Wait, The British Open Is Played At A Summer Resort?

Yes, yes it is. People in the UK actually go to Royal Birkdale in the summer to vacation, or go on holiday as they call it across the pond. In case you weren't watching, they were playing in conditions which weren't exactly ideal. Even if you were Noah and you were building an arc to save the animals. It was raining sideways. (Thank you, Olie.) The temperature didn't top 60 (Fahrenheit) and the wind was up near 30 mph in the early part of the day. If that's the weather in England in the summer, what's it like in the winter? Does it snow frogs?

Looking at the leaderboard (why do they call it a leaderboard if everyone is on it? But, I digress.), US Open runner-up Rocco Mediate is tied for first. Not far behind (one stroke to be exact) is Greg Norman. Yes, Greg Norman. He's 53 years old and doesn't regularly compete anymore, and is only one stroke behind after 18 holes in the Open Championship. Meanwhile, Phil Mickelson (ranked No. 2 in the world) is T-123 after carding a 79. I knew things in England were sometimes topsy-turvy, but I didn't expect it to carry into their national golf championship. I guess that's why I'm not Miss Cleo.

Hopefully, Round 2 is just as enjoyable as Round 1. Hit 'em straight...