Open Championship 2011 thread

Nuri Sahin

Hope the mods here don't mind a separate thread from that of the betting one.


Hopefully this thread won't be filled with the drivel of the last couple of years! (ie: McIlroy's nationality -_-)

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Rory just teed off, good drive down the first, a tad right. Second shot just through the green.

Greens are really firm !

Fowler just holed a monster putt for birdie on the 1st. Bogey for McIlroy.


edit - Streams - http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=122687&part=sports

Keano

On days like this I am so glad I work from home

Some putt by Fowler.

Uncle Mclovin

Anyone got a decent stream for this.

Unfortunately I'm at work.

jb-ski

any links to free live streaming for this?

(for the boss in work)

scrubber72

Ryan Moore is wearing a hoodie. Ah now come o

Nuri Sahin

Great seeing Bjorn doing well already. Doubt anyone would begrudge Bjorn winning. Open 03 final day is still quite vivid in my mind, especially his collapse in the bunker on 16.

Bjorn leading atm.

Jarzinho

The hoodie is a joke in fairness but he's well able to play, some story for Bjorn but would be surprised if he kept it going for 72 holes.

Had a stream on veetle.com right up until Rory teed off and then it was disabled due to copyright or some excuse like that!! Anybody got an online stream?

Nuri Sahin

Uncle Mclovin wrote: »

Anyone got a decent stream for this.

Unfortunately I'm at work.

jb-ski wrote: »

any links to free live streaming for this?

(for the boss in work)

Good few streams here -

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=122687&part=sports

Jarzinho

Only stream I could find that works at the moment is
http://nwxyz.blogspot.com/p/channel-2.html

Uncle Mclovin

Jarzinho wrote: »

Only stream I could find that works at the moment is
http://nwxyz.blogspot.com/p/channel-2.html

You're a good man.


Looks like the wind is really blowin' hard out there.

shrewdness

Quick word from "Northern Irish" legend Barry McGuigan there. :rolleyes:

Opics

First 3 holes are beasts with that wind.

JerryHandbag

Gwan Tommy Bjorn!

timmyk16

There is live streaming available on opengolf.com from 11.

doc_17

Another bogey for Rory:(

Opics

shrewdness wrote: »

Quick word from "Northern Irish" legend Barry McGuigan there. :rolleyes:

What's wrong with that?



Luke Donald looking steady so far

Cakes and Ale

shrewdness wrote: »

Quick word from "Northern Irish" legend Barry McGuigan there. :rolleyes:

This (and the moronic interviewer who couldn't even remember Fowler's name) sealed the switch over to Setanta for me. Putting up with ads is much better than putting up with the awfulness of BBC.

abouttobebanned

You cursed him Jerry. Good man

doc_17

How short was that putt that Bjorn missed

JerryHandbag

Opics wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

Hes from the Republic

shrewdness

Opics wrote: »

What's wrong with that?



Luke Donald looking steady so far

Eh, he's from Monaghan! I know he fought in the Commonwealth games, but he's still from the Republic, declaring for Britain that time was simply to be eligible to fight for more titles. If he won nothing then you wouldn't hear him being called Northern Irish.

Opics

JerryHandbag wrote: »

Hes from the Republic

He has represented Northern Ireland though has has dual citizenship. The BBC will obviously claim him :P

mike65

May I suggest all Irish/British handbags bullsh1t is kept to angry PMs and off this thread?

minstrel_boy

timmyk16 wrote: »

There is live streaming available on opengolf.com from 11.

Will that work in the republic of Ireland or are we in the wrong region?

JerryHandbag

LOL what a birdie John Daly!

BiffoGooner

Lord Jaysus. 2 pages in and it starts already.

On more important matters, Rory's made a fairly nervous looking start. He's probably feeling a bit of pressure to perform. His lag putting isn't great at all. Pin positions are devious given the wind.

Uncle Mclovin

Opics wrote: »

He has represented Northern Ireland though has has dual citizenship. The BBC will obviously claim him :P

Seriously. No one gives a crap. we just want to talk about golf in golf forums.

BiffoGooner

Anyone else frustrated by the amount of shots the BBC miss?

Either they miss a shot completely and don't replay it later, or they'll show the player take the shot and the cameraman will invariably lose it in the air. Bit annoying.

SM746

BiffoGooner wrote: »

Anyone else frustrated by the amount of shots the BBC miss?

Either they miss a shot completely and don't replay it later, or they'll show the player take the shot and the cameraman will invariably lose it in the air. Bit annoying.

yeah its poor enough coverage thus far in my opinion. too much time spent watching the main group walking, etc and then when they are hitting their shots they have missed 2/3 of them.

Opics

Uncle Mclovin wrote: »

Seriously. No one gives a crap. we just want to talk about golf in golf forums.

Which is exactly what i was saying.......

shrewdness

Bjorn playing some stuff.

the groutch

shrewdness wrote: »

Bjorn playing some stuff.

you don't get to see it on the beeb tho, they'll only show the groups with Brits in them

timmyk16

minstrel_boy wrote: »

Will that work in the republic of Ireland or are we in the wrong region?

As far as I know it will. Just have to wait until 11 to find out for definite.

Uncle Mclovin

Opics wrote: »

Which is exactly what i was saying.......

Sorry. Quoted wrong person. My bad.

Opics

the groutch wrote: »

you don't get to see it on the beeb tho, they'll only show the groups with Brits in them

Yes. They should stop showing the 2 marquee groups altogether :rolleyes: :P

Speak Now

the groutch wrote: »

you don't get to see it on the beeb tho, they'll only show the groups with Brits in them

Are they showing the brit in his group?

L.O.F.T

Im a big BBC golf coverage fan but I've got to say this mornings coverage is piss. Too much coverage of the McIlroy group and not enough of the field

Opics

The 9:09 tee time has always been shown in great detail. It was Tiger's tee time for the last 6 or so years.

Nuri Sahin

Tearing up the course is Bjorn!

BiffoGooner

BBC cameramen are rubbish. Can't even follow the ball on 80 yard pitch shots. Awful coverage, in general so far actually.


Great par save by Rory there, stays +1.

SM746

L.O.F.T wrote: »

Im a big BBC golf coverage fan but I've got to say this mornings coverage is piss. Too much coverage of the McIlroy group and not enough of the field

And moving away at vital times - most obvious was the putt for McIlroy on the first par 3 (i think) where they missed the start of it and just came back when it missed left. I love the no breaks but I think its not quite at the level that Sky Sports offer. Never watched it on Setanta so not sure what they are like. True Opics the 9.09 group is the main one but when they follow it as closely as this they should be showing us the critical shots members of this group are playing, for me they have missed 3/4 vital and interesting ones

sky88

you know what really annoys me about bbc coverage is that when they show the leaderborad they never go past the first two pages

Young_gunner

Rory just spat on the course - i've never seen such disrespect for anything in all my life, oh my God, he should be given a 5 shot penalty, fined and expelled from the tour.

What kind of example is he to the children.

Oh wait, he's not Tiger Woods, its perfectly fine.

pconn062

the groutch wrote: »

you don't get to see it on the beeb tho, they'll only show the groups with Brits in them

Really?? A British channel paid for by British people with British TV license money paying more attention to British players, not really that suprising! I always enjoy the BBC coverage, my pick is Jason Day (by the way!)

the groutch

GARCIA MAKES A PUTT! :eek:

sky88

the groutch wrote: »

GARCIA MAKES A PUTT! :eek:

lets hope he keeps making them till sunday

the groutch

wind getting up, and bit of rain too, Bjorn will be happy to get in now.

LuckyGent88

Donald is just too good from inside 100 yards.

bailey99

can someone post the leaderboard please?

No access in work.

JerryHandbag

Bjorn -5 18
Jimenez -3 14
Dyson -2 18
Cink -2 13

BiffoGooner

1T. Bjorn -5
T2S. Dyson -3
T2M. Jimenez -3
T4Ryan Moore -2
T4S. Cink -2
T4R. Fowler -2