2009 british open leaderboard

2009 british open leaderboard

he 2009 British Open championship leaderboard is a flash from the past on day 1. Originally, the 2009 British Open championship leaderboard was supposed to be led by Tiger Woods and his younger cohorts. But the 2009 Open championship has some unlikely

2009 British Open Championship Leaderboard Filled with Old Favorites

older champions on top of the leaderboard instead. It is Tom Watson, one of the old golfing legends, who leads the 2009 British Open championship after 18 holes.

The Open championship is mostly finished for round 1, with Tom Watson ahead at -5 under par. In fact, this is the best opening round score Tom Watson has ever had at the Open championship. The 2009 British Open was hardly expected to be the place for Watson to reach that record.

Six players trail Watson in the 2009 British Open leaderboard by one shot, and none of them are Tiger Woods. For the third consecutive major, Woods struggled in the opening round, as a few closing bogeys left him at +1.

Woods is only six shots back of Watson, which is relatively low compared to his other deficits in majors this year. Unless Woods rebounds in round 2, the 2009 Open championship will leave him in another big hole by the weekend.

Whether Tom Watson keeps up the pace at the British Open or not is a brand new subplot that can rival the likes of Woods. Watson has already won a British Open championship in Turnberry in 1977, and a Senior British Open championship in 2003.

Tom Watson isn't the only former big name to contend in the opening round of the Open championship. The leaderboard also has Mark O'Meara and Vijay Singh at two shots back, both among those at -3 under par. Ernie Els is also -2 under through 12 holes.

Traditional British Open crowd favorite Colin Montgomerie is at -1 under through 10, with two time defending champion Padraig Harrington at -1 under through six, and Sergio Garcia at even par after his first round.

The 2009 Open championship leaderboard went back in time a bit for the first day, with Tom Watson recapturing some magic. Whether it is just a novelty act before the expected leaders take over, or whether this can go on for a few more days, will be the new biggest question facing the 2009 British Open.