# ⛳ 🇬🇧 The Open 2021 **URL:** \ **Category:** Other sport\ **Created:** [13 July 2021 08:55 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198 "2021-07-13T08:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [13 July 2021 08:55 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/1 "2021-07-13T08:55:45Z")
No football this week, but a huge weekend if sport rushes towards us. British Grand Prix and of course, The Open. St George’s in Kent finally gets to hold last years event, and Snae Lowry must give back the trophy he has held for 2 years. St George’s has seen unusual winners and the mighty Greg Norman. Whose story will it be this week? Thursday I’m all in. Friday I’m (hopefully) off line on an Adventure Day with Grandson. Saturday? Mega Store about 13:45 before heading up to Salisbury and a few pints of 6X. Sunday afternoon? Not moving from the sofa! A nice scene setting read. Knee high rough? 😱 The Open: Royal St George’s set for 149th staging of golf’s oldest major - > **['Thick, juicy rough and few flat fairway lies - welcome to a Royal St...](https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/57810923)** > > As The Open returns from its Covid-induced hiatus for its 149th staging, Iain Carter takes a nostalgic stroll around the undulating fairways of Royal St George's. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [13 July 2021 13:33 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/2 "2021-07-13T13:33:31Z")
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**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [13 July 2021 18:15 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/3 "2021-07-13T18:15:02Z")
> **[Peter Cowen: Koepka calm before golf’s major storm at The Open](https://gulfnews.com/sport/golf-in-uae/eagle-eye/peter-cowen-koepka-calm-before-golfs-major-storm-at-the-open-1.80624245)** > > Brooks Koepka raring to go as we are already at the fourth major of the year Pete Cowen’s blog ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [13 July 2021 18:37 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/4 "2021-07-13T18:37:07Z")
The Open 2021: Bryson DeChambeau is fair game, says Brooks Koepka - > **[DeChambeau is fair game in feud - Koepka](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/57826438)** > > Brooks Koepka says Bryson DeChambeau "is fair game" after "not holding up his end of the bargain" in their war of words. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 11:22 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/5 "2021-07-15T11:22:37Z")
Blandy bogeyed the last to finish level par, good start. Brian Harman dropped putts from all over on his front 9 leads on -4 having been -5 Bryson providing entertainment hacking out of knee length rough every hole (+2) Stiff but consistent breeze lots of good starts, Casey, Rose, Sullivan, Senior, Spieth, ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 14:31 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/6 "2021-07-15T14:31:08Z")
Thought McIlory was going to Eagle the first hole there… ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 14:36 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/7 "2021-07-15T14:36:11Z")
I see DeChambeau did a lot of scrambling today to finish 1 over, he only hit 4 fairways. 5 bogies and 4 birdies on his card…to quote Audi, power is nothing without control. ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 14:48 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/8 "2021-07-15T14:48:47Z")
And the 2nd… ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 15:58 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/9 "2021-07-15T15:58:55Z")
Rory back to form then ![image](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/1/d1a3c958dce02927dc4ab474e21389cc2b9c1ca2.png) And in the deep rough stuff at the 7th… and finishes with a bogey… +2 now, typical first round performance from him… ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 20:16 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/10 "2021-07-15T20:16:07Z")
> **[‘My driver sucks’: Bryson DeChambeau in war of words with manufacturer](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/15/bryson-dechambeau-called-stupid-in-war-of-words-with-driver-manufacturer)** > > Bryson DeChambeau has become embroiled in an extraordinary war of words with his equipment manufacturer Lol ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 20:50 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/11 "2021-07-15T20:50:06Z")
🤣🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![gavstar](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/gavstar/32/86128_2.png) [@gavstar](https://www.sotonians.com/u/gavstar)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2021 20:54 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/12 "2021-07-15T20:54:06Z")
Best quote: ‘‘It’s not a good face for me and we’re still trying to figure out how to make it good on the mis-hits’’ maybe try not mis-hitting it you dopey twat 😅 ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [16 July 2021 08:12 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/13 "2021-07-16T08:12:24Z")
Rory finishes the day on evens, 73 players on even or better, cut is at 70 plus ties. Open Championship first-round leaderboard **-6** L Oosthuizen (SA); **-5** J Spieth (US), B Harman (US); **-4** M Hughes (Can), D Frittelli (SA), S Cink (US), B Hebert (Fra), W Simpson (US) **Selected others: -3** A Sullivan (Eng), J Rose (Eng), D Willett (Eng), J Senior (Eng), T Fleetwood (Eng); **-2** D Johnson (US), P Casey (Eng), **-1** B Koepka (US); **Level** R McIlroy (NI); **+1** J Rahm (Spa), B DeChambeau (US); **+10** P Mickelson (US) ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [16 July 2021 11:56 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/14 "2021-07-16T11:56:19Z")
Morikawa edges the chance to tie the course record but still records a round of 64 to lead in the clubhouse on -9, 3 clear of van Tonder and Oosthuizen ---
**Author:** ![BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/btripz/32/75839_2.png) [@BTripz](https://www.sotonians.com/u/BTripz)\ **Post date:** [16 July 2021 12:42 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/15 "2021-07-16T12:42:24Z")
> **[DeChambeau 'like an eight-year-old'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/57860263)** > > Bryson DeChambeau is accused of "acting like an eight-year-old" by his equipment supplier after the American said his driver "sucks" following his opening round at The Open. ---
**Author:** ![CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/cb-saint/32/95251_2.png) [@CB-Saint](https://www.sotonians.com/u/CB-Saint)\ **Post date:** [16 July 2021 13:05 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/16 "2021-07-16T13:05:12Z")
Lol - what a chopper ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2021 06:01 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/17 "2021-07-17T06:01:30Z")
Subtlety brilliant - Koepka > > ---
**Author:** ![Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/polski_filip/32/75318_2.png) [@Polski\_Filip](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Polski_Filip)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2021 06:11 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/18 "2021-07-17T06:11:55Z")
Daughter > Dad from Hospital > Joy is one of my Journo buddies btw ---
**Author:** ![Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/fowllyd/32/74248_2.png) [@Fowllyd](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Fowllyd)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2021 18:09 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/19 "2021-07-17T18:09:05Z")
And here’s a pic from @Lets-B-Drinking… ![IMG-20210717-WA0000](https://discourse-sotonians-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/0/f04bb114f4d4e5e6d2e5a8f93875a49be4908eca.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/user_avatar/www.sotonians.com/map-of-tasmania/32/1298_2.png) [@Map-Of-Tasmania](https://www.sotonians.com/u/Map-Of-Tasmania)\ **Post date:** [17 July 2021 18:48 UTC](https://www.sotonians.com/t/the-open-2021/6198/20 "2021-07-17T18:48:55Z")
Ah Royal St Georges… used to live down the road in Ramsgate in the 80s and watched Sandy Lyle live win there in 85 in think its was? Was bored then…