British Open

Ladies and gentlemen, we are officially looking for contributing writers here at Pro Golf Now, and if you love the game and love to write, this could be a great opportunity for you. PGN was created about a year and a half ago following the amazing Tom Watson performance at the British Open, and has been going strong ever since. And now we’re looking to add more writers in order to expand our coverage and make this great golf site even better. So with that said, here’s a few things you need to know before you send in your sample: [...]

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As I was wandering around on the world wide web this morning, I stumbled upon this blog post by Jeremy Schilling. The headline caught my eye, as it answered a question that I’ve been searching for an answer to these past few days. Just where the heck was Brandel Chamblee this past weekend?

Even though the final round rating for this edition of the British Open was low, there were reasons to watch. You had first-time major winner Louis Oosthuizen smoke the entire field and win by seven strokes. You had St. Andrews as the venue, which is always a visual spectacle. And then you had Miguel Angel Jimenez deciding that the best shot onto the green was to hit his ball off of a brick wall. Wait, say what?!

Considering the circumstances surrounding the final round of this year’s British Open at St. Andrews, perhaps we shouldn’t be all that surprised that there weren’t exactly a ton of people tuning in. Actually, yesterday’s final round of action, which saw Louis Oosthuizen pull away from the rest of the field for a 7-stroke victory, drew the lowest rating, a 2.6, for a final round in British Open history. Probably not what some golf enthusiasts wanted to hear, but this isn’t surprising either.

Unlike last year’s edition of the British Open, there was no suspense and no drama at this one. This year at St. Andrews, it came down to one man staying consistent the entire way, and that man was Louis Oosthuizen, who shot a final round 71 to win his first-ever major championship.

Major championships tend to put just a tad bit of pressure on players. That was evident today, as first round leader Rory McIlroy went from shooting a 63 and tying a major championship record yesterday, to shooting a whopping 80 in the second round. He now sits 11 shots off the lead, which is now held by Louis Oosthuizen, who followed up his 65 in round one with a 67 in round two, to sit at 12-under par for the tournament.

It was an exciting first round at the 2010 British Open today, with several intriguing storylines already coming to the forefront. We’ve got one of the young guns in the lead, with Rory McIlroy tying a major championship scoring record with his 9-under 63 on the round, and we’ve got a blast from the past with John Daly shooting a 66, and only sitting three shots off the lead as we head into the second round. Oh, and Tiger Woods isn’t too far behind after an opening round 67. Recipe for an interesting weekend? I’d say so.