Kenny Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic and escape with his third victory in five starts after bogeying the 18th hole.
Rick Price defeated Chris Anderson on the second playoff hole of the Nationwide Tour Players Cup on Sunday and earned his PGA Tour card for next season.
Aaron Goldberg shot 6-under 65 and took the first round lead in the two-round stroke play qualifying of the 83rd U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship on Monday.
Weekly 18: Garcia tops list of 18 British Open questions
Monday, 14 July 2008
Can Sergio Garcia get that majors monkey off his back? And which Ernie Els will show up at Royal Birkdale? ESPN.com's Jason Sobel poses 18 questions (and gives 18 answers too) heading into the British Open.
Sobel: Breaking down the top 50 at the British Open
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Two of the four best in the world rankings didn't crack the top 10 on our list for this week's British Open. So who took their places? Jason Sobel makes his picks.
While betting has a certain stigma attached to it in the United States, it's a way of life in merry old England. So when the British Open begins this week, one thing is certain: Gamblers will be in their glory, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.
While fans might not be happy that Tiger is missing his first major since 1996, there is one group who should be ecstatic about Woods' absence: The bookies. The bookies, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.
Wojciechowski: British Open yields best, worst of times
Thursday, 17 July 2008
The massacre that produced nearly two dozen scores of 80 or higher during the first round of the British Open was pure beauty. And it'll only get better for us watching and worse for those playing, writes ESPN.com's Gene Wojciechowski.
Harig: Mediate believes U.S. Open loss made him better
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Rocco Mediate nearly didn't qualify for the 137th British Open. Lucky for him, the U.S. Open runner-up played well -- and got some help -- to reach the field. Mediate parlayed that good fortune into a share of the first-round lead at Royal Birkdale, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.
Richard S. Johnson aced the 14th hole on his way to shooting a 63 that gave him a one stroke lead over the Pappas brothers after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship on Thursday.
