No, not "putting," but rather "putting." Let me explain. As I've noted here, I like watching golf, which I know to many people -- or most -- is weird. I can defend it with specific reasons, but no matter. But I particularly like watching the British Open (which is being played right now) with their sprawling, natural "links" style of courses pocked by mounds in the middle of fairways and unearthly gorse on the edges ready to swallow an errant ball. And making it all the better, this is the 150th Open, which isn't shabby. All that aside, this video from yesterday's first round is something I think most people can appreciate, and it only lasts 58 seconds. And that's with replays -- but I think you'll want to see the replays, because it's pretty amazing. How amazing? It was referred on the air as the longest putt made that's been recorded on television. The putt, by Ian Poulter, was 162 feet. That's almost 45 yards!! Half a football field. That's quite a putt. The most fun part of the video is Poulter's disbelieving reaction afterwards -- including reading his lips in the replay, "It went in??" Because the camera angle shows the full green, and it's so huge (another enjoyable feature of links courses, some of which are so big they actually have a sand trap in the green), the people around the green are small, so it's hard to spot Ian Poulter before he putts. So, know that he's on the far left, wearing a white pullover and black pants. You'll see a scorecard graphic in the upper left of the screen, and he's underneath it -- more specifically under the yellow box with a big red "9" in it.
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