British Open Live 2012: Definitive Guide to Online Viewing for Friday's Action
The first day of The Open is over and Adam Scott leads at six-under. Scott's 64 tied the course record. This was the 32-year-old Australian lowest score in 12 British appearances.
You can't miss the chance to see if Adam will stay atop the leaderboard, and also get a glimpse of the best golfers in the world battle under tough conditions. If you can't get TV coverage, here's a complete guide to online viewing for Friday's action.
ESPN
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As usual, ESPN3's coverage starts at 4:00 a.m. EDT with focus on holes nine, 10 and 11. Simultaneously, there will be some streaming from other holes. An hour later, you'll be able to follow all the action from holes one and 18. Full coverage of Round 2 will begin at 7:00 a.m. EDT.
BBC
If you live in the United Kingdom, follow the British Broadcasting Corporation website. At 9:00 a.m. BST (4:00 a.m. EDT), BBC will give you five hours of coverage. When the action is over, don't miss a half-hour show with all the highlights.
If you can't actually watch the game, tune to BBC Radio 5 live to get every detail.
Livestream
You can also access The Open's official website and catch the Livestream channel, which offers highlights, focus on holes nine through 11, audio and video.
Official app
You can't get access to any of the above? Don't worry, if you have an iPhone, iPad or Android device you can download the official app. It's free of charge and you'll get course details, live coverage, tee times, highlights and live three-hole video stream.
If none of the other options work, don't panic. You can follow The Open Live on Twitter for live updates, contests and polls.
Where does notable names stand?
World No. 1 Luke Donald is tied for 37th after shooting even par. He had a steady round: one bogey, one birdie and 16 pars.
Tiger Woods is in the hunt and sits tied for sixth, two strokes away from Adam Scott. Woods was four-under after 14 holes, but bogeyed 15 and posted an opening round of 67—three-under.
Twenty-three-year-old Rory McIlroy managed to post a 67. He started with two birdies in the front, but had trouble in the back: four birdies, one bogey and one double bogey. On 15, Rory hit a fan after slicing his tee shot. He amended the mistake by giving the 16-year-old a signed glove.
Phil Mickelson had a bumpy start and posted a 37 in the first nine: two birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey. In the last nine he scored a birdie and a bogey to finish three-over, tied for 99.
England's Lee Westwood seemed to be on a roll after birdying his first two holes, but went one-over with a double bogey in number three and a bogey in the sixth. Despite scoring a couple more birdies, he had more problems on the back and notched four bogeys to finish tied for 99.
The 2012 Masters winner Bubba Watson followed Woods' steps and posted a 67, three-under par to close his day in the office tied for sixth. Watson had birdies in hole numbers five, seven, eight and 11, and a bogey on 13.
You can catch the full leaderboad here.
Keep an eye on these pairings
Time (EDT) | Players |
4:20 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen and Keegan Bradley |
4:31 a.m. | Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington and Manuel Trappel (a) |
4:42 a.m. | Luke Donald, Phil Mickelson and Geoff Ogilvy |
8:43 a.m. | Adam Scott, Alan Dunbar (a) and Matt Kuchar |
9:21 a.m. | Lee Westwood, Yoshinori Fujimoto and Bubba Watson |
9:43 a.m. | Tiger Woods, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia |
Get the full list of every Friday pairing at The Open Championship website.
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