Photo courtesy of Tony Korologos at HookedOnGolfBlog.com[/caption]
There are many interesting plots to follow this year at the Open. Will Tiger Woods even make the cut? He missed the cut at the US Open at Chambers Bay and looked to be lost with his swing. The Old Course is one he has mastered in the past.
Rory McIlory was a leading contender until he injured himself kicking a soccer ball of all things. He will miss the Open and take six weeks to recover from the injury.
Bubba Watson is often flustered by links golf, but if he can hit it straight the course should be a pitch and putt venue for him, as well as Dustin Johnson.
The biggest question is how the hottest golfer on the planet will do, Jordan Spieth. Spieth has won four times on the 2015 PGA Tour season, including two majors in the Masters and the U.S. Open. With no weaknesses in his game to be found, could Spieth continue to make history by winning the first three majors of the year?
Other contenders include Jason Day, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, or even the mechanic, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Since the course is not long, many players will have an opportunity to contend, not just the bombers.
The Old Course will certainly be a feature to watch as well, with its quirky bounces, deep bunkers, and often very windy conditions. The course could play easy in no wind, like the year Tiger won the event at -18. In high winds, the course with its deep fescue could be brutal.
Old Course Details
Opened: 1552
Par: 72
Length: 7,305 yards
Course rating:72.1 rating
Previous British Opens: 28
Most recent champion at the Old Course: Louis Oosthuizen 2010
TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)
JULY 16 First Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 17 Second Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 18 Third Round
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 19 Final Round
6 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
PGA Results: 2015 Open Championship Preview
The Open Championship
The Old Course
St Andrews, Scotland
The third major championship of the 2015 golf season is upon us and what a great week it will be. Every five years the Open Championship (known to many in the USA as the "British Open") is contested at the world's greatest golf course, the Old Course. The Old Course is some 1400 years old, located in the town of St Andrews, Scotland. Every great player the game of golf has ever seen has contested on this course, and many like Tiger Woods, Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Seve Ballesteros, Bobby Jones... have won there.
[caption id="attachment_5326" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo courtesy of Tony Korologos at HookedOnGolfBlog.com[/caption]
There are many interesting plots to follow this year at the Open. Will Tiger Woods even make the cut? He missed the cut at the US Open at Chambers Bay and looked to be lost with his swing. The Old Course is one he has mastered in the past.
Rory McIlory was a leading contender until he injured himself kicking a soccer ball of all things. He will miss the Open and take six weeks to recover from the injury.
Bubba Watson is often flustered by links golf, but if he can hit it straight the course should be a pitch and putt venue for him, as well as Dustin Johnson.
The biggest question is how the hottest golfer on the planet will do, Jordan Spieth. Spieth has won four times on the 2015 PGA Tour season, including two majors in the Masters and the U.S. Open. With no weaknesses in his game to be found, could Spieth continue to make history by winning the first three majors of the year?
Other contenders include Jason Day, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, or even the mechanic, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Since the course is not long, many players will have an opportunity to contend, not just the bombers.
The Old Course will certainly be a feature to watch as well, with its quirky bounces, deep bunkers, and often very windy conditions. The course could play easy in no wind, like the year Tiger won the event at -18. In high winds, the course with its deep fescue could be brutal.
Old Course Details
Opened: 1552
Par: 72
Length: 7,305 yards
Course rating:72.1 rating
Previous British Opens: 28
Most recent champion at the Old Course: Louis Oosthuizen 2010
TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)
JULY 16 First Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 17 Second Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 18 Third Round
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 19 Final Round
6 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
Photo courtesy of Tony Korologos at HookedOnGolfBlog.com[/caption]
There are many interesting plots to follow this year at the Open. Will Tiger Woods even make the cut? He missed the cut at the US Open at Chambers Bay and looked to be lost with his swing. The Old Course is one he has mastered in the past.
Rory McIlory was a leading contender until he injured himself kicking a soccer ball of all things. He will miss the Open and take six weeks to recover from the injury.
Bubba Watson is often flustered by links golf, but if he can hit it straight the course should be a pitch and putt venue for him, as well as Dustin Johnson.
The biggest question is how the hottest golfer on the planet will do, Jordan Spieth. Spieth has won four times on the 2015 PGA Tour season, including two majors in the Masters and the U.S. Open. With no weaknesses in his game to be found, could Spieth continue to make history by winning the first three majors of the year?
Other contenders include Jason Day, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, or even the mechanic, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Since the course is not long, many players will have an opportunity to contend, not just the bombers.
The Old Course will certainly be a feature to watch as well, with its quirky bounces, deep bunkers, and often very windy conditions. The course could play easy in no wind, like the year Tiger won the event at -18. In high winds, the course with its deep fescue could be brutal.
Old Course Details
Opened: 1552
Par: 72
Length: 7,305 yards
Course rating:72.1 rating
Previous British Opens: 28
Most recent champion at the Old Course: Louis Oosthuizen 2010
TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)
JULY 16 First Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 17 Second Round
4 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 18 Third Round
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
JULY 19 Final Round
6 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- ESPN
