Thursday, 07 July 2011
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Garcia Loses Playoff, But Gets Into British Open
Sergio Garcia almost won for the first time since 2008 at on Sunday at the BMW International Open. Almost, but not quite.
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Cantlay leads as second round of Travelers Championship suspended due to poor visibility
Patrick Cantlay leads as second round of Travelers Championship suspended due to poor visibility Much to the disappointment of fans, the second round of Travelers Championship has been suspended due to poor visibility. According to the tournament officials, it will resume at 7.00 am, local time. The event is being held at TPC River Highland, Cromwell. For the second time in two days, the tournament has been put on halt. On Thursday, rain made the course unplayable and the round was re... -
Fredrik Jacobsen leads four qualifiers for Open at Royal St George's
? Swede secures his place via PGA Tour mini-money list
? Dane Olesen also qualifies after second place in ParisThe Swede Fredrik Jacobson, Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and Americans Harrison Frazar and Charles Howell earned places in the Open Championship on Sunday.
Frazar and Jacobsen took the two spots on offer via a mini-money list on the PGA Tour that covered six events, from the Players Championship to the AT&T National. Jacobsen was the highest on the list who was not already eligible, following his maiden victory on the PGA Tour in the Travelers Championship last Sunday. Olesen and Howell were the leading non-exempt players at the French Open and AT&T National.
Olesen tied for second with England's Mark Foster at Le Golf National, but will be at Royal St George's on Thursday week by virtue of being higher in the world rankings. Howell tied for third with Adam Scott and Jeff Overton, both of whom had secured their places.
At least five more starting places for the Open will be handed out on Monday, once the new world rankings are published. The vacancies have been caused by exempt players winning some of this season's bigger events ? Rory McIlroy at the US Open, Charl Schwartzel at The Masters, KJ Choi at the Players Championship and Luke Donald at the BMW PGA Championship ? and former Open winners like Nick Faldo and Greg Norman electing not to play.
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Henrik Stenson surges into first round lead at BMW International Open
Henrik Stenson surges into first round lead at BMW International Open Henrik Stenson smashed a score of 8-under-par, 64 in the opening round of the ?2,000,000 BMW International Open to surge into an early lead. The European Tour event is taking part at the par-72 Golf club München Eichenried in Munich, Germany. The Swede teed-off from the front and set the course on fire with his flawless iron play. The veteran birdied the opening hole from a distance of 5 feet and managed to earn applause...The Players Championship John Deere Classic Deutsche Bank Championship
Wednesday, 06 July 2011
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Martin Kaymer gets in on the hole-in-one video craze
These days, it seems like everybody is trying to become a YouTube star with a trick shot video. While Martin Kaymer is already a household name in golf and one of the top players in the game, that apparently didn't stop him from spending the day holing putts from the seat of a helicopter; hitting a ridiculously high shot into a clock tower; and ruining a summer afternoon for a sunbather by hitting a ball that turns the sprinkler in her direction.
Seriously, who knew the mild-mannered German was such a troublemaker! I think somebody needs to have a talk with him. Wait ... you're telling me the video isn't real? Wow, you could have fooled me.
Regardless, it's nice to see Kaymer having some fun in his off time.
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