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Mac Plumart

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The Open
« on: July 17, 2013, 06:34:19 PM »
I'm excited.  I go to sleep tonight and when I wake, The Open will be being played at Muirfield!

I love almost everything about The Open.  Including Ivor Robson announcing the players on the first tee.  Great, classic, and unique voice.

What do you love about The Open?
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Connor Dougherty

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Re: The Open
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2013, 06:41:30 PM »
I have a tradition of pulling an all nighter to watch the first day of the open. It doesn't match the drama of waking up for the final day, but it's one of the only events where I feel like I get to watch almost all the play and see how they tackle the course!

As time continues on I notice I learn more and more about each of these courses watching them on TV. I've never seen Muirfield in person, but I'm really excited to see it on TV!
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Greg Taylor

Re: The Open
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2013, 06:41:49 PM »
The wire-to-wire coverage... Peter Alliss/Ken Brown... seeing the top Americans playing in the UK... wind... crazy bounces.

What's not to love.

The Open and the Masters... the rest, I'd rather be playing than watching golf.

BBC Preview show on BBC2 now. Bring it on!
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Jud_T

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Re: The Open
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2013, 06:47:16 PM »
That the ball bounces when it lands...
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: The Open
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2013, 06:48:30 PM »
Gotta love Ivor.  Laura and I snuck out during her sister's wedding weekend in Ireland to see the European Open at the K Club in Dublin.  Ivor was there, and it was the best memory I still have from that day so long ago.
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Greg Taylor

Re: The Open
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2013, 06:54:00 PM »
Ivor Robson, they are going to be difficult boots to fill... the R&A needs a "succession plan" - horrible phrase.

They gotta get the whole No Women thing fixed at Muirfield as well.
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John McCarthy

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Re: The Open
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2013, 07:04:50 PM »
Ivor: 

When he announces Rickey Fowler...he has a lot of fun with that.

I'm betting Dufner,  I always bet Dufner in majors. 
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Mac Plumart

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Re: The Open
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2013, 07:49:57 PM »
The Champion Golfer of the Year is CHRIS WOOD.

Boom!
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Bill Gayne

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Re: The Open
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2013, 08:06:49 PM »
TV broadcast beginning at 4 am on US east coast.

No split tees.

The yellow and black scoreboards

I've been to all four majors multiple times and there are no spectators (I respectfully say "patrons" for the Masters) like the Scots.

Parking in a satellite lot and riding a double decker bus

The Open does not limit on site ticket sales

Returning to St Andrews every five years



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David_Tepper

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Re: The Open
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2013, 09:31:07 PM »
I like seeing all of the different flags of the nations of the players on the leaderboard that are shown on the TV broadcast, especially during the first couple of days. At any point in time, the top 10 or 12 players may come from 8 or 10 different countries.  
« Last Edit: July 17, 2013, 10:10:37 PM by David_Tepper »
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Mark Bourgeois

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Re: The Open
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2013, 09:31:40 PM »
Brown smoke and balls gamboling.

Shocking statistic: check out who's #1 on PGAT this year in putting.
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Tim_Cronin

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Re: The Open
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2013, 02:18:53 AM »
And we're underway, with Oliver Fisher 2-under through 3 in the very early going (nine players on the course). Should be a great week. If the finish of this is anything like the finish last week in Silvis, with a teen winning on the fifth extra hole, it'll be remembered for a thousand years.
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Mark Chaplin

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Re: The Open
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2013, 02:29:28 AM »
What's happening on the first? In the first 4 groups there's been a 7 and TWO 8s!!
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Connor Dougherty

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Re: The Open
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2013, 03:29:44 AM »
It was a pleasure hearing Colin Montgomerie say things like "we water our golf courses far too much" and "we will get to see golf on a true, firm links course this week" on the Golf Channel just now!

I happen to agree with him  ;D
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Steve Kline

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Re: The Open
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2013, 04:26:43 AM »
I now hate the Open!  :)

I don't have cable and I can't watch it streaming on my iPad or computer because the you can only watch it on ESPN in America. ESPN doesn't let you watch their online content or use their app unless you have a cable TV contract. Idiots!!! I have been able to watch the Masters (except the ESPN part), The Players, and the US Open. Why don't these guys understand that you get more eyeballs by opening up the broadcast?
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Cory Lewis

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Re: The Open
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2013, 04:44:57 AM »
Steve,

Try www.theopen.com  They at least have live coverage of 7,8,9.
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Andrew Brown

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Re: The Open
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2013, 04:45:07 AM »
Steve,

Try www.coolsport.tv

Need to clock away some invasive ads that you have to be canny to click to remove, but after that it should work.

Andrew
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Jud_T

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Re: The Open
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2013, 04:46:00 AM »
It's the Open Championship.  So why do I have to listen to Curtis Strange?
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Steve Kline

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Re: The Open
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2013, 04:55:32 AM »
Found a link to watch it on ESPN but notthrough ESPN's site. Although some of the other options I've been sent might be better because they won't involve Curtis Strange.
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Dan Herrmann

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Re: The Open
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2013, 07:22:18 AM »
DirecTV, channel 705 is the BBC feed.  No Curtis Strange = golf enjoyment.
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Bill Shamleffer

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Re: The Open
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2013, 09:24:54 AM »
I used to listen to the BBC radio coverage of The Open through the internet and then watch my recorded TV broadcast in the evening.  Now the BBC radio broadcast is blocked in the US.  Instead I am listening to the audio broadcast on TheOpen web site.

Is this the BBC radio broadcast?  It is very enjoyable, except the very annoying Matt Adams from Sirius Radio's PGATour channel.  It was replacing people like Peter Kessler with people like Matt Adams (and some of the other terrible golf shows on Sirius radio) that caused me to finally cancel my subscription.   Why is this awful announcer on this British radio?
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BHoover

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Re: The Open
« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2013, 10:32:38 AM »
I love watching The Open, if for no other reason than it's my only chance to see links golf. I've never played in Scotland or Ireland (played once at a parkland course in Oxford).

I also love how the British press tries to drum up trouble.  Case in point -- Faldo v. McIlroy.  Looks like Faldo may have had a point about Rory needing to focus more on his golf.  He tied Faldo with a 79.
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Dean Stokes

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Re: The Open
« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2013, 10:34:29 AM »
The applause. Not having to listen to "be the ball", "get in the hole" when a player hits his tee shot on a par five, and "you da man" when someone snap hooks one in the water!  :D
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BHoover

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Re: The Open
« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2013, 10:35:32 AM »
Quote from: Dean Stokes on July 18, 2013, 10:34:29 AM
The applause. Not having to listen to "be the ball", "get in the hole" when a player hits his tee shot on a par five, and "you da man" when someone snap hooks one in the water!  :D

What about "mashed potatoes!"? You can't tell me you don't like that?
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Jud_T

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Re: The Open
« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2013, 01:53:37 PM »
Finest announcing work thus far:  Azinger after Tiger's approach on 15 kicked up a puff of dust in his face (paraphrasing):  "Tiger wears contacts, sometimes...he had lasik...he used to wear contacts and that would have been really bad for him".
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