British Open Day 1: Woods, Scott and no wind
Tiger Woods just completed a very strong 3-under 67 in the first round of the British Open, the kind of round that makes you think he could easily be near the top of the leaderboard Sunday as he...
View ArticleBritish Open Day One: A solid start for McIlroy, but not Lefty
Since Rory McIlroy won the U.S. Open last year in dominating fashion, he has been erratic at best in majors. He injured himself during the PGA Championship last year, and this year at the Masters and...
View ArticleBritish Open Day Two: Goodbye Lefty, hello Brandt?
It was a cruel, cruel summer in England for Phil Mickelson, who covets a British Open title almost as much as he covets a U.S. Open title. But Mickelson never seemed comfortable on the Royal Lytham and...
View ArticleBritish Open Day Two: Woods, Watson and the weekend
Tiger Woods and Tom Watson both played their college golf at Stanford. They are both multiple major championship winners. And Friday they both provided fans with some cheers on the 18th hole of the...
View ArticleBritish Open Day Three: More disappointment for McIlroy
Maybe we all have to just sit back and realize that what Rory McIlory did at age 22 at the U.S. Open last year was extraordinary and that we can’t worry about him repeating the performance anytime...
View ArticleBritish Open Day Three: Tiger can’t make a move
Considering Tiger Woods has never even come back from a single shot down after three rounds to win a major championship, his five-shot deficit entering tomorrow’s final round of the British Open seems...
View ArticleBritish Open Day 4: Els wins again, Scott falls down
Ernie Els has won the 2012 British Open, solidifying his place among the game’s greats with his four major title. The last of those titles had been the British Open in 2002. Today, Els played a...
View ArticleOlympics pushed Women’s British Open to fall
The LPGA’s Evian Masters was played last week in France, and that means that the Women’s British Open, a major on the LPGA Tour, is being played this week. I mean, that’s the way the schedule always...
View ArticleAnother time zone issue for West Coasters: The Women’s British Open
It seems like this has been a tough summer for sports fans on the West Coast of the United States. There are always some events that cause West Coasters problem, like Wimbledon and golf’s Open...
View ArticleWipe Out! Second round of Women’s British Open disappears
Here’s one of those golf rules that you likely never heard of even if you consider yourself a student of the rules. It’s Rule 33-2d. It states that the committee running a tournament can decide, if it...
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