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2011 British Open Day 3 Leaderboard Update

July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The 2011 version of the British Open has been sloppy, windy and rainy. However, this has not stopped some pretty good drama from being played out at Royal St. George’s golf course in Sandwich, England. Day three featured some serious moving both up and down the leaderboard, as golfers battle to fight howling rain and wind, only to finish the day with sunshine.

Darren Clarke was among the group of golfers that did catch a break in the weather, and he didn’t waste any time taking advantage of it. By shooting a 1-under 69 on Saturday, Clarke secured (for now) a one-stroke lead heading to the final round, while at the same time putting little Northern Ireland in a great position to claim its third major championship in a little over a year.

While Clarke is playing well, he doesn’t have the championship in the bag yet. With one more round left, there are a number of golfers hanging around in the top ten, all of whom are ready to strike. Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler led an American charge up the board, looking to end the country’s longest drought without a major title in the modern Grand Slam era.

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Johnson – who was the leader after round one, has played a beautiful tournament, and been one of the most consistent golfers over the first three rounds. While other golfers have had better overall rounds, none of them have played a consistent three rounds like Johnson has. This may benefit him, as his constant good play may carry him to the Open Championship title Sunday.

The British Open Championship winner and a recap of the weekend will be forthcoming.

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2011 British Open Day 2 Leaderboard Update

July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The surprising hot play by round 1 leader Dustin Johnson continued but he still fell out of the lead, as two other golfers stormed to the top spot. Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke and Lucas Glover of the U.S. share a one-stroke lead at 4-under par during the second round of golf’s 2011 British Open.

Clarke shot his second straight 2-under 68 at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England, and 2009 U.S. Open champion Glover finished with an even-par 70. Both of these scores would good enough to keep them high atop the leaderboard.

“It was a little bit more adventurous today than yesterday,” stated Darren Clark, who is now playing in his 20th Open. “There was some good and some not so good, but overall 68 is very pleasing.” It sounds pleasing, especially with the weather conditions that the golfers have been facing and will continue to face over the weekend.

Eighteen players are within three shots of the leaders with bad weather expected for the weekend. Heavy rain and gusting winds are forecast for tomorrow morning, with more rain called for on the final day, according to the U.K.’s Met Office. This should make for some very interesting rounds over the next two days.

Round 1 leader Dustin Johnson had yet another solid round. He shot a 2-under 68, which puts him currently tied for 7th at an overall -2. Phil Mickelson is there (currently sitting tied for 14th at -1) and will be one of the big names looking to make a weekend run.

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2011 British Open Day One Leaderboard Update

July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The 2011 British Open got underway yesterday and already we have a golfer streaking ahead of the pack with a fast opening round. Dustin Johnson’s 70 on Thursday in his first round at the 2011 British Open Championship was good enough to put him atop the leaderboard after day 1 play ended.

Johnson started and ended his front nine with bogeys on both the first and ninth holes, then went on to dig himself an even deeper hole with two bogeys in his first three back nine holes to fall to 4-over through 12 holes.

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From then on Johnson wiped all the bad play away and then some with a phenomenal stretch of 5-under play on four consecutive back nine holes, with three birdies bookending a hole-in-one on the par 3 16th.

Needless to say, this was some pretty stunning play, especially when you consider the wind factor. Lucky? Maybe, only the next three days will tell. There were some lucky shots (hole in one) but there was also some very outstanding play. Johnson will look to continue his late run when play resumes on Friday.

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