Justin Leonard is in the top 10 money winners on the PGA Tour, 27th in the world rankings, and looking to earn his way back to the Ryder Cup team for the first time since 1999.
The wind howled and the rain poured on Thursday in the first round of the 137th British Open. Rocco Mediate led an early evening assault on par at Birkdale, birdieing the last two holes for a 69.
The wind howled and the rain poured on Thursday in the first round of the 137th British Open. Rocco Mediate led an early evening assault on par at Birkdale, birdieing the last two holes for a 69.
Rain and winds off the Irish Sea will be a big challenge for golfers at the British Open, and a welcome sight for the very large and enthusiastic galleries.
Rain and winds off the Irish Sea will be a big challenge for golfers at the British Open, and a welcome sight for the very large and enthusiastic galleries.
This advice is usually delivered as gospel: the key to low golf scores is a good short game. The vast majority of shots in a round of golf are struck from 100 yards and in.
Complacency must seem like a foreign term to the hard-driving Padraig Harrington, who won his second straight British Open title Sunday despite harsh conditions and an injured wrist.
