Golf - The Open

[Maydup]

We were up at dawn and drove home from our week away with every intention of enjoying a weekend watching The Open on TV. Thank goodness we didn't go to St Andrews, we thought about it. Are you like us, and missing the action?

[cazzz1975]

Im finding it hard to get into this year, it could be the stop/start play or the slightly dreary commentary mind you I find the european tour commentators can send me to sleep, the american ones are much livelier.

Ironically in the states some people say they prefer our commentary to their own, strange!

[Maydup]

The final round will be played on Monday now - I can't help feeling sorry for the crowd who have flights booked and work on Monday. I might just make it home form work for the last couple of holes, but it will take a huge turn around for me to find much enthusiasm now.

[thesecondlaw]

Golf. Truly the most boring spectator sport in the World IMO

[DTCwordfan]

one of the best sports to play though - the only outdoor game where you control the destiny of your ball, no one else interfering with it, except in your mind.....and why it is so good to be handicapped.

I must say that I prefer playing than watching - and I relish the wind having 'grown up' golf-wise on the links of St A and East Neuk. Last time I was up there in minty and nungate country it was blowing 30 and gusting 50 - wonderful and bloody difficult both into the wind and downwind (stopping the spheroid in the latter case!)

[thesecondlaw]

I would, however, have paid good money to watch them play in that deluge on Friday morning.

[toalisi]

It is a pity that the weather has caused the event to be stretched
into Monday.
The BBC 'coverage' has been abysmal & it is probably a good thing
that this is their last Open.
Sky would have not switched to cooking & home improvement shows
and have commentators much better than the 'old' personnel - Viz
Peter Alliss & the very annoying Mark James

[Mampara]

I agree. Sky would have a dedicated channel solely for the golf.

The BBC has no real commitment to sport any more.

[SirOracle]

Nothing wrong with the BBC coverage including their commentators.

Peter Aliss in particular is superb. I would love to spend an evening in his company listening to his golfing reminiscences.

[DTCwordfan]

so did you see the programme on him, Sir O, his missus was brilliant?

[Sipowicz]

Yes, can't wait for the Sky coverage, all those lovely adverts to look forward to!

[Mampara]

Re Peter Alliss
Would any other TV network allow their commentator to send
personal messages to his 'pals'?
If he wanted to wish his old buddies well with their health couldn't
he just send a card?

[SirOracle]

DT........No I must have missed that,sadly.

[Sipowicz]

Catch it on the I-player.

[SirOracle]

Mampara....Most of the people he "sends messages" to are from the golfing fraternity,and consequently are known to many of the viewers,even if only vicariously.

[DTCwordfan]

i-player probably has it - well worth watching, sir O.....

[Mampara]

SirOracle I accept that but should he really be using the BBC &
the other networks who take the feed for personal messages?

[Maydup]

How can the BBC improve their coverage of today's play. There was nothing to cover! Once we had the delay, chewed the cud, watched clips from last year, rewatched the very good programme about Peter Alliss which we'd already seen last night, chewed the cud some more, they gave everyone a break and put on some other stuff. Dismal daytime TV I agree, but what more can this or any other channel do with an 11 hour delay?