Archive for the 2008 Birkdale Open Category


A Decade Of Memories In The Majors.

The 00’s have officially passed us by and with it goes one of the most memorable decades in major championship golf history. The dominance of Tiger Woods was a hallmark of the past ten years and while the great man did produce some of the most impressive golf in major history there were other players […]

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Year-End Awards Highlight Stars On All Tours.

The Hollywood Foreign Press announced their nominations for the Golden Globe Awards this week and the Academy of Arts and Sciences will be doing the same in a month or so. And while December is a hot month for movies, it is a decidedly slow one for golf. That being said it’s a great opportunity […]

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Great White Shark Back in Troubled Waters

Most of the endearing images we have from the Masters are victorious ones: Jack Nicklaus raising that huge, black putter head in the air as he birdied 17 on the way to an improbable victory in 1986. Nick Faldo putting his hands above his head in disbelief as he knocked over Scott Hoch in the […]

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New Golf Hole At Royal Birkdale!

What do you get when you combine the tee at the par 3 12th at Royal Birkdale with the green at the par 3 7th ? Welcome to the newest hole at Royal Birkdale! Fantastic video production by Red Bee Media and direction by Toby Crawford. Post production was done by Concrete. More great YouTube […]

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Golf writers honour Harrington, Ochoa and Haas

The awards keep flowing for Ireland’s Padraig Harrington. The reigning British Open and PGA Championship champion has added to his vast 2008 honours list after being named Player of the Year for men by the Golf Writers Association of America. Harrington has already won the prestigious PGA Tour Player of the Year Award as well […]

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Harrington wins European Shot of the Year prize

His ball laying 249 yards from the hole, the imposing thought of Greg Norman lurking two strokes behind him prompted Irish Padraig Harrington to take out his five-wood earlier this year at the British Open. Little did he know at the time that the incredible shot that saw the ball land just three feet from […]

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Singapore Singh – Jeev holds off Harrington and Els

Indian Jeev Milkha Singh emerged from a stellar field that included Padraig Harrington, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els to win the $5 million Singapore Open at Sentosa Island over the weekend. The son of a former Olympic runner shot a final round of two-under-par 69 for a total of seven-under 277 and a one-stroke victory […]

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Harrington is PGA Player of the Year for 2008

Padraig Harrington may have lost in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf event in Bermuda earlier this week, but there is no denying the impact he has had on the sport this year. And as a reward for his achievements, highlighted by victory in the British Open and PGA Championship, the Irishman has been named […]

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Frustrated Woods Hails Harrington’s Triumph

Tiger Woods has congratulated Padraig Harrington for his PGA Championship victory, while at the same time expressing frustration that he wasn’t there to battle it out with the Irishman. Writing in his newsletter, Woods said he watched some of the action unfold at Oakland Hills last week when Harrington won his second straight major after […]

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Harrington Joins Major League of Champions

If he hadn’t done so already at last month’s British Open, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington sealed his status as a true golfing heavyweight with his epic and draining victory at the USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Battling through 36 strength-sapping holes on the final day, and then scrapping with Spain’s Sergio Garcia in a tussle reminiscent […]

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Vaughan Triumphs in Senior Open as Norman Comes Close Again

Greg Norman was again in contention at an Open event but, like before, failed to land the top prize as American Bruce Vaughan fought back from nowhere to win the Senior Open Championship at Royal Troon. Norman birdied five of the first seven holes on the final day but failed to sustain his charge, finishing […]

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Harrington Follows Braid into Record Books

As the challengers fell away on Sunday afternoon it looked like it was going to be a case of last man standing. Then Padraig Harrington reminded us why he is such a great champion. Harrington was four under for the last six holes and that included some of the best golf of the week. And […]

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Harrington Overcomes Injury to Win Second Straight Open Title

There is something about injuries and winning a major this season. Padraig Harrington was only 75 per cent confident of completing 72 holes of a brutal British Open at Royal Birkdale because of a wrist injury. In the end, it was not percentages but sheer guts, talent and determination that not only allowed him to […]

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Choi, Norman, Villegas, Harrington … Open Throws Up Intriguing Storylines

According to his good friend Mark O’Meara, Tiger Woods has been watching the Open on television, as a golf fan. If so, then he must be as excited and intrigued as all of us on how things will eventually pan out at Royal Birkdale this weekend. Greg Norman, KJ Choi, Padraig Harringon and the new […]

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Wet But No Damp Squib

Should we be dismissing this Open already? No Tiger Woods. No sunshine. No low scores (Camilo Villegas and his awe inspiring 65 aside). Will 2008 turn out to be an Open aberration? Will we be whispering shamefacedly about this like we do about Carnoustie ’99 or day three at Muirfield in 2002? Of course we […]

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