It’s the final round of the 2021 Open Championship and, indeed, this year’s major season. The pressure is high, and when the final group tees off at Royal St. George’s, players will be judging every minute detail of the course to an exacting degree.
And then there’s Kevin Kisner, who outside of playing for a paycheck, spent the day enjoying a casual, brisk walk around the property.
Coming into Sunday seven over and teeing-off as a single in the first group of the day, he sent his first shot down the fairway at 8 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) and knocked in his final putt just two-and-a-half hours later, at about 10:30 a.m. local time.
2 hours 30 minutes 😳🕚@K_Kisner was not hanging about at #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/BwksCpsGmv
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 18, 2021
Needless to say, Golf Twitter roared with approval at his rapid pace of play.
Our hero. pic.twitter.com/GWzGWKg1cz
— Riggs (@RiggsBarstool) July 18, 2021
Kevin Kisner, pictured earlier on the 12th green, was 1st out on his own and got round in 68 in 2hrs 31 minutes precisely #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/wHm26iZmnf
— Phil Casey (@pcaseysafc) July 18, 2021
Kevin Kisner blistered through the final round of #TheOpen and shot 2-under. 🏃♂️💨 pic.twitter.com/DPDWPNjTbA
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 18, 2021
Kevin Kisner isn't hanging around this morning. Playing on his tod, he was the first man off at Royal St George's at 8am.
— Michael McEwan (@MMcEwanGolf) July 18, 2021
Two-and-a-half hours later, at 10.32am, he's done.
(Carded a two-under 68, FWIW)#TheOpen
Kisner might be back in the states by the time the final putt drops today. https://t.co/kTTNCrfTGx
— Tim Reilly (@LifeOfTimReilly) July 18, 2021
Kevin Kisner went out by himself this morning shot 68 and played in 2:32. That’s not playing fast. That’s being efficient. It is possible. Slow play is a choice. Be a Kisner. Choose to play quickly
— Two Inches Short (@TwoInchesShort) July 18, 2021
Almost an hour later, the second group of the day behind Kisner, Poom Saksansin and Richard Mansell, are currently playing the 17th hole. https://t.co/mZbRjj2Gpr
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 18, 2021
