OT: The Open Championship pool

[elocomotive]

Ernie Els was clearly rattled after hitting a spectator off the first tee earlier today:

HOYLAKE, England -- Ernie Els hit a spectator in the face with his opening tee shot at the British Open on Thursday, shaking up the two-time champion for the rest of his first round at Royal Liverpool.

The man's injury and Els' subsequent triple-bogey 7 on the first hole were just the start of his problems. The Big Easy will have a big task trying to stick around for the weekend after carding a 7-over 79, including 42 on the front nine.

Els said he was "quite rattled" after he realized the man, who he estimated was in his 60s, was bleeding profusely from a shot that Els said hit the spectator directly in the face.

"There was blood everywhere," Els said. "It was like a bullet coming at him. I obviously felt pretty bad about it. It wasn't nice. I was trying to hit it left, and should have told the starters to move the people back on the left side, but I didn't do that."

Els said he would make inquiries about the man's recovery. Tournament officials said the spectator was not seriously injured.

That's terrible that he feels bad about it. That stuff just happens, though I imagine I'd react in the same way. Tough break for Ernie. Truth is... assuming he's fine, that guy will be telling that story to everyone he knows for the rest of his life.

 

[Rex Racer]

Wow , the other Commish appears !

Not the commish anymore, no more homework for me .


Good to see you Harry, glad you and the rest of the fellas made it over here.

 

[Rex Racer]

Don't be alarmed, that smoke your seeing in the distance is just my boy Bubba going down in flames. It's to be expected, I've put the kiss of death on better golfers than him

 

[mattola]

British Open: How Hoylake inspired Augusta's iconic green jacket - CNN.com

 

[elocomotive]

British Open: How Hoylake inspired Augusta's iconic green jacket - CNN.com

Bobby Jones is about the most amazing sports figure to me. So good at golf despite only doing it part-time and has had so much influence on the game from the Masters to many memorable quotes. Cool dude (also - lawyer! ).

 

[Stranger]

Where we stand after round 1:

66
Bloody Brian Burke: Rory McIlroy, 273
68
puckhead: Adam Scott, 277
69
sbb122: Rickie Fowler, 283
SFNL: Tiger Woods, 282
70
Swamp Dragon: Louis Oosthuizen, 281
Hubster: Stephen Gallacher, 281
71
Otis B. Driftwood: Jordan Spieth, 276
dash: Graham DeLaet, 279
72
Canuck, eh?: Justin Rose, 278
73
hokeihi21: Martin Kaymer, 278
Comeds: Luke Donald, 282
elocomotive: Matt Kuchar, 275
74
BGDave: Padraig Harrington, 286
Stranger: Graeme McDowell, 276
esls79: Victor Dubuisson, 275
76
Harry Crack: Angel Cabrera, 280
Rex Racer: Bubba Watson, 278
77
jstewismybastardson: John Daly, 420

 

[Otis B. Driftwood]

Jordan Spieth @JordanSpieth
Day 2 out here looking to be more challenging with the wind. Gotta be low and straight all day today

 

[BGDave]

Gotta be low and straight all day today

Now you sound like my wife

 

[HUBSTER]

Now you sound like my wife

http://SportsHoopla.com/lnfqnbj

 

[Otis B. Driftwood]

Now you sound like my wife

Not that I would acknowledge the need for my wife to make this statement mind you...


But hey - you go BGD!

 

[dash]

I need the cut to move to +3 for my pick to play the weekend...

 

[puckhead]

I need the cut to move to +3 for my pick to play the weekend...

We're all rooting for you Dash.

 

[dash]

Rory is looking mighty fine at minus nine...

 

[dash]

I'll give you three guesses who tweeted the following earlier today and the first two don't count:

Graham Delaet is a pile of hot garbage. Just another overblown Canadian athlete who fails on big stages. #pathetic

 

[HUBSTER]

I'll give you three guesses who tweeted the following earlier today and the first two don't count:

Graham Delaet is a pile of hot garbage. Just another overblown Canadian athlete who fails on big stages. #pathetic

Sounds like something Johnny Miller would say.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'll give you three guesses who tweeted the following earlier today and the first two don't count:

Graham Delaet is a pile of hot garbage. Just another overblown Canadian athlete who fails on big stages. #pathetic

Im guessing (sorry ... knowing - lol) it was a former SportsHoopla poster who has threatened physical harm to dash ... amiright?

 

[dash]

Im guessing (sorry ... knowing - lol) it was a former SportsHoopla poster who has threatened physical harm to dash ... amiright?

And circle gets the square (lol)

 

[HUBSTER]

Bad haircut on Sergio.

 

[dash]

Looks like Tom Watson is going to make the cut and play the weekend - 64 years young (unreal)

 

[elocomotive]

Im guessing (sorry ... knowing - lol) it was a former SportsHoopla poster who has threatened physical harm to dash ... amiright?

Wait, that actually happened?!? Jesus, it's a message board.

Can you give us a screen name with rhymes like such as my name rhymes with schmemolocotive.