Rory McIlroy won the last major championship by a whopping eight strokes. Dont expect any runaways at the British Open. After the field was whittled down to 71 players Friday for what figures to be a wild – and perhaps stormy – weekend at Royal St. Georges, only seven strokes separated the leaders from the [...]
His work done for the day, Darren Clarke trudged into the media center to explain how a portly 42-year-old guy with gray hair was somehow able to escape the wilds of the British Open when a wave of youngsters half his age werent nearly as successful. Before he could, though, Clarke was given a gentle [...]
For nearly four hours, Troy Matteson tried to think of ways to kill time in the clubhouse as thunderstorms rolled across Annandale Golf Club. He watched a little television. Swapped stories with other golfers. Counted the minutes as they slowly ticked off the clock. Turns out it was worth the wait. Matteson birdied his final [...]
Darren Clarke, who bounced back from a double bogey to make a 90-foot eagle putt, and Lucas Glover, playing the kind of golf that won him a U.S. Open two years ago in New York, shared the lead Thursday after two rounds of the British Open. Troy Matteson and George McNeill are tied for the [...]
Three of Britains biggest stars missed the cut at Royal St. Georges on Friday, leaving Northern Irishmen at the opposite ends of their career to carry home fans hopes at the British Open this weekend. English pair Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, ranked No. 1 and 2 in the world respectively, fell by the wayside [...]
His work done for the day, Darren Clarke trudged into the media center to explain how a portly 42-year-old guy with gray hair was somehow able to escape the wilds of the British Open when a wave of youngsters half his age werent nearly as successful. Before he could, though, Clarke was given a gentle [...]