2017 Open Championship

[Dasit]

Mcilroy for me

Best driver of the ball in the game. Sorts his short game and he is the best player in the world.

Hope his odds keep drifting will get on him later in the week

 

[shivas irons]

I went to practice day yesterday course look great fairways very narrow ,1st cut of rough ok but thick if you go wide. Think who can keep it straight will win.
Patrick Reed was hitting some bullet 2 irons off the tee.( He is my tip)
The whole Open experience was excellent R&A have done a great job.
Also noticed how many players spent time signing autographs for people.
All credit to them.

Like Reed's chances especially after hearing this,he is also 13th in putting reg's stats which will matter at Birkdale.

 

[Dan2501]

Rory will prove the doubters wrong is my prediction. Would love the top players to all have good tournaments. US Open was a little dull with no Rory, DJ, Day, Spieth, Stenson, Rahm or Mickelson in contention. Be nice if at least a few of them were up there in contention.

 

[*TQ*]

Any one got any tips for someone who's never been to watch live golf before?

I'm heading up on Friday.

 

[Dan2501]

Any one got any tips for someone who's never been to watch live golf before?

I'm heading up on Friday.

Take binoculars/a rangefinder, find a grandstand behind a good green or tee to see plenty of players coming through. I'd also recommend finding a group that aren't too popular and following them for a few holes. Be able to get really close to the action, get to hear the fizz off the face, the ball-flight and see how they manage the course. Most of all just enjoy it, should be an awesome experience.

 

[Steve Bamford]

Tee-times out nice and early https://www.theopen.com/TeeTimes#!/R1

 

[Marshy77]

Tee-times out nice and early https://www.theopen.com/TeeTimes#!/R1

Cheers

 

[Steve Bamford]

It's early I know and these weather forecasts are just that! Any potential draw bias?

 

[shivas irons]

It's early I know and these weather forecasts are just that! Any potential draw bias?

Weather forecast I use is saying Birkdale will be cloudy with sunny intervals for Thursday and rain all day Friday,another forecast I looked at is claiming rain Thursday morning so possible advantage for afternoon tee times??

 

[Pin-seeker]

Haven't made my picks yet.
The William hill golf podcast is a decent listen.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Apparently Fleetwood & his dad use to sneak onto the course when the pro shop was closed 😳
Bet they're delighted he shared this with the world.

 

[Steve Bamford]

Weather forecast I use is saying Birkdale will be cloudy with sunny intervals for Thursday and rain all day Friday,another forecast I looked at is claiming rain Thursday morning so possible advantage for afternoon tee times??

This is it. Forecasts are so variable at these links course venues.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Rahm, Rose, DJ and Stenson are my picks. Expect them all to miss the cut as a result

 

[shivas irons]

This is it. Forecasts are so variable at these links course venues.

I'm sure there will be an advantage due to the weather conditions but hard to get a correct forecast until the day before,one things for sure and thats that theres no way the greens will be lightning fast with all the rain forecast for the week at Birkdale.

 

[ross03]

10 places, awesome.

 

[bobmac]

I think mrs Kaymer might get a new kitchen this year

 

[Orikoru]

I've put my pennies on:
Matsuyama 20/1
Harman 125/1
Stricker 100/1
Rahm 16/1 (free bet)

All each way. Mats, Harman & Rahm are 10 places with Sky, Stricker only 8 places though as I used what I had left in my Paddy account for that one.

 

[Sportlad]

Few decent picks with a statistical edge here - http://www.thestatszone.com/articles/the-open-championship-2017-preview

Fancy Garcia for his second major myself!

 

[Steve Bamford]

I have come to the conclusion - for the 8th year on the trot - that we won't know what happens with the Thursday weather until Wednesday afternoon earliest. All over the place!

 

[Pin-seeker]

John Daily was really trying to sell us that driver 😂