david, just for the casual observer, how different is it to play a course like royal st. george s than say somebody who won the masters, won the pga, somebody who won the u.s. open. this is an entirely different style of golf. it is. it s target golf here on the this side of the ditch, and it s target golf there as well. but the target is moving. quite often you ve got to land it, you know, 30, 40 yards in front of a green, and then read what the ball is going to do on it way up to the green, you know, so that s the main difference, willie. give us a couple of guys to watch, david, who do you think might be able to be standing there raising the jug on sunday? well, john rahm has been in tremendous form recently. and i don t know. i just have an inkling about jordan spieth. he s made a tremendous comeback. he s hungry, he knows how to win on this kind of golf course. i would expect him to play well also. he won 2017, i think it was. mike barnicle is here.
getting married. it s a fairy tale, and it s exciting. the newlyweds say they re excite today begin their lives together as husband and wife and congratulations to that happy couple. those are your head lines. and take their honeymoon about 40 years from now. this time. and a big day in sports, folks, sit by the tv. plenty of to store. one year ago, american dustin johnson, a golfer in position to win the pga championship until he misidentified a deep down patch of dirt as bunker. that will not happen at the british opens because bunkers at the british open, about as actual as dustin johnson, 6 foot 4. today royal st. georges the final round. he made his move and squandered two chances at the open and the championship last year, but he was two under saturday and rough conditions. he trails northern ireland s darren clarke who is the favorite by all the locals there.
happy couple. those are your head lines. and take their honeymoon about 40 years from now. this time. and a big day in sports, folks, sit by the tv. plenty of to store. one year ago, american dustin johnson, a golfer in position to win the pga championship until he misidentified a deep down patch of dirt as bunker. that will not happen at the british opens because bunkers at the british open, about as actual as dustin johnson, 6 foot 4. today royal st. georges the final round. he made his move and squandered two chances at the open and the championship last year, but he was two under saturday and rough conditions. he trails northern ireland s darren clarke who is the favorite by all the locals there. 42-year-old who could please the fans, other noteables in the hunt, mickleson, fowler who made a run on saturday.
topps says it will feature a e trading card featuring lopez to come out later this year. a milestone for rutgers. eric legrand was paralyzed during a game last october. here he is yesterday tweeting himself standing up for the very first time since his spinal cord injury nine months ago. he was initially paralyzed from the neck down. he s made steady progress, though. last week he tweeted that he was moving his arms little by little, and now as you see in that great picture standing up on his own two feet. by the way, the british open just under way this morning, being played at the royal st. george in sandwich, england. standing atop the leaderboard, thomas bjorn and american mark calcavecchia at 2 under. rory mcilroy 2 over. phil mickelson tees off later
hello, welcome to sportsday i m austin halewood, coming up this evening. it s back and so with the fans. after two years away the hundred and 49 open championship is under way at royal st. george s. george s. leaving the rest behind. it s another stage win for tarday pog archer he takes another big step towards defending his tour de france title. and the rugby league world cup will go ahead but will the reigning champions be there? good evening, welcome to sportsday. after two years of waiting, the 149th open championship is underway at royal st george s in