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Wordle 1,126 5/6

I had the same thoughts as Roe tbh but doubt I'd be voicing them in the middle of a live broadcast. Spoke to a Marshall on one of the tees and he said Woods looked spaced out when he came through. One thing noticeable from the pictures I took on Monday is that he was soaking with sweat. It's like watching Andy Murray, you just can't fathom why he bothers when physically he is wrecked.

He keeps saying he can compete and win tourneys, but you have to doubt if he even believes it. Mark Roe getting ripped apart on X for suggesting that Woods looked like he was on painkillers.

The last 6 holes are tough but with the wind dropping the guys still out there have a chance to cash in.

I followed Dan Bradbury for a few holes on Monday, I would not have had him down for being potentially DFL after round 1.

You've been here long enough to know better. Shame on you.

Jinxing golfers not only applying to Scottish players now.

Wordle 1,125 3/6

The R&A get lots of things wrong, but credit to them for inviting Michael Hendry to this year's tourney after missing out last year.

His Open record is fairly dismal. One T8th at St. Andrews where you can pretty much smack it anywhere and still have a shot. 2 x T33rd, a T60th, and 2 missed cuts make up the rest of his efforts.

7 for Wednesday 6 for the comedy

Obviously ridiculous, but the rules don't specify that you have to be able to shift a "moveable obstruction" by yourself. Speith worked the rulebook perfectly at Birkdale, it's every pro players job to know the rules inside out. The one thing that day that was wrong imo was that the driving range should have been OB. I know I said we would be calling Bob's drop utter BS if he wasn't Scottish, but I've never said he was wrong to use the rules properly. It was a huge stroke of luck, but he still had to hit a stunning shot and sink the putt to take advantage of it. There are lots of questionable drops every year, worst one this year IMO was Schauffele claiming line of sight relief from an object that was impossible for him to hit from where he was. A clear window to hit a punch shot to the green my arse. Read a couple of things online suggesting that at more modern courses sprinklers in the rough might be quite common. Apparently it's standard practice to fit them to make sure there is enough water to get the rough to grow quickly, rather than just leave it to nature. Once the rough is established they just never use them again.

Having walked the whole course on Monday it looked immaculate all round, as you would expect tbf. Goes without saying but players will be looking to be -2 or -3 through the first 6 holes, especially with 2 par 5s and a few (by pro standards) short par 4s.. The rough doesn't look too bad tbh, if the wind doesn't get above the 15mph forecast then there could be plenty of low scores.

Wordle 1,124 3/6

It's just very pedestrian to watch at times coupled with spells in games where they can't seem to complete simple passes. Middle of the second half tonight they were constantly giving the ball away.

They are an infuriating watch, so many unforced mistakes.

Tommy Morrison is fucking huge. Was towering over everyone else. Did you follow Woods, Thomas and Homa all the way to the end? Spoke to one of the marshalls on 18 who said Thomas drove it into the bunker, had to come out sideways, then twatted it into the grandstand.

Think it's more accurate closer to tourney time as they know the crowds will be bigger and it helps them plan crowd control. Going by yesterday, if you see a couple of coppers wandering around Tiger won't be far away.

BBC has it dry from about 3pm on Thursday and up till lunchtime on Friday. Breeze between 6 and 13 mph both days. It was very noticeable yesterday how much cooler it got when the sun disappeared and the breeze picked up.

The published times for Monday practice bore little resemblance to what actually happened. There were lots of players out who didn't even show on the app and others who had times on the app who went out at completely different times, including Woods.

As always with The Open, the draw will make a huge difference, late Thursday and early Friday looks best to avoid the rain. Bob off at 9.36 on Thursday with Rahm and Fleetwood, and 14.37 on Friday.

8 for Tuesday

Wordle 1,123 4/6

Yep, if you can get a spot where the players are passing from green to tee, the spot next to the 17th green as they head to the 18th tee seemed to be quite successful.

Just like the Euros trophy, Jay Slater won't be coming home either. BBC News - Jay Slater search: Body found in Tenerife 'near last phone location' - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jjv3k10yqo