Kevin Markham's Open diary: 'This guy is mustard with an iron in his hands'

Colin Morikawa maintained his momentum after a strong front nine in the strongest winds. Short putts and long putts dropped but it was his iron play that really shone.
Kevin Markham's Open diary: 'This guy is mustard with an iron in his hands'

USA's Colin Morikawa on the third tee during day two of The Open

Fast Disaster

Molinari on the 165 yard 6th pancaked his tee shot into the right hand bunker, leaving a short steep shot to escape. His first attempt hit the revetted face and dropped back into the sand, even closer to the bunker face. His second attempt hit the face again and he had to jump out of the way to avoid it hitting him. He then turned 90 degrees and played back down towards the front of the green.

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