New Bunkers Await British Open Golfers
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Tiger Woods didn't hit into a single bunker when he won the 2000 British Open at St. Andrews. Don't count on a repeat when The Open returns to St. Andrews this summer.
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The British Open is considering dropping its ban on female golfers.
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Phil Mickelson&#039;s shirt already was stained with patches of sweat, the sign of someone hard at work. This was more a case of oppressive heat and humidity at Muirfield Village, because the Masters champion had yet to play his pro-am Wednesday.
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International Final Qualifying (IFQ) for the British Open gets underway in South Africa on Tuesday.
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The British Open has gone to a four-hole playoff between Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington at Carnoustie. Garcia bogeyed the final hole of regulation to fall into a tie with Harrington at 7-under.
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Nick Faldo wore a Superman logo on his cap Monday, appropriate for this British Open. Everyone must feel like they&#039;re on another planet at Royal Liverpool, a links course tucked along the Irish Sea that has not hosted professional golf in 25 years and hasn&#039;t held the British Open since 1967.
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The 35th Ryder Cup matches will get started with a gigantic bang this morning. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be paired up for the American team against Europe&#39;s Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington.
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The last putt on the last hole of the last match. Bernhard Langer playing Hale Irwin and Langer has a six-footer for Europe to retain the Ryder Cup.
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Phil Mickelson has to be feeling better about his game heading into next week's British Open.
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Tiger Woods's dream of a third successive British Open victory was in danger of being blown away by a stiff Scottish breeze in the second round on Friday.
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The gallery's fevered anticipation was rewarded at 1:30 p.m. yesterday when Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods approached the first tee for the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Never mind that, at the time, neither was leading the tournament.
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Ewan Porter, Peter Fowler, Ben Bunny and Scott Laycock booked their places in this year's British Open at Carnoustie after the Australasian final international qualifying leg finished in Sydney on Tuesday.
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A new era in golf begins in two weeks, and it might expose an old problem. The tour has been trumpeting its new slogan in advertising campaigns over the last month, gearing up for the new FedExCup that tees off Jan. 4 at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. But this big launch in Kapalua might fizzle without its biggest rocket. Tiger Woods might not be there.
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Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 Thursday to share the lead in the first round of the Scottish Open. The two-time Masters champion had an eagle and five birdies in the British Open warmup at Loch Lomond.
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Oakland Hills, once regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.
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Colombia&#39;s Camilo Villegas hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during round 2 of the Australian Golf Open in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004.
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All the action from Friday's fourballs as the USA and Europe prepare to tee off at Oakland Hills.