Els, a four-times major champion, famously criticised his fellow South African Trevor Immelman for using a belly putter for several years. ...
12:35 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Lytham St. Annes, England: Carlos Tevez is no stranger to the golf course " he spent a lot of his time on one, while on a five-month strike from Manchester City last season. The round he had on Sunday, however, was one he'll never forget. On a glorious morning at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, the Argentina striker caddied for countryman Andres Romero in the final round of the British...
09:53 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Lytham St Annes, England: British Open champion Ernie Els said he was inspired by watching South Africa's cricketers turn the screw on England in the first Test before going out to win his fourth major title on Sunday. South Africa batsman Hashim Amla made a record 311 not out to lift his side to 637 for two declared before the bowlers reduced England to 102 for four to put the...
09:20 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Lytham, England: Anirban Lahiri emerged as the best Asian golfer at the 141st Open Championships despite a final round of 73, his highest of the week to finish at three-over 283 that left him in tied 31st place in the world's oldest Major. Earlier, Jeev Milkha Singh also shot a final round 73 to finish at 10-over 290 in tied 69th place. Lahiri's finish put him alongside Jason Dufner and...
11:31 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Lytham St. Annes, England: Ernie Els has won his fourth major championship in an astonishing finish, rallying to beat Adam Scott in the British Open when the Aussie bogeyed the last four holes. Scott pushed his lead back to the four strokes it was at the beginning of the round when he made birdie at the 14th hole. But Els birdied the 18th for a 2-under 68, then headed to...
11:14 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Lytham (England): Jeev Milkha Singh finished his campaign at the 141st Open Championships rather tamely with a three-over 73 that ended with a double bogey on the 18th here on Sunday. Jeev's 73 saw him end the week at 10-over 280 and in tied 73rd place. He was off even before Anirban Lahiri had teed up for the final round. "Wish him (Lahiri) luck from my side. He is having...
05:54 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Lytham St Annes: World number two Rory McIlroy is full of frustration that he has lost his mojo in recent weeks and believes the situation is starting to affect his confidence levels. The 23-year-old Northern Irishman reeled off a string of top-five finishes on the European and U.S. tours early in the year before a slump caused him to miss four out of five cuts. McIlroy's form has continued to...
11:20 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Lytham St. Annes, England: The ball tumbled over the edge of a pot bunker and appeared to put Adam Scott in the worst spot he had been all day at the British Open. All he saw was opportunity. From the wet sand right of the 17th green, Scott had to clear two more pot bunkers to reach the green, with the flag only five paces from the edge. Scott was...
08:13 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Royal Lytham (England): Anirban Lahiri's dream debut run at the 141st Open championships continued unabated as the 25-year-old authored the first ace of the event and then brought home an even par round to stay at par for 54 holes, here on Saturday. Lahiri's effort moved him inside the top-20 with one more round to go. But his better-known colleague and idol, Jeev Milkha Singh, suffered a lot at the...
11:45 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Royal Lytham, England: Anirban Lahiri continued his dream debut with a stunning hole-in-one on the ninth hole in the third round of 141st Open Championships at the Royal Lytham and St Annes here on Saturday. Having begun the day at even par for 36 holes, first-timer Lahiri bogeyed the third and fourth but then steadied the ship to par the next four holes. Then on the ninth hole, where he...
08:51 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Lytham St. Annes, England: Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri made it a red-letter day for India at the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham as they became the first two golfers from the subcontinent to qualify for the weekend rounds at the same major. While Jeev became the first Indian to make a cut in all four majors, his younger team-mate Anirban Lahiri became only the second from the...
10:15 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Lytham St. Annes, England: American Brandt Snedeker, who missed the cut in his three previous British Opens, made amends in thrilling fashion by seizing the lead with a six-under-par 64 in Friday's second round. While the majority of the field seemed stuck in reverse gear on a calm day at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, the 31-year-old accelerated clear with a record-equalling 36-hole total of 10-under 130. Overnight leader Adam...
09:36 AM, Jul 21, 2012
Lytham St Annes, (England): It was a historic moment for Indian golf as Anirban Lahiri and Jeev Milkha Singh assured themselves of the cut at the 141st Open Championships at the Royal Lytham & St Annes here on Friday. Lahiri added a 72 to his first 68 and was even par for 36 holes, while Jeev added a 71 to his first round 70 and was one-over 141 for two...
11:38 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Luke Donald is playing his second round at the British Open on Friday with a new caddie after giving regular bagman John McLaren the day off to attend the birth of his first child. The world number one is accompanied by Gareth Lord who normally works with Swede Robert Karlsson, a late withdrawal from the tournament. "New caddie on the bag today as I've given Johnny the...
04:46 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Golfer Jeev Milkha Singh was kicking himself after allowing a flying start end with a level par 70 in the first round of the British Open here on Thursday. Jeev, who won the Scottish Open in a play-off on Sunday, was on top of the leaderboard at three-under-par through 11 holes at a benign Royal Lytham and St Annes, but dropped three shots over the next two...
09:05 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Lytham St Annes, England: A wretched back-nine spoiled Jeev Milkha Singh's card as he failed to hold onto early gains to end the opening round of the British Open with a modest level-par 70, here on Thursday. Jeev was provisionally placed at tied 39th, but could move up as the conditions were less benign than in the morning, when the scores were very good. Indias other challenger in the Open,...
08:49 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Lytham St Annes, England: Australian Adam Scott set the pace with a course record-equalling 64 and a steely-looking Tiger Woods rattled off four early birdies in a composed first-round 67 at the British Open on Thursday. World number 13 Scott conjured up eight birdies in benign conditions at Lytham to finish on six under par, one ahead of Scotland's Paul Lawrie, American Zach Johnson and Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts. Former world...
08:37 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Fresh from his triumph at the Scottish Open, Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh will lead the Asian challenge along with Thai Thongchai Jaidee - winner of the Wales Open - in the British Open, the oldest of four Majors in the world, here Thursday. Two wins in two months by two Asians - Jeev and Jaidee - have suddenly brought Asian golfers into focus at the world...
10:32 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Since Tiger Woods won the 2008 US Open 15 different players have claimed golf's elite championships and the former world number one is favourite to land his 15th major at this week's British Open. The American world number four, emerging from a spell in the doldrums caused by personal problems and injuries to win three tournaments this year, could return to the top of the rankings by...
06:09 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Lytham St Annes: Now that the madness and commotion of 2011 has subsided, world number two Rory McIlroy believes he is better equipped for a tilt at his maiden British Open title. Twelve months ago, in the absence of the injured Tiger Woods, the young Northern Irishman was the main attraction for the third major of the season at Sandwich. McIlroy had just won the U.S. Open by a record...
11:42 PM, Jul 17, 2012
