The Golf Thread

[cpr]

Poll on who'll win on BBC website had Woods at 8%, Day at 3%.

Remind me which ones had 3 second places at Masters in the last few years. Yeah he's not quite got over the line, but at least he can see the finishing tape before someone else breaks it....

Currently -6 too, which is a handy start.

 

[Anil]

woods is going to miss the cut...day, johnson, spieth, oosthuizen all in contention...

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Marc Leishman making the first big moves on "Moving Day"

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Eddie Pepperell and Rickie Fowler going well today too.

Chesters the amateur having a good day also.

 

[Anil]

will an amateur win the open? will oosty, day or padraig get it done? or will golden boy spieth win the 3rd leg of the calendar slam? dj fades on saturday but maybe what he needs is to not be in the final group and come from behind to win a major...a lot of people currently 4-5 shots behind have a chance tomorrow if the conditions are windy and tough as predicted..

 

[King Pietersen]

So good to see an Amateur up there on the leaderboard. Would love it if he wins today!

 

[Howe_zat]

I like how golf majors punish you for losing by making you get up early

 

[King Pietersen]

Branden Grace going along nicely this morning. -5 today through 8, and seem to be plenty of birdies on offer (Francesco Molinari is -6 so far today). Could change this afternoon though as the weather turns, so a good score from an early starter could be huge.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Going to be a great day, so many in with a chance, can see it being a birdie blitz and a brilliant finish. Would love the amateur to win it but Speith winning would set up the US PGA so brilliantly.

 

[King Pietersen]

Boom. Grace moves to -6 for the day. Picked him as my European Tour Fantasy star man, so pretty pleased to see him getting up there this morning. 4 shots off the lead with 8 to play. Come on Branden, put some pressure on!

 

[MW1304]

Spieth's putting is nuts. Doesn't matter about the situation either, he just seems to hole so many.

This could go down to whether him or Leishman can birdie the last.

 

[MW1304]

Leishman misses out on the last, now watch Spieth steal it right at the end.

Edit: Well ****, maybe not. Missed an easy one. Could still make a playoff.

 

[Pothas]

He missed one.

Louis would have won me some money today if he had holed anything, missed so many.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

What is it with Aussie golfers choking in majors?

Well done Johnson, wanted Louis to win though.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Zach Johnson Champion. The one thing I like about golf majors over tennis is that (almost) anyone can win. His 2nd major 8 years after his first.

 

[MW1304]

He missed one.

Louis would have won me some money today if he had holed anything, missed so many.

Bloody hell, certainly that last one. Should have at least sent it to another hole.

 

[Anil]

well done zach! near miss for spieth!

 

[Anil]

Robert allenby is such a godawful prick, isn't he?

 

[Son Of Coco]

Robert allenby is such a godawful prick, isn't he?

He's a ****wit. Has been for his whole life, which is quite an achievement.

 

[grecian]

Robert allenby is such a godawful prick, isn't he?

Australian is the word you are looking for.