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Miguel Ángel Jiménez Wins The British Open Trick Shot Competition

David Matthews — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:30:40 EDT

Miguel Ángel Jiménez will never have to buy...whatever his drink of choice is after this shot Saturday. On 17—the affectionately named Road Hole—he had no choice but to Tin Cup it off the wall onto the green. Smooth, MAJ. Smooth. More »

Tiger Woods Is Back To Cussing At Himself

David Matthews — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:15:59 EDT

Over the weekend, Tiger didn't perform as well as he had planned and, following a missed putt, decided to let the obscenities fly. While oddly familiar, we are glad to see Tiger getting his act together on the green. [Devil Ball Golf] More »

Public Urination: The Scourge Of St. Andrews (UPDATE)

David Matthews — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EDT

During the adorable "wind delay" today at the British Open, a time-filling Scott Van Pelt was forced to remark-without-actually-remarking on a man just mindin' his own business, tryin' to drain the main vein. More »

John Daly Dresses For The Job He Wants, Not The One He Has

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:30:13 EDT

Daly is turning heads at St. Andrews with his sartorial splendor and his Hooters waitress girlfriend. This is like a dark comedy, where the party animal teaches the country club types to loosen up, and then drinks himself to death. [Reuters] More »

The One Good Thing About Tom Watson Losing The British Open

Drew Magary — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:30:35 EDT

If there's one silver lining to Tom Watson's agonizing 2nd place finish at the British Open yesterday, it's that we are now spared from old people suddenly thinking they are somehow useful again. More »

Sports Psychologist Takes Full Credit For Stewart Cink

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:30:45 EDT

Who is really to blame for "stepping on a Hall of Famer's neck" and ruining golf forever by not laying down for Tom Watson. Not that jerk Stewart Cink. Send a note to Dr. Morris Pickens, famous sports psychologist, instead. More »

Well, That Was Anticlimactic

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:45:00 EDT

Congratulations, Stewart Cink, on your first major championship. Too bad no one cares. Do you remember who beat Jean Van de Velde in '99? All we'll remember from Turnberry is Tom Watson missing an 8-footer for the Claret Jug. More »

Tom Watson Still 59, Still Leading The Open Yeah, About That...

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:50:58 EDT

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Three holes to go, and the old man is up by a stroke. Let's hope he doesn't have one before he enters the clubhouse. [PGA Leaderboard] More »

Ross, You're A Heckuva Lot More Likely To Have Another Child Than Win Another Open

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:45:00 EDT

Ross Fisher, currently near the top at the Open, is ready to scurry off the course at any moment should his wife go into labor. "Hopefully, I can hang on for one more day, and hopefully she can." [NY Post] More »

Tiger Woods To Miss The Cut At British Open

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:20:00 EDT

Woods had two double bogeys on the back nine to finish +5, but the projected cut is 4-over. Only his second missed cut at major since turning pro. Old Tom Watson somehow still tied for the lead. [Open Championship] More »

Angry Scotsmen Overshadow Actual Golf At British Open

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:30:00 EDT

We've got all eyes on Tiger and a 17-year-old phenom, and we've got Tom Watson nearly shooting his age. But what the British Open really needed was a good catfight. More »

In Which We Attempt To Translate British Journalism

Ben Cohen — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EDT

If the English language isn't yet universal, then the verse of sports should be. I've never understood, then, why it is that I can't comprehend a word of 19th-century British newspapers. More »

Tom Watson And His New Eyes Take Early Lead At British Open

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:05:01 EDT

Watson shot a 65 in the first round. Others in contention include Mark O'Meara and Mark Calcavecchia. No, you didn't accidentally get sucked into a wormhole. [Fanhouse] More »

Chris Evert And Greg Norman Are Just Two Old Horndogs Lovin' Life

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:30:02 EDT

Yesterday's British Open didn't have the storybook ending Greg Norman probably would've hoped for, but two people that were probably thrilled Norman faltered in the final round yesterday were his ex-wife and current wife Chris Evert's ex-husband. Although rumors about a passionate affair between the two geriatric athletes were rampant during the time of their divorces, both Norman and Evert adamantly denied their lustful urges played any part in the dissolution of their marriages. Until now, that is, as Evert goes on record with Vogue admitting that she and Norman were just two star-crossed geezers looking to engage in all sorts of hip-breaking activities in the bedroom. More »

In The End, Joey Harrington's Distant Cousin Triumphs

Matt Sussman — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:55:05 EDT

All weekend the world was talking about Greg Norman's resurgence, briefly forgetting what he normally does on Sunday. (Fortunately, he reminded us almost immediately.) Then for about 10 minutes the hot golfer was Britain's Ian Poulter. Even for a split second, Jim Furyk's finish of +10 might have been good enough for a playoff. Then we remembered Padraig Harrington was the guy who won The Open Championship last year, and when we didn't believe him, he just had to go and win the thing again. So I think at least every major English accent was the frontrunner this weekend. Consider it a victory over the Romance languages. More »

The Normans Have Invaded England Yet Again

Matt Sussman — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:51:00 EDT

Not since 1066 has England been this shocked of a Norman ruling their empire. Greg Norman, winner of the '86 and '93 Opens, is the clubhouse leader after 54 holes with 2-over-par. He was a half-inch from finishing the 18th hole with a chip-in and another few inches from an eagle on 17. A couple more breaks and the 53-year-old newlywed might possess a four-stroke lead. More »

British Open Update: Nobody's under par,...

Matt Sussman — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:50:00 EDT

British Open Update: Nobody's under par, either overall or today. David Duval and Jean Van de Velde are both +10 for the round, and they're still not done scrambling around the green. The lead is a healthy +2, shared by four men including Greg Norman. 2003 Open champion Ben Curtis, at +7, made up a metric tonne of ground with a round of par, jumping from 38th to 12th. A gust of wind was last seen ticketed for speeding through a school zone, going 40 mph on a 20 mph stretch of land. [PGA.com] More »

Greg Norman Owns the British Open...Your Mom's Heart

Clay Travis — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:24 EDT

Right now Norman's the leader at even par. Of course in 1986 Greg Norman won the "Saturday Slam" by leading all four major tournaments with one day to play. He only managed to win the British Open. He's also the only golfer to have lost a playoff at all four majors. I guess what I'm saying is, Greg Norman defines the golfing yips. More »

British Open co-leader? Rocco F'in Mediate

Clay Travis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:30:04 EDT

Fresh off his one-stroke 18 hole playoff loss to Tiger, the man, the myth, the legend, Rocco Mediate clocked in his first round at -1. So if you had a dream that man boobs were going to own the British Open and you rushed to Vegas to lay your money on Phil, you picked the wrong tits. More »

Phil Mickelson and John Daly Might As Well Go Get Wasted in a Pub

Clay Travis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:24 EDT

Rolling into the British Open Phil Mickelson was optimistic this could be his year. By 10:30 eastern, we knew that wasn't the case. The Hefty Left swung his manboobs from one side of the fairway to the other on his way to a robust 79. At least he didn't waste any time taking himself out of competition. After six holes, Phil was already six over. Including a nice triple bogey on six. More »

British Open Preview: Living In A World Without Tigers

shane bacon — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:00:14 EDT

This year, please welcome back Shane Bacon, golfing bon vivant from Dogs That Chase Cars, as he gives us a fantastic preview to this year's British Open. It can still be interesting without Tiger. Right? More »

John Daly and Butch Harmon in Catfight on Eve of British Open

Clay Travis — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:45 EDT

After swing coach Butch Harmon said Daly was more interested in drinking and having a good time than he was in being a good golfer. Daly, who is more interested in drinking and having a good time than being a good golfer, took offense. Now he's finally firing back from England. Sort of. More »

Jean Van de Velde Qualifies for British Open

Clay Travis — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:32 EDT

Van de Velde, who memorably choked away the 1999 British Open with a triple bogey, was one of four golfers to qualify for next week's British Open. Even better for Van de Velde, he birdied the 18th hole to qualify. More »

Please, Bertha, Touch My Bum

Leitch — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:10:05 EDT

You know what's funny? When old people go digging for gold on live British Open coverage. That wasn't Arnold Palmer, was it? More »

Tiger Woods' Shirts Are Not Flattering On Regular Humans

Leitch — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:30:37 EDT

The handsome young man in this photo is CNBC's Darren Rovell. Check out the nips! More »

Your British Open Preview

Leitch — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:20:40 EDT

Hey, one of them "Major" "Championships" is going on in the whole golf world this weekend, the British Open. It's at the Carnoustie Golf Links, which is in Scotland, and as we all know, if it's not Scottish, it's crap. More »

Tiger Woods Wins One For Earl

mjdeadspin — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:38:55 EDT

It's hard to muster up too much sarcasm after Tiger's victory at Royal Liverpool this morning. He tapped in for par on the 18th to secure his 11th professional major, gave a primal fist pump, and then broke down crying in his caddie's arms, thinking surely of how his father wouldn't be there to give him the customary post-major-victory hug. It was a rare display from the normally reserved and measured Tiger. More »

Sergio Garcia Tries To Break The Duck

mjdeadspin — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:12:30 EDT

Despite Tiger Woods being awarded the British Open title yesterday afternoon by Pat Forde, the rest of the field decided to show up and play today anyway. And Tiger still does have the lead, but just by a stroke. Sergio Garcia shot a course record-tying 65 today to get himself to within 1 of Tiger. The trend this weekend seems to be for Spaniards to finish second to Americans. More »

Tiger Woods, Back To Normal

Leitch — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:00:08 EDT

As Tiger Woods soars to the top of the British Open leaderboard, doing what he can to re-establish his dominance of the sport, we are pleased to see that he has still not learned how to avoid the awkward high-five. That's just simply Tiger being Tiger. More »

Well, You'll Have To Wear Those Short Pants, First Off

Leitch — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:00:38 EDT

In one of those stories you couldn't make up even if you were trying really, really hard, famed British Open choker Jean Van De Velde has announced he intends to try to qualify for the Women's British Open next year to protest the decision to allow women to qualify for the men's event. More »