Scott Gibson produced an inspirational performance at Princes on the Kent coast yesterday to storm in the match-play phase of the Amateur Championship.
Nice guys finish last, according to former Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, but when it comes to golf's major championships this year, nothing could be further from the truth.
Luke Donald and Justin Rose will aim to claim their first major titles and end a 43-year wait for an English winner of the US Open tomorrow - but doing so could make them the most unpopular men in America.
Luke Donald and Justin Rose will aim to claim their first major titles and end a 43-year wait for an English winner of the US Open tomorrow - but doing so could make them the most unpopular men in America.
Luke Donald returns to Merion today in the lead of the 113th US Open as playing partner Lee Westwood looks to recover from a unique stroke of bad luck.
Sergio Garcia left a hand-written note on Tiger Woods' locker after being unable to apologise in person when the pair met on the practice range ahead of the US Open at Merion.
As he steels himself for a first competitive appearance on American soil since his ill-judged "fried chicken" quip to Tiger Woods during the BMW PGA Championship, it would be safe to assume that Sergio Garcia probably feels about as welcome as Billy Connolly's famous flurry of flatulence in a space suit.
Andy Murray does not begin his title bid here at the Aegon Champion-ships until tomorrow but the Scot will have been heartened by what he saw as one home hope heeded his call to step up to the big time.
Park In-bee edged out Scotland's Catriona Matthew after three play-off holes to win the Wegmans LPGA Championship at the end of a marathon final day in Pittsford, New York.
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