Topic: U.S. Open (Golf)

Swede Noren romps 11 shots clear after course record 63

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swede Alexander Noren was unstoppable on Saturday as he fired a course record nine-under 63 to charge into an 11-shot lead after the Scandinavian Masters third round.Twice U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen is the only player to open a ...

Double victory for N. Ireland in golf Open

Darren Clarke's victory on Sunday in the British Open means stunning back-to-back Major wins for Northern Ireland, following Rory McIlroy's triumph at the US Open last month.And with Ulsterman Graeme McDowell preceding McIroy as US Open champion last year it means that ...

Open double for Northern Ireland

Darren Clarke's victory on Sunday in the British Open means stunning back-to-back Major wins for Northern Ireland, following Rory McIlroy's triumph at the US Open last month.And with Ulsterman Graeme McDowell preceding McIroy as US Open champion last year it means that ...

Clarke poised for Open Championship glory

Darren Clarke rode a wave of fan support to grab the lead after a storm-hit third round of the British Open on Saturday, setting up the prospect of an emotion-charged climax to the tournament.The 42-year-old Ulsterman, one of the most popular sportsmen ...

US golfers fly the flag at British Open

The British Open leaderboard at the halfway stage on Friday gave support to those who deny that American golf is in full-scale decline.In stark contrast to last month's US Open in Washington when only two US players made it into the top ...

Change as good as a rest for smiling Furyk

SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - A change is as good as a rest, so the old adage goes, and for American Jim Furyk a trip across the Atlantic for the British Open may turn out to be the perfect antidote to a wretched ...

Glover leads American charge with sizzling British Open finish

SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Lucas Glover led the early American challenge at the British Open with a storming finish to his first round at Royal St George's as the winds relented on Thursday.The bearded Glover, winner of the 2009 U.S. Open, finished ...

Bjorn and Lewis share British Open lead

A tearful Thomas Bjorn returned to the scene of his former heartbreak here on Thursday to grab the first round lead in the British Open which he shares with 20-year-old English amateur Tom Lewis.On a day when patchy rain and stiff sea ...

Kelly gets British Open under way with bogey

Jerry Kelly got the 140th British Open under way at Royal St George's and could be thankful for his bogey at the first hole.That dropped shot by the American on Thursday morning was in stark contrast to the horrendous 11 he started ...

McIlroy targets US/British Open double

Rory McIlroy will try to emulate Tiger Woods at Royal St George's this week by winning the British Open four weeks after winning the US Open.Woods was the last to achieve that rare feat in 2000 when he staggered the golf world ...