he says the u.s open completely changed him as a person, sounds like he got an incredible confidence boost and that has carried over to royal birkdale....anyway it is only thursday so far, long way to go...Rocco Mediate
If he'd been in another sport we'd start moaning about drugs
yeah but it is also a sad indictment on the younger players that someone(even a former 2-time champ) who hardly plays anymore can come in at age 53 with no practice and dominate like this...
Golf's not really the sort of game where constant practice and play is a guarantee of performing in any given tournament though, it just ensures you perform more consistently. It is a surprise Norman's up there, but I think once you have made it to that level you're capable of having a good couple of rounds every so often. The lack of play will probably show up in his ability to carry form over 4 rounds.
well yeah you're right and if he falls out of contention in the next couple of rounds, it is one thing...but if he wins or finishes in the top 3 or something, that would not speak well of the current generation...
yeah he now has a two shot lead after the 17th...and i agree partly with the bolded part, it would certainly be better than a never-was winning it...i think you really have to put norman in the mix with choi and harrington now...
if only...
, maybe their golfers(with the surprising exception of norman of course) could get together and give a seminar to the cricketers on the art of collapsing, choking etc(actually norman could give a guest lecture on the subject having been a past master in the art of choking away majors)...
Well, it wouldn't speak well of their ability to handle the sort of conditions the British Open throws up occasionally, but Norman's a former no.1 so playing golf to a high level isn't totally foreign to him. It's unexpected, but he has a hell of a lot of experience to draw on.
