t’s time for the final major of the year and for many readers in the states, early morning golf. The 2021 Open Championship is nearly upon us and this will serve not only as a place to make your prediction for the contest, but also for the tournament chat bringing the banter and conversation through the entire week.
The Prize
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How to Enter
Post below who you think will win The 2021 Open Championship.
If there is a tie, we will choose the winner randomly from those who guessed right.
To qualify for the British Open Open Championship Contest, entries must be posted by the time the first players tee off.
Make your prediction now and win this major mystery box. We will announce the lucky winner next week on the THP Forum.
Good luck everybody.
can’t decide wether to get in the pool or take a nap for getting up so early to watch
Gotta be impressed with CM winning with that brown TM bag that we all puked on earlier this week.
When the other guy doesn’t make a bogey for 30 holes and already has the lead at the beginning of the round, it’s curtains for everyone else.
Morikawa is 127 in putting, then converts to the saw.
This week … #1 in putting.
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Gotta be impressed with CM winning with that brown TM bag that we all puked on earlier this week.
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I liked it. Haha
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Gotta be impressed with CM winning with that brown TM bag that we all puked on earlier this week.
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I’m guessing TM won’t have to put them on clearance with the win…
Love watching early golf, but now what do I do with the rest of my day?
Great win by Morikawa. The kid is really good and fun to watch.
Morikawa’s game is solid…all aspects.
Enjoy that walk up 18…
Much more controlled walk up to 18 green than Kiawah
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Love watching early golf, but now what do I do with the rest of my day?
Great win by Morikawa. The kid is really good and fun to watch.
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Gotta be impressed with CM winning with that brown TM bag that we all puked on earlier this week.
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Still don’t like it! And my college’s colors are brown and white!
The only drama remaining is whether the engraver gets his name correct.
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The only drama remaining is whether the engraver gets his name correct.
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Don’t forget it’s Collin with two Ls
How costly are those bogeys yesterday from mental lapse for spieth…
“He might be too young to realize the significance of what he’s just achieved, but I doubt it.” ?
That was an impressive Sunday.
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“He might be too young to realize the significance of what he’s just achieved, but I doubt it.” ?
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Mercy …
Well played Collin Morikawa!!!
First time in 3 years I actually picked a major winner in a THP thread! Haha
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Morikawa is 127 in putting, then converts to the saw.
This week … #1 in putting.
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Kinda key to big wins ?
Morikawa called it the British Open…ruh oh
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Morikawa called it the British Open…ruh oh
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He is also happy to be called the championship winner of the year.
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Morikawa called it the British Open…ruh oh
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He’s getting better though. He didn’t drop the trophy this time.
Wish I could have watched more this weekend but this was a hell of a tournament! Call me crazy but I kind of enjoyed them not looking miserable out there on the course. I know the conditions are part of the allure to The Open but I really enjoyed what I was able to watch. Well done to Morikawa!
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“He might be too young to realize the significance of what he’s just achieved, but I doubt it.” ?
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Nah, he’s been preparing for these moments since he was a kid. He’s won at every level. I bet he gets the history
Kudos to all who picked Collin!
Go Bears!
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“He might be too young to realize the significance of what he’s just achieved, but I doubt it.” ?
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Azinger was extra annoying to me today for some reason
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Morikawa called it the British Open…ruh oh
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because that’s what it is ??
This is amazing! ?
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Good win for him, will be around for many more wins.
Here’s to you Mr Morikowa. Well done
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Too Good not to share…
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because that’s what it is ??
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haha, next time I’d suggest he put a bit of distance from the 18th green and the local crowd before suggesting it!
I think Morikawa is going to end up smoking a very special and limited group of golfers.
Two major wins in first appearance is insane.. He is a special golfer that you have to think can win the career grand slam at some point.
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I think Morikawa is going to end up smoking a very special and limited group of golfers.
Two major wins in first appearance is insane.. He is a special golfer that you have to think can win the career grand slam at some point.
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I agree…and he is 120th on Tour in driving distance. Colin seems more interested in scoring than in how far he hits the ball. Golf is still a game that is about how many, not how far, but today’s mindset seems to be distance obsessed. “Yeah, I missed the cut, but I hit a 340 yard drive!”
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When the other guy doesn’t make a bogey for 30 holes and already has the lead at the beginning of the round, it’s curtains for everyone else.
Morikawa is 127 in putting, then converts to the saw.
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And on top of that he’s 1st on the PGA Tour in strokes gained approach and 2nd in hitting greens in regulation. So, when he gets the putter heating up, he’s going to be at or near the top of the leaderboard. One of the best, if not the best, iron player in the game. He’s a pleasure to watch.
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They need to either ban Azinger from the broadcast or make him stop saying the word “pressure” every thirty seconds
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Banning Azinger would be the best solution, along with Dan Hicks, who just does not know when to shut up.
I read something about Morikawa a while back. I think it was that when he was at Cal they measured his accuracy and found that his 6i was as accurate as the average tour payers PW. That is insane.
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I read something about Morikawa a while back. I think it was that when he was at Cal they measured his accuracy and found that his 6i was as accurate as the average tour payers PW. That is insane.
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I read that too somewhere this week regarding his dispersion with his 6i being the same as others with a PW. As [USER=2320]@Canadan[/USER] would say that’s nuts!
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I read something about Morikawa a while back. I think it was that when he was at Cal they measured his accuracy and found that his 6i was as accurate as the average tour payers PW. That is insane.
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Golf digest also put that to the test on a video they produced.
His average dispersion with a 6 iron was like 12ft. Tour average for a PW is 23ft
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Golf digest also put that to the test on a video they produced.
His average dispersion with a 6 iron was like 12ft. Your average for a PW is 23ft
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those are videogame numbers right there
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Love watching early golf, but now what do I do with the rest of my day?
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Go golfing, Duh.
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I remember Collin and Matthew “Never Cry Wolff” were being compared to each other on the Golf Channel.
So far Collin is blowing Wolff away.
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He was way less hyped than Wolfe and Hovland because of their length off the tee. I know [USER=9583]@Sox_Fan[/USER] was on him early though and he said something about him being an amazing iron player. That got me watching him and he just looked way more complete than those 2 from the jump. That hitch in Wolfe’s swing has got to cause a bit of inconsistency too IMO. It’s just an added moving piece that has to also be right for a good shot.
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He was way less hyped than Wolfe and Hovland because of their length off the tee. I know [USER=9583]@Sox_Fan[/USER] was on him early though and he said something about him being an amazing iron player. That got me watching him and he just looked way more complete than those 2 from the jump. That hitch in Wolfe’s swing has got to cause a bit of inconsistency too IMO. It’s just an added moving piece that has to also be right for a good shot.
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I think Wolff will be the underachiever out of the three of them. He’s already showing that he can’t handle the stress. Hovland has potential and is a cool customer also, but Morikawa has the most complete game of all of them overall.
I don’t remember watching The Open where all four days were good to really good weather.
Couldn’t watch the final round live and just finished it up. Congrats Morikawa hell of a show. This was a great final round overall, Rahm and Speith just ran out of holes and Morikawa was a putting machine.
Jon Rahm (rightfully!) reclaimed the #1 OWGR spot with his finish.
I’m so in awe of Morikawa’s game and his character. I think he’s going to win a ton.. elite ball strikers typically stand the test of time. The grit he showed down the stretch with Spieth charging was fantastic
Morikawa has shown some class, and his recovery from a poor Scottish Open shows he is a fast learner.
And he now has more Major wins than Azinger .
Colin Morikawa not only received the Claret Jug, he also earned $2,070,000.
You could tell the disappointment in Spieth’s post-round interview and how he felt he let this one got away. He knew it cost him with the late 3rd round bogey’s and starting off +2 in round 4. This one burns him a bit I think.
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good for collin. well deserved. he got some really good breaks, and capitalized on all of them. i’m disappointed spieth didn’t win, but really excited to see him back on form. he drove it so well yesterday. super bummed for louis, though.
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If you just looked at the results, Louis had a pretty good run in the final 3 majors – two seconds and a third. And of active players, only Phil has more runner up finishes in Majors. That said, I think Louis would want to play his Sunday rounds at Torrey and St. George’s again. He shot even at Torrey and Rahm was -4 for the day. Yesterday he was +1 while Morokawa, Spieth and Rahm all shot -4.