Friday, July 19, 2024

British Open: Day Three

Here are the leaders after the second round:

1.  S. Lowry (IRL):  -7 (66+69=135)

T2.  D. Brown (ENG):  -5 (65+72=137)
T2.  J. Rose (ENG):  -5 (69+68=137)

T4.  B. Horschel-2 (72+68=140)
T4.  D. Burmester (RSA):  -2 (71+69=140)
T4.  S. Scheffler-2 (70+70=140)

T7.  C. Conners (CAN):  -1 (71+70=141)
T7.  J. Day (AUS):  -1 (73+68=141)
T7.  X. Schauffele-1 (69+72=141)
T7.  P. Cantlay-1 (73+68=141)

Here are the oddsmakers' favorites:

S. Lowry (IRL):  +190
S. Scheffler:  +350
J. Rose (ENG):  +650

17 comments:

  1. The rain is falling in Scotland, and conditions are challenging. Here's the top of the leaderboard:

    T1. B. Horschel: -5 (49 holes)
    T1. D. Brown (ENG): -5 (49)

    T3. X. Schauffele: -4 (52)
    T3. J. Rose (ENG): -4 (49)
    T3. S. Lowry (IRL): -4 (49)

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  2. Scottie Scheffler birdies the 17th hole and moves to 2 under par, only three shots off the lead.

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  3. Daniel Brown birdies the long par-5 sixteenth hole to retake the outright lead at 6 under par. Brown, who is 29 years old, has one victory on the European Tour -- he won last year's ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland. He has never won on the PGA Tour. That could all change this weekend.

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  4. Danny Willett's only victory on the PGA Tour is the 2016 Masters. But he has seven other wins on the European Tour.

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  5. Scheffler pars the last to finish at 2 under par. He is in a tie for 8th place, four shots behind Dan Brown.

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  6. Brown drives into a bunker on the par-3 17th.

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  7. Brown cannot get up and down from the bunker, and falls back to 5 under.

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  8. Horschel, playing with his cap turned backwards due to the rain, takes his last big swing of the day and misses the 18th green. He will have a tricky chip shot to save par.

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  9. Horschel doesn't chip -- he does that thing where you try to putt through the fringe. It doesn't work, and he comes up well short of the hole.

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  10. Horschel bogeys the last and falls to 4 under par for the tournament.

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  11. Brown double bogeys the last and falls to 3 under. Scheffler is only 2 shots off the lead, which belongs to Billy Horschel.

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  12. When did Billy Horschel become "Bill" Horschel?

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  13. T1. Justin Rose of Johannesburg, South Africa: -5 (60 holes)
    T1. Thriston Lawrence of Mbombela, South Africa: -5 (59)
    T1. Billy Horschel of Grant-Valkaria, Florida: -5 (59)

    T4. Shane Lowry of Clara, Ireland: -4 (62)
    T4. Xander Schauffele of San Diego, California: -4 (60)
    T4. Russell Henley of Macon, Georgia: -4 (60)

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  14. I'm rooting for Horschel, whose name I've always liked. I'm also kind of rooting for Rose, who won the first Olympics men's golf tournament.

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  15. Scottie Scheffler of Ridgewood, New Jersey, just birdied the par-3 sixth hole, and now he's part of the T4 at 4-under.

    And now Sunday school ...

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  16. #TWISS: Matthew 21:23-27, Mark 11:27-33 and Luke 20:1-8, and Matthew 21:33-46, Mark 12:1-12 and Luke 20:9-19.

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