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British Open at Birkdale

July 18, 2008 | under PGA Tour, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, KJ Choi |

The British Open kicked off the first round at Birkdale.  It is a beautiful course with very challenging golfing conditions.  This is what Birkdale has treated the golfers at the British Open.

In the morning, the golfers were greeted with rain and wind.  many notables who teed off early face challenges in the first round.  Early casualties include Phil Mickelson who tee off early in the morning.  Struggling to get the ball going where he wanted to go, Phil was at one stage 6-over par after 6 holes.  He ended the first day at 9 over par, tied 123th position. 

Other notables at +10 are Vijay Singh and Ernie Els.

KJ Choi, the top asian player, played a good round of golf early in the day.  He managed to control and play with the wind and rain and maintained a consistent round.  He is now at 2 over par, tied at 15th place.

Sergio also played a very consistent and controlled round of 2 over par.  He bogied the first, sixth and tenth hole with Bridie at the fifteenth.  A round of 14 pars.. Well, Sergio is still in the hunt for the title which he lost last year.

The Shark, Greg Norman, which I thought was playing on the Senior Tour was very impressive in the first round.  A round of 14 pars and tied 4th place with a score of even par.

After the first round, the leaders are Rocco Mediate, Graeme McDowell and Robert Allenby at one under par.

Given the conditions, scores can swing drastically within one round so I think the title is still open to all players.

Dont miss the 2nd round……

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