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2015 BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
July 18, 2015  | By David Bianculli

ESPN, 2:00 a.m. ET

 

If you enjoy watching golf at all, then as soon as you read this, tune to ESPN and see what’s happening today – because it’s brutal, and amazing, and unlike anything I’ve ever seen before on televised golf. Yesterday, torrential rains stopped play for hours, and the advent of darkness made them suspend play at St. Andrews until the sun rose on Saturday. At the end of play Friday night, Dustin Johnson held the lead at 10 under par, having completed only 13 holes of his second round. Jordan Spieth was on the 13th also, and was 5 under par, making him tied for 15th. While the only reason Tiger Woods made it to the weekend play is because he, too, had to complete his second round on Saturday – but he was five over par after 11 holes, and tied for – ready? – 129th. So that was yesterday. Today, starting at 2 a.m. ET, the players who hadn’t completed their Friday rounds picked up where they had left off, with the prospect of starting round 3, if they made the cut, shortly after completing their round two. And if that’s not grueling enough, there was the wind, which has approached 30 mph, made the golfers dress like mountain climbers, and – as I type this at 2:43 a.m. ET – having stopped play on one green because it was impossible to replace their balls on the green without having them roll away in the wind. It’s nuts. And, as TV, it’s kind of fascinating. You’ll be able to watch this all day, whenever you tune in, unless play is suspended for the ridiculously challenging conditions. Which, just before 3 a.m. ET, it just was. So stay tuned…

 
 
 
 
 
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