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Tom Watson has aced the 178-yard sixth hole in the British Open, his 4-iron shot bounced once on the green and dropped into the cup in the second round Friday.
The 61-year-old Watson, a five-time British Open winner, threw both arms in the air, high-fived playing partner Henrik Stenson, shook hands with amateur Tom Lewis and took a bow for the cheering crowd.
Watson claimed he didn't see the ball go in the cup.
A tough and historic course and difficult weather conditions await the golfers at Royal St. Georges and the 2011 Open Championship.
The weather forecast calls for cool temps and a chance of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If the wind picks up as it usually does, the scores will go up as well.
Here's this week's buy, sell, and hold.
Buy:
Graeme McDowell (A) - My top pick for the tournament. His game is right on the cusp and the course and conditions should suit him this week.
Luke Donald (A) - He's about due to win one of these.
Lee Westwood (A) - Are you noticing a trend here?
Steve Stricker (B) - He's coming off another win at the John Deere. If he isn't too tired he's a solid play this week.
Webb Simpson (B) - He's playing well, so why not?
Sergio Garcia (C) - He's got a chance.
Rory McIlroy (C) - Everyone will have McIlroy as a C selection.
Sell:
Jim Furyk (A) - I don't expect Furyk to break out this week.
Martin Laird (A) - No chance this week.
Hiroyuki Fujita (B) - A Japanese player who has not made a cut at a big tournament this year.
Robert Rock (C) - I usually only have a chance to list this guy a couple times a year, so here he is.
John Daly (C) - Do you even have to ask why he is on the list?
Hold:
Nick Watney (A) - He's one of the hottest players right now, and if he keeps it in play and putts he could win.
French golfer Thomas Levet was on top of the world Sunday for winning the French Open Golf Championship. That win in his home country earned him a coveted spot in the British Open next week.
Then Levet had a brain fart. He decided to jump into a lake to celebrate his victory. The water wasn't quite as deep as Levet thought and he landed badly and hurt his leg. But is is serious?
New now comes out that Levet withdrew Wednesday from the year's third major after being ruled out for six weeks with a broken shin. You can tell from the video clip below he knew he did something stupid as he limped out of the lake.
His spot at Royal St. George's will go to Robert Garrigus of the United States.
"I am extremely disappointed to miss out on the Open Championship, but my specialist has advised me to have an operation on the fracture," said the 42-year-old Levet.
Levet's celebration at the 18th green of Le Golf National outside Paris were criticized by Colin Montgomerie, who played alongside the Frenchman in Europe's Ryder Cup-winning side in 2004.
I don't know what is worse for Levet; the fact that he broke his shin and is out of the British Open, or the fact that his is being criticized by "Monte".