Thursday
Sep152011
They're off and running at Cog Hill
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 5:25AM
Writing from Lemont, Illinois
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The sun is out, the wind is up, albeit slightly, and birdies are available for the players in the early going at the 108th Western Open – titled the BMW Championship for the fifth time – at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont.
Criticism of the course by the players aside, nobody has gotten booed yet, though Phil Mickelson, the most ardent critic of Rees Jones’ renovation of the 1964 Dick Wilson-Joe Lee design, doesn’t tee off until 11:48 a.m. So it’s early.
Chris Kirk, Justin Rose, and Zach Johnson are the early leaders at 2-under-par.
There’s a decent crowd for a cool September morning, and people are still streaming in. For what it’s worth, the BMW car-owner’s lot is almost full.
– Tim Cronin
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The sun is out, the wind is up, albeit slightly, and birdies are available for the players in the early going at the 108th Western Open – titled the BMW Championship for the fifth time – at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont.
Criticism of the course by the players aside, nobody has gotten booed yet, though Phil Mickelson, the most ardent critic of Rees Jones’ renovation of the 1964 Dick Wilson-Joe Lee design, doesn’t tee off until 11:48 a.m. So it’s early.
Chris Kirk, Justin Rose, and Zach Johnson are the early leaders at 2-under-par.
There’s a decent crowd for a cool September morning, and people are still streaming in. For what it’s worth, the BMW car-owner’s lot is almost full.
– Tim Cronin
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