Glover tops the other major champions in Bermuda

Glover wins PGA Grand Slam SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda ? U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover has won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf by closing with 5-under 66 to finish five shots ahead of Masters champion Angel Cabrera. Glover was tied with British Open champion Stewart Cink when they reached the turn at Port Royal Golf Course. The U.S. [...]

Catriona Matthew wins Women?s British Open 10 weeks after giving birth for 1st major title

Scotland’s Matthew wins Women’s British Open LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England ? Catriona Matthew won the Women’s British Open by three strokes Sunday, capturing her first major title just 10 weeks after giving birth to her second child. The 39-year-old Scot birdied three straight holes on the back nine to hold her third-round lead. She finished at 1-over [...]

Watson happy to have proved himself wrong

LONDON, (Reuters) – Back on the seniors tour after nearly winning the British Open, self-styled ‘old fogey’ Tom Watson says he is happy to have eaten his own words. “When I was 40 I frankly said: ‘I’ll never play golf after I’m 50’,” the American told reporters last week at the Senior British Open in Sunningdale, where he finished tied for eighth five shots off the lead. Instead of putting away his clubs, Watson, at the age of 59, went to Turnberry for the British Open, defied his yea

The golf philosopher

They're not talking about the next shot. They're consoling each other. After watching the heroes of golf silently take it on the chin at the British Open, Simon Carr explains what it's like for the ordinary fellow - We mounted the first tee and squinted out over the countryside. Over the hills we had low, purple clouds driving down at us from the north. A nasty wind was ripping the top off the Oxfordshire cornfields, squalling at 30 knots. Stinging rain was hitting us at an angle of 40

The good, the bad, the ugly: British Open rookie Steve Marino endures wild ride at Turnberry

Open rookie Steve Marino learns a painful lesson TURNBERRY, Scotland ? Steve Marino got a kick out of playing links golf for the first time. Took right to it, in fact. Playing in the final group of a major on the weekend for the first time? With Tom Watson, no less? Well, that was a little different. Marino made [...]

Lyle-Montgomerie Catfight a Hoot

by Greg Couch Filed under: British Open TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Sandy Lyle cannot shut up. He called Colin Montgomerie a cheater, apologized and called him a cheater again, and now is saying that Montgomerie is not a man. We sometimes call him a bit of a drama queen, Lyle said on BBC radio Thursday. He's probably milking it a bit. I have conflicting thoughts here. We've all done what Lyle is doing, saying one dumb thing, trying to correct it and accidentally making it worse. So you

5-time British Open champ turns it on at Turnberry

TURNBERRY, Scotland - These kind of things usually don't end well, no matter how much we might want them to. Golf is a tough enough game for even the youngsters playing in this British Open, and 59-year-olds have no business getting in the way - no ...

Jimenez leads British Open, Watson steals the show

TURNBERRY, Scotland - Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez sunk a monster putt on 18 to take a one shot lead in the British Open on a day when Tom Watson produced a masterclass in links golf seven weeks short of his 60th birthday. The American, who dominat ...

British Open Tv Schedule

The 2009 British Open golf tournament will be played from July 16 to July 19 and will be televised on TNT and ABC.

British Open TV Schedule 2009

It’s been a while since you’ve watched Tiger Woods decisively beat down the competition so get your TiVo programmed for the British Open, beginning later this week. Tiger will attempt to win his 15th major tournament. The Open begins on Thursday morning and Tiger will take on 17-year-old Ryo Ishikawa and Lee Westwood from England in the first round. Here’s the schedule: Thursday, July 16th: Preview - 6:30 a.m. TNT First-round play – 7 a.m. TNT Friday, July 17: Second-ro

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