:00:28. > :00:32.It is the final day of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. The
:00:33. > :00:38.Claret jug is polished, the engraver is on stand-by, and many people
:00:39. > :00:41.think it is the name of Rory McIlroy that will be etched onto this
:00:42. > :00:45.beautiful trophy. The boy who was born to play golf has a six shot
:00:46. > :00:49.lead wing into this final round, one of the largest in the history of the
:00:50. > :00:54.Championship -- going into this final round. He practically has both
:00:55. > :01:02.hands on the trophy. It is hard to see him dropping it. Powerful,
:01:03. > :01:33.accurate genius. Can he do it? Of course he can do it.
:01:34. > :01:44.He is on a roll. He is dangerous. Fantastic shot. Absolutely brilliant
:01:45. > :01:55.shot. Top quality. Watch out, everyone else.
:01:56. > :02:12.Lovely indeed. Rory is the seventh player in history to have a six shot
:02:13. > :02:17.lead. All the previous went on to convert it into a victory. If there
:02:18. > :02:21.is to be a hot pursuit of the Northern Irishman, it is most likely
:02:22. > :02:24.to come from the likes of Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Sergio
:02:25. > :02:34.Garcia... The Abbey only other players within nine shots. The open
:02:35. > :02:36.has been one from ten behind but yesterday's display has not offered
:02:37. > :02:52.the others too much hope. The first two days were all about
:02:53. > :02:56.him, what about the three? It was wet and a little wild. The golf was
:02:57. > :03:07.not bad either. Three bogeys did not help, but the DJ might still be
:03:08. > :03:17.spinning. It was a day for umbrellas and these things. That is the most
:03:18. > :03:21.inappropriate shirt of the day. The clothes might be subdued but the
:03:22. > :03:29.golf is glorious. He is young, years popular, Rickie Fowler has a future.
:03:30. > :03:43.That is the walk of a former open champion. Do not discount Darren
:03:44. > :03:48.Clarke after the joint lowest round of the day.
:03:49. > :04:00.I do not believe you can do over 1000. 996... It is a rather strange
:04:01. > :04:06.day, waiting for the end of the world and it is not happening.
:04:07. > :04:16.We've seen something of a snarl. He is a latecomer to the party and is
:04:17. > :04:25.not the only one. The weekend could still end with a victorious person.
:04:26. > :04:35.If she ever works out they are the wrong way round she will see that
:04:36. > :04:46.Adam, just in and Jim Goodall still be -- and Jim could all be lifting
:04:47. > :04:53.the Cup. Sergio Garcia is a serious contender. The Spaniard is seven off
:04:54. > :05:02.the lead but always capable. What do the punters Bing? Good people of
:05:03. > :05:12.Hoylake, who do you want to win? -- what do the punters think? What a
:05:13. > :05:13.finish from Rory McIlroy, two eagles in his last three holes. Sometimes
:05:14. > :05:27.he is simply unstoppable. Rory is still the story. Prepare
:05:28. > :05:41.yourselves for a special Sunday. Blake got underway this morning, but
:05:42. > :05:46.we are looking ahead a good few hours. This is when Eduardo Molinari
:05:47. > :05:53.and Victor Dubuisson on will be teeing off. Then it will be Sergio
:05:54. > :06:01.Garcia, still very well-placed. You will be alongside Dustin Johnson,
:06:02. > :06:06.got within two of Rory's league yesterday. Then Rickie Fowler will
:06:07. > :06:15.set off with Rory McIlroy, attempting to win the total men's
:06:16. > :06:21.titles. There are no dark clouds on the horizon. We might get a shower
:06:22. > :06:28.but nothing like the downpours of yesterday. Light wind, 10-15 mph,
:06:29. > :06:34.ideal for the final day of the Open Championship. There is one man who
:06:35. > :06:38.is especially believed, the chief executive of the Royal and Ancient.
:06:39. > :06:46.You made a very big call yesterday with regards the tee times. You were
:06:47. > :06:50.vindicated. How relieved were you? Mightily. We were given the most
:06:51. > :06:54.dreadful weather forecast as to what it was like on Saturday, we had two
:06:55. > :07:03.men on site from The Met office keeping us up to date. It did look
:07:04. > :07:10.as if we might not complete play. We knew this would shorten the start,
:07:11. > :07:16.so for the first time in the history of the open we went for it, and the
:07:17. > :07:20.weather in the early hours was not nearly as bad as had been forecast,
:07:21. > :07:24.but it came down just after play finished. It was absolutely pouring.
:07:25. > :07:31.I was slightly pleased by that because it vindicated the decision.
:07:32. > :07:36.Our staff have had difficulty making sure the ground conditions were dry
:07:37. > :07:42.but it is fine this morning. Does it set a precedent? Nick Faldo said
:07:43. > :07:46.they never had it before. It is a matter for the Championship
:07:47. > :07:50.committee. We do believe the order in which roles are played in links
:07:51. > :07:56.golf can have a material bearing on the Championship, that has been our
:07:57. > :08:00.traditional position, but in the special circumstances of yesterday
:08:01. > :08:02.we managed to get it right. Rory McIlroy was very pleased, you said
:08:03. > :08:08.it was the second best decision that was made. He is very much in
:08:09. > :08:15.control. When you look at his scores, extraordinary stuff from
:08:16. > :08:22.this young man. Tremendous. When Rory is on a role he is almost
:08:23. > :08:27.unstoppable. It is his to win now. The only real danger out there is
:08:28. > :08:32.the rough, which having had the rain will be pretty juicy. Stay out of
:08:33. > :08:39.that and able have a job catching him. How significant for European
:08:40. > :08:43.golf is it that Rory could be on the brink of becoming the first European
:08:44. > :08:51.golfer to win three of the four Majors? It is significant, very few
:08:52. > :08:55.people in history have done that, he would be joining the legends of the
:08:56. > :08:59.game at such an early age. I have a feeling he has many Majors in him
:09:00. > :09:03.yet. He is a wonderful player, a delightful young man as well. A real
:09:04. > :09:09.role model for young people playing the game. He will have 7000 people
:09:10. > :09:16.for the last grouping in this amazing grandstand here. You were
:09:17. > :09:21.telling me early on there were 20,000 seats available. That is a
:09:22. > :09:25.huge increase in the infrastructure. Has that been justified by the
:09:26. > :09:31.numbers of spectators here? I think so. We did expect big crowds at
:09:32. > :09:35.Hoylake. It is within striking distance of some pretty large
:09:36. > :09:42.cities. We had a very large crowd after we came back here in 2006. We
:09:43. > :09:46.have ended up with just over 200,000 this year. That will be a tremendous
:09:47. > :09:53.boost. There are many golf fans but also sport and event fans. Speaking
:09:54. > :09:59.of spectators, you have invested a lot of faith in them this week,
:10:00. > :10:02.allowing them smartphones to help them enhance their experience, there
:10:03. > :10:09.have been one or two grumbles from the players about phones going off
:10:10. > :10:15.and people using them as cameras. How do you balance the requirements
:10:16. > :10:19.of the spectators with those of the players? It is a very difficult
:10:20. > :10:23.balance. People are much more used to having their phones with them,
:10:24. > :10:28.using them for a great variety of purposes, but golf is primarily a
:10:29. > :10:35.sport and the players must come first, and we really put our trust
:10:36. > :10:40.in the spectators, through education to behave properly in this regard.
:10:41. > :10:45.Social media as well. Much of the foot graffiti is not just taking
:10:46. > :10:51.pictures -- photography is not just taking pictures. There are ways of
:10:52. > :10:58.taking photographs without making noise. As Tiger said, keep them
:10:59. > :11:04.silent. Clearly this is the way forward. You have broken ground in
:11:05. > :11:08.this regard. What we have done with the wireless network is
:11:09. > :11:11.ground-breaking. It is wonderful to be a spectator at a major golf
:11:12. > :11:16.Championship, other drawback has always been you can only see what is
:11:17. > :11:20.in front of you. Nowadays people are more information hungry, we have
:11:21. > :11:25.delicate scoreboards, every green except the 18th. -- Alex on it
:11:26. > :11:33.scoreboards. We have the except the 18th. -- Alex on it
:11:34. > :11:38.application. -- electronic. It is a massive spectator enhancement. Stay
:11:39. > :11:43.with us, because I think this will interest you. This golf foundation,
:11:44. > :11:52.set up by one of the Britain's finest golfers. It recently gave an
:11:53. > :11:55.award to a man who has done so much over the years, the Claret jug
:11:56. > :12:03.winner from three years ago, Darren Clarke.
:12:04. > :12:12.Seen you having fun morning. How important is this initiative for
:12:13. > :12:18.kids? It is massive. There is no other sport quite late golf at
:12:19. > :12:27.teaching kids how to interact with adults -- quite like golf. The rules
:12:28. > :12:31.say a bit -- seem funny but the peach kids etiquette and honesty.
:12:32. > :12:38.There are so many good aspect of the game. We need more kids involved. We
:12:39. > :12:44.need to find the next Lee Westwood, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Ian
:12:45. > :12:58.Poulter, Graeme McDowell. The two keep the talent growing. You look in
:12:59. > :13:02.great shape. Different regime? Yes, I saw myself on TV last October and
:13:03. > :13:07.I felt I looked a little bit too fat so I decided to do something about
:13:08. > :13:13.it. I have been on a programme, started working out, cut the sugar
:13:14. > :13:22.out of my diet. That was my big thing. Go to the gym a lot, feel
:13:23. > :13:29.much stronger. Saying that, unless the golf ball starts behaving I will
:13:30. > :13:33.be putting it back on... My ball striking is good but my scoring is
:13:34. > :13:37.not where it should be. Golf is a difficult game at times, it has just
:13:38. > :13:43.been a bit of a bad run, but keep practising and keep working. Darren
:13:44. > :13:49.played very well yesterday, 67. He is certainly in the mix. He is very
:13:50. > :13:55.pleased that is going back to Royal Portrush. One of the great things
:13:56. > :14:03.about the Open Championship is how truly global letters. -- global it
:14:04. > :14:10.is. I know that you have tweaked the qualifying system. Explain what you
:14:11. > :14:13.have done. We have done that. We remain committed to keeping this an
:14:14. > :14:18.international Championship, we reach out to players by stating qualifying
:14:19. > :14:25.events in Australia, South Africa, Europe and North America, and this
:14:26. > :14:31.year we went away from hours previous system. We went to having
:14:32. > :14:35.to events, that made it more rigorous because we had 72 hole
:14:36. > :14:38.events. It made it more convenient for the players and it gave it more
:14:39. > :14:43.publicity. We remain committed to the dream and the local qualifying
:14:44. > :15:03.in the UK through regional and final qualifying still remains, and we had
:15:04. > :15:09.a wonderful example this year. It will be harder to go back to his
:15:10. > :15:14.factory tomorrow morning. He has really inspired people. He had acres
:15:15. > :15:19.of newsprint about his progress and had to ask his boss for the time off
:15:20. > :15:23.to play here. It just shows it can be done and if you keep dreaming
:15:24. > :15:28.then you can get there. He was an example of it and a lovely fellow.
:15:29. > :15:33.Another feature is the presence of the armed forces here. We have had
:15:34. > :15:38.the Navy marshals and they are keeping is right on the course and
:15:39. > :15:49.also the Gurkhas who cardigans and take par in the closing ceremony.
:15:50. > :15:53.Golfers playing an important par in the rehabilitation of soldiers
:15:54. > :15:57.injured in conflict. These gentlemen are par of the
:15:58. > :16:01.encores foundation which is getting injured servicemen and women into
:16:02. > :16:07.the sport, some of them have not played before. Sam, you are holding
:16:08. > :16:21.the umbrella, we will come to you, tell us about it. For me, it has
:16:22. > :16:23.been a godsend. It has got me back socialising with the public.
:16:24. > :16:27.Competitive sport is back in my life which was a huge fan before I got
:16:28. > :16:33.injured. It is these things I thought I would never have again
:16:34. > :16:37.when I was injured. That is great to hear. Let me introduce you to Tom
:16:38. > :16:45.who lost his right arm and you are right handed. And you lost your
:16:46. > :16:51.right eye. This was in Afghanistan 2009 and you play of 20. How far can
:16:52. > :16:57.you have to ball with one finger? On a good day it is 240 yards. People
:16:58. > :17:03.watching can play with both hands but struggle with golf. He did not
:17:04. > :17:14.play before and you find your game with one arm and one finger. It is
:17:15. > :17:18.helped me to develop my game. Deja enjoy it? I love that. It gets me
:17:19. > :17:33.out and socialising with all the lads again. It brings it all back,
:17:34. > :17:38.you get that banter again. In the Simpsons the UK takes on the
:17:39. > :17:43.Americans. You have sunk the putt? That is true. We played the first
:17:44. > :17:47.Tour in America and the second one was at Royal Lytham St Annes. It
:17:48. > :17:54.was a great treatment and it was great vision to put it together.
:17:55. > :17:58.123012, America versus the UK. Very competitive. The Armed Forces
:17:59. > :18:13.gentlemen are very competitive and use that. -- 12 versus 12. That is
:18:14. > :18:17.really inspirational to talk to you. People back at home will be
:18:18. > :18:40.delighted to see how that golf is making a genuine difference. Www. On
:18:41. > :18:46.the website. -- www.oncoursefoundation.com. That is
:18:47. > :18:51.marvellous to see how golf can affect their lives and get them a
:18:52. > :18:56.purpose. They are getting all of the best venues and John Simpson has
:18:57. > :19:00.done a wonderful bit of work setting up the foundation and we are
:19:01. > :19:05.delighted to use The Open Championship to bring them here to
:19:06. > :19:10.meet the stars and sure of golf at its best. They are a delight. You
:19:11. > :19:14.continue to grow the game of golf. We saw the Olympics and the impact
:19:15. > :19:19.that golf will have the, successful World Cup in Brazil, you talk during
:19:20. > :19:24.the week about the readiness of the golf course in Rio de Janeiro. We
:19:25. > :19:30.are not quite the, how close are we? They have their work cut out, not
:19:31. > :19:35.just in golf, but in so many sports. They have a World Cup and in two
:19:36. > :19:40.years later the Olympics. Golf had slow beginnings but goodness, it is
:19:41. > :19:47.accelerating now. If we can get all the grass in and complete by
:19:48. > :19:51.November, by we I mean Rio de Janeiro 2016, it is not as of the
:19:52. > :19:56.International golf Federation, if we can get that done by November
:19:57. > :20:01.that'll give us two full seasons in South America in the climate which
:20:02. > :20:07.should be plenty to get to the course up to the required conditions
:20:08. > :20:10.for the top players. Before November and September. There is a vote in
:20:11. > :20:18.September, originally designed to be on the same day as another election
:20:19. > :20:24.in Scotland. We were joking to other women would be allowed to stay in
:20:25. > :20:27.Scotland but I am only teasing. This is an important -- an important
:20:28. > :20:32.moment for the golf club that is separate from the governing body.
:20:33. > :20:38.How significant is this? Very significant. The club and the
:20:39. > :20:45.governing body while separate are closely intertwined as you know. We
:20:46. > :20:49.are based in St Andrews, the clubhouse at the Royal and Ancient
:20:50. > :20:53.golf course is to many the headquarters of golf. It is
:20:54. > :20:59.important that the club 's reputation is maintained. I will not
:21:00. > :21:03.go into too much detail about this, there is no pressure for this. From
:21:04. > :21:10.the outside world point of view to have the governing body or a club
:21:11. > :21:14.closely associated with the governing body, practising what some
:21:15. > :21:19.people see as exclusionary membership policies does not sit
:21:20. > :21:23.very well. This is entirely a matter for the membership and it is no
:21:24. > :21:29.pressure here. The members will decide, either through a postal
:21:30. > :21:33.ballots, before September 18, or on the day. That is to be determined.
:21:34. > :21:39.You have a lot to do today. I am looking forward to next year. It
:21:40. > :21:43.will be the last for you as chief executive. You will at Saint Andrews
:21:44. > :21:49.which is appropriate for anybody in golf. We are delighted that you have
:21:50. > :21:55.extended another invitation to Tom Watson for the 40th anniversary of
:21:56. > :22:04.his first victory. What a competitor he has been in the open. Five-time
:22:05. > :22:08.winner and a lovely gentleman. We felt that St Andrews was the perfect
:22:09. > :22:12.place for him to call today. I think the codes would like to see that and
:22:13. > :22:21.it would be good for the game. He is so respected in Scotland. -- the
:22:22. > :22:27.audience. I think we have done the right thing you. There's also good
:22:28. > :22:32.news from the course because not only is he going to be completing
:22:33. > :22:38.the open next year, at the age of 64, he is the oldest man to make the
:22:39. > :22:44.cut and he has gone out in 33 this morning. This is a birdie at the
:22:45. > :22:47.7th. He is continuing to be the greatest links golfer of all time.
:22:48. > :22:55.It is a great tonic to see him out there and a great tonic to see you
:22:56. > :23:01.well. Enjoy the rest of your day. We are going to talk Gary Player now.
:23:02. > :23:08.It is 58 years since he played in the treatment right here at Hoylake.
:23:09. > :23:16.You never truly catch up with Gary at anything.
:23:17. > :23:25.Mr player, it is always a pleasure to talk to. Do you know that it is
:23:26. > :23:32.40 years since he last won the open? Sorry about that. You have to
:23:33. > :23:39.understand. You can be 80 years young or 20 years old. It is a
:23:40. > :23:44.number and the concept that humans devised. I will be 79 in a few
:23:45. > :23:52.months time. I feel like I am 30 or 40 years of age. I am blessed with
:23:53. > :23:57.that. I go to the gym and I give myself 70% for a direct. When you
:23:58. > :24:06.travel likely -- but like I do then it is not easy. Do you have a
:24:07. > :24:12.favourite? The first victory at Muirfield was the youngest man to
:24:13. > :24:17.win, that meant a lot. I had arrived in Britain with my wife with a young
:24:18. > :24:22.baby and I could not travel back to be pleasant. Then you win at
:24:23. > :24:25.Carnoustie, the toughest of all the venues and I was playing
:24:26. > :24:31.head-to-head with Jack Nicklaus and I hit that shot at the 14th hole
:24:32. > :24:43.with the feeding wood. -- with the three would. Just to play in this
:24:44. > :24:49.great Championship is an honour. You say that The Open Championship has
:24:50. > :24:53.lost -- lost some of its dazzle, you are concerned about the length that
:24:54. > :24:57.the players can hit the golf ball and the fact that hardly anybody is
:24:58. > :25:02.heading a driver today at Royal Liverpool. These great links golf
:25:03. > :25:08.course is well-designed and we have got no respect for that any more. I
:25:09. > :25:11.walked around a few holes and I have the gallery sequin of these players
:25:12. > :25:17.going to hit a driver, I have came here to see them hit a driver. They
:25:18. > :25:21.are old using a iron at the tee. This is a Mickey Mouse golf course
:25:22. > :25:30.compared to the Masters. Do you know that Bubba Watson hit a driver... He
:25:31. > :25:39.is no older than Jack Nicklaus but he had to hit an average of 85 to
:25:40. > :25:44.get off. The drive eight of 18 holes. At the 1st hole at St
:25:45. > :25:50.Andrews, you can drive over the green. We have to wake up. You have
:25:51. > :25:55.got the rough year but they are not taking a driver. Everybody said want
:25:56. > :26:03.the course to be hard and fast. Nonsense! Then you can hit a four
:26:04. > :26:10.iron off the tee. Jack Nicholson did -- Jack Nicklaus didn't even put a
:26:11. > :26:18.driver in his bag at Carnoustie. You have to make the courses longer so
:26:19. > :26:24.that they have to hit a driver. You do not see -- do not seem like a man
:26:25. > :26:29.obsessed with money, how much did you win for winning the opening
:26:30. > :26:40.Championship? ?1000. Prize money this year? Over ?1 million. I did
:26:41. > :26:43.not worry about money. I was pure as a man growing up and it was just an
:26:44. > :26:50.honour to play in the opening Championship and when it. -- in The
:26:51. > :26:56.Open Championship. The word that comes to my mind is gratitude. I see
:26:57. > :27:00.a player at least five times a day, thank you for the blessings that
:27:01. > :27:05.have been bestowed on me. One thing you always tell us about is exercise
:27:06. > :27:14.regime. Press ups, setups, how many can you do? I did 1000 300 strong
:27:15. > :27:28.crunchies. Back-to-back? I do different kinds. I do a lot of
:27:29. > :27:35.planks. I still pushed at least 250 with my legs. I set the treadmill
:27:36. > :27:38.almost at maximum because you have to get your subconscious to realise
:27:39. > :27:48.that you still have speed even though you are kidding yourself. Yet
:27:49. > :27:52.it is hard as you like, harbour. That is Mickey Mouse. I cannot punch
:27:53. > :27:59.any harder. This is what you have to do. I met a wonderful gentleman in
:28:00. > :28:04.India and he said, you have to be happy. You have got a choice.
:28:05. > :28:09.Secondly, you have to rest well. Not necessarily sleep a lot. Ford, it is
:28:10. > :28:15.imperative that you exercise and the most remarkable thing, the less you
:28:16. > :28:21.eat, the longer you live. Great contradictory to the Western world.
:28:22. > :28:36.-- very contradictory. The less you read the longer you
:28:37. > :28:49.love. That -- let that the lesson. Do not look at me. It is great
:28:50. > :28:52.value, isn't he? He is great fun. He makes some serious points about
:28:53. > :28:57.links golf and that technology is aiding and abetting of progress. We
:28:58. > :29:04.cannot squeeze any more out of these pieces of land. Royal Aberdeen last
:29:05. > :29:09.week, first time I went, it was frustrating when you walk off the
:29:10. > :29:14.cover Mac and you head jobs to get to get to the back teeth. It lost a
:29:15. > :29:28.couple of points from the on that one. Even if you great par-5 at 550,
:29:29. > :29:39.if it comes down the other way, it goes 100 yards shorter. We know all
:29:40. > :29:56.of this. I think they should ban the peg at the tee. When -- bring back
:29:57. > :30:02.ball striking. This technology perhaps coming to the fore, that you
:30:03. > :30:18.see on a links course compare to inland courses, we have seen Rory
:30:19. > :30:25.destroyed par fives with a driver. He has, I was doing some reading and
:30:26. > :30:32.half of the balls used to float, old balls. I remember reading about one
:30:33. > :30:38.ball that was terrible, and he said, finally, this is a new ball.
:30:39. > :30:41.But he was talking about the 1.68 inch ball. They could have one that
:30:42. > :30:48.weighs exactly the same and is slightly bigger, technically, that
:30:49. > :30:59.could be easier. It might remove around -- move around in the wind.
:31:00. > :31:05.It is just a thought. The other thing that Gary said before the Open
:31:06. > :31:10.Championship, if Tiger Woods had not had a lesson after 2000 he would
:31:11. > :31:14.have won 24 Majors. He feels wonderful golfers like Tiger have
:31:15. > :31:22.looked for too many and series from too many coaches. In some senses.
:31:23. > :31:28.When Tiger left Carnoustie, 2007, he was furious with the way he was
:31:29. > :31:33.playing golf, he did not fire Hank, he just said he needed a breather.
:31:34. > :31:36.He then came, we watched him play, it was a simple backswing
:31:37. > :31:44.follow-through and he won seven in a row. He knows how to play this game,
:31:45. > :31:49.and we all have watched him, he does not own his own golf swing. It is
:31:50. > :31:57.the coach that gives it. He has got to be one of the most talented, and
:31:58. > :32:02.presently, he is lost. For a man to stand up and make a dozen practice
:32:03. > :32:09.sowings because he still needs to find the feel, it just shows you he
:32:10. > :32:17.has not found how to put that club face onto the ball under pressure.
:32:18. > :32:21.Obviously there has been a lot of challenges for him. He had the back
:32:22. > :32:28.surgery in March. In terms of how he came back, how do you assess his
:32:29. > :32:36.progress? Good question. You cannot call it progress yet. I think he is
:32:37. > :32:41.going to unravel a bit, he kept saying if he swung that way he would
:32:42. > :32:48.have known left knee. You can see why he made the change. Most people
:32:49. > :32:53.did not like the way he was swinging, but he was prolific, that
:32:54. > :32:59.should have been the best period of his career. His body is beaten up
:33:00. > :33:06.all over the place. It is hard to make an honest, objective opinion
:33:07. > :33:11.about Tiger Woods. If you add in how his world has changed, divorce, a
:33:12. > :33:16.lot of things off the golf course, that should have nothing to do with
:33:17. > :33:25.golf, but people watching him today, these to be 99% just love to
:33:26. > :33:32.see him. -- they're used to be. When he came back, you got booed, and he
:33:33. > :33:37.never got booed before. I want to see him back again, because you
:33:38. > :33:42.imagine him playing the way he used to, with Rory and some of the
:33:43. > :33:49.younger guys, it would be fantastic. There was an aura around him. When
:33:50. > :33:56.he walked on the range it was like a freight train. Everything stopped.
:33:57. > :34:05.He was the centrepiece. And I agree. Now it is a 50-50 split. When you're
:34:06. > :34:11.on a good day, you think of the 50% who love you, on a bad, you think of
:34:12. > :34:15.the 50% that want you to miss. He has put himself through the ringer.
:34:16. > :34:22.He really has. It is difficult to unravel. Unbelievable. To rebuild, I
:34:23. > :34:30.find it frustrating, he says he wants to play and then he does not
:34:31. > :34:35.play. He should get out and play. We would love to see him do that, if he
:34:36. > :34:42.really wants to come back, but to come back and played two rounds then
:34:43. > :34:50.come here, he has for more rounds when he gets to Ohio in a couple of
:34:51. > :35:00.weeks. Then he's got the PGA. That could be his season. He may not make
:35:01. > :35:06.FedEx cup, which means he is out. Tom Watson said he would pick him,
:35:07. > :35:15.but there was some small print, if he is fit, performing well, got some
:35:16. > :35:20.results. He may not have that. If you go back to his last major
:35:21. > :35:25.Championship, he has 18 victories, including 2008, and that is a major
:35:26. > :35:33.and players Championship. Amongst all of that, he still managed to be
:35:34. > :35:38.better than the rest. That is the crazy thing about it. He is
:35:39. > :35:43.extraordinary. Our coverage has started on the red button for those
:35:44. > :35:50.who want to watch. We will be going to live golf in about 25 minutes on
:35:51. > :35:55.the channel. He is out there now with Jason Dufner. We are going to
:35:56. > :35:58.assess the possibilities for this closing day shortly. There is one
:35:59. > :36:04.man who has hardly had a lesson in his life, John Daly. It will be 20
:36:05. > :36:09.years next year, the anniversary of his amazing victory at St Andrews in
:36:10. > :36:10.1995. He did not play last year and it is lovely to see him back, albeit
:36:11. > :36:22.he did not make the cut. What did John say the three rules of
:36:23. > :36:36.caddying are? Show up, keep up, shut up. Can you recreate the round of
:36:37. > :36:48.applause? I know you've got a shot. These guys are slow. Do you enjoy
:36:49. > :36:49.having your wife and caddy with you? It is good, she started three weeks
:36:50. > :37:03.ago. How do you find it? I like it, it is
:37:04. > :37:14.fun. We don't always have good days. I just walk away. Basically you do
:37:15. > :37:19.this yourself. Do you really think I want to take that chance and club
:37:20. > :37:29.him and maybe give him the wrong club? You have a shot to hit. How
:37:30. > :37:36.far do you have it? What about the mentality of a major winner? What is
:37:37. > :37:44.it that allows you to get to that Sunday and pick up the Championship?
:37:45. > :37:47.I've always believed in any golf tournament, Majors especially, you
:37:48. > :37:55.will hit some good shots and get some bad days, then you will get
:37:56. > :38:00.some good breaks. The mentality is taking a bad day, rain and wind, and
:38:01. > :38:09.going out to survive. Do you try and connect to those old
:38:10. > :38:16.memories? It is difficult. Do you try and connect to those old
:38:17. > :38:22.Andrews was my favourite one to win and that dream came true. Can you
:38:23. > :38:27.remember every shot? I remember getting out of the bunker, that was
:38:28. > :38:37.important to winning it. Made a lot of putts to save par. People have
:38:38. > :38:42.always spoken about your long game and not giving you credit for the
:38:43. > :38:50.short game. Nobody has ever come up to me and asked if I can help them
:38:51. > :38:57.with chipping. All I get is people asking how to fit it further. One
:38:58. > :39:01.thing people have always enjoyed about you is the trousers. Have you
:39:02. > :39:07.ever got to the stage where you get up in the morning and you think,
:39:08. > :39:14.that is too much? I have not. I get up in the morning in the dark and I
:39:15. > :39:21.dress. The game of golf has changed a lot. Your life has changed
:39:22. > :39:25.immeasurably. It has been an up-and-down life. I think we have
:39:26. > :39:29.temptations in our lives that can get us into trouble and I have been
:39:30. > :39:35.there. Luckily, everything I have ever done is legal, the gambling,
:39:36. > :39:36.the drinking, you've only got to be nine in Europe to drink. It is
:39:37. > :39:59.perfect. Always good to talk to you. This week, he chose trousers that
:40:00. > :40:03.were certainly not dull. You know when they do the champions dinner at
:40:04. > :40:09.St Andrews, he came out in some flour jacket, he said he would make
:40:10. > :40:17.wee one. -- jacket with flowers on. They sent me a suit, it arrived in
:40:18. > :40:22.the post in a box this big. I said, maybe I will wear it for Halloween.
:40:23. > :40:28.Sorry, it did not even make the approval for three seconds. You both
:40:29. > :40:35.played in that in 1995. Did you enjoy that? I was hoping Michael
:40:36. > :40:41.Campbell was going to go the whole way, but any time you placing
:40:42. > :40:49.Andrews is special. John has an exemption to play until he is 60, so
:40:50. > :40:58.he will be entertaining us for a few years yet. Will 2014 B Rory's year?
:40:59. > :41:10.Here he comes. Rory McIlroy. His dad put a bet on ten years ago that by
:41:11. > :41:15.the age of 25 he would win the open. He is 25, is the bet still
:41:16. > :41:22.good? Big misjudgement from Rory McIlroy.
:41:23. > :41:39.He steadied things. First figure of the day goes to
:41:40. > :41:44.12-under. That is the shot of the day. Paying the price for missing
:41:45. > :42:01.the fairway with an eye on. Huge bonus. That would have been
:42:02. > :42:09.seen if that had gone in. -- obscene. I think it is good I have
:42:10. > :42:22.had this experience before. I was leading by four going into the
:42:23. > :42:42.Masters and I let that lead slip. Then I did not make the same mistake
:42:43. > :42:43.again. It is good to have that experience and hopefully some of
:42:44. > :42:44.that can be taken into tomorrow. The bet made by his father is still
:42:45. > :42:45.valid, they would stand to win ?50,000 each if it comes off today.
:42:46. > :42:46.It is a big day for the family. It shows you the faith they had in this
:42:47. > :42:53.young man for so long. He has been a star in the making and history in
:42:54. > :42:59.the making. I know that he played in the Junior series for so long. He
:43:00. > :43:02.has had this lead in all the Majors. He has the experience. The fashion
:43:03. > :43:19.in which he does it, we were talking about the sharks, -- how he does
:43:20. > :43:26.it, he had some shaky holes, but to find the extra gear and turn it into
:43:27. > :43:35.a six shot lead, I hope today is like that. But I hope Rickie Fowler
:43:36. > :43:37.plays well as well. Finding the extra gear is the important thing.
:43:38. > :43:43.It is the atmosphere, your personal intensity, you recognise that, to
:43:44. > :43:56.play 16 and 18, I would tell them 100% holes. For him to do that is
:43:57. > :44:03.the most wonderful feeling when you can but on the golf ball like that,
:44:04. > :44:07.you can hit it absolutely pure. Those will carry him on today.
:44:08. > :44:10.Speaking to a colleague at breakfast, he reckoned there is a
:44:11. > :44:13.consensus that he is perhaps one of the greatest drivers there has ever
:44:14. > :44:22.been. When he is on form. If you saw what he did, he attacked both of
:44:23. > :44:26.those golf balls with a driver. We nearly had an inch of rain last
:44:27. > :44:36.night, so in some respects we said he would need a softer, less wet
:44:37. > :44:46.Hoylake. My wish is he gets to seven. How many did you get, six?
:44:47. > :44:52.Yes. Tell us about protecting a lead. Everybody is human. There must
:44:53. > :44:56.be at some point a little negative vibe enters your head. How do you
:44:57. > :44:57.dismiss it? It is not negative, it is just that
:44:58. > :45:02.dismiss it? It is not negative, it is you're not sure. I was five shots
:45:03. > :45:14.at St Andrews. You go out and you face a putt. Do I go for it or do I
:45:15. > :45:18.not? It got to me, you start looking at it, where before you think you
:45:19. > :45:23.would get it. There was a second thought which is not great, I don't
:45:24. > :45:31.think this golf course is quite like that. St Andrews is like that. I
:45:32. > :45:44.think it is more about planning the round, you got to difficult holes,
:45:45. > :45:47.he will have two start solid, and then you get a little run, but the
:45:48. > :45:54.most important club is the driver. There is some scary shots. Seven
:45:55. > :46:00.yesterday, she just missed the rough. Momentum, we always talk
:46:01. > :46:13.about momentum. That was huge. It keeps you going. The way he finished
:46:14. > :46:24.was really stamping it. Rowley had a four shot lead at Agusta but he was
:46:25. > :46:30.overtaken. -- Rory. You are the example of this, Nick. What was you
:46:31. > :46:36.attitude going out when everybody was hanging on Greg 's shoulders # I
:46:37. > :46:43.had a game plan. We know they history of Agusta and if I can get
:46:44. > :46:56.within three, a three shot lead at Agusta is nothing. I have known Rory
:46:57. > :47:03.that since he was 12. We talk to him along the way. He came to California
:47:04. > :47:13.and to England for a couple of days. We played a practice round together.
:47:14. > :47:19.I always talk about the negative words in golf, you cannot see, do
:47:20. > :47:29.not do this. At the 1st hole at the Masters, he hated blessed. Suddenly
:47:30. > :47:34.everything went wrong and he was in meltdown for those nine holes. He
:47:35. > :47:41.has learned from that experience and he is very mature for 25. He has two
:47:42. > :47:47.Majors under his belt. He has inner strength now. Mental strength is
:47:48. > :47:53.something that he even said a few years ago was not his greatest
:47:54. > :47:56.asset. We touched on the history of this and said that he would be the
:47:57. > :48:08.only European to win three of the four Majors. These are very heady
:48:09. > :48:16.times. It could be a significant moment. If he goes on to win today,
:48:17. > :48:20.there are only two people who have won three. That is Jack Nicholson --
:48:21. > :48:27.Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods who were younger. This is where the code
:48:28. > :48:32.makes a difference. We always talk about the crowd noise at the
:48:33. > :48:38.Masters. When you can see the scoreboard changing, the deafening
:48:39. > :48:42.silence, and in the last Ryder Cup player looked like a foregone
:48:43. > :48:47.conclusion for America to win. Once the balance starts to go, there's
:48:48. > :48:53.one thing to consider, this is a home crowd for a Rory McIlroy. That
:48:54. > :48:57.is when the pressure of the people outside the ropes can make a
:48:58. > :49:07.difference. That is what happened in 1996 because this was unheard of.
:49:08. > :49:19.This is sport, many things can happen. You will discover goes very
:49:20. > :49:23.well. I have been speaking to the captain of this golf course. Dan
:49:24. > :49:38.Walker caught up with him. This is the skipper, the man who knows his
:49:39. > :49:39.way around the links at Hoylake. You will show as the hardest to find the
:49:40. > :49:42.bunkers around course. We will start here at six, par three. This is a
:49:43. > :49:52.201 yard par three. It is tough. You will hit a four or five iron in
:49:53. > :50:00.here. Anything not precisely struck ball gathered by this bunker. It is
:50:01. > :50:03.deep with a severe face. If we can get anything other than a perfect
:50:04. > :50:10.line then it is really nasty. Even the worlds best have complained.
:50:11. > :50:16.Absolutely. Adam Scott talked to his caddy about this in 2006. They both
:50:17. > :50:25.agreed this was not a good place to go because the Championship could
:50:26. > :50:34.endure. Off to home number ten. I think we can safely put this in the
:50:35. > :50:40.beast category. There is a flag up there somewhere. This is probably
:50:41. > :50:49.the deepest of all of the bunkers. Tiger Woods was imperious in 2006.
:50:50. > :51:03.He did not manage to evacuate himself from. He had two strikes you
:51:04. > :51:09.and still made par. This is a camera in the bunker. Front right of the
:51:10. > :51:15.par three 13th. One of the most severe faces in any bunker here. The
:51:16. > :51:23.view here is quite nice. You might be able to see the green but I
:51:24. > :51:30.cannot. This is not a bad view at the last hole. Your final trap.
:51:31. > :51:39.People will remember 2006, this was just one and you have made it into
:51:40. > :51:45.three. It is a par-5 finishing hole. Risk and reward. If you missed the
:51:46. > :51:52.green in two, you could find the corner of this bunker and
:51:53. > :51:54.potentially be an awkward spot. Thank you very much, top job,
:51:55. > :52:08.Alistair. Here is the Claret jug and that is
:52:09. > :52:15.what Alistair will be handing over later on. Rickie Fowler is
:52:16. > :52:26.challenging Rory McRoy. You will recognise him because he will be
:52:27. > :52:29.wearing bright orange, the colour of Oklahoma State University. Sergio
:52:30. > :52:51.Garcia would -- lovely start by Rickie Fowler. Good
:52:52. > :52:56.for distance. Birdie start for Rickie Fowler. What a start. He
:52:57. > :53:05.looks so comfortable with the bottle in his hand. 10-under par four
:53:06. > :53:11.Ricky. Second shot for Rickie Fowler. He has to catch this one and
:53:12. > :53:25.get it to stop quickly. Magic. He is producing. That has seemed to gone
:53:26. > :53:32.into some rough. That was awkward. He played it well. Very well.
:53:33. > :53:41.Magnificent shot from Rickie Fowler. 68, could have been 65.
:53:42. > :53:44.Indeed, it could've been 65. He has played beautifully this week.
:53:45. > :53:51.Successive major Championships going into the final pairing. Frank, what
:53:52. > :53:59.must they do early on? Establish his brother. In the final round of the
:54:00. > :54:12.US open, he became quick. -- establish his brother.
:54:13. > :54:19.All sorts of crazy things can happen. If he is at the same pace,
:54:20. > :54:25.get off to a similar start -- similar start like yesterday then it
:54:26. > :54:29.is game on. It could be game on because he had caught up and began
:54:30. > :54:44.to lose a little bit of the Stardust in the party and strokes. -- putting
:54:45. > :54:56.strokes. On the first, there's a big
:54:57. > :55:04.decision. A really good tee shot, it is daunting. There are of course
:55:05. > :55:14.Bush is on the left. You can roll off the side of the green. Two over
:55:15. > :55:23.to two under. Then it is a different ball game. He has done fabulous
:55:24. > :55:29.work. He has changed his swing. Very similar moves to what I did in the
:55:30. > :55:35.1980s. I learned about the rotation of changing the body. It is the
:55:36. > :55:42.Sunday of a major and it will still be a test. Temple is the glue that
:55:43. > :55:59.sticks together on the Sunday of a major, you to have that. -- Tempo.
:56:00. > :56:05.This is the Walker Cup in 2007, the period of them playing near. -- the
:56:06. > :56:21.peer of them. This is the 64th major Championship
:56:22. > :56:26.for Sergio Garcia and he has to put himself in the situations and hope
:56:27. > :56:33.it is his pardon. That is the problem. Three years ago he claimed
:56:34. > :56:37.he would never win a major. It was an interview and he must've wanted a
:56:38. > :56:48.bear hug but you do not say things like that. You just have to keep
:56:49. > :56:57.trying hard. You talk about Temple. -- tempo. He has had a few
:56:58. > :57:03.opportunities, for me. It is just a massive change of direction. There
:57:04. > :57:07.are some players who do not have it physically, some technically, some
:57:08. > :57:19.mentally. Surgical is the technical side. -- Sergio Garcia. 9-under par
:57:20. > :57:25.four Sergio Garcia and also Dustin Johnson. What sort of number, how
:57:26. > :57:41.far back, what sort of number do they have in mind? They have to sit
:57:42. > :57:52.sure -- they have to shoot around 65 the damage for Justin was done
:57:53. > :57:56.yesterday. -- Dustin. Once Rory McIlroy made some par putts, Dustin
:57:57. > :58:05.Johnson became a bystander which is so unusual. He has won every year
:58:06. > :58:09.since he has timed professional. He is still one round away and we have
:58:10. > :58:17.seen some freaky things happening. You post a score and do not know
:58:18. > :58:25.what will happen. The wind is blowing into the boundary coming up
:58:26. > :58:37.eating. You never know. Make an eagle, two three behind, it can time
:58:38. > :58:42.around. We have to go off air. We will shortly be coming back on BBC1.
:58:43. > :58:52.We will have full live coverage on the final day of the 144 Open
:58:53. > :59:28.Championship. Join us on -- join us in one minutes time on BBC1.
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