Posts Tagged ‘british open’
Sunday, July 22nd, 2012
Ernie Els (S.D. Dirk, Wikimedia Commons)
In a remarkable comeback, South Africa’s Ernie Els has won his second British Open. On Sunday, Els shot a -2 in the fourth round, and recorded a very impressive four birdies on the back nine to win his fourth major championship.
Els previously won the 1994 and 1997 United States Open Championships and 2002 British Open. His outstanding birdie putt on the 18th hole at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England today could be considered as the most clutch shot he has ever made in his golf career.
At the time Els made the birdie putt, he pulled himself within one shot of the lead, at -7, and then witnessed a Van de Veldian like collapse by Adam Scott of Australia, who bogeyed the seventeenth and eighteenth holes to lose the lead. Scott’s approach shot on the 17th went into the thick rough, and then his tee shot on the 18th went into a bunker.
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Tags: british open, ernie els
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Dan Uggla (D.B. King, Wikimedia Commons)
One of the most remarkable comebacks in sports history happened on Friday night in Washington.
Down 9-0 after five innings, the Braves stormed back to outscore the Nationals 10-1 in the last four innings before winning 11-10 in extra innings.
Dan Uggla led the Braves attack by going three for four, scoring four runs and recording the game winning run in the eleventh inning.
With the win, the Braves improve to 51-41, and are 2.5 games back of the Nationals in the National League East. The two teams will also play a very intriguing doubleheader on Saturday (11am and 5pm on Peachtree TV).
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adam scott, atlanta braves, brandt snedeker, british open, bubba watson, dan uggla, edmonton indy, james hinchcliffe, keegan bradley, philadelphia phillies, ryan hunter-reay, san francisco giants, tiger woods, washington nationals, webb simpson, will power
Posted in Indy Racing League, MLB, PGA |
Friday, July 20th, 2012
Brandt Snedeker of Nashville, Tennessee leads the British Open after 36 holes.
The two-time winner on the PGA tour currently leads Adam Scott of Australia at -10 with Tiger Woods also in the mix at -6.
Snedeker, who has played bogeyless golf over the first 36 holes, had six birdies today and was in a commanding lead when I woke up this morning.
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Tags: adam scott, brandt snedeker, british open, john daly, tiger woods
Posted in PGA |
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Adam Scott (C.J. Stumpf, Wikimedia Commons)
Australia’s Adam Scott shot a -6 under perfect conditions after round one of the British Open in Lytham St. Annes, England on Thursday.
According to ESPN, organizers were expecting significantly more windier conditions than what transpired for the morning segment.
Pre-tournament favourite Tiger Woods called the conditions benign after he shot a three-under 67 and sits in a tie for sixth.
Scott, meanwhile leads Paul Lawrie of Scotland (1999 British Open champion), Zach Johnson of the United States (2007 Masters Champion) and Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium by a stroke.
I was surprised at how calm Scott was throughout his round. He even took the time to use the portaloo late in his round.
Another interesting story was that the British Open does not have U.S. Open Webb Simpson in the field because his wife is about to give birth. Simpson has confirmed his presence however at next week’s Canadian Open in beautiful Hamilton! I wonder if Simpson has ever been to Hamilton?
Tags: adam scott, british open, canadian open, nicolas colsaerts, paul lawrie, tiger woods, webb simpson, zach johnson
Posted in PGA |
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Darren Clarke (Paddy Briggs, Wikimedia Commons)
A variety of weather patterns dominated the headlines at the British Open today at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, Kent, England.
Golfers that teed off early had to battle heavy rain and high winds, while those that teed off late got to play golf in almost perfect weather conditions.
At the end of the day Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke leads American Dustin Johnson by a stroke at -5. There are only four other players under par. American Rickie Fowler and Dane Thomas Bjorn are each at -2, while American Lucas Glover and Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez are each at -1.
It was a very tough day for Glover, who began the day tied at -4 with Clarke. But the 2009 United States Open Champion, who ironically was one of very few golfers not to wear a glove, missed several very short putts that put him four strokes off the lead.
The 68 posted by Fowler was sensational because he played in very difficult weather conditions for the most part.
Clarke, meanwhile has been the most consistent golfer in the tournament so far. He has been in the 60′s for each of the first three rounds, shooting 68, 68 and 69.
Tags: british open, darren clarke, dustin johnson, lucas glover, miguel angel jimenez, rickie fowler, thomas bjorn
Posted in PGA |
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Darren Clarke (Paddy Briggs, Wikimedia Commons)
When Darren Clarke’s wife Heather died of cancer in 2006, the entire golf community mourned. But in the last five years, Clarke’s life has turned around a little. Last year, he got engaged to Miss Northern Ireland Alison Campbell, and after round two of the British Open on Friday, Clarke and American Lucas Glover are tied for the lead at -4.
Clarke, who is 42 years of age, is trying to become the third golfer from Northern Ireland to win a major. Graeme McDowell won the 2010 United States Open and Rory McIlroy won the 2011 United States Open.
Glover, meanwhile, is no stranger to major success himself, as he won the 2009 United States Open at Bethpage Black in New York.
However, Clarke and Glover are just the co-leaders in southeast England and have a long ways to go. A remarkable 31 players are within four strokes of the lead. Martin Kaymer and Miguel Angel Jimenez are in a group at -3, Americans Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Dustin Johnson are in a group at -2, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and English amateur Tom Lewis are in a group at -1, and Y.E. Yang, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker, Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia are in a group at even.
TSN’s coverage begins at 4am Saturday morning. I’m waking up when Garcia is teeing off, at 5:25am Mountain Time.
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Tags: abby wombach, adam scott, alison campbell, boston red sox, british columbia lions, british open, c.c. sabathia, darren clarke, davis love iii, dustin johnson, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, graeme mcdowell, hamilton tiger-cats, heather clarke, homare sawa, hope solo, jered weaver, jerome messam, kevin glenn, los angeles angels of anaheim, lucas glover, martin kaymer, maurice mann, miguel angel jimenez, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, phil mickelson, ricky romero, rory mcilroy, saskatchewan roughiders, sergio garcia, steve stricker, texas rangers, tom lehman, tom lewis, toronto blue jays, trevor cahill, women's world cup, y.e. yang, zach johnson
Posted in CFL, MLB, PGA, Soccer |
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Tom Lewis (Bing Images)
If you didn’t know the name of Tom Lewis, well, I guess you know now.
The English amateur that is only twenty years of age was the story on day one of the third major of the 2011 golf season.
Lewis shot a -5, to tie for the lead with Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn. Lewis, who was named after his playing partner and British Open icon Tom Watson, birdied the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth holes in dominating the back nine of Royal St. George’s.
Bjorn meanwhile had the lead for the majority of the day, until Lewis soared to tie him. Like Lewis, Bjorn birdied each hole from the fourteenth to the sixteenth, but a costly bogey on the eighteenth hole means he is not leading Lewis by a stroke heading into round two.
The most fascinating shot of the day came from American Dustin Johnson, who got a hole in one on the 16th hole. He is sitting at even par.
Unlike the United States Open where Rory McIlroy dominated the field, the British Open is significantly tighter. There are 35 players within four shots of the lead. Among the three that are only one shot back at-4 are American Webb Simpson, Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez (the Mechanic) and American Lucas Glover, the 2009 United States Open Champion.
Tags: british open, dustin johnson, lucas glover, miguel angel jimenez, rory mcilroy, thomas bjorn, tom lewis, tom watson, webb simpson
Posted in PGA |
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
Tiger Woods (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
Tiger Woods won’t be playing at the British Open next weekend.
According to the Associated Press, Woods’s leg injury will need some more time to heal. Woods also missed the United States Open almost a month ago at Congressional near Washington.
Woods injured his knee and Achilles’ tendon while hitting the ball from an awkward stance on the 17th hole during the third round of the Masters in April. He later admitted he made a mistake in trying to compete at the Players’ Championship in May, an event he withdrew from early.
Woods has also fallen down to seventeenth in the World Golf Rankings. He trails England’s Luke Donald by 4.97 points.
There’s also no word when Woods has the intention of practicing again, not just competing. Woods will be replaced by American Jason Dufner, who is ranked 68th in the world.
The British Open Championship takes place July 14-17 in Royal St. George’s. South African Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open in 2010, while American Ben Curtis won the British Open the last time the event took place at Royal St. George’s in 2003. South African Charl Schwartzel won the 2011 Masters and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 2011 United States Open.
Tags: ben curtis, british open, charl schwartzel, jason dufner, louis oosthuizen, rory mcilroy, tiger woods
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