Will older golfers in the field wane as the tough conditions continue; will youngsters blow a lead if they see their name at the top of the leaderboard?
Saturday at the Open is often referred to as 'moving day' but with 25 players within five shots of the lead it's more like 'redecorate and build an extension' day.
Nobody needs to go out with an aggressive strategy as five or six under par could win the Championship and anyone in the top 40 has a credible chance of reaching that number.
Will the older golfers in the field wane as the tough conditions continue, will the youngsters blow a lead if they see their name at the top of the leaderboard, or will one of the major winners like Singh, Goosen or Cabrera sneak through the field?
Listen to any of the post round interviews and the answers are usually the same when players are asked what they are going to try and shoot in the next round.
"I'm just going to keep it in play off the tee, see if I can hit some greens and hopefully I'll hole a few putts".
They rarely, if ever, nominate a score they have in mind and always talk about the putting in terms of luck and hope. Just watch the mid to long range putts taken on the course today - very often the ball will roll up to the hole and finish just short.
Club golfers would call this a cardinal sin and whilst this may be true from shorter range, tour pros know that a good result from long range is to leave a tap in and it doesn't matter whether that's from long, short, left or right of the hole.
Does this mean that Tom Watson's sixty footers on 16 and 18 yesterday were a fluke?
Well, there are so many variables that could have prevented each putt from finding the cup but if the ball is reaching the hole at dead weight there is certainly a much higher chance of the ball dropping than if the ball were racing at the hole, even if this means that half the time the ball finishes agonisingly short.
Graeme McDowell holed a slippery downhill birdie putt on the 7th hole today and it took a full five seconds for the ball to reach the hole from 12 feet away. The putt was so fast that he just trickled the ball down the hill and it fell in on its last roll - that's what you call a good putting touch.
Most importantly, you should EXPECT to hole every putt you ever face, but then learn to ACCEPT whatever happens.
Think of it this way - a good putter will be able to judge the speed so accurately that the ball will just topple in, a poor putter will have to hit the ball hard at the hole to ensure it reaches.
Have you ever picked another golfer's ball out the hole and tossed it to them but accidentally not thrown it hard enough and they've had to lunge to catch it?
You've quite naturally thrown the ball at the slowest pace to reach them - you wouldn't chuck the ball at them like a fast bowler would you? Treat your long putts in much the same manner.
Most importantly, you should EXPECT to hole every putt you ever face, but then learn to ACCEPT whatever happens, which is how the players come across in all their interviews.
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Nevil Bland is head professional at Brocton Hall and can be contacted on 01785 661 485 or at nevil.bland@foremostgolf.com
18 July, 2009 | By Nevil Bland, PGA professional