Fumbleweed

Check out the Ohio Club while you’re there. Food is great.

Now send me my &125

We did tie. Would never attempt to cheat anyone out of anything.

I think Ed and I did tie for second overall…

The British Open (or Open Championship) is now just a little more than a week away. Per my usual custom, here is my list of my top ten favorites. Picks are subject to change a bit also depending on what happens during the next week or so, but probably not much. It's a return to Royal Troon this year, where Stenson and Mickleson battled for the jug back in 2016. The British is tied with the Masters as my favorite major, so really looking forward to this year as always even though I'll be on vacation for the last two days of the tournament.  Top Ten: 1. Tommy Fleetwood- I just think his time has come. Call it a gut feeling or whatever you wish to call it. Xander broke through in May. I'll say Tommy breaks through in July. 2. Collin Morikawa- A year of near misses continues for Morikawa who I think has a great shot at winning another Open before all is said and done in his career. 3. Rory McIlroy- After his US Open heartache, he'll either contend deep into Sunday or totally collapse on Thursday. I'm betting on the former. 4. Scottie Scheffler- It's going to be awhile before I leave him out of my top five at any major, but I don't see him winning this one, per se. Dominant year, though. 5. Bryson DeChambeau- Another case of not being able to leave out a guy who to the eyes looked the part of a stud at Pinehurst. Will be interesting to see how he approaches this course. 6. Shane Lowry- So much to like about Lowry in the world of links golf. Would not be a surprise if he comes very close to winning his second Open. 7. Russell Henley- Reminds me of Brian Harman last year. Has played well in majors this year and has a lot of experience under his belt at this point in time. 8. Xander Schauffele- Much like Scheffler, I think this is the major he's least likely to win, but he's been a rock in majors now for nearly a decade. Only a fool would forget about him. 9. Louis Oosthuzien- It is pure fun to watch Louis play these kind of courses. I would like to see him return to playing all the majors. One of my favorite players. 10. Robert McIntyre- Having a stellar year and built for European links golf. A top ten finish would be highly un-surprising. I think the British will always favor experience, so Aberg was left off even though he's got a great shot at a high finish. I think this is the major Scottie Scheffler is least likely to win, so we could have a wide open tournament here, which would be nice.

Makes sense. $125 apiece. Long way to go, though. Could be a moot point.

What happens if Ed and I tie for second in the overall standings? If he finishes 1st and I finish 4th, we both have 41 points overall.

If Ed wins this, he’s got a good shot at getting second overall. I would have to hold on to 3rd or better in this tourney to top him. Pat looks unreachable for first place at this point.

Looks like I could have Lowry, Fitzpatrick…and 4 missed cuts.

Alts: Meronk , then McCarthy

5.09- Sam Burns 6.01- Si Woo Kim

3.09- Matt Fitzpatrick 4.01- Louis Oosthuzien

1.09- Viktor Hovland 2.01- Shane Lowry

Wow. That was quick. Just a sec

Why are you being defensive? I’m allowed to not like it and Biden does come off more plastic than any president in my lifetime.

That’s fair.

It just comes off as plastic. I just wish we had leaders who actually could articulate thoughts on their own.

Correction: Biden reading off a teleprompter. His eyes never moved off of it.

I forgot. Had to go back and check.

Just a reminder: $500 to EdEx winner; $250 to runner-up.

I really feel like this race is at the two minute warning with Trump in the lead and with the ball. All he has to do is kneel down three times and not fumble the ball while doing so. He seems to have smart people around him that understand this, but we're talking Trump after all, so who knows if he can pull it off...

Just curious. My wife has always wanted to see that part of the world and we both love the coastline of Maine. Didn't know if it was similar to that or not or if anyone else had actually been there. We are cruising out of Boston later this month and will hit several stops including Halifax, Sydney, and Charlottetown. Then Bar Harbor on the way back, but I've been there several times before.

I am here/around. I will probably post my British Open thread tomorrow or maybe even this afternoon.