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[SirWalterRalegh] Bryson's ball on the 5th hole came to rest in 12-18 inch rough. When he took hi...

SirWalterRalegh — 7/17/2026 5:21:01 PM

Bryson's ball on the 5th hole came to rest in 12-18 inch rough.

When he took his swing not one blade of grass was touched.

[J.B.C.] DeChambeau assessed a 2 shot penalty for improving his lie on hole # 5. The pen...

J.B.C. — 7/17/2026 4:42:02 PM

DeChambeau assessed a 2 shot penalty for improving his lie on hole # 5. The penalty was applied after the round.

[Buckey] I have it now

Buckey — 7/16/2026 8:26:59 AM

[Augustus Gloop] I think Trump shut down Canada's feed

Augustus Gloop — 7/16/2026 7:51:32 AM

[Bob] TV coverage at The Open website, click watch at the top Also, The Open App has ...

Bob — 7/16/2026 7:50:28 AM

TV coverage at The Open website, click watch at the top

Also, The Open App has 3 live streams

Mobile App | The Open

The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale | The Open

[Augustus Gloop] If you and Jeff don't stop teasing me I'm going to have to post those nude photo...

Augustus Gloop — 7/16/2026 7:50:23 AM

If you and Jeff don't stop teasing me I'm going to have to post those nude photos.

You're hurting my feelings LOL

[Buckey] No golf channel coverage in canada Unreal. I have a stick with illegal TV but ...

Buckey — 7/16/2026 7:48:50 AM

No golf channel coverage in canada

Unreal. I have a stick with illegal TV but it just got shut down and they are complicated to find a new service

HUSH
EASTCOASTFIX
Apollo
are possibilities

CHILL and LEMO shut down

[Augustus Gloop] Matt Fitzpatrick Mcllroy Morikawa Ludvig Åberg Fleetwood Schauffele 273

Augustus Gloop — 7/15/2026 11:38:09 PM

[Augustus Gloop] edit

Augustus Gloop — 7/15/2026 11:37:14 PM

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] Are you sure he's testing the rules and not the limits of his sobriety being sob...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 7/15/2026 9:50:56 PM

Are you sure he's testing the rules and not the limits of his sobriety being sober enough to post before 1am?

- Jeff

[Bill] He’s going to submit them at 1:01 AM just to test the rules… Bring it, gloopy.

Bill — 7/15/2026 9:30:09 PM

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] No picks? Given who everyone else has picked, there's a good chance you'll finis...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 7/15/2026 9:22:37 PM

No picks? Given who everyone else has picked, there's a good chance you'll finish second to me. :)

- Jeff

[Bill] Cant argue with that!

Bill — 7/15/2026 9:19:55 PM

[SirWalterRalegh] Fleetwood M. Fitzpatrick Gotterup MacIntyre Rose P. Reed 270 TIA

SirWalterRalegh — 7/15/2026 10:08:40 AM

[LLCoolG] Matt Fitzpatrick Mcllroy Morikawa McIntyre Min Woo Lee Schauffele Winner at 268...

LLCoolG — 7/15/2026 9:55:11 AM

Matt Fitzpatrick
Mcllroy
Morikawa
McIntyre
Min Woo Lee
Schauffele

Winner at 268 (-12)

Thanks.

G

[untilzen] That is correct :o).

untilzen — 7/14/2026 3:20:09 PM

[straight-->arrow]

straight-->arrow — 7/14/2026 3:15:30 PM

[Logain Ablar] Hi Bill: Thanks for doing this. Scottie Scheffler Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleet...

Logain Ablar — 7/14/2026 3:05:44 PM

Hi Bill:

Thanks for doing this.

Scottie Scheffler
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Justin Rose
Rickie Fowler
Jordan Speith

Score 266

Thanks.

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] Scottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy Tommy Fleetwood Viktor Hovland Xander Schauffele ...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 7/14/2026 12:56:22 PM

Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy
Tommy Fleetwood
Viktor Hovland
Xander Schauffele
Ludvig Åberg
270

- Jeff

[Bill] "Barns"? Is that Sam Burns?

Bill — 7/14/2026 11:46:13 AM

[Bill] Matt Fitzpatrick Chris Gotterup Wyndham Clark Tommy Fleetwood Sam Burns Michael ...

Bill — 7/14/2026 11:23:12 AM

Matt Fitzpatrick
Chris Gotterup
Wyndham Clark
Tommy Fleetwood
Sam Burns
Michael Thorbjornsen
267

[jim heger] McIlroy Fitzpatrick Morikawa Clark Burns Hatton 276 GLTA

jim heger — 7/14/2026 10:58:21 AM

[Bob] This is bittersweet as they say! The last of "our" 4 great golf tournaments eac...

Bob — 7/14/2026 10:15:03 AM

This is bittersweet as they say!

The last of "our" 4 great golf tournaments each year.

Every Hole at Royal Birkdale:

[maz99] Thanks again Bill Rory McIlroy Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Victor Hovland...

maz99 — 7/14/2026 9:55:52 AM

Thanks again Bill

Rory McIlroy
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Victor Hovland
Tyrell Hatton
Robert MacIntyre

268 (-12)

[straight-->arrow] M. Fitz- Rory- Fleetwood- Rose- Macintyre- Lowry- 270

straight-->arrow — 7/13/2026 6:08:26 PM

[untilzen] Scottie Rory W. Clark Fleetwood Rai Barns 269

untilzen — 7/13/2026 6:04:39 PM

[Broken_Clock] Matt Fitzpatrick Jon Rahm Wyndham Clark Scottie Scheffler Tom Kim Robert MacInty...

Broken_Clock — 7/13/2026 5:14:19 PM

Matt Fitzpatrick
Jon Rahm
Wyndham Clark
Scottie Scheffler
Tom Kim
Robert MacIntyre

268

[Buckey] OOps I had 7 corrected picks Rory Matt from group 1-6 Viktor Tommy from group ...

Buckey — 7/13/2026 4:22:07 PM

OOps I had 7 corrected picks
Rory Matt from group 1-6
Viktor Tommy from group 7-12
then , Robert MacIntyre, and Justin Thomas and 14 under par wins

[KenaiTider] Thanks for managing this last of the majors for 2026 Bill. We appreciate all yo...

KenaiTider — 7/13/2026 4:20:53 PM

Thanks for managing this last of the majors for 2026 Bill. We appreciate all you do.

Scottie Scheffler
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm
Xander Schauffele
Ludvig Aberg

Winning Score: 267

Thanks again, sir.

David

[Bill] You guys are certainly keeping me busy policing your picks these days. This is t...

Bill — 7/13/2026 3:39:58 PM

You guys are certainly keeping me busy policing your picks these days. This is three contests in a row where one or more entries has an error.

It would make it a lot easier for me if everyone would double check their picks before submitting. TIA.

[Buckey] Rory Matt Viktor Tommy then corey conners, Robert MacIntyre, and Justin Thomoas ...

Buckey — 7/13/2026 12:55:01 PM

Rory Matt Viktor Tommy then corey conners, Robert MacIntyre, and Justin Thomoas and 14 under par wins

[Bob] Thank you Bill, Scottie Scheffler Rory McIlroy Tommy Fleetwood Jon Rahm M.W. Le...

Bob — 7/13/2026 10:54:50 AM

Thank you Bill,

Scottie Scheffler
Rory McIlroy
Tommy Fleetwood
Jon Rahm
M.W. Lee
Robert McIntyre

266
-14

[Bill] THE 2026 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST "British Open" July 16–19 at Royal Birkdale G...

Bill — 7/13/2026 9:38:42 AM

THE 2026 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST
"British Open"
July 16–19 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England
Par 70 | 7,223 yards

Entry:

Pick a total of six players.

TWO (2) maximum from the top six world ranked players as of today (Scottie Scheffler, Rory Mcllroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Russell Henley, Chris Gotterup)
TWO (2) maximum from the next six world ranked players (Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland)

Official World Golf Ranking - Ranking

If you pick less than two from the top 6 ranked players you can increase the number of 7-12 ranked players by that amount. Please check that each of your picks is playing in this tournament. Also. if two of your picks have the same last name, make sure you include the first name or other identifying characteristic.

Rules:

Each entry must submit a guess for the winning score.
The winning entry will have the lowest combined score of the top 4 players in your group who make the cut.
An entry is eliminated if 3 or more of its players miss the cut.
If no entry has 4 players make the cut, the winner will be determined by the lowest combined score of 3 players. If no entry has 3 players make the cut, the lowest 2 will be used, and so on.
Tiebreakers (applied in order):

1st: Closest prediction to the tournament winning score.
2nd: Lowest combined score of your top 5 players making the cut.
3rd: Lowest combined score of all 6 players.

Entries with ineligible players (e.g., too many from the top groups, ambiguous player names, etc.) will have the ineligible player dropped.

Deadline: July 16 (Thursday) 1:00 AM Eastern Time. Any submission after that will be ignored.

[Broken_Clock] By the 6th hole I see 3 balls and just hit the one in the middle There's your p...

Broken_Clock — 7/9/2026 5:58:26 PM

By the 6th hole I see 3 balls and just hit the one in the middle

There's your problem Gloop. You've been peeing with your pants down and trying to hit a golf ball at the same type. How sore are you when you get done with a round?

[Augustus Gloop] By the 6th hole I see 3 balls and just hit the one in the middle [graphic]

Augustus Gloop — 7/9/2026 5:11:46 PM

By the 6th hole I see 3 balls and just hit the one in the middle

[Broken_Clock] when you lean over to mark your ball just let three identical balls "accidentall...

Broken_Clock — 7/9/2026 3:14:14 PM

when you lean over to mark your ball just let three identical balls "accidentally" roll out of a special pouch on the front of your shirt. Pick the correct ball each time and you can easily shorten your putt by 3-5' on each green.

[Augustus Gloop] First of all - I have more than 1. Second - I'm not going to get arrested for g...

Augustus Gloop — 7/9/2026 2:00:41 PM

First of all - I have more than 1.

Second - I'm not going to get arrested for grabbing my Titleists on the golf course. Not even for an eagle

[Bob] [X] Outsmarting the aim line 😂 Scottie Scheffler is reading the greens to per...

Bob — 7/9/2026 1:48:34 PM

[X]

Outsmarting the aim line 😂

Scottie Scheffler is reading the greens to perfection with three straight birdies.

📺 Golf Channel pic.twitter.com/ILQha6tnS8
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 9, 2026

[/X]

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] Consider instead trying to get somewhat close to the hole, saying with authority...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 7/9/2026 12:34:21 PM

Consider instead trying to get somewhat close to the hole, saying with authority "that's a gimme" while grabbing your ball... then walking away without looking back.

- Jeff

[Augustus Gloop] My putting is so bad I turn my back on the hole because I have a better chance o...

Augustus Gloop — 7/9/2026 11:43:21 AM

My putting is so bad I turn my back on the hole because I have a better chance of sinking it.

I'm better off coming up short of the green by 10-15 feet and doing a pitch and roll. (seriously).

[J.B.C.] This 2/3rds green-reading formula is simple genius /content/dam/images/golfdiges...

J.B.C. — 7/5/2026 9:28:53 AM

This 2/3rds green-reading formula is simple genius /content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2022/Screenshot 2026-03-25 at 2.47.22 PM.png BY LUKE KERR-DINEEN MARCH 26, 2026 Save for later I'm still thinking about this one thing that renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon explained to me during our recent story together. It's called the two-thirds formula, and it's simple genius.

[Augustus Gloop] You should see some of the mean spirited things he's posted to me. He's actuall...

Augustus Gloop — 6/30/2026 11:15:05 AM

You should see some of the mean spirited things he's posted to me.

He's actually teased me about the Packers!

That should be a felony

[Ms. Baby Boomer] That is cruel .... M

Ms. Baby Boomer — 6/30/2026 11:12:02 AM

[Augustus Gloop] Well.....I didn't want to show toes loaded with fungi lol

Augustus Gloop — 6/30/2026 11:00:16 AM

[Bill] Those aren’t my toes. Mine are much worse.

Bill — 6/30/2026 10:51:10 AM

[Augustus Gloop] Where is twinkle toes?

Augustus Gloop — 6/30/2026 9:33:23 AM

[Ms. Baby Boomer] You were not kidding .... M

Ms. Baby Boomer — 6/30/2026 9:23:49 AM

[Augustus Gloop] Looks like he might be sporting some hammertoes

Augustus Gloop — 6/29/2026 9:41:23 PM

[Jeffrey S. Mitchell] Shame on you for posting that. Such a violation to post pictures of people so ou...

Jeffrey S. Mitchell — 6/29/2026 9:36:27 PM

Shame on you for posting that. Such a violation to post pictures of people so out of context. Bill later added stars and stripes... and I must say, the end result was fire.

- Jeff

[Augustus Gloop] Bill's patriotic pedi [graphic]

Augustus Gloop — 6/29/2026 3:39:02 PM

Bill's patriotic pedi