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Scott lets one slip; Els wins the British Open
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Some tournaments are remembered for who won, while others are remembered for who lost. The 2012 Open Championship will be remembered for both. Adam Scott’s par putt slid by the cup on the 18th hole, giving Erne Els his fourth major victory. Els finished with a 2-under par 68 and a four-day total of 7-under 272. On day that had largely looked like a coronation for Scott’s first major title. He led by four strokes with four holes to play, but carded four straight bogeys on those holes to finish one stroke behind Els.
Els had played steady golf the entire week, evidenced by his ranking of first in greens hit in regulation. But the same shaky putting that had kept Els out of the winner’s circle in recent months seemed to have consigned him to the same fate at Royal Lytham and St. Annes. But Els carded birdies on Nos. 10, 12 14 and 18 to put pressure on Scott.
Els’ stellar final round came on a day when the wind made its first appearance of the week and inflated the scores of the leaders. Brandt Snedeker and Graeme McDowell came into the final round four shots behind Scott, but could not gain any ground on him. Snedeker played the middle six holes in 4-over par to finish in a tie for third place at 3-under 277, while McDowell posted seven bogeys to only finish T5 at 2-under 278.
Perhaps the most disappointed golfer in the field other than Scott was Tiger Woods. Woods started the day five shots off the lead and appeared that he would have to shoot a career round to put himself into contention. But the leaders began backing up, opening a window of opportunity for Woods to nab his 15th major championship and first since 2008. Woods posted a run of pars through the first five holes, but it was at the sixth hole that he really lost his chance, carding a disastrous triple-bogey 7 on a hole that he had birdied the three previous days. Showing his usual never say die competitive spirit, Woods grinded until the end but was never a serious threat, finishing tied for third with Snedeker.
For Els, it was the reward for a very public battle to reclaim a place among the world’s elite golfers. Els had suffered through swings changes that came as a result of knee and back injuries. In addition, Els faced the disappointment of not qualifying for the Masters this year, the first time since 1993 that the spring classic did not have the Big Easy in the field. The organizers could have invited him but declined to do so. Spurred on by the slight, Els rededicated himself to regaining his form and winning his second Open Championship gave a clear signal to the golf world that the Els Renaissance is in full flower. In winning, Els also placed himself in a very select group as one of only two players to have won majors in three decades in the modern era, joining countryman Gary Player. And of course, he is automatically qualified for the 2013 Masters.
In post-round interviews, both players acknowledged the gravity of Scott’s collapse.
“I’m numb,” Els said. “It feels great to win of course, but I feel bad for my buddy [Scott]. I hate that this had to happen to him; I feel for him.”
For his part, Scott put a positive spin on the shocking events of the day but was unable to hide his disappointment.
“I had a four shot lead with four to play and simply hit a bad shot on each of those four,” Scott said. I’m very disappointed, but I did play beautifully for most of the week and that’s what I have to take away.”
With a shrug, Scott said “That’s golf, isn’t it?”
That indeed is golf, or at least the part of it that keeps fans playing and watching the best in the world play the game. For Ernie Els, it is a day to remember. For Scott, hopefully, it is a day that he can forget.
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Collin Morikawa’s pre-Open equipment adjustments
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
Three years later, Morikawa has once again changed his irons to deal with the unique Scottish turf.
Morikawa has been using TaylorMade P730 blade short irons (7-PW), P7MC mid irons (5-6) and a TaylorMade “Proto” 4-iron with a cavity-back construction this year.
However, he switched into a new set of TaylorMade P7CB irons (5-PW) before finishing T4 at last week’s Genesis Scottish Open, to go along with his familiar “Proto” 4-iron. TaylorMade’s P7CB irons are the finalized versions of the “Proto” 4-iron that Morikawa has been using, except they remain unreleased to retail.
According to TaylorMade, Morikawa switched into a full set of the new P7CB irons to aid with turf interaction, just like he did prior to his 2021 Open victory.
Morikawa is honing in on his winning formula overseas.
Morikawa also has switched from his usual TaylorMade Qi10 5-wood to a lower-launching TaylorMade P790 3-iron equipped with a Project X HZRDUS 105 Hybrid shaft. The loft of the club has been bent down to 19 degrees.
TaylorMade says that Morikawa switched into the new driving iron In order to “have an option to hit something lower that will roll out in the fairways.”
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Troy Vayanos
Jul 23, 2012 at 5:26 am
Yeah I agree with Jeff. Being an Australian it was hard to take. I was really hoping this would be his time. Hopefully this will make him stronger and make him hungry for more success.
Ernie Els was a deserved winner and grabbing his 4th major title.
Golfzalo
Jul 22, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Jack also won Majors in three decades…
Jeff
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm
You hate to see that happen to a guy like Scott. I hope he can bounce back. Some guys get one chance in their career. Elite players will get multiple chances.
Congrats to Ernie!