Play Is Suspended in Second Round of Open Championship
by Ryan Ballengee on Jul 16, 2010 9:42 AM EDT
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PrintDespite the total lack of rain at the Old Course right now, it's just too windy for players to be able to mark and unmark their balls on putting surfaces without danger of it moving. Since the high wind and its impact are detrimental to the players experiencing it, play has been suspended by the R&A.
The most exposed parts of St. Andrews are around the seventh and eighth holes - going out toward the loop back into the clubhouse. Apparently, Jason Duffner lobbied for the suspension of play when his ball moved less than a foot on the 7th green. Current thinking is that the grass on the putting surfaces is too short to handle the otherwise playable wind.
The delay will likely be short, but play is suspended until playable conditions settle in at the Old Course.
UPDATE 10:45am EDT - play has resumed at the Open, and Tiger bogeyed the first.
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Suspended for wind?
This is the British Open right?
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I don’t get it.
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by Ryan Ballengee on Jul 16, 2010 10:12 AM EDT reply actions
When you get out to the loop,
The 7th, 11th and 12th are right out there, the wind is moving the ball on the green after you mark it. Better this than players getting penalised for a moving ball. Only 10 on the stimpmeter, but the slopes on the 11th you probably couldn’t putt .
Just don't ground the putter
Mind you I chickened out of my round this a.m. as my ball would have been going backwards.
I did - twice. Simply too moving.
I’m not the crying kind, but left the room the 2nd time round with a lump in my throat.
Only laugh – calling his new dog Phil Mickelson (in honour of Masters victory).
who had that interview ? was it a BBC inerview that might be on their web site ?
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Sorry - video has note "Available to UK users only"
“Ballesteros remembers 1984 Open win.” Channel BBC Sports 14th July, 2010.
ah well – thanks for checking, Wendy. sounds like it’s worth a watch. maybe someone will post it on YouTube
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Not to buy one - just to use one
It’s a pretence that BBC is free (& all other channels are paid for). Costs £145 p.a. or go to jail.
I want ads to pay for it ? I long for BBC coverage because these clowns with ESPN are so bad
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
We pay a licenece
because the BBC has no ads. We only had 3 channels on TV 35 years ago . A licence funded the Tv progarames before ads came along on ITV. For the Open, that’s 9 am until 7 pm uninterupted coverage.
a tax by any other name...
…is still a tax. When the government is in charge – it’s a tax. I wonder how much American companies are charged to carry BBC programming.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I don't mind tax
it pays for security etc…sometimes the buggers go too far ! But the BBC is unique…it’s a treasure in the face of broadcasters like the GC
Give it up!
Same diff. whichever party is /has been in power for ever . Trying to imagine US version of coalition govenment.
there is no such thing as a “coalition” government – and the US is going to prove that before too long when we officially abandon the Constitution and fold into some sort of communist framework because the liberals think a country can tax itself into prosperity – but the number of people actually earning enoough to pay taxes dwindle.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
yup – that’s where the quote “socialism is for the people – not the socialists” comes in.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Left wing, right wing...
it’s a compromise in the end. Kennedy or Bush…who would you have preferred ?
Need to get the video to our American friends on here
before they think our stiff upper lips are a myth ?
I think they show emotion
when they can make money out of it…we just wear our hearts on our sleeves :)
Ouch!
Apart from Seve’s comment that the Americans mocked the quality of the European’s outfits the first time the Ryder Cup with European players was played in USA, (& I’ve occasionally mocked the design of the US oufits), he was full of admiration for them. Disagree with you – think Americans wear their hearts on their sleeves.
I agree...I was baiting our mates from across the pond.
But they do play the violins a lot more in those terrible soaps of theirs :)
see how that works ? give someone a fish and they’ll eat for a day – teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime ! the government will never let you learn how to fish. :-)
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I’m going to make a proper American out of you yet…unfortunately…we’re not likely to have a propert America by that time :-(
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Ahh, chill out...
this human world community is more relivant than you think…we are just people after all.The world is a smaller place than even 20 years ago.
lmao
Let him have it Easing, kick Court in the ankles and when he bends over give em one of those “Ricky Hatton” signature upper cuts to finish him off.
Your origional comment “this human world community is more relivant than you think…we are just people after all”. I couldn’t agree more. Well said. In fact, I like it so much, I can’t wait to use it myself sometime. LOL Not in here of course. Great tourny so far and a lot of good stories to tell out there, including Calc. who won it in 1989, yeah 21 years ago, a great story that would make indeed in he wins it.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
lol – that’s ok Wendy – as long as there is a DVD of “Bridge Over the River Kwai”, we’ll be able to see it.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Maybe I should have offered up a TV for a Prize.
With Free underground illegal UK cable connection. LOL
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
Easy, didn't it used to be
called “begging the wife” j/k ol friend….stay thirsty my friend……STUB
Peter Alliss is great !
Did you hear Peter Alliss when they were trying to restart – one player was missing. It turned out to be Sean O’Hair and Alliss said to the ESPN guys, “It had to be one of yours.” (meaning an American) The guy is hilarious.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
sadly, he’s done on ESPN for the day. We’re left with the American chuckleheads.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
No thats Stubbo
He had a Dream this was the year of the Big Wiez. Yeah she’s weizing her way backwards.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
If you come over
say in the next 5 years, we can play it together…we both about the same handicap, but keep the politics out of it, lol
Easing my girlfriend and I are planning a trip over there.
Next Year, not to attend the Open, but just to spend about 10 days in the UK and Scotland. I’ll keep you updated.
"pain is only weakness leaving the body"
There's only one TW for us over here
Tom Watson received fantastic farewell from crowd at St. Andrews. We’ll never take the other TW to our hearts in this way no matter how many majors he wins.
Wendy......most of us over here won't either!
Palmer, Nicklaus and Watson all are men with three obvious qualities…..Great Golf , Great Character, and Great Class……that other TW fellow only has great golf. Hopefully he won’t break the majors record.
The Saints ARE the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS....WHO DAT!
people hated Nicklaus for a long time, too. Bobby Jones walked off of St Andrews cursing it all the way – and look how he was eventually loved. You guys hated your own Nick Faldo for a long time…something I’ll never understand – people chose tabloids over the player. Time can heal all kinds of things.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
Bit sweeping
Hatred of Nicklaus/Jones before my time. UK Media disliked Faldo – not general public. I went off him when he didn’t address a single word to his rookie playing partner in a Ryder Cup match. Didn’t matter if he wasn’t exactly chatty when just playing for himself. Tom has always been loved over here. Woods will always be respected as a great or the greatest player but not loved. Unlike em66 I have no problem with him breaking the majors record, however.
sigh – ok – I didn’t say YOU – I’m pretty sure that I know that you’re not a contemporary of Nicklaus OR Bobby Jones…then again, you do work at night…any vampirism in the family ? :-)
I’m saying that just because you don’t like or respect Woods now doesn’t mean that in the years to come, he won’t be looked at as a different man after all the things he’s putting himself through these days.
"this ball will fit in that fairway"
I wouldn't say Tiger "put himself through all the things."
I’d say “in and out of all the things.”
I would prefer you to say "work in the evenings" ;-)
Benefit of being self-employed is flexible working hours. Or are you confusing time difference? Garlic says no, unless vamprism can skip generations.
We’ll see re the other TW in 20 yrs.
Faldo was playing with Gilford at the'91 Ryder cup
In his book, Faldo apoligised to David Gilford for the lack of leadership he showed his rookie partner. He admitted he should have done better, but he did say they were both quiet types and they both found it touch to chat to each other. The golfing public, however, loved Faldo, not like Seve…he is our king. But Faldo was always cheered big time from the public. The Media went for his throat every time.
Too little, too late, Easing
His comment that I recall was “we were both professionals” but it was totally selfish IMO. He always liked to play with someone he considered a winning partner – not good with rookies. Never hated as Court contends by British public – simply disliked by British media. Seve & Tom Watson have a place in our hearts – Woods is unlikely to achieve the same and that has nothing to do with events over the last year.
Woods and Faldo
are the same…winning is all that matters. Seve and Watson were different types…they lost a lot too. Would we think the same of Watson if he didn’t figure in the playoff last year ? I doubt that very much. Faldo played in the Ryder cup at the time when the best players did all the scoring…half the team didn’t…in that light you can understand why they wanted the best partner. Seve had Olly…Faldo had Woosie and Monty. It’s something one has to consider when judging the old gaurd that paved the way for todays superstars.
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