First , sorry for my recent absence. Second of all, I hate working and going to school at the same time. Thirdly, I am super excited for The Open Championship.
Not because it is going to be great golf, for the winds are going to be ferocious. This will be bad for most american players. Many American players like Phil Mickelson hit high arcing shots that will beat down and thrown into the rough, if not a worse situation.
Over there at Sandwich (Not a typo, actual name of place), Royal St. Georges is one of the most prestigious golf courses in the world, and it will make for a great place to hold The Open Championship for the 14th time.
This is probably going to a rough major for a lot of the PGA players. The PGA style of play does not match up with the conditions. Even Rory McIlroy will have trouble on this course this weekend. Sorry Northern Ireland, but your rockstar is not going to do well this weekend if the winds catch up. That High arcing draw will be turned into a nasty slice real quick.
The wildcard with Rory is that he grew up playing on links courses, which means he may have the ability to adjust to these conditions.
I am have three players to watch this weekend that some people may find surprising..
First is the wily veteran Tom Watson. Old Tom is certainly getting up there in years, but Tom has played well here before and always plays well at The Open Championship. Watson’s southwest style of play works well in these kind of winds.
You may remember when Tom was in contention on sunday for The Open Championship, but lost his lead on sunday. Do not be surprised to see another priceless Tom Watson memory, and this could be his last one, so treasure it.
I am also really feeling Frederick “don’t call me Jacobson” Jacobson (pronounced Yawcobson for those keeping score at home). He played very well the last time The Open was at Royal St. Georges, and I would not be surprised to see an even better performance by a man who has been playing some quietly good golf this season.
The third, I am going to get some jeers on this one, and I have always been one of this guys biggest critics. I just have a feeling that Sergio Garcia is going to pull this out. Yes, I am just as surprised that I typed it as you are. He is another one of those players that can play a low, line drive, kind of game that will do well this weekend.
Do not be surprise if you see all three of these golfers within striking distance for the championship on sunday, and by “within striking distance” I mean between +2 and -1. This will not be one of the lowest scoring majors ever.
