Archive for the 2008 Birkdale Open Category


Garcia Fancied While Harrington Waits On Injury

Spain’s Sergio Garcia has emerged as the favourite to win the Open as defending champion Padraig Harrington ponders pulling out of the tournament at Royal Birkdale because of injury. In the absence of Tiger Woods, Garcia was the choice of most golf experts and writers in a BBC survey, with Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson, Argentina’s […]

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Three-Up Perry Becomes Reluctant Star

Kenny Perry won for the third time in five starts as he emerged from a three-way play-off to lift the John Deere Classic title in Silvis, Illinois. Perry’s ambition at the start of the year was to quietly make the US Ryder Cup team without any fuss or fanfare. No such luck if he keeps […]

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Open Looking for New Hero

The premier event of the international golfing season takes place next week when The Open welcomes all the best players in the world to Royal Birkdale. Well, almost all the best players, given the absence of Tiger Woods. Woods is forced to miss the final two majors of the season so he can recover from […]

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Download Free 2008 Open Championship Factsheet

Following on from the success of the 2007 Open Championship Factsheet ,the 2008 US Masters Factsheet and the 2008 US Open Factsheet I have produced one for the Open Champioinship at Royal Birkdale. This 2008 Open Championship Factsheet is perfect for bringing you right up to speed for the event starting on Thursday 17th July. […]

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99 Reminders of Maurice Flitcroft

We’ve all dreamed of playing in the Open. For most of us those dreams remain safely in our imaginations. A lucky few live the dream. Others drive themselves demented trying. And the regional qualifying for the Open is a step on the road to those dreams. An obstacle to be overcome as you strive to […]

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Time to Phil his Boots

I’m not a sports psychologist. So, I suppose, my opinion on this isn’t worth a damn. But here goes. I would argue that Tiger’s enforced absence (the rehabilitation of the knee has begun – could the superman of world sport return quicker than we expected?) represents an opportunity for the rest of the field. An […]

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Open Returns To Thompson’s Great Stage

Success in sport can be a fickle mistress. Whatever the record books say there is very rarely an undisputed champion. Allan Wells won the 1980 100m gold at the Olympics. But the Americans weren’t there so, for some, it is an achievement forever diminished (that Wells went on to beat them all weeks later is […]

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Tiger Woods Goes Under the Knife

Tiger Woods is recovering from his second knee operation in 10 weeks, having gone under the knife to repair torn ligaments. The world number one was forced to have another operation only days after winning the US Open earlier this month, when his grueling 91 holes, including 19 holes of play-off golf against Rocco Mediate, […]

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Golf Tries to Assess Impact of Tiger’s Absence

When Tiger Woods first burst on to the scene, now more than a decade ago, he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his father, Earl. The famous host asked Earl, in his son’s presence, if Tiger was bigger than the game. His answer was an emphatic “absolutely not!” Indeed, we would all like to […]

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Injured Tiger Out For The Year

Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season. This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, the British Open at […]

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R&A Scraps Doping Tests at Royal Birkdale

The issue of doping in golf was raised again when the Royal & Ancient, one of the two most influential global bodies, decided to delay drug testing at this year’s British Open at Royal Birkdale. The reason is that many golfers had already qualified for the tournament from tours that do not apply anti-doping measures. […]

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Malaysia’s Chia Wins Return Trip to Open

Malaysian pro Danny Chia earned his second shot at the British Open when he won the International Fina Qualifying – Asia earlier this week. Asia may have their own tour but it is the dream of all players to match themselves against the world’s best players. And what better arena than the British Open, which […]

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