Today was one for the record books. For one, the weather was incredible, very warm and quite sunny as you can see from the pics below. Secondly, the golf was impeccable, especially from fan favorite Phil Mickelson. He was one near miss away from setting the all time low round record for Major Championship golf. Kristen and I made our way around the course, taking in the scene along the way. There is always much to see at The Open and this one was no different, especially on such a beautiful day. Royal Troon is a beautiful course, with the Par 4 7th and famed short Par 3 8th, famously known as the Postage Stamp. We found a perch along the grandstands of the 7th that gave us some excellent views of both holes. We saw some brilliant shots as well as some train wrecks. Notably, we saw Bubba Watson go from the front page of the leaderboard to the middle of the pack with his ill timed triple bogey on the Postage Stamp. You can't go in the coffin Bubba!
As the day progressed, it was clear the something special was taking place. My all time favorite, Phil Mickelson was having a special round. You can see him striding into the green at the Postage Stamp 8th. Little did we know that when it was all said and done, he would end the day with a brilliant record tying 8 under par 63 and the lead after day one of The 145th Open Championship. Happy, happy day!We'll be back tomorrow for more. Bring on the waterproofs and proper Open weather......
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