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The city of Charleston not only boasts some wonderful old buildings and thought-prevoking memorials but the harbour itself is a picture postcard of sights. Somewhat dominating the Charleston harbour area is the now permanently moored USS Yorktown. The aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1937 and decommissioned shortly after the end of WW 11 but was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). She was recommissioned ...

Englishman Chris Wood scored the first win of his professional career on Sunday with a two-shot victory in a rain-interrupted U.S. $1 million Thailand Open, breaking the hearts of home fans seeking a first Thai champion in eight years. The 24-year-old European Tour regular — competing in a OneAsia Tour event for the first time — fired rounds of 67, 64, 67 and 67 for a 23-under par total of 265, although preferred lies were allowed because of soggy conditions at the 6,471 metre (7,077 ...

Rory McIlroy will be looking to become the ‘lucky’ 13th time back-to-back season Major Champion since 1950. This was the information contained in post third round notes issued by organisers of the 94th PGA Championship at Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Third-Round Notes – Sunday, August 12, 2012 Weather: Mostly cloudy with later afternoon thunderstorms. The temperature reached 89 degrees. Winds SSW 15-20 mph. On Saturday, the third round was suspended at 4:50 p.m. due to a dangerous ...

Rory McIlroy heads into the final round of the 94th PGA Championship declaring he will draw on his Augusta Masters experience along with memories of his commanding Congressional winning performance in a goal to lift the gleaming Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. McIlroy will take a three shot lead into the last day of the year’s final Major. The World No. 3 posted a third round 67 to finish the rain-affected round mid-morning Sunday on seven under par. And while McIlroy was heading back to his rented ...

Rory McIlroy is on the verge of Rodman Wanamaker glory after roaring to a three shot lead at the close of the rain-affected PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. McIlroy resumed his round at 7.45am local time Sunday and then walked off some two hours later shooting a five under par 65 and moving to seven under par with Sweden’s Carl Pettersson in second place at four under par. Storms halted play at 4.50pm local time Saturday before officials called a halt to play around 6.15pm. McIlroy had just ...

Paul Lawrie feared the worst after hitting a spectator late in his third round at the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. Lawrie, who is competing in the event for a first time in decade, hit his tee shot at the par three, 17th way left to easily miss the an alligator infested water hazard but hitting a 40s something gentleman. However when Lawrie and his caddy, Dave Kenny arrived the spectator was laying stretched out on the ground and with two bags of ice already over his head. Lawrie’s errant ...

Rory McIlroy went from being up a tree on the third hole and into a share of the lead while Tiger Woods was up a creek and struggling without a paddle when play was eventually halted due to storms on day three of the PGA Championship. McIlroy had move to six under par through nine holes and tied with Vijay Singh, who had completed seven holes, when the threat of thunderstorms halted play at 4.50pm local time. In contrast, Woods was in free fall mode and playing ‘army golf’ in dropping ...