Johnston is quite a character.
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Another big meal might be in order after the way Beef is playing this week.
The British Open ambitions of Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler were derailed at “The Railway” hole.
That’s the way they ended up after pars at 18, Stenson shooting a three-under 68 for a 12-under 201 on the par-71 links, Mickelson a one-under 70 for an 11-under 202.
It was even worse for Fowler.
“It’s obviously very hard to get momentum back up when you’re playing that back side”.
Halfway leader Phil Mickelson and nearest challenger Henrik Stenson, who finished in the same positions at Muirfield in 2013, were not due out until 3:20pm.
McDowell picked up shots at the first and 16th holes but his round was marred by a triple bogey at the par-three eighth.
“The club head came loose on it earlier on the week”, he said sheepishly. But either way, I’ve shot three rounds under par.
The putter has really been Jordan Spieth’s downfall at the British Open. It’s a great opportunity.
“I really don’t know what the weather’s going to be like, but I’m going to try to get off to a good start again”.
Ko, the 2014 victor, had a bogey-free 67. “It’s going to take some good golfing to do it but I’m certainly willing to give it a try”.
Phil Mickelson has surrendered the lead at Royal Troon.
Having laid the foundations with that sparkling 63 in the sunshine on Thursday, narrowly missing out on a majors-record low round of 62 when his final putt lipped out, his second round in more hard conditions as heavy rain arrived at the Ayrshire coast in mid-morning was described as “stress free”.
Phil Mickelson of the U.S. putts on the 18th green during the first round in Royal Troon, Scotland. It was reminiscent of the 1997 PGA Championship at Winged Foot, when Davis Love III and Justin Leonard shared the 54-hole lead and were seven clear of everyone else. Major championships in the United States continue to push green speeds to the extreme to combat this. That’s not how I play my best.
Spieth was one of the players critical of the decision to resume play in the delayed second round in high winds on Saturday morning past year, with only 32 minutes of play possible before it was suspended as balls were blown out of position. The lead changed four times over four hours of golf at its highest level, played in the cold wind and occasional rain off the Irish Sea.
An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city late on Thursday, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. He is 12 over par for the week at Royal Troon, his home club and where his father was club secretary.
The son of former US Ryder Cup star Jay Haas has never managed a top-10 finish at a major but he has gone under par every day at Troon so far and maintains an outside chance six shots off the pace.
Mickelson and Stenson will be paired in the last twosome today as they were Saturday.
Top-ranked Jason Day made four birdies to reach the turn in 32, and on 3 under.
“I have to get my rhythm back”.
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It takes 72 holes to win, but one mental lapse can end your chances of winning at Royal Troon.
