Tag: The Open 2022

Si Woo Kim hit the shot of the day out of the Road Hole bunker to save par at The Open

Si Woo Kim made the most of his second shot from the famous bunker on 17 at St. Andrews.

Round 1 of The150th Open is underway at the famous and unrelenting Old Course at St. Andrews and we are already seeing the action that makes this major championship so entertaining year-in-and-year-out.

Si Woo Kim might have hit the shot of the day, however, and from one of the most difficult spots on the course. Kim’s second attempt on the 17th hole — more commonly known as the “Road Hole” — went into the dreaded Road Hole bunker.

At nearly 500 yards, this par 4 was already a nightmare, but trying to get out of the bunker is a nearly impossible feat. Kim’s first shot from the sand —- and third on the hole — caromed off the steep front wall. Dang it.

The second? PERFECTION.

Kim holed out (even if he was barely able to see it from his vantage point), saving par and keeping himself at -3 on the day. To celebrate the unlikely and very lucky make, Kim threw his club high into the sky as the gallery celebrated.

He is still a long shot to win the event — Tipico Sportsbook has him at +19900 — but this shot will live on in legends.

Cameron Young leads the tournament so far on day one with a ridiculous eight under par 64. The Open action continues all weekend.

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The Open Championship 2022: Best bets, fantasy one-and-done picks, and more

The 150th Open Championship returns to St. Andrews.

Golf is coming home.

For the 30th time in the famed course’s history, the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland will play host to The Open Championship when the 150th edition tees off on Thursday.

It’s the first time the Old Course has been the site of The Open since Zach Johnson won a three-way playoff against Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in 2005. The links course is known for its rolling hills, deep pot bunkers and relentless wind gusts that continues to puzzle the world’s best golfers 469 years after play first began there.

A solid portion of The Open field got some good practice in with last week’s Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club about 90 minutes away from St. Andrews. Others, like Tiger Woods, went straight to the Old Course to get some practice rounds in.

Here’s a run down of the best bets, odds and predictions before the final major of the season tees off.

All odds via Tipico.

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