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[cshea]

Now he makes it. Jesus.

[FL4WL3SS]

THERE IT IS!

[Dave Stapleton]

Tom Watson ... that was awesome!

[Zomp]

Was he blaming his caddie? Thought Lecava said it was coming from the right before he hit, and Tiger said its coming from the left after contact...

He was, but it still doesn't make any sense. Look at the flags above the gallery, they are dead.

[Dave Stapleton]

Oh no!!!! Cut line is now +2.

[Lupe Whalewatch]

He was, but it still doesn't make any sense. Look at the flags above the gallery, they are dead.

Agreed, wind really has no impact at all right now.

[BigMike]

I think Steven Tiley whi is on 15 now is the only one who can change the cut line. If he were to pick up a shot on the way in then he could change the cut line for everyone, of course someone else could fall from +2 or better back to +3

[Average Reds]

I believe that the cut is top 70 and ties.

+3 is now tied for 68th, so in order to push the cut down, another three players have to come in at +2 or better relative to where they stand now. Two players are at +3 on the course, so it's possible that both could come in a +2 or better. In order for one more to join them, Tiley would have to play the final three holes in two under. And if he did that and one of the other two didn't come in at +2, it wouldn't matter.

That's a long way of saying that +3 is almost certainly going to be the cut line. So Watson should be around for the weekend.

Edited by Average Reds, 20 July 2012 - 02:00 PM.

[cshea]

From the interesting, but useless stat department:

This is the 8th time Tiger had started a major with 2 rounds in the 60's. He went on to win the previous 7 tournaments.

Of course, he's also 4 shots back and has never overcome more than a 2-shot 36-hole deficit in a major.

[BigMike]

So if they go off in pairs, Tiger willl be in the seconf to last paired with Thorbjorn Olesen

I suspect both Scott and Snedeker will be hoping they do pair twosomes

[Average Reds]

I didn't even consider that they might go off in threesomes.

Might see a repeat of the coldest handshake ever. (From the President's Cup last year.)

[BigMike]

It is officially twosomes, 42 of them. Here are the tee times

13:45 Mark CALCAVECCHIA Andres ROMERO
13:55 Peter HANSON Toshinori MUTO
14:10 Simon DYSON Carl PETTERSSON
14:20 James MORRISON Steve STRICKER
14:30 Luke DONALD Steven ALKER
14:40 Ernie ELS Thomas AIKEN
14:50 Jason DUFNER Graeme McDOWELL
15:00 Matt KUCHAR Paul LAWRIE
15:10 Thorbjorn OLESEN Tiger WOODS
15:20 Adam SCOTT Brandt SNEDEKER


That is a pretty sweet set of pairings for Saturday

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Jason Dufner tied for 5th at -4 just found out his caddie is sick and can't go...scrambled and got Sergio Garcia's caddie to replace him. The two have never worked together.

[johnmd20]

Jason Dufner tied for 5th at -4 just found out his caddie is sick and can't go...scrambled and got Sergio Garcia's caddie to replace him. The two have never worked together.

Contrast that against Luke Donald's caddy, whose wife gave birth yesterday and he's back on the course today. Actually, contrast Donald's caddy's commitment against Webb Simpson not playing this weekend because his wife is giving birth next week.

[cshea]

Bubba's the only guy making a move so far today. -4 on the round through 12. Another birdie or two and he'll be right in the thick of things tomorrow.

Conditions seem perfect again today. Not much wind at all.

Edit: Here comes Bubba! Drains a 20 footer for birdie on 13 to get to -5.

Edited by cshea, 21 July 2012 - 08:53 AM.

[Zomp]

-5 now.

I think this is the first time I've seen a golfer wear the same outfit every day. I know its a new shirt and pants every day, but mix the colors up Bubba.

[johnmd20]

-5 now.

I think this is the first time I've seen a golfer wear the same outfit every day. I know its a new shirt and pants every day, but mix the colors up Bubba.

Didn't hear wear only white at the Master's every day? I guess that's his "bit", like Fowler wears orange and Tiger wears red on Sunday.

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Contrast that against Luke Donald's caddy, whose wife gave birth yesterday and he's back on the course today. Actually, contrast Donald's caddy's commitment against Webb Simpson not playing this weekend because his wife is giving birth next week.

Tough to give Simpson too hard a time for that...kids come early all the time. If his wife went into labor while he was playing he would in all likelihood miss the birth.

[Zomp]

Bubba you sucks.

[cshea]

Back-to-back bogey's for Bubba drops him to -3.

Lots of bogey's the past few minutes. Tiger, Bubba, Kuchar and McDowell all dropped shots right off the bat.

Edit: That was actually a double for Bubba, so he's at -2.

Edited by cshea, 21 July 2012 - 09:25 AM.

[BigMike]

Yeah, I have no problem with simpson chosing family over an event.

Sucks for DUfner, but he seems like the type who it just won't matter much. Other pro's that might completely get inside their head and destroy

Bravo Bubba, nice +3 the last 2 holes to throw away 13 holes of hard work

[johnmd20]

Adam Scott's bunker shot on 1 was insane. One of the more awkward golf stances you will ever see. Huge par save there for him.

[fletcherpost]

Acht Bubba - what a shame.

[cshea]

Christ, Tiger.

[BigSoxFan]

Saturday Tiger

[cshea]

Is this a US Open replay?

[johnmd20]

Tiger. Damn you, Tiger!

[fletcherpost]

And now Luke Donald's caught the bug.

[Average Reds]

Jason Dufner tied for 5th at -4 just found out his caddie is sick and can't go...scrambled and got Sergio Garcia's caddie to replace him. The two have never worked together.

Tells you all you need to know about how important a caddy is to the player.

[BigMike]

I hope Snedeker isn't just going to try to play every hole to 35 foot putts. He needs to get a bit aggressive on some of these when he has good looks at the flag (although 4 was probably the smart play)

Would be nice to see Zach Johnson finish with another birdie or two and get up and post -6

Tiger with a shit shot on 5, but looks like he ended up getting a nice spot in the bunker, that could have easily been right against the edge

[cshea]

Tiger can't figure out the right club to hit. A club long on 1, and a club short on 2-5.

[fletcherpost]

Mike, I think Snedeker's been pretty clear about his strategy in interviews in the last 24 hours. Stay out the bunkers, get it on the green, he actually said 25 foot putts would be fine cos he's got the feel of the greens. 'If it ain't broke don't fix it' is such a cliche but it has some validity here. He's played very good fair weather golf -10 isn't gonna be fair away tomorrow.

[Comfortably Lomb]

Tells you all you need to know about how important a caddy is to the player.

Well Bubba's caddy has the added task of keeping Bubba from running off after every shiny thing he sees between shots.

[Comfortably Lomb]

Tiger can't figure out the right club to hit. A club long on 1, and a club short on 2-5.

Get ready for the "I was between clubs all day" quote like he dropped after his US Open Saturday bummer.

[cshea]

First hiccup for Sneds. Short par putt missed on 5.

Quite an adventure for Olesen on 6.

Edited by cshea, 21 July 2012 - 10:24 AM.

[fletcherpost]

Wow nice bunker shot by this Danish kid.

[cshea]

Tiger!

[BigSoxFan]

Amazing putt!

[BigMike]

Wheels falling off the bus for Snedeker now, and Dufner

[cshea]

Suddenly Tiger looks dialed in. That chip was tracking, I thought it was in.

Edited by cshea, 21 July 2012 - 10:40 AM.

[johnmd20]

I am getting more into the shot tracker as the days go by. Very cool to watch the ball flight.

[cshea]

Tiger birdies 3 of the last 4 holes to get to -7 at the turn.

The wheels are completely off for Snedeker, so this is shaping up to be a Scott-Tiger showdown.

[BigMike]

Scott starting to heat up a little. Snedeker is completely in the shitter now, he may be behind Tiger in the next couple of minutes, just pathetic play so far.

Kutcher continues to throw opportunity after opportunity away

[BigSoxFan]

I want a Scott/Tiger final pairing so bad. Snedeker seems to want this too.

[Greg29fan]

quite a 4 for Scott on 10

[cshea]

Scott's looking pretty unbeatable. This might be a Louis Oosthuizen type victory.

[fletcherpost]

Scott's looking pretty unbeatable. This might be a Louis Oosthuizen type victory.

I hope not. Not that I mind if he wins but it would be nice if there's a few players in contention tomorrow cos there's meant to be some 25mph winds. (Caveat being the weather reports haven't been bang on this week.) It might make for an interesting back nine tomorrow.

[BigMike]

Snekeder is just plain painful to watch, just absolutely brutal. Take the camera off him at this point.

[cshea]

I think I could beat Snedeker right now. Holy christ.

[Lupe Whalewatch]

Did Azinger just say he couldn't hear him because he had just taken his sunglasses off?