Thursday, July 16, 2009

Live - The Open

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By Sam Lyon

0642: A few players to keep an eye on before our TV coverage kicks off on BBC Two, the Red Button and this website (UK users only) at 0900 BST - Sandy Lyle will take time out from his spat with Colin Montgomerie to get his second round going at 0703, Open legend Nick Faldo is off at 0714, Ben Curtis, alongside English hope Ross Fisher, is the first of those at the top of the leaderboard to get started at 0725 and all eyes will also be on Rory McIlroy's group, which includes Retief Goosen and Anthony Kim, when they tee off at 0820. And that's just a sample. What a field this is.

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0631: Ireland's Damien McGrane, American Matt Kuchar and Tim Stewart of Australia get the second round under way - and let me tell you, the bright, windless conditions of yesterday are long gone already. The rain has stopped momentarily, but it's going to get worse apparently. Expect plenty of glances skyward today.

BBC Five Live's Jay Townsend on Twitter: "It is a rainy morning here at the Open, doing the Breakfast show and then out with Padraig Harrington this morning. Waterproofs are a MUST today."

0625: "The lady was defenceless, but she's going to bare her teeth." That was the assessment of long-time first-round leader Tom Watson on this Turnberry course on Thursday, and it makes you think 'how many players are going to rue not taking advantage of conditions more benign than a kitten wrapped in cotton wool in that first round?' Miguel Angel Jimenez leads the Open, a lot of the pre-tournament favourites are yet to make their move, and the weather is forecast to turn more uncomfortable than a dinner for two between Monty and Sandy - a truly fascinating day's play in round two lay in store...


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