Golf - classic or dud

grand slam still in play

that is true xp, almost better if he'd been punished. but this way he learns, and wins

That was sooooo heartbreaking.

Can't believe how many putts were missed within 4 feet today.

Why do u hate DJ, lj?

I don't, he just doesn't stand out for me and I root for Speith, DJ played some fab golf

yeah he really coughed that tourney up. he hit the ball way better than anyone but couldn't capitalize with the putter.

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/ellgz

Lingmerth out in 29 (-7)!! Dropped one since.

Spieth starts birdie, birdie. Ho-hum.

Tiger puts a wedge into the water at the first.

Sacrilege I know, but I find St Andrews p boring. Must have the dullest opening tee shot in major golf.

Matsuyama's swing is so beautiful, with the little pause at the top.

St Andrews without rough weather is basically just a big field.

Lovely little town though.

Most links golf is useless w/out the wind. Hopefully it'll pick up.

2 hours in and i already want to kill dan walker

all evidence to the contrary, and there's plenty, i'm still not convinced by spieth. his ball striking looks nothing more than okay to me. boy he can roll his ball though. 6 under thru' 11.

meanwhile tiger 5 over after 11 in what will probably be the easiest conditions of the week. feel sorry that poor old Louis Oosterhuizen is partnered with him today just like Chambers Bay.

Ugh, everything is terrible here when the golf is on.

By which I mean that it adds about 2 hours to my day.

Well, the rain has delayed play, but now I'll just get to moan about how the pubs are full of folk who aren't at the golf.

ken brown quoting caddyshack

dustin johnson looks like he should rule golf, but there's that vulnerability of putting - perhaps he is interesting & worth rooting for

enjoying late Friday night Golf.

Matsuyama is playing the round of anyone's life, keep this up he'll get the major record easily

my fav swing on the tour. straight up larry mize-esque

ok that went well :/

LOL @ this evening with Peter Alliss program.

https://vine.co/v/erUzKZhhmYb

Spieth is 3 under; the leaders are just getting underway.

jesus 6-way tie rn, and 8(?) guys one back

wish this was the 4th rd

Yeah was just thinking that.

Great to see Paidi back up there.

I turn away for a few minutes and there's two Irish guys at the top of the leaderboard.

... and one of them's an amateur! Anyway Spieth's back at -11.

shit, this will be incredible

smart money's probably on my namesake tbh

really, really want spieth to do this obv

Guys called Jordan not having a great time of it at the moment.

My golf-watching has slowed down to almost nothing post-Tiger, but I'll watch and root for Spieth tomorrow (who I didn't even know before this year's Masters). I waited forever for a baseball Triple Crown, finally experienced that with Cabrera. Have been waiting just as long for a golf Grand Slam; I was just starting to pay attention when Nicklaus got stopped by Trevino in '72.

I like Spieth and all but he is so slow sometimes. Also why are so many players wearing grey? there was like no color out there today.

bizarre play from dustin too. seemed so shook out there today.

in order of who i want to win
sergio
louis
jason day
anyone but spieth

In order of who I want to win:

Padraig
Sergio
Spieth

(in order of how much money I'll win if they win)

paul dunne ftw

5 tied for the lead now

Dunne would be my second choice after Spieth. Looked it up, and an amateur hasn't won a major since 1933 (not Jones--Johnny Goodman). Dunne would forfeit the $1.8 million prize money: "Amateur players are not eligible to win prize money and therefore, should an amateur win The 144th Open first place prize money will be distributed proportionately among the professional players who have made the cut." More humiliation: no money for Tiger.

i was reading that this morning - he won't go short of a beer this evening if that happens. p tough on him though - £1.1m could make you for a long time, especially if this was a one-off.

doesn't look like dunne will have to worry about that prize money :(

Dunne looks like he's headed for 78 or something. Even if he doesn't win, I hope he doesn't have one of these career-defining meltdowns.

i guess he still loses prize money regardless of how low he sinks

true and that does suck

i mean i suppose for your sponsorship and all the other worries of a young amateur golfer, this is probably still great for his career.