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- British Open leaderboard: Tiger Woods making early 2nd round move at Muirfield
- 2013 British Open: Leaderboard, live coverage and results from Friday's second round at Muirfield
- British Open odds 2013: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson still clear favorites at Muirfield
- British Open leaderboard 2013: Jordan Spieth rolls in 7 straight pars, Tiger Woods starts steady
- British Open 2013: Tiger Woods rebounds after shaky start, but can he finish?
- The Ashes 2013: Australia rebound day one after agonizing defeat at Trent Bridge
- 2013 British Open: TV schedule and coverage for Friday's round
- 2013 British Open weekend weather forecast
| British Open leaderboard: Tiger Woods making early 2nd round move at Muirfield Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:55 AM PDT  Saved for one missed short putt, it's been a strong start for Tiger Woods in the second round of the 2013 British Open Championship. Tiger is making his second tour through the front nine at Muirfield, trying to make an early charge to the top of the leaderboard on a course that should be setup easier than the one he battled on Thursday. The wind is picking up off the Scottish coast of Gullane, but Tiger still has a great opportunity to charge to the lead before most Americans are even up to start their day and 1st-round leader Zach Johnson has even started his second 18. Tiger opened the second round in much smoother fashion than his wild drive to open the week on Thursday, when he put it in the fescue about 40 yards right and had to take a drop. Woods has striped his irons so far, and has been solid tee-to-green, including a nice clean par on No. 1 as opposed to the ugliness there yesterday. Tiger has been fantastic on approach through his first five holes, dropping his ball on the correct side of the pins and putting himself in position for birdies and easier pars. At No. 3, he perfectly stuck his approach on the left side of the cup for an easy birdie putt, which he converted. But he promptly gave the shot back at the next with an awful three-putt. Woods left his ball on the front of the green at the par-3, and was taken to school by playing partner Graeme McDowell who had almost an identical putt and went first. Tiger, however, still left his attempt short of the cup and then missed an easy bunny to drop back to 2-under. The unexpected three-jack left Tiger muttering to himself, but he walked off to the par-5 fifth hole with another opportunity to get back into the red. And Tiger did not mess around, getting on the front of the green in two for an eagle chance. He nearly sank it, with the eagle putt burning the left edge of the cup and setting up a tap-in birdie to move back to 3-under for the championship and 1-under on the day. Overall, it's been an impressive start for Woods, who's been steady in all areas save for the missed bunny putt at No. 4. If this form holds, the only move he'll make is up the leaderboard and could have the lead by the time he makes the turn. Alongside Woos is Englishman Lee Westwood, who is now 4-under on the day and 3-under for the championship. Westwood has the low-round out on the course and has gotten hot with the putter, the club that's historically prevented him from converting a major championship. Here's a snapshot of the leaderboard around Westwood and Woods:
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| 2013 British Open: Leaderboard, live coverage and results from Friday's second round at Muirfield Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:36 AM PDT  Tiger Woods is lurking early in the second round of The Open Championship at Muirfield. The British Open is the most weather-dependent and volatile major championship in golf, with playing conditions dramatically changing without much notice. This week at Muirfield, however, the forecast is mostly clear with no rain and relatively benign wind -- a far cry from the last time The Open was here in 2002, where the third round featured what many feel was the toughest weather conditions in major championship golf. But even though there's little-to-no rain in the forecast, the weather is still having a severe impact on the field and creating a course that's much different depending on when a player's tee time is scheduled. The summer months, particularly July, have been uncharacteristically dry and hot in Scotland. The players arrived at Muirfield on Sunday and Monday to a setup that was already crisp and rolling firm and fast. Many repeatedly stated that the layout is the "fairest" on the Open rota, because everything is in front of you and there are no hidden bunkers or burns lurking. But that refrain changed on Thursday, with firm and fast bordering on the edge of unfair. Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Ian Poulter were just some of the players to comment on how hard things were getting up around the greens. Poulter was the most direct, saying that the pin placement on No. 8 was a joke and that No. 18 should have had a clown's mouth around it. The conditions only became more difficult as the day wore on, with more sun and wind baking and drying out the already concrete-like surfaces peppered with challenging pin placements. It even led Phil Mickelson, who navigated the course in the morning wave, to empathize with what the groups going out in the afternoon would face. So with the weather supposed to stay relatively sunny and dry, who will get the bad end of the afternoon draw on Friday? Here are the tee times for all the players under par after Round 1(along with Lee Westwood and Hunter Mahan, two regular contenders who are also hovering). All times are ET (add 5 hours for local time):
The old timers O'Meara and Lehman will be out first at the crack of dawn in Scotland, with 19-year-old Spieth also getting a favorable early morning tee time. Tiger, who had to contend with the late afternoon baked out track, will be out at 9:45 a.m. local time and should get in before things get too extreme. That's why his holding on at 2-under 69 on Thursday was so impressive and crucial, as he's now set up for a nice little run towards the top of the leaderboard at the midpoint. Phil Mickelson and first-round leader Zach Johnson could have it the worst on Friday, with tee times that will result in rounds not finishing until the early evening in Gullane. Mickelson is out just before 3 p.m. local time, with Johnson playing two groups behind him. All of this presumes that the weather will be comparable to today's sunshine. It's not necessarily the worst thing in the world if each side of the draw has to play in the more difficult conditions at least once, as in the end, that's the fairest test. It's weather changes like 2002 that are the most unfortunate, as pretty much half the field was wiped out simply because of where their tee time fell. The one advantage Thursday's early-morning players likely do have is that the R&A should water or syringe the greens heavily overnight, and set up more benign pin placements on Friday after all the grumbling in the first round. If nothing is done, they'll lose the course and it could be unplayable by Sunday's final round. Even with those alleviating measures in place, the morning tee times, on less-trampled and receptive greens, have the advantage on Friday. More golf from SB Nation:• After Round 1: Johnson leads; Tiger, Phil 2 back • Tiger, Phil to face different course conditions on Friday • Tiger’s ball goes the wrong way | More Tiger coverage • Charl Schwartzel snaps club in half | Thomas Bjorn breaks camera • A guide to Muirfield | A links course defined This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open odds 2013: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson still clear favorites at Muirfield Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:30 AM PDT  Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson started British Open week as the two favorites and nothing from Thursday's round affected that status. The two most popular players in the world finished their opening round at 2-under and inside the top 10, well-positioned for a weekend run at yet another major. Tiger navigated a Muirfield course that was completely baked out in the afternoon, holding on for the round of 69 on some of the tougher Open Championship greens that you will ever see. That work during Thursday's grind puts him in a perfect spot to now make a Friday morning run to the top of the leaderboard. Tiger should play Muirfield in more benign conditions in the second round, with the greens slowed up a bit and pins in more gettable spots. He's 11/4 to win his 15th major, and should stay the favorite throughout the day. Phil is also right there, three shots back of leader Zach Johnson. Mickelson bogeyed his final hole on Thursday but had another solid round on the Scottish links. He's clearly more comfortable now in this setting, using his wedges and irons to make his way around the tightly burned out track. Phil is 8/1 but he will not tee off until almost 3 p.m. local time in Gullane, which could means he could gets a dramatically different course than the one Tiger plays. Here are the full odds early in Friday's second round, via Bovada:
More golf from SB Nation:• After Round 1: Johnson leads; Tiger, Phil 2 back • Tiger, Phil to face different course conditions on Friday • Tiger’s ball goes the wrong way | More Tiger coverage • Charl Schwartzel snaps club in half | Thomas Bjorn breaks camera • A guide to Muirfield | A links course defined This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open leaderboard 2013: Jordan Spieth rolls in 7 straight pars, Tiger Woods starts steady Posted: 19 Jul 2013 02:03 AM PDT  The second round of the 2013 British Open is underway, and there has been no early morning birdie run like we witnessed on Thursday with Miguel Angel Jimenez. Darren Clarke, the 2011 Open Champion, has made the biggest move so far with three birdies in his first five holes to get to 2-under for the Championship. Clarke has not done much on either the PGA or European Tour since his career-definining win at Royal St. George's two years ago, but his track record and familiarity with the links-style courses on The Open rota always make him a threat. Much like a Tom Lehman or Mark O'Meara, Clarke's comfort at this major and the firm and fast conditions can even out the age disadvantage he has at the start of the week. On the opposite end of the age spectrum is Jordan Spieth, who started the day three shots back of leader Zach Johnson. The conventional wisdom is that the earliest morning tee times have the edge, with a course that's not as dried out and quick and with greens that are fresh. Spieth is already through his first seven holes, which he's started with seven steady pars. The 19-year-old has already stated he's far surpassed any goals and expectations he set for himself this season, but coming off last week's win at the John Deere, this is truly an incredible performance and could be a harbinger of the great things to come from the Dallas native. Spieth has made just one bogey through his first 25 holes at a Muirfield course where huge numbers are threatening on almost every tee. Henrik Stenson, who ascended up the world rankings with his 2009 Players Championship, is 1-under through his first five holes and is now three shots back of Johnson. Stenson completely fell off the map and wandered in search of his game after that Players win, but he's regained some form over the past 12 months and was a trendy pick to contend this week. He opened with a birdie and has a chance to make an early charge before the leader Johnson ever gets to the course. Old timers Tom Lehman and Mark O'Meara haven't quite found the magic that pushed them inside the top 10 on Thursday. O'Meara has dropped four shots through his first 11 holes and is now even-par for the championship. Lehman is 1-over on the day but still hanging on tied for seventh with Spieth and others at 2-under. Lehman's been one of the most consistent players on the Champions Tour, but this is yet another throwback performance. Here's a current snapshot of the early leaderboard with Tiger Woods just getting out on the course. Unlike Thursday's first round, Woods put his first tee shot of the day in the middle of the fairway and went on to make a clean par at No. 1.
More golf from SB Nation:• After Round 1: Johnson leads; Tiger, Phil 2 back • Tiger, Phil to face different course conditions on Friday • Tiger’s ball goes the wrong way | More Tiger coverage • Charl Schwartzel snaps club in half | Thomas Bjorn breaks camera • A guide to Muirfield | A links course defined This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open 2013: Tiger Woods rebounds after shaky start, but can he finish? Posted: 19 Jul 2013 01:30 AM PDT  Tiger Woods would not call his 2-under 69 in the opener of the British Open a stroll in the park, but after yanking his first tee shot of the day off a tree deep in foul territory, the world No. 1 was pleased with his effort. "I really played well, other than the tee shot at one ... but I really played well today," Woods said Thursday to ESPN about a round that could have gone south in a hurry were it not for some clutch play starting with a bogey save on the first.
Tigers Woods at The Open Follow all SB Nation's coverage of Tiger Woods as he tries to win his first major championship in five years. "It was more of a grind than one of those pro-am, happy-go-lucky, you know, talking to your playing partner all day," he told reporters later. "There wasn't a lot of talking out there today, because we're trying to grind it out on that golf course, and it's one of those courses where it just got so difficult. "We [Tiger and playing partners Graeme McDowell and Louis Oosthuizen, who withdrew with an injury] were all playing our own games." For Woods, the immediate game was a defense against going the wrong way, like his chip from the rough on No. 6, which bumped and ran up to the green, only to scurry back down the slope and land in gnarlier grass even farther from the hole than where it started. Indeed, he kicked off his afternoon in alarming fashion when he hit a provisional after believing he may have hit his tee shot out of bounds. He found the ball but had to take an unplayable lie in tall grass that immediately tested his injured left arm. In addition to getting up and down for bogey, Woods reported that his "elbow held up great," and his misadventure on No. 1 was something he could laugh about later. "Yeah, I mean, it was amazing, when I got over that tee shot, I was, if I hammer it, this 3-wood is in that bunker, so maybe I should take something off it," Woods said. "Maybe I should hit 5-wood. Hence I hit a flip hook left and there she goes. I took an unplayable, hit the shot where I wanted to, hit it right of the hole and I got up and down." Shooting a 69 as course conditions became increasingly difficult was certainly a good start for the 37-year-old Woods. But Tiger boosters may want to curb their enthusiasm about their man ending his five-year major-less streak. He posted first-round 67s in his last two appearances at the Open Championship (2010 and 2012) yet walked away without the claret jug both times. Further, Woods has been unable to convert opening under-par scores in majors into victories in the recent past.
Still, after he made the turn at 1-over 37, Woods promptly canned back-to-back birdies on Nos. 10 and 11, added another at 13, and made a two-putt bird on the par-5 17th after reaching the green with two 4-iron shots. He recorded a 3-under score on the back nine, which PGATour.com noted everyone else played at 2-over, and got himself squarely in the hunt. Even more fortuitous for the oddsmakers’ favorite to win at Muirfield will be a morning tee time that promises softer conditions than the rock-hard fairways and greens he faced on Thursday. "It was tough," said Woods, whose injured elbow forced him out of competition for the last three weeks. "It was a round that I had to grind it out ... It could easily get away from you out there today." More golf from SB Nation:• After Round 1: Johnson leads; Tiger, Phil 2 back • Tiger, Phil to face different course conditions on Friday • Tiger’s ball goes the wrong way | More Tiger coverage • Charl Schwartzel snaps club in half | Thomas Bjorn breaks camera • A guide to Muirfield | A links course defined This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Ashes 2013: Australia rebound day one after agonizing defeat at Trent Bridge Posted: 19 Jul 2013 12:00 AM PDT  Three late wickets from Steve Smith helped spur Australia to an excellent first day, as England find themselves opening day two at 289-7. The story of the first test was Australian off spinner Ashton Agar, who made an impressive debut in Nottingham, but Thursday was all about Smith, the leg spinner whose late run gave the visitors hope to level the five test series. Day one at Lords began with the pomp and circumstance deserving of cricket's greatest series as the English and Australian test sides met with Queen Elizabeth shortly after the coin toss. English captain Alastair Cook looked to take advantage of the dry Lords pitch, electing to bat first in hopes of mounting a large score to start the test. England started batting sloppily, and whether it was caused by delays from the Queen's visit, or underestimating the Australian attack, England were reeling as they gave up three early wickets, earning just 28 runs -- unable to handle Ryan Harris' pace bowling. The home crowd was stunned, but England weren't to be shaken as they settled into their innings -- rallying to 267-4 late in the day. Cook's decision to bat first appeared to be a sage one, as the Australians were unable to make the breakthrough they were looking for, while Ian Bell notched his third-straight Ashes century. With less than 15 overs remaining, Australian captain Michael Clake shook up his bowling. Rather than electing to take the new ball, he gambled, handing it to oft-underused 24-year-old leg spinner Steve Smith. Getting excellent movement off the pitch, Smith took three wickets in less than 10 overs, to put England at 289-7 at stumps. Australia will start tomorrow to clean up the back-end of the order, before hoping to put forth their best innings of the series to take the lead. The saving grace for England will be the pitch, as they'll lean on spinner Graeme Swann to use the pitch to his advantage, just as Smith did today. Typically today's cricket would put Australia in the driver's seat, but this year's Ashes has been some of the least-predictable cricket in recent memory. Clarke will need to settle his team, and hope to avoid the collapse they had at Trent Bridge. TimeCoverage begins at 5:30 a.m. ET, 10:30 a.m. local time. TV InformationWillow TV holds the exclusive rights to the Ashes in the United States, and can be watched live via their subscription service. RadioBBC 5 are broadcasting live from Lords, and can be listened to via the BBC Radio iPlayer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 British Open: TV schedule and coverage for Friday's round Posted: 19 Jul 2013 12:00 AM PDT  The 2013 British Open continues on Friday and once again ESPN will be the home for live television coverage. The network will air 11 more hours of live coverage, with the broadcast beginning before the sun rises on the East coast. Players will begin teeing off a little after 1:30 a.m. ET, but ESPN's coverage won't begin until 4 a.m. The live coverage will continue until at least 3 p.m., so viewers will be able to watch the majority of the action live, assuming they are inclined to wake up in the middle of the night. Tiger Woods will dominate ESPN's early morning coverage as he is scheduled to tee off at 4:44 a.m. Phil Mickelson will be walking to the first tee right about the time Woods finishes his round. Mickelson is scheduled to tee off at 9:45 a.m. While live coverage doesn't begin until 4 a.m., viewers can tune in at 2:30 to watch @TheOpen Live show on ESPN3. The preview show will lead right into the live coverage, which will also be available to online at ESPN3. ESPN will be the source of radio coverage as well, with coverage running from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Here are all of your coverage options for the second round: Friday's second round live coverageTelevision coverage:4 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Live coverage on ESPN Online streams2:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. -- @TheOpen Live show on ESPN3 4 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Live coverage on ESPN3 Radio coverage:7 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Live coverage on ESPN Radio More golf from SB Nation:• While you were sleeping: Phil hangs on, Rory blows up • Tiger Woods is going the wrong way • A course guide for Muirfield | Thursday pin placements infuriate players • Tiger addresses injury concerns on eve of Open | Unhealthy Tiger will be toast, says Azinger • What makes a course links-style and how does it change a player's game? • Rhys, Garrick, and the 10 best names at the British Open This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 British Open weekend weather forecast Posted: 18 Jul 2013 11:25 PM PDT  The weather forecast remains the same for the 2013 British Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Gullane, Scottland. High pressure continues to dominate the United Kingdom providing mostly sunny and warm temperatures. Winds are expected to be light with some mist and fog Saturday and Sunday in the mornings. FRIDAY - SECOND ROUND WEATHER FORECAST SUNDAY - FINAL ROUND WEATHER FORECAST |
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