Topic: South Africa
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Louis Oosthuizen missed the cut in his first two Masters but winning last year's British Open has given the South African a major jolt of confidence for his third appearance at Augusta National.Nine months ago, Oosthuizen claimed his ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Dutchman Floris de Vries and South Africans Martin Maritz and Neil Schietekat will make their British Open debuts in July after claiming the three places available at International Final Qualifying (Africa).De Vries finished four strokes clear of the field ...
LONDON (Reuters) - British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen gave himself a perfect platform to launch a twin assault on the 2011 U.S. PGA and European tours by winning the Africa Open."It's a great way to start the season," said the 28-year-old South ...
An early birdie blitz earned British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen a share of the lead Saturday with one round left in the Africa Open.South African Oosthuizen, who stunned the golf world with a seven-stroke British Open triumph at St Andrews last July, ...
Reigning British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and compatriot Charl Schwartzel have joined the US PGA Tour for the 2011 season, the tour announced on its website.Oosthuizen, ranked 23rd in the world, captured the Claret Jug last July at St. ...
Gary Player is a golfer on the PGA Champions Tour , CEO of Black Knight Enterprises and a world renowned golf course architect. Born in Johannesburg , South Africa , what would become a lifetime fascination with the game of golf started ...
The oldest of golf's four major championships, and the only one played outside the United States, the British Open occupies a prominent place in the international sporting calendar. Currently nine clubs rotate the tournament, the most famous being the St Andrews Old ...
Friday, July 16th 2010, 2:34 PM?Kinnaird/GettyLouis Oosthuizen of South Africa takes advantage of the calm early-morning weather to grab the second-round lead at the British Open Friday at St. Andrews. And if you're a golf fan who never heard of Louis Oosthuizen ...
Els, an alternate in the four-man tournament designed to feature the year's four major championship winners, carded a two-under 69 for a five-under total of 137.Els, standing in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson, had a 36-hole total of five-under 137, good enough ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - Ernie Els came from three strokes behind with five holes remaining to win the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf by one shot in Bermuda on Wednesday.The smooth-swinging South African rattled up three consecutive birdies from the 14th on ...
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