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2014 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (The 36th of 41 events in the PGA TOUR Season) Royal Liverpool GC                              July 17-20, 2014                                    FedExCup Pts: 600 Hoylake, England                                                                                            Par/Yards: 37-37—72/7,312 Third-Round Notes – Saturday, July 19, 2014 Weather: Overcast, with rain throughout the day. ...

Tiger Woods and Tom Watson have added the enormous number of tributes to the late Bob Torrance. The 81-year old renowned Scottish coach passed away yesterday after a near year-long battle with lung cancer. As a mark of respect all players competing in today’s third round of The Open wore black ribbons as a mark of respect to Torrance who coached a number of players including double Open Champion, Padraig Harrington. Between Woods and Watson they’ve won eight Open Championships and each ...

The golfing world is in morning with news late this afternoon legendary Scottish-born coach, Bob Torrance has passed away. The 82-year old Torrance, who is the father to 2002 victorious Ryder Cup captain, Sam Torrance, died after a seven month illness due to lung cancer. Among those leading the tributes was triple Major winning Padraig Harrington who was advised of the news straight after his second round here at the 143rd Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. “It puts it in perspective,” said ...

For the first time in the history of golf’s oldest Major there will be a two tee start and with players going out in groups of three on day three of the 2014 Open Championship. The threat of severe thunderstorms and strong winds has forced the R & A to commence the second round at 9am from both the first and 10th tees. “The bad weather is forecast to potentially to last through much of the morning with a four-hour window of much improved conditions in the early afternoon, with the ...

Rory McIlroy has promised to reveal the ‘key words’ he’s been saying to himself this week after storming to a four shot lead on day two of the 2014 Open Championship. McIlroy looks in a class of his own taming the Royal Liverpool course for a second day running to move to 12-under par and well clear of his nearest rival American Dustin Johnson, who was joint runner-up to Darren Clarke in the 2012 Open Championship. And after dispelling the ‘Friday Fright’ that has haunted ...

Three-time Open Champion Tiger Woods got his comeback from major surgery back on track in making the halfway cut at Royal Liverpool. After driving out-of-bounds down the right side of the 17th, Woods holed a five-foot putt birdie putt on the 18th in a round of a five under par 77 for a two-over par tally and right on the cut-off mark. Woods has failed to make the cut at a major only three times in his professional career, most recently at the 2011 PGA. He also missed at the 2006 U.S. Open, shortly ...

Six-time Major winning Nick Faldo today celebrates his 57th birthday. Faldo, who won The Open in 1987, 1990 and 1992, will commence his third round at 3.05pm local time and at four over par. Faldo is this week contesting his 36th Open Championship since making his debut in 1976 at Royal Birkdale. However it has been a lean past few years for Faldo having missed the cut in golf’s oldest Major in his past five appearances.