A year that witnessed the passing of one European golfing legend may have heralded the arrival of another. The death of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros in May following a three-year battle with a brain tumor hit the golfing fraternity hard, although the outpouring of grief for the popular winner of five Majors extended far beyond sport. It was fitting, then, that the player who did so much to revive a...
10:28 AM, Dec 28, 2011
Sandwich: Darren Clarke repelled a dynamic charge from Phil Mickelson to complete a runaway three-shot win at the British Open on Sunday, claiming his first major title and becoming the first home winner of the championship for 12 years. The 42-year-old Briton picked up the coveted Claret Jug, a first prize of 900,000 pounds ( $ 1.45 million) and an extra bonus of two million pounds from one of his...
12:32 AM, Jul 18, 2011
Sandwich: About the only predictable part of this British Open is the weather. The biggest surprise is the list of contenders for the claret jug. The weather was wild again Saturday, shifting from a raging wind to a gentle sea breeze, from a driving rain to brilliant sunshine, and leaving most of the field wet, tired and feeling as though they got the short end of the draw. That's not...
03:28 AM, Jul 17, 2011
Sandwich, England: Darren Clarke marched along bumpy fairways on a wild ride at Royal St. George's that was filled with blunders and brilliance, and one final birdie that brought the kind of ovation he had not heard in a decade at the British Open. Right behind him was Lucas Glover, far more steady in closing his solid round with eight straight pars. When a sun-baked and wind-blown second round finally...
09:01 AM, Jul 16, 2011
Sandwich: His parents named him after Tom Watson, so Tom Lewis was thrilled when the pairings for the British Open came out. Tom & Tom were in the same group. It can't get much better than that, right? Think again. With the five-time Open champion watching every swing, Lewis became the first amateur in 35 years to lead a round at a major. The 20-year-old settled his nerves with one...
08:21 AM, Jul 15, 2011
No Englishman has won the Claret Jug since Nick Faldo in 1992. ...
09:52 AM, Jul 13, 2011
Newtown Square: Tiger Woods, who skipped this month's US Open with leg injuries, said on Tuesday he was not sure whether he would be ready to play in the British Open. Woods has not hit full golf shots yet and said it was too soon to determine whether he would be physically ready for the July 14-17 British Open at Royal St. George's, the third major championship of the year....
09:22 AM, Jun 29, 2011
The two-time major winner mixed five birdies with a bogey for an 8-under total of 136. ...
12:57 PM, Jul 31, 2010
Yani Tseng is tied for the lead as she pursues her third major championship. ...
09:59 AM, Jul 30, 2010
The 27-year-old brought the Old Course, and the rest of the field, to its knees with an assured display of ball-striking. ...
07:39 PM, Jul 19, 2010
He led over the final 48 holes and closed with a 1-under 71 for a seven-shot victory over Lee Westwood of England. ...
11:45 PM, Jul 18, 2010
Woods has always been a prodigious hitter of the ball and possesses a wonderful short game. ...
11:28 AM, Jul 18, 2010
Unheralded South African stands on the brink of a first major victory after finishing the third round of the British Open. ...
09:28 AM, Jul 18, 2010
The South African moves ahead of McIlroy as rain hammers down. ...
05:25 PM, Jul 16, 2010
The Old Course was defenseless and no one took advantage of it more than Rory McIlroy. ...
11:33 PM, Jul 15, 2010
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