Archive for the ‘British Open’ Category

Who Can Weather Brutal Conditions at the British Open?

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

With the British Open set to begin Thursday at Royal St. George's in the wonderfully named Sandwich, England, it's time to acknowledge that what we're about to watch is going to be painfully entertaining. You know how it is when scores soar at the U.S. Open (that didn't happen last year, ...

Sorry, Padraig, It’s Been Done

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Gimpy-wristed Irishman Padraig Harrington is your (well, England's) Open champion for the second year in a row. He boldly gutted out a win by finishing at +3 and even fended off a 53-year-old former champion most notable for A) being old and B) being Mr. Chris Evert and C) choking ...

A Shark In The Water?

Friday, July 18th, 2008

On a weekend where everyone will be talking about The Joker, perhaps it is fitting that the biggest story in the sporting world will come from The Choker.Greg Norman, the now-gray Shark, is standing on the precipice of one of the most unlikely major victories in golf history at halftime ...

Five Reasons To Watch The British Open

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

At least two of the five of us on this site are golf obsessives, so it's a big week for us as it's time for the 2008 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in England. Yet, with Tiger at home recovering, many are wondering whether there'll be anything interesting to watch ...