The OPEN Championship 2022 A Poem By Mike May One of the world’s biggest events is coming to Scotland….and golf will be on center stage. For seven days, golf’s past, present, and future will be all the rage. It will be a celebration of the OPEN Championship’s 150th edition. This special event is not to be missed, as it will be a historic rendition. This year’s OPEN will held at St. Andrews, which is a big deal. The Old Course was the only choice because of its historic appeal. We will be reminded of the OPEN’s many past champs – many of whom are still alive. Charles, Player, Jacklin, Nicklaus, and Trevino are the oldest living five. St. Andrews has 112 bunkers scattered around the course. Those sand traps will be an issue, as will the rough filled with gorse. One of those sand traps is called Hell. Players must avoid it at all costs – this poem is here to tell. Another trap is the Road Hole bunker, alongside the 17th green. That trap may be worse than Hell, if you know what I mean. Another tough bunker is called Strath. Any player in that sand pit will definitely feel the wrath. Another nasty trap is named Deacon’s Sime. Getting out of that bunker will cost you a stroke and a little time. Along the 16th fairway, you’ll find three bunkers called the Principal’s Nose. Those traps are so small that there’s no room for your feet or your toes. This year, we’ll celebrate Bobby Jones’ 1930 Old Course win. One of his keys to victory that year was avoiding the Valley of Sin. Sixteen players have won this event -- back-to-back -- not an easy thing to do. The oldest living repeat champ is Lee Trevino – who won in ’71 & ’72. There will be former OPEN champs playing who have won at St. Andrews in the past. They include Woods, Oosthuizen, Johnson, and Daly, who I’m picking to finish last. Who will win at the Old Course and be named the Champion Golfer of the Year? I don’t know, but he will be celebrated with applause and a loud cheer. Roses are red and violets are blue. The countdown has begun to the OPEN Championship 2022.
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