2015 Open Championship Final Round Notes & Comment Thread

An extra day should be worth the wait as any number of players stand a chance to win the 2015 Open Championship.

The weather forecast continues to look ominous during the key hours the leaders are on the course, though the gust numbers have come down, mercifully.

The traditional leaderboard.

The final round hole locations are here and maintain the streak of four straight days avoiding Peter Dawson's new second hole bunkers.

Update on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 06:02 AM by Geoff

**Just in from a walkabout of the entire course and the front nine is there for the taking, while the back is currently playing incredibly tough (as some of the early tough starters have shown). The hole locations at 11, 12 and 13 will make that stretch unusually difficult.

The crowds are large considering the Monday situation and weather, but the only food options are coffee and ice cream (no pints). The 18th hole grandstand is also developing into an embarrassing situation, as all public stands have been full since 10 am while the reserved section immediately above the green remains empty as of 2 pm.

Comments

[Nancy]

Jason...what a shot!

[DTF]

What a great approach putt by Jason Day on 17 -- kudos to him on that one.

[Johnnnycz]

Holy smokes....16 under wins outright...-15 will be a great playoff.

Oh oh...Jordan needs a 3 on the last to keep the dream alive.

[Mark]

Do they allow groups of 5 to play at St. Andrews

[Nancy]

Jordan...call up to the golf gods real quick

[Press Agent]

Yikes!! I can't take the tension.

[highside]

What a setting. You can have Augusta.

[Griffin]

Smartest fans in the world don't get the cell phone thing apparently.

[Johnnnycz]

Jeebus...Jordan could use a small miracle on his next shot.

[Nancy]

@press Agent...I can't take it either.

[Nancy]

Oh' no!,,,,,,

[V60]

I guess ball does not go too far on 18.

[chico]

GUTTED FOR HIM. HE'S AN ABSOLUTE CREDIT TO THE GAME

[KLG]

It was a cell phone? (I'm watching Spanish ESPN and listening to OpenLive Radio)

[DTF]

That 4-putt was a killer for Jordan.

Griffin, had the same thought.

Hope Jason knocks it in....

[Play It Forward]

Too bad. A valiant effort. the 4 putt on 8 was a killer. I bet if he'd come over a week earlier, he would have had a better judge of the speed on those 100 footers.

[Press Agent]

To bad, so close....very exciting.

[Griffin]

How many times can Day come so close with out getting one?

[Nancy]

Golf is cruel...Jordan and Jason!

[V60]

The open, always the best major

[RickABQ]

Also, having to go out Saturday morning in the %&%'ing wind also cost Spieth a shot. Thanks, R&A.

[Griffin]

Obviously don't know what would have happened if he wouldn't have had to stop mid swing but it kind of sucks that he did have to stop. Such a basic fan thing just baffles me.

[Nancy]

Wonder if cell phone crap threw off his focus.

[Johnnnycz]

Louie!!!!!!!!!! Now knock it in!!!

[Press Agent]

I don't think so Nancy, I think it was more over-calculation for having mud on the ball. Without the mud on the ball, I think he would have played further left and been stiff for the putt.....

[Griffin]

Have they even said what the playoff holes are? 1,2,17,18 right?

[V60]

Louis gets the trophy for having to play with tiger stinking it up at chambers and playing with the kid today

[PA PLAYA]

Great effort, Jordan. Even with the last stroke of your tournament, you kept your composure and gave yourself a shot at winning your third major this year.

In the coming days I don't expect to hear the media second-guess your decision to honor your prior commitment at the Deere, but if they do - they should be forced to turn in their media credentials.

Well played, young man.

[Griffin]

Didn't Palmer and Nicklaus both come up one shot short in the Open in their Slam attempts also?

[DTF]

Griffin, counting today Sergio has 20 top-10 finishes in major championships including 10 top-5's....the number of times for Day might be limitless.

Great putt Ooosty!!

Another "fan" screams out as Dunne is about to hit causing him to have to back off.

[Nancy]

@V60...best comment.

[chico]

Fans letting themselves down badly at 18- poor. I'm not a Zach fan-not sure why- and I'm a huge Oosty fan but after all thats happened to him this year I'm going to root for Leishman. that would be a great story. Now for1,2,17,18!

[dbh]

Yes!!!
This has been something else.
Crummy routing for the playoff (One? seriously?). They might want to revisit that idea...

[Griffin]

DTF,

Yeah I suppose Sergio is the cautionary tale but Phil is the positive example of many, many close calls and then winning several.

[Stiggy]

dbh, all the fans are down by 18, doing it this way means people in the stands can see 1/17/18 at least.

which holes do you suggest?

[KLG]

Yes, the Saturday Morning Charlie Foxtrot apparently did have an effect on the outcome...Golf is like life in that regard. Fair has nothing to do with it.

[Nancy]

Great thing is that wonderful announcer came back again to hear him one more time.

[KLG]

Was just thinking the same thing. Nice coda for Ivor!

[Griffin]

And he got to say Louis Oosthuizen again!!

[dbh]

@stiggy, I get it from an infrastructure level. It's just such a relatively bland hole. 4 hole stroke aggregate mitigates things I'll admit....