The Open

The Bogeyman is taking centre stage in this horror show. Woods with another.
-9: Scott
-5: GMac
-4: Els
-3: Woods & Snedeker

there is something wrong about the set up of a course where whoever makes the least bogeys on the last day wins. People want excitement and there’s not much of it out there today. The crowd are mute and desperate for something.

A flutter of birds.
From GMac, Woods and Snedeker

GMac gives it away again with a bogey on 9.

Ernie Els is playing the best golf out there today. Giving himself birdie opportunities on almost every hole but just not converting by inches every time.

Woods in trouble off the tee again.

As is Gmac, who with Scott have now been put on the clock.

The Big Easy strolls in to second place on 5 under as GMac shuffles back into the pack with another bogey on 4 under with Woods and Snedeker.

Somebody needs back to back strikes, just like Croke Park.

What the fuck was that from McDowell. I’d hit it better myself with a slash hook. I cant imagine they will ever find this ball. Hooked into the trees a few feet above the heads of the spectators. I’d say they were bricking it.

You would in your bollox. You wouldn’t hit the fucking Hook.

Ernie Els has been playing some fabulous golf and goes to 6 under, 3 off Scott & Williams

Woods is third on -4 and GMac a further shot back on -3.

I’ve got close. I hit Baginbun from Ramstown one time.

The engraver can start etching Steve Williams name on the ould claret jug as Scott birdies 14.

-10: Scott
-6: Els
-3: McDowell
-2: the Field

Whist. We might be scrambling for a bit of excitement but Scott misses a tiddler for par on 16 and Els has a birdie chance on 18 to close to one shot. Its squeaky bum time for Scott…

Hold the back Pages!!

Hell’s Bells its only Ernie Els with a monster birdie on 18. ONE SHOT behind Scott!!

Amazing comeback here from Els who at one stage today was seven back. Scott has a 30 foot putt on 17 for to stay one ahead.

And he misses!!!

All square. and Els is munching a cucumber sandwich on the practice putting green

This is one time an australian doesn’t want to see sand, but Scott finds the bunker off the tee. He needs a par to tie with The Big Easy.

If he does par there will be a four hole playoff on the 1st, 16th, 17th and 18th.

Scott can only hack it out 10 - 20 yards. This next shot is going to be the most important he will ever play.

Magnificent from Scott there. Leaves himself an 8 footer for par and a playoff.

This is it…

Missed it.

Scott finishes Bogey, Bogey, Bogey, Bogey and The Big Easy strolls to victory. He deserved it. he played the best golf all day and with a bit of luck could have had a better score.

Scott looks like he is in bits. Terrible finish

A Thrilling finish in the end that never looked possible. For a long time this tournament didn’t deserve a thread, let alone two, but somehow Scott blew it.