Official Open Golf Championship Thread

fozzybear · 17 Jul 2006 at 14:44

I'm looking forward to this from next Thursday.

Tiger and Faldo have been paired together along with Katayama. Full tee off times here.

Has anyone got any fancies? I've got a feeling for Ernie Els this year. I much prefer a player getting off to a good start early on in the cooler part of the day.

fozzybear · 18 Jul 2006 at 13:28

Snash said:
Usually you hear the scribes saying such and such a course suits so and so but with Hoylake not having hosted since 1967 none of them are saying that.

Ernie Els apparently won there as a youngster in a tournament. Its not for that reason i've tipped him.

I also heard that Tiger had 16 birdie putts (3 eagle putts) in practice yesterday. Not sure how true it is though.

fozzybear · 19 Jul 2006 at 10:15

I'll be having my win bet on Els and an EW one on Monty at around 33-1 today.

Monty is a huge EW price considering his record in majors. I doubt big hitters will have any advantage over the week. I think Monty has the game that will make him suited to the course.

fozzybear · 24 Jul 2006 at 10:36

Congrats Tiger. I didn't mind losing my money as much on Els with Tiger winning.

I'm cursing myself for not actually backing Tiger @ 6-1. I'm sure thats the biggest price he'd been for any tournament for a long. long time.

Did anyone else see the dog on the beach yesterday that had been bleached to look like a tiger? Some people have far too much time on their hands!