Open Time

In case you haven't noticed, well, besides that this is the first post in a while, The Open Championship starts this week. I apologize for my lack of posts. I have been busy. And thus this is no excuse, I saw The Police last Saturday. That makes it OK.

The Open Championship starts this week. Note, it will only be referred to as The Open Championship. Anyone wanting to refer to it as something else, don't.

I like The Open because it offers the viewer a totally different style of play which we rarely see in the States. It also offers us the chance to see players we wouldn't normally see. Would we have seen Jean Van De Velde in the US? Didn't think so.

We also have to recall, when we see The Open, we see golf how it was originally meant to be played. The tradition is to be mentioned above all else. And the respect that the European fans show, throughout most of the day before the booze really starts to kick in, is unparalleled to most sporting events.

What I do enjoy most is the fact that anyone can win. No one person is really a links player. Anything can happen from anywhere. At the US Open, you know the course is just going to be flat out hard. But The Open can go either way with the change of cloud coverage.

Tiger is a favorite, as usual, because of his recent scrappy play and ability to scramble when needed. Call me crazy, but I'm not taking him. He's not play that well. He's not playing well enough to win a major. Who do I like? I like Furyk and I like Angel. However, I really like Jose Maria this time. So does Ian Baker Finch I'm sure. I am also going to throw out an oldie but goody - Justin Leonard. Don't know why, but I'm feeling it.

Rough work week starting starting Thursday with the unappreciative hours of the Europeans. This means however, we can watch some golf with breakfast, like you should have done with Wimbledon. When the time comes Thursday morning, I will of course be rooting for my favorite player, the course.