The British Open began today and the players could not have asked for better conditions at Turnberry. There was slight to no wind and warm enough weather that the players could sport short sleeves. Tiger Woods was all over the course today and could not seem to get in a rhythm. He birdied the second but then came back the next hole and bogeyed it. He was doing this all day long and finished with a 71 and is 7 strokes back from the leader Miguel Angel Jimenez. Padraig Harrington set out to defend his British Open title for the past two years and played fairly good golf even though he missed an opportunity on 17th for an eagle but he finished one under par. My sleeper in Vijay Singh, who I briefed on yesterday, played some real good golf and shot a round of 67. Singh is only three strokes back of Jimenez and looking strong.
Biggest let down day one: Anthony Kim who is 27th on the money list and played some good golf in his last tournament, the Tiger Woods AT&T National in Maryland, finishing third. At Turnberry he struggled with some neck pain and shot a quadruple bogey on the second. It was hard for him to come back from that and finished with a round of 73.
Biggest surprise day one: I have two. One is the remarkable play of fifty-nine year old Tom Watson who posted a first round of 65. At 5 under par he played great golf for a guy who might not have many more chances like this at his age. Watson finished with five birdies and the rest were par. He outshined the young guys that are up an coming on the PGA Tour. My second big surprise of the day is John Daly who started and finished the day off with a bogey but still managed to shoot two under par and play fairly well for a guy who has been through as much as he has been. This is only Daly's second tournament this year and he would like to make it memerable one.
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