Ernie Els – What He Wins With His 141st Open Championship Victory.
Ernie Els – What he wins with his victory in the 141st Open Championship.
* Els fourth Major Championship success – 1994 & 1997 U.S. Open & 2002 Open Championship.
* Els is the 16th consecutive different winner of a Major Championship since Padraig Harrington captured the 2008 U.S. PGA.
* His six shot final round winning comeback is the largest in The Open Championship since Padraig Harrington in 2007.
* His six shot final round winning comeback is the largest on the ...
Ernie Els Dedicates Open Championship Victory To His Son, Ben.
Ernie Els dedicated his second Open Championship victory to his autistic son, Ben.
Els became a four-time Major Champion after the surprise ending to this year’s 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
The South African came from six strokes back to defeat Australia’s Adam Scott by one and claim a second Claret Jug a decade after winning at Muirfield.
And along with his U.S. Open success in 1994 and 1994, Els now joins arch rival Phil Mickelson with four Majo victories.
The ...
Adam Scott – What The Newspapers Say Heading To Last Round.
The scan through the Sunday edition of the main U.K. newspapers suggest Australia’s Adam Scott will be under pressure from ‘wind specialist’ Graeme McDowell if he is to win this year’s 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
However the bias British press failed to mention how Scott overcame very windy conditions three years ago at the links New South Wales club in Sydney to win the Australian Open.
Here’s a selection of headlines:-
Sunday Mail – ...
Adam Scott Set To Join Australian Golfing Greats.
Adam Scott is set to join the greats of Australian golf with victory in the 141st Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
Scott is not only looking to end a six year winless drought since Geoff Ogilvy captured the 2006 U.S. Open but he’s also seeking to become the first Australian to win golf’s oldest Major since Greg Norman captured the 1993 Open at Royal St. George’s.
If successful, Scott would be the fifth Australian to win golf’s oldest Major and following in ...
India’s Anirban Lahiri Hole-in-One During Third Round Open Championship.
India’s Anirban Lahiri was celebrating when he holed out for an ace at the par three, ninth hole during today’s third round of the 141st Open Championship.
Lahiri’s 9-iron shot from 150-yards landed on the green to the right of the flag and rolled gently into the cup, and with the crowd standing to their feet and roaring their approval.
Unfortunately there is no gleaming new car or a watch or champers for Lahiri. Just the honour on the next tee.
“When it went in, everybody ...
Tiger Woods Drive To 15th Major Being Ruined By Mobile Phones – Gary Player Calls For Ban.
Tiger Woods push for a 15th Major championship at the 141st Open Championship is being ruined by mobile phones.
The R & As decision to lift the five-year ban on patrons bringing phones to The Open is back-firing badly and it’s the players who are moaning.
It was Woods who complained to the R & A executive after his 2006 Open victory at Hoylake saying how badly he had been pestered by the digital cameras.
Golf’s ruling body reacted immediately banning mobile phones and cameras ...
Snedeker & Scott Show The Way As Tiger Claws His Way Into 2012 Open Contention.
American Brandt Snedeker leads the 2012 Open Championship at 10-under par and one stroke clear of Australia’s Adam Scott.
But now looming large in the final round picture is 14-time Major winning, Tiger Woods.
Woods clawed his way up the board on day two adding a second straight 67 to move to six under par and capping his round by holing a brilliant bunker shot at the last.
A total of 83 players made the halfway cut on three over par including former Open Champions Paul Lawrie (four under par) ...
