Forsyth books US Open place
Mon June 02, 2008, 06:15 PM
Alastair Forsyth, who has overtaken Colin Montgomerie as Scotland's highest-ranked golfer, will tee off at the US Open next week after jointly topping European qualifying here on Monday. On the day that Montgomerie slipped out…
Monty gets Ryder Cup boost from Faldo
Tue May 20, 2008, 06:39 PM
Colin Montgomerie has been given a Ryder Cup boost by European captain Nick Faldo. Montgomerie, 44, is still without a top 10 finish in stroke play since January. He did not qualify for the Masters last month and is now at his…
Faldo to miss first British Open for over 30 years
Tue May 20, 2008, 04:59 PM
Nick Faldo will not play in the British Open this year for the first time since he failed to qualify as an amateur in 1975. Faldo, a three-time British Open champion, wants to concentrate on his new role as Europe's Ryder Cup…
Record-equalling Erlandsson leads British Masters
Thu September 20, 2007, 07:40 PM
Martin Erlandsson leads the British Masters after the Swede equalled the lowest round at The Belfry on Thursday. Erlandsson, 33, was seven under par on the last seven holes to card a nine-under 63 that gave him a two-stroke…
Faldo on seniors cruise
Thu July 26, 2007, 08:35 PM
Nick Faldo, who celebrated his 50th birthday last week, made his mark as a senior player on Thursday when he took a share of the first round lead at the British Senior Open at Muirfield. Faldo carded six birdies and three bogeys…
Harrington edges Garcia to win British Open golf tournament
Sun July 22, 2007, 07:07 PM
Padraig Harrington won the British Open here on Sunday defeating Sergio Garcia in a four-hole play off as once again Carnoustie threw-up a high-drama finish over its closing stretch. Garcia had come agonisingly close to winning…
Birdies signal Woods charge at British golf Open
Sun July 22, 2007, 01:37 PM
Tiger Woods was making a final day charge at the British Open on Sunday having started the day eight behind leader Sergio Garcia. The world No.1, looking for a hat-trick of wins in golf's oldest and most prestigious tournament,…
Course record for Stricker as Garcia closes in on Open glory
Sat July 21, 2007, 04:49 PM
Steve Stricker equalled Carnoustie's course record 64 to fire himself into contention at the British Open on Saturday but overnight leader Sergio Garcia continued to keep the chasing pack at arm's length. On moving day, nobody…
Caddy backs KJ for British Open breakthrough
Sat July 21, 2007, 10:26 AM
KJ Choi's credentials as a player capable of becoming Asia's first major winner have been given a glowing endorsement by one of golf's most experienced insiders. Andy Prodger, the veteran Scots caddy who helped Nick Faldo when…
I'll be back vows Lam after Open heartbreak
Fri July 20, 2007, 04:58 PM
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AFP/AFP) - Lam Chih Bing has vowed to "work his butt off" to ensure he returns to the British Open after his debut appearance ended with him missing the cut here on Friday. A second round 77 left the…
Golfer Garcia holds on to British Open lead
Fri July 20, 2007, 02:15 PM
Sergio Garcia clung on to his lead in the British Open here on Friday, carding a level par 71 in his second round to keep at bay a pack of big name chasers. But with tournament favourite Tiger Woods and the man nearest to him…
Golfer Els loses his cool as putts refuse to drop
Fri July 20, 2007, 01:21 PM
Ernie Els turned the air blue in frustration as putting woes continued to hamper his attempts to force his way on to the leaderboard at the British Open on Friday. The big South African has yet to win this year. But he had come…
Golfer Lam facing the chop at British Open
Fri July 20, 2007, 08:34 AM
Lam Chih Bing's bid to become the first Singaporean to play all four rounds in the British Open hung in the balance on Friday. Benign conditions meant the cut for the weekend was expected to fall at around between two and three…
Time to deliver for golfer Els at British Open
Fri July 20, 2007, 08:30 AM
Ernie Els was battling hard to get back in the hunt at the British Open on Friday after starting the day seven shots behind first round leader Sergio Garcia. The big South African, Open winner at Muirfield in 2002, played an…
Irish teenager steals the show at Carnoustie
Thu July 19, 2007, 08:40 PM
Teenage Irish amateur Rory McIlroy provided the fairytale story on the first day of the British Open on Thursday with a dashing 68 that left even Tiger Woods in his wake. The 18-year-old from Holywood in Northern Ireland, the…
Goosen blasts Player over drugs claims
Thu July 19, 2007, 02:38 PM
Retief Goosen has blasted Gary Player for claiming that the use of performance-enhancing drugs is rife in golf. Goosen, speaking after opening his British Open campaign with a one-under-par 70, said he did not agree with Player…
Tiger and KJ set the pace at Open
Thu July 19, 2007, 10:15 AM
Tiger Woods got his bid for a third straight British Open title off to a flying start by joining KJ Choi in a share of the first round lead at a sodden Carnoustie on Thursday. The world number one, wearing thick mittens to keep…
History beckons for Woods at Open
Thu July 19, 2007, 08:57 AM
Tiger Woods set off in search of golfing history in the British Open on Thursday. A win in four days time would make him just the second man in 125 years to win golf's oldest and most prestigious tournament three times in a…
Man from sunshine tour leads as Open starts in the rain
Thu July 19, 2007, 07:00 AM
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AFP/AFP) - British Open organisers worst fears were confirmed on Thursday as the tournament got underway with rain lashing the competitors and further soaking the sodden Carnoustie course. As the caddies…
Nagle and Carr named to World Golf Hall of Fame
Wed July 18, 2007, 03:25 PM
Australia's Kel Nagle, who won the centenary British Open in 1960, and the late, great amateur from Ireland Joe Carr were named Wednesday as the final two inductees for the World Golf Hall of Fame. They join former US Open…
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