18
Jul
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP)—Tom Watson danced what he called “a Scottish jig” on the 18th green after another long putt fell into the cup. Play on.
About an hour later, Tiger Woods tapped in for a par that didn’t mean a thing. Time to call it a day.
Talk about role reversal.
Watson, the 59-year-old former British Open champion, was supposed to be going through the motions, taking his penultimate curtain call at a tournament that holds such a special place in his career. Instead, he heads to the weekend with a share of the lead, having put together two magical rounds and needing two more to get his hands on the claret jug for a record-tying sixth time.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090717/ap_on_sp_go_su/glf_british_open:http
17
Jul
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TURNBERRY, Scotland – It finally hit Tiger Woods, just as he stepped off the 18th green and straight into an empty weekend.
Hunger.
Woods could be forgiven for reaching first for a stiff measure of the warming liquid of several famed local distilleries, such was the stress and tribulation he went through Friday.
Instead, as he contemplated only his second missed cut in 49 career majors, it was a hearty meal that was his solace for British Open failure.
Yet in the preceding windswept hours that whisked his tournament hopes out into the Firth of Clyde, the golfing hunger, the burning drive which has sealed Woods’immortality, was missing.
http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news?slug=ro-tiger071709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
16
Jul
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TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP)—Last year, Greg Norman. This time, Tom Watson.
Twenty-two years after his epic “Duel in the Sun” with Jack Nicklaus, Watson took advantage of pristine conditions at the British Open to shoot a stunning 5-under 65 on Thursday.
“Not bad for an almost 60-year-old,” said Watson, who turns 60 in September. “Obviously I enjoyed it. I played very well, kept the ball in play, made a few putts. The course was defenseless today. As a result, you’re seeing a lot of scores under par. I suspect by the end of the day, 65 will not be in the lead.”
The Open keeps bringing out the best in the old-timers. Last year, Norman was 53
15
Jul
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| By Roy Love
How many times do you walk out on the first tee and end up playing with a Tour Professional? Not often. But you know what? That very thing happened to me at the Bardmoor Golf Club in Largo, Florida.
I was getting ready to tee off when a couple approached and ask if they could join me. I said by all means. As we got ready to tee off the young lady said that she preferred to play from the men’s tee. No problem, but I wondered, “Who does she think she is? A pro or something?
When her drive went straight down the middle of fairway exceeding 220 yards I said to myself “this gal can playShe pushed her second shot into the left bunker. We ended up on the green facing long putts. She then proceeded to put her bunker shot one foot from the pin. We both three putted. She won the hole with a par.We were held up on the second tee so I struck up a conversation. “Have you been playing golf long?” I asked. “My father put a golf club in my hand when I was five and now I am playing as a professional.”
“What club are you with?” I asked. “Oh I’m not with a club, I play on the LPGA tour.” I asked her what her last name was. She said, “Strudwick. Suzanne Strudwick,” WOW, How many times do you end up playing with a tour pro on a public course?
We finally teed up on the second hole. Her tee shot split the fairway, a three wood landed just short of the green, she chipped three feet from the hole and sunk the putt for another par.
So it was, hole after hole, par after par. However on the seventh hole she pushed her drive to the right and ended up in a hazard. Rather than play from the hazard she opted to hit a second tee shot which of course split the fairway. What struck me was her methodical demeanor and her calmness even though she shot her first bogie. She ended up a one over 37.
When we finished the round she thanked both of us. “This was the first fun round that I’ve played in a long time,” she said, “When you’re on tour, playing and practicing is serious business. There’s not a whole lot of time for fun”
I’m sure she was very serious when she won the 2001 LPGA Qualifying at Daytona Beach.
But it must have a lot of fun winning.
Congratulations Suzanne |
12
Jul
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BLAINE, Minn. — Bernhard Langer chipped in for eagle on the 18th hole Sunday to win the 3M Championship, his second straight win on the Champions Tour.
His 7-under 65 gave him a 16-under 200 for the tournament, one shot better than Andy Bean.
Standing about 3 feet off the back fringe, Langer put the ball on the edge of the green and watched it roll about 15 feet into the hole. Langer turned and pointed to the crowd with both arms raised when the ball dropped in the hole for his fourth win of the season.
http://www.golfweek.com/protours/champions/story/triton-rd3-060709
