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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 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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Royal St Georges Golf Club Ready for the British Open

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

From July 14th – 17th of 2011, the British Open will be returning to Kent, once again being hosted by Royal St Georges Golf Club in Sandwich Kent. The last time The British open was held in Kent was back in July 2003.

That version of the British Open in 2003 was won Ben Curtis, an American rookie playing his first ever major, he won by 1 stroke carding a 69 for the final day and was the only player to shoot under par for the week.

The [Royal and Ancient] has confirmed the 2011 British Open will return to Royal St George’s Sandwich who have previously hosted this event 13 times. Also announced was that [Royal Lytham & St Annes] will host the 2012 British Open a week before the Olympics in London.

Royal St Georges Golf Club

Initially designed by Dr Laidlaw in 1887, the Royal St Georges Golf Club original use was for London golfers who generally played in overcrowded and unmanaged courses to come and relax and enjoy their round of golf. The Royal status was given to St Georges by King Edward VII in May 1902.

Over the years the cruel links course conditions have tamed even the greatest of golfing legends including the former world number 1 [Tiger Woods] who in 2003 finished joint 4th with a 1 over for the tournament.

Just to give you an idea of the difficulties these players face, Bill Rogers, Greg Norman and Ben Curtis are the only three players who have ever won The Open at Royal St Georges under par for 72 holes.

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