I like his chances to contend in the Open. He played the par 5s poorly last week, but he rocked them at the Memorial. 

What keeps me at ease is despite the terrible start he had yesterday, he played the remaining 12 holes at -3 par. If I were to make a realistic arm chair statement, his overall wedge game including short game need improvement; otherwise he won't have much fun at Royal Lytham.

and he has a month to work on that but at the Open, the ball is bounced up to the green.  Will be interesting.  Of course no one is giving him a chance after his T 21 this past week.  That's ok.  Furyk and McDowell didn't fare well either. 

It is a par 70 according to the www.royallytham.org/scorecard.  Only holes #7 and #11 are par 5s.

I was looking at the men's and not the championship totals.  Sry :)

Yeah we won't miss a shot of Tiger's at Royal St. Lytham's. ESPN usually picks up the coverage before Tiger tees off.

I agree the short game around the green will be important.  I think he will have more opportunities to use 3 wood at the Open,  it was a big component of his success at the memorial.   He hit a lot of 2 and 4 irons off the tee at Olympic,  that isn't his game.

I see some all nighters in our future!!!!!

Vegas is saying; 

TIGER WOODS 10/1

RORY McILROY 12/1

LEE WESTWOOD 12/1

LUKE DONALD 20/1

PHIL MICKELSON 30/1

JUSTIN ROSE 30/1

SERGIO GARCIA 30/1

MARTIN KAYMER 30/1

RICKIE FOWLER 30/1

JASON DUFNER 30/1

I can't say it any better than that.


;-)

Guess "Vegas" saw something the pundits didn't???