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Carnoustie, Scotland … Jhonattan Vegas was very lucky to have teed-up in the 147th Open after stupidly letting his UK visa lapse. The three-time PGA Tour winner Vegas had visa issues that started last week when he was supposed to leave for Scotland on July 12. A flurry of activity did not get the issue resolved until Wednesday, meaning he would fly overnight from his home in Houston and not arrive until the wee hours of Thursday morning. His agent arranged for a helicopter to take him from ...

Carnoustie, Scotland … Marks the fourth time Kisner Kisner has held the first-round lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR and second time in a major championship Kisner’s 22 putts tied his career-low number of putts on TOUR (R3/2017 Sony Open in Hawaii) Last nine Open champions began with a round in the 60s (74/2008/Padraig Harrington) Top seven players on the leaderboard represent either USA or South Africa, all seeking their first major title Ryan Moore (T42/2007), Pat Perez (T20/2007), Zach ...

Carnoustie, Scotland …. Three-time former Open Champion, Tiger Woods overcome a neck injury and using the driver just once to end his three-year Open Championship absence with a level par 71 on the opening day of the 14th Open Championship at Carnoustie. Woods got off to a brilliant start birding the first and fourth holes to race to two-under but let slip the chance to go three-under at the par-5 sixth hole before maknig the turn at two-under. The 14-time Major winner dropped a shot in finding ...

Carnoustie, Scotland  This year’s Open Championship marks the 50th anniversary of Gary Player’s 1968 Open Championship success. It was here at Carnoustie the champion South African golfer captured a second Open and the fourth of nine Grand Slam titles. Astoningly, Player won 165 professional victories in his career and in visiting the Open Championship Media Centre on Wednesday I asked the now 82-year old how he judged success and what he based his opinion. “If you run a business ...

Carnoustie, Scotland … Tiger Woods is all set to end an 11-year absence when he tees-up in this week’s 147th Open Championship. The last time Woods has seen Carnoustie was in finishing T11th in the 2007 Open. And the 14-time Major winner was keen to get a look at the Scotland course teeing-up around 3.40pm and hitting off the first. Woods spent little time on the range and in what was about 20-minutes before making his way to the tee and using an iron to find the opening fairway. One ...

Gullane, Scotland …. Graeme McDowell delighted in sorting out a putting glitch and take ‘Route 66’ on the second day of the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open at Gullane. McDowell recorded just 26 putts to move just inside the top-40 with a five-under par tally and be trailing eight shots behind England’s Robert Rock (63) who heads the field on 13-under par. Defending Gullane champion, Rickie Fowler posted the same score as McDowell to be well-placed at 10-under. McDowell spent ...

Gullane, Scotland … Five-time Major winning Phil Mickelson will head to Carnoustie Saturday morning after missing the cut in the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open at Gullane. Mickelson, and a back-to-back Scottish and Open Champion in 2013, was never in the mix over the two rounds posting scores of 70 and 69 for a one-under par tally. Even with an eagle ‘3’ at the second, Mickelson missed the cut by two shots. “I have some work to do on my game, I didn’t play great,” ...