Golf News / July 2007

Byrd Open-bound after John Deere golf victory

Mon July 16, 2007, 05:31 AM

Jonathan Byrd birdied three of his last five holes here Sunday to surge past South African Tim Clark and win the John Deere Classic. The third US PGA Tour win of Byrd's career also earned him a berth in next week's British Open…

Byrd Open-bound after John Deere victory

Mon July 16, 2007, 02:49 AM

Jonathan Byrd birdied three of his last five holes here Sunday to surge past South African Tim Clark and win the John Deere Classic. The third US PGA Tour win of Byrd's career also earned him a berth in next week's British Open…

Havret on champagne high after Scottish Open success

Mon July 16, 2007, 02:48 AM

Gregory Havret will head into the first major tournament of his career on a champagne-induced high this week after his stunning Scottish Open success at the weekend. The Frenchman defied the odds and Phil Mickelson to pull off…

Tiger happy to see the nice side of Carnoustie

Sun July 15, 2007, 06:19 PM

Tiger Woods gave his rivals cause for concern on Sunday by revealing that he is deeply impressed with the way Carnoustie has been set up for this week's British Open. The world number one, who will be bidding for his third…

Havret beats Mickelson for Scottish Open triumph

Sun July 15, 2007, 05:54 PM

Gregory Havret, a Frenchman ranked 320 in the world, beat Phil Mickelson in a play-off to claim the biggest win of his career at the Scottish Open here on Sunday. As well as pocketing a winner's cheque of 500,000 pounds (one…

Mickelson lays down British Open marker at Loch Lomond

Sat July 14, 2007, 07:29 PM

Phil Mickelson put his recent troubles behind him to take a one-shot lead at the Scottish Open on Saturday. The American, whose injured left wrist caused him to miss the cut at the US Open at Oakmont, leads from Frenchman…

Aussie Green seizes John Deere lead

Sat July 14, 2007, 05:00 AM

Nathan Green fired a blistering eight-under-par 63 on Friday to seize a one-shot lead after two rounds of the 4.1 million-dollar John Deere Classic. Green's 12-under total of 130 gave put him one stroke clear of Sweden's Carl…

Hong Kong golf champ finds salvation in a needle

Sat July 14, 2007, 01:08 AM

Hong Kong Open winner Jose Manuel Lara has revealed how a Korean acupuncturist helped him salvage a career he feared could be wrecked by a painful Achilles injury. Lara, 30, capped a steady rise up the ranks of the European Tour…

Asian No.1 Singh aims for high five at British golf Open

Fri July 13, 2007, 08:55 AM

Asian Tour number one Jeev Milkha Singh makes his debut in the British Open next week where he hopes the Carnoustie course in Scotland will bare its fangs once more. The Indian star, who claimed four titles in a bumper season…

American Lancaster seizes early lead at John Deere golf

Fri July 13, 2007, 05:40 AM

American Neal Lancaster registered eight birdies Thursday to take an early one-stroke lead after the first round of the 4.1 million dollars US PGA John Deere Classic. Starting on the back nine, Lancaster birdied Nos. 10, 11, 14,…

South Korea's Pak fires 63 at Jamie Farr Classic golf

Fri July 13, 2007, 04:29 AM

South Korea's Se Ri Pak is atop the leaderboard at the USLPGA Jamie Farr Classic after shooting an eight-under-par 63 in Thursday's opening round. Pak, a four-time winner of this tournament who finished fourth here last year…

Golf: No walk down nightmare lane for Van de Velde

Fri July 13, 2007, 12:32 AM

Paul Lawrie won the British Open the last time it was played at Carnoustie, but the 1999 tournament will for ever be known as the Open Jean Van de Velde lost. Standing on the last tee on Sunday with a three-shot lead, the…

Lab work produces winning formula for Westwood

Thu July 12, 2007, 06:42 PM

Lee Westwood felt the benefit of a check-up with a putting doctor as he shot a 65 to join Phil Mickelson in the first round leading group at the three-million-pound Scottish Open. Denmark's Soren Hansen and Graeme Storm, the…

Masters champ Johnson headlines John Deer Classic field

Thu July 12, 2007, 05:41 PM

Masters champion Zach Johnson heads the field at the 4.1 million-dollar John Deere Classic, which starts here on Saturday. Ranked 15th in the world, Johnson is the only player among the top 45 in the event. With Tiger Woods home…

US golfer Mickelson swinging into form for British Open

Thu July 12, 2007, 01:52 PM

Phil Mickelson brushed aside concerns over a wrist injury that has hampered his game recently as he swept into a share of the early lead at the three-million-pound (six-million-dollar) Scottish Open on Thursday. The American…

Mi Hyun Kim defends title at Jamie Farr Classic

Thu July 12, 2007, 06:20 AM

Mi Hyun Kim returns to defend her title at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic this week as the LPGA resumes after a one-week break in the wake of the US Women's Open. Cristie Kerr, the newly crowned US Open champion, and South…

Golfer Clarke sees light at end of tunnel of despair

Thu July 12, 2007, 05:03 AM

Eleven months after losing his wife Heather, the mother of his two young boys, to cancer, Darren Clarke believes he is on the verge of a return to the upper echelons of world golf. Bolstered by the discovery that he has…

Cabrera dreaming of golf Open double

Thu July 12, 2007, 02:52 AM

US Open champion Angel Cabrera believes the boost he received from last month's unexpected triumph at Oakmont can carry him all the way to a second major title at next week's British Open. The powerful Argentinian, nick-named…

Cabrera dreaming of Open double

Thu July 12, 2007, 01:30 AM

US Open champion Angel Cabrera believes the boost he received from last month's unexpected triumph at Oakmont can carry him all the way to a second major title at next week's British Open. The powerful Argentinian, nick-named…

Monty backs Harrington, Casey to end Euro golf misery

Wed July 11, 2007, 11:32 AM

Colin Montgomerie believes Padraig Harrington and Paul Casey have the best chance of ending Europe's eight-year major drought at the British Open at Carnoustie next week. And the 44-year-old Scot is refusing to rule himself out…

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