The Open Championship

[BetIt]

I just hope he tees off

SOUTHPORT, England -- Defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington cut short another day of practice because of a sprained right wrist, raising serious questions about whether he'll be able to tee off in the opening round Thursday.

Harrington has no trouble on the driving range, but he managed only three shots on the course at Royal Birkdale before deciding the pain was too great.

He walked the rest of the back nine with Woody Austin, limiting himself to chipping and putting. Harrington has gotten in only nine holes of actual practice since hurting his wrist Saturday swinging into an impact bag.

Asked where he would be if this wasn't the British Open, Harrington smiled and said, "Home."

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

 

[WorldNumberOne]

anybody know the weather pattern over there ?

calm in the morning , windy late ?

any weather reports at all for thursday ?

might be a good opportunity to play an early vs late for thursdays round

 

[rhinooooo]

Thanks for some of the info guys.

BetIt - How's it going man? Not seen you posting for a while. You got any other tips (outright/matchups) for the Open?

 

[BetIt]

been around, not posting down here as much

i have a bunch of players to win but grabbed them before books could adjust right after tiger got surgery

most of them have dropped a bit...so strictly value as I have no clue who is going to win

best of luck

love the tennis plays

 

[BetIt]

he's not going to tee off would be my guess

Afterwards he admitted that he was not 100 percent certain to make his scheduled appearance on Royal Birkdale's first tee just before 8am on Thursday.

"The decision will be mine. I cannot say anything at the moment other than I will be making a strenuous effort," he said.

"I will be apprehensive about hitting any shot. I'll certainly be apprehensive about hitting out of the rough."

Harrington, who suffered the wrist injury at the weekend, had started the day in a much more positive frame of mind.

"It felt stronger and I was fine warming-up," he said. "I didn't feel any shots - I hit drivers and I had no problem taking divots.

"But on the course the first six-iron hurt. I was surprised."

He added: "I have to hope it won't be like that tomorrow and it's an injury that as every day goes by we expect to get better."

 

[pandaburr]

notes

The par 70, 7,173-yard Royal Birkdale layout has been lengthened by 155 yards since American Mark O'Meara won in 1998, with the changes mainly to bunkering and mounding to tighten the course and make it a more strategic test.

"This is the toughest Open course that I've played," said South Africa's Masters champion Trevor Immelman.

The weather will play a major factor as it always does on links courses and the forecast is for blustery conditions with some rain, clouds and sunny spells for the next few days, clearing up on Sunday.

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"I think all is set for perhaps a windier championship than we've had in years," said Dawson, the chief executive for the R&A, golf's governing body outside the U.S. and Mexico. "The forecast seems to be moving the wind speeds up slowly but surely, and I think we're going to have a bit of breeze for once, which is good to look forward to."

"If it stays like this, the winning score could be double digits over par," said Ron Levin, who is caddying for Fredrik Jacobsen.

"Yeah, this is all you would want," said Masters champion Trevor Immelman. "In my opinion this is the toughest golf course I've played on the Open rota. It's very demanding off the tee. ... This is going to be a great test this week, especially with some of the weather that's been forecast. The guy who wins this tournament on Sunday is going to be very deserving of it."

"So much depends here at Birkdale on the weather, as we know from past Open Championships," O'Meara said. "In '98, the weather was pretty severe, and the scoring reflected that. I think this week a lot depends on what the wind does and how severe it blows. If it doesn't blow that hard, even though the rough is a little bit deeper this year because it was a little wetter of a spring, I imagine these players, as good as they are, will shoot some pretty low scores.

"If the wind blows, even-par will be a good score come Sunday afternoon. The weather is really what the factor is at any Open Championship, especially here at Birkdale."

 

[abcs]

hno:hno:hno:I think he tee's off.., this tournament means a lot to him.
I also think im an idiot for not wagering more on it. Unfortunately i dont have any money available since i cashed out last week

 

[BetIt]

5dimes finally pulled his matchups off the board

 

[MrCleo]

i hope he tees, and his statement today about giving himself a 50% chance of finishing the 1st round is encouraging (for us that are fading him)

 

[MrCleo]

does anyone else like Baddely to not make the cut? at +145

he's 0 for 4 in the Open when it comes to making the cut. just played it

 

[OTK]

I'd say Badds is probably 50/50 to make the cut. He has the skills to do very well, but he's also inconsistent and like you said, has a bad track record.

I only faded Harrington in one matchup and hopefully they don't count it as no action if he tees off and WD's shortly after.

"Harrington said it was 75 percent likely he would at least tee off, but put his chances of making it through the first round at only 50 percent".

That was the quote from sportsline, so it sounds like he'll at least tee off.

 

[earl]

i see pinny has sergio favored..:think2: not sure i understand that.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

i see pinny has sergio favored..:think2: not sure i understand that.

who else should be favored ? sergio has finished in the top 10 like 5 times at the open

 

[CrazyCanuck]

Should I be pounding these plays then?

Select #1 : GOLF Other Sports
Ernie Els over Padraig Harrington
Money Line -150 for Game
Risking 750.00 To Win 500.00 USD

Select #2 : GOLF Other Sports
Lee Westwood Over Padraig Harrington
Money Line -160 for Game
Risking 800.00 To Win 500.00 USD

There is even Padraig Harrington vs Sergio Garcia @ -210...but that will put me over my limit...Im gonna call and up my limit

 

[abcs]

If you still have a chance to fade Padraig do so. He has yet to hit out of the rough.. wait til he misses a shot in the deep stuff.

I hate myself for withdrawing all but 50 bucks from my account. I seriously would bet my durango on ANY OF the padraig matchups including the one vs kim. I watched a video of his tee shot today .. and wow
The books are praying for a miracle withdraw.

 

[CrazyCanuck]

The only matchups I have vs Padraig Harrington are:

Ernie Els
Lee Westwood
Sergio Garcia

 

[WorldNumberOne]

anybody know the weather pattern over there ?

calm in the morning , windy late ?

any weather reports at all for thursday ?

might be a good opportunity to play an early vs late for thursdays round

sounds like the weather is actually going to be worse in the morning

 

[Boxer22]

Just put in my 2 plays for outright winner:

KJ Choi at 40-1
Camilo Villeagas at 60-1

 

[OJS#32buff]

Ross Fisher

GOT ROSS FISHER AT 50-1 WIN & HEAD TO HEAD :aktion033FISHER OVER JUSTIN LEONARD

 

[AngleBroom]

Forum hype can kill ya.:hanging:
Glad I bet first, then read the boards. Paddy looks pretty good out there.