Topic: U.S. Open (Golf)
LONDON (Reuters) - There will be a huge depth of golfing knowledge amid the galleries of Royal St George's this week but even the keenest statistician might be hard pressed to name the winners of the last 11 major championships.What makes it ...
SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Favorite Rory McIlroy and the rest of the 156-strong field have been buffeted by blustery winds during practice for the British Open and there is unlikely to be any let-up when the third major of the season starts ...
Rory McIlroy clocked in for work on Tuesday for the first time since his stunning win in the US Open and admitted that his life had changed forever.Prior to events at Congressional Country Club last month, the 22-year-old Ulsterman was one of ...
SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - It was the calm before the storm for Rory McIlroy on Tuesday as he sauntered into blustery Royal St George's fully comfortable with his role as favorite for this week's British Open.By the time the 22-year-old tees off ...
SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson plans to relax and enjoy the British Open this week and, judging by his appalling 20-year record in the sport's oldest major, it seems as good as an approach as anything he has tried before.Mickelson is ...
Rory McIlroy will begin his quest to add the British Open title to his US Open crown in the company of multiple major winner Ernie Els and rising American star Rickie Fowler.The trio will tee off in Thursday's first round at 9:09am ...
Leading American golfer Matt Kuchar believes his fellow British Open competitors will have more to worry about than Rory McIlroy next week.McIlroy has been installed as favourite to capture a second straight major after his commanding eight-stroke success in the US Open ...
INVERNESS, Scotland (Reuters) - Thunderstorms and heavy rain disrupted the Scottish Open second round on Friday but not before 2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell had made his mark.The Briton's flawless eight-under-par 64, his best European Tour return for eight months, took ...
Colin Montgomerie boosted his hopes of qualifying for next week's British Open with a five under par 67 on the first day of the Scottish Open on Thursday.Montgomerie recorded an eagle and five birdies but let slip a share of third place ...
Injured 14-time major champion Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday that he was pulling out of next week's British Open, casting further doubt on whether he will ever recover his form of old."Unfortunately, I've been advised that I should not play in the ...
