop that little

bogey train he was on. There is a par-5 he can reach on the very next

hole, try to rectify some of the damage. Justin Rose. Just moves a

little right to left. He did not spot it. I'm surprised he did not

spot it, it was edging all the way, from Dufner's chip, to Adam Scott's

chip. Just move it across. We are looking forward to meeting some of

our friends from help the heroes, always good to

our friends from help the heroes, 9th of August down near me... We

will just watch this for a second or two. Milford golf club, just on the

A3, south of Guildford, they are having a big day for the Royal Navy

and partners. They have a cracking Pro-Am there. 9th of August this

year. I would be delighted to see you. You saw where Kaymer's tee shot

finished, so he is looking at taking a penalty drop, finding the best

possible place. Meanwhile, Dufner. Dufner has got one of those, hey

Peter? One of those. He is usually not bad from this sort of range. He

didn't hit it. Silly boy. not bad from this sort of range. He

putting is a different game. They not bad from this sort of range. He

told me that when I was a boy. I did not know what they were talking

about, but putting is again within a game. I wonder how they are getting

on with that its parent in the states -- with that experiment in

the states of making the hole about as big as a dustbin. Finally we see

a birdie at the opening hole, Cabrera-Bello. He has played some

good stuff this year. A wonderful swinger of the golf ball. Now

Mickelson after bogey, birdie, eagle. You can use the hump on the

right side to slow the kick. Oh, just. Unlucky. One more hop and that

was a gem. This is one they use for practice

facilities. Martin looked at taking two clubs length relief to the side

to get onto the path, and he could get it on there, but he had no

backswing for a shot of over 200 yards, so he has opted to go back in

line, gone back about 25 yards. Got a clear lie, trampled down. He was

in the middle of that gorse bush. How near Mikey get to the middle of

the green with a really good shot? - might get? He has got to get the

ball up over the course in front of him. It's going to be a pretty

strong shot today with this breeze which has fresh and even more in the

last five minutes. He was looking like he was trying to hit a big

hook, he was looking right. Well, he's going to come towards us. He's

got to come over all these humps and bumps. Rather you than me, sir. Make

sure you get it up. Having big discussions. Good caddy, this fellow

he has got here. I think you are right, looks like he's going over

the... Yeah. Crash and hope. Needless to say a lot could go

wrong, here. The further right he aims, more time to get the ball over

the gorse bush. Only just got over that first bit. They are applauding,

is it up there somewhere? Well, I don't know. We will let you know as

soon as we know. Bubba. This starts left. Through the back? No, it has

checked. Shane Lowry, on the first. Came in late in the day yesterday

with a spent 68. -- a splendid 68. And that could come up very nicely.

with a spent 68. -- a splendid 68. And that could Not to nicely.

that one too much, going way left. Oh, my goodness, I cannot imagine

how far that has gone. That is a big one. He had the Gerrard, the wind

was helping. -- he had the draw. It looks like he had plenty of room.

Quite exhausting watching that. Dufner. I do not expect the same

line from Jason. He has hit its it high. Oh, Jason. He caught the

bunker. I am off for a cup of coffee, leaving you with Andrew

Cotter and young Kenneth Brown. I thought I saw a big octopus behind

at sea. -- behind that tee. Lovely shot from Adam Scott, Jason Dufner

in travels -- in trouble. This Martin Kaymer in trouble in the

thick stuff. A very risky shot. He has about 30 yards to the pin, but

he is buried here. Having taken a penalty drop.

He stabs it out. Taking a penalty drop off the tee shot, he has played

four. Was going well, we'll have to work hard to just rocked one. -- he

will have two work hard to just drop one.

Phil Mickelson going well, illegal and a birdie. To wonderful opening

five. -- he is to -- he is two under for the opening five. Going along

nicely. He's playing alongside Bubba Watson,

this for par. That was bad. Both he and Mickelson going nicely, two

wonder. Martin is waiting for Miguel Angel Jimenez to go. Coming out of

the semi-rough. That will be for a double bogey. A lot of good work

being done. This -- undone. Pretty sure this is the hardest hole on the

course. Just one birdie, Scott Stallings.

On the crosswalk, Jason Dufner fools of look at the tee shot from Adam

Scott. -- Jason Dufner, on the crosswalk. Look at that shot from

Adam Scott. Very brave. This hole producing plenty of birdies. A great

drive from Justin Rose. Scott and Rose in a fine position to hunt down

an eagle here. If you go in these bunkers, it will cost you a shot,

exactly what Jason Dufner has proven. He is playing his third shot

before the other guys have played their second. Scott's tee shot was

over 340 yards. This isn't a tie-in -- this is an

8-iron. He needed another six feet of Carrie. -- of carry. Lots of

birdies. Only a few needles, Mickelson and Gary Woodland. Let's

see what Justin Rose can do. -- only a few eagles.

Maybe that one pitched straight into the bunker. There is a little

mound, if you can get it right, it will go towards the cup. Just a

drive and a wedge. Trying to get it to stop. Excellent shot, not taking

any chances, outside chance of an eagle. All of these pins, they have

their little sting in the tail. Particularly with the crosswinds.

Jason Day, for par. No. Level par for his round. Back to 1-over for

the Championship. This seventh hole is 480 yards into the breeze. Come

on, Martin. Sweetly done. A costly double bogey after a good start.

Let's code to the 13th, the birthday boy, George Coetzee, to get to four

under. All the way. Working wonders with his putter. George Coetzee

making the best move so far, four underpar, just two behind McIlroy.

Some impact on the first page of the leaderboard. Much better in these

conditions. Bill Haas making steady progress. Adam Scott slipping

backwards a little bit today. Very early in his round. Ashley Chesters,

the leading amateur. Keegan Bradley has made a bright

start to his round. How is this one lying, Phil? Not too bad. Chipping

into the breeze, a lot of green to work with. He would fancy his

chances. Not much green beyond the hole.

Just going into a small valley that the pain is cut in. -- that the pin

is cutting. This will not be easy to read. Let's go to the seventh,

Mickelson. This always gets your attention. 30 yards further back

than in 2006. It is a wicked, wicked drive. That gives you the idea of

the wind. You are almost forced to take a driver with the wind into the

hole. I would say it is come to be the hardest hole on the course, and

it was yesterday. We sought Kaymer getting to all sorts of trouble, let

see how Mickelson does. It will test how you are swinging

it. That was not his best, he is on the short stuff. I don't think he

would want it again. We mentioned Adam Scott has had a few troubles,

but this is to get his two dropped shots back in 1000 with. -- in one

foul swoop. Still a question to be answered for the birdie. He finished

second and third in his last two Open Championship appearances. Wayne

Grady said he is good in the wind because he grew up in Queensland

where the wind blows dogs off their chains.

That was a good tee shot, just paying the price for being a

fraction off the fairway. Could not control it. A huge, huge cut, was

going sideways. A good spot on the fairway. This is a bruiser of a

hole, horrible. A chance for a birdie four Adam Scott. -- a chance

for a birdie, four Adam Scott. He gets one of his last shots back. A

sensational shot to get this close by Jason. It is a par.

He took a bit of time. Five macro -- five holes, five pars.

We can see shadows flitting across the course. You can see the part

three, six hole. -- par three, sixth hole. A lot of players missing the

green in regulation. That front bunker is popular, too.

You can put it on the lower tier, but you have to try and carry it.

You can hit a small chase, but a slightly unpredictable bounce on the

front of the green. The wind seems to be slightly changing direction

this morning. It would have been off the left, helping, at this point, it

is almost directly across four Adam Scott. Challenging conditions. Great

for us to see these players battling the conditions. What club? If you

want to hold it and draw it, less club. This is an 8-iron. When it is

directly off the left, that is a big 8-iron. I am amazed at the club

choice, Ken. He was trying a hard draw. You have to get the most

perfect, hard shot. You want the ball to come directly down, don't

you? Certainly if you get the ball going with the windy conditions, it

will hit the green, going sideways. The players have to reshape it the

best they can, so it comes down as vertically as possible. You have to

hold it into the breeze. This is one more club for Justin Rose, 7-iron,

makes more sense now the breeze is directly from the left.

He was trying to draw it into the breeze. As the overdone it? Yes. Red

Rum would have been pleased with that one, skipping over the bunker.

-- has the overdone it? This is also a 7-iron from Jason

Dufner. He really good shotmaker. -- he is a really good shotmaker. It

will come round a bit. A nice tee shot from Jason Dufner.

A cracking little par three, particularly in these conditions.

Mickelson, quite a long way back, you can see the ball Bubba Watson.

Shaping from left to right. Beautifully done by Mickelson.

Wonderful shot. One of the best you will see into the wind, low,

controlled, birdie chance. He always sets up with the open

stance, does not mean he will cut it, although this time he did. A

lower, flighted shot. Two wonderful strikes. Any time you find this

green in two, you have done well. What is so tricky on a day like

this, is the crosswinds, only doglegs. The fairways are narrow.

Every hole in a different direction, a very testing golf course. The pins

are tucked in the corners. a very testing golf course. The pins

Jamie Mcleary from Edinburgh, for a bogey. Pretty sure this will be good

enough to make the cut. He has missed 17 from 20 cuts on the

European Tour. This will be very welcome from him.

Sit down. Very well judged. A wonderful service on these greens.

It is like the bays on a snooker table. -- baize. George Coetzee,

going great guns. This is for a birdie. Yes. A fine three at the

14th. Moving to 5-under par, tied with Matteo Manassero, one behind

Rory McIlroy. Jason Day on eight four, long-range attempt. Unlucky

with his approach. Trundling all the way through to the back. The breeze

is really kicking back. You see that support on his wrist.

His thumb was causing him problems earlier on in the season. He really

jarred his wrist yesterday. Trying to dig himself out of trouble. It

seems to be OK today, the physios have done their magical work.

Dufner, just putting down the green, he is having one of those days. It

is a very unforgiving game sometimes, all about confidence.

Those are some deep pots. Certainly are. A slightly elevated green, 20

mph whirlwind, I think it really effective that putt. Justin Rose is

putting downwind. Going to be a little bit quicker. A birdie chance.

Right to left, and left to right as it was dying. Always hard to get

those double breakers right. This was a totally new hole in 1965, they

built it. They did not have enough turf for the green, so they took it

from the Bowling Green next to the clubhouse. Sport is always a --

about great moments, and this is no different. We are asking you to

tweet about your best moments from the past. We have brought you out to

the 14th, the long grass. Back in 2006, a couple of balls on the

fairway, that is where Tiger Woods was with a 4-iron, around about 210

yards to the green. Taking that two iron off the tee. He struck it

beautifully, in the air, rolling, it is in. He did not know, then

high-fiving Steve Williams. That was a two and he was on his way to

greatness, and a third Claret Jug. What is your favourite moment from

the past? You can tweet us. I am allowed my phone, I have got a few.

Andrew Watkins says Paul Lawrie's win was special. I enjoyed John --

Jean ven der Velde's win. Also Seve Ballesteros, the car park champion.

Well done, he does get those really well these days. There have been so

many over the years, the Open throws up great champions. Mickelson

getting himself back into the mix, this for a birdie. Oh, no. What a

birdie that would have been. The second shot deserved that. Scott

Stallings and Jamie Donaldson the only men to birdie this hole. Just

looks like he has a Littles tall on the back of his swing. Kaymer. --

little stall. Oh, no. Drops a stroke. That is untidy for Kaymer

after going so well. This is Rafael Cabrera-Bello, birdie attempt at the

3rd. A little bit shy. Birdied the first, par on the second, 3-under

for the Championship. He is in a group of some variety.

Thongchai Jaidee. Down, and he has got it, into the heart of the cup.

His seventh appearance in the Open, the man from Thailand. We look down

on the seventh tee, the group of Rose, Dufner and Adam Scott. You can

see the Championship the front 2006, they have moved it back 30 yards, it

is a monster of a hole, especially with the wind blowing today. That

long grass is not far away, as Kaymer found out. A couple of

bunkers, left and right, the wind from the right, even if he hits a

3-wood, a chance he may roll into the bunkers. The players know if you

go in there, it is almost a shot penalty. Sometimes they play

amazingly conservative. I am surprised it is an iron, he is so

strong and powerful, if it is a low one, he may chase it up there. May

get it close to those bunkers. Not bad. 220 yards to get the fairway,

short and narrow. It goes back to yesterday, I thought the players

were very conservative with some of the tee shots. They are difficult

holes, but if you play aggressive, they are not sometimes. This is a

very dangerous hole, using a change of armoury. This does bring the

bunkers into play. If he cuts it into the wind it, it won't. If he

cuts it down the middle with a little hold, he should not reach the

bunkers. It is one of these tee shots that can make or break your

round. The crowd in danger, I think. Not

quite. I think he might have got lucky there, Philip, stopped short

of the long stuff or has it nestled down there. He was bracing himself

as soon as he hit that. A similar tee shot on the 18th yesterday.

Well, he could have got lucky there. The thing I find amazing, once he

changed clubs, he was so quick between grabbing the club and

hitting it. It all happened so fast. He pegged it down. Really drives

through. It is a scary tee shot this one. I think he may well have got

away with it. Once again, if he hit a really nice tee shot. A proper tee

shot. It is not so difficult. This is Justin Rose. Aiming miles left.

Sometimes you get a drive or a shot - this tournament could all pivot on

one. The wind is whistling in towards the right. If you cut it you

go nowhere and go into the gorse. Left gives you a bit of a chance. He

is not aiming so far left this time, you see.

You are forced to have to play golf shots. That's down the left. Not as

far left as Adam Scot. My old caddies said in the old days - trust

is a must. This is when you have to trust your game. We are in a day and

age where the new equipment and especially if you are playing in the

States, the ball goes so straight, you are just not... Have a look at

this. We are watching in super slow-mo. All the saving with the

hands is not going to help you now. I think he might have just found it

there. I think someone has stood on it. We might have tracked it down.

That's brilliant. You know, once a year these players are forced to

have to hit so many golf shots that they don't have to hit on other

tournaments. We are seeing it today. This is Dufner.

A nice flight. You can see the fairway widens out the further you

hit T beautifully set up this hole, goading the players into being a

little bit braver than they want to be. -- the further you hit it.

Just an idea of the difficulties of the 7th and the tee shot there. Over

to the 15th, Coetzee. He is romping along.

Oh, he got right at that. Cracker jack. 1 #r50 yards. Birthday boy is

on fire. -- 150 yards. Westwood, trousers in full sail. This to get

back to level par. An interesting-looking stroke. He

was in the hunt a couple of weeks ago at the Paris Open. It led him to

the time round. Craig Stadler's son. You wouldn't recognise it,

the time round. Craig Stadler's son. You would you? Impossible.

We saw that beautiful tee shot on the 15th from Coetzee. This is to

tie the lead with Rory McIllroy. Beautifully done. As

straight-forward a two as you are likely to see. Birdies on the 2 and

10th. And now 13th and 15th. The South African shares the lead of the

Open Championship. Hazel Irvine: As you can see George

Coetzee was in great form today on his birthday. He dropped a shot at

the second. Picked it up at the par-5, fifth. The man from Pretoria

who finally won a tournament in February, after a few close shaves

on the European tour, made progress on the 10th. This is his third. That

might have been all it needed T should have been an eagle. He

settled for Bairdy. Now at the short 13th, a long putt, this one, would

move him 4-under for the Championship. One or two have had

their eye on this young man since he finished 15th on his debut at Royal

St George's a few years ago. Watching more closely now. You can

see back-to-back birdies, diving down to a 3-under. One behind Rory

and really on a role. Coetzee such a powerful striker of the ball. Three

birdies in the row. As you saw, this is why, at the short 15th, he is now

the co--leader. What a great day this is turning into for the

birthday boy from South Africa. To the 8th and Mickleson a fine tee

shot. A happy twirl of the club. Oh, just

the breeze letting it release on. A very unlucky, but beautifully-struck

- the vagaries of links golf. Looking at the yardage book to check

there is no nasty Swail. Or an interesting spot where he has missed

T Westwood on the 6th tee. A missed opportunity for a birdie for the

par-5, fifth. That wind is coming fairly hard

across from the left. Adam Scott hasn't found a decent

enough lie. Just having to lay-up across these cross humps. When you

get into trouble like this, you have to say you are going to take a five

or four, no more, hit the next one on the green to 20 feet, hole it,

par, if I miss it, it is five. Just tin rose has a really bad lie.

I don't think he will try to advance this very far. Well, he can't. It

came out a little better than he thought. -- Justin Rose. He advanced

it what, 60 yards? By contrast, Jason Dufner, safely

down the middle of the fairway. Still, a decent distance from here,

though. 208 yards. Just slightly into the wind but mainly off the

right. The hole position from the right, which isn't what you want,

with this wind. That was a pure shot. A wonderful

shot. Glorious shot from Jason Dufner. Just wandering on a bit but

apart from Mickleson's second in here, just about as good as we have

seen. He has had a haircut, hasn't he? He normally has some fluff

sticking around his ears. Well, it is unusual in a major

Championship not to have a little area where your game is not right.

It is where you have to stick in mentally. He is a tough cookie but

that doesn't make good reading, does it? 14 Well, Mickleson obviously

fancies this flag out. It was one of those awkward ones, where you either

elect to carry it over the swale or bump it into it. He wanted to carry

it over the swale. It was one of those sitting up ones. And he is

cross. Well, especially after he hit such a nice approach shot. It just

pinged off a little downslope. Still 156 yards left for Justin Rose in

the par-4 seven ho seventh. You can't see the last 60 to 100 yards

because of the humps in the green. You can see the flag being bent by

the wind. He is just trying to hold it in there. Nicely done. Better

than that, beautifully done. Chance to save par.

If you leak to the right, a yard or so, the ball gets dragged off. A

simple swing. Classic top of the backswing, three three-quarter, good

leg action. Driving down the back of the ball.

It is near-perfection with that short iron. That's a delight. Where

is this wind puffing from now, Phil? On the last hole it was pretty much

directly across but it has changed back to where it was say half an

hour ago, so it is slightly into and off the right. So, it is hurting

them on this hole, when they went to the tee. Adam Scott, he has found a

little bit of high ground. He has a better view than Justin Rose did.

Just 135 yards. A shot like this one, with the iron into the wind, if

you put the wrong spin on it, you can get it miles out in distance.

He chipped it forward off a little upslope.

Adam Scott in his last 12 Major Championships has finished in the

top 15, ten times a high level consistency. Watson, just slightly

off the right-handside. Very nearly. Two birdies, one bogey

today for Bubba Watson. Well holds 10, it is the par-5. A little easier

today in the wind direction. They won't be quite as tough as they were

yesterday. And the closing two par-5s, 16 and 18,s of a little bit

more of a give-away on the backline today than there was yesterday. If

Mickleson doesn't rescue this, it will be a really needless bogey. He

had some big momentum going. A 5-foot birdie putt he missed on the

last. A simple chip here. It might be worse. The two holes

together, the frustration. It was a beautiful second shot into the #

7th. Couldn't convert it and now struggle to drop just one.

George Coetzee just nudging one down the 16th. Into the breeze. Did well.

The 3-shot of the day, the par-5. I suggested there was a few give-away

birdies. There are some birdie opportunities on the back 9. It is

still a tough nine holes. Studying the stroke here. Sometimes it gets

exaggerated. Fluid. Lovely done. Keeps the putter

low to the ground. Running nicely, hitting the wall at the sweet shot

but a frustrating dropped stroke. To Adam Scott. This to save his par.

Oh, what a paratha is for Adam Scott. Gold dust. As precious as

birdies and Eagles, those kind of pars. Especially after birdieing the

fifth hole as well, getting himself back on track. What a par on the

7th. Amazing. He struggled so long with that ordinary length putter.

When he turned to this, each year he seems to have got better and better

at T he is demoned. Great superslow-mo impassiveness from

Jason Dufner. Adam and Steve. A chance for Dufner to go one better.

This is for a birdie. Westwood out of that front left

bunker on the 6th hole. A lovely touch. That could save his par-3.

Kaymer on the 10th here. 247 to the flag. Into the breeze on the right

side. Oh, where is this one going? Horrible stuff down there. Please be

lucky. Oh, he is going to stop short of the real hay.

The boss. Can Justin Rose do what Adam Scott did?

So, a shot goes. The first dropped shot of the day, all pars until this

point for Justin Rose. 1-over for the round, for the Championship.

It's all really about George Coetzee of the morning starters.

Adam Scott with that salvaged par on the 7th clings to the first page of

the leaderboard. Again, as you can see, most of the players still to go

out later on today. Bill Haas is going on nicely. 2-under for the

Championship. Stephen Gallacher among those, the 2010 champion, all

heading off this afternoon. Can he judge the bounce here? Not

bad. A slightly commercial one there. Very sensible.

A splendid looking, scene but more difficult, Peter. No doubt about

that, Ken, I was check on the leaderboards. Only five players

broke par on the outward nine. Jamie Donaldson the latest one. The

outward nine giving them lots of trouble,es you can see from George,

although he only dropped one shot on the outward nine. But it is a strong

test. And while they wait, sad news come through to me that Hilary

Barnes, the wife of Brian barnces and daughter of Max Faulkner, who

has been ill for a long time died yesterday at her home. A lot of you

may know that she was a wonderful gardener. The house and garden was

open to the public every year. I think she won several trophies for

her beautiful work in the garden. She was a lovely, charming lady, our

condolences to Brian and the family. 186 yards into the teeth of the

breeze for Ernie. It looks like he is choking down a little 4-iron.

Still a bit of pace in the green. Ernie had a disastrous 5th hole. All

par since then. A bad day yesterday. The chances for Ernie being here for

the last two are quite remote. Well, it is really interesting following

Bubba Watson. You are never quite sure where it is safe it stand. His

starting lines are so wide. Quite remarkable, Mo, isn't it? He manages

it get clubhead back to ball and hits the most wonderful shots but

you just never know. Mickleson will be next on the tee

and it is - I wonder how the afternoon boys - well, we only have

to wait a few hours to find that out. I'm sure they are in their

various boudoires, or whatever, watching this and wondering - how

will it be for me when I get out there this afternoon? The last ones

go out at oh, 4.00pm. Just after 4.00pm. So, it is long days, but the

weather can change quite. The wind factor comes into play. Phil has had

a strange round so far. He is playing some wonderful shots. But he

had a fluffed chip and missed a couple of putts. 5-iron.

5-iron and watching it, if it comes up, it is good.

I'm joined by Mark James who you must remember very fondly with his

team on links courses over the years in the Open Championship.

Interesting stuff, Peter. Very. You wouldn't, in all honesty say it is a

difficult, horrid day, because the sun is shining, the temperatures are

up, they are all in their shirt sleeves but there is enough wind to

make it very, very interesting. There is indeed. The scoring is

pretty disparate in a way. Points is 2-under for the day.

Getting better all the time. Well, they are makeing a rockery of this

hole. -- a mockery. That to get to level par for the Championship that.

May not be out of reach by the end of the day. A lot depends on what

the top few players do, obviously. Two golf courses divided by the

railway lines. Here is Jason Day. That is an interesting line, a short

of run-up to the front of the green. I saw Todd Hamilton practising that

shot from the range yesterday. A 4 or 5-wood to rescue. No, with a long

iron. Exactly like that. I had not seen that done before. Charlie Wood

was one of the great chippers years ago. He used a 4-iron or wedge. If

he could chip it on to the green with a 4-iron, he used a 4. He was

an absolute master, Charlie Wood. Little Aston.

His nickname. Chipper. Look at that. You can see it is a sort of a run

up. That's the way the golf used to be played, along the ground.

A nice bit of imagination there, judging the run of the ball.

Shane Lowry, back of the 4th green. This is his four, however. Well, he

is going to save bogey, at least. He looks a very good player to me,

Shane Lowry. A lovely, lazy rhythm, isn't it? It is. Of can dense is

such a strange thing. You learn to hit it, learn how to play, when to

attack, when to defend. When to choose the right shot. It is so

important. What is it like out there, Mo? It has been a nice sunny

morning. What is the temperature like? Everyone seems to be

shirt-sleevy. It is shirt-sleevy. It is very nice. A great links test.

This is the defence of the course, the wind. Bubba has a downhill putt

here. The green getting slightly more shiny.

Still got plenty of green in them, though, Mo? Yes and one of the

fascinating things out here is seeing when the players choose to be

aggressive and whether to choose to be more conservative. Sometimes the

conservative play is not the one that pays dividends. This is an

interesting combination of putt from Mickleson. He is downhill quite a

bit but straight into the wind. Not an easy combination to factor into

it the old computer of an easy combination to factor into

But he really looks as if he is relishing these conditions and up to

about three years ago, I didn't ever think that when I watched him at an

Open. A bit of a mixed bag today for Phil.

Battling to play the final 36. Eagle, birdie. You see, he has only

dropped two shots, but it has been a struggle.

Adam Scott has changed from a blue shirt to the red shirt. Presumably

didn't like the feel of the other one or it was sweaty or something, I

don't know. We'll have to get the inside information on that. Not

enough logos on it? It could be any number of things.

Justin Rose's second shot to the 8th. 166.

Oh, that's going to leave a nasty chip, in the swale, between him and

the pin. He knows that's a poor result.

There is lots of talk about, isn't there, about women in golf clubs and

men-only. I have an e-mail from the Royal Ascot Golf Club who have

appointed their First Lady as club captain. Here is Jason. He always

gets through the ball nicely. See there, almost waiting for the

photographer to snap him at the top of his follow-through. It reminds me

a little bit of your swing, Peter. I don't know if you agree with me?

Really? Brisk and... Was I so elegant?

Lots of room. Anyone wanting to come down and watch, the 16-year-olds, of

course, if you are accompanied by - well some will have long trousers on

- you can get in for nothing. It is well worth a trip. Play won't finish

until 9.00pm or so tonight. There are all sorts of things to have a go

at. You can have a go at golf in the tented village. Not quite as busy as

it used to be. I loved it when the exhibition tent was full of all

sorts of things, from jewellers, mowers, every organisation from golf

were there, putters, sweaters. Those days are gone but there we are.

Still worth a look. There is all sorts of goodies. There are plenty

of places where you can get a sandwich and a fizzy drink and

something stronger. They are moving slowly here. I think it is the

altitude. You see all sorts of fashion. They are all lovers of

golf. George Coetzee, the 16th green. He is into the wind. Mob

testing than yesterday. We have seen him hole a few the last few holes. :

. Is it will one more? It isn't. -- the last few holes. Is it one more?

It isn't. He had a rush of blood to the head at that one. Still

attacking. Jaidee. How well he has played for the last two or three

seasons. Look out. How about Jaidee Open champion, 2014? Why not,

indeed. Asian golfers. That was a shame.

Think it might have suddenly occurred to him, I am doing well

here. Was he a bit hurried? I don't know. A delicate shot here for

Justin Rose. He has got a decent lie, but he has took over a little

swale. It's just how he's going to judge it, release and roll, it is

all about pace. Shouldn't be too difficult, this one. If he gets a

softer bounce than he thinks, he can leave it six feet short. Or if he

gets a hard bounce, you can come right out. I'm sure he's

disappointed, there. Trying to stuff it into that bank around the edge of

the green and let it hot up, but I think he missed most of the bank,

came out a little high -- let it hop. Reload for Mickelson, what has

he done, Maureen? Well, he has tweaked it into the bushes down the

left-hand side. Not sure if he can get it or not. This is a provisional

he is playing. He will go over and have a look. It is not necessarily

lost. Well, warm applause, but it has been one of those days for Phil,

so far. Could be that shirt, might be a bit tight. Back to the Royal

clubs, and this rather super book promoted by the R.N. Day, a

magnificent edition of all the clubs throughout the world which have the

royal seal on them. And it is beautifully produced. You have to

order it from Waterstones, but it will be out in a couple of weeks

time. Do you know how many clubs have the royal seal? Hundreds and

20, and 30, that sort of thing, I'm not absolutely certain. Now that's

where Mickelson's ball is, in their somewhere. If you come across David

Attenborough sitting with a big monkey, keep out of the way. Scott

for birdie. No. Those are the sleeves Mickelson needs, his are a

bit too tight. It does look a bit snug under the armpits. Just think

what it's going to be like this afternoon when Rory and co-get out.

You see that front bottom right corner, that's the TV compound, with

all the trucks, all the stations, Japan, America, New Zealand.

Everybody. Dozens of people from the radio stations. That whole area is

full of intricate equipment. And you come out of there and you bumble

around, and that's the hospitality, first top left. Then it goes over to

the big press and the grandstand round the 18th green, or the 16th,

for the members. Jason Dufner for birdie. Oh, beautiful putt. Just a

fraction hard. Looks to be playing pretty solidly. Just needs to get

into red numbers. Oh this is not good, after missing hated lower on

the last. -- after missing a tiddler on the last. You are going along so

beautifully, and then suddenly, well. 40 yards off the fairway. Rose

after that poor chip, but a much better putt. That's good work. I bet

that putt is forgotten. Holding a 15 footer for a par. But you have got

to do it. Must have been a pretty bad lie he had, because he is a

strong fellow, he really gets it out there. This one is a lot better, we

can see the ball. Almost 460 yards, this hole. Third shot, still a good

thump. That was a nice little check in the rough, just load it down. Pin

high. Difficult one to get out. Certainly is, especially from the

left rough. A good shot to limit the damage to a bogey, that's all he

could do, and it was extremely sensible play. We are now waiting

for news of Mickelson, who carted one off into the bushes. What is

annoying is if he finds it, but it is an playable, and cannot drop it

within two club lengths, he will have to go back and play another,

even though he has already hit the provisional. Looks like he's on the

edge of the fairway. Yes, given up on the first ball, so he will be

playing his fourth shot. Well, people making strides forwards and

then striding just as fast backward, it's that sort of a

course. A bit like that yesterday afternoon in only a bit like that

yesterday afternoon in only ten mph breeze. DA Points for a birdie. No.

69, good score. I'm not sure anybody knows what DA stands for. He has

always just been known as DA one two, three, four birdies.

I have had some interesting information from Richard Hampstead,

a local here. He was telling me about the tidal flow in the street,

it rises anything between four metres and eight and a half metres

over the date at high tide. The royal Mersey yacht club operate from

just down there. Fascinating part of the world. -- the tidal flow in the

estuary. I am hearing DA stands for Darren Andrew. Nothing to be ashamed

of. Disappointing. You are a cunning fellow. I'm told another, Andy says,

this wind is one of the very rare to blow across this part of the world.

Well, these players have all experienced wind at an open. Oh,

wonderful shot from Scott. Great chance for a birdie. A wonderful

position. Going back to early Tiger Woods, they were similar size and

height. Beautiful rhythm, balance. Elegant. That was a 6-iron, and it

is a 6-iron also for Jason Dufner. Oh. Well. Fourth shot for Mickelson.

Par-5. So theoretically he has a chance of making par. He certainly

has now. That's very, very good play. What a fight that would be. --

a five. Now Justin Rose. Justin Rose also going with a 6-iron, trying to

hold it into that breeze, just like Adam Scott bit. But the breeze is

catching a lot more. Ballooned up, needed one more. The leg action, it

always fascinates me, the rotation on the right knee, and the right arm

straightens, and then right through, the club head past the chin. Looked

good, but not a great result. David Smith wants to know who we think the

opium Championship -- wants to know if we think the Open Championship

will ever go back to Royal St George. I don't know, they are

trying to get it back to Porthcawl, it is going back to Royal Portrush,

you never know. Over the years ahead. George Coetzee for par at 17.

It was a good first shot, left him a tricky putt over the ridge. Taken

his medicine. That will take back to 4-under par for the Championship, if

he holds that. Now Kaymer, who started off so

recently, he is up on the 11th, and he has had a messy time over the

last five or six holes -- started off so brilliantly. Funny comedy was

sailing along after four or five holes, and suddenly a wild tee shot

and it has all been difficult since then -- funny, he was sailing along

after four or five holes. That's a good finish. Next week the

seniors are at Royal Porthcawl down on the south coast of Wales. Tenby

is a lovely little course down there. If you ever have a chance to

pop in there. Now George, come on, you dropped a couple of shots, don't

drop any more. Oldest course in Wales, Tenby. 1888.

Thongchai Jaidee hoping for his sixth birdie of the day. Couple of

bogeys at seven and eight. 3-under par today, 3-under for the

Championship. Bill Haas moving along fairly serenely. Haas is a couple

under for the Championship. Jim and -- Miguel Angel Jimenez en plus six.

Could be a short week for him. What do you fancy, around 147, 148? I

think so, I can't see it being more than plus four. Dufner after that

very wild tee shot. Now struggling. It would be a tremendous bonus if he

gets that in. Very tenderly rough. Seemed to come out OK, then spewed

away a bit to the right. The mistake was the tee shot. 6-iron to end up

in that sort of stuff is a serious mistake. Justin Rose came back off

that little hollow. A lovely. It's in. Well, that will break the day up

a bit. Good save at the previous hole for par, and that is in 49.

Extraordinary. To chip in, a beautifully played chip. You never,

ever know what's going to happen in this game. Extraordinary.

That sort of thing can change a whole Championship. Taken a couple

off the course the last couple of holes, but his mindset will change.

Just what he needs. Three par fives to come. Ten playing easy today.

Tony Wood had a little wager on Mr Rose. Dufner, for a par. He has done

it. No he hasn't. It looked good. I feel for them, somehow. You think,

oh come on, you can hit the green with a 6-iron. He ambles about, you

never know what he's up to, do you? He has that wonderful, well, well,

tomorrow is another day. Three dropped shots, no birdies. But only

1-over par. Keep going. Birdie attempt for Adam Scott. Oh, well. It

was a golden opportunity. Now Bob. Yes, the chip ran on a bit, but

there is not much in this putt. -- now Barbour.

Now Bubba Watson. Back to the 10th. Now this would be the par of the

week if this went in. Mickelson drove out of bounds. Write down a

five. Eagle with the second ball, great escape. He is exciting to

watch. You never know what's going to happen, do you? Now westward,

this is just for a par. Quite a hump between him and the hole. He looks

very confident with his putting, but it doesn't seem to work too well.

Most extraordinary. If you watch, he looks very comfortable. The stands

are empty at the moment, they are all having a bit of lunch and

probably waiting for Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and go to come round.

Coetzee, second shot. I think the wind has changed. I was up there

early and it was almost straight into the wind. He has not gone out

of bounds, that's certain. He will be in a fairly dense trot zone. He

will have to go to one of the nearest ones. He was going so

beautifully. -- drop zone. Shane Lowry, long putt for a three on the

par-5 5th. We were talking yesterday about the rid of Lee Westwood, Ken

saying it looked better. -- the rhythm. But that was not good. That

was a slower backswing and a sharp acceleration than we saw yesterday.

-- sharper acceleration. Well, the leaders will be going out in another

two, two and a half hours before they strike off down the first.

George Coetzee, who was 6-under par 40 minutes ago, dropped a couple of

shots. He is finishing up his round. Cabrera-Bello has played five holes.

Lowry for his birdie at the 5th. He bogeyed the previous hole, so this

is to get it straight back. Well done. Gets back to 4-under par, how

he started the day. Justin Rose's tee shot on the 10th, par-5, hit

this fairway and you have a chance of getting their two. -- getting

there in two. Left-to-right wind for right-handed golfers is one they

like the least. But that has stayed on the fairway. Stay, stay, stay,

stay, stay, stay. It's still going. It's OK. Oh, well. He has become a

very good-looking player, don't you think? Yes. But I was surprised

watching his left foot, just off the ground, it moved three or four

inches. Don't know if that was normal. But he has certainly become

a tremendous player. I don't know whether the shoes have anything to

do with it. They are so comfortable now, golf shoes, so light. When I

had golf shoes, they weighed a pound or two, solid leather with spikes.

Beautiful shoes made by Saxone and Lotus and so on. Powerful shoes.

Once again you have just got to hit a really good tee shot here.

We will go up to the 10th, and look at the narrow entrance here. Ken

Brown had a check on this earlier. The entrance to this 10th green, the

par-5, is very narrow, it is between these cones, about eight yards wide.

If you go down the left, it kicks off down the left, not too bad, you

have half a chance of a chip, but down the right, this is trouble.

have half a chance of a chip, but big bunker, and just watched the

balls, they get gathered up like nobody 's business.

balls, they get gathered up like where you land them, they will

finish in this bunker, the deepest on the golf course.

finish in this bunker, the deepest in. Just in the edge. Making very

difficult on the chip out. This is called the elephant trap, one of the

hardest bunkers. From here I can just see the top of the pin. Getting

out of here, my goodness. Let's see if I can get one out. Ball is not

sitting too well. Open the club face, you need a lot of luck. Not

too bad. But if you get in this trap, it is very difficult, if you

go up against the lip, not very nice lies. The elephant trap is to be

avoided. Look at it, miserable. You thought you were going to make a

birdie but you might make it six. COMMENTATOR: One of the features of

links golf, roll off into the bunker. George has had a drop away

from the grandstand, now playing three. It is a par-5, so up and on

in two parts. Might get a four here. Looking good. Finish in a blaze of

in two parts. Might get a four here. glory. Yes indeed, if you hole that,

everything is forgotten on the previous two holes. Kaymer at 12.

Didn't come out right. Running, stopping? Running.

Reasonably judged. When you get in that sort of stuff down wind, you

are struggling to control the ball. That bit in the middle bottom, I

don't know, that's a strange patch of dark green, I would like to have

a closer look at that. I think that's samphire grass or something.

Is it? I don't know, it could be curly kale. Green stuff. You see

those little tracks through there? Elephants go through there. They are

bushes, of course. A little pond there, full of golden carp. All

sorts of wildlife down there. Including wonder woman. I take it

you are referring to me, Peter? I certainly am. Interestingly here,

Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson resisted the temptation to go for

the green, not so any else, who has knocked it away to the rough on the

right. Bubba slat bang in the middle of the fairway. The green nestling

down below the player, and inviting shot.

That's pretty well played, he judged that nicely. The green runs quite

severely, as you can see, from front to back. The pin is just four from

the left edge, where that little bank is. The wind pushing the balls

towards that bank as well. I noticed he changed his glasses, E has gone

to dark once from the ordinary ones. -- he has gone to dark ones. Phil

lifting this one up. It should track down, and head off slightly to the

right. Not bad from where he was. Hard to control it in the semi. Yes,

all right, just past pin high. He has had two Eagles today, sadly one

of them was for three off the tee. But he has kept things together.

This is to go 5-under par. This would be a round of 69. Come on,

George. Yes, well played. Great four to finish with. Very well played

indeed. Comfortably the clubhouse lead for George Coetzee. 12 hole,

Martin Kaymer, long, long putt. Martin was going well, three birdies

in the first five holes, then seven, eight, nine, he dropped three or

four shots. Martin did start like a drain, like you said, this morning,

but turned into a bit of an ambulance. -- he started like a

train. Needs to get something to get back on track. My word, that's for

five feet short. You can only just see the hole at 11 o'clock. The

white paint beginning to wear off. I hate that white paint, it always

makes the hole look smaller to me. Mind you, it does not take much to

have that effect. Good for the viewers at home. But they have to be

careful not to make it to crusty, making the ball spin out. Early in

the day, the ball will go in and come up with white paint all over

it, which is annoying as well. You have to wipe it on your caddies arm

or something. Steve Williams there, carrying the bag. What years he had

with Tiger Woods. And what a way to end an association. Saying daft

things about your boss. Who was paying you a million a year or

whatever. Is that a ballet position he is adopting on the right? Stage

four or something? Six tee Shane Lowry, 4-under par.

Crosswind. Off the left. Pin frontage, middle. That's right

in the bunker -- front -ish. Tried to land soft over that track.

Mickelson just waiting until the church bell has stopped ringing. He

has got very good hearing. As you learn when you follow one of his

matches. Hope they are not the bells of Saint Pauls or something. They

are continuing. Is his hearing the equivalent of Colin Montgomery par

peripheral vision? I can say that because he has just won the US

senior open, so he can take a bit of flag. In good style, as well. Here

we go, little bit from his right hand side. It was there if he had

hit it. Just started to run out of pace. Adam Scott second to the par-5

10th, going with a 3-iron. The breeze moving it a little. It has

escaped right. We saw him change his shirt, any idea why? It was not a

blue sweater he was wearing, taking it off, was that the case? I don't

think so, I thought he had a blue shirt on. He wants to go in the red,

doesn't he? Not a 2-stroke penalty for that, is it? I don't think that

will be advanced, that will be left there somewhere, that's horrible.

Everything looked lovely. It was OK, except he was

Everything looked lovely. It was OK, except he a few yards short. Into

the wind a drive and a 3-iron. Ken was telling us how narrow the

entrance is, and how difficult. Bubba at 11. Lovely putt. Boy,

entrance is, and how difficult. Bubba at 11. Lovely putt. he is

rolling them in from everywhere. I don't know what putter that is but

they will be selling like hotcakes if he does any more damage with it.

Fourth birdie today. 1-over par. We think round about three or four over

par will be the qualifying score. 65 players on ties going through to the

final 36. Here is Rose. Also with a long iron.

Oh, was that a bit heavy or did he get the ball first? Well, I don't

know but dead online. Right in the mouth of the green. He looks a

little surprise there is no applause up top. This looks an awkward one

for Lowry. He came up short on the par-3. He got it out well. That

played a little gem. That was a little gem. A little stab. A quick

break of the wrist. Dab, in the very soft links-style sand.

Rishi is down on soft links-style sand.

ground. Come on, Rishi. Each year the RNL allow injured

ground. Come on, Rishi. Each year Armed Forces to come along to the

Open and enjoy a nice out. Alongside me is Paul. Off nickname? I'm

referred to as Shove. It is a great occasion. A lot of people taking

advantage of the R A's courtcy. It is a fantastic officer. A real tonic

for the boys, whether or not they are passionate about golf. But they

all have a passion about sport. Having ady out at this Premier

League, calibre event is great. They are giving the boys a lot of love.

Fantastic. How many people come down? We brought a whole minibus

down. We have about 15 guys but in terms of the military guys, there is

a good number. The whole week there have been people down here acting as

martials and other aspects to do with the course -- as marshales.

Andry alongside you. You benefited from the Help for Heroes, it must be

a special occasion to be here It is brilliant. Golf is not my main sport

I'm more a football fan but being a stone's throw away, and along with

all the others, you can't say no. It is great to get this opportunity and

recognition, really. It might not be your sport. But get up close to the

stars. Might it turn golf into your sport I have found myself asking a

few golf-related questions. It is kind of the event to be to if you

are going to tip your toe in the water for any kind of golfing event.