Australian Aaron Townsend shot a pair of 2-under 70s to win the Australasian qualifying tournament for this year’s British Open by three strokes.
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Australian Aaron Townsend shot a pair of 2-under 70s to win the Australasian qualifying tournament for this year’s British Open by three strokes. Australians Ashley Hall (71) and Nicholas Cullen (73) took the other two qualifying spots up for grabs at Kingston Heath Golf Club after beating Champions Tour regular Peter Senior (71) in a playoff.
This year’s Irish Open is expected to be held at Royal Portrush for the first time since 1936, boosting the chances of the Northern Irish links course hosting a British Open in the near future. The European Tour has called a news conference for Friday at Royal Portrush, when the coastal venue is expected to replace Killarney as the host of the Irish Open from June 28 to July 1.
There was a finish like no other by Charl Schwartzel in the Masters, the redemption of 22-year-old Rory McIlroy in a record-setting performance at the U.S. Open, the popularity of Darren Clarke at the British Open.
Alvaro Quiros holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the 18th to clinch a two-shot win over 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie at the Dubai World Championship on Sunday as No.
Spaniard Alvaro Quiros holed an eagle putt on the 18th to clinch a two-shot win over 1999 British Open champion Paul Lawrie at the Dubai World Championship on Sunday. Quiros finished with a 19-under total of 266 at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. He was tied with Lawrie for much of the day and fell a shot behind heading into the back nine.
DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Former British Open winnerPaul Lawrie, the subject of regular mickey-taking from his youngsons over his golfing woes, sported a grin as wide as the desertafter shooting a pacesetting seven-under-par 65 at the DubaiWorld Championship on Thursday. The 42-year-old Briton lifted his one and only major titleat Carnoustie in 1999 before winning the 2001 Dunhill …
DUBAI (Reuters) – Former British Open winner Paul Lawrie, the subject of regular mickey-taking from his young sons over his golfing woes, sported a grin as wide as the desert after shooting a pacesetting seven-under-par 65 at the Dubai World Championship on Thursday. The 42-year-old Briton lifted his one and only major title at Carnoustie in 1999 before winning the 2001 Dunhill Links …
BANGKOK: British Open champion Darren Clarke said on Friday he wants to end a chequered campaign on a winning note at the inaugural $1 million Thailand Golf Championship.
Former British Open champion Paul Lawrie of Scotland shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take the early clubhouse lead by three strokes in the opening round at the Dubai World Championship. Lawrie is the 1999 Open winner but has won only once on the European Tour this year and hasn’t had a top-10 finish since May.
UCLA sophomore Patrick Cantlay is going to the Open Championship under a new qualifying category for golf’s oldest championship.
Dustin Johnson, a runner-up at this year’s British Open, underwent right knee surgery on Tuesday that could keep the US star from taking part in January’s season-opening US PGA Tour event.
Dustin Johnson had been experiencing knee pain since the British Open. JUPITER, Fla. — Dustin Johnson has undergone surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee. He is expected to be out of competition until sometime in January.
