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[Music] it is a somewhat overcast day in the southwest of Scotland welcome to second round coverage of the 45th open from Royal trun and maybe significantly there is a change in the wind direction as well yesterday the opening holes played very much down Breeze at the moment it is uh into the players as they play this opening stretch which goes along the shoreline by the fth of Clyde now we are expecting some rainfall later in the day we’re also expecting the breeze to pick up as the day progresses so it could be a significantly different challenge out there to day at the moment the breeze is not too bad waron humph and Wayne Grady are alongside me Dominick Holier in the commentary position Wayne came very close to winning the open here back in 1989 losing out in a playoff eventually Mark Cal going on to win there Wayne how significant do you think the the weather conditions could be out there today very much so Dom we saw yesterday excuse me yesterday morning the winds were only quite light but the players uh were good downwind on the front nine and coming back into the wind the back nine the scores were huge well they were really high and today the players aren’t going to know this wind very well it’s uh the prevailing from the north northwest and this is a southernly so totally different conditions into the wind the whole front nine and then the tougher back nine downwind I know a lot of players will enjoy that a bit of a reprieve Warren a bit of a reprieve but uh you could never take it of the for granted can you when you’re playing an Open championship course because as we saw yesterday the wind could switch you could play it all the way into the wind going out and then it switched and you could have it into the wind all the way home I’ve had that happen before I I felt the last few years of my career every hole was into the wind what a wonderful opening day it was though in very calm conditions it has to be said I mean the wind almost died didn’t it in the afternoon we saw a sensational round of goal from Mickelson very nearly for the first time shooting a a 62 the magical number never achieved before in a major championship in the end he lipped out for a round of 63 don’t forget to keep up to date with everything to do with this year’s Open championship at the open.com just a couple of minutes away from the first tea time 6:35 this morning Colin Montgomery a uh an honorary member here at Royal TR spent his formative years here his father was the club secretary he had the honor of hitting the first t- shot yesterday and this morning first on the tea we have Australia’s Greg Charmers Sweden’s Christopher broberg and the Frenchman clel sord they’re already down there that is Greg Charmers snake Charmers they call him after years and years of trying he got his breakthrough Victory on the PGA tour this season and that’s what earned a spot in the open great honor but bound to be some nerves as well yes because of the uh greenb being cancelled couple of weeks ago because of the floods they gave the spot to the into the open to the Barracuda classic which Greg one eagled the last hle just to put it Beyond doubt good player he’s won two Australian opens two Australian PGA championships a Players Championship in Australia so it was uh well after time that he finally won his madeen event in the US opened up with a round of 72 yesterday one overp par here at Royal trun and it is definitely as you can see a little bit chillier out there this morning got some White Caps out on the fth of Clyde so almost set to go for the second round of this year’s Open Championship see a lot more guys taking three wood from the tea today due to the wind back into their face ladies and gentlemen welcome to ro trun for the second a play of the 145th Open championship this is game number one on the tea from Australia Greg Charmers 250 yards to the bunker on the left the first bunker on the left so just want to lay up anything short of that [Applause] on the tea from Sweden Christopher broberg disappointing 77 yesterday for Christopher six over par he was going nicely one under to the turn then I’m afraid he made a nine at the par for 11th that fome all he wasn’t Robinson cruso David Deval Sandy L both had nines there [Applause] on the tea from France clemon [Applause] s clemon sh for over pass 75 yesterday this one cut away and that’s very near the out of bounds fence and that’s an ugly position to find yourself in playing in his dead debut Open Championship looks as if it’s going to be a provisional of the first team never a great thing in an Open Championship got some pretty good Marshals down there pretty good spotters when you stand on this te it looks particularly narrow when you’re down there there’s a load of room really looks narrower than you think from his position that looks a bit of Swing why do you think they made it that you have to say I’m hitting a provisional what what is the point behind that I mean you know you H you’re hitting another one because you think the first Ball’s out of bounds or lost I have a very sad story to tell you about that I was actually in the playing in the pre-qualifying at an Open championship before and I had to hit a provisional ball I thought gone in some bushes asked the C for another ball and hit it got down there and found my ball in between two bushes so I asked the C to pick up the provisional ball and the guy I was playing with said you didn’t say you were hitting a provisional you were putting another ball in play did you knock him out I felt like it oh what a missed the qualifying by one that year but but that’s my point I don’t understand why we have to say I’m hitting a provisional everyone knows what you’re doing yeah it’s just the letter of the law and you’ve got to abide by it otherwise it’s very costly well I wonder whether clemont along with the other French players will be playing with a heavy heart out there today after the incident the scenes we saw in nice on the news yesterday couldn’t blame him for being slightly distracted out there getting the signal I think that they have found his first shot as we head across to the wonderful practice range it’s actually quite a walk from this area across to the first T former Champion there 2004 Champion Todd Hamilton going through his practice routine players get to the range approximately an hour before they spend about 40 minutes hitting balls and then go and hit a few putts and head to the tee this is a really important part of the whole preparation you want to start off with just a few wedges just loosen up the body first and you then you trying just to find that timing that feel of how to deliver the club into the ball let’s get a sense of what you want to do so when you go on the first here you’re absolutely ready highly tuned always remember Sandy Sandy L always had the ability to be able to go on the first te cold it sometimes he wouldn’t actually have a practice session I said how on Earth do you do that how do you just why he said I just look at it a little longer the ball he was one of the greatest Strikers of all on the European tour yeah we call that the Rolls-Royce start yeah as uh four players down Justin Leonard the winner here in 197 79 he’s playing with Todd Hamilton and Mark calaba that’s a nice grouping isn’t it three past open champions from trun here he is clemon sord and that’s how his ball is lineing at the first when you go with an iron off the te and you hit it in this stuff makes the second shot really long actually looks to have a reasonable lie got plenty of the club on the ball there well I hope his chipping and putting is good otherwise this could be a very long day for the Frenchman he’s got a hint of Roger fedra about him as n clel and a good shot there from Bo broberg at the opening hle last man up left-hander Greg Charmers just outside the two 100 in the world rankings 233rd these days for the 42y old this is a man got very close to shooting a 59 on the European tour way back when he used to play in this part of the world he knows how to get around up no wey pin location that right on the front protected by that front left bunker you gave it plenty of respect so we are off and running on day two of this year’s open Phil mikkelson out later on this morning eight under bar three ahead of Patrick Reed and Martin kimer Yensen and America’s Bill H Tony finel the big hitting Young American is next on the T 646 we can head down to the first screen and our first group out today clemon qualified at the Thailand Golf Championship one of the uh qualifying series events that the RNA instated what two three years ago now it’s been hugely popular keeps the interest going throughout the season starts at the Australian Open and works its way all the way through to last week’s Scottish open up at Castle Stewart where the last four players grab their spots tricky little lie here from the back of the first green but he got plenty to work with all all down wind yeah just couldn’t get enough bat on it so struggle on the opening hole back to the first T and the second group David Hal no s Yul and Tony finow there is David this is game number two from England David how 41 years of age now David shot a three over pass 74 in the opening round [Applause] on the tea from Korea song you’ll [Applause] know 25y old Korean winner in America in 2014 in New Orleans [Applause] on the tea from the USA Tony fow 6’4 it’s 200 and he can give it a mighty wallop playing in his debut Open Championship Tony took the last 11 open places available at the end of June off the world rankings despite being his debut is playing in his fourth major championship had good finishes too in the US Open and had a 14th and a 10th Place finish so has played well in the big events Greg Charmers for birdie at one hot scoring yesterday but things are going to change up today so as far as the cut number goes it’s all up in the air yeah there’s a man who won’t mind if things get a little bit windy sain kelon his play over the last few years has been absolutely fantastic change of caddy cadd told him you’re good enough to be a top 50 player this was when he was languishing well outside the top 50 and there’s his scorecard from yesterday very good so is he in the top 50 now cuz he got rid of his caddy well he’s C made him believe that he was actually a better player than he was and almost since then he’s gone well you know I think you’re right I think I am a pretty good player won the uh Irish open in a playoff in very difficult conditions in Ireland and almost since then hasn’t looked back he’s been there or thereabouts in so many events he working there with Bob Rotella the American psychologist his hands in his jacket back across to the first two no how and final two and six David how in this group of course a Ridder cup player that’s Tony feno but of course it’s quite nice how the Open Championship sometimes reflects things that players have done in the past they’re three former boys champions in the field David how is one of those he was Boy Champion back in 93 Garcia was a boy champion in 97 and Matt’s Fitzpatrick was a boy champion in 2012 boys championship going to be played shortly at mfield Renaissance in August so from those Beginnings you never know you might be playing an Open championship in a few years time or even a rider cup tongue and Heritage Tony for now he’s four brothers and two sisters so large family will be keenly watching him and his debut Open championship keeping it right that flag David also a winner of the Australian PGA Championship down in 1998 got his last win up here in Scotland won the Alfred Dunhill links championship in a playoff good enough to get his fifth tournament win on the European tour has also won the BMW PGA Championship blue ribbon event on this side of the pond and this is the shortest Par Four in the course the opening Halle called seal suddenly into this little breeze it’s a bit more of a test than it was yesterday here comes the rain so fin now next players been getting fooled here with this unusual wind from the south at the opening hole nice and cool few drops of rain just quite a contrast to yesterday which was a total postcard day last man to hit no on you see Griffin down the Sha he’s obviously going to try and punch one in here take one Club B than he needs try and hit it softly keep it down in the breeze a little oh he’s got way too much Club always a little bit of guesswork once you start to play in this sort of strength of wind and obviously not quite guessing right and perhaps significantly not a win they faced in any of the practice days here either so it’s a new challenge [Laughter] medic God I’ve never seen that before W dear me is that the test you have to pass to become Marshall these days said the first hole was called seal they didn’t know got the US Marines here second hole second shot here for the Frenchman clemon sord having bed the first starts with a reasonably gentle start three of the par fours first par fors all under and they will be seeing players coming up short quite a bit with this approach shots second shot for Charmers at two oh just sneaking over the bunker but could have used another club take them a couple of holes to get used to how the balls flying out there this morning they played yesterday afternoon in absolutely perfect conditions so it is a power at the opening hole for Tony fow who remains at four under par four shots behind our leader Phil mikkelson 1 and ties by the way make it through to the weekend at the open and the cut line I think looks pretty much an even par yeah so all these players going out over par they’re thinking they’ve got to put a pretty decent score in otherwise they won’t be around for the weekend of course in these conditions you never know it’s all a little bit of guess workor could the cut could go up by a couple of shots if it stays windy or the wind gets stronger as the day pans out and there is finau underway on his open debut really was exciting watching mikkelson out there yesterday an agonizing part at the last last which cost him that little slice of History made oh brilliant shot there from sord driver second hole 390 yard Par Four fact the first three holes all par fours under 400 yards in 97 and Matt’s Fitzpatrick was a boy champion in 2012 Boy championship going to be played shortly at mfield Renaissance in August so from those Beginnings you never know you might be playing an Open championship in a few years time or even a Ridder cup tongue and Heritage Tony for now he’s four brothers and two sisters so large family I will be keenly watching him and his debut Open Championship keeping it right that flag five David also a winner of the Australian PGA Championship down in 1998 got his last win up here in Scotland won the Alfred Dunhill lyx championship in a playoff good enough to get his fifth tournament win on the European tour has also won the BMW PGA Championship blue ribbon event on this side of the pond and this is the shortest PA for in the course the opening hle called seal suddenly into this little breeze it’s a bit more of a test than it was yesterday sorted yeah okay I’ll just take that that just needs to sit there it’s not basically all it’s doing is effectively pulling a 14 hours of live footage running it through this server which creates a live feed so it’s effectively here comes the rain system effectively saying this live now and then pulling it up on YouTube so you can watch it like if you go live so fin now next know you’re watching that is just mimicking that screen okay that yeah yeah it’s good but it’s just requires a lot a lot of what a lot of like different computers but this one obviously wasn’t picking up the the feed well enough so that nothing will go on your laptop your computer this getting foed here with this unusual wind from the sou at the opening nice and cool drops of rain High bit rate contrast to yesterday well that’s good which was a total postcard day can do last man hit no on you see gy down the sh he’s obviously going to try and punch one in here take one Club more than he needs try and hit it softly keep it down in the breeze a little oh he’s got way too much Club always a little bit of guesswork once you start to play in this sort of strength of wind and obviously not quite guessing right and perhaps significantly not a win they faced in any of the practice days here either so it’s a new challenge [Laughter] medic God I’ve never seen that before W dear me is that the test you have to pass to become Marshall these days said the first hole was called seal they didn’t know got the US Marines here second hole second shot here for the Frenchman clemon sord having Bogi the first starts with a reasonably gentle start three of the par fors first par fors all under 400 yards and by modern day standards you’ll be thinking birdie birdie birdie this is a little bit more of a test into this Breeze broberg next to go definitely had a quiet season so far broberg thought he would really kick in after his terrific win in China last year the BMW Masters but it almost looks as if he’s a little bit down about his game is really not found any form struggled yesterday David Hal testing the sand on the first and testing it very well saw quite a few balls plugged yesterday most I’ve ever seen in a in a round I reckon they were just so bubble Watson at eight colum Montgomery very first hole yesterday plugged it in the front lip took double bogey they’re not bunkers you want to have plugged because they are vetted faces on these things I mean they’re really deep and and sometimes you got no back swing they’re so they’re so narrow Texas wedge for no sunel out with a putter long range part from off the green shows you how good the fairways are look at the way that ball ran [Applause] fin also out with the Putter and also a decent effort so very much looking like pars all around there and this is where it could be an advantage to some of the later starters they’ll be watching the television pick pictures and they will be seeing players coming up short quite a bit with their approach shots second shot for Charmers at two oh just sneaking over the bunker but could have used another club take them a couple of holes to get used to how the balls flying out there this morning they played yesterday afternoon in absolutely perfect conditions so it is a power at the opening hall for Tony finow who remains at four under par four shots behind our leader Phil mikkelson 70 and ties by the way make it through to the weekend at the open and the cut line I think looks pretty much an even par yeah so all these players going out over par they’re thinking they’ve got to put a pretty decent score in otherwise they won’t be around for the weekend of course in these these conditions you never know it’s all a little bit of guess work could the cut could go up by a couple of shots if it stays windy or the wind gets stronger as the day pans out and there is finow underway on his open debut really was exciting watching mikkelson out there yesterday an agonizing part at the last which cost him that little slice of History made oh brilliant shot there from sord driver second hole 390 yd Par Four in fact the first three holes all par fours under four 400 yards the hle called Black Rock refers to the reef lying offshore plenty of bunkers down here may not be a long hole 11 bunkers to watch out for down here and how’s managed to avoid that down the right side a lot more bunkers on the outward dine here 59 going out only 36 on the back nine but maybe less bunkers on the second nine plenty of long PA Force to challenge the players putt there from Charmers and well done had the line it’s always been a good putter there hasn’t he GRE Charmers he’s he’s a good allaround player I’ve been totally surprised by his lack of success of real success in the United States it’s uh cuz he comes home goes home and he plays really well won a lot of tournaments so you all know back on the te on the second out with a metal 3-wood really good swing of the club this young young lad played a few seasons on the European tour before venturing off onto the PGA tour in America another player with IND loocking grip seen more and more of those over the years is that still the tiger effect yeah I don’t know I just just seems to be more more than the only one that ever was interlocking was uh Jack Nicholas wasn’t it as we were coming up and lucky there for fin now it’s interesting you think Jack with all his major 18 interlocking grip tiger interlocking grip 114 and yet the Varden grip is the most popular which is with the right index finger over the top not interlocking now Christopher broberg is going to need a few birdies out there today in all likelihood to play the weekend just seems to be giving himself a hard time at the moment knows he can play play better than what he’s doing at the moment but just can’t quite find that form that took him to the success that he had in China allall figure of Jordan NE over from the United States just 22 years of age finished top 10 last year at St Andrews as an amateur winning the silver medal there let just turn professional H the one and only John Daly who won his Open championship at St Andrews back in 1995 what’s wrong with John at the moment where’s all the flam buyant colors bright pink is not enough for you he’s looking a little bit subdued by his uh current standards yeah it’s probably the waterproof bottoms isn’t it that’s all there’s probably something a bit larer underneath that it’s already playing in his 22nd Open Championship he won in 95 he burst onto the scene in 91 when he won the US PGA Championship as an alternate when Nikki price pulled out late because Sue was having their first child and John went on to win it a bit of a novelty when he first started because people just watch him hit a couple of shots and then then walk away but once he won that PGA all of a sudden he was popular Nick Cullen neuger at least he chipping this one back into the breeze as he goes over the bunker all sorts of little humps and Hollows andales to negotiate and not sure what he had in mind there caught in Twix and between plenty of rain prior the tournament conditions pretty soft around the putting Services here this doesn’t look good does it off a down slope very little back swing well he hit one of the best bunker shots I have ever seen in my life to win the 2014 Australian Masters at huntingdale about a 40 yard bunker shot he hit it to a foot but he’s got a little bit more trouble here not really got a back swing on the down slope pretty good effort qualified got his spot in the Australian Open last year three spots were given John Daly Ben Curtis former open champion and Stephano matoli about to get underway this is game number four from the USA Ben [Applause] Curtis famously won the open in his very first major championship start at Royal St George’s 13 years [Applause] ago on the tea from Italy Stefano Mai last year’s European amateur Champion we turned him his passage to Royal TR he’s just 19 years of age what a thrill going right oh on the tea from the USA John Daly [Applause] well a few extra pounds but not a lot has changed with that swing turn 50 earlier this year so John’s now playing his goal predominantly on the champion in store it is a Reload for [Applause] matsi funny how easy it is second time round second serve look at dy’s swing again nice face amazing how he can still turn the shoulders full 90° hands are right above his neck look how he retains the angle which is a secret to his length not bad for an old fell well thing about D he hasn’t changed that action has he hasn’t tried to fiddle with it it’s a real free spirit movement go back up to the first after the little chip from NE Brer this this for his PA it was nothing but birdies at that opening hole yesterday really was it and uh we haven’t had one yet so far today we’ve had a few Bogies there’ll be one there for NE Brer this is final’s second to number two it really is a very different Prospect out there this morning these opening holes really played so gently yesterday that’s an opening bogey for Neer and it will be interesting to see how this front nine unfolds F now’s just got to chip over this little hump so he’s given it some Loft pretty nicely done that’s the search down on the first for Stephano mat’s ball it appeared to me as though it actually flew the fence but he has played a provisional ball and I think they’ve conceded defeat on that so he will be playing three from the T front line yesterday averaged just over 35 which is one under par back nine almost 37 which is two over so be interested to see what that is at the end of today I’ve certainly never played the golf course in this wind da second at the opening hole really really goes to show I mean it’s the strength of the wind heaviness of the air little bit of moisture in it and you’ve been used to just flicking a little wedge onto the green and suddenly you’ve got a completely different shot to play this is where you got to rely a little bit more on Instinct you must know when you put the club Behind the ball whether You’ got enough to get there or not and making things very difficult for himself now played Four still got work to do needs to get up and down to make six Ben Curtis meanwhile lovely languid swing and he has given it enough shot of a master golfer cuz he had never played Links Golf before he won at Royal St George he’s just proving the fact that you don’t don’t always need to understand the vagaries of Links Golf good up and down there two for finel stays four under not too many dog walkers out there yet this morning mind you it might be an early or an idea to get out early because uh we are told the rain is coming probably around midm morning and it could be quite heavy as well ah there we go combining a dog walk with a little bit of bird watching as well and I did mean of the feather variety this is where this man normally too has been so good over the years way this gaina out with a putter thought he might chip this he’s got amazingly good pair of hands with the Putter and when he chips the ball John Daly he does everything quite well and who knows if little bit more disciplin over the years how many more he could have won so but that’s John that’s the that is what makes up John oh look at that gorgeous little bit of left Rudder shortly nearby preswick airport come on straight up very nicely done back to the first T this is game number five on the te from Italy Francesco Molinari the Italian who’s had an excellent 2016 season it’s been concentrating on the PGA tour for most of the Year 200 under pass 69 for Franchesco [Applause] yesterday on the T from the USA Kevin kissner there one already this year the RSM classic here after to quite a few second place finishes as well including one to Russell onam ker ktt [Applause] Kim playing in his fifth Open Championship serial winner on the Japanese tour 13 victories there including three this season [Applause] next up on that first te we will have Todd Hamilton Justin Leonard and Mark Calia Phil mikkelson gets under the way at 825 with Lee Westwood and Ernie Alon here is John Daly at the opening hle for his par little routine tput there although he took the pter from off the green nice touch doesn’t waste too much time plays a lck really on instinct why looked pretty good there for Meer been a popular place so far this morning even early in the round well there’s quite a few Drop shots out there on the course at the moment but it’s a steady enough start for Tony fin now par sa and Kelson off at about 20 minutes time in that group at four under excellent work from all these players definitely Advantage being out there yesterday afternoon when the wind well Dro to virtually nothing Rory mroy was going slightly better than that at one stage got it to four under on his round but slipped up on the back nine still very much in this Championship though for those who are expecting the the so-called new Big Four to be on top of things that didn’t quite work out certainly a struggle for Jason day out there Jordan spe couldn’t quite get to grips with the greens and nor could Dustin Johnson the recent US Open champion L usas in there even pal man who had the hole in one yesterday on the 14th now KT km see if he can find a way to judge the strength of this win coming into the first hole and he can and who played in the Eurasia Cup against Europe at the early start of the year malari next to go love his swing he this another guy that just swings in the barrel little bit like Luke Donald just turns in a barrel back and through not much can go wrong with that and two of the best shots we’ve got the two best shots we’ve seen this [Applause] morning maybe the coffee’s kicked in these players too as we have a look at kids a little bit further up they’ve taken a little bit more Club off the te little bit bit nearer towards the green which makes it uh little bit easier and there are three Splendid opening shots into the first hole skip ahead to the third hole and the second shot here for Tony finau pin tucked away on the left hand side of the green couple of bunkers over there doesn’t appear to have found the putting surface beef Andrew Johnston man who uh one down in Spain on the European tour earlier this season and said he was going to celebrate in no uncertain terms and de yeah we we all had a good laugh down in Australia when we read that it’s uh and good on him if you can’t celebrate after your first win when can you he played very well yesterday fact he played the Par Four holes better than any body else he was four under for those just a little bit of a Pity that he was over power on the par three one over for that and over power on the par five one over but play through the green normally so good his strength is his long game I love what he’s done to the wedge he calls it the brisket because he’s got every known cut of beef written on the side so it’s got sirine um t- bone breket handed to him by his uh Club manufacturers so he now calls his way to the brisket 32-year-old American Kevin kizner mentioned his runner-up finishes he was one of them was behind Russell Knox at last year’s WGC HSBC champions in fact he had four in total last year before he got that win and that is our first birdie at the opening hole today well done Kevin kissner he advances to two under playing in his second over hasn’t made the cut kiness he’d like to make it through this man shouldn’t have any problems about making the cup the tournament leader Phil Mickelson amazing his put on the last when he came in and he was asked about it said oh there’s a curse there’s a curse no one wants any wanted to shoot 62 and how that ball stayed out on the last I don’t know it went so slowly round the lip he will be feeling pretty good that 63 three shots better than anybody has scored here at TR on the opening day of an Open Championship that must give him a lot of confidence Wayne was saying most players get down onto the range to start warming up a battle an hour before he’s got 56 minutes so he might just need a little less although he has had circulation problems in his hands so he probably will want to warm up make sure he’s ready to go birdie for kissner at the first can Kim get one as well almost [Applause] third shot at three for fena we finally found his ball plenty of grass under it so he can lob it up in the air yeah pretty good about 8 ft left for his [Applause] part here are our past champions this is Todd Hamilton winner of the open the last time it was held at TR on the te from the USA Justin Leonard today suits Justin he’s a good low ball hitter great putter driver away yeah driver it’s only 250 to the bunker on the left came from five shots behind on the final day to win here in 97 putted like an absolute genius always remember that putt that he hold on the 71st hole USA Mark kovia and a man that Wayne Grady will remember friend of yours big Kelk yes we’ve drank plenty out of that Claret jug no he had a still swings well still moves well [Applause] K birded the 18th in regulation then birded it again in the playoff he’s hurting here on the right K playing in his 30th Open Championship this year Tony finow made a good up and down at the second to save par he’s going to have to do the same again here at number three left to right not this time his first drop shot today he’s back to three under birdie put for Molinari just outside the right downhill oh was outside the left the to [Applause] four and it’s always about that department of the game for Franchesco because he hits plenty of Fairways he hits almost every Green in regulation it is just a matter of how he Parts normally less than an hour to go till Phil melson gets his second round of this 145th open underway we were talking about um what a player does before he before he plays and how he prepares well Phil’s not your average bear he he can turn up 3 hours before and Putt for an hour and a half and and before he heads to the range he and sometimes I don’t know I think sometimes that’s just way too much time and do too much thinking then also a sign of how confident a player is I think if they’re spending a lot of time there they’re obviously trying to find something at the tournament they can play with normally if you’re on form you need very little time to warm up just remind yourself of what’s going on and his action looks a lot better this year than it’s done previous years I think well that’s his coach there Andrew gson who he been with him now for over 12 months left but Harman I think his line of Swing looks better occasionally he’s get it a little bit cross line he’s always been a little bit long with the swing but he looks a little bit more up and down the line now I remember back in 2004 here he was only swing in three quarters and really controlled back swing and he played fantastic he was unlucky uh not to have done better he was right up there but it just when he does that every time you watch him and when he does swing with a little bit more control he plays great but he’s an attacking player he’s won 42 times on the PGA T so it’s a bit hard to criticize the guy well you think a lot of those winds sometimes have has come from his ability with the with the wedge and the putter but when he gets his long game going with the short game and he is very hard to beat Justin Leonard second into the opening [Applause] hole just looks like we inter interrupted a hunting trip for him to come over here and play now kovia from the middle of the Fairway yeah good shot I caught up with him the other day on the 18th Fair he was playing the 18th and I walked over and his ball was right in the middle of the Fairway I said why don’t you throw it in the right rough where you were all the time in ‘ 89 you feel more at home oh he he had a good laugh cuz he’s got the trophy this is not to the position to be for Hamilton pushed that one a little way to the right and that’s a good [Applause] result came here in 2004 with a strategy avoid the bunkers only went in two bunkers all week now a chance for finow to open his shoulders first of the par FES the 560 yd fourth that taking things a little too far matching the club Head color with the rest of your outfit perfect drive and a little bit of Chase little bit of run down the Fairway didn’t Phil only finish wasn’t he I think he was only a shot out of that playoff last time here at trun in 2004 yes yeah so he almost got it there but I just thought it was the most controlled uh game I’d seen from Phil over the years instead of just fullon way past parallel almost John Daly like well there’s no doubt is there that it it took him a while by his own admission to to get to grips with Link’s golf didn’t really fully understand it when he first came over to these Shores but definitely gets it now his game was pretty good all around yesterday played the par three’s three under LED that statistic no really better than three under on the threes couple under for the par fours three under for the par fivs only three par fivs on the course so hard to do better than that h for his opening birdie four over pass 75 yesterday and starts with a [Applause] four another man who’s joined the senior ranks now turned 50 last October nice little ceremony earlier this week Hamilton Leonard and covia all awarded honorary membership of Royal trun down the slope here for Justin quite good it on the line talking about the number of touchs that he hold when he won back in 97 the 30-footer that he h on the 17th really was a tremendous part of his game and to hold as many putts as he had got to be a good reader of greens can’t hold putts unless you see them and of course he’s been a master of the flat stick for many a year the craw he’s been using this grip now for 15 odd years oh I felt sorry for him the first time I played with him when he was using that grip and he filled it up all day so my pity went very quickly sounds is a bit a bit of a nemesis of yours well he he won the Australian Open in 88 uh and he held three flop shots there at Royal Sydney and uh I finished third that week and Mark McCumber second but Kelk was holding with that that L wedge that Ping long love wedge wow he could wield that sa Kelson LESA Yensen and Bill Hass about to get underway this is game number seven on the team from Denmark sain [Applause] Kelson has been a quite Sensational 14 15 months or so for the Daye who’d slipped outside the top 300 in the world one at Royal County down in Ireland and has kept it going since [Applause] on the te from Denmark Lassie [Applause] yansen earned his place this week at Royal trun by a high finish in the norda Masters [Applause] on the te from the USA Bill Hass former FedEx Champion 68 yesterday for Bill the son of former PGA Tour player jar probably the most successful fatherson combination I can think of a uh Jay’s still playing well on the champions tour in the states yeah I suppose they’ve had a few over here gero ignasio gero and Antonio both going back in the olden days per Peter and Percy Alice but modern day yes the h family right up there second shot to the path five fourth for America’s Tony finow woof I suppose the sters too Kevin Statler Craig Statler yes but not the success that Billy’s had true FedEx Cup champion six-time winner modari well wrapped up I hope we’re not getting the way he’s expecting yeah nicely done well hold out and I have a theory too he’s got that wooly hat pulled out over the years I don’t know about you Wayne but I always used to like to hear the ball strike uh or the club strike the ball you get a sense of how hard you’re hitting it especially with a poter when you have it over your ears The Woolly hat you don’t hear it as well don’t get the feedback yeah there’s always sound is always a big part of everything but uh I don’t like the cold so I’d have it down right down round there Zach Johnson is the defending open Champion he was going along very nicely but slipped over slipped up over the last couple of holes third shot at the power five fourth for f now trying to get back the shot is dropped get this up there close and well played we wander back to the first hole and alassa Yensen nicely controlled pretty good length there by lasso finished second in the norda masses his best finish on the European tour just inside the top 400 of the world rankings 380th but one of a good new crop of Danish players coming through rough old ride for him yesterday didn’t manage to make a birdie Bill Hass is next to go here nice Easy Action didn’t try to go at it too hard harder you hit it especially going into Ru the more it will balloon’s playing in his seventh Open Championship just finding that little Hollow on the front edge looks a little wet down there hang on please final player Kelson from the first cut and fine shot talked about him thinking he’s a better player than when he was outside the top 50 of the world rankings he is 50 right now on the mark So needs a good week to keep inside that covered number finel for birdie at the fourth so a nice bounce back birdie for the American well saen will certainly have an eye on the Ridder cup places and you have to say from Davis Love’s perspective Tony finel May well be a player who would be good in the match play format binari with a birdie at the second hole advancing to three underpar sure he’ll have Ridder cup Ambitions as well Henrik Stenson will be part of the European team for the matches late September so will Rory mroy Ricky Fowler will line up on the US team rri Harrington two-time open Champion opened up yesterday with a round of 70 some promising signs in his game after quite a few months of struggle cross’s first green L yansen needs some birdies needs a miracle but who knows in this game cut overnight was even par 70 plus ties but that should blow out today with the winds expected to continue from the south throughout the day and some showers later this morning now pretty decent chance here for Kelton you don’t hold too many of these throughout the course of the week but he’ll be thinking that he’s got good chance get a good roll not a massive amount of break go on go [Applause] on all at the opening hole for sain Kelson who before his victory last year in Ireland really wasn’t sure what his future was on the top level tour this is game number eight on the tea from England Paul Casey top five finish at the Masters this year for the Engish now lives over in the United [Applause] States on the tea from South Africa Charles swel [Applause] what about the swings of these South African schwarzer L Tas and stery some really good actions aren’t they I think they’re terrific so many good strong players coming out of that country this guy certainly has one of the best swings on tour of course Louie and Char very good friends doesn’t come much better than that does [Applause] it it’s a pilot too on the te from the USA Kevin n for under the first six holes yesterday gave some of those back around the turn including a double Bergie at the 11th round of 70 to open up his open campaign yesterday intense I would describe Kevin n up the green b h little shoulder eats into the green on the left side so left to right Breaking part and oh what a way to start now that’ll put a smile on your face that just make things a little easier gives you the belief that might be your day first look at the fifth hole par three 199 yards pin very accessible 13 on four off the left and nowhere near that ball probably wish we hadn’t shown him that particular shot a lot of work for f now to do to make his PA there look at the range starting to build up Mickelson has warmed up just finished off with a few drivers may go back to the wedge just put the field back in the fingers again so he’s had a pretty good workout here yes of course thousands of goal BS you know if you think about hitting 50 60 shots maybe before you go out then you play the round of golf that can take up to 5 hours some players come in they might hit another 100 Balls at the end of the day it’s amazing how strong these fellas are in their arms and hands their core muscles when you stop playing you suddenly realize actually how fit and strong you were when you’re hitting a lot of balls yes I love when you do corporate days and the guys arrive or Pro playing the pro the am arri and they get there way early and they go out they’re going to hit 2 hours before the the round they go out to hit balls they wear them out in 20 minutes cuz they’re not used to doing it by the time they get the course they I don’t know what they’re doing actually you know the more one person does it the better it is because um 152 mil hour the ball speed SL issue 204 yard the Lock’s broken but I’m guessing the speed impact it’s it’s fine the hit at the bottom so you need swing up give yourself plenty of time to deliver the club at the ball with maximum speed and impact good use of Leverage yes it will yes it will no no yeah everything that’s displayed up on a big screen there somewhere all that sort of stuff I said to Sam yesterday I’m glad they didn’t have that rer around I’d be totally embarrassed noise in the background B speed going up there you’re just going to have to fake opening the door um and I put a a sort of weight behind it so uh yeah so it’ll all work as normal it’s just all first to Plate um in it anyway eulogizing about his swing the one thing about his swing he does hit the ball very high normally playing into the wind here it’s got to be able to control the flight yeah there it is that’s ballooning up in the a a little it’s okay though very good now his father George was a golf professional rather glad that he didn’t copy his father’s swing s he’s a pilot he’s got his fixed wing and helicopter license so yeah yeah yeah I mean you know you can you plan for that area was to the sort of a Tris a wooden TR almost his right toe a cedar HED in which which grows very quickly and then have a a trophy greenhouse on the other side cuz that’s our vegetable packet and Greenhouse just hope that’s not PL it made even worse when you hit a ball hitting the ball into the breeze the breeze the ball stalls and comes down a little more vertically so hopefully that’s not plugged like you say I think very similar to what you do with wedge which is kind of a 10 swing just really ping it down yeah drop her on that from my angle the cameraman’s perfect yeah maybe a yard right another yard lot of instruction Casey getting man has such easy power he’s not a very tall man but generates great Club head speed hits the ball a long way got really big forearms isn’t he he’s a popey b isn’t he needs a really good score oh always working on his swing Peter cost is his coach Tony F now from the right rough not a difficult pitch shot on the down slope let it release and he might have made it oh wow great shot so saves his three stays even PA of the round four under for the championship back to the third hole and career’s KT Kim to get it to two under things are getting warmer they’re beginning to warm up that was a very tasty P very well read one under through three going to a par five to will be feeling good about that it is a three for Tony finel I can tell you that the group ahead of KT Kim Ben Curtis fashioned a 10 at that third hole that’s Kevin n and the way he went about that I suspect his ball was plugged luckily the ball didn’t actually hit it when it hit the revetted face and I suspect the next shots not going to be much joy whether he can actually stand to it has he got a back swing just nearly made four how about that that been some four if that had gone in beautiful second serve Billy har second shot at two perfect ball below his feet started at those guys standing behind the green and feed it back now he’s going in the other way coming in from the right whatever it was he needed more hard to hit a try and hit a drawer off that down slope isn’t it so even though the well the breeze is only straight in their face maybe just a fraction off the right but and this is the opposite he’s got the ball above his feet so this should draw in the air so he can allow or a on the right hand edge of the green you would think Punchy little seven iron oh he’s just got it over that right hand bunker wow must have stay pretty straight in the air that’s one thing about or the feature of lyx golf is the the the ground it moves so much that that your stance is always different all the variations ball above your feet below your feet and uh uphill downhill and yet the practice ground is always flat yeah or flattish just over 20 minutes now before Phil Mickelson gets underwe so it’s off to the practice putting green talk about his 42 PGA Tour wins I wonder how many of those were one wire to wire he must think though that he has a fantastic chance he’s really put himself in the pound seats to claim another Open Championship but it’s going to be hard work no gift long way to go well Andy Murray won Wimbledon when uh the last time he won Wimbledon Phil won his Open Championship so let’s see if history repeats itself I told bones that the other day and he was got very excited Omens poy P for Kevin Nar at the opening hle so he’s back to level par for the championship tricky pitch here because lies so tight but he’s back into the breeze that’s well judged it’s great Turf to play off isn’t it you know you’ve got a little chip from the side of the green so after making par at the fifth hole second of the par FES here for Tony finow 601 yards I remember way back in the midst of time playing in an amateur Championship here and the wind blew so hard actually hit three Woods to that six hole and I didn’t reach birdie put for Kelson Golf Course here is absolutely magnificent I’ve never seen it so Lush well when you had your little FY with Cal here it was burnt dry wasn’t it yeah yeah it was hard and fast which I always loved love to see the ball roll there’s my old caddy in the background there cat’s for Russell Knox now Brad Whittle he went through the tour school with me in 1984 in the states and caded for me in the PGA so it’s good to see him on a bag someone making some money well he looks to be smiling out there happier these days he he and Tony Navaro who’s cing for Matt Jones this week and fluff cow and the three longest serving caddies on the PGA tour very noticeable yesterday with Michelson when he was putting the focus and the concentration he had just before he hit a putt you could see him breathing out a lot of way of keeping himself very calm very relaxed and he looked very confident when he was on the greens nice to see him hauling a few putts too here before going out trying all sorts of different breaks and borers har forart good up and down as he’s won six times on PGA Tour Jay won nine times his far on the PGA tour and 17 times on the champions tour so talking about stance his way he’s on the side of a slope ball well below his feet for Tony finow here can he get home into the breeze no no I don’t think so today 600 yds the sixth hole just up bit and if he can’t then uh not many will be able to saon Kelson just trying to tidy up for his power at the second hole he stays four under for behind our leader Phil mikkelson so range done practice putting area done no way to hide when you’re the Open Championship leader after the first round so much expected of in plenty of pressure on Phil pressure that he will thrive on he will love it he’ll enjoy every moment of this second round even if it’s a bit of a bashing in the wind and I suppose he’s got a hope that this wind stays constant throughout the day yesterday early on when the wind blew thought it’s going to be really difficult for the afternoon players and then when it dropped away they got a massive break because he would hate it if he was out in the worst of the weather this morning and the same thing happened in the afternoon it got pretty calm making his way across the clubhouse car park it’s by the scoring Hut under the tunnel and out onto the first T well last time he won the open up at mirfield in 2013 he’d won the week before at the abine asset management Scottish open up at Castle Stewart didn’t manage to win there last week but he did finish off nicely and he was delighted about that it’s a good time to come into some form just before what I think’s the the best championship in golf certainly the greatest atmosphere Augusta is the prettiest us weapons always uh always a challenge yes always probably the toughest they uh they certainly fiddle with the golf course they hate people shooting under par at the US Open then the PGA they set that up tough but it’s always a fair test well that’s what I think is so good about the Open Championship this year the way the RNA have set it up the fairways are are quite gener I think they’re almost normal they haven’t decided to uh make them very narrow there isn’t massive thick rough everywhere it’s it’s a fair test it’s graded yeah yeah the the US uh the uh RNA they just set the course up and let the players play whatever the weather is they they’re happy with the players to go out there and just the course is the challenge the USGA trying to manufacture a score they’re always trying to get that even pass score and the Masters well they do manua they do uh fiddle with it it’s their pin positions and the speed of the greens that dictate what the scores are going to be like yes I suppose the defense of most Open Championship courses is uh the wind needs a little bit of breeze on it you won’t want it flat calm throughout the week there Kenny Brown in the background there works for BBC spent 13 years working with Ken over there went and stayed at his house few weeks ago down there in harpon beautiful place here and dor have got did he take your fishing no but he made me cook the barbecue which I did never problem with may you had the weather to have a Barbie as part of uh the UK at the moment it was actually quite nice about a month we were we were over here about five five weeks ago wasn’t too bad for the week so let’s see he’s been on the Range he’s loosened up with a few wedges he’s then gone through the back with all the irons up to a driver then gone back to some short shots then had the war he’s had a few puts already now this is the second set of putting that he’s gone through leaves nothing to chance hang onang on out onto the Course once again and it’s the third shot at the par five six for Tony fow May well make his second birdie of the day grah McDow Matt coocher and Andrew Johnston beef are next to go mcdal yesterday with a round of 75 so plenty of work to do for the northern Irishmen this is game number 10 on the tea from Northern Ireland greay McDow popular wherever he plays in the world Graham a US Open Champion a rder cup [Music] star birded the opening hole yesterday but it was his only birdie of the day [Applause] on the team from the USA Matt cocha disappointing finish bogy bogy for cooch yesterday for a round of 71 and that was having made a birdie at the 11th [Applause] on the T from England Andrew [Applause] Johnson quite a contrast to the other two players Andrew likes to enjoy his golf slightly unusual takeaway he gets it on a good line as he comes into the ball down the right side but that’s all right he too made birdie at 11 yesterday so two in one group that’s a it’s the toughest hole on the course by far averaged five full stroke over par now birdie P for Fen now to get to five and one under fore round so even PA through six four behind our leader difficult to know at the moment though isn’t it where 4 under could be in relation to the lead come the end of today’s play if we knew I’d be down the book makers for those of you just switching on we do have a a change in the weather conditions we’re expecting rain later on can’t see much of Elsa Craig out there but the wind has switched around whereas these opening holes played very much down Breeze yesterday slightly off the right they are playing into the wind today does mean the back nine which is the longer nine and the the tougher nine may play that little bit easier we shall see great golfing country around here very close to preswick where it all started for the Open Championship back in 1860 yeah some great courses around here this playing royal trun of course golf is very accessible L green and Dary the municipal courses here are pretty good to play and not very expensive now Kelson see the amount of borrow here as see turns left to right all suren if you just hit it would have been his first birdie of the day stays at four under in a tie for fourth even PA is the cut half so or the cut off at the moment so you can see how congested the leaderboard is very compact after Phil Mickelson that is he’s got some lead Billy har birdie put to get within three he too just needed a little more rph one under freeze [Applause] round we a lot yesterday players coming up short with their parts but that’s cuz the greens were running at just under 10 on the stim meter a little quicker out there today 10 and 1 half ft the open leader makes his way towards that first te making sure he gets there early too doesn’t want to be late on the tea do remember watching Tom Watson one year warm up and go to the first here wanted to see him hit off the first and he was hitting some practice putts it’s quite a long walk from the burkdale putting green to the first te I thought my goodness he’s going to miss his starting time and as he got to the te they called his name and he never stopped walking just pegged the ball up Cy handed the club and hit almost all in one motion I thought my goodness that’s cutting it fine he did go on to win that Championship that year so he obviously knew what he was doing morning guys have a little he looks pretty relaxed Wayne yeah yeah he just I think there’s a few nerves there I think he’s the anticipation of getting out with a three- shot lead fin now at seven 240 to the bunkers the first lot of bunkers left and right what a change to the way this hole is playing yesterday one of two players coming down when they out with the driver they’re nearly knocking it on the green Rory was only about five yards short R McDow second shot into the opening Par Four is it going to stay little shelf there Nice Shot Ernie else with Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood remind you it’s no mobile photos or cameras on Championship days so can we please go away when the player dresses the ball please thank very yeah right I sneak one in well this group more experienced than any other group here in the Open Championship this year anel’s playing in his 26th open Westwood in his 22nd Mickelson in his 23rd overall 156 players in the field between them 903 appearances in the Open Championship and all of them no matter how much they’ve played no matter how much they’ve won I’m with you and I think there’s always a few butterflies on the first te and you want that first t- shot to get away just to make you feel right I can do this again yeah well he’s he’s three shots in front so he he wants to get out there and get off to a solid start Johnson second shot or third shot sorry at the first and a bit of work to do but he he just he knows if he can get get out there and consolidate and get off to a nice uh quick start then the tournament all of a sudden is his H trying to find the Fairway on the first of the par fives let it’s catching the left R when i s nichelson the tournament’s not his but it’s his to control you know there’s a long absolute long way to go but interesting he’s got a little paper clip or something on his cap just in case it gets Breezy out there maybe not a follower of fashion maybe a Setter of fashion 30 seconds gentlemen David Lancaster is making the announcements down at the first T no Iva Robson for the first time in a very long time this is game number 11 on the T from the USA Phil michelon for [Applause] on the team from England Lee Westwood level pass 71 for Lee yesterday and uh that included a something of a late rally three over bar but he birded the 12th and then he Eagle the 16th coming home out with the driver definitely think that brings the bunkers into play down the left and I just don’t get the point of this play only brings as you say the hazards into play [Applause] on the team from South Africa Ernie Els two-time open champion what [Applause] had the horrible six part at the Masters but since then Ernie has played some really good golf but I think in his next tournament on the PGA tour he led the putting stats and two time winner as you say of this event nine top fives he’s had been there or there abouts on so many occasions second at San Andrews in 2000 and 96 although in 2000 he was somewhere behind tiger well Lee Westwood’s had his chances as well came very close just down the road at turnbury in 2009 for now second shot to seven pin on the front left make sure you get it into the green not come back off the front they’ve really struggled haven’t they with this Breeze just judging the the distances the irons have been going as Warren said earlier it’s a very heavy wind cool and heavy parut for Johnson at one never online so drops back to one under yeah the air has big impact here into the wind it’s cold air just a little bit more dense thicker then you could add a little bit of Breeze into that can be quite hard to work out gentle waves rolling in onto the beaches of TR and er Els first away 141 to go and van Phillips is out with this group morning van morning everybody I can tell you that the wind is at least twice as strong as yesterday and in the opposite direction so blowing straight in out of the right on the first very fresh indeed El’s has got 141 to the pin the pin is tucked behind the front left trap but with the wind into him from the Fairway should still be able to get this close so van what would you say is it a couple of clubs as much as that yet I would say it’s between one and a half and two clubs right now Dominic you can see Ernie not quite judging it it’s not too bad there he has short sided himself but again into the wind the chip won’t be as difficult as normal feels a little bit closer 139 pin very similar shot to Ernie wasn’t controlling his ball flight as well as Westwood on the Range this morning seemed to be popping it up into the air Westwood was controlling his flight beautifully on the Range so be interesting to see if that continues on the golf course [Applause] no mistake there if anything airing on the safe side going a little long nothing wrong with that Westwood’s got 110 flag he’s lying pretty well actually in the rough and with that wind against him will not be that difficult to get this close [Applause] ball just came out hot From the Rough there for Westwood long chip and run coming up he’s getting on now Westwood he hasn’t won that all elusive major good look at mikkelson’s swing very wide beautiful position at the top just moves onto his right side clears his right hip so he can swing down the line trying to hit the little slider in there but just trapped it a bit it’s why it went long and right C centilating first round for Mickelson but we’ll go ahead to Kelson at the fourth third shot quite a ways back here on the par five but normally pretty good with the short IR s nice controlled short of the seventh Green in two Tony finow is looking to Loft this onto the putting surface maybe run it out well he just caught the up slope that took enough of it and finow struggling for his par back to the first yeah Westwood’s got a pretty straightforward chip and run here Ball’s lying very well on The Fringe there is a little Ridge just in front of the flag that he needs to negotiate the ball will speed up as it gets over that Ridge always tricky to hit downwind [Applause] chips yeah it has rolled on hasn’t it mentioned turn break Lee also had a great chance to win the open at mirfield yeah as I say Ernie’s chip under normal circumstances would be very difficult but the wind’s actually helping him here being into he can be a little bit more aggressive with this shot than he would be able to normally but still pretty tough shot uhoh uhoh third shot for Billy H at four sming down a wedge and spin Nice Shot real problems for Ernie but I was just about to say one of the best bunker players in the world and a little unlucky there to jam it against the flag and come back I think Gary Player set the bar there didn’t he so all South Africans are sort of taken it on themsel that to be good bunker players David Frost was another one final for par at the seventh Phil’s got the same Ridge to negotiate here that Westwood had for his chip so again judging the speed tricky not much break really few humps and bumps to go over but no real left and right movement that I see in this part gave it a good scare although he shot 63 in the first round he’s never had consecutive sub 70 scores in the Open Championship in the first two rounds interesting to see if can keep his run of hot scoring going Billy har now fre four at the fourth par five that’s an opportunity lost there for Bill H par part here for Lee obviously doesn’t want to start the round off with a bogey couldn’t quite get in to get a read on this but it’s around 10 ft and left to right well done well potentially important part there for Westwood who was out on the driving range late last night working with his coach Pete C now after that fine little pitch from Kelson let’s see if he can pop this one in make a birdie on the par five and he can nicely done good confident stroke first birdie of the day kelon gets to five under just three off the lead back to one and H for a bogey five sneaks it in too and talking about mikkelson not having consecutive sub 70s this man’s had four rounds in the 60s twice in an Open championship and actually not one he was the first person to have four sub 70s and not win that was back in 93 at and georgees Nicholson now for his opening TI and there’s three different ways to make four for this group quite a variety leads by three and all delighted with those fours in different different ways although only had the five I think yes he did Andy Sullivan about to get underway super round yesterday from the inform Englishman that was the ugliest looking head I’ve ever seen that iron that he used then I’m glad you clarified that yes I thought you were being rather cruel for a minute there Wayne the hate all toasted stamp Tony for now it’s already been three tws here today playing downwind the southern end of the course and another good shot Greg Charmers and Christopher broberg made two in the very first group and then David Hal hey guys Phil taking the iron here needs to hit something around 250 really to lay up short of the bunkers not easy is it first couple of holes you’re an iron off the tea for safety even though you’re playing into the wind so it’s quite a Stern t but right in the center of the Fairway couldn’t have asked for better than that Mickelson Westwood taking three wood as I say he doesn’t want to fly more than 250 really which into this wind is playing more like 270 so West would obviously feels that that club’s safe and he won’t reach the bunkers t- shop with the First with the driver going right three-wood on the second going left David Williams Behind Lee Westwood there’s the referee for the group former player on the European tour driver here for Ernie Els unusual play I Feel there he really is bringing both sets of bunkers into play in my view don’t understand this play really maybe having bogy the first he wants to try and fight back very quickly give himself every chance of making the birdie at the second but was flirting with that bunker must be upstairs it’s always difficult to tell from the overhead camera isn’t it because sometimes we we can see the ball from overhead you get down there and there might be quite a bit of grasp surround it gr McDow for birdie time to take the lid off Graham which he does back to three over gritty player loves tough conditions pretty tough par three today the fifth called greenan named after the 16th Central 16th century Castle sight of an ancient Fort tough to find the putting surface though yeah he knows it as well big mistake there for kelon makucha trying to follow Dow in at the second hole for birdie and [Applause] does so now for the birdie at the eighth hole just a little bit too much borrow be quite interesting to see uh as play starts to come through around about lunchtime how the course pans out there was a time yesterday about half 11 just see him T about halfast 11 the front nine holes were the nine easiest holes on the course and the back line had the nine hardest holes which I’d never seen before at any time in a in a tournament but to see if it works the other way today as they play into the wind going out Westwood with 183 left in out of the rough only good thing is the flag’s back right so he’s got a good look at it yes Wayne the LIE is pretty good though um so again shouldn’t be too difficult really the rough is pretty inconsistent so you can get lucky and Lee’s definitely being a little bit fortunate there the grass is lying with him for five IR come out through the Gap pretty good effort from where he was but paying the price again for missing the Fairway and it looked as though it just run up against a little clump of grass which could make the chip more different ult melson’s next mikkelson at 173 here playing about 190 really needs to try and control his trajectory here knock it down a little [Applause] bit plenty of players over there today just trying to draw the ball in from left to right to that back right flag for Mickelson has just overcooked it and he’s got 140 here and he’s been very lucky in the rough it’s absolutely perfect lie more like a semi-rough lie really perched up so if anything he needs to be careful not to get too much spin on this and get it climbing up into that wind so again really key that he control rolls the trajectory here plays some sort of three4 shot takes the spin off he done well just hung on to it a little bit but really good control there from Ernie Kelson having found this greenside bunker at the fifth oh excellent that I mentioned this last week that drives me nuts that ball left there next to the hole is just flat out wrong Sullivan more and more play are doing that leaving the ball out on the green and not marking it and it’s just it’s giving an unfair advantage to the other person that’s that’s playing you better remind people at home how that works how is it an unfair Advantage it’s an it’s an unfair Advantage the fact that the player the next player playing could could hit that ball and stop stop their ball they could hit a poor shot that’s going well past the hole and it hits the ball and stops so it’s happening more and more Billy har at the fifth first bogey today for the American back to where he started the day at 3 under second hole mikkelson just surveying his options here Phil’s on quite a tight lie actually considering he’s in the semi- Ruff and for a man of Phil’s expertise shouldn’t be too much of a problem really i’ expect to see him bumping this just into The Fringe should kick a little bit to his right little bit left to right bounce just landed at a touch short and took the the bounce to the right early so it’s only the third green that mikkelson’s missed in 20 holes he led the greens in regulation yesterday tied with Justin Rose at 16 see the ball right off the back foot to try and get it to come out a little bit lower but didn’t quite carry it as far as he needed to carries four wedges Mickelson 64 degrees is his most lofted and good touch there from [Applause] Westwood ninth hole second shot coming out another rough for Tony fin out back left hole location today up on the top tier so he’s got the distance right but uh not quite the line Kelson t-shot at six start it down the right side and use the slope to feed it back into the Fairway that’s all right Al for biry at the second [Applause] so the South African remains at one over Ricky Ricky Roberts been on a off the bag over the years for Ernie but mostly on they’ve had a good career [Music] together well these two have been together for ages haven’t they I’m not sure they’ve had a break in their career bones and Phil melson oh good save so still bogey free Mickelson great up and down of course Billy Foster in the background there’s been cing F Lee for a long time as well so whole group very experienced and know they know each other well gr mcdal birded the second he’s got another opportunity here at the Third oh well there’s a sense of purpose out there for the northern Irishman however he does need a low score out there potentially if he’s going to make the weekend play delicate little chip here for now all downhill just get it On The Fringe let gravity take its course hard to do that but to keep it that far short not a great start today for Andrew Johnston Bogies at the first two holes an opportunity to get one of those back here at the third and that’ll help so back into the red figures minus one Matt cooa the other player in that group also making three there at the third t- shot of Molinari at [Applause] seven stay up the top and now don’t go in one of those div okay two birdies today for Molinari and this is Matt cooa making that birdie at the third hole so uh like grah McDow it’s a par birdie birdie start and he moves to two under and it’s time for us to say good morning to Laura Davis yes good morning a little bit different the front nine to yesterday although there are still quite a few birdies out there Phil Mickelson here nice shot that just an N for position yeah they could be pleased with this start Mickelson especially with that uh power saving part at the second almost as important as the birdes this third hole G the ancient Scottish word for a burn which runs across the Fairway which is to be avoided at all costs amazing to think that Jason day drove this green yesterday and today the players are having to lay up well short of the burn the burn stretches Away by the way over onto the six 16th hole and they’re the only two holes where ditch comes into play Big Earnie now trying to do what the other two have done and just hit it in the Fairway make the second shot nice and easy like he caught that one a little bit heavy a little bit too much grass got away with it though or did he runs out sight there but I’m sure R’s okay 203 yards to reach the bunker on the left hand side there let’s go to nine final for his par it’s not the most comfortable looking of uh putting grips is it or Styles no but it’s uh everyone to their own isn’t it see some of these claw grips and other it’s amazing the different grips but obviously works for him but uh not on that particular one schwarzel now birdie chants on the fifth this will be his third Birdie on the tront and it is beautiful putt now there’s a good putting stroke very nice yeah well you don’t tend to win Around Augusta do you unless you know how to get that ball in the hole all smiles for schwarzel who’s had an excellent season he’s won a couple of times on the European tour he’s also managed a victory over in the United States mikkelson continues to lead the way day two of the open from Royal trun Laur I think of you a little bit like as a bit of a Phil Mickelson type character a sort of naturally aggressive player how difficult is it in this situation so he’s got a nice lead at the top there but conditions are going to be more difficult today how how is how difficult is it to your natural aggression um well with Phil mikkelson’s case he won’t he he’ll be as aggressive with every shot as he can be within reason I mean he’s not going to stand out there and hit drivers on one two and three cuz he just doesn’t need it beautiful shot in there from Kelson um yeah so it’s difficult for Phil because his natural thing is just get after it make as many birdies as possible but in the back of his mind he’ll want to take every chance he can heading back down to the first T and this year’s US Open Champion Dustin Johnson playing with Martin kimer and Russell Knox this is game number 14 on the T from the USA Dustin Johnson opening 71 I think yesterday surprised a lot of people he just didn’t quite look comfortable out there certainly on the putting surfaces yeah it was all just a little bit scruffy wasn’t it for Dustin we’re so used to the last two tournaments he’s played in winning and winning easily however he has all it takes to get himself back in this Championship with a low one out there today okay that one swing there looked a lot smoother to be honest a lot more than he was yesterday on all of his D especially his from Germany Martin kimer kimer on the other hand looked really steady out there yesterday he has been playing good golf recently five birdies no Drop shots beautiful swing there nicely IM balance ideal position the biggest problem today is going to be not going in a divot on the tea from Scotland just in between a few Russell Knox Russell Knox last week was the hometown favorite at in vaness grew up there played his started Golf there plays on the US tour one last year HSBC Championship after getting in as an alternate the last person in the field and the first person ever to win his very first world golf championship event interesting day for Russell yesterday three over through the first three holes he fought his way back nicely he made an eagle at the 16th he chipped in for Eagle there and then he gave both those shots back with a double bogey at 17 here is the man of the moment Dustin Johnson starting this second round eight shots behind Lefty Phil Mickelson here’s Phil’s second shot perfect angle to this pin able to generate a nice bit of spin into the wind although the wind seems like it’s died down just a little bit at the moment very nice good birdy chance especially with Phil’s pting stroke catches the ball first divot after the ball people say how do you get the ball in the air well you’ve got to hit down on the irons to get the ball in the air not lean back on your right foot and try and hoist it Molinari now for birdie at seven easy par remains four under s Kelson made a birdie at the first of the par FES number four he’s got another chance here at the second of them the six Y and he’s got some support out there as well so Kelson to six under par only two off the lead nice early move from the swed there been playing decent the last few months see bobbling off the p face but it didn’t matter right in the middle good Pace as well ball positions there kimer Knox and Johnson all in the safely on board K knocks both with 134 Martin to go first good opening shot what a resume he’s got Laura in the states who won a US Open a PGA Championship and a Players Championship the only three not too bad is it well if you’re going to win you might as well win the big ones that’s what they say yes he looks very calm but he always looks Cal but uh in these conditions looks very calm as usual we man there Craig Connelly is caddy long time caddy now KNX is next to go what a shot good club there Bradley HS KNX his carries my old CAD Laura so oh right yeah always brilliant clubbing he was how long did he work with you oh about 10 or 12 years he went through the tour school with me in the states in ‘ 84 and CED for me the PGA so that’s a fair time together yeah now Dustin Johnson second shot slightly better angle than the other two he’s going to be looking to get off to a flyer today eight behind mikkelson and that’s a lovely start it’s getting better is must have just warmed up a touch and Breeze dropped a little bit because the players not having the first few groups had fits trying to get the right clubs here in the first couple of holes Billy har for birdie at six just a bit of a pull missed opportunities so H stays at minus three melson now down the hill looks like it’s going to be a little bit right to left it feels like it should be left to right cuz Phil’s left-handed but oh it’s a bit more than I thought oh lovely roll I think we’re B to Phil’s green reading and Bones of course cuz his caddy I think for his whole career now bones has been his caddy and they certainly work very hard together lots of dialogue between the pair of them did you keep caddies for a long time or did you go through them no good I I reckon my average cat’s five and a half years I had the the longest was for eight and the shortest for 18 months but they left me I didn’t sack them I wouldn’t think you were very hard to get along with I could always be a bit feisty they’ll all have a story or two I guarantee you Grand stands are starting to fill up not as fast as yesterday when the sun was out and it was just a glorious postcard day but the Scots a hardy people mind you at the moment the weather is quite a bit better than forecast yes it’s obviously a little bit cooler out there today but we haven’t had the rainfall that the meteorologists told us we were going to get and as Laura and Wayne have both mentioned at the moment the breeze appears to have laid down a bit so kimer for birdie here at the opening Hall lovely roll now Franchesco Molinari here at the postage stamp going along very nicely just four off the lead probably going to see much difference in the pins this week cuz there’s not much they can do here it’s such a small green hence the name obviously but that’s very close to yesterday’s Russell knocks now for his birdie at one have to settle for par have you had a look at the cut yet um Wayne you thinking mson drives at 4 that looks good uh yesterday the cup was even par so with a different Bree today I’ve never played the golf course in This breeze so I’ve really got no idea what what the scores are going to be like so might might drift into sort of blue numbers do you think or I don’t I’d find it hard to see it going underpar yeah if it starts to rain in and picks up a bit who knows but slug of white there on the background head rules official at uspga tour this is game number 15 on the te from the USA Zack Johnson defending open champion who was six under par with two holes to go last night and then unfortunately two poor t- shots at 17 and 18 cost him a couple left get left fast tempo his swing and he’s just let that one go a little bit left depends on the line now you can be lucky or unlucky and that’s one’s right in the middle I’d suggest it looks like a little from Australia Adam Scott Scotty open with a round of 69 two-time winner this year on the PGA tour using the short stick thank goodness we can put that to bed and all the talk about Adam Scott having to go from the long putter to the short putter is gone now on the te from Sweden Henrik stanson 300 pass 68 yesterday for Henrik I watch this guy hit balls all day Laura he just oh it’s fantastic real power Rhythm every gets ahead of himself never tries to overhit it perfect setup just at that left hand of right hand of the two left hand bunkers you can see bash look at that where the Caddy’s come in make sure if that rolls another five six yards he’s in all sorts of trouble early on in the round but perfect judgment and away we go did you lay up much or do you just if ever there was a carry to make I would I would go for it and still do because it’s uh it’s just the mentality I’ve got Dustin Johnson now after a wonderful second shot here at the first to get into red figures oh goodness me well can’t waste opportunities like that that’s a horrible one cuz in his mind he’s already won Under after one so he’s now not not a good start at all after two great shots Molinari we saw his t-shot into the eighth very good chance to get to five under seemed to Bubble just off the face took all the pace off it but never a bad thing a three at the postage stamp three birdies and all pars at the postage stamp today with for the first five groups it’s playing very easy it’s down breeze so they won’t get it playing easier t- shots there Michelson Westwood and Els green may just be in reach van do you think mikkelson can make it there absolutely yeah melson’s only 254 from the front and the winds definitely Dro considerably it’s uh almost dropped a whole club I would say so a solidly struck three-wood for Phil it’s definitely you got a chance to get on Lovely shot there coming up just short it looks like he a little bit high but uh a very good swing perfect position we’re going to have to check whether we’re in Scotland shortly sunny and no wind yesterday wind almost gone today you’ll be upsetting The Tourist Board W kimer oh it’s come off this one now there’s the beach down there needs some luck oh it’s okay it looked like it was worse than it was you see the OB Stak just over the the other side of that path in that bush was in a bit of trouble now but not not disastrous 30 Schwarz at six get there and that would have been his fifth birdie in six holes started off really well bird the first the third the fourth the fifth Jamie’s down there what’s Stenson got here he’s got 116 wa all he can see is that bunker at the front it’s not very big though but that’s the main focus just carry that Henrik into the breeze very agricultural not quite what he was thinking it’s just a club of wind of the moment is not too bad that forecast I’ve got everything on as of all the players 118 for Adam great angle here to get close wind will hold it up for him little bit on the safe side again but uh outside chance no camera angles can be a little bit funny enough but that’s exactly where looked like he was aiming it I think he was yeah I mean I think any Breeze it looks like might be coming slightly into off the left so you’d have thought it would have been aiming a little bit more at the pin but obviously you don’t want to start off by hitting in the bunker Johnson here hitting out of the rough same angle they’ve all had the same idea didn’t want to mess with that PIN it doesn’t matter it’ll be hot your mother always does the same how about that 67 lowest opening round by a defending champion in the last 40 years statistics aren’t they wonderful things is um Jamie your employee I’m not fuels I got second shot at seven Jamie tricky pin here front left no yeah that’s three days that one look he does up and down depending on his line look like it landed well gone up to he was I was pay the second doesn’t look too bad from that view but that Li looked pretty rough in the bunker he’s not even worth left so honest different t- shots there but I mean this isan why has he cut the grass though because that’s me if he did the grass we’ never get anything else done I can cut the grass those bunkers two up have got to come into play which they have just looked like a funny funny Club to me was either just a pitch out he was never going to be able to get it to the green his troubles continue now John trouble is it doesn’t on the it so what I’m trying to do is feed it with the with the um the little one Ian it’s a good comeback there after a doggy start bogy the first two but three on the truck for the looks like a happy but you can do that Paul’s up there what’s he doing he’s doing the tennis cour good to blow the tennis for people coming around yes well I did do that but the problem is everything started growing and I weeded it but he’s spraying the um there’s a big jet flying over the of Clyde coming into land at presswick what time are you going just might wait till it goes over about a club of wind out here today it’s not as windy as I thought I suppose it could pick up haven’t had the less for ages keep going keep going please yeah is that yours Jamie is that for your lift back to London tonight yeah it’s 2 days early all right I told him old DC 10 or md11 one not an easy part for Zach Johnson here sort of down a ridge then it turns right to left and downhill when it gets near the hole that’s his game isn’t it Wayne just rolls those PS beautifully for the whole makes things easy yeah stress free okay back to seven Kelson got the club face wide open just got to pop it on the edge not bad but shouldn’t have to be working so hard for a [Applause] four good good on you for doing it nobody else has done it yeah but I’m enjoy it I know you do I know you do I think it’s really good for you to do it same part for Henrik learned a lot from Zach Johnson I don’t blame Henrik from his angle really not going at this pin but maybe a little bit too cautious different front nine this morning no one’s driving this green today rolls it down there TA in [Applause] PA molari second shot to nine at least a club short club and a half short difficult the coming up exactly I remember hello Nichols how are you I’m great thank you how are you yeah very good I’m very jealous that my son can speak better opportunity for Adam yeah again it’s I’m very jealous that Charlie can speak Greek all thanks to you and he really enjoys it so thank you so much for what for for teaching GRE for yes yeah he’s the only one who carried on with have a little bit of extra work I’m going to do it again I promise you I’m going to start he’s going to start again but I’ve just been really busy putting his masterful chipping game into action might regret that now that’s come up a way bit a way bit short um Scotty for his PA stroke looks smooth doesn’t it with a short butter it doesn’t seem to have affected him that much no no as I said it was good to see him win those tournaments all the talk about him having to go to the has stopped got third shot here of ker at the second oh no no I’m just I just needed to say Charlie um thought that I was hardest shot in go about that distance so um yeah exactly SE used to play those shots with an eight or a n on but problem that’s out of normal bunkers problem with these pot bunkers on links courses the lips are so high and straight still got to go sandwich it’s nice that Charlie actually makes his own payments saw him come out the bunker from before when he used to say you remember that would have been a really poor b six under oh my God D can you do it it’s it’s it’s much easier now it’s on um Revue yeah a r yes yes of course cuz then now transaction by through the app yeah yeah it’s much easier I through revolut uh right let me just sorry you need to open his account today he would have lik to if how long you going to be seconds just need to shut that sitting here as we all would but he handles it well it’s nice to get that first birdie in the bag goes to nine under I know I thought I’d s say you should say hello right go on yours thank you um he’s pulled this one a bit does look too [Music] bad pretty much straight into I don’t know what this wind’s going to switch later in the day it’s possible people could play into the wing going out and into the wi coming back be really unlucky if that happens 253 to the bunker on the left that’s what they be aiming at that’s what Johnson was aiming at so just short of that it’s perf safely in the Fairway uh the forecast is for the wind to stay from the south all day so sure the forecasters have got it right [Music] third member of this group you lik it the Marshall liked it gave the straight signal to the Marshalls down the Fairway that’ll be fine that one right hand pin so very accessible for the for these three [Music] sh Billy H at seven yeah these are fordie four miles from the airport 2.6 M this is wonderful second shot in to the short Par Four at the southern end of the golf course well we saw molari come up what a club club and a half short Wayne said and this is not the strength of his game so he’ll be he won’t be looking to make this he’ll be looking to get this as close as possible and walk off with his par just a bit clumsy that really is not his strength now they all five six Footers and uh work cut out to walk off with that [Music] sorry I always get confused between 2011 fill here into this Breeze probably playing nearer to 210 front left pin a lot more accessible than yesterday’s downwind pin they had to come over the bunker UMO that’s an example of a beautifully struck long iron fantastic shot there from [Applause] fart from that uh blose shot on the second he’s looking very good now k for I’m to back to [Applause] four here trying to clean [Music] up uh okay uh P for Dustin Johnson at the second gold opportunity uh lands or that’s more like it considered probably the best athlete natural Athlete on PGA Adam Scott the only one here to find the Fairway Johnson 168 out of the this is Scott uh y not a bad shot at all quite a long way back to go with the IR the other two although they’re in the rough they’ve got a slightly better angle chance to attack this pin Johnson are we going to try and land this one near the front of the green cuz he’s going to get some release out of that rough uh uh it little bit long but with his short game talents I’m sure that’s not going to be too much [Music] trouble good line Second shot use yes I would like to BU unlucky Carri just a couple yards further to bounce forward it’s on the surface well it’s a totally different day today the first five groups threw nine holes only one player was under par that was Francisco Molinari with a one under par 35 Kelson at the postage stamp for a [Applause] two Bill H for his part remains four under kelon six here already four birdies and he just missed a short one at the last um oh oh my goodness in beautiful P that’s five under after the first seven holes and he’s now moved to four under climbing that lead very quickly by far the best player on the course today yeah 500 the yesterday the front line Aver 35 one under par today of the first 15 players through it’s averaging 38 two overpar it’s a big difference massive difference I see there’s a one group out there they collectively 18 over after n and a half hour that’s not good Mar K second from the Third this time from the Fairway uh that’s more like it from the [Applause] German bad day oh that’s a little better and he B one doubled four bir there on five dried food D here just a tiny little wedge laid up just short of the burn another lovely shot really should have that to be three under after three today missed a very short one at the first yes after so many near misses in m just now he’s won that US Open just open the door for him I think so cuz he was so unlucky not to have won a couple already not not through his own fault either and yeah it was lovely to see that win usj did their best to to Rob him of it but he came through nonetheless he was the 36 hole leader at the Open Championship last year at s Andrews here’s mikkelson than um bit of pace would have held the line there for melson but a three uh nine under if he keeps playing like this he’s in danger of spread eagling this field they might hard find it hard to catch him on the weekend if he keeps this up arrives thyy over the back in is just in The Fringe and let it jump forward there you go easy game well done Zack Johnson a birdie for the American his first gain of the day and he gets it to five under par four behind melson another look at this just off the right foot takes a bit of loft of it bounces it into The Fringe and right in the middle 10th hle second shot here for Italy’s Franchesco Molinari to bounce back after the drop at nine good chance nice stroke oh he unlucky just miss red cuz that was a beautiful part good stroke I don’t know [Applause] going ah Johnson lafes miss one from 2 and A2 ft at one good long six or seven fet here at three that was a slightly downhill right to left [Music] [Music] good signs though is it some good iron shots one under through three got the two par FES coming [Applause] up yeah as I mentioned earlier there’s everyone on the field Who’s got what it takes to go super low out there today it is Dustin Johnson ah n Andrew Johnson after the slightly wobbly start really good comeback from him bird is at 34 and five for the Englishman and here’s America Zack Johnson um someone around Adam Scott with the IR gorgeous golf swing great balance beautiful shot there good angle for a lot of people wonder what that uh disappointment that Li them would do for Adam and how much of a dent that would be in his career but he showed a lot of nerve coming back and winning the Masters yes as we just watched kimer St EXC also with an iron Applause from behind yeah I was very concerned about that too Dom because the thing about how much money the guys made today I was starting to wonder whether the major championships actually meant anything to them so after Scotty lost I was interested and very pleased to see how he bounced back and won the the master hottest man on the course at the moment Charles Schwarz all five birdies already and nothing wrong with A3 at the postage stamp uh because I’d had a player comment to me only a few months before Adam um lost the open that uh Mages didn’t mean much anymore and I thought to myself well if that’s the attitude well I know Maes mean a lot to this guy here just an after five six You’ been a current Tour player yes that was a very interesting comment I believe you but he must be in the massive minority there nonsense I think but uh I guess different people play for different reasons sa Kelson has at the night [Music] they’re barely moving really blowing early doors but calm right down there finding the front right H is already hit in he’s missed the green left n’s got 353 here it’s quite clever from the T I’m sure he hit a three-wood there he’s some 60 yards behind ell and Westwood playing it as the three shotter that it is so he just took those bunkers completely out of play from the te needs to lay this one up around 90 yards short again to just take those two bunkers right and left out of play that are up close to the green how F how fast is ideal perfect spot good layup great camera angle Zack Johnson in the right half of the fair get this forward good chance but a chance relax cruising around Force birdie again we talk about these good angles but for the goer eye if you’re on the left half of the Fairway it’s very difficult you can’t really see the pin he’s got full view of the pin here try and land it pin High just right and spin it at the [Music] hole from 125 perfect angle for this flag wedge very cautious shot I’ve seen a lot of that in Australia over the last few years for for a world class player and a former number one player his wedge play is not really up to standard you should be staring that one down great yes yeah I mean but in Australia we had so many sand wedges and wedges throughout the tournament last few years and hardly ever made a birdie he it he was in a seven hole playoff with Greg Charmers for the Australian PGA and had Sand Wedge every time didn’t make a birdie what’s his problem then you’ve obviously watched it what’s he doing wrong just he couldn’t get him anywhere near the hole his judgment his distance judgment was was bad his confidence yeah I I don’t know I just would have thought that he would work get out there and work at it his long on game is just so beautiful in his driving closer just aiming at Johnson’s ball you can see in the distance there just right at the pin there’s a good example of a good wedge player good control you know the 18th hole at Royal times the old one they were playing that seven times he had wedges in there in the playoff didn’t get it anywhere near that’s incredible here we he threed the last so going to be looking to roll this one up pretty close much better for Pace just takes that pressure off should be able to that in for his back to the fourth Martin K just with a three-wood absolutely [Applause] Dandy obiously decided they’re not going to reach this one today so we’re playing for position mson even H an IR uh which is interesting bear in mind what we were talking about whether he could curve his natural aggression out there and he he’s gone out there and that is quite a a conservative approach if you like yeah very much so sure bones is having a lot to do with that trying to keep his man calm L’s from 130 here need to be careful he doesn’t pull this ball above his feet that’s a great shot from that position it was uh it’s a hard to describe how difficult that was he was uh he had no angle nowhere to land it if he lands it on the the bank and shoots it across the other side of the green so well played nichelson from 104 wind has almost dropped to nothing thing so with mikkelson’s pitching game expecting to see this [Applause] close oh what a shame well know he’ll get a shock when he gets up there yeah it must have looked good to him but uh he’ll probably just chip that in on no damage done ninth hle s on kelon very similar part to the one that Molinari faced three part it short while ago Molinari raced it past s got the pace well he has not quite the line though Andy suiv now good look at a birdie on the par 3 fifth really well this year close to a lovely T good Pace well wouldn’t say good Pace just enough Pace good pace is always foot to 18 in behind the hole that’s what the experts say but uh that looked good enough to make back where he started the day at four under oh driver off the deck here for Martin kimer at the fourth a little bit too much ground first oh no was going to get there you hit driver off the ground a lot I I mean I used to hit with the old Woods it was easy hitting driver off the ground but you hit the yeah yeah I do cuz I think the modern day technology really allows you to get the ball up in the air nice and easy so yeah that’s uh def need to have your bag Zack Johnson and me had a couple of humps and Hollows to go across there so that’s well done in terms of pace for Johnson you don’t really get a flat putt out here do you there’s always something there’s always a little bit of out here’s a shorton here for his par look like he’s a just inside left trying to keep the pace up right very nice yeah good front line as well goes to the turn in 34 that’s two under the car no Drop shots at all and sain in good shape three behind melson now is the weather beginning to close in rain was in the forecast they said it was going to come in around midm morning what tonightly looks like the clouds are building what man up in the skies the wonderful aerial views that’s hours and hours I can get I can get you wonder if they get Sky Sports [Music] Ernie Ernie L’s here saw that lovely shot off that side Hill very difficult to control good chance n sorry hours n hours from that exactly put it on maybe only on two over needs to not get any worse than that for sure obviously it’s hard to predict the cuts a long way to go depends on the weather but you certainly wouldn’t need to be drifting three four over today if and probably plus two is going to be a bit too [Music] many difficulty here for Phil is judging he’s got a putt Through The Fringe up a little Ridge that’s about 18 in high and then onto the cutting surface two different speeds to close to the hole it’s quite a shot [Music] marke well considering he was 10 ft from the hole at one stage and it looked like it was a great birdie chance he’s struggling now to to make his five after playing the hole very smart iron off the tea iron second shot a good [Music] pitch uh straight in the middle r on Henrik Stenson AR Martin kimer here in the bunker s his long driver off the deck didn’t get very high but got him in a decent position I’m trying to say a lovely bunker shot there good birdie chance now made a show or a program on television [Music] for the par uh it looks like it’s about a foot and a half doesn’t it but I bet you it’s not I bet you that’s better part of two and a half three feet for Mickelson here uh nah no problem stays at N9 under um Grand MD here birdie chance um plus one this to get him back to even looking good beautifully red back to back back and forward is’s in six holes for GR mou so a really good move from him today so far so good for Phil Mickelson the overnight leader one under on his round and three ahead of Denmark’s sain Kelson as we continue the story of the 145th open uh we said nice turnaround from Andrew Johnston bogy bogy start to the round but he followed that with three straight birdies to get things back on track can’t believe I just said that I can’t believe I forgot the word mavos for black or or mavos Artis and there’s Dustin Johnson one under bar uh looking for a big day out there to get himself right back in this Championship the two options here really there’s a quadrant of bunkers in the middle of the Fairway you can hit it in the center of that at around 250 or try to get past those four bunkers and just short of the next left hand trap at 306 so the ideal couple of yardages really are 250 and around 280 that’s the choice that the players are faced with from this tea uh unlike yesterday where Jason day and Co were nearly driving the green so different hole today but the wind’s almost flat calm now so not really hurting or helping at this moment and I he didn’t like it but I think he’ be very pleased when he gets I think he thought he just pulled into that bunker but got away with it I’m still not sure he knows Johnson on board the fourth team as we we’ll have to wait and see what the LI is like there as we say good morning to Sam torren morning Dom what turn test for the boys today bir dropped 5 under for Martin kimer in great shape played beautifully yesterday 16 out of 18 greens kson here second shot to 10 leaning that’s never good sign but it’s probably not too bad oh he was right looks like he’s got a decent lie though bump and [Applause] run Z Johnson that’s where his t- shot finished very very unusual to see him miss a fairy by so far that was a hard shot okay tough shot in there though tough pin it’s another great thing about that Pro Tracer isn’t it Sam that you get to see the obviously the flight the shape of the ball so often and I think that uh people sitting back at home tend to think that the modern top tour professionals hit everything you know bang online every single time not the case slow swing very strong grip but if you watch him through the ball there is nowhere at more extension through the ball his right arm is as straight as a poker through the ball quite extraordinary see Stenson and Scott both in the Fairway Stenson probably good chance of reaching although Adam Scott has got an iron out so he’s either laying off or he feels like he’s got enough distance to get there the C before the storm La I’m looking forward to that [Music] bit PO mro for he was definitely going for the green no question about that so t- shot much further down than some of the really early starters today weren’t even considering going for this one shot from ston Flat light see yeah I’m going to do something I’ll do it later uming sorry SC an iron and so can obviously reach comfortably tough pin to get in the right hand side e bird three Henrik so a good chance of a birdie here at four it a little bit like a lovely strike finding it hard to find these yesterday it was a feast the Eagles all over the place everyone was birding it and it’s just not the same way today although there have been quite a few birdies on the fourth and the sixth oh I don’t like to look at that um that’s not too bad excited himself melson 135 yards to go for his second shot at number seven and it’s a not bad for a blind shot to get to double figures ominous on hise of his swing and if you watch really magificent comes back down almost identical to the line took it back on that’s what one plane swing means and the shoulder is swing like from a couple of years ago and the difference is phenomenal you don’t actually see it watching him play but when you see it in slow a huge difference [Music] much back on is that Johnson now third shot to the t five couldn’t go for it didn’t even think about it just laid up out of that bad line trying to use the strength of his game here the wedges that’s a lovely shot oh cross himself a few yards there with too good a ball strike but [Music] Kelson now we saw him just missed the greenp and run probably with an or a 7 jam it into the bank come out a little bit feisty but that’s not too bad to get [Applause] that canny little one there from Kelson just off the green at nine back left 500 today going along excellent shot from there a couple of feet right of that and it goes down the to the front of the green so well played there charl Adam Scott sh third shot at the par five fourth he offered me for him that was clumsy wasn’t it very clumsy proo left himself a really tricky part down the hill now k t-shot at the par three finish he’s kind of short sided himself but he’s got just love up there over the Trap come down softly very well played indeed lovely touch from the German yes he has a reputation around the greens for going for the pter whenever he can but obviously it wasn’t an option there and he played that quite nicely here’s Sten in the bunker he’s got to get this up really quickly open the face really up this tear not easy um that’s a world CL shot no other way of describ [Applause] course [Music] um and good up and down from where he was an awkward spot up that hill on the left of the green but castr situation he managed it well still six under the daunting 11th to come for sain here is schwarzel this will be good up and down at number N and is an excellent front nine 530s no Drop shots are you asking if it needs work nichelson here after that lovely shot in control good attention though even though it’s short they’re not going to rush these take the time the one that you make sure everything’s right c um he thinks it’s straight going straight at the Hole uh and that’s why you take your time very nearly got away from him second birdie of the day for melson so he’s double digits under par for the open and he leads by four shots ker after his excellent chip at a part [Music] three well done they’ll be playing in shock this morning cuz the forecast from 5:00 a.m. almost just thunder lightning rain heavy rain from 5 a.m. till about 1: a.m. tomorrow and there’s none so they’ve got such a march on the field these early starters cuz it’s going to come and they played in the best conditions yesterday afternoon by and large that’s a birdie for sack Johnson so he gets to six under he’s alongside saon Kelson tied for second place Adam Scott has made his PA there what a great from Zack Johnson after that drive beginning to fall still no signs at the moment of the wind picking up and melson four ahead of Kelson and Johnson five clear of Martin Kimber and Patrick Reed AAS aasa and just looking around the edges of the leader board it’s definitely got the look now of they’re beginning to close in yeah by the same token I don’t think they could believe it yesterday afternoon Sam could they because the the breeze was not forecast to drop like it did yesterday no doubt the hardest shot on the golf course always chopped it as it going right uh well for fester that’s just a we joke sometimes that s is not that bad you just a wed W just miss your four or make your away five quite happy the postage [Music] stand leaning a bit that’s very nice better a spin even closer and he’s on his way back had a bit of a Ry start but a few bir since uh second birthday of the day for [Applause] Stenson 127 here at the postage stamp the wind is changing to a more prevailing Direction [Music] go on so close for [Music] melson elementary it’s still early doors but he’s looking a little bit ominous isn’t he I was very impressed with him yesterday he’s wonderful flight control in his game Michel he can hit the ball as low as he wants or as high as he wants with the same type of Swing was ww was was Westwood get inside [Music] Nicholson kakiak kak amazing thing about Nicholson still to make a Boby B fre yesterday and again today beautiful and it’s a delayed reaction on the shot here a magnificent shot from nichelson just pit out behind the PIN to the left beautiful you that’s good going to be 8 oh yeah then look at this now I mean my goodness like it was on an elastic band at the bottom of the pin wonderful shot almost made it he’s going to 11 on the par deserved Applause for [Applause] mikkelson it’s a fine shot from Ernie El okay it’s a bit Cru hit it to two feet and still don’t win nearest the pin kson here after his W with t- shot Sam said just take your medicine chop it down the fair whe probably leave seven eight third shot in here try and make a par but’s not the end of the world especially in the position he’s in [Applause] tough lie lot of Top Spin on this he needs to pitch it short which he has so you use ugly like interchangeable that’s [Music] okay coming up 30 is at three and four Henri Stenson has reached the looking it up and down and why not lovely shot we’re seeing some great shots this morning condition still very good for these players Westwood the worst shot at late should just come from just outside left too far left he level par on his round and for the championship expensive Zack Johnson would like to do what his playing partner just done in front of him very good shot [Music] that usually is not a good sign pulled it left and it’s going to be a bit long that pin there not much green to work with either bunker to go over but then again it is Zack Johnson great short game I wouldn’t fancy that Sam no I wouldn’t fancy hini though 11 all day long you’ll get this at 10 ft Voss no spin [Music] unlucky so Phil melson three birdies today large heading to the ninth T like old yeah and he leads by five shots that’s a very healthy lead even at an early stage isn’t it with no disrespect if it was someone else up there you might not think so much of it but uh man who knows how to win major championships the man who looks as though he’s playing well has all the talent in the world schwarzel here turned in 31 by far the best today left that a bit short it’s got some work to keep the Run of no Bogies going today going with that little five wood that first little patch of rough just didn’t quite give it enough now here we go yes open it up crush your game thump down behind it and hopefully put a nice bit of spin on it and that looked pretty good very nice pure confidence that cuz looking at that you wouldn’t Fanci it at all but practice makes perfect you see the rain coming down now got a good chance for his PA going to mind the rain too much they will if the wind starts blowing though oh you’re in here why is why is that same word Ernie really needs to lay up short of the two left hand bunkers here the wind can’t make its mind up at the moment it’s more directly off the right [Music] would not the best spot there just nestled down a bit by the looks of it yes this wind at the moment is right in between down and against blowing straight off the right it was blowing down on the seventh for a few gusts and now it’s just switch to a straight cross R so still not helping the players they’ll still be playing short of these left hand bunkers Bill Mickelson six out of six Fairways you don’t often see that I mentioned earlier he changed his swing working on his swing plane with B Haron out of day but left B 2015 it’s now Andrew gson uh a greyhot golf club in Arizona where he plays all his golf so that’s the man that’s changed the swing and be very happy with the results as I say the play rear here really is to lay up short of the two spectacle bunkers on the left um being aggressive here really no no point whatsoever today with this crosswind lucky oh D full empty empty see just that the rain just started to come down it doesn’t it’s just in your mind you can’t hit it as hard as you’d want to and it just it really does affect you pretty straight here for Zach just push that jimy was dead right it was a straight so the t-shot the last two t-shots he said off the last one he made birdie another one there he almost made pass I think level power over the last two H is quite good first drop shot today for Zack Johnson no bogey so far on the card for s but he’s got to hold this one if he’s going to keep that going well done sain Kelson clever St now we saw his lovely t-shot yeah yeah switched on should be reasonably straight As long as he keeps the pace is lucky fortunate yeah that’s a nice two Stenson moving along very nicely that’s him now six under three birdies on the truck yeah he climbs alongside the Dane sain Kelson so I’m just off the back left shame under it’s a drop for the X Masters champion Charles schwartzel in terms of objects still 4 under on the day DJ Dustin Johnson 283 to go here at the sixth but then would you say must got into orbit I don’t think this will reach he’s obviously completely M hit that one just ballooned up into there a little bit of wind into but not enough to make that that was either a poor lie or just a really bad strike that was weird L I was not don’t know what he did there un I did a high cut he definitely did that but no penetration on it whatsoever he’s still in good shape it’s five no problem up ahead third shot now for Germany’s Martin kimer quite see how it’s lying not the best angle here though yeah I think I know I know a lot of these SC there there I’m learning more as well in J at the moment I’m doing and he’s done well I think see think understand what’s going on almost we have the ninth hole the t- shots Ernie just in the rough and mikkelson the middle of his seventh out of seven Fairway think I’m absolutely fenario I’m very good at in a restaurant goes anything strug with control when the ball lands yeah yeah stuff like that like where is the do you have a bank that’s just not nice at all where I where I struggle is like if they find it then he’s going to have some serious problems where in the middle of a big don’t understand exactly what she’s saying or why she saying that’s you know like I don’t think he understands that Nicholson’s got 179 here flag back left on a tiny little tier cheeky flag today got to be careful not to go long up the new bank that they’ve built at the back of the green like it that’s the worst shot you all too to work with it’s always good when Mel and misses are green cuz you see this exceptional short game go such a variety of shots he’s gone to the two gloves he does that when the rain starts falling two cotton gloves which he feels gives him a much better purchase on the [Music] grip ston here going to un Le one down the par five sixth he’ll be trying to reach in for sure loves IT Crowd like [Applause] it why not A1 Johnson’s third shot to six that was a poor one he’s worked so hard in that department of his game think he’s third in America in the stats from 120 in which it was probably 80 last year he’s been missing it down the left Johnson so far see what he does with this he’s looking anxious the Marshalls indicating otherwise that’s okay he’s popped it past Stenson hasn’t he that’s amazing I don’t know if Stenson well Stenson went after his pretty hard so that’s a big hit from Zach birding out first hole of the day for Rafa Cabell this will be a very nice way to start his day oh Lely right in the middle said he doesn’t mind what the weather throws at them today it’s the same for everyone he doesn’t want it to be too brutal in terms of the breeze doesn’t mind the rain here’s Keegan Bradley ping for Birdy at the third hole lovely stroke there complaining about his putting recently not been putting well but that’s certainly a very good putt jelson 12th just to the right a chance of making a green from there oh it’s actually shot from sa yelson very very good from there get on this green and two the third hardest hole last time the open was at TR that was over the week tall figure of the Belgian Thomas Peters trying to get it to four under and does so we talk about talented young players in the world well here’s one to look out for as well already a couple of wins on the European tour for Thomas hits it beautifully good ball Striker as you see there good short game as well still a big lead for mikkelson five ahead of Kelson and Stenson with work to do at the ninth though the leader Charles schwartzel amazing run over the front nine five birdies no Drop shots he has just made bogy at 10 but he’s still in pretty good shape Matt cooa is always there or thereabouts whenever he seems to tear it up these days Garcia three under through three all pass so far for Sergio and for anaban leiri who’s playing with Sergio and Keegan Bradley Molinari got off to a good start two under through the first six holes he’s given both those back though mroy Fowler sing Donaldson among the later starters we have kimer birdie chance didn’t quite hit it not a bad part he very rarely misses by much dozy Martin kimer I still am flabbergasted by what he said about that winning part at the Ridder cup at Madina way back when about uh he was relishing the opportunity even though he’d left himself 6 feet or so to win everyone else would be terrified Mark of the man though wants to be the one wants to take responsibility fair play to him well Ernie’s hit his second shot straight into a gor Bush found it taking his two CL lengths has got a pitch of around 40 yards now tricky one though up a tier two levels to contend with not easy he’s been extremely lucky to get two Clum then to get out of where he was cuz camera like it plun right in the middle of it him down for just a one drop shot for Ernie which would be exceptional he’s going to have to hold a good one melson here what’s he going with a little um and run or is he putting it Nicholson’s chips pretty straightforward here really lying quite nicely in The Fringe be the first tester of the day for Phil see the rain teaming down now very unpleasant I’m sure at 11 under power and five clear he won’t mind when we drop a rain but this is Charles schwarzel third shot at the 11th dropped a shot at 10 he’ll have to hold that one if it’s not going to be twoo Bogies to start the back nine Westwood now le part breaks considerably from from right to left here early part of the putt straightens out a little bit at the end but certainly will move quickly to his left initially lovely view of this exactly what van said let’s see how well he’s read it just didn’t hit it hard enough but all around not too bad so bogy five for Westwood there one over the front line one over for the championship tied for 76th Place can’t still at level par at the moment if you’re an Andy Sullivan f f he’s just had a couple of Horrid holes took seven at the seventh boy the short eight to go from 4 under back to level par shame for Andy he can come back from there but it’ll be a tough one now tricky P like to make this damage limitations it’s a good stroke oh that’s cruel not good well disappointing way to finish what’s been a pretty disappointing nine in the end for Ernie El two double Bogies on the card the first test of the day for Phil Mickelson only player on the field not obviously you can read that not to have dropped a shot so far he would like to keep it going but it’s also it’s not a bad one to go off your back you just hasn’t had a poogy this week hasn’t had a boy this week you start thinking about it instead of just playing a game not saying he should Miss This in purpose just to get rid of it but does have a five shot lead a five shot what a wonderful up and down for Nicholson what an excellent front nine goes to the turn in 33 three under the card no Drop shots as we’ve been saying over 27 holes Martin kimer Now using his three wood trying to hit this Fairway seventh hole and absolutely dead straight Perfect Look at that that’s an example of a perfect golf shot he’s been a little bit aggressive too so he’ll have a short iron in there Kelson just found the the front edge of this 12th green From the Rough uphill birdie part after the t- shot afor is absolutely fine there couple of loose t- shots at the 11th and then the 12 from Kelson he’ll battle away though short for his bar doesn’t want it to unravel no that’s a really good up and down just want to stop that birdie uh that bogey run as quickly as you can you like the birdie runs to keep going but not those bogey runs cuz sometimes it just gets in your head and there you go his playing Partners please for him there playing with Kevin Nar who’s one under and Paul Casey Casey struggling nine over par oh it’s looking a bit Grim now out there isn’t it yeah this is where this rain keeps on for another sort of 10 15 20 minutes these players are really going to get wet and it’s hard to swing as as you normally would that that’s the biggest thing well there Michelson with this double glove thing I’ve not seen that before but obviously he likes it well the wind has definitely made its mind up now and it’s got up a good 7 mph it’s definitely down off the left on the 10th the t- shot’s gone to the right in the right hand rough first Fairway Miss today for Phil Mickelson we got Lee Westwood the line just left of the of the house you can see in the distance probably actually middle of that bunker would be absolutely perfect for Westwood you have a Graphic of the whole really tough t-shot this players just looking into a huge Sand Hill in front of them they have to have made precise notes in their practice rounds Le hit a perfect t- shot there middle of the Fairway yeah excellent from the Englishman ideal line there ear last to go out with a big dog the driver need to hit a good one Ernie after that double two over can’t afford to spill any more holes in this back nine unless the weather turn terrific in the latter parts of the day play a nice little fade that’s going to be in the middle of the Fairway on that line oh and long too look at that that’s the longest we’ve seen by Miles I don’t put it it’s on the OBS slope reaching for a yardage books to see how far that one’s gone but it is a bomb and it’s shot forward as well off the down slope I get 324 to the end of the there very nice earnest as you say though he needs a big back nine Ernie to play the weekend if it does carry on raining which it is forecast to pretty heavy rain for a couple of hours now we’re expecting then the C are going to be working very hard out there to try to keep everything dry Keegan Bradley here some dodgy shoelaces there but anyway he’s playing well today oh I put the commentator’s curse on him he’s pulled it left might be too bad plenty of green to it with the pink cut quite tight over there on the right hand side of the green six hole third shot here for Henrik Stenson good angle looking to get this one in close just left of the pin should do it see gradually the controls just beginning because of rushing shots it’s uh everything’s changing out there just a little bit you see the t- shots on seven safe drive from kimer the other two have gone a little bit longer short shots in but certainly K’s only got 123 looking to get this close I think oh lovely shot from K really is striking the ball lovely this week it’s been coming though he’s been playing well recently Zack Johnson 115 third shot to the sixth hole oh look at that nice little punch should have lots of spin on it this one first big bounce and then check up there you go lovely shot that’s his strength well he dropped a shot at the fifth Johnson’s got an excellent chance to get it straight back there at number six the Wayward drive from mikkelson 207 to go for him 167 for Westwood and really not very much for Els big question is how is mikkelson’s ball lying yes it’s not lying too bad actually Dom he’s got every chance to make the green it is a long way of course 207 to the back left pin really the only place he doesn’t want want to miss this is long left a big cut at this one giving it a good look oh that’s an excellent shot that’s exactly where bones will have told him the best place is for him and there he is he h it where his man wanted and in Phil that part won’t be far away showing his experience yeah he’s been a good mixture hasn’t he for calmness and also when he’s had to go for it he’s out gone for it it’s it’s a really good display five shot lead looking very good 167 for Lee that pin is dangerous on the back left corner there but I still feel he can attack this flag with a short iron in his [Music] hand straight at it great shot from Westwood good birdie part good birdie opportunity rather 134 for Ernie paid off to be aggressive with the driver from the te unlucky only there is out of the rough he’s expecting a little bit of release and of course it checks up a little bit still a chance though yeah it’s exactly where he would have wanted to land it isn’t it Laura as you say be looking front edge of the green let it roll out but it just had a little bit of check on it here’s Stenson for a birdy four at the sixth hole to get to Seven under him within four of the lead that’s a lovely roll good Pace perfect Pace hasn’t he got his waterproof on these sweds they’re very hardy people they don’t really need too much protection from the pouring rain Cru is on going to be very dangerous over the next 2 and 1 half days I [Applause] think well he’s made no bones about it he would love to become the first Scandinavian male to win a major championship Super excellent work from a man who has won a major Keegan Bradley but he’s been out of sorts over the last couple of years working hard on his game Zack Johnson now after that lovely little pitch shot should be pretty straight nice and firm and there it is very simple for him moving along very nicely three of them tied for second at six under wson Stenson and Johnson that’s Zack Johnson and here is s Kelson he’s missed another Fairway not a great angle here at 13 either that one’s gone left just heard a dodgy little strike but if he keeps missing Fairways like that he’s going to struggle eventually is you can’t just keep making passs so needs to liven up a little bit off the tea Dustin Johnson we understand had to play three off the T first ball went into the bushes so real problems here for the US Open Champion the man who arguably came here as the favorite to win this week after his blistering form getting that major breakthrough not a bad putt at all from that distance got a little bit of work left but a long long putt you say it’s so surprising to see him struggling but it’s been on the greens that’s caused most of his problems he’s missed a lot of short birdie pups and had some other longer chances just not making anything Nicholson from 35 ft here very little break being incredible Birdie on the 10th should he make it pH just tapping in there nice par after a loose D- shot yeah there’s nothing wrong with the par at the 10th now he’s got the 11th t-shot though so uh a good one down there and he can maybe Cruise back on the on the back nine and hopefully set a Target that they find it very hard to catch today in fact almost impossible to catch it’s getting a bit ugly out there now isn’t it virtually dead straight forly great chance from about 12 ft for birdie just enough Pace to topple into the hole for Lee Westwood so a good start to the back line he’s back to level par for this championship and a nice little boost ahead of that t- shot at the 11th Martin kimer trying to get it to six under in that TI for second oh that’s unusual virtual gimmies for Martin should be a gimme but taking his time that’s the way to do it it’s a missed opportunity though remains at five under par six behind Mickelson and it’s uh what is it it’s still good morning and it’s Tony Johnston has joined Laura and I good morning guys good morning everyone at home on the count of three we’re going to sing What A Difference A Day Makes Laura you can conduct the orchestra you don’t need to have me singing I can assure you of that all meat a bit Bleak out there isn’t it quite calm though Laura the weather I mean these guys would much rather have a better rain and no wind than vice versa absolutely I mean they they it’s uncomfortable and it’s not fun but it’s the letter of two eals for sure and I think the scoring represents that at the top of the leaderboard Michelson with a five shot Advantage the 145th openen OPP Rafa with an early birdie Rafa Cabrera Bayo that is the Spaniard who’ having such an excellent 2016 season Schwarz with a sensational front line Dustin Johnson two under today but really struggling at the seventh hiton this is his third shot obviously after the P shot tricky up and down but they usually got a little bit of green to work with though oh he’s landed it short oh very clever bumped it up little short but the way he’s scrambling today you wouldn’t put it past him that was one of those ones when sometimes when it’s sitting up on the grass it’s quite easy to go straight underneath it isn’t it yeah or you get it really high out the face and it just comes out completely dead he is one gritty little customer s Kelson one of my favorites on tour certainly straight speaking great sense of humor and a popular man all [Applause] around seventh hole Adam Scott here 157 left for Adam Scott you just think yesterday morning Rory drove it on the UPS slope of the green can’t believe it hey time for Adam legs on the front here goody there caddy likes it now it a good result little long but that’s a nice shot he’s playing to a lot of center of a lot of greens here today not really attacking it like some of the others but he’s obviously comfortable doing that it’s Groundhog Day at the moment though for Adam Scott he started yesterday with eight straight pars before he birded the ninth and it’s six straight so far today it’s not well I’m glad this rain’s coming cuz it’s cooling me down I was a bit warm earlier a nice Scottish summer I didn’t put my sunscreen on either that was a good job 149 left for Zach the short time play is incredible [Applause] another lovely iron shot just on the edge nice uphill Cup oh needs to stop though you don’t want to go drifting off down the front now that’s okay very nice what numers would you have had a little chat with Adam on the last Fairway he’s been up here since last Thursday he’s loving it lyx golf great part of the course down here the postage stamp so close all the three stands if you’re coming here to watch the golf at all anybody in the future or this week maybe you’re coming over this is a place to come Henri’s got a great angle 137 this flag’s front left green though this one Stenson throws one just past the pin little bit spin moving there it is strike again stenson’s got the game face on here’s sain Kelson once again scrambling for his par he hold a big one at the 11th for a save can he do it again oh he can it’s amazing isn’t it really is sticking in there perhaps something Big’s coming for him him today for this week for sain he really is toughing it out when he’s not playing particularly well which is a really good sign K post just smoothing it in as the rain continues to come down and it is an absolute wonderful what a wonderful shot now the G have been waiting all day for that well Phil Mickelson very nearly H one here a short while ago what a shot Keegan Bradley t- shot at the PA three F the other path three on the front nine the wind is the rain is driving across his hle so he’s going to have to set this out to the right let it come in with the wind it’s a lovely shot beautiful shot looking down on the seventh green now where by the way Dustin Johnson did make a double bogy six so he’s back to level par for the championship seen a few big numbers here bur vburger in the group ahead of Johnson made a six poor old Andy Sullivan triple bogy seven Adam Scott here he’s going to be first to pu after his little safe iron to the middle of the green it’s easy for us that here saying a safe shot cuz you can’t quite see all the little humps and bumps on these greens if you miss it just off your line it’s going to run off the green makes the game very difficult so I’m sure Adam knows what he’s doing yeah anything going left into the left hand bunker here would be a nightmare so yeah forgivable to go a little safe I agree laa good point TJ that left hand bunker is no place to go and it’s really close to that this is right to left all the way down the hill for Adam he’s just not got a hang on the greens this morning so far Adam here tapping in nice easy birdie could have been a one though millimeters it could have been two or three shots better than the is as well second birdie of the day for Germany’s Martin kimer yes martinet was that close maybe even closer they reckon on a good day you can see the turnbury lighthouse down the coast but it would need a big light on it to see it today beautiful stretch of Coast with all the great golf courses down it Zack Johnson this is left to right coming off that shoulder not an easy part this quite a bit of Swing pretty good effort good Pace attach too much into it but like all the very good pters every py hit seems to scare the whole four feet out you think oh that’s that’s got a great chance Nicholson’s been get the last two [Applause] days K in here shot on 14th look at this PA three on the back nine just a mid iron for these guys P tucked away over a bunker on the right hand side of the green he’s having nothing to do with that good sensible shot there from sain Kelson after a slight delay on 11th T Nicholson just a three wood and those course pushes how they’ve grown up over the years we had the seniors open here in 08 and you can you could see bits of the Fairway it’s always quite innovating hitting blind t- shot especially when there’s that much trouble Stenson oh nicely done Henrik just made that hole look like a piece of cake so he jumps out of the Log Jam at six under he is now solo second and he’s four shots behind Phil mikkelson good move today from Stenson four birdies no Drop shots here’s ke Bradley hello oh he remains at 600 cson with his birdie effort at 14 go on go on good do you think if he manages level par Over The Back Nine he’ll be he’ll be happy enough Tony I think he would be yeah you know it’s it’s it’s relatively calm out there fairly calm but you w you still like to sneak the odd bird I know sa he’s a serious competitor Martin Ker’s reaction suggests this setting a little bit right and it is well we’ve been praising the way he’s been striking the ball out there over the last couple of days but that wasn’t his best eighth T Stenson Scott Zack Johnson this is one of the new Innovations it’s a camera on a a steel wire 10 cameras I think they’ve got around this hole some in the bunkers every single bunker has a camera in it I think they should be selling rides on that wire HRI friend of his passed away in Dubai day before yesterday hence the black ribbon on his capup I’d like to see you on that wire Johnson 125 Henrik this is tricky sh I think he’s got to play 110 just get out on the front of the green B GRE is a terrible thing and Grady’s back with this decent one there way yeah very nice Dom there’s only been two Bogies on eight today Andy Sullivan and Mark kov here so playing downwind you like this and a lot easier I mean I like the club what number yeah it’s down off the left wait that flag on the right hand side cannot miss it right and obviously there cofin bunker on the left as well very demanding any better with their short LS than Zack Johnson that’s a beauty that flag a lot further up the green than yesterday but it is so much easier that front left flag is one you know it’s such a short all you tempted to go at the flag and we just saw some horrific numbers there yesterday from theway yeah it’s getting heavy now just stopped for a bit thought we’re going to get away with it but it’s coming down again good two good cers Ram there and as the rain comes down the greens will get a little softer these guys will have to adapt to how much spin they want to put on the ball and how much it’s going to [Music] spin some Hardy Souls aren’t there at the Open Championship they don’t seem to mind the rain and why not especially when you’re seeing golf of the caliber that this man is playing Phil mikkelson second to [Music] 11 he’s got that look in his eye there the Homing in look absolute Bey there from Lefty 30 P 13 for Charles swartzel sneak in the right left side gets the three under the front n’s at about 1.7 shots harder so far today than it was yesterday so just with the change of wind 15t sa the driver going left oh get away from that get away from that yeah nice that’s been always been a a feature of his game accuracy well accuracy in every Department really very straight driver of the ball Martin Kim has drawn a good lie here after a away with t-shot at the nth 198 yards to go [Music] though unsighted over the gors bushes got to get it all the way back way too far yeah well he certainly got the yardage right Ultra slowmo the size of those raindrops never mind the swing but difficult to control out of this semi at the best of times but when it’s wet balls wet as you take the club away a little bit of water flicks up on the face you see the splash there so all in all not a bad effort he was a little worried because he couldn’t see it coming down over the the little Mound but it’s okay birdie put on the way for Adam Scott and another one short the massive hitting Tony finel at 18 if you’ve never seen this man hit a driver go watch him on the Range if you can something to behold could have done with a bit of that in his putting there to the eight H where all three players have birdie Parts well this stand behind me is pretty full and you got to mind all the spectators up there all huddled up in their umbrellas and their coats chance here for Henrik see the line it’s left to right all the way a little bit uphill he’s just got to hit it greens are slowing down a little in this rain barely gets it there a little firmer it might have held its line but no question the rain has taken a bit of pace off then solid pass for the big swed michelson’s got a downhill 12 foter here it’s about two balls outside the left probably the more difficult of the three puts the players faced on this screen even though he was the closest quite fast just a touch more paast would have held its line but 4 four on 10 11 three under for the round 11 under for the championship got a little break with his Drive sain managed to avoid the bunkers and this is now his second shot into 15 good angle and a really nice shot again from the [Applause] D Tony finel for his pass and a round of 67 Big for round of 71 for a total of four under losing the plot good solid stuff though and at four under well melson’s on a bit of a run away but seven shots is nothing on the links course birdie put now of Zack Johnson at eight and yes sneaks it in the front the result you’d expect from Johnson when he has a wedge in his hand seven under four back to nine Martin kimer putting up the slope first of all then it flattens out lovely excellent oh it’s a birdie for kimer two in a row for the German and he goes to the turn in 34 and that is the toughest hole on the course at the moment number nine tter from down the ridge this is one reason why we thought Martin would be a contender this week he putting is chipping to be honest is [Music] well it’s just lousy let’s be honest but he can cut his way around here hybrid his way around off the greens and great reaction yeah shades of pineur wen’t there in that one long part of 14 the PA three shorts Sal easy as that the greens are perfect little sting out of them with the the water but they run through melson with an iron well that’s not a good sign oh dear when you take an iron for safety and accuracy and launch it into the the nether regions that’s not good that’s from nowhere as well he’s hardly put a foot wrong out there today still leads by four shots from Germany’s Martin kimer Henrik Stenson and Zack Johnson it is a high quality looking leaderboard as we continue the story of this second round of the 145th open from wonderful Royal TR Steve Stricker Justin Thomas are among the latest starters today slightly unusual with the open that uh they go off the same tea and because they have so much daylight this time of the year in this part of the world all the way through to about quarter 4 in the afternoon I think the last part was sunk just before 900 p.m. last night by Ryan Evans that’s a long day isn’t it what’s the latest you’ve had in the open Tony I had second last or last about I think three or four times in a row I think I must have upset somebody in the at the time but uh I can’t believe that I’m sure they’ve forgiven me now 275 to the bunker for Henrik I think he likes [Applause] it he’s on autopilot isn’t me different test today this night marroy yesterday morning at three wood and a chip with a sand IR it’s not that today it’s a fearsome hle hit it down the right the wind’s coming off the right a little just keep it short of those two bunkers down the left beautiful Tom I do remember the one year at St Andrew’s coming in second day Stone last and other than our bunker our scorer and our official the only people out there with the guys clearing the bins literally it was like a ghost town it was horrible keigan Bradley third shot at six tugged it a little I played with Wayne Riley and John Jacobs last 425 Kelson 30 attempt uh at St Andrews in 84 exactly the same thing no courtesy cars left restaurants were shut people were walking their dogs across the golf course and freezing and upset that we were in their way sain stays at six Ander Climer 10th T oh would have worked out the line straight out that airplane they work that out in the practice round aing at that airpl will be there all week I had an Irish caddy once that took a yardage from a Coke can in the rough well that’s the place to be in these conditions isn’t it under cover well we know that mikkelson pulled his t- shot here oh well that doesn’t look to be lying too bad at all yes Dom the LIE isn’t too bad you’re right it’s still very risky though 215 to the PIN tangly stuff trouble is you get those long grass stems and they when they’re wet it’s even worse they just wrap around the shaft on the way down if you’re coming in Fairly shallowly and it’s unless you’re extremely strong as mikkelson is it’s quite hard to control it these guys aren’t that far away from Mickelson in this looks like there’s no rain at all although the few umbrellas up there a little lighter that was Bradley for birdie ninth hole Zack Johnson coming out of the rough long way back as well he’s got a gosh what’s he got there fivewood maybe yeah he’s a long way back Dom as you say he’s H quite a few shots down the left on this front nine Zack Johnson the rest of his game’s getting out of trouble 203 hasn’t come out at all but it’s chasing well there is a plan that’s worked out quite well my goodness it’s one of the best shots we’ve seen in here at nine gr I don’t know about you but it scared the heck out of me it still does metal woods with when the face is wet I always felt the ball could just go sideways and what a shot this is ball below his feet wet grass wet ball wet Club face and just gives it a nudge expecting it to come out and run down there which a did beautiful shot I think you’re right graes that’s one of the shots of the day for us so far Adam Scott from the Fairway looks like about a six or a seven ey 79 yes we’ve seen so many players come up shorten in that right hand corner it’s hard to get it all the way back to this back flag on top of that Tier 1 17 Into The Wind and Rain little bit sheltered down there on the it is a little bit uphill can’t see the green either from down there great shot from Zach [Applause] Johnson 69 I’m thinking here for [Applause] Henrik yeah that’s a bit disappointing especially when he Compares his effort to Zack Johnson’s last of the par fives at Royal TR the 16th here’s kelon six under one of only two holes on the course with water hazards there’s a a ditch that runs across the third and then through the 16th so guys will be hitting less than drive it to lay up short of the ditch today it’s two about 290 to reach kimer second shot at 10 green sits about 15 ft above the level of the Fairway can’t be right and that’s a Jud error in judgment there you must be left of the flag he’s got about he’s got a 10t elevation now up to the green I don’t think he’ll be able to get the putter on that one anything positive about this shot here van well he’s on the path people have trotten down so it’s really tough for him to anticipate how it’s going to spin but having said that it is a clean lie 25 ft left in danger of dropping his first shot of the championship I understand you got to cover the golf but when you invade my personal spage you’re affecting my ability to concate and ultim my ability play Go wa don’t look for excuses it’s got to Charles schwarzel he’s reached the par for 15th hole nice this go in some ways it’s understandable lot of pressure on full and it’s amazing when you suddenly just go one or two things go wrong you start noticing Everything Brad Bradley on seven just an IR turning towards the Fairway bunker and lucky break there for Keegan Bradley Stenson at the ninth up onto the putting surface let it run out did it check too much just a fraction so he’ll need to hold that one for his par to stay at seven under four behind Mickelson who remember has some problems at the 12th bit of wind there little bit we keep sort of thinking it’s pretty calm but Jamie has it come up a little the wind a little bit Tony no it’s pretty much the same I have to say uh um I want the wind to come up cuz then the rain will go away but that’s not going to happen for a bit it’s not too bad actually played in a lot worse than this difficult P for Adam Scott here up over the ridge he’s almost got to go along the ridge that’s the difficulty of this part go on oh that’s a seriously good effort from Scotty Fairway would Kelson 16 yeah that’s okay nothing wrong with that look at how much green he’s got to work with if you can’t reach the green that’s just about ideal there rules official helping out Phil mikkelson here looks like David Williams from the European tour Van’s down there van can you Enlighten us what’s going on not entirely no the ball’s moved somehow I’m not sure if it moved after he put it down um but he was certainly not showing any signs that anything had happened until here we got a good view of there every time we put it back down it was falling backwards he done the right thing get the official in two gloves on loves those two gloves those thanks wet weather gloves thank goodness he did calling a usgi official this part’s pretty straight it might be a tiny bit right to left but not much just got to negotiate the tier about a 3ft tier in front of him slow go there it is Tony first drop shot of the championship bogy for Phil mikkelson at the 12 so he falls back to 10 under and his lead is down to three yeah I think he felt that drop shot was coming I think hence the the curtness to the the cameraman not making excuses for him but uh I mean it is it’s unnecessary but it’s the stress you he look might look calm but you know he’s bubbling away underneath Martin kimer going to bump and run it I mean that is his absolute acces heill well to you’ve suffered from it you don’t really know it’s uh it’s it’s a killer yeah grades we were talking about it the other night I think there are more guys out there with serious chipping problems than putting problems sh another birdie Putt and ouch that’s a real pity he’s had seven birdies today already it was five under after seven came out the blocks very hot dropped shots at 10 and 12 another two birdies going well now come on MAR give us something a little bit better you want if you’re going to bump and run it up there you want something that’s going to come in very shallow to the ground he’s now try to hit it into the well into the face he’d be better off there with a rescue club cuz you can’t chunk a rescue no question you know you can see he doesn’t want to hit the lofter club you know he’s avoiding that at all costs but the choice of shot I think both times was was incorrect yeah cuz if you can chunk a pit shot you chunk one of those Zack Johnson for birdie at nine error there for stanson short iron second for someone of his ball striking ability yeah the body language there indicated I think that he pulled it he wasn’t sort of waiting for the break it was halfway there and he was off after it he knew it wasn’t going to come now poor old Martin ker you just had two horrible chips and now you faced with this oh well that is the epitome of deceleration right there I mean you can see the club I mean the club only gets 18 in past the ball there’s just there’s no Fizz there’s no hit in it and it’s just it’s horrible to watch it really is horrible to watch 7 under and only three back from the lead before this whole sixth shot yeah in the middle of the Fairway pick your dot Fairway split by mikkelson pretty simple shot here for Kelson plenty of green to work with up the hill would be nice and aggressive and well [Applause] done I wouldn’t have thought it’s the sort of day to be out on the water either but winds screen wipers going 10 to the Dozen should have been out yesterday mate one of the lovely features about Lo lman when the Scottish open was held there wasn’t it all the boats gathered down on the lock itself mikkelson leads the way by three from Zack Johnson for ahead of Kelson Stenson and Keegan Bradley still a very strong Challenge from the United States I think there was a time when for some reason a lot of people thought American players struggle with lyx golf but I don’t think it’s really ever been the case certainly not here at TR certainly not with the very best Nicholas Tom Watson I mean just a genius wasn’t he on Link’s courses I asked him once you know dum played with Tom Watson I played with him at uh Firestone and I thought I’d just Eek A Bit of knowledge out of him I said Tom what do you do differently on links courses he said nothing he says as long as the strike is pure you’re fine oh what a petty was s so it’s a par for him I did want to say to Tom you know I’ve noticed the worn patch on the middle of your golf club’s the size of my fingernail mine’s about the size of a dollar coin makes a difference Tom t-shot there Michelson Westwood Mills Nelson 180 left pin on the front left hand side here at 13 so just Center and past is where mikkelson will be looking to get it hey 69 and 11 that’s 180 Hercules I think it’s taking a lot to make his mind up Van well he’s got 180 flag but it’s a very crafty flag because just lurking six yards left well it says six yards in the yardage book but it looks more like four to me is a huge Dell so it is a very sneaky little flag got to be careful with this one just the corner of the grandstands the T isn’t it anything to the right really it’s okay and listen to the sound of those raindrops they’re like stones coming down proper heavy stuff now it’s never that Pleasant it’s that horrible stage where it starts dripping down your back birdie put at seven for Keegan Bradley to get within three oh back door tradesman’s entrance didn’t think it was going to get there we’ll get back to the left three back from mikkelson yeah that’s how low they’re coming in 11th T coming off the triple bogey at 10 Martin kimer guys hold up they like it and there it is I tell you what the cameraman are doing well to followed out there it is very gloomy blind t-shot over the crest of the Hill Johnson s stman Scott only one on The Fairway that raised green don’t miss it any side but particularly right Jamie right is just a nightmare isn’t it yeah and the flag’s back Center Tony uh 185 for Henry he’s got a great lie he’s on a little UPS slope and it’s hammering down there it’s not great but at least they’re downwind now with the lane behind [Applause] them I think he likes it he as he Dives back in under the umbrella and so he should wow nearly jammed it in the hole Jamie and it’s about 4T behind yeah I’m up by the green Wayne what a shot Truck Johnson down the left he’s got 179 follow [Applause] that I don’t know how they get it to spin like that out of the out of wet grass no I don’t know you know from 180 yards you know we had the grooves change which was supposed to reent reduce the fly and I mean it has been only to a tiny degree sadly downwind fresh off his birdie at the seventh Keegan Bradley at the short eighth hole the famous postage stamp oh dear oh dear it’s now going to be fantastic but that was almost terrible he knows it too got away with one there happy days just a brutal par three 17 although little easier today with any wind in their back and he’s got that a touch right it’s such a oh right hand edge of the green that’s a good shot any anything on the surface here there’s not much of a landing area the green elevated up at your eyesight back to the eighth and this time it’s Garcia has that big lag at the top of the Swing gets him the ball quite late and generally helps him generate a lot of Spin and right in the heart of the grein nothing wrong with that he’s going along nicely Sergio just uh one birdie no Drop shots tough to bounce back from that nightmare at 10 but if there’s anybody that can do it it’s the German he’s a cool customer and just get down now that he was not expecting a bounce that firm that’s for sure well two puts for p yeah it’s just it must be terrible being that bad in any Department of your game you you know you can’t you just can’t hide from it forever no well you can’t and I I explain to people when I talk about chipping that the best ball striker in the world only averages between 12 and 13 greens around so five or six times a day you got to get it up and down and if you’re only doing that 50% of the time you’re not you won’t be out here long it’s uh it’s crucial you’ve got to get it up and down 9 out of 10 times at least did you ever suffer from the chipping lures started in the mid90s I know all about it I didn’t know that commiserations thanks mate but it is true I think there are definitely more guys out here with serious chipping problems than then pting problems is it’s it’s Robert Al’s problem he’s got big problem with the uh with the chipping I mean he’s such a good ball Striker good lie here for Adam Scott on the UPS slope he’ll go aerial here got a good 30 foot of green to work with still not easy coming out the wet grass he’s gone low that surprised me not [Applause] great michelon from 35 ft great crowds out there following [Music] F decent effort absolutely drenched he is there Zach Johnson working hard trying to keep the the pter grip dry under the umbrella miserable you got a Broly Jamie um I left it in the uh in the room actually I know you’re you’re very disappointed about that aren’t you aren’t you that terrible news yeah it’s like Caddy Shack out here for me but it’s cooling me down that’s amazing excellent it was a bit warm earlier too it’s only water yes and there’s only so wet you can get yeah I’ve reach that this is going to be a little bit right to left up here for the DC great pter ah I have read that oh that wasn’t so good Zach that’s foled in yeah unusual isn’t it has foled in most unusual garate from the heart of the green canot get there canot get there never looked like it had quite the legs birdie P Kelson at 17 to get within three yes how about that after missing that little that short little putt back on 16 that did a lap of Honor grade two there now three behind 25 putts so far today three birdies in some good form yeah that’s an impressive display in these conditions anyone who knows him from the European tour though knows what a battler he is saen so he joined Zack Johnson and Keegan Bradley but Zack’s got got a little bit here for his part wouldn’t expect him to miss it but and he’s getting miserable out there only for some Dom only for some a little bit right I think it’s just right half Zach Damon Green is caddy doing his impression of Marry Poppins needs to step away we’ll do so there you go go there you go never in doubt there from Zack Johnson defending Champion it’s three shots behind putting up a very good defense so far now Henrik Stenson with probably 5T I said 3 and 1 half but it’s probably about 5 ft to get into a tie at 7 under for second look at the difference between the way the front and the back nine play nothing to this straightforward putt for Stenson and he joins the group at seven under par there’s a good bounce back from the suede having dropped a shot at the ninth melson for his par at the 13th stays 10 under three ahead as we thought he might taking tter from through the back of 11 Martin kimer so difficult to get the speed right though coming across two layers of grass before you go up a hill and then onto the pting surface Kegan Bradley to get within two here remain seven under three under for the round but as his ball was in the air there at the eighth hole I think he’d have taken three this 14th hole surrounded by Spectators all wanting to see this man Phil Mickelson one 14th playing 180 downwind rain’s coming down very hard still I don’t think the players can stop it if they fly the bunker they’ve got to play to the left well a good break there for mikkelson he was trying to hit it center of the drain and hook it and hung it out and turned into a good shot it’s got to be difficult I mean even though he’s got those cotton gloves on uh he’s just saturated kimer forar at 11 that I’m afraid is four shots gone in two holes to start the back nine for Martin kimer a real body blow scariest t-shot out here although today down Breeze not so much only taking a three-wood at that television Tower across the gors there’s the line it’s hung that a bit right look like he was aiming right to hook it and lucky he’s got past all the heavy stuff so so good break there for Henrik Stenson played a full shot over its par yesterday used to be a par five in the old days difficulty today is if they hit that TV tower it’s only 2 if H your driver you could actually run out on that line so you got to be a bit braver with the driver and hit it down that right hand side can’t see a thing off this te except gor very intimidating t- shot Arnold Palmer described it as the most dangerous hole he’s ever seen leaking right that’s not good I don’t know whether Zach’s got the the Firepower same line is Henrik Stenson that one fellas well Stenson found the rough there yesterday made a bogey five Zack Johnson managed to par the 11th hole everyone is still chasing Phil mikkelson who shot that wonderful round of 63 yesterday almost made major championship history had a put at the last which lipped out for a 62 it’s going to be tough for Martin kimer now the rest of the back nine real momentum killer those two gos 10 and 11 saon Kelson has reached the 18th T good layup on 18 it’s Greg’s bunker down there on the right looking down on Charles schwarzel fourth shot at number 16 the par five done very handy cameraman up there in the plane Rob Gunter thank you rob Jamie what news they haven’t found the first ball though maybe they’ve just done so but Adam’s playing a provisional just in case looks like they’re giving up on that one well or are they it’s just peering into there like they have found something and they’ve moved everyone back oh okay so I think I’d hit a provisional anyway you want to get down there and find it’s not yours absolutely absolutely y you just can’t see anything and the spotters can’t see your head from the tea so they’re just standing there waiting for a noise and it can bury the ball bury itself in the longest stuff so I think the spot is still a fantastic job up there standing out there in the rain waiting to be bombarded by a tidalist saon Kelson good t- shot at 18 just looking to get it into the house safely or is he great chance of finishing off with another birdie for Kelson schwarzel for at 16 remains four [Applause] under after the lucky bounce off the greenside bunker at the 14th Phil melson with a birdie pot it’s all going isn’t it he’s had the the one blemish of 12 but it’s all happening for Phil Nicholson big kick off the bunker long birdie T back to 11 under and now he’s back to four in front he’s got the tough 15th next then the par five the 16th there you go mikkelson four ahead of Kelson Stenson Johnson and Bradley as the rain continues to fall heavily over Royal TR Grand stands by 18 and the school boys who are inside they got a a scoreboard either side of the stands on 18 and there are two schools and they race each other to get the scores up first no good news I’m just looking at the the weather app and it’s got rain for the rest of the what does it say about the wind on the weather app it’s not giving me wind I’ve got a cheap app well it certainly was four cars to pick up so we’ll wait and see on that front here’s Keegan Bradley second to nine a little lean going suggesting it’s heading right right at it maybe just half a club short but that’s a good shot from the American we hear that they found Scotty’s Ball but can he Advance it Jamie just as we watch Zack Johnson he’d love to have a go it Zack Johnson just over 200 yards he got to sit down little bit of water getting into the camera there apologies for that where’ it finish Jamie just left of the green don’t mean the crowd they’re going to have to move themselves got away with that was a pretty horrible line top of that bank though for Johnson Adams he’ll be tempted to have a go at this but got a big clot of grass right behind the ball he could leave it there did he hit a provisional he did he hit a provisional right down the middle of the Fairway but this is his ball so he wants to have a go I think he’s going to have a go with it I wouldn’t I would be a move this a foot I don’t know about 20 yards to get to the Fairway but he’s he’s a strong boy so down the grip and hold on crunch time here for the Australian [Applause] live big sitting up behind the bow [Applause] potentially his championship rests on this shot yeah he’s he’s got to be absolutely confident he can get it to the [Applause] Fairway Laura Davis is back with us he doesn’t look particularly confident anytime you see a player taking this many little practice swings and might be just surely better off just taking his two Club lengths he’s not going to advance it more than 20 30 yards if he’s lucky [Applause] I don’t know what he was worried about good shot there very dangerous but a good decision in the end probably his biggest worry was just what you saw the GS bushes just through the Fairway not leaving it in I didn’t realize that you know he coming on that angle so yeah that was that’s only five yards from a a real disaster that was a terrific shot from Adam Scott ston 197 off an up slope good lie damn wind wind wind wind the longest power four on the golf course I 489 yards today nichelson just taking three wood there’s a couple of bunkers down the left hand side but that’s bunker is not the problem he’s found the rough Marshalls have got it but that looked like it dived not g I’m sorry not g let’s go to m kimer playing his second into 12 must be somewhat Shell Shocked after the last couple of holes not that you know it super shot from Martin kimer chance to get one of those Drop shots back but he did lose four in two holes yeah and it’s a long way back from that that’s a that’s a lot of damage letson here another birdie chance good P little bit irritating to leave that in the Jaws but again just going along really nicely today well that’s a bogey free free round of 68 for sain Kelson and leader in the clubhouse that’s seven under par Bradley at Nine’s got to putt up a little teer so all about the pace ran that birdie p a little bit past the hole but hopefully just brush that one in Phil melson with problems at the 15th hole but he is four shots clear of saen Kelson in the clubhouse Stenson Johnson and Keegan Bradley Patrick Reed five under round yesterday one of several players who came over like Steve Stricker like Phil Mickelson from the United States and played last week up at in vaness Castle Stewart in the aine asset management Scottish openen got in some useful work there they had very changeable conditions there they had one very wet day quite a bit of Breeze around as well JB Holmes was there didn’t really work out for him he missed the cut mind you I think maybe for the first round he didn’t have his clubs they got lost on the way over from the state it’s going much better this week I went to a tournament in Japan last year got halfway to the airport and uh remember my golf clubs Garcia birdie part at nine get there four under good performance so far for the Spaniard yet to break his his major or have his first major win it’s getting a bit older now [Applause] though Michelson from t 38 there was lying quite nicely really in that rough had a chance to get it there not too bad Phil’s Phil’s game is definitely up to getting that one up and down if if not getting it really close for give himself a par chance looks a bit bedraggled now doesn’t he’s been out there for the whole time I think he played the first five holes with no rain but now it’s soaking in kimer after triple bogey bogy start to this back nine much needed birdie here at 12 he’s just taken a couple to the chin absolutely lashing down and there he’s not even worried with a waterproof there Charles schwarzel on 17 another birdie chance just slips by good putt though a simple little pitch there for for Stenson that’ll be a par four on the 11th hole this is the worst of rain’s been all day it’s absolutely lashing down now I’m sure you’re all smiling away in the box there you took the words right out of my mouth Jamie yes it’s nice and warm Pleasant 70 odd degrees in here beautiful nice cup of tea Jaffer cakes lovely oh dear I can see you grinning ear to a Dame Laura she won’t share a Jaffer cakes so he never does you can have one way for sure sa me one with you no chance yeah it’s pretty miserable but of course is standing up very well most courses You’ have had the greens plenty of water on them not out here Adam Scott’s going to be watching this one pretty closely someone moving a few photographers unfortunately out of his routine got to start a game which is always annoying when everything’s dry this is downhill left to right bogey five there for Zack Johnson dropping back to six under two under freeze round today I’ve had a lot of players saying this week that yeah maybe if you play that hole in a couple overpow this week that’s okay I think they’re probably right as well it’s uh tough doesn’t come into it now here’s Adam Jamie said very similar line so maybe he learned something that was a decent part but didn’t didn’t learn enough from Zach’s P matches his five so it’s a bogey bogey start to the back nine for Adam Scott two overpar today he’s back to level par for the championship cut line by the way has drifted out a little bit has gone to plus one puut now for Keegan Bradley and sneaks it in the front so good opening nine for him three birdies 33 for former PGA champion schwarzel here look like just said Iron off the 18th and he’s carved it way out to the right lordy me gallery seemed oblivious I didn’t see it that’s a mile offline with it with an IR maybe something slipped I mean in these conditions anything can happen now mikkelson let’s it’s got It’s got a pit of around 50 yards down win usually his speciality just threw the brakes on just a bit too quick left himself a real tester actually Phil got two bursts of rain the heavy stuff think it was Friday and then upper Castle Stewart and then he played most of Sunday morning in the rain as well when he shot the closing 66 which gave him a good dollop of confidence coming here to Royal true it’s got a putt of around 45 fet here just off the green should swing gently in off his right the whole way good try there by Westwood not his favorite length coming back but nonetheless a good effort three-wood for Stenson at 12 slight tog leg left to right power four and he’s hung that to the right uh we can still see it shouldn’t be too bad driver for Zack Johnson here tough hole today 12 it was downwind yesterday not today straight back into the rain news from the course they’ve lifted the hose pipe band in the area that’s good few good swing there by Johnson we drove down from in vaness uh through the middle of Scotland I tell you what there shouldn’t be a ban on on water anywhere I’ve never seen so much water lakes locks Rivers streams beautiful drive though 3w here for Adam needs to get back on track just heard slug of white in the background there saying guys we need to pick up the pace slug is the head one of the heads rule rules officials from the US PGA Tour that’s just what you need isn’t it when it’s pouring down with rain you’re struggling with everything and then the officials are on top of your deboot you ever had an argument with an official out in the course over pace of play you not you but your grp never over well group’s been put on the clock but I always just laugh at them and they laugh back because they know there they’re not going to penalize me but anyway here’s Mickelson difficult par up only had one bogey in his first 32 holes so he’ll want to keep that little streak alive up and out of it quickly so melson once again back to 10 under par a little bit of yo-yo going on here on the back line for him two birdies one birdie three holes to go but the next is a par five melson three ahead earning out hats off that’s cuz the the peak would have been dripping over the ball you you sometimes have to do that this is for a bogey put as well so and he’s drifting the well the wrong side of the cut at the moment oh and that didn’t look good did it that might be that’s five over and that could be the and earn his coffin hopefully he can have a big finish though yeah he’s going to need something special now though isn’t he five over power is currently outside the top 110 in the field 70 in ties through to the weekend Phil Mickelson despite the bogey at 15 still ahead Martin kimer battling away trying to recover from the horrible start to The Back Nine Rafa Cabrera beo is back to level par today Notch an early birdie here’s Charles schwarzel coming down the 18th pushed his t- shot here he’s got a long way to go as well free drop for because if you’re within four Club lengths you can get a drop from those railings cuz they run all the way down the 1 and all the way up the 18th so they are kind of in play if you let a loose shot stray into your game like char did there nasty one coming up although he’s in the first cut so he might be able to get a bit of Club underneath it Johnson staning in the right rough Scotty perfect left hand side of the Fairway difficult flag here today at 12 up on the back tier the tier is not very deep all right I I got yeah I I’ll go we ready got you need he’s got lucky here Sten and he pitched in the long stuff it kicked out and he couldn’t ask for a better line in this wet rough is still not easy mine 195 if I was advising him I’d say let’s get it on the front of the green and two part because as you say Wayne getting close to this flag is going to be very very difficult today especially from this right hand side is itting nice little friendly kick forward makes it onto the pting surface so two parts from there for his part 192 Johnson shows how long this hole’s playing cuz he hadit driver and still had such a long way in so his driver’s not gone much more than 235 240 just misses the green did you wear a wet weather glove Laura or no just the the normal leather ones keep it traditional not into all this fancy stuff yeah 179 for Adam off an UPS slope he might get it a bit further up this green I fancy was making it to hold on and it hasn’t I’m afraid the funny thing about playing in America hardly ever played in the rain in all my years over there because it was generally thunderstorm so they’d come in and you’d be off the course before the rain started that’s very true very rarely is it just rain right Phil Mickelson going with the iron not not considering going for this one in two quite clearly please put the camer away and your flash is off I’m trying to think it’s at least the second par five where he’s taken iron from the tea isn’t he did it over at what number six yes well that was back into the breeze today this if anything’s behind him it’s just make it a three shotter second shot at 10 for Garcia just a beautiful iron player [Applause] seen that shot a few times today it’s the safer side not that difficult to chip as long as he’s got a decent line not got a lot of grass behind the ball here’s beef Andrew Johnston two underpar level on his round but a birdy opportunity here at the 16th [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] great the crowds love him he’s very quickly become quite a character and a loved player so look forward to seeing him over the next few years Keegan Bradley leaning left means it’s going right want to sit that’s okay can’t see the putting surface from down there it’s about 15 ft higher than the Fairway schwarzel he’s got a little bit of grass under the ball which is lucky but still a difficult shot we’ll be landing on a down slope perfect genius brilliant shot yeah that really was you can’t describe that’s very very difficult High tariff that one and he’s played it beautifully to the 12th once again Zack Johnson very tight lie down there for Zach thought he might have puted it but he’s a master chipper is he coming across this Ridge slightly Jamie yeah is he going to have to H into the ridge Dom like that kick to the right that’s easy isn’t it top top quality shot from Zack Johnson Sergio little chip and run maybe an eight or a nine iron into the bank kill it with the first bounce and then run up no he won’t be very pleased with that didn’t sound right didn’t come out middle of the club to 12 once again this time it’s Adam Scott he got a nice lie down there at a bit of grass underneath the cushion the ball little bit left to right an easier shot than Zack Johnson’s and have to say should release the testy one there for Adam Scott for his par at 12 Westwood in the left rough not lying great that’s the layup short of that right hand bunker Nicholson’s 304 from the flag can carry the bunker at 60 yards short on the right and that’s the the only one he needs to avoid really interesting shot thought he might have laid it back a little bit more but or maybe he thought he could get it much closer yeah it just seemed to flare up in the air a little bit didn’t it got it a little bit higher than he wanted to and he’s left himself on a bit of water and sand splashing out there but he’s left himself an Angle now if there is such a thing for Phil he doesn’t do awkward do he just the challenge he enjoys Stenson outside chance of a birdie here but he’s got to come up this tier up she comes [Applause] Kevin n for birdie at 18 well done nice three to finish round of 69 three under total Keegan Bradley here 10th hole for birdie this to get to eight under first man to get within two not quite but little bit of work left but I’m sure nothing that he can’t take care of ston for his par at the 12 to remain at seven under no problem and after his t- shot there that’s a perfectly acceptable four for a really good up and down at the last Charles schwarzel and for a great round of 66 five under power in these conditions and the best round of the day yeah by a couple of shots as well Wayne excellent stuff from schwarzel [Applause] sergia now after that indifferent chip needs to hold this to stay at four under lovely part he’s pleased with that punches it in they’re all vital shots now although these four under you don’t need to drop too many more behind Phil yeah well you’re six shots behind Michelson but you are inside the top 10 tied for seventh four under at the moment so not too many players between you and the leader sain Kelson round in 68 he’s in at seven under finau with a 71 70 for Haron out fine 66 for schwarzel Martin kimer did have it at five under par in fact he was better than that wasn’t he I think he had it at seven under at one stage but that start to The Back Nine a real momentum stopper for him Rory melroy saw his name there he’s out at 237 this afternoon so still a couple of hours to go for Rory he hope the rain has stopped by then forast says not then that light looks a little bit wet down there is it is it tight it’s not too bad Wayne it’s uh normal Fairway L really not overly wet he’s got 64 yards he does have to worry about the shoulder that comes off the left H bunker sloping down to the flag but yeah I that’s what it looked like to me the lie looked like it was would be easy to to just do that chunk yeah it didn’t look too bad Wayne it really didn’t well anyway an unusual number to leave though 64 isn’t it it’s a nothing it’s a nothing number yeah that’s why I was wondering about the club for the second shot instead of leaving himself back another 30 odd yards he’s there in three he’s still got a putt for a four should be five at worst for melson Ernie needs a miracle van is it coming I don’t think so no um the shoulder coming off that left trap really is tough he I can’t see any way of him hitting this part high enough almost are you surprised he’s not chipping it just trying to throw it up there over that shoulder and try and check it up it’s a possibility but the way his round’s going I don’t think he’s feeling that shot right now we’ve got a good view of it here now see what fam was talking about line wise that’s the best he could have done to get it that side of the hole really cuz the higher he went up the further it was going to swing off 14t Martin kimman left hand side of the T trying to get a bit of an angle on the flag which is back right tucked in behind the bunker and that’s a sensible shot center of the green 15 18 ft for birdie back to the 16th Michelson from about 25 ft up the hill is going to break from left to right rain’s completely stopped now well that’s amazing that didn’t even move if anything past the hole it went the other way really fooled by that one and he’s got a nasty little p for his PA Andrew Johnston birded the 15th and the 16th he’s got another chance here at the 17th three in a row Johnston to four under inside the top 10 Westwood here just off the back Edge decent chance though could do with one just a bit of insurance on these last three holes do think the cut is going to go to one or two now probably that’s not one of them though [Applause] tough power 37th coming up for Westwood so 34 finished he’ll be looking at to be around on the weekend Earnie now for his tup and having watched Phils P I wouldn’t have thought there’s much in this at all right Edge maybe yeah good call there D perfect so else to four overp par he’s still going to need a birdie birdie finish and that may not even be good enough we’ll wait and see Els battling to make the halfway cut melson battling for the championship but facing this part for his five good confidence stroke right in the middle of the hole nson stays at 10 under three ahead two holes to go Henrik Stenson second shot 13 just got to keep it to the right dangerous pin front left there’s a big gully on the left hand side and that’s absolutely perfect Ken Bradley now here at the 11th the one we keep talking about but he’s at a perfect t- [Applause] shot still got to be careful here OB just to the right where that wall is that’s going right as well he’s duck that one in a bit isn’t he oh not so bad that’s not a bad spot up there for Keegan Bradley we lost chriswood unfortunately yesterday neck problems which forced him to pull out of the Scottish open last week and another casualty today David Duval with some rest problems elbow problems as well here comes Doogie Donley just coming in on his Transportation be with us in about an hour or so Zack Johnson now his second shot to 13 oh Two Fine shots well I know all my friends will be and family be watching back at home it’s late at night and I congratulate our go Coast Titans for a 3212 win today thank you very much oh it’s just teasing Now isn’t it after that triple bogey on 10 bogy on 11 two opportunities gone and the triple came out of nothing I mean he just missed the green to the right and three chips later he was uh in all sorts of trouble Bird’s at 15 16 and 17 for Andrew johston this must be downwind now because there’s no I suppose they’re all laying it up short of those cross bunkers the one cardinal sin on 18 there’s four bunkers you can mess with down there so gram McDow there got off to a good start today 4 under to the turn not such a good back nine and Graham stands at four over par and he’s already through the back of the green now important t- shot for Lee Westwood sitting at one over par turn PHS off good discipline there from Lee would have been very easy just to muddle on there and try and hit the shot backs off winds dropped to nothing now 217 flag Ernie’s ball did release severely through he hit a great shot in so obviously quite firm around the PIN and that is not what Lee needed CU he really does need two passs so he’s going to have to rely on the short game and that is a very difficult shot winds just picked up again Michelson needs to take that into account it’s car can’t miss this left absolutely dead on the left middle of the green must be his Target Must Be An American in the gallery there shouting their normal get in the hole and that’s oh it’s come back a little bit it’s not as bad as it could [Applause] been just a tough hole nothing but the perfect shot is required up here on 17 Zack Johnson to get to Seven under at the 13th [Applause] so he dropped a shot at 11 he’s got that back there heading back in the right direction Keegan Bradley at the 11th third shot six foot left down the hill left to right Stenson now trying to match Zack Johnson’s good part not from a particularly different angle so might have learned something nice firm stroke oh lovely catches the right Edge in you go there’s two birdies 473 yards and they’ve made it look very easy birdie number six today for the swed as he advances to eight under so he’s only two behind Phil Mickelson five HS to go for Stenson there it is for you mikkelson continues to lead the way at Royal trun wonderful 66 today for Charles schwarzel five under through seven holes the South African Garcia’s going nicely mat cucher as well three birdies no Drop shots today for cooch out to the 17th and mikkelson in this green side bunker looked to be lying okay I’m not sure he can make a back swing here he’s got quite an award stance the back lip May interfere I can see him looking there it’s definitely playing on his mind a little bit could possibly have to set the wrists a bit earlier on this shot pick the club up a little bit more steeply which is obviously going to add to its difficulty I don’t think he can just play this normally as he would like I thought you were playing little confusion about who’s away here I thought for a moment Lee Westford had already hit I think he is going to go before mikkelson and this isn’t an easy one at all where’s he aiming that Laura looks like he’s going to try and close the face down looks like he’s going to close the face down and just jam it into the bank oh he’s not quite caught it and this could be the end of Lee Westwood for the week cuz he has to get this up and down and at worst a par at the last to have an outside chance now I think he’s a bit irritated with Mel melson went into the bunker and was doing a little bit too much because he’s kind of on his um ey line it was nothing intentional by melson he’s wrapped up is doing but yeah I think you’re correct this will take all his genius said yeah I mean that’s incredible as van said taking it up so steeply it was so hard to generate the distance control and there it is again I mean every time we say it and he keeps producing it’s amazing he has plenty of do you like his fashion statement here’s another look it had the club face so wide open and as Laura said when you’ve got so much loft on there and so open and you’ve got to go the shot so far it’s hard to generate the the speed to get the distance but not our Phil let’s go to 14 Henrik Stenson I think he likes it going for the cover of the Broly yeah another fine shot if anyone today is playing the best goal I’d say Henri Stenson he looks very solid just the one bogey on nine but the rest of it’s been good and he just flopping it up there not a difficult shot Westwood now obviously already had one chip and this is now very important shot in the scheme of things if he wants his week to continue going for the bump and run again it could be all coming unravel for Paul Lee on this 17th hole I think it’s safe to say the short game has never been his best part especially the chipping Chi chipping and Bunker play now Zack Johnson following Henrik Stenson right over the flag excellent from Johnson getting better pushing each other along here Johnson and Stenson Andrew Johnston second shot into the closing hole can he possibly find another birdie here oh not shots like that oh as long as he’s got a lie though that’s not a bad shot to leave himself he’s obviously not very pleased from that distance but rain started to come down again those galleries though they stay out there Westwood massive bogey put here I think he simply needs to make this well done gives himself a chance needs a good hole at the 18th though huge putt one over currently tied for 63rd and two over tied for 86th so it have to be a lot of movement for two over to make it but if it keeps raining this afternoon anything can happen beautiful control there Andrew Johnston nice it’s a really good finish isn’t it three birdies and a nice tap inire there’s a lot of surface area there to catch the rain isn’t there so he’ll be happy to get inside Wayne come on that is mean no but I mean anyway he’s had a good round 6969 for Johnson par for else but four over par very very unlikely to be around for the weekend I suppose he could hold his second shot at the last maybe just give him a preper Anything could happen it’s sport what what do you think of Phil’s fashion statement there Lura with the the clip on his cap do you think the girls will that’ll catch on with the girls I think so great save there Phil melson remain at 10 under two in front of Henri Stenson who’s got a great birdie opportunity back at 14 [Applause] about 100 yard walk back to the 18th T little bit right to left here for the swed it’s online it’s online but he hasn’t hit it you said Dom these two are ging each other along they’re both playing extremely well almost got themselves a nice little mini battle see who’s going to play with Phil tomorrow because you’d have to think that uh melson’s going to lead barring a disaster at the last pretty straight part here for the putting Master stroked a few players it’s unconventional the hands behind the club face behind the ball but it’s highly effective Ive three for Johnson he stays at seven under three behind mikkelson M cooa here on the 18th po up to remain at 3 under well in the hunt Johnson tapped in for his par obviously so they’re at their day comes to an end they can put their feet up now and watch the guys struggle if it rains this afternoon and enjoy themselves melson one to go two ahead of Stenson who’s got five to play out there saon Kelson who’s been sitting in that Clubhouse for around about an hour or so now among those at seven under Here Andrew Johnston’s round remember he got off to a a pretty poor start Bogi the first two holes came back nicely after that then he had a hiccup at 11 he made a triple bogy seven then he came back again with three birdies at 15 16 and 17 as well sub 70 rounds for Kevin Nar and there for Matt coocha US Open Champion Dustin Johnson winner of his last two starts for 30 at 15 and that’s right where he needs it quite a mixed bag today couple of double Bogies a lot of birdies important part there though that takes him from one over to level par he’s got the par five 16th next you get help with left or right come on Mickelson here important t-shot wants to finish his round off with a nice par or a birdie one any more of those Bogies on his card 305 yards to the first bunker down there on the right hand side which is where you would like to finish under or just straight down the middle of the Fairway perfect [Music] Lee Westwood needs to make a birdie here right shot l [Applause] good jot from Westwood there gives himself a chance got to hit the Fairway down this 18th it’s a very difficult hole players over the practice there talking about how fair a test it’s been at Royal true just flick the switch and let him go perfect t- shot from stanson Keegan Bradley here on the 12 second shot perfect t in look like he might to come off it a bit yep same as he did on the 11th just missing it to the right lucky he didn’t go in that bunker shouldn’t be the hardest chip in the world quickly to Johnson at the 15th just a little get out of there oh hold on hold on oh oh well he’s going to need his wedge skills to make four cuz he won’t be able to reach the Green from there galleries have stayed around they don’t care about the rain broes are all down now they can hopefully dry off a bit and enjoy the karma conditions well it’s a special thing isn’t it for golf fans the Open Championship wonderful opportunity to come and see the world’s stars in whatever conditions he looks a bit lost isn’t he thinking what am I going to do next there’s a about 50,000 people around me where do I go just an iron for kimer 280 y to the little drain that runs across the Fairway look at the roll out there how far has he hit that well he can reach now I don’t know what Dustin hit off the tea but I don’t think he’s uh looked like one ball have been laid up well back there so kimer with a chance to reach just off the side of the 12 little chip and run for ke and Bradley bumping it into the bank sit down ooh just keep the hands ahead of the club face bump it into the hill beautiful that slow-mo stuff is just fantastic 18 here you can see the balls of Michelson and Westwood both in really good shape a lot of pressure on Westwood here Billy Foster is longtime caddy trying to get the perfect number see if his man can the perfect shot no real wind that’s obviously what discussing if there’s going to be any influence from it quite obvious they know the importance of this oneit 161 good again you got it great View for the members the clubhouse for that’s a chance but you really would have wanted it a bit closer than that they change clubs I’m assuming they went up one so maybe would have been better off sticking with what they had leaving himself an uphill P but you never know Michelson now five or six yards closer aiming out to the left of this pin trying to draw it in not a bad [Applause] job AR’s been a pretty good effort all in all for mikkelson today coming off that eight underp power round yesterday Bradley for par at 12 fall back to five under Z Johnson at the 15th no way he can reach 180 yards from that bunker to reach the green oh really had to chop down through that one left himself a decent angle and probably a pretty decent number looks around about 100 yards which is normally a good number for the pros here we go you’re going to see it firsthand oh took it a little bit uh the club was a bit shallow for me there I think he obviously knows what he’s doing but that was a little bit risky didn’t miss that LP by [Applause] much Nicholson Els and Westwood making their way down the 18th i’ have to totally agree with why it’s a terrific performance from Mickelson having the lead not pleasant conditions not too much in the way of Breeze to deal with but it really was raining hard there for what 10 12 holes at least of his round yeah he looks pretty pleased doesn’t he walking down there job well done like you said and now he won’t really care if he goes in it’s a bonus but you know 10 under sets a really good Target for the rest of them put some pressure on them the late starters looking up at Double figures in an open never a nice thing little one for par for Sergio Garcia at the 12th oh dear oh dear that will keep you up at night that stroke W oh my goodness and he’s been putting well lately too right Stenson second shot at the 15th go this so 499 yards so playing a long way today another beautiful iron though from the swed his distance control today has been wonderful hasn’t it amazing in these conditions too it’s not easy with water on the face of the club I know the Caddy’s try and keep everything dry but the balls wet so yeah very impressive well Lee Westwood will think this is a a must make it may be it wouldn’t be good enough as it stands at the moment to overpar to make it through to the weekend so all his effort all his will will be going into this one for birdie it’s on its way it’s broken a lot more than they’d thought it’s a tricky little one actually just in case the WEA turns nasty this afternoon he won’t going want to miss that cuz that that’ll be a long drive home if he misses by one have missed that pup third at 15 now for Zack Johnson having found the Fairway buer with his Drive excellent well Laura you said you thought to give himself the right yardage it looked like a perfect number for that club didn’t it just absolutely lashed it and it’s come down what 8 10 ft short the PA good sensible course management there from Zack Johnson the defending open Champion let’s go to 18 Again mikkelson you’d never put it past him would you roll this one in absolutely not had that part yesterday here last evening for a round of 62 in major championship history it’s rolling nicely not going to make it though but still it’s a good round 200 under past 69 and I’m sure if You’ have offered him to that to him this morning he would have snapped your arms off he would have absolutely wanted that set the Target and enjoy his afternoon power at the last surr around a 69 to Phil Mickelson and that is the low two rounds here in the Open Championship at true so well done Mickelson big effort you can see a puff of the cheeks it wasn’t easy out there and as mikkelson finishes up Patrick Reed is about to get underway shot that lovely five under yesterday be looking to get off to a good start the rain’s gone away so they’ll want to make hay while they’ve got these decent conditions it’s looking a bit anxious that’s not too bad oh just settled down though [Applause] ston at 15 good looking stroke not this time HRI could quite easily have been alongside melson the way he’s played today hopefully the last part of the day for Lee Westwood and it is will it be enough Westwood rounded 73 that’s two over the card and a two over par for the championship as I said a moment ago not at the moment good enough to play the weekend but we’ll wait and see what happens to this weather and the playing conditions out there this afternoon [Applause] it’s unlikely he’ll make the cut but you just want to give yourself a chance and now he’s got a chance he’ll have to hang around couple more shots and he’d be in the car on his way home he’ll be around for the weekend he’ll have a chance to win The clar Jug the Open Championship to be the champion golfer of the year for a second time in just three years yeah than nice couple of Drop shots yes at the 12th and the 15th holes but no disgrace in that and I thought pretty much over the course of the round he had everything under control he made a lot of good decisions he did a lot of conservative shots but it was the right thing to do in the circumstances yeah very disciplined display from Phil I’m sure bones had a lot to do with that right P up for Zack Johnson to stay at seven never looked in I was always in trouble in the moment that t- shop dropped in that Fairway bunker but not too much damage back to six long as he makes that one almost a collector’s item there from Zack Johnson an often miss from that range real feature of his patting has always been how far he has the ball from his feet it’s way outside his eyes some of guys just aim the patter better when they have it out there know that’s unusual isn’t it most people you say you want your eyes over the ball his eyes are nowhere near and he’s one of the best Putters in the world yeah absolutely right I think it’s all dependent on the eyes isn’t it Laura Patrick Reed here second shot just the first cut he won’t be able to get this close I wouldn’t have thought pin cut very tight over that front bunker he’s made a liar out of me and played a sensational shot well that is just fantastic I was with you I thought well just middle of the green he’s been splattering he hasn’t sounded particularly well he was coughing on the tea and saying yesterday so maybe just fighting a bit of a viral infection or something in the chest DJ at 16 nice be hold so many people’s favorite at the beginning of this week there’s one under which is looking pretty safe for the weekend Stenson here clearly not worrying about trying to reach in two although I’ve just seen one iron go just near the burn that’s way out there so you can’t anymore with these guys they hit it so far you think they’re laying up and they’re not they’re just hitting it too far with the driver yeah it doesn’t make it easy for our un course guys you know 196 and you’re thinking well probably a nice five IR until you ask the caddy and he says now he’s going to really pound a nine what Bradley here just leaning again the last couple of irons have leaked out to the right set set that’s not too bad all right Dustin oh sudden Squall comes through it would be such a Pity to run under the umbrella and not see a hole in one great shot great shot well that’s for three on the Trot he’s bringing him back I mean he’s still a long way back but never know with the US Open current US Open Champion doesn’t need much encouragement to go flying up the leaderboard yeah if he could sneak backto back birdies in the last two HS and get to three under and seven behind mikkelson with two rounds to go is it’s definitely not insurmountable not for a man of his talent not at all and he can always get out there you know couple of an hour and you know just that’s not the sort of player you want as the leader to see creeping up cuz it just adds the pressure KNX here trying to follow DJ’s shot it’s a hard act to follow but played very well last year and last week sorry and what’s considered his home tournament he lost it out right somewhere be hoping he’s not in mikkelson’s Bunker cuz we saw a miracle for mikkelson but not not everyone can do that quiet thank you yeah there’s one under pie doesn’t want to be throwing anything away Martin kimer here the third to hit he’s had a very up and down day stady the ship a bit with five pars on the Trot and that’s a nice shot yeah that triple of his a 10 really just was a major set back he then dropped one at 11 at 10 and it was a perfect example of how not to chip Brandon Grace at the first for a birdie and and are you joking is it leaning up against the stick or is it it is it oh no I think it’s actually hanging he’s only got about six more seconds you can walk as slow as you like no I don’t think it’s going and you hate those at any time but on the first green it’s so hard not to think oh we’re not going to have one of those are we I mean it is absolutely hovering a great putt from the front Fringe but you got to look at the other side of it and think well it’s my first hole and I’ve hit a fantastic putt didn’t go underground but I’m putting really well that’s it you got to take all the positives there’s no question in this game well Henrik clearly laid up there because he he’s going to go for it in two so he know exactly what he was doing distance-wise Laura in my next life if there is reincarnation and I come back as a golfer I’d love to come back with his physique yes he looks good everything’s good about hendrik isn’t it oh this is a good 278 to the middle of the green leaked it a bit right but with today’s oh the worst for that one the way it went in with the wet sand after that amazing second shot into the first green Patrick Reed down the slope and well invisible goalkeeper [Applause] he did say a couple of years ago that he thought he was you know a top five in the world and got a lot of flack for it but I’ll tell you what if he was to pull off pull this week off he he’ shut up a lot of people I’ve got to say me included yeah he’s very good here’s Bradley long birdie John yeah we talk about Zack Johnson standing along from the wall he does exactly the same with that long pter he has it miles outside his vertical ey line and the putter is 11t long obviously not allowed to Anchor it but he’s not giving up on the length of the putter is he must be tough for him though because he’s never used a conventional putter right Adam Scott out with the three-wood he always looks like he likes it cuz it’s such a good swing but you never look like it’s going a and he’s in the front bunker so two interesting bunker shots coming up yeah that’s a peach of inaction isn’t it me it really is and I’m with you you know when they show the slow MOS and you’ve got to sort of dissect it and say why a guy’s hit a bad shot well you know you think well how am I supposed to say anything bad about that swing it’s glorious exactly now Zack Johnson 279 he’s bringing it in nicely from right to left with he’s long enough no I wouldn’t have thought he’s quite long enough to reach the other guys obviously it a lot further than he does with his short game you had put money on him to up and down that what you say if the the three of them I know which one I’d be bet on Martin kimer Long birdy P after that blip mid round he would desperately love to close the gap and it is a very good try looks immaculate as usual he been hammering down with rain he’s not had waterproof on all day and he still looks the best on the course incredible isn’t it that sweat is heavy now though I bet it is but you know those conditions without a wet it I would come off looking like a big soggy sack me too for sure and I’m very happy to say we’re rejoined By His Highness doie Donell I’m waiting for the punch line over no there is n there is n thank you buddy there’s only one member of royalty in this H box and it’s not me D Dam Laur is along side yeah I thought it was s Tony Johnson wasn’t it surely we call them lots of things that’s not one of them uh Russell KNX after a ropey start he’s played very nicely today Russell and just about 10 minutes ago just before I come into the box to join you guys it was definitely easing off and I thought oh here we go the rain’s stopping and of course then we had the Deluge again but I think it is now the focus certainly is for it to dry up a little bit and have a a brighter afternoon let’s hope so because it’s been pretty Dre as we say in these parts I think you have to be Scottish to be able to say that how does it go d d d d re e i c a great Scottish onw when somebody says the weather’s D you know it doesn’t mean warm and sunny it just sounds like it is anyway here’s Dustin disappointing open for him so far coming in as very much the man in form but that’s three in a row and suddenly he’s two under still a long way back but not as far as he was here goes Bradley 14th hole every time he seems to come out and off it a little bit but the last couple have been okay yeah he’s got lots of a bit like Helen alfredson the great Swedish player you literally could not call a shter hers it was impossible yeah the the body language and the facial expression and you know you just don’t know do you sometimes they look happy and it’s plugged in the bunker other times they look disappointed and it’s 4 feet we give up exactly just wait and watch never jump in that’s the key another excellent day for Phil Michelson first two Bogies on the card but he still set the the Royal trun record for 36 holes in the open 132 10 under power beating Darren Clark’s record of 133 back in 97 didn’t quite manage to equal the alltime open 36o record score which is 130 mck falo and bran snediker both shot 66 64 92 and 2012 respectively what about Zach oh he’s coming up a long way shot here well that is the commentator’s curse talking about his short game and is absolutely fat duffed was flat out Duff on it I wouldn’t have imagined that in a million years no never and you know even a chipper as good as he is on this tight Turf when it gets wet you get it a millimeter wrong and that’s what happens but no we did not expect that definitely a bit of lightness in the distance which is good all about the lie and the lip how close is he to it looks oh that’s nice it looks like it’s rolled back down into the middle of the bunker which is a big bonus beautiful shot he really is cruising along today hendrik that if he knocks that in will be his 73 and in the conditions he’s had to put up with very good right Patrick Reed here second shot to the second little twirl must be good oh it’s short too bad though yeah he thought that was stti aam good shot though [Applause] do you know what you might have duffed that chip but I still quite fancy him hauling this he took the words out of my mouth Laura his determination his determination would be thinking oh still going to make four but it’s I think that’s just about a first scene Zack Johnson Duff chip that’s the sort of thing that annoys the playing Partners if this one goes in O breaks breaks does not want a six after being just short in two that would be a body blood Serio Garcia body chance at 14 on three under Serio oh good CS yes well done tajio Garcia surely one day he will win an Open Championship only a second bird of the round but that’s okay gets him to four under punch of the air final t for DJ just an iron he’s learning how to get around a links course I think a year or two ago little been the the bomber and just crush it down there over everything that’s a glorious shot one more birdie DJ and you are right back in this Adam Scott just tapping in there for his PA and now Zack Johnson unbelievably he’s got about a six-footer for his PA he would never expected that 10 minutes ago we certainly didn’t Tony did we no absolutely not our money our money was on the four defending champion and those wonderful words you just feel like King of the mountain when you arrive there is the DC little bit of Rel well he will be disappointed but he’s he’s got out of it without too much damage a little headshake what can you do still going along well an eventful F five for the defending Champion must say I’m I’m surprised disappointed for Adam Scott I really thought today he would make a move I expected to see Adam climbing the leaderboard and he’s still enjoying himself but he’s a long way back at even par with just two to play in this second round to move within one Henrik Stenson still looking to become the first Swedish male to win a major and he’s only one behind now still two to play seventh bir day of what has been a tough second morning here at Royal TR Keegan Bradley after that nice shot Into the Heart of the green break a little right to left he’s got a good roll on it oh yes just enough punches that in that’s him six under the slow-mo punch I like it it’s good been at the 17th today little more accessible it’s not been a wonderful spectating experience so far today as much as for the players as the The Spectators as the players I really would like to see it dry up and one more pleasant this afternoon look at all those Spectators wrapped up behind the the players on the tea those three veteran members in the front row there look a bit bet track yes sh but I tell you what it must be cold I bet they’re loving it just loving it y they’ve had a good batch of players come through haven’t they some of the world’s greatest I’ve walked onto this tea this morning yeah I wonder how many opens that little threesome on the grand stand has been to you but the stories they could tell us I’m going to say they’re well into their 50th or 60th open well doie you’ve done 70 of them haven’t you no no come on got to got to get a bit of stinging going here only just into the box and you’re giving me abuse now doy stenen or Garcia I mean which is the best of the two not to have won a major I mean it’s almost a tie isn’t it I mean yeah would you say they’re the two best players not to one and Westwood of course currently yeah though those three are the obvious ones I guess and obviously would all be thrilled to see one of them finally get out of their hands and not just open but a major a little bit short but no damage done should make his three from there recent winner of course the smiling sweede he’s got a great sense of humor he makes me laugh he comes out with the most wonderful onliners and when you’re interviewing him don’t phrase a question just a little bit wrongly because he puts you away oh he is great fun as is this man I think anybody who’s met Adam Scotty becomes a firm favorite but he doesn’t like this one well yeah I think that’s a disappointment is a sign of how well he was striking it pre-tournament he was absolutely puring it and it’s just not quite on song today Zach Johnson probably one more Club than these other guys I imagine quite as long but deadly accurate see the tempo of this swing really rips through bit like Nick price he’s just gone off song for a little bit it sounded okay I don’t think he thought he hit it that badly maybe he tried to hit the same Club as the other guys Dustin Johnson laying back these final two bunkers Martin kimer only 139 left front pin at 18 today nice smart shot dead P High doesn’t take any risks but gives himself a good OPP opportunity for birdie they’re coming towards the end of their rad Patrick Reed in the beginning of his but he chance at the second well that’s the first two holes he’s hit two great parts and burn the edge on both of them so little bit of a frustrating start for him [Applause] got to know him a little bit at the President’s Cup he came to our the Internationals after tournament dinner party and I’ve got to say he wasn’t the man I expected he was actually really good fun and nice to be around and I really and after all the abuses taken in the media I didn’t expect that kimer can he finish with a birdie another very tidy round of golf except for those two tough tough hes at 10 and 11 10 in particular cost him a triple bogy today there’s the range those players about to begin their second round Phil Mickelson with a one shot lead over Henrik Stenson but Henrik still with two to play saon Kelton a wonderful 68 today third on his own in fact sain’s best 36 hole total in a major by six shots terrific effort by the popular Dane Zack Johnson now after that very indifferent t- shop from the PA three very difficult up and down oh he’s made that look easy beautiful shot Great Sound though on Links golf courses it all the players would take Link sand over any other sand all year so it’s not surprising we’re seeing such good shots yeah and you can do anything out of it can’t you Lor you can get it to GP you can get it to run it’s just Heaven he’s doing a lot of that you know I wonder if he’s he has he tweaked something in his neck maybe somewhere around the maybe a sweat is just soaking wet and he’s just fed up it does go a bit stiff doesn’t it with they all cold and the wet so he does look a little bit uncomfortable just back to Patrick Reed there he made one slightly arrogant statement after you know a couple of wins he was excited and he really has been caned for it I think it’s a little bit unfair now I think people need to let it go and I think so let him play and he’s young you he was a very young guy when he made the statement and honestly he came in because the American team they do not know how to party they always come and join the Internationals and we show them how it’s done Ricky Fowler and Co mind you they can show us a few things but yeah Patrick Reed came in and I’ll tell you what he was delightful company so let’s all give them a break yeah I’m glad to hear that cuz i’ you know I was after that comment I suppose I’ve been a little bit uh against him so I’m glad to hear that talking of American team bonding tell you something in just a moment which might not have caught your attention as we watch Henrik from the front of the 17th as for a birdie to tie the lead oh no I’ve got an in the hole Merchant oh take his ticket off him I’m with you on that one do get drugs made mental ah they shouldn’t be allowed out without their care or they really shouldn’t kimer come on Martin you can do this not even close to hard enough that is they’re all misreading that put aren’t they from that back just beyond the pin on 18 they just they can’t get it Lee West with the same I’ve seen a couple earlier on it’s a bit of a struggle on that one come on Adam give us something to cheer I suppose that’s a Adam is now quite clearly scheduling his year around the majors which is great making sure you’re absolutely as good as you can be for the the four big events of the year the only trouble with that sometimes is you can be a little under golfed and I guess you’re by definition putting more pressure in yourself aren’t you if you’re saying my year is all about those four weeks each is to each his own no look for D up so it’s not going to be a four in a row finish yeah I was going to talk about the American team bonding especially in our rder cup year you know that six of them are sharing a house here in trun and having lots of fun upon a Jordan spei Ricky Fowler Zack Johnson yes Jason duffner Justin Thomas and I think it’s Jimmy Walker is the Sixth and they’re all sharing a house and kicking a ball around the garden and having a bit of fun so that’s good to know isn’t it I wonder who got the master suite though that would have caused some real ructions that’s the only trouble with the house last one and gets the bunk beds always been a victim of that now Stenson for a par well done Henrik par three at 17 it remains just one behind with one to play in the second round this would be a very good save after a particularly poor shot for Zack we’ve seen two particularly poor shots for Zach and you don’t expect that so nice putt here and walk to the 18th very nice up for the PO one that’s then after you h a bad shot try not to hit another bad shot cuz that’s when the the doubles triples and all sorts of chaos starts so very professional job always reminds me a bit of Cory paven Zack Johnson one of these guys that just grinds it out and gets the absolute most out of his game Dustin to finish with a par well it’s a 69 for the world number two not the first two rounds he was looking for here at Royal trun but at least that run of three birdies at 15 16 and 17 has given him a sniff of it he’s at behind two rounds to play here’s our new favorite Patrick Reed second shot to the third another beautiful t- shot just hangs on yeah just uh maybe maybe just getting the wind a little wrong cuz that carried well past the flag Martin kimer whose sweater must weigh twice what it weighed at the start to the round now 73 for Martin damage really done with that triple bogy at 10 other than that another tidy round and a bit like Dustin Johnson he’s not entirely out of it but a long way back Russell kns in for 70 and even par all three will make the cut top 70 and those tied for 70th play at the weekend as we go back to [Music] sario it’s amazing every time we have one of those little rain salls come through for the next half an hour we see a lot of Cuts left short yeah that’s very true just slows them down enough doesn’t it and you you’re programmed in to a certain speed on the greens you practiced for days and days and it’s hard and and it’s that’s one of the difficulties of Links Golf I’m going to call the cut early here I think in the last sort of 10 15 minutes it’s moved up four spots plus two it’s now 79th and even with half decent conditions I’ve Got a Feeling those twos and more importantly Lee Westwood be here for the weekend which I think would be great for everyone Bradley looking good oh man on the [Applause] move just as he did in the front line backto back birdies on 14 and 15 got them on three and four on the way out and they another at seven and then like so many players struggled a little bit in the early part of the back nine Bogies at 11 and 12 but thankfully it is drying up a little bit The Umbrellas are down put cameras away now please course which was always a little softer than we would like to see a links for the openers now really quite squelchy in places not the actual playing areas but for the spectators it’ll be a little bit soft underfoot so Stenson needing a birdie at 18 to tie Phil Nicholson at the top of the leaderboard you got it to tie his lowest round in a major in fact the birdie would beat his L round in the major see the wind there left to right little bit a tiny bit of in so not not the favorite uh wind for the right-handed players I’m sure Michelson likes that wi but Henrik just guard against letting one go a little bit too far right because the wind really kill it we saw Schwarz will headed out to the right here earlier on he’s absolutely nailed it absolute Peach there perfect position now this thing of beauty which is the Adam Scott swing I know a lot of ladies there that would have just off the swing [Laughter] bit yeah it does seem quite a popular lad I wonder why sorry girls he spoken for an a proud dad Johnson here with a little Fairway metal probably the three not you said earlier Cory paven a lot of players that are shorter they see that as a disadvantage but I think this stle of player that Zack Johnson is like you said he finds it an advantage he likes the fact he’s going to do it a little bit different and courses like these are such an opportunity to get another major under the belt you know when a guy like Zack Johnson gets to a major venue and it’s 7,800 yards you must just play the first practice round and think really really especially the PGA and the Augusta now they have it so long I know they have to because these guys are so long but yeah for the normal human beings it’s not easy right Patrick Reed I think he liked his second shot and this is a pretty difficult Chip he’s got a couple of holos and a a downhill towards the end just shot for but that was very nice lovely touch there wasn’t it little bit of check on it well walked out on Patrick Friday all was the most popular day for spectators at the open what’s a corporate client’s down today and the great thing at the open unlike some other sporting events is that the okay people arrive they’ll maybe have a cup of coffee and then they’re out on the golf course they don’t spend the day in the in the corporate facilities sitting watching on TV they they really do want to get out and see some golf powerpart now for the American [Applause] be interesting to see just how close he’s going to get to the halfway lead five behind at the moment Jamie holes rining one second verie of the day him coming up to 10 to2 in the afternoon Phil Nicholson top of the leaderboard only eight players have shot 63 at the open only one of them went on to win Greg Norman at turnbury Phil will obviously hope to be the second Henrik Stenson needing a bird at the last to join him s kelon only three back Bradley Johnson and Patrick Reed making up the top six great round for Andrew Johnson beef Kevin n 69 today Matt coocher a 68 and Martin kimer slipping to a 73 but all still inside the top 15 stery playing well again good to see how he fares this afternoon Franchesco molinaria 71 there’s Dustin Johnson with his 69 US Open and WGC Bridgestone champion all three playing up short of that rightand bunker in the 18th Fairway Zach as I’m sure he has been all day will be first to play shorter than the the other two here’s Johnson probably aim this a little bit left of the flag cuz you’ve got the wind helping you just try and land at about three yards short of the pin and just about three yards left that’ll be where he’s [Music] looking [Music] lucky Just landing on that little down slope and kicking on I think he’d be glad this round’s come to an end cuz he’s he’s not come unraveled obviously but it’s three of his worst shots of the day he’s played beautifully the rest of the [Music] time Henrik playing royal trun for the very first time and in doing so he completes his tour of every course on the open rot this is the only one he hadn’t played before didn’t make it in 2004 rookies hey doie rookies you must have done about eight laps of these major courses in your career uh not quite I’ve played this one quite a few times though must have commentated on all of them innumerable times well that’s true yeah I’ve always been better talking about it than doing it [Applause] br’s back up again unfortunately as the the rainfalls it’s never really that bad a day until you see the seagulls walking then you know that’s a bad day strangely enough this is not a bad angle for this flag because he’s actually hitting away from those right hand dunkers and he’s worked it out all very well he’s got the bounce in his step still hasn’t he Scotty he’s he’s not phased Steve Williams on the bag there such a positive caddy he’ll be trying to G him up [Applause] best ever 360 scor as you can see was three underp that was back in 2005 certainly going to better that a really good round of golf by Henrik senson today in tough conditions just a one drop shot at nine hasn’t dropped one in the back nine admitted of the back n a little easier today because it’s downwind but a really good round of goal by Henrik Stenson have a putt here for a [Applause] 64 thin on the ground on the 18th grand stand but like doy said I think most of them get in they go out on the course they want to watch some goal they don’t just want to sit around shame for the boys cuz I imagine there’s no greater feeling than walking up the 18th in an open to a full grand stand it’s uh something I’ve loved watching over the years thought it was a lovely touch at the beginning of the week Laura I don’t know whether you know that huge yellow scoreboard at the 18th and obviously on Monday or Tuesday and the the message up there was congratulations Andy Wimbledon champion which I thought was a nice touch very nice yeah that was great fun I enjoyed that what a great I mean it wasn’t a great final because Andy was just too good but yeah it was fantastic to see was that him just letting us know that he is definitely Scotty he was never anything else was he well he was British if he lost no he sorry he was Scottish if he lost he’s British when he wins got that the wrong way around didn’t I proud son of dun Blain great gesture great gesture that is two Wimbledon champions in the same household that’s not bad cuz brother Jamie of course is doubles world number one think it’s going to be Zack first toart on the 18th defending champion won the trophy in that playoff a year ago with Mark lean and louio Tas louio a hole in one at both the Masters and the open this year and he’s holding one at 14 yesterday having already had one at Augusta in April that’s some homework for you there do has anyone ever had a hole in one in all four Maes that’s the sort of thing you look up so it’ll keep you awake for a few nights W it sad isn’t it thank goodness for the internet you can bet it’ll be there somewhere can’t imagine it’s happened I’m sure would have heard about it he’s making hard work of those last few holes isn’t he yeah expecting that pet just to chase on a little bit over that Ridge and it hasn’t Sergio laid up short of the ditch on 16 as so many guys have done in their perfect position and looked like he necked it a bit slightly towards the huzzle it’s going to leak out right in short be tricky that but I think he’s got plenty of room to land it over that first bunker and release it out so someone of Sergio’s talents I’d expect him to have a really good birdie chance there back to the 18th green now look like hendrik Stenson will be first AUD out of the scotton Stenson yep he’s got a good read there actually off Zack for Pace not so much for line but for the pace cuz I think Zach thought it was going to hit the hill and start releasing out and as we’ve seen all morning it’s just not releasing over that Hill well Phil michelson’s been top of the leaderboard on his own for quite a while since halfway through yesterday afternoon he might have company in a moment [Music] good c not quite good enough for the birdie though it’s still an excellent morning’s work in the tough wet conditions by Henrik Stenson he’ll putt out for his four and around of 65 right Adam Scott just be nice for him to make one he’s hardly done anything wrong today but nothing’s gone right for him so this would be a good way to sign off I don’t think he’s hit it disappointing we’ll be here for the weekend though try and string together a 10 underpar weekend and you never know [Applause] Bradley at 16 third shot another guy who’s generally got very good distance control with his wedges I mean can you believe it what a Laura stop laughing at me it’s the commentator’s curse isn’t it he’s fatted it should I go for coffee and come back later I think you need to after that go and call this P for Zach is he going to make it I’d love to see him make it but I’m scared to say anything now but we’d love him to because he has a an exponent of the game at its best how to get around a golf course when you might not have the same physical attributes of some of the competitors come on Zach no I think overall he’s played the last three holes in one over and actually you know he’ll probably take that cuz he really didn’t play them very well all adds up to another subpar Rondo for the defending Champion Z Johnson round and 70 today and he’s at five under and very much in the picture to take the Claret jug home again 73 for Adam just the one Birdie on the card today and he’s got an awful lot of work to do at the weekend what a splendid run by Henrik Stenson that really is and many that 65 is as good as full 63 yesterday because the conditions really were wet and unpleasant this morning and that’s a terrific day’s work by Henrik Stenson and he’s now just one behind Phil Mickelson at the top of the leader board here go Sergio we saw his second shot flailing out to the right good lie expecting good things here I’m calling it Tony I’m get bold thank you all there you go I am so glad to see that there’s a pro golfer in this booth that knows what the heck they’re talking about you’re a lifesaver I’ve always said that Laura Davis knows about golf back to the fourth Patrick Reed third shot into the power five nicely judged just after midday sorry just on 2 o00 here in the west of Scotland Phil Mickelson leading Henrik Stenson by one at the top of the leaderboard saon kilson and Keegan Bradley both in seven under Keegan still with three to play and Patrick Reed just beginning his second round looking to chip away at that melson lead excellent 66 by Charles schwartzel today he’ll be absolutely delighted changed equipment supplier recently he’s got a new set of clubs in the bag spoke to him in the range he said he’s very happy with them and he’s gone out and proved it today 66 this morning 68 for Matt coocher 69 for Kevin Nar Martin kimer still there but he’s slipped down the leaderboard he was looking to move forward today instead he’s lost a bit of ground Dustin Johnson a 69 two under after his even power 71 yesterday Rory Michael Roy be getting his second run underway fairly shortly as well Ricky fer Alex noran last week’s winner of the Scottish open and in Vaness long birdie Pat k r cozies up to the whole side looking back to the first T and the 204 tea off time Jordan SP Justin Rose and Shane Lowry such a disappointing day yesterday he tweeted something last night Tony I know was very funny he said thank goodness Phil missed that part at the last I could never have come back from 16 behind yeah I didn’t see that that was a classic so even though you’ve had a bad day Big Shane still able to smile about it Jordan SM then with an iron off the first just about to be introduced by new starter David Lancaster this is game number 40 on the tea from the USA Jordan SP still seems a little strange not to hear the legendary IA introducing the players onto the first te whatever IA is watching the open hope he’s enjoying it one oh damn it an iron just to find the middle of the Fairway and he hasn’t my goodness that’s a long long way offline talking of a long long way offline we’ve just been joined by Dale Hayes how are you Dale on the te just managed to find my way back Justin Rose you know you talk about a long way off line quickly while Justin gets ready here I played the first two rounds of the open with uh Jack Nicholas mirfield a very first t-shot if it had been two or three yard guards lower it would have gone through the door of the exhibition tent just a lovely 68 yesterday and with the rain easing a little be looking to move forward you know I did see him a number of times off that but I interviewed him when he opened PE Valley 30 years later and uh I said I said I Don’t Know Jack whether you remember that I played the first two rounds of the open at mirfield with you he said I’ll never forget that first e shot I’ve never seen a ball go that far [Laughter] offline not D’s only claim to fame I should add come on Shane asking a lot to try to make the cut from where he is but you’d love him to play well today wouldn’t you well he’s definitely got ample ability but he really he doesn’t need to to make use of this softer front nine holes throw some birdies in there early and then get down and grind it out took him a little while to get over the disappointment of Oakmont obviously Shane led by four going into the final round and in the end Finish tight second behind Dustin Johnson but he’ll come again too good a player not to back to the fourth and Patrick Reed [Applause] that’s how it looks day two of the 145th Open Championship here at Royal trun Michelson by one from stanson Rafa cabera beo and the par for the round and inside the top 10 JB Holmes also under par for the day biggest hitter of all I think he’s actually longer than Dustin Johnson in the PGA Tour driving distance stats not by far but certainly well over 310 yards Justin Rose at the top there just beginning his second round very interesting golf swing not sure I’ve seen anybody hold the club with his hands quite as low as Keegan Bradley does that toe of the club way up in the there after the hits every shot the way leads looks like it’s gone way right maybe that one has he has leaked a few outright today and he is making a concerted effort to get more more over the ball more bent over the ball from the waisted address but I don’t know what he’s what he’s trying to avoid by doing that but a few leaks Patrick Reed FAL 199 yards today Marshal indicating it’s straight down there and it is very straight down there beautiful beautiful impact position just making sure that you strike the ball first and then down into the ground take a shallow divot a lot of amateur golfers think that uh taking a nice deep divot means that you’ve hit a good shot in fact it’s not the way Mar shallow divot is what you should be looking for you mushrooms you Jordan’s be well I think you may have been in the other side of the the barriers but they have a rule if you’re within uh is it four four four C isn’t it of the barriers you’ve got the option of dropping inside of the barriers or playing it from where you are and I think he’s made use of that and come up with a really good lie but it’s a bit disconcerting to hit your first Iron shot that far off [Applause] line back swing is naturally very upright he’s trying to work on flattening it out and that’s taking that that half swing before he actually strikes the ball so an interesting start for Jordan be this young man has got a a very experienced golfing brain even though he’s only 22 years old a lot of people saying I suppose inevitably after the miraculous year he had last year what’s gone wrong with Jordan Speed well yeah he’s really struggling he’s only won twice in the PGA too this year Ed featured many more times like it AUST the national the big man from offy in County Clara Justin Rose the third member of the Trio perfect angle into this flag see the wind blade from right to left started to the middle of the green and just allow the wind to drift it back towards the flag it’s exactly what he’s done stay there stay there oh no oh that was cruel he can’t believe that that I’m afraid is just the essential unfairness of this great game that was inches from being perfect down that’s good from pin at the first only six Paces on five off the left and Justin fired straight at it unlucky just to gather into the green side bunker we’ve had some interesting weather but that wind seems to be building up a little bit Bradley lot of green to work with and playing it very well nice chip you’re talking about Jordan spe maybe not playing quite as well as he did last year I think what’s exciting about the game of golf right now is the quality of people that we’ve got leading the game at the moment that’s a very good point Dale you’re right Jason day along with Jordan and Rory mroy Ricky Fowler and the list goes on and on Danny Willet and what about this fell marira oldest man in the championship two terrific rounds from Mark who’s now all of 59 and was probably really here to play in the Senior Open Championship next week at KI but of course as a former Champion he’s entitled to play here and they not only played but played did very well well done Mark two great rounds wow Jordan’s P seems to have taken up [Laughter] fencing behind the fence in his Drive behind the fence with his second and as Tony was saying the rule is of you’re behind the fence you can within four Club LS behind the fence you can actually drop on the co side on the co side yes the Fairway side yeah well you know what I mean you’re right yeah and it’s still on the golf course but it was a more peaceful place wasn’t it doie before he came in here now yeah Laura was great wasn’t she behaved so well Laura then hay comes in and surely surely he can’t go nearer the flag no he can’t he’ll come inside the the chestnut fencing and railings and they’ll try and find where it doesn’t interfere no but not near the flag yeah okay and I mean that is so he’s going further he’s going I see where the p is now he’s going backwards you have to say though that is two serious wides with irons I mean you he had a good line that left hand rough and look how far left that is and those are just you know if he keeps doing that he’ll be a turn Bri four or five shots that’s unusual isn’t it just he didn’t look settled over either of those first two iron shots he looked ready to pull the trigger and then sort of you know gave it an extra waggle and looked like he was worrying about the back swing position just didn’t look settled just making sure they get it spot on It’s All About Angles and distance from the hole we’ll leave them we we’ll leave them be and go to serger at the 17th interesting on a very long put like this no claw grip that’s beautifully judged I spoke to him during the practice round hazy and he says he practices a lot with a normal patting grub is you know just keeps him feeling comfortable but then when he goes on the course he goes with a claw so I think it helps his rhythm Orthodox grip oh last one drops for Patrick R has given himself good chances in the first four holes but at last one drops on the fifth and he moves to six under only four behind now back to the first I think we’re finally established spe’s ball is in play again let’s hope he’s dropped it on a good lie cuz he’s going to need one that’s for sure they play these shots so well even out of thickish grass coming from sort of the back of the green he does have a little bit more green to work with sit down sit [Applause] down this is not the start that he planned for kingan Bradley to save his PA at 17 well done stays at seven under man who won the PGA us PGA in 2011 on his first appearance in a a major now Justin Rose we all agree is rather unlucky to be in that bunker and he’s recovered pretty well though wet sand now and the bunkers around R they to be avoided at all times proper hazards lynxy bunkers aren’t they going around the world you see so many bunkers with very shallow lips and you think of hardly a hazard at all are they but no these are proper Hazard proper Seaside bunkers here at Royal TR yeah often times you feel some of these bunkers you know a lot of the modern courses are there just for aesthetic value whereas these every single one serves a purpose and every one of them is a problem come on Shane let’s get off to a fly here yes exactly what he needed be a huge contingent cheering him on today a great character really is always full of fun left austa this year went off to New York and married F young say Wendy and got married in New York just after the Masters then of course we’re so close to winning the the US Open Great Character as we said as we go back to Jordan SP how about that 33 Parts in round one don’t expect that from Jordan didn’t hit that many Fairways either this forar well he couldn’t have got any closer that’s for sure very good effort there by Jordan but it’s a drop shot at the first hole great attitude he does he does get cross he gets angry but uh recovers very very quickly and just carries on and plays the next shot just Tony why don’t you explain to us what they’re doing there well he’s got the line on his ball he’s decided where he wants to start it the P he’s got the line on his ball which he’s aimed at that particular spot and then he’s using the shaft to run through the line on the ball and through the spot on the hole just to make sure that the line is parallel with the shaft so he knows exactly where it’s aiming cuz sometimes it’s not that easy to aim the the line I I’ve never found it easy to aim the line on the ball and I think it’s it’s it’s not a bad thing to do doesn’t Speed play up but if it helps anything that helps you mentally can’t be bad oh no no no no no no no that’s just daylight robbery well he’s been ridiculously unlucky twice in the same hole really hasn’t he I think we can safely say if it wasn’t for bad luck on that hole he would have had no luck that is crazy that really is very unlucky with the second shot and even more unlucky with a putt 18th T Sergio with a three wood wind down off the left today wind switched 90° overnight went from Westerly to almost directly out the South makes this hole a heck of a lot easier especially when you hit it there H perfect t-shot second pile five on the front line Patrick Reed can reach if he can hit it on the Fairway he looks very pleased with it lovely perfect dramatically different weather conditions for the second round of the Open Championship beautiful day yesterday Blue Sky Sunshine hardly any wind it’s been very wet so far today fortunately a little drier at the moment Phil melson top of the leader board at 10 on par wonderful 65 by Henrik Stenson this morning and 66 from Charles schwartzel now let’s see what Jordan SMI does off the second took an iron off the first but he’s gone back to the driver here van Phillips out with first group good afternoon everybody wind picked up again this afternoon it’s almost the same strength as it was early this morning when Michelson teed off just starting to rain again as well the second hole really all the three Central Fairway bunkers to be avoided 240 off the te really is the [Music] play goodness he’s pulled it again well that’s a really disconcerting start for Jordan be50 if you remember yesterday watching Shane Lowry who had every shot to the right maybe he’s just overcompensating for he playing partner I believe Justin’s using a driver which is a very strange play as far as I’m concerned it brings a lot of trouble into play looked like bunker I think if it is it’s right up the face hard to tell back to the first the wind turning round as Tony was saying normally these opening holes here at Ral TR are downwind that’s chance to make your score slightly tougher quite a bit tougher today you will get a bit of help in the back nine Danny Willet the Masters champion playing with Ricky fer and Jason day not a bad old three ball to watch this one but the rain as van Phillips was saying is beginning to again world number one 30 seconds this is game number 42 on the te from England Danny [Applause] Willet that’s dis appointing for me I would always have said the Master’s Champion I wouldn’t do it for every tournament that everybody’s ever won but if you’re a major Champion I’d think it’d be nice to get the Masters champion or the US Open Champion I think you’ve earned that an iron to ensure that you miss those two bunkers up the left hand side of the Fairway 254 is where it is [Applause] on the te from the USA Ricky Fowler they have a popular Ricky he’s been working a lot with Butch and I love the changes he made his swing cuz I never liked his swing early on in his career I mean he played very good golf but his swing is much more online now than it ever used to be and yet he hasn’t been driving well recently D I know what you’re saying but that’s been a problem for him Mr the cut in both the Masters in US Open incidentally so don’t want to miss it here shouldn’t do not from two under yeah but I think I think you’re right I like the changes and you know it’s it’s a big change you know from austral takes a while Jason day you don’t mind this guy swing though this is one powerful action isn’t it it’s a fantastic golf swing just the one thing that worries me with Jason day is that he hits the golf ball so hard that um you know I worry about I worry about him injuring himself yeah how long does the body last when you go at at 100 101% a little tigerish now that he’s closing his eyes there he’s been working on with a machine that helps him to get rid of the negative thoughts and helps him to concentrate where do we get one of those it’s actually very interesting I was shown it at the PGA show in Orlando in January and I’m I’m very skeptical of of these things and the guy said just stand there and hit a shot he put this thing on my head and he said stand and hit the shot and I stood and hit it and then he showed me on the screen different colors and mine was a little bit of green and mainly red which means that you’re not concentrating and the next thing he gave me a couple little tips and said right concentrate on this concentrate on the pin watch the ball watch the pin watch the ball watch the pin hit watch the ball watch the pin watch the ball hit and suddenly it goes all green it was very impressive wow I had heard that ah there Jordan spe r or green oh he’s red again I’d have to say hazy if I went on there I shouldn’t have started this I think I would just have the red Haze most of the time I think with a golf club in the hand serger second into 18 can he close the gap reown for that steep follow through those huge slabs of divots with a bit of spin on it no downwind hard to get but it’s a decent shot but that is interesting Dale I I thought it was just a you know he’ worked with a sports psychologist I didn’t realize there was Tech involved no I’ve told that he’s been working he worked with that machine it was actually funny enough it’s a machine that started in Australia Justin doesn’t sound happy with it asking it to get down that’s okay though what about Jordan spe what a very very shaky start let’s go ahead to 18 and Keegan bradle in the perfect position another Village has lost its idiot please can you come and collect him he he can’t the thing Keegan can’t understand is that he heard it all the way from America nice crisp action but pulled and with the a little wedge he’ll be unhappy with that well van what about Jordan SPI yeah a little bit of a shaky start but he’s lying very well in this bunker shouldn’t have any problem with his back swing I’ll only find that out in a moment but I’m pretty sure that he’s got a clear back swing it’s lying very nicely he’s got a lot of green to work with okay it is downwind but shouldn’t be too much of a problem does seem a little bit concerned about the back lip in terms of his back swing nice recovery just over that bunker the front left of the green see it waving must to keep it just a touch right of [Applause] that wind into the right he’s pulled it and the wind’s taken it and that is way left and look at that how’s that shot facing him not the thick stuff pot bunker 1 might get a drop from that fence might get lucky might get lucky Rose here from around 25 ft just a little bit off the left hand side the wind may play a bit of a factor here with the break it is getting up now to around two clubs so maybe a ball out outside if the wind affects this roll and even after being here for a week these guys still you think still struggling to adapt to the pace of the greens they’re about 10 on the stim these guys who play in America regularly well and Europe they used it sort of 12 or faster Danny Willet missed the green left that’s Ricky F second into the opening Hall holding it well down the shaft of the club real Punchy action stunner great birdie chance for Ricky F on the first hole Lowry from 8 ft here left half putt not much break great opportunity oh two in a row for the big [Applause] man and you know he’s come out with the intention I am going to give it my best I am going to get going early days and he has now maroy T off time approaching he makes his way towards the first withi matuyama and BBA Watson again pretty good round yesterday just the one disappointing hle when he didn’t actually play too many bad shots made a double boggy out of nowhere really Ricky Rory rather about to find out what he can do in the second round and you can see the wind is definitely picking up so as you going see his birdie butt at the last that is very very weak effort now you wonder there that maybe he just stood over a touch too long and suddenly felt the wind come into him he was put off by that CU that definitely seemed like his concentration went R marai you know for all his achievements I’m not sure that many have given him more pleasure than winning his own Irish open a couple of months ago in front of his own crowd wonderful reception he got he played two of the greatest shots you’ll ever see into the 16th and the 18th to win that meant an awful lot to to Rory to win shop supp by his own Rory Foundation like so many of the players do some wonderful work for youngsters babba Watson is always hugely entertaining to watch I know Tony Johnson always says that all the big tournaments that he won for him his favorite has always been the matab land open it wasn’t my biggest not much activity on the beach behind so Rory Mao ready to go round two in the open this is game number 43 on the tea from northern irand Rory mroy winner at H Lake 2 years ago didn’t play a year ago remember he had that uh ankle injury which he suffered playing football pre- tournament so not quite the defending Champion but he won the last time he played in the open what’s he going to do today that’s fine on the tea from Japan Yi matama world top 20 player hii 17 in the current world rankings fine player PGA Tour winner and probably the most likely Japanese to break the duck and finally win a major he to finds the Fairway just behind Michael R on the tea from the USA Bubba Watson the double Masters champion just an iron for Bubba I of this vision of him wrestling with a caddy I want to hit the driver not here Bubba not here three cracking drives I wonder what the weather has in store for them we are told that it’s going to be a little easier this afternoon than it was this morning when it really was very wet indeed let’s hope so for the green [Music] well hard to describe how good that is it was such a risk of that being plugged in that bunker or if he gets it a bit clean it can disappear into the gor on the other side he swung so hard at that what a shot [Applause] pretty good mornings work for Keegan Bradley that’ll be a power four at the last and around of 68 for the former uspga Champion seven under for two rounds 67 68 he’s only three behind for his par what a par it would be for Jason what a pit shot come on isn’t it’s just Murphy’s Law world class pit from up left hand cavages and this a 5 footer uh straight to three overp par and lots of good work needed Patrick Reed the ball five 30 ft o that’s a bit heavy-handed left himself a lot of work to do Ricky Fowler for an opening birdie don’t think he needs to leave the hole here but he just first Parts a touch down hill and that’s beautifully [Applause] hold he’s always perfectly colored coordinated so I presume with those shoes there’s pink underneath there somewhere that’s for a closing par for Garcia for a round of 69 oh my goodness oh Serio that was a three putt from really not very far away what a very disappointing way to finish that’s a five on the card only a second bogy it’s a 70 6870 he’s in the picture at 4 under but that’s a horrible way to end the round desperate first but though really a bad first part he should never have left himself that far away this is a an amazing guy for me to watch play golf I really I enjoy it because he just you know he’s kind of he reminds me of eating in the dark you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s in your mouth really it’s incredible you just don’t know what he’s going to do and and when he stands over the ball it also he could be aiming left and then hit a big you know a big fade or something you never know what he’s going to do next and he could have the same stance the next hole and had a huge hook I mean it’s it is seriously entertaining this guys I love this guy’s back swing that that little pause at the top just always reminds me of me yeah there was a pause somewhere in that blur of yours D I remember it well a IR for hii that’s just on that front edge it’s okay though that wind certainly picking up going quite hard off the sea and against Rory hit a wood off the tea a little further down the Fairway he’s going to be aiming this 15 18 ft right of the hole oh that’s almost what Justin Rose did Rory stays on the green lovely shot flag step beginning to bend a little bit that one definitely picking up wtch into the third [Music] green Ah that’s more like [Applause] it executed to Perfection loved it when he walked into the clubhouse here at Royal tun and looked at all the American Champions here dating all the way back to Arnold Palmer many of them Texans he like that even better long downwind from Patrick Reed Justin at the third FL flag 6 on just four off the left and trying to get back down that little Ridge it’s a good shot amazing statistic came out of the the chat we always have with the RNA before the tournament about rules and tournament conditions and so on I hadn’t realized and this was a statistic that really amazed me 80% of the world’s golf courses are in just 10 countries I I knew that obviously most golf was played in a relatively small number I hadn’t realized the Figures were quite that Stark 80% of the golf courses in the world are in just 10 countries no wonder the RNA have a a mission they take very seriously to spread the game and the Olympics of course as we know is very important in that process and they do do a wonderful job at that I’ve been to a number of small clubs not in South Africa but in southern Africa where the RNA have helped by uh giving them Machinery etc etc and I know that they sponsor coaching programs in a lot of countries um in Africa I know they do the same thing in in South America so they do wonderful wonderful work 10 million of the open revenues profits are are redistributed around the world 5 million on governance and things like rules and Equipment standards and 5 million on development uh fantastic and that’s money spent properly you know they do a lot of research it’s not it’s not just window dressing it’s done it’s it’s it’s done properly Bubba for [Applause] birie I head to the third Justin Rose for bir starting at just a little bit left of center I’m not sure that he had the right line there cuz that at the end was turning left not quite the flying start that uh Jr would be looking for boy in a couple of Paws H yet though where coming up over that little Ridge and then down the hill into the hole cut incidentally looking like one overpar that may change with the weather as the afternoon goes on but it’s uh one over at the moment which means that marera the oldest man in the field former winner will qualify Miguel anel Jimenez at a 72 today he’ll make it Jason duffner an even par just quickly D before Rory hits this I got a message from Kevin Woodward who used to caddy on the on the European T he now uh does the greenkeeping at Hillside Golf Club at the Mutan Zim and thank you for the mention yesterday RNA sent them a five gang mower which he says has made a huge difference to the golf course so thanks to them turn nice to hear from Kevin and good example there of just exactly what D was was talking about you know I’m so pleased to hear that because that’s uh that’s in matui and it’s a golf course that uh gave us people like Dave Proctor who was a wonderful player Dennis Hutchinson Teddy Weber moose many players that have played on the European tour played in on the sunshine tour and have promoted golf all over the world the RNA sent equipment out to five mowers uh five golf clubs in Zimbabwe to to keep the game progressing and going in the distant corners of the the Earth and yeah they just do a wonderful job so thank you jent at the RNA if you’re listening and ladies so Rory in for his part Bubba to do likewise oh sometime you just don’t know what to say really I don’t think you could quite believe what happened there yeah very strange it’s the game spe birdie putt trying to get back to level par and all of a sudden nobody’s making anything just not on song with that putty he’s missed uh I think that’s certainly two short ones like that I’ve seen and I think it might even be three me one of the second Ricky Fowler short Par Four so expect this one to be close just a wedge in for Ricky oh topples into the sand bit more than a w you laid back off the the T but disappointing second for all that at the par four seventh but fore birdie big massive swing from right to left that’s not an easy one he’s left himself there cuz that’s also not not a long PT but it’s a swinger Dy the Ferrari a second t well when you can hit it like [Applause] that why not I mean he’s just taken everything out of play I wonder if anybody else is hit it that far up Club face laid wide open father from The Green side bunker beautifully played Patrick Reed’s left himself a bit of work here at 7 and he knocks those in as well as just about anybody in the game at the moment now Jason day putting from three or four yards off the back of the green for his birdie you want to just try and get this ball running over that longer grass On The Fringe you don’t want it hobbling CU then it loses some of its speed [Applause] unlucky amazing he’s won seven times worldwide since the open last year when he just missed out by a shot in the playoff should have been eight lead with four holes left of the WGC Bridgestone m bogy double bogy at 15 and 16 let Dustin Johnson in now Willet birdie chance at the second for the Masters champion that must have looked very good for a long time to Danny the postage stamp that’s quite close up to that really vertical face [Applause] been enjoying all the little parks that come with being Master’s Champion enjoyed his visit to the Formula 1 gr pre at Silverstone and to Wimbledon over the last couple of weeks and now it’s back to the serious business for Danny will it no problems for [Applause] Ricky second round of the 145th Open Championship here at Royal trun wherever you’re watching is around the world very much hope you’re enjoying this wonderful gol from these great players Phil Michelson leading by one 65 from Henrik Stenson to be just one behind Charles Schwartz so climbing the leaderboard with a 66 this morning in the damp and unpleasant conditions Ry marai BBA Watson Andi Matsuyama on the second big drive from Rory over 300 yards just a little flick left for the Irishman matama 156 to the pin 17 mil an hour yeah that’s a club and a half getting up towards two clubs as van Phillips our own course reporter says so it’s a tough pin to get at at the right side with this Breeze and I thinki trying to hit a little holdy Fade Into The Wind it’s come out too straight and hence long indifferent for Baba see that uh flag on the green plane quite brisly to the showing that the window is blame from right to left awfully long t- shot there for Rory you probably got to just try and aim this just inside that right bunker [Applause] [Applause] Tony Johnson going to take a little break and joining us again Laura Davies Justus Rose oh he’s gone for one there and oh I hope that doesn’t clip the ball cuz that’ be another penalty on top of a penalty he’s just given himself and a broken sh P very rare you see Justin Rose do that um these conditions I think they feel a bit hard done by the late starters today because supposed to be even out and I really don’t think it is speed from 235 only 240 front wind seems to be a little bit more out of the right than it was on the first few holes it was definitely more hurting there hey come on SP had to just back off with the uh commotion of rose’s thrown Club there little bit of crowd interaction difficult flag to get up spe there just coming out up and out of that one a little bit but doesn’t seem over overly concerned but now he’s got I’d say a virtually impossible chip unless he can generate some spin out of that first Cupa doesn’t seem to have too bad live we a to get that club face on the ball not much green to work with but he’s done very well beautiful touch that a lovely angle there of the camera showing just how high that face is of that bunker down there and uh Patrick Reed is now going to have about an eight footer for a par ball almost G vertically up you’ve got to accelerate to get the the height to get that ball out the bunker Watson here long PT [Applause] that’s was interesting on the last all Laur Bubba had a shorsh PT and he missed it and he looked completely confused he looked like he didn’t believe what had happened I think that’s Link Golf isn’t it it really does leave them scratching their head Reed this would be an unbelievable save no not a very good pup having a long hard look at this Rory maroy great opportunity up the hill little bit right to left but it’s pretty slow got to hit it Rory lovely PT very nice [Applause] [Music] indeed it’s so interesting watching all these wonderful players and the different styles that they have you get players like Ernie elsum makes the game look so easy and you get the power of adjacent day and Rory just seems to be right in between he’s got the power but he’s also he looks very efficient and it makes the game look quite easy great combination that’s a good up and down he’s St at one over par Ricky Ricky F here just hacking out he looks like he’s done a little bit more than that is he going to catch the front bunker disappointing but that was a tough lie miss these Fairways at your peril have you ever played a tournament yet I did a long long time ago it was uh the British girl British girls amateur in about 1981 or two can’t remember but um what I do remember of the course is it was very difficult and it’s not proving any different watching these pictures but it a great Golf Course fantastic I’d love to play it again I mean if we ever had a chance coming here with our British openen it would be amazing last year you played at uh at turn which was also terrify where where is at the sh we’re down at woven actually they’ve gone off the um links course rotor for a bit so we’re going to play the marquist so that’s in two weeks and uh looking forward to it of course I really like played it a good few times spe’s got a pretty easy pitch here really from about 30 yards lovely shot break control Jason day saw he play that beautiful Pit shot at the first and he’s hit another one here such [Applause] control hit driver here yesterday Rory not today 280 to carry that burn no point today with this wind off the right just a nine couple of bunkers down the left though You’ be careful of gets a ride on the Wind he could catch one of those perfectly balanced through the [Applause] ball perfect position there Rory mroy up on the green now Ricky Fowler could be a nice Easy Shot just love it on top and then let the angulations do the work for you beautiful shot should be a save been in two greenside bunkers and he’s got it up and down the first time and I’m sure he’s going to be able to convert that and make it two for two Rose after all sorts of trauma this would be some par massive outside chance but oh now he’s got a bit of work for the for the bogey for [Applause] Danone let P it so beautifully at austa a few months ago now I we watched him win a very important tournament in his career down in in South Africa the dead Bank golf challenge he did the same thing there a lot of people thought he’ Fall Away in the final round and he didn’t just hang in he actually seemed to get better and better as he did at aasa cross-handed grip oh he was up and out of that very quickly wasn’t he still one over for the day but plenty of time to go wind’s getting up but hopefully no rain for a while Justin Rose we saw him get a little angry with his second shot if if he three puts as well I think we might see the head come off completely I think that putter might be thrown in the direction of fuch’s caddy or that’s a really poor hole for more than one reason so he’s going to have to calm down a bit regroup but he’s got a great temperament so I don’t think that’ll be a problem for Justin Rose did you ever beat Tommy bolt no never did he had a terrible Temp and I I I interviewed him once and I said to him Mr Bol I said did they exaggerate about your temper he said son if you ain’t thrown or broken a few clubs in your time you just quite simply don’t love the game enough he’s probably quite right yeah well done Jason Dave really good up and down there to that tough pin position from his angle and a good up and down for Jordan so have you thrown a a few clubs in your day oh yes well done I have me too I got warned off by my father a few times and here’s that burn that goes across the middle of the Fairway you want to stay out of that bunker on the left hand side if you visit that bunker you’re probably not going to be able to reach the green with to a second A Difference A Day Makes Bubba knocked it on here yesterday now he’s the furthest from the hole looks like he’s got a good lie yeah it’s not bad Laura could be a lot worse different problem for Watson being a left hand of these opening six or seven holes he’s got the wind coming across him making cut it even more it’s a harder win for you much easier for the right-handers and it’s a difficult shot he’s left himself with here 142 yards flag is in a really nasty place on the front of the green here so he’s just going to have to play front of the green just let it release try and get it Pinn high and go from there very important to try and get that club face directly onto the ball so you want a steeper swing now that’s where it’s going to really suit babba there few players in the world that have a steeper angle of attacking to the ball than Baba Watson is that wind swirling a bit Jamie because it looks like he’s worried about the club he keeps looking up at the sky no he’s consistent straight across right to left that’s cruel that wasn’t a bad effort really just drifted across as Jamie said that’s the win that’s not going to help him a right-hander feel like they can just hit one out to the right of the pin and it’ll come in first part three on the Golf Coast the fifth Hall oh wow wow look at that don’t plug don’t plug just don’t plug please well I hope we get a view of that uh B because I’ve got a horrible feeling Jordan that that might well have plugged it’s gone in so fast I love that wow wow look at that when from right to left say he thr it out of the on the right side and this is the far end of the golf course from here you turn and you play all the way back down to the clubhouse I think doie was saying earlier that you’d much rather have a torrential rain then a strong wind and I think we’re seeing that the shots now are not just missing they’re missing by quite some way give me the wind any day Laura come on Jamie way you can play the ball around these courses I don’t mind the wind 110 for Rory little sand on keep it right at the flag Rory bring it in from there [Applause] that’s a pretty good shot probably 15 ft push it about 15 ft too far but it’s not bad at all Lely short shot there from Justin Rose it really is nowadays very much a team effort between the player and the caddy far more so than even when you let’s go back to when you started to play you know it was you on your own pretty much you asked the k for one or two things maybe but not very not very much yeah no there are massive part of the uh of the team now and there is a team you know it’s an individual sport but there’s a team behind every single one of these players but I’ve always thought the coaches are great but the caddy is the one person that can really affect it well we got a couple of Marshals there wandering out doesn’t help the concentration but Jason’s well and truly back into it lining picking his spot doing his deep breaths he’s going to smash one down there oh turning it over from right to left what is it that so far the cameraman can’t keep up there it is oh that’s massive it is so far I just love watching these guys hit it now it’s it’s a different game it’s nothing that that your average person even some good Pros can’t really relate to that it’s crazy stuff Laura this is exactly what everybody used to say about you when you came out on tour there’s nobody you can hit it like she [Applause] does this is a tough shot he got coming over that other bunker masterful that really is good got the good break didn’t plug got a good lie but took advantage of it putting up the green Rory it’s going to come off that shoulder of the bunker that BBA Watson’s just come out of it’s going to be pretty slow as well wind becomes a factor when it picks up to a strength about how it is at the moment a good foot right to left this one for Rory at least really fish pin position [Applause] Matthew Southgate at the last hole the 18th this is for a birdie this man was not well a year ago and he’s back playing at his best and he is even PA for the two rounds he’ll definitely be spending the weekend head Royal trun Justin Rose trying to bounce back after a really ugly seven at the last beautiful t-shot in here don’t think he’s hit it but that’s okay it’s a difficult hole today with that right to left wind we talking about the different kind of players now they there’re someone who he just seems to do every single thing thing just right yep absolutely true professional look so good over the golf ball absolutely classic the dreaded walkoff and it misses there’s nothing worse no worse feeling than that but he’s did a good P just a bit unlucky bet Patrick Reed saw him missed the green at the ninth and that’s a good touch that’s a very good touch to get it to within 8 or 10 ft off the down slope he’s got it carryed up onto the green good play what oh and he’s up off it again he does that quite a lot Bubba you never quite know what he’s thinking but he is fun really enjoy watching him play I heard you saying that earlier he really is good fun isn’t he this week he’s going to play well next week he might not play so well then he’ll win a tournament then he’ll be in the do drums for a month or two you just never know with him but John daily like exactly Rory tidying up decent pup from the back of the green Reed after that chip trying to save his PA stay at five under it’s drifting he’s just caught the edge very nice that is a very very good save for Patrick Reed so level par after nine holes Phil Nicholson 69 today to add to yesterday’s 63 leading Henrik Stenson by One S kilon and Keegan Bradley both at seven under Zack Johnson five under and Patrick Reed turning onto the back nine also at 5 under and there’s the view down over the Great Links of Royal trun what a change in the weather from yesterday blue skies and sunshine and not much Breeze very playable yesterday different story today I think the afternoon players have definitely got a little bit harder wasn’t very pleasant this morning in the heavy rain but now that wind’s getting up and it really is making the course a challenge Jordan going with three-wood here trying to keep these three Fairway bunkers out of play which are all pretty much exactly in his range should he take dri no point in hitting driver here it’s very unlikely that any of these players reach today with this wind into off the right just behind that mound middle of the Fairway Jordan really really struggled with these t-shots yesterday seem to be leaving a lot of them to the right low we going with driver here I don’t understand that play it brings all of these three traps into probably van at five over he’s just trying to get something going because he really does need to build a very strong back rest of this nine and a really strong back line just to make the cut now this makes more sense Justus in taking a long iron playing it as a three shotter and that’s exactly what it is today that’s an interesting stat shot 34 underpar last year in the four majors nobody’s ever scored lower and not won a major yeah nice shot there Justin all he needed to do he’s going to played as a three shotter we saw in the group before Jason day was certainly not going to played as a three shotter this is that fourth you can see where Jason day headed way past those bunkers h a beautiful draw t- shot sled out into that rough on the right and Drew the ball back and then used the Mounds the ball finished down the middle left of the Fairway F of both laid up just waiting for Fisher to finish off here P right at even and then this wind wouldn’t be too surprised if they cut edged out to two over yeah I’m not do I need to use 14 I don’t need to use day I’m a slight little cut slight little cut should should kill it enough right okay that two overcore so he needs to make something happen but he’s he’s not thinking about the cut he’s thinking about a little bit like Dustin Johnson getting back into sort of position where he can make a charge on the weekend so all aggression from him in the places he can be aggressive that’s drifted away right oh goodness that is not a good place to be col Montgomery probably just on the cut line oh dear well he said his ambition was to walk down the 18th and Sunday afternoon not with a chance to win necessarily just to be able to play on Sunday and walk down the 18th and what may possibly be his last ever open open appearance but it’s got a bit of work to do now that’s really a cool thing to do to be able to play your last ever open at the golf course that your father was a secretary at and where you learned to play golf I’m sure he doesn’t look like he enjoys it but I’m sure he’s actually enjoying every moment we starting to clear up looking out there over the sea looks quite nice 555 this fourth hole sounds like one of Laurel Davis’s starts to a around that doesn’t it 555 couple of bunkers down the left not yet you Laura not yet Jamie I’m going to for her because she just fell off her chair she can’t believe that anybody be could be that rude oh she believes he could be that rude yes it is Jamie Spence after all I’d have been I’d have been three up on Jamie that’s for sure good answer Laura now Jordan second into the sixth they are good friends really honestly 270 today right 27 almost okay can hear Mark fure there talking to Justin working out the next shot back to Bubba look how for lifties aing yeah nobody shapes shots anymore do they it’s wonderful isn’t it it’s amazing how he sees things though because no other golfer has ever seen things like that maybe l trino in the old days used to H that big slider but but he sees it both ways which is very unusual as we were saying earlier that’s what makes them such fun to watch a there’s a spectacular picture but you know years ago if you if you sliced the ball which is what that was let’s be honest that wasn’t a fade that was a slice the ball went nowhere went absolutely nowhere now these guys slice the ball 300 Technology justtin Ro P out to the second r instead of making an attack on the lead he’s closer to the cut line where’s that that’s going Patrick Reed just missed the 10th green he’s going to have to rely on his uh great short game to get his par here oh he was unlucky the first bounce really shot on and well now he’s not certain to make a bogey but uh the odds are with him making that bogey but you never know well it looked good I think he was just flat out unlucky with the bounds hit a hard spot on the green because that looked very nice really crisp behind the ball you can see it’s spinning Jason D having to dig it out oh got lucky to stay there that is brilliant that really is he could not ever have wished for more than that Royal trun showing its teeth today Danny Willet for shot from the bunker we’re seeing an exhibition a bunker shot I mean that I know it doesn’t look like a particularly good shot but that face was so steep he couldn’t have done a lot more without running the risk of hitting the face and coming back in spe up there he gets a drop that’s one of the walkways where all the galleries file across so that that ground is worn down so you never have to hit off that he could have done if he wanted to cuz it you know might sometimes like a firm lie yes what a difference a day makes Justin’s 131 from the flag here he needs to be very careful we saw Michelson spin it down to the right into that little Dell which looked like a great shot this morning so he needs to be careful with that right side [Applause] Jason D recovering to hear at the fourth power five that left forart didn’t expect to see the world number one outside the cut at the moment plenty of holes left but not in Easy conditions speed from 116 needs to be really careful with the spin here into the wind that was a very poor poor shot you could see the divot there he really dug the club in and he’s going through a bit of a bad patch at the moment but plenty of time to make it up now Ricky fow for a birdie across the green he read it perfectly had the line and strength almost a little bit softer probably would have fallen [Applause] in drop shot for Patrick Reed notice many of the players wearing black ribbons today remembering the people who lost their lives in that awful awful atrocity in the both the friends my goodness perfect day for it so is that where Sam Torrance [Laughter] went Sam the surfer certainly got wear a wet suit that’s for sure F Clyde’s never very warm so this for par the world number one that’s a nice Cut just a little steady I didn’t want to drop to three over because that’s almost certainly not going to make the cut two is hovering around TI 77th at the moment so probably if the wind keeps up that will be enough but he needs to keep holding some putts this is will it for Bogey and this is going to be him at least two over after this it’s an illustration of just how good all these players are you got somebody who won seven tournaments somebody who’s won the Masters and they’re struggling to make the cut yeah that’s a British Open for you takes no prisoners second bogy of the round for Danny though and he slips to two over meanwhile behind them Bubba only 345 yards it’s just raking the bunker at the front of the green Ro just having to wait a little bit longer he’s ready though he wants to go he’s got the wood out 247 his five wood not long enough for his three 226 the front of the green if he tries to get close to this flag I don’t think he can with this wind off the right and the bunker protecting it so he just wants to get in the middle of the green get it pin High that’s what he’s looking for Rory Chase it in there all set to go needs to hold this off a little bit with this wind it’s pretty strong coming across from right to left well he really went after that one and he’s carved it even into the wind that’s going well right needs a bit of luck now in run oh looked like it dived in and probably a horrible lie but you never know explaining to the caddy what went wrong I think he just Tred to do too much with that Rory try to hold it off too much B’s got 221 he’s got a lovely lie wind gug showing us 21 mil on hour straight off the right Jimmy that sounds about right doy couple of clubs there good angle here for Watson he can shape the ball both ways let’s see what he does with this oh it’s fantastic isn’t it he was a in his t- shot 30 yards right he’s in his second shot 30 yards left he’s on The Greening two he’s literally got every shot in the book it’s as simple as that steep face bunker here at six for Jordan but Jordan’s been quite ly to lie to to finish up with a really good lie in the middle of the bunker the the banks don’t inhibit his [Applause] swing he’s even par at the moment but he’s really struggling to keep it even pass so needs to somehow steady the ship Patrick Reed now he’s on the 11th the feared 11th just at that right just right at that Crane and SL it’s going a little too far right doesn’t seem that concerned oh he knew he knew what he was doing him and his caddy have worked long and hard on that line so who am I to judge him Justin could do with a few birdies this is an unlikely one perhaps good [Applause] try Justin’s been here since last Monday and I don’t mean Monday just gone the one before so he’s really given this everything this week so he’ll be disappointed he’s not doing a little bit better so far 60 yards here for matama good angle to get at the flag big high back swing needs to grip [Applause] spe for the sandve and the par at the sixth never online you won’t be in contention in a major championship when you’re missing those puts and that’s at least the third one that I’ve seen him missing two days just going to try and squirt this out to the front of the green Roy it’s not pretty he’s out but not as far as he wanted to to make it that bunker still in his line and day t-shot at 5 199 yards oh be I reckon he set that out outside right edge of the green cuz he really whip that one and used the wind very clever shot caddy loves it cheeky grin gives in the poter r just has to be careful that he doesn’t get frustrated he looked a little bit frustrated as he walked out there out of the rough he’s still right in this Championship he’s just had a walk up Rory look where he want wants to pitch the ball it’s about halfway between where he is and the flag is 25 yds all up just a little bunp forward trying to get some spin on it that was textbook that very nicely played beautiful shot of the uh PA five green each bunker on this golf course is there for a reason pting the 21 yards this flags on and that’s exactly what Bubba’s got up the hill up the slope I don’t think there’s a lot in this it maybe turn a little bit right to left on the slope and pretty flat when he gets on top I think the most important thing with a putt like this Jamie is to keep it low he’s got all the shots Ah that’s a wonderful p over 60 odd feet from Bubba Watson Ricky Fowler on this fifth he looks like he’s aiming it not quite as far right as uh Jason day did but he’s definitely aiming it out there wanting the wind to bring it not quite coming back all bit of a misjudgment either in the wind or the clubbing but that that uh looked like he liked it when he hit it did you see the gesture there I think the wind just B Ted it up a bit Matsuyama who’s opened up with three straight pars the Japanese one over this though for his first birdie of the round probably trying to start at Just a Touch left of the hole grand stand still packed this group was always going to take a huge Gallery with it Rory after his t-shot would have been thinking about a birdie but we second shot finished suddenly you have to CH change your your thinking sudden he’s just thinking about makinging a PA which is what he’ll get if he holds us well done safely in I wonder whether you can say yet that this half of the draw has had it the tougher I think you probably can Laura I would say 100% they definitely uh they’d all be moaning about it in the in the restaurants tonight and saying how unlucky they were and that’s just what we do we’re never happy unless we’re winning you thought when the players this morning were playing in really soaking Heavy Rain you thought well maybe it’s going to even up a little bit but the rain’s not pleasant but it’s not as tough as this wind so this this group had it tough yesterday morning and they’ve got it tough this afternoon as well but that’s the open just got A Sneak it just over the edge of that bunker oh fabulous what a touch hand for Birdie on seven 25 ft didn’t quite hit it but going along nicely four birdies today four under for the day and the tournament f after that complete miscalculation at the the fifth taking the Potter there’s his judgment that was through the valley of Litton is there such a thing as littleon gosh I hope don’t do very much wrong or maybe it’s when you just don’t get [Laughter] caught dramatic Skies overhead clouds moving along in a wind which is up and around 20 M an hour the world number one Jason day of Australia outside the cut Mark as we speak early on in this second round so this would be very useful he’s made it well then Jason bogy at the first but he’s picked up birdies now at three and at five it’s giving him a bit of breathing space he’d like one or two more before he gets to the 10th and 11th the tough holes on the back nine 11th just a little bit easier today it was a toughest hole yesterday averaged 4.7 so I’ll push over today at 4.3 that’s good three n an eight and 10 sevs on the 11th yesterday that’s one cruel hole bowler with his power pup be a very good two pup from quite well short of the green R’s going along quite nicely at 3 under is that sun coming out pretty sure I saw Ricky Fowler’s Shadow there it is there you go he’s celebrated with a nice Popa for halfa Willet stay at two over speed from 78 yards it’s all looking a bit hard work isn’t it for uh spe today now where’s he ending here just I can’t wait to see what he’s going to do they should let him hit two shots we’ll have one hook one slice pick the best play b ball on his own he’s got to be G surely you’d think now he’s going to try and pull this and start it left with a fade that like he was trying to hold it up well I think he is I mean that’s an extraordinary choice of shots he probably got what he deserved because everyone else using the wind the way it should be used and and he’s trying to hold it up so there you go shaking his head but you can’t even believe it amazing I love the color of his gloves have you noticed in the practice round he had a bright green one he’s now got a lilac colored one and yesterday had I think a bright orange or something as if you don’t notice him 199 for Rory wind’s picking up off the seat he’s got to hold this up and drill it can’t go left kind of like uh the shot we just saw from Fowler just not the contact wasn’t good enough and the wind just destroys it so he’s actually got a much more difficult shot than Fowler had there was a spell I can remember at George’s in particular the year at Dar one when when Rory just couldn’t get to gripo Link’s golf at that say he was complaining didn’t like it didn’t like playing in the wind didn’t like playing in the tough conditions I thought he was over all that my goodness won the open admittedly in quite Pleasant conditions I like but the old I hate Links Golf is coming back again not a bad Miss though from Roar he’s got a pretty straightforward chip there can’t go left as I said that ball just stalled matti’s got to hit this a lot lower than that if he wants to get it there he’s playing about 220 the yardage it’s 199 play a lot longer than on that oh it’s lovely now Jordan’s P third shot it’s going to come up and over that bank and you know it’s going to be a very tight liar fan yes it is tight Dale tricky chip with the wind read for par on the 11th that’s what everyone’s looking for on this hole just get your Park get out big side of relief oh he’s pushed it that’s very disappointing here’s how it’s looking of the afternoon starters not surprisingly in the wind nobody really making any impression on the top of the leader board everyone on there is already in having completed their second round excellent 6 from Henrik Stenson and 66 from Charles schwarzel and Andrew Johnson beef is on the leaderboard Scotty H who played so well early on at Wentworth rather disappeared on Sunday but big oie great start four birdies in the first six holes 69 from Dustin Johnson today 70s from JB Holmes and Jim Herman the two Americans terle Hatton runner up last week in the Scottish open and in vaness 71 so at one under after 36 holes just gives you such a wonderful idea of what linkx golf is all about very few trees no Lakes no waterfalls no fountains just a really good strategic test of the game as it was originally meant to be no grain here to work for with for Bubba he had one these a couple of holes ago this is more difficult not bad the KRON has always been as in any links course I guess are try and stay out the bungers I think right and saying that the last two winners Todd Hamilton and Justin Leonard were only in something like a couple of bunkers two bunkers that certainly makes it a lot easier how hard he hits that most amate they just don’t hit hard enough through bunker shots that’s why nine times out of 10 well they’re terrified of them and they leave them in a lot but look at that beautiful Justin Rose chance to get back in the red numbers he got the pace oh just didn’t quite have the pace I suppose but very unlucky that’s not just toppled in off the low side wind buffeting matu Yama on the fifth green that’s for birdie Lely t- shot from the Japanese beautiful well done ADI first birdie of the round for him moving back to even par for the championship he doesn’t get much height on those bunker shots does he Bubba hits it really hard not much in this part spe let papart see Miss a few short ones that one didn’t miss though right in the middle better stroke Cuts uh ebbing out very slowly towards plus two but it’s now tied 75th so chances are if the wind keeps up Lee West will be here on the weekend and we want Monty to make a birdie on one of the last two holes he’s still currently on three playing the 17th what a good PA stays at minus three that’s seven off the pace at the moment is set by Phil Mickelson so he’d like to get two or three more birdies before the round is done it’s within four or five shots post his stamp Rose has got 127 the wind is really gusting off the left now he’s got 99 he’s going to need to hold this right to left [Applause] the iconic eighth holeable view from our wire camp there it is lovely new piece of technology we’ve got this year for Open Championship coverage oh I wonder know where that’s going I don’t know how many bunkers has been in this this afternoon but it’s quite a few in the first eight holes but it’s going to be a long old day if he keeps that up old Herman T is the German immortalized here in the first day stamp after diing a 15 in the 1950 open Into the Bunker with his t-shot then 13 times back and forward from one bunker to another finally single putted for a 15 see take the positives I like that very good nothing worse than a three P 15 is there Poor Man Forever known as the man who made 15 at the postage stamp just the bunkers to be careful of here for Matti he’s let that go a long way right got away with it Jamie is just in the first cut so I think he thought that was a lot worse we all did but that’s okay can’t reach this today I think it’s been pretty fair weatherwise I mean pouring rain this morning and bit of wind this afternoon take your pick and yesterday was a pretty fair day all the way around really so I don’t think there’s any complaints either side of the draw you reckon no one’s going to complain Jamie I reckon there’ be quite a lot of that yeah someone will I will I don’t think Rory likes the wind I think he’d rather have had the the rain CU he doesn’t tend to do quite so well when the wind gets really strong like this but hopefully he’ll smash one down here yeah it’s Crosswinds as well not straight in or straight down two big hits to get up here I’m not sure Rory can reach this 601 the galleries obviously want to see a Rory charge I’m not sure it’s quite the weather conditions for a charge but if he can pick up a few birdies we can finish the day somewhere around about 6 under he’s right back in it come on now J don’t do a Herman you know where that one’s going to 100% it’s not going to be a nice shot this cuz he’s going to a restricted takeaway probably is going to really have to take it up sharp so and here we come there’s one Reed missed another green playing badly but he’s missing a lot of greens very difficult conditions again he’s left a bit of work so they’re all starting to struggle cameras and all the bunkers around the postage stamps an excellent view here of the shot that faces Jordan SP oh no I thought he was going to do a Herman there and go right across the GD into the coffin but he’s okay think for bie though Low’s got about 35 ft here straight up the hill hardly any break whatsoever wind is gusting very strong off the left though starting to possibly affect the putts well you can hear that wind really really picking up now Shane Larry needs something because uh at least three birdies in the last 11 holes 10 holes I should say now he’s finished the eth Ricky Fowler on the sixth it’s not going to come back from there I don’t think now just hasn’t had a single break so far this round he needs something good to happen and this would be the perfect place to make his first birdie of the round he’s left at sh that’ll be very disappointing pretty straight putt by the looks of it well spe has this for his bogge and he’s now putting himself in a lot of trouble for making this cut so this will put him two over if he makes it but he’s going to go to three if he misses it it’s got quite a bit of break out the left this part and it’s downwind horrible part really to have left well ever since those first two big pools at the opening Hall he just never looked comfortable Laura as he just looks out of sorts with his game yeah it looked it just looks like hard work whereas over the last sort of 18 months or so it’s looked very easy for him so he’s got to battle through it somehow make the cut and try and have a good weekend growing up in Texas he’s well used to playing golf in the wind but a lynxy wind is a different wind sh off to a flying start with birdies at the first and second all part since so remains at five over two better than when he started but he needs to as Laura was saying pick up three birdies somehow or three shots anyway should be a formality but not without wind buffering him like van was saying the wind’s whistling across from his left here so he’s probably going to have to factor in left half because of it that’s exactly what he did very good p [Applause] Dy will it also in two over he’ll make his power here though [Applause] not had a good run lately has he missed a few cuts um it’s hard though win a major as a big a surprise as that win was it’s hard with all the attention all of a sudden he’s getting and I think he’s paying the penalty at the moment but anyway here we go shot from just off the edge of the green f is going to putt this birdy chance but oh he might struggle for his PA out around the course onto the the back nine now where the wind is by and large helping rather than the traditional Direction here at trun where it’s very much into Patrick Reed that’s for his par at 12 oh well judged good putt that’s a good save couple over for the day three under lead to R 10 of course Phil Mickelson 69 this morning to go with yesterday’s epic 63 day long birdie pup again he’ll probably just be more than happy with this wind gusting to get the two Putt and get out try and find some few easier chances although there you go what do I know that’s back to level part two under for the day which is one of the better rounds this afternoon him and Shane Larry I think are both couple under yeah three in the last four holes Laura so well done Jason I’m delighted to say we welcome back into the box our dear friend Dennis Hutcherson good to see you again H I forgot to ask you earli in the week did you play here in the 62 open Win Arnold won yeah I did actually long time ago now but Laura Lov to be with you in the Box as well it been a very interesting day hasn’t it very interesting how’d you get on in the open by the way I finished I feel enough I did quite well here and um I’d forgotten I knew I’d made the cut that what I do remember the most about it was a lovely story about Bob Charles you know now so Bob and we watch Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicholas another guy hit nothing there impresses me say Sir Bob I said you’ll probably win the blooming open and he did of course the following year in 63 but wonderful championship and I did make the cut probably meant you want about a f h I would think that that’s about right my top prize ever I think I finished 16th to one you was 125 for finishing top 20 in the open yeah was a load of money changed a bit now isn’t it fortunes these guys are earning good good luck to them C’s B po we very true 298 for Rory he’s got to smash this together he has to still couldn’t quite make it though it’s pretty strongly know that wind is really carted around and it it’s but it should be helping them a little bit coming home now it didn’t do much for them early I think these guys have got the wrong end of the drawer really we’re just talking about that LA and I both think that perhaps it did Jimmy’s not so sure he thinks it s been relatively even cuz it wasn’t pleasant this morning got to say that but what does Jamie know it’s all right when you’re sitting in there isn’t it yeah conditions are fine when you’re in here oh in that bunker that’s no good bubba don’t feel bad Jamie and my M always likes you so you’re okay Monte who’s looking as if he’s going to miss out needs this to have a finish at three overpow which can oh that’s it’s gone sadly so the man who grew up just a couple hundred yard from the course learn to play his golf here fantastic achievement just to qualify and to make it but in the end 75 four over par and he’ll be very disappointed to miss the cut he’s 53 years old level of expectation can’t be that high but he would have loved to have played the weekend and walked down on Sunday afternoon there’s how the leaderboard looks and Phil Mickelson 10 under par Henrik senson nine under kilson and Bradley at seven under Steve Stricker and Billy hell both even par for the second rounds Patrick Reed we’ve been watching couple over now after 12 Scott hand off to Flying start and Rory meloy and Ricky f are still in there at three under par tied 13th a little bit further down Dustin Johnson a 69 today benan on the 13th one under for his round even power 71 for KT Kim of Korea and Terrell Hatton ailano Grio one over today Podrick Harington two time winner of the open of course we’re back at Brookdale next year we seen of one of pod R’s wins he really is a better isn’t he PO he watch you make a four yesterday and a five today at the 7th and they had to take a penalty drop both times I mean it took 24 minutes I think from the time it his drive to the time it is third after the drop amazing getting down towards the cut line then the westward and the big group of players at two over PL which includes Thomas Peters Darren Clark Justin Thomas every chance of two of us could make it Jordan’s got 180 here totally blind he can’t see the flag at all wind into out of his right doesn’t like it there you see why just turned it over with the wind and tricky up and down again there and he’s already on three over so we s b second and find this backer short of the third I mean the SI the far five Jamie is there well it’s about as good as you can get in this bunker Hy but it’s still very difficult I think he can get it to the front of the green if he gets perfect contact he might get it all the way he really is exciting that’s exceptional really is exceptional and to spin it not to spin it too much either I mean just perfect that’s what we come to watch Rory 51 yards you can use that b as bit of a marker he hit this low gets lots of spin be aggressive oh not half bad Rose 166 you can see there to the ninth perfect t- shot hard come on now needs a bit of help from the wind see that’s the trouble in this wind sometimes you hit it and you flush it and you don’t get the wind that you’re trying to use and now he’s got yet another tricky up and down I mean it should be straightforward but it’s it’s not easy I don’t think they do straightforward around you do they that’s why we’re all watching isn’t it fantastic fun the ninth the hardest hole today actually 4.43 average score from the fielders against a power of four you wouldn’t really have thought that would you did you see K 3 there today I didn’t know but he missed it exactly where Justin roses missed it he thought he’d have a tough up and down went with the old Texas wedge right in the middle of the hole for a three you can’t believe it and followed it with a seven at the 10th exactly well maybe Justin was watching this morning you never know he might have a go himself with a putter that’s the armor eyeing up apart should be too much break in it got a little Ridge about you can see the darker grass and it’s going to break to the left and then I I suggest just inside bu his marker but he’s got to keep the speed up if he doesn’t hit it it’s going to move acoss cross early plenty of speed on it oh there’s two way too much on for three and off for four as the old saying goes oh that really was A Rush of Blood wasn’t it just shows all the elements how tricky they make it Fowler at the seventh sh power four have pin position today just in front of the green nine Paces in and five from the left and he’s done pretty well but quite a big swing coming off the ridge down from the bunker right to left spe little chip and run absolutely magnificent go on beautiful shot our hardworking statisticians have done the work at you apparently in 1962 you finished tied 16th top 20 thought some there and the legendary Ary who won that year of course won 1,400 times yeah that’s that’s absolutely right but I’d like get to check if they can if they’re there I think on he made the three threes or something on in the 11th either the 10th or the 11th in that Championship there’s a challenge I going to say you’re testing him out there here goes Rose there’s another good shot there not bad at all left himself a little bit of work I’m surprised Doogie doesn’t know that cuz the stats he’s got I’m looking at it’s like he’s got three encyclopedias here thumbing through them I don’t give it away L are they’re supposed to think I know it all well we know they know that that you’re not you don’t know everything you’re very good but that would be amazing some of the stuff you come out with right Rory say slightly down in oow here but good pitch I’ll be a roar of this one drops w a subdued Roar must had the hands in your pockets that’s why but you could still shout G you so that’s a great start to under for the round and difficult conditions as we’ve been seeing in this second round here at Royal TR Bubba chance to get back to level he’s just done the same again hasn’t he that’s a shame after such a marvelous bunker shot he’s just moving just everything’s moving just Rose down for a part nine just not happening for Rosie today 40 to the turn things going a little better for this man though Jason day at the seventh three birdies in the last four holes at that drive it’s well over 340 yards reaping the benefits a nice nice pitch there beautiful coming down wind and the green well above him that’s a super little shot the right Links of Royal trun town of air in the background and then further around the headline to the right you go all the way down to the turnbury hotel and the Fantastic golf course there the changes Martin abber has dra not really are quite spectacular hopefully we’ll have an open back there at turnbury before too long Roy drives at seven and he could if he gets a drive da you drive it well 389 how close Jason day was so many bunkers to be avoided and the rough upright but this is go on you little beauty I wonder if they ever feel sore balls that’s amazing hitting isn’t it and you’ve hurt a few in your time Laura not like that it’s a different game Fowler birdy chance bit of an outside one but good putting stroke give it a chance oh yes very nice always seems to enjoy the game Ricky Fowler never seems to get too worked up when it’s not going well but loves it when it is going well now the big pink driver from bbba Watson and pro Tracer will give us an idea of the ball Flight Pro tracer was made for Bubba Watson look at it go now who he drove into someone yesterday I’m forgetting who it was but he drove into someone yesterday has to be the same group doie well absolutely I can’t remember was on the third it was on the third yeah I was actually thinking of the player because he he’s somebody was about to be over a pattern uh I can’t remember now they get used to it don’t they always doing something come on Danny I think it might have been Ricky Fowler actually go well done we’ll give Danny a lift red number in the card back to one over wind howling off the left and helping here really needs to take this drive tight to the left we saw El’s driving it almost to the end of the Fairway this morning at 324 particularly like it and that’s why leaked away you got to get lucky with the LIE there two mean holes starting back even with the wind helping a little yeah very tough part of the course now day after that lovely shot in deserves a birdie really good drive good pitch let’s have a good stroke well done very good he’s on a charge great run from Jason four bures in the last five three in a row still Back At One under par nine behind the leader Tony feno a good round today 71 he’s in his very first Open Championship inside the top six in that group at 4 under par Serio Garcia had an ugly three put at the last still round in 70 Rory maroy also climbing into to the the top six along with Ricky Fowler Richard Stanley often running in his second round even path through the first three some blue sky up there much more pleasant afternoon certainly a much drier afternoon it’s not cold it’s also not warm but it’s certainly not cold it’s just the wind that’s making it tough so here we go the postage stamp Jason da go go good you see that one couldn’t you stalling in the wind I don’t think he quite caught it how he wanted to but that’s the difficulty they’re so conscious of hitting it straight on this one cuz those bunkers are just not to be messed with as we’ve seen but watch a lot of those I was doing the the three holes and so many players have come up Shy here and short right in the front of the green just a little clip from Ricky popular I said doing the three holes every single man in the field goes through six seven and eight is and the cover the every group in the field so you got your favorite you know Darwell you’re going to see him there and watch a lot of it sand iron from 127 for that’s Yama front flag can’t be left of this looks okay hang Applause I must said that the open website the open app really very good and uh if you aren’t able to stick with us we don’t want to lose you of course but you can watch as a was saying the three- hole coverage everybody going through six seven and8 you can watch the the featured groups every shot they play through 18 holes and of course all the stats and facts are there too so all enhancing your enjoyment of this great Open Championship Danny doesn’t look happy where’s that gone oh it’s bunker it looks like it might have plugged yes and on the down slow to L just add well I would suggest he’s not getting that one out oh a poor shot but that’s really harsh first look for a while at Billy horel on the fifth for birdie for the American had a great run a few years ago didn’t he in the the FedEx won a lot of tournaments towards the end of the year but it’s been a bit quiet ever since and here looks like it’s a summer’s day the way Dr doesn’t it some people just don’t feel the cold or well back there in the 60s this is where Hy drove it to up the hill left to right come on of course that was with the Pim Drive same te No Doubt a FEA like to see boy these boys with your Club Suchi see how they get on around here that would be fun always one of the most popular spots on the golf course Oh is amazing both here and across at the short hole the eight you get a r view right across you can see four or five holes are marvelous seems every time you see Bubba he’s got an eagle P it’s [Applause] unbelievable he’s not taking advantage though I have to say I don’t think I’ve seen him hold one of them but he must have had I’m going to guess at least seven or eight Eagle pups this week so far you can see spe was a bit disappointed with his t-shot that’s a horrible lie doy speed’s got 173 but the light is absolutely awful I’ll be so surprised if he can get this anywhere near the green totally blind as well not only talented they’re very strong too generate huge amounts of Club head speed as van said I can’t believe he’s got it there he’s bit he’s a bit unlucky cuz he’s gone off down that hill now got a really tough chip Jason day at the postage stamp long putt from the front of the green now it will start to turn oh beautifully judged well done he will make his par and keep this rid run going three under for the round amazing what a few birdies will do for your stride isn’t he he’s absolutely loving it now shorts sleeves like you said they’re all out there enjoying themselves now the one’s making birdies anyway last forecast for the weekend I saw was about to be uh as windy as this but uh not as wet as it was this morning bright with the odd shower but it’s going to be windy again but that’s what you want at the open it’s so much a part of the challenge of these right links courses Santa Claus Incognito that’s what he does in the summer comes and watches golf a nice butt for a bird in the last hole the RO in on this one he’s got to get his speed absolutely perfect a little break from the left he wants to get in the top side of the hole that’s the middle of the hole for him from this angle obviously he’s going to stand where Bubba the they’ve got a problem here because he’s putting right-handed if Bubba goes first sometimes you do that and Bubba’s going to be standing on his marker so we’ve got a bit of a situation here it might never end this one B was a bit taller maybe she he could see if he could actually put his feet the other side of Rory’s Ball but anyway they’ve decided just to move it which is obviously quite legal we have to replace that before he putts and of course he didn’t want to go first because he wants a little bit of help off Rory’s putt well done and it helped of course when they hold him doesn’t it Laura because if you miss it You’ got to really watch the B then you tend to overreact what have happen so absolutely he gets a good read on speed and obviously the line so you’d hope BU as long as he doesn’t move you’d hope he make that but Fowler now for his birdie come on run out run out not going to well if Danny Willet got his bunker shot to here from that lie it’s a miracle I agree Bubba having replaced his ball to putter head LS but misses the putt again he’s having a tough day in the greens as Bubba three Bogies one Birdie the par here at seven you are right Laura two in the bunker for Danny so this is a bogy pot for the Masters champion we just made it earie it’s horrible to give two away he had no chance from that shot though did he never never so Danny slips to three over par and he’s now really up against it in terms of being back at the weekend you know what doie this they’re now 79th the plus threes and I honestly think this win’s going to keep up I’m calling now that three’s got a extremely good chance it’s such a shame Monty bogy the last J know that’s a good play cuz the two overs are now in and comfortably in so you’re right if the wind blows as it has been then we could yet see the three overs making it oh how upset will Monty be then oh missing it by one speed just had a free drop he had his foot in a sprinkler I believe he’s got quite a tricky chip here up about 3 m well done again he’s having to rely on his short game a lot today isn’t he h 145th open Championship here at Royal TR Phil melson still top of the leaderboard 63 yesterday so nearly a first ever 62 in a major followed it up with a 69 today dropped his first shot of the championship at the 12th dropped another one late on and the the very heavy rain we had this morning the rain has gone but now there was a very tricky Seaside wind blowing it’s very tough this afternoon and the scores are reflecting that but Jason da just had four birdies and five holes r m Roy going well three birdies after seven including the last two in a row see what Rory can make of the famous eth the toage stamp and the wind’s coming from 10:00 it’s hurting Rory not an easy shot with this green sloping left to right as well so if he wants to get close he’s got to hit it left towards that coffin bunker put a little bit of a hook on it hopes the winds brings it back it’s pretty strong down here oops oops that’s in the coffin it’s in the middle of it which is something but not a shot many of us with fancy well that bunker shots downwind downhill he’ll do ever so well not to go in the other one we could have another moment another Herman we certainly could of course you remember what happened to poor our Bubba here yesterday was 5 birdies off the first seven and took six here apparently did exactly the same in the practice round such he said it’s just a whole of he said I love it but I never seem to be able to play it maybe today’s the day I’m afraid not this one’s way left oh no oh some of these guys like Dustin could probably throw it on the green it’s it’s a marvelous little hole I love the way they’re called short holes Laur that’s why you don’t need 250 yard short out the tiny parts are the most dangerous this is fun that’s why you got the three big grandstands around here CU everyone’s enjoying this it’s miserable for the players but the galleries are loving it in 1973 the late great Jean Saron at the age of 71 had a hole in one here and on the same day David J Russell then a young amateur also had all in one and P old DJ says no one ever remembers mine they all talk about Jean sarens this is an and he’s also nearly found the bunker the amazing thing about what you’re saying there doy was the following day they both made two with Jean szin holding a bunker shot for his two the other boy six in away DJ Rose much needed birdie oh he just slipped by The Edge again he’s starting to get frustrated he’s starting to get angry now I don’t blame him he’s said a lot of good putts today and none of them are going in do you know exactly that happens sometimes you just can’t can’t quite find the line Ben Anne from Korea for BMW PGA Champion oh well done rookie of the year last year in the European tour and the birie at 14 to get Ben to three under bong hun and but always known as Ben he looks like a bendon yes and that was such a commanding performance last year spe looking at another tricky POA last year was watching the hole when he hit the PCH the shoulder PCH I I don’t can’t quite think out if he’s doing that or not right down it doesn’t appear so to me he’s definitely changed he looks like he’s got a bit more movement in his putting stroke at the moment as well so obviously the team have decided that wasn’t the way to go but and all those things odd things people do with the pet normally always a sign of weakness there’s a weakness is when you miss your hands around do this and strange scripts but this is enough to make your heartbeat this in that coffin bunker he’s in a bird’s nest mat horrible shot here bu Ball’s okay and Rory’s you can’t get better than that in that bunker it’s still incredibly difficult Matti at least he into the wind so he can hit it you got no green to wear with I just don’t understand why they don’t play front of the green here all the players that’s to me is the plate play about 104 forget the flag and try and two pun because otherwise Anything Could Happen imagine playing this 18 times you’re being a straight jacket at the end what a thought we just saw Willet in the group in front make a double and it wouldn’t surprise me if one of these manages to walk off with a double looking at all their lies all their positions not so much their lies Jamie reckons they’ve all got decent lies a good shot a decent like compared to what well I was thinking more about the two bunker shots I must admit he did say that was a bird’s es but he played it very well certainly he did well these two previous bunker shots come out very low if this one comes out low he’s going to go into the next one but he’s got a great lie and he can use the back stop that’s better unbelievable up and even there Rob shame wonderful technique mon cam giving us a perfect view of the contact Bubba got on that one another bunker can well this is incredibly difficult from Ro he’s got to get it just right exceptional exceptional touch play it with dead hands lot of Club head speed and almost released the the grip just as he was hitting it that was fantastic you know he’s going mad right down there don’t you when Grady not marking the balls he’ be really upset I think he was probably thinking that’s a handy little back stop there because if he did get it racing across could have helped him now the spectators there I’m sure every one of them a golfer every one of them looking at those two bunker shots and saying I don’t fancy either of those and the applause was heartfelt two great bunker shots imagine if mat Arma holds this part they’re all going to walk off with a three you could have gone 20 to one on this stood on the well after they did their T shot we’ have lost some money a lot wouldn’t we move ahead to the the ninth hardest hole on the course today number nine this is Jason day have a good 180 yards out from where he is I think it’s very difficult t- shot you can’t see where you’re going and then the dog leg to the right that’s been a fairly popular spot short ride today very popular we’ve seen good few three puts as well I think that’s why hard to get it close up here and it’s a difficult part right here we go this would be the most amazing three3 you’ve ever seen I think I’ve given rur his second bogy of the day for eki two and three holes in fact he’s now two over par two over now looking pretty well nailed on to make the cut and as what I was saying the three overs have now got a very decent chance this is Lori Lori Rory rather for his power well done great up and down fabulous bunker shot from both Michael Roy and bbba Watson both make their threes yeah plus three’s moved up three spots since last we spoke 76 now so signs are looking good for anyone in the clubhouse at plus three they’ve probably half packed the suitcase but uh start unpacking I reckon yeah doesn’t seem to be getting any easier does it not at all Ry Fowler 189 left at the ninth look like a little Punchy one from Ricky oh bounced back off the collar this is the tough one and Jordan has not been driving it well so really needs one of his better swings stop dang it it’s okay had hit it really hard on that line to carry all that scrub Jordan SP not challenging for this Open Championship but fellow American Phil Mickelson still their top of the leaderboard the last six winners have all been from the United States and there’s currently five in the top 10 much more American representation on the the second page Steve Stricker doing really well next US president Cup captain doesn’t play a full schedule these days but when he plays he still plays very well even part to a Steve Stricker Dustin Johnson a 69 for two under So currently eight behind going into the weekend the world number two as we go to the the ninth T and Rory melroy where you earn every path from here on in 280 to those leftand bunkers he’s trying to knock it past [Applause] him looking anxious well I lost it you how many of the players have hit eyes off you and themselves really long shots in that uh we’ll have to wait and see where we already got to played calmly and beautifully really superbly played little shot no sign of Rush or anything shap just perfect control great Rhythm like you say that’s the key to good chipping speed spe’s got 154 here down off the left he’s just not comfortable van is he he’s moving around a lot he just doesn’t seem comfortable no he’s been fidgeting all day missed a couple of uncharacteristic short puts as well just generally doesn’t seem to be taking to Royal trune not a bad shot at all very nice iron shot steadying the ship that’s what he’ll need all the way in now cuz he’s right on that cut line long but up a ridge here getting the other hole should come a bit from his right they go up the hill now and once again he’s done beautifully long long put at eight he rolled up stff and he’s done again you we not quite sff very close Rose is a bit closer than spe 152 flag not lying too badly actually in the rough grass lying with him so he’s not going to get a lot of backspin from this lie but shouldn’t have a problem up nicely played Just rolling out a little bit couldn’t get any spin on it obviously didn’t want to try to land it in there just give himself a nice chance for his part now here’s Reed for a par we’ve said that a lot today hasn’t had many really good birdie chance first two holes but since then been struggling but keeping it going not this time most of the players at the top end of the leaderboard were all out this morning Michael R climbing into the top 52 finno and his open debut 71 today for four under Serio Garcia also for under Stricker and fer still on the coast of course good front line for Jason day especially after the bogey at the first out 33 that’s three under B’s at three five six and seven love for beautiful play chers you mention a couple under good golf so much of a factor this afternoon of course it’s a crosswind that’s what’s making it really difficult it’s not as if it’s into you for nine and with you for nine one left where did Rory’s ball finish Jamie we didn’t actually see the end of it looks like he’s over the bunkers he’s obviously not talking to me after I said I’d be three up after three with a three five so there we go but we do see Rory now up there just in the rough but uh certainly a very good Brave t- shot he’s great to watch isn’t he BBA Watson all the shapes bit like watching you Laura you came and did a clinic at our club you were fantastic 160 for Bubba Aon aim down the right let it come back good job he’s on the UPS slope matama which probably on this shot doesn’t help him he’s going to throw the ball up in the air with this wind wouldn’t say howling but it’s pretty strong off the right you’d rather h a lower shot in here but he’s not going to be able to do that he’s going to go up he’s going to have to take more Club be quite Brave Flags right at the back on top of the tier no bunkers around the green though but it does fall off both left and [Applause] right stay look at that fall all the way down into the valley below they know immediately don’t they you can just tell they they’re so good they even know just what their margins are not a bad line for Rory 126 be taking a wedge releasing it up the green probably expect to jump a little bit from there it’s saely on the greed Justin Rose at the tough 11 wouldn’t it be ironic in a day when nothing has gone right for him he was going to make a a birie the toughest hole on the course no not today Justin actually not the toughest today as we’ve been saying statistically but I think always the most intimidating how strong can you be IR off the te there going but the window is obviously come up and helped and just in the light semi but that’s I’m think it’s the first guy I’ve ever seen it D well he hits that iron in the PLAYERS Championship this year up the 18th he hit it 302 yards well speed about 20 ft here very makeable putt just outside the right another p half for Jordan three over seven to play if he pars his way in he could still make the cut every chance the three of us will be here tomorrow he’ll be looking to do a lot better than just parro’s way in see arama here feel really unlucky with his second shot to be left with such a difficult Chip he could opt to putt it but no he’s going to chip it looks like he’s going to just try and flop it over that little Hill you can see try and get the first bounce to check and then just trickle out of the hole Dei matuyama two time winner of the Asian amateur Championship which is now firmly established and uh a really good indicator of possible future stars of which mat Yama is now certainly [Applause] want not quite so fortunate just a reminder of the top end of the leaderboard here in the Open Championship Zack Johnson last year’s winner very much in contention again doesn’t want to give the claric jug back uphill and it’s going to turn right to left once it starts going up that slope pretty slow as well got to hit this lots of three pup Bogies on this hole today Jamie and I think that’s a I don’t think you’ll necessarily miss that but it’s a tester that surprises me Laura this this the toughest H it really does a lot of people have been missing it off to that right Edge and obviously maty armor on the left Edge it’s a really difficult green to hit today I think where the flag is as well it’s a if you don’t get it up there tight it’s a difficult part wherever you are around this hole Bubba’s not in a bad spot here Zach Johnson was here early in the day he nearly hold it let’s see if BBA can do it he’s had a good read off of Rory as well couldn’t be further away from the clubhouse down here typical lyx Golf Course only had one birdie so far up he’s got a chance if he hit it yeah and he’s normally a great putter you know seen him a lot of puts good deal slow and all but they they do adjust their top players but he could have been a good deal better doie was difficult I think in and the second round halfway through the second round that I think that’s probably when the realization hit some of the players that have been much fancied and felt they would do well they realize no I’m not going to win the open this year the likes of Danny Willet perhaps and Bubba Watson and players like that they know now that they’re not going to win the open they’ll give it 100% they’ll hopefully climb into the top 10 but the dream has probably gone now yep and we see what happened to stas at the 11th he’s the top score there for the week took a little nine start for home five nine he’s not alone in that with a few nines at the 11th and an eight and few sens Jordan is just struggling so badly off the tea uhoh that’s right over the spectators it looks like it might not have reached the bush there 12 I think this is one of the toughest drives on the golf course coming back as the ho moves away very difficult to find a fairway not too bad a lie for Ricky though that’s gone left oh hey [Applause] he powerart for Rory Mel right doesn’t want to lose the momentum that he’s beginning to pick up but he has oh dear that’s hard to believe it you know bummed that drive up there just a little wedge in and to walk away with five is so disappointing got really Tred to Ram that in didn’t he do you exactly yeah what I don’t know there was much break in it but he just tried to knock it straight into the back of the cup and he just climbed into the top five it had a couple of birdies in the last three holes now boogy on the card at n and he’s out in 34 to under he’s four under par he’s still in the top six but that was a I feel like an unforced error almost if there is such a thing in golf Dale Hayes back with us it’s an interesting afternoon hay not the dramatic spectacular afternoon we had yesterday very interesting afternoon and uh the wind has certainly made it more difficult for the players that teed off this afternoon than the players players that played in the morning and the Edo shows us that pretty much all the players in the top 10 of players that played in the morning don’t rule out the likes of Kevin n and Matt ccher both sub7 today Franchesco Molinari has been playing some good golf recently 7 to1 even par today and the group at two under par Patrick Reed now three over for his round back at two under Amano Grio the impressive impressive young Argentinian is now playing the PGA Tour and a winner there 72 for one under 10th is a very interesting t-shot you play over these Mounds got to pick a spot and then just have the courage to really try and hit it as well as you can you don’t know where the ball’s going to finish the way he pauses at the top he swing good as goal that one still drifting the fa it does slope a bit of left to right and it should stay on it [Applause] lots of encouragement from The Spectators for Rory maroy to expect lovely drive way down 10 I think he got a good break there he might have hit a somebody that was sitting there cuz that ball I think looked like it was going further up the bank than it [Applause] did in trouble again he really has been very erratic today particularly off the tea a few dodgy iron shots as well though Jan that hurt it’s only going to it’s a sort of there’s no way you can just go smoothly around things are going to happen and I don’t care who you are you got to get in the wrong spot at times though and you’ve got to have patience oh boy you got to have a lot of patience to very even temper easy to get ruffled a good day for Jason day not such a good day yesterday for kedc appy Barn rather the tie you know did you notice he had an eagle he had a birdie he had a par he had a bogy a double bogy and a triple bogy he had the full set in the card everything from Eagle through the triple bogy simple swing of Steve stri up to the 11th up you come well done very steadily two fabulous golf shots here for Stricker a 49y old that’s the captain of the President’s Cup and talking of the 40 something how about Darren Clark right A Cup captain second into the last looking good to make the cut and Darren will be very pleased about that oh this is a great shot oh go on go in go in oh how good would that have been it was on the perfect line to why it didn’t go in it well then the 2011 Champion the rder Cup captain he’s here for the weekend now fouler a par I think he perhaps there F just over borrowed a touch there spe we saw him hack it out the thick rough spe’s got 74 yards here he had to hack it out of the Heather no chance to get to the green two he pulled his t- shot way left he’s playing this shot pretty much straight into the teeth of the wind any sign of that wind dropping van is it pretty much as it’s been all afternoon pretty much as it’s been yeah I mean speed’s hit that in so low which is a good indication of just how windy he felt it was yeah I ask that just because sometimes around this time sort of 10 5 in the afternoon luckily the wind does drop a little bit not much sign of it so far well hold for Jason day he’ll make his way to the very difficult 11th SL one under two great shots from Ben an he’s got this for Eagle at the 16th touch fantastic might come a bit from his left I think too come on in you go oh I just look for a little too much I fancied it come a bit from the left that is so disappointed ah buba Watson wow the tenth quite thick but that grass is it doesn’t hold on to the club that uh that grass is not too bad to come out of P 2 on it’s not too bad either Dale the grass is with him he can only just see the top of the flag and he should be aiming this at the left hand side of the green the wind is whipping off the left on top of the hill here which he can’t feel down there was a great maneuver of the ball and he’s done it again just don’t God was a shame to go too far deserve a little better that was your game out the rough always you knew what to do out the rough Bobby [Laughter] Cole spend my life in the rough friends like you where else could I be what uh doie dony Dennis Hutchinson people must feel very sorry for me I he’s looked up to you guys we’re with you all the way not I’m going to lose you at the station same line for a decky just about see the top of the pin 159 very difficult green to hit this one and that right hand side it falls away [Music] sharply started well left or right oh that is ugly he can’t believe it and when he gets down to see where his ball is finished he’ll be even more disappointed that was a very long t- shot from Rory just a three what it is sort of downwind from the left 151 for Rory hope he’s learned something from that one appear to turn it back against the wind and he’s done reasonably that’s okay good job every time we find Justin Rose we hope that uh his locks about to turn it’s a lovely shot four four over for the round justtin start today with High Hopes at three under par but being Rosie still managing a smile fourth shot at the to five6 with jakara look at this what did you make it 604 fantastic what a game funny we saw a lot of guys practicing from that area what we wandered around on Tuesday a lot of God down in that Hollow and just practicing a few chips but Justin R coming up the hill here and I excuse me Jordan spe coming up the hill there I that ball was actually going to keep turning to the right but got to the hole to turn back away from the hole [Applause] four over par Steve strick for for a birdie at 11 is part the first 10 just hooked out what a pretty now he’s used that same putter for many many many years I don’t want to even try and guess how long he’s used that same pattern oh well you got one you like no sure that’s how that leaderboard looks Tony feno in his first ever open of tongen and American Samoan descent Tony a very fine basketball player as a student and with uh that Heritage I’ll bet he would be a good Rugby Union player as well for under great round for Charles schwartzel 66 today back into the picture the former Masters champion there’s Ben an didn’t make his Eagle but made birdie he’s now four under Steve Stricker and Rory macaron we’re watching them playing their back nine and the time remaining to us another two and 3/4 hours so whever you’re watching is around the world whether it’s the middle of the afternoon the middle of the night anything in between hope you’re enjoying our coverage from 145th open different sort of golfing day from yesterday that’s why this game is endlessly fascinating all was at the mercy of the conditions yesterday blue skies sunshine not much wind a joy to play and a joy to watch today it’s a different kind of gol it’s about grinding out scores taking every opportunity you’re given coping with a different strategic test that a cross wind always throws up now bu coming at the semi- rough go on no luck at all with the p he LIF himself another one of those long 17th or three but still long oh and it’s going to hold on not quite seventh this is sugar Imahara chance for the the Japanese he’s at two under make that three Su go Mahira double Bogi the third boy and bires at four and now at seven he would have gone to school on Bubba’s putt up this hill very good sitting here with two South Africans I’m taking my life in my hands telling you about Louis Hazen is’s now 10 over for his round today including that nine hat you mentioned at the 11 that’s so unlike Lou 10 over for the round started today at level par had a hole in one yesterday but this shot they’ve had trouble keeping it on the screen that’ll do yeah but you know it doesn’t matter how good you are if things are going wrong you can lose shots in a FL and not just one at a time just left edge here for Roy the wind should just hold it up go a bit right to left early Ricky far slightly uphill in into the 11th beam 205 yds left monster Par Four yeah com up just short jamy love marks at nine today as well that was at the 12th van Phillips reminding us from the course that Jack Nicholas had a 10 at the 11th in 1962 the year we were talking about when I only won and that was top 20 it was Jack Nicholas’s very first Open Championship he came here for the first time oh by one and Nicholas came for the first time and he came as US Open Champion he’d won just won the US Open didn’t take him long to get the grips with Links Golf though when was his first open wi 66 66 in mirfield but I think it’s I think the the the record that’s that’s the most interesting is the times that he finished in the top five and top 10 I mean he was almost never out of it for almost 20 years just incredible no that is the second it’s it’s easy to jam and when you get you know the wind is buffing you it’s so difficult to start the stroke smoothly with he tried to two he’s tried to jam in the hole and missed both after lovely shots I’m not sure you can blame that on the wind touch I know what you’re saying but you’re saying but it is but the pace was so wrong on both the parts well another awkward Drive you’re driving the Fairway to sideway to you at 13 spe has just got to find his game now somehow it’s a very tough power for in the 14th part three 15 another TP far four it’s not an easy run for home that is for certain 17th a very long par three over 200 yards 215 yards from the very front edge of the green this is a putt that is 13 M long 13 ft long I’ll get it right 13 yds long beautifully ha by Patrick Reed amazing his only bir have both been twos today made a St of bires yesterday you know what you sometimes don’t notice is just how close that wall is to the green very very easy if you coming from the semi- rough to hit your second shot out of Bounds at 11 I now he standing what four yards away 5 yards away no more from that of bounds yeah that’s all it’s crazy some of some of us have been known to use that wall not intentionally but I bounced it off that wall onto the green ones how old do you think that wall is so I see it’s crumbling a little bit maybe they shouldn’t have taken the first quote very good there come on Ricky f fun [Applause] part Jordan SP for overp par in danger of missing the cut good shot there birie well Bubba and M both hit it OB right so Rory aim left well he loves it and so he should is right in the center of the Fairway beautiful t- shot and it’s a mile down there too after seeing both your playing Partners blowing it out of bounds that makes it an even better shot doesn’t it and you’ll just be so sick Rory just when he started getting it going back to back Bogies up ahead in the green at 11 day for birdie he didn’t appear to hit that very hard he must have be sort of putting back slightly into the wind richly talented young Korean he’s not alone of course we’ve known all about the uh Korean women for many years now but so many good young Korean men beginning to imge in the professional tours around the world suan Lee and Jung hun Wang ban himself all no European tour winners near hold the chip sh at previous green Justin Roose let’s see how I can lip this one up there oops nearly hold it again to marvelous of the shots ster second into the 12 sorry D shot St fantastic fantastic shot there from Steve Stricker with a wood out the rough that wind pick up and this whole place this 12th is a meanie he’s loving it Steve first came here in 1996 to play in the Open Championship at Liam you’re at Tom Layman won he’ll tell you himself it’s never been a hugely successful championship for him just a couple of top 10 over the years this is Shane Lowry though still battling to make the cut but he’s got a lot of work to do beginning to run out of holes he’s birdied the first two holes and parred every other hole today which in the conditions is actually a pretty good score two under for the round but it leaves him at five over for the championship and he’s going to have to pick up a couple of birdies speed’s got about 15 ft here almost straight part it might try and move a little little bit from right to left but the wind is really its strongest now we just say he’s definitely not looking down the line boys’s watching the ball up when he’s butting [Applause] he won’t stop trying that Jordan Speed a very long 12 time quickly to pick up the teg all was a good sign players happy with the drive not that happy mind you was interesting listening to Wayne Grady talk about uh the Australians and how well Greg Norman drove the ball in saying that this guy actually might even be slightly better driver than Greg Norman was that is High Praise indeed from GRS you get a bunch of Pros together we’ve done it ourselves at dinner with all you Lads picking out who’s the best driver you ever saw there’ be a lot of votes for Greg Norman wouldn’t there he made a good point saying that Greg Norman was the best driver with a wooden driver and obviously it’s different driving with a metal driver with a wooden headed driver you were the best driver with a wooden shafted driver no question I knew that was coming and the feathery ball I don’t know why I give you boys an open you do H you set us up sometimes you really do I remember when they opened tune in in just uh about 18 78 it was when they opened the G and Hatchi came and played an exhibition and uh you were very impressive with your driver that day AI was that against old Tom Morris or young Tom Morris no that was old Tom Morris yeah and uh the the home Pro here at the golf club Harry Varden hadn’t quite started yet here all right yeah I think that H you suffered enough all right get it back just talking about this out of bounds fence put the camera away right behind mat arm is up against the wall this is his fourth shot however and I’m changing my opinion it is definitely more difficult this afternoon the rain’s coming down [Applause] now oh what a great recovery oh that’s Sensational from mat that he second he go now he’s there for four four for four unbelievable a good chance of limiting the damage to just a one drop shot another famous story of the 11th of course is in the Senior Open here in 2008 Tom Watson put it onto the railway line one of the Rails or one of the sleepers bounded back onto the golf course up near the green and he made bir the thing with Tom Watson he was is a very lucky flyer [Laughter] [Applause] okay uhoh that’s his fourth shot I think Into the Bunker so B’s Baba’s heading for a high one yeah sadly he made that wonderful start five five under PA to seven then took the six at the E and it’s just been a bit of a struggle ever since beautiful drive from maoy you can’t have too much left in here there’s a good indication there of the the crosswind 167 left for Rory perfect lie on the UPS slope as well should be able to stop this great angle as well terrific second shot there from Rory maroy got a good chance to come back with a birdie here he’s going to regret those couple of short puts that he missed at the halfway mark the 18th was second shot of Patrick Reed said to work hard this afternoon up you come let’s hold a monster put for a two in the last would be fairly cheerful Justin Rosen the first part three on the back nine 178 Ys [Music] I hope Justin hasn’t bought a lottery ticket I really do because nothing has going right for him today four over for the round this is Jord spe part 314th it’s 180 flag here but it really is grim the only good news is the wind’s blowing towards the flag we said he wouldn’t stop trying what about that [Applause] was be giving himself a chance of making the cut after all back to the 12th 192 left for Ricky Fowler oh heading for trouble again it’s amazing how many shots have gone in that direction just then some got lucky and some not that’s the cut in the first two majors of the Year surprisingly Ricky both at Augusta and at Oakmont that’s the very difficult 11th hole B we saw his ball going to that front left bunker he’s blasted it out he’s line he’s line five now very very easy to take a big number on both the 10th and 11th holes here doesn’t take a shot that’s very far off line find yourself in enough trouble that you either have to play the ball cuz you’re out of bounds or you’re unplayable he’s got a good chance here Rory little bit right to left downhill he’ll fancy it to the 18th and benan looking to finish with a birdie been a pretty good day for Ben oh no seen a few from the back of the green to this pin falling a long way short Serio Garcia did exactly that three puted sadly ah B Watson for a six at this power four beautifully held oh well [Applause] done that takes him to plus four so he’s going to need a couple of birdies coming in well this will be a great five little bit right to left here terrific what a save out of bounds with his first t- shot nearly up against the wall with the next t- shot coming out the thick rough to six or seven feet just calmly rolls it in for a [Applause] five recovery by from where he was third shot for Jason day tangly lie here at 12 fer and day under par of the championship Danny will it though they’re playing part of four over one body will more than likely be enough if Danny can find one on the way in hit the a little CH played very well but noticing they’re starting to put jerseys and jackets on again so it’s obviously getting a bit cool doy well temperature dropping as we head towards 6:00 in the evening but a rain falling and at the 18th Patrick Reed oh this could be good oh two monstrous cut in a row but what a great [Applause] effort all three in this group should make it though Brandon Grace coule over Ben an in for 70 for 200 under read also will be under par well after that Stellar iron shot SP left with around 5T couldn’t really read any discernable break in this part at most it’s right half but it’s pretty much inside the hole you see he looked at that one did he looked at the hole been watching him quite carefully anyway lovely too and gives him a chance out be here for over the weekend come Rory couple of really sad three PS at nine and 10 still riding the championship as day for his PA at the difficult C hole Swing Swing he just over borrowed hardly a player at the top end of the leaderboard actually on the course at the moment really has been a very difficult afternoon the players who were out early yesterday and late day really have had the the rough end of the deal but that’s what happens in the Open Championship you can get lucky you can get unlucky and that can determine whether or not you make the C challenge for The clar Jug couple of rounds of 70 for benan looking forward to representing Korea in the Olympics where both his parents are Olympic medalists now Michael t- shot at 12 wow nice that’s actually in pretty good shape that’s got lucky yeah it has that’s got lucky to see him using a driver down there just shows you how strong that wind has got become no luck for Ricky fer P Harrington haven’t seen much of him and in she goes beautifully hold two time open Champion you should have seen that five he made it seven that was special and read down nearly holding from the front of this 18th green this is say 200 par for the championship left Center there you [Applause] go 66 followed by a 74 but that’s largely because of the change in the weather there’s how it looks then Phil Mickelson 10 under par course record yesterday 63 followed by a 69 today Henrik Stenson only one back then saen Kelson at the age of 41 and Keegan Bradley tied for third Steve Stricker and Rory melroy the only players on the golf course inside the top 16 it’s not hard to see why when you see that picture from our playe overhead now that is uh quite interesting that uh Bubba Watson has headed past Rory Melo in fact so is both of his Partners have headed past him did you see that minus 38 at the front line to 452 on the back L shots 175 for Rory not a bad line the rough could be worse up come on uhoh nearly very good but sadly in the bunker Rory he can’t see it but it is in the bunker let’s hope he’s got to lie in the middle of that trap so important in these bunkers where you finish in the bunker you can be up against one of those Banks you don’t have a swing got to play it out sideways now the wind into him and slightly from the right it’s getting stronger this wind now and the rain’s hammering down another surprise that come up short that’s yor it’s dark as well someone put the lights on please got any good news Jimmy another good driving hole this 13th hole might be too far right you think yeah it’s so difficult that te was it sideways onto you and you can’t even see it but how lucky has he got there with the he’s perfect he is you won’t believe what he gets there no PA Stricker has not dropped a shot to par today and he doesn’t deserve to drop one here come on get in there what a boy just a couple of Birdie puts for that really is terrific golf well you don’t become and stay one of the best golfers in the world for as long as he has if you don’t make the big butts Richard sturdy he’s got a right from the front of the e a monster put for it too you don’t believe I don’t believe it was nothing said Richard that’s almost as much emotion as I’ve ever seen from RE he’s a very quiet boy so worth another look he wasn’t that quiet when he was entertaining Us in his house and ptor and the Schwan open that’s the longest part of the week surely and it’s great to see this guy getting his game back had all sorts of health issues and he’s got his game back now and he’s got his European tour card back and manag to qualify for the open from his finish in Scotland has a 70 today for four under what kind of a li Rory has got here 12 in the bunker and it’s up at another level he’s got to come up a bit of a bank there in the G it’s a good lie Ary good doesn’t get better than that in these bungers in the middle as well think he’s going to let Matti armor play first though it’s interesting uh Jamie with the uh the cameras you can’t really see the rain that much but you can hear it on the on the umbrellas it’s raining I can you can tell yeah it’s the worst it was worse than this morning this now is it really yeah it is and the wind’s really Fresh So these later starters are really up against it now and it’s it’s cold raining and uh blowing it’s not cold not it’s not cold it’s okay this is barmy this is barmy Scottish weather otherwise the weather’s fine with a touch of moisture well Play Straight part for M Yama got to hit this pretty slow now [Applause] come on it’s a pretty big slope you had to put up [Applause] there big slope and wet greens well Ry has got to pitch this on top of the tier that he’s coming up going to have to hit this hard bit of height and try and check it near the flag very with the sand as well a little bit fortunate that didn’t roll back into the the same bunker up really unpleasant conditions now and uh you do feel for the players on this side of the draw early yesterday late today and they’ve had the the worst of the weather both days really so Smiles in the face of some in the gallery there it’s amazing these conditions perfect there dale perfect I think just it’s wide open trying to use the BS but just make a little decelerate as well yeah too far behind it as well little too much sand really wasn’t there yeah just a little too far behind it this is where C’s job is first is so important to have a good caddy in weather like this there’s some good CES in this group as well uh this is uphill a little bit right to left for buba he doesn’t like it cuz he’s not party well today at all you lose a bit of confidence the greens it suddenly becomes so difficult yeah normally a good hleer route and with the decline in the condition so the scores climb and uh three over is now 70th and it’s a top 70 and ties who make it so three overs now looking pretty good for the cut under the conditions do gives a terrific playing by the field Jim you’s got to come up the slope this is quite a difficult P yeah it is though P bungle shot it wasn’t that bad just got it wrong don’t compound the error by really having to go this Ro just roll it up if it drops great come up this [Applause] slope it was a good part just stop turning he said he got lucky with that lie I mean just finished exactly the area where all the spectators walk so he has a shot to the green and not a long shot either go [Applause] it’s not a great spectating experience just at the moment uh oh someone’s ball on the railway line at 11 hope it’s not a new one oh sh I just never got that first part near enough it so far should of the hall he’s on a bad run at the moment mat so not just a three in a row but four in the last five ‘s left himself a little testy here too go good man only one Birdie on the card and he’s going to have to make at least one more without dropping any more shots to be back here tomorrow VJ sing was going along very nicely just Bogi 10 doubled 12 Bogi 13 Michael Royal HS out another drop shot and Rory now back to two under like to 17th on the leaderboard he was fifth just three houres ago up a little shy there Ricky F off getting very lucky with the t-shot finding a nice lie and uh let’s go to Jordan spe and he search up to the 15th green down a little Bowl here uh-oh uh-oh Jason Dave pting from three or four yards off the front of the green this is going to be very very slow with the dampness of the greens [Applause] some work to do still for Jason right can dny find a put any Willet plus will probably get in play the last few holdes in one underpath may be here for the weekend good why everybody sort of overread to come from the left I watch a lot of abouts yesterday they did the same thing H was in a different position but and you get the feeling it should go but the other way don’t you really whatever you are around the world if you are just joining us late on the second day of the Open Championship let me tell you that the news today is very much the dramatic change in the weather conditions from yesterday you were with us yesterday you’ll know just how lovely the weather was and how good the scores were different story today it really has been tough very wet all morning and then dry but very windy in the early part of the afternoon it’s no windy and wet really he’s looking anxiously Rory but I think he’s okay had a full dip of the driver difficult fa to hit we mentioned before it sideways onto the player but there it is that lovely white Globe Justin Rose right on the edge of the green here at 15 great partt really good pot from Justin Rose being such a difficult day for him still looking for his first birie a triple and a couple of Bogies sorry I double in a couple of Bogies scker the front of 14 over the Ridge and down this is sort of funny but you might hold some good effort trickly one left to keep the power run going now at 15 for a bar Jordan spe he’s going to try and thread it right between those two markers you all right d the Liney wanted and having just got a birdie to get back onto the cut line and S drops one at 15 and is back to four over which is certainly going to be one too many IM you say that there still a lot of golfers out in the golf course the conditions aren’t getting any easier the four overs are only 80th top 70 and ties make the cut long time since Phil Michelson and Henrik Stenson came in terrific 65 from Henrik Stenson today best round of the day Char schz the 66 Andrew Johnston beef has become a bit of a cult figure a bit of a hero particularly in the states where he really has won a lot of new fans and he’s playing some great golf too Mar and kimer going in the wrong direction today another one poor old Louin really going to set up a record back nine at the moment he’s 10 over p in the back nine 12 over after all God is just quite incredible any made two passs double the quadruple three B oh nicely hold there by rcky [Applause] Fowler still to underp well I suppose you expect this with an Open Championship it is after all by the Sea the leaks courses and you do get some fantastic weather but you also get golden days occasionally but the lights on already on the runway there at prfik yeah there’s a few Bleaker places than a linkx golf course in bad weather but it’s fantastic to see all the people out there and that’s what makes the Open Championship as great as it is ster for his PA too much beautifully hold beautifully hold 14 PS in a row for Steve Stricker a few the will have felt like birdies amazing very special round of golf isn’t it hope he doesn’t mess it up and make a birdie well mat arm’s got about 250 and you think Henrik Stenson this morning went in in here with an easy eight iron this is he’s almost it’s unreachable from where he is the the the range just spping across and stinging come on come on yep K reach that’s in a pretty good position though Jamie he’s himself a nice clear shot to the P if it was a PA five D Rory’s got 2 three three there’s a par five right now it it is really horrible out here you you would definitely stop if you’re playing with your mates you just pull over for half an hour or go in 233 for Rory survival golf see he’s hooded the club face try keep it left to hold it into that left to right wind way back there I think there was a good very good description from Jamie survival golf is exactly what it is at the moment don’t try and not to hurt yourself too badly can I just offer you a little piece of information which might make you smile fellas uh the RNA this year are for the first time offering Twilight tickets you can get in for £25 after 4:00 I don’t think there are any cues not today anyway can Bubba get there good initiative to be fair we’re not knocking the initiative it’s just in this weather it’s not the most appealing Prospect the wind one Mark 14 this way Good Old Bubba he’s at a tough day and as P was saying yesterday he started so well in the first round he was just terrific for the first half dozen holes but then came to grief at the postage stamp and not much has gone right since back to Jason day T at the par three4 Lou stays in M His Ho in one yesterday I bet that seems like a long time ago for Lou goodness this really is Brut now the 4516 B won’t even stay on the pig example John whipped it right over the the little burn look at that guy struggling with that umbrella bet holding it with two hands to try and keep it steady need to collapse all over oh come on that didn’t move it at all last told that would have been in the road he didn’t believe the of it’s any consolation the forecast is from much easier conditions tomorrow and Sunday be a whole lot worse think of last year’s open up St Andrews disrupted by the high winds it bdale the year P rig one that was horrific weather in the first day sand L walked in after nine holes I me it I don’t know what it is is Midsummer in the UK but sometimes we can get some of the most awful weather if the greens were quicker do I think we’d be off such as the strength of this wind now just a pitch here for Rory come on sit sit gre’s a little greasy now and yet the grand stands are virtually full of golf fans and no praise too high for them it’s just fantastic to be sitting out in this weather watching golf love their sport no waterproof for Bubba he doesn’t like him [Applause] so met also come up a little bit short now pck Harrington we his par at the final hole yes the past so he’ll finish LEL PA well done he enjoys this weather he’s hiding it well at the moment yeah too true but that’s what he said last week he wished was all played like the first round that castle Stewart which was up to this sort of standard hington playing with for louio TAS has just shot an 83 Jamie Donaldson a 73 for even P that’s a pretty good effort by jimie as well so alington and Donaldson make the cut was Lou 83 net hook gross I don’t know what’s his handicap these days I think he was 86 dead shame just chose when the best golfers in the world can shoot in those sort of scores you’ve got to know that it’s tough and it shows how good some of these players have played that are shooting nearly you know round PA well as Jimmy was saying if it was most of us out there playing around the golf would have walked in by now there’s no now what Rory really needs is to hold a put like this and get one birdie coming in get it up to three under seven shots behind like all of them he’s given it he’s very very best go on go on go on is on the road just ran out of petrol [Applause] Jason day way short at the 14th but a fantastic picture great attitude but let’s see come onba pop this one in for a par no he just can’t buy a six over for the round five over for the championship ADI matuyama also five over and Rory mooy with three Bogies sorry four Bogies in the last five holes back to just one under damage limitation the old cliche try and get in as few as you can and see where it leaves you on the leader board but they’re all suffering beautifully hold but as you said doy they got to try and keep going because if they can finish even four under they outside chance of playing over the weekend three overpar they definitely will be over the weekend so one or two birdies in the last three holes who knowsy fell bitching into the window a little playing a little over the back and he’s played a a very nice shot just running on a [Applause] little looks like Steve Stricker ball we’re looking for uhoh on the 15th lost his t-shot and apparently his provisional as well so we’re looking for a ball any ball well one of those two theyve got one a well done Ricky Danny Willets made bogy so he’s now slipped to five over and a very unusual par three for Jason day yeah it’s the first time du SE a top player layup short at to part three and then knock it stiff absolutely he knew what he was doing ahead to 16 Jordan SP [Applause] oh that is a fabulous shot coming out of a thick rough with a faway wood fit it in a decent [Music] position well he’s got to just go for everything now hasn’t he still needs a birdie to to make the cut let’s go back to 14 again 178 here for matama wind off the left and slightly in he’s got a six iron pearshaped green flag back right so he can drift it in with the wind the rain has a baited a little [Applause] you got to get a bit lucky as well that that scall that came down on it couldn’t have come on a worst hole you just got to get a little bit lucky and hopefully you’re playing one down wi when all that stuff comes in unfortunately for this group it wasn’t now buba he’s going to work this in left to right which is a obviously a hook for [Music] him just hasn’t puted well I’m afraid BBA Watson he could have been about 8 under par yesterday after seven hes that’s no word of a lie now he’s on his way home [Music] he’s giving himself himself a chance there for a birdie yeah it looks like he wants to be here for the weekend doesn’t it I mean he’s not stopped trying an inch six9 for Rory as well just a gentle hold it cut it in [Music] there all two good shots [Applause] there so Jordan’s be at the rough with the wood this is he third in through the par five oh yeah wow sometimes the spin helps you other times it hurts you a very big hole well we’ found the provisional for Steve’s tricker not the original ball unfortunately so this is his fourth shot so his F like run of consecutive pars is coming to an end it’s actually provincial that they F that far away early this afternoon we were wondering whether the likes of Lee West would be going home on two over par now the three overs are in and the four overs have got a chance Justin Rose one up a p this is his fourth coming out of the thick rough he’s got to carry it over those bunkers she’s done beautifully how does it stop coming out of that thick grass but Al the wind almost looked like was into there the way that flag was BL expressed her admiration for these wonderful galleries out there in the weather but but including that all the marshals anded all the officials everyone in in the open this afternoon it’s been it’s been a tough afternoon not just for the players and then following the the last group will be the green Keepers Tiding up the bunkers and cleaning up moving the tea markers and probably only tomorrow morning changing the holes but they’ve got all that to do before this third round will start tomorrow yeah looking forward to probably getting about 4 hour sleep of they lucky but they wouldn’t have it any other way you talk to the green Keepers the prospect of a major tournament especially an open coming to their course they are just so excited so proud and what a job they do pretty simple chip and run for Hideki here pretty low just bump it onto the green let it funnel its way down bit left to right when it gets on there [Applause] perfect just as Rory meloy sizes up as putt Scott piy Paul Dunn and Jimmy love Mark have just sold out an 18 for an 81 a 78 and an 81 respectively just got to hang on isn’t he Rory here couple of puts got to get his chipping and putting boots on in this sort of weather this is right to left and it just might go the other way when he gets to the hole comes off that shoulder of that bunker this is a beautiful green great path three this 14th there’s a big Gallery here fair play to him