Table of Contents
BUNKER
Carr, Nagle headed to Hall of Fame
LPGA acquires Futures Tour
Olympic golf talk heats up again
Lost at sea, fisherman lands on links
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
VIEW FROM THE BUNKER
Drug testing key to protecting golf's integrity
By Ron Sirak
EQUIPMENT
No ball-changing at the British Open
By E. Michael Johnson
BACKSPIN
Frank Beard remains ever the perfectionist
By Nick Seitz
AMATEURS
Western Amateur preserves its prestige
By Meredith Kotowski
OPINION
Steve Stricker proves he's a major player at Carnoustie
By Bob Verdi
BRITISH OPEN NOTEBOOK
THURSDAY
Short stay on top for John Daly
The "cable" guy: Tiger Woods
Irish rely on skill, not luck
FRIDAY
British Open still befuddles Lefty
J-Byrd makes cut in first British
British Am champ comes up short
SATURDAY
Rory McIlroy makes a little history
Fans find Carnoustie tough, too
Vijay Singh and strength guru split
SUNDAY
Tiger Woods needed 65, shoots 70
Almost another Argentine major
Mike Weir finally gets it together
STATS & SCORES
BRITISH OPEN REPORT
THE BIG PICTURES
A photo essay detailing the happenings at the Open's dramatic finishing hole
WAR OF NERVES
In a finish eerily similar to the 1999 British Open, Sergio Garcia's final-
round collapse allows Padraig Harrington to overcome his own 72nd-hole disaster and claim
his first career major championship
By John Hawkins
RANK AND FILE
Stats and scores covering all four rounds from Carnoustie
By Brett Avery
THE LONG GOODBYE
Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia weren't the only ones to feel the pain of Carnoustie's home hole
By Tim Rosaforte
STUDY IN CONTRASTS
Sergio Garcia is already better than Seve Ballesteros in some areas. In others, he doesn't yet measure up
By Jaime Diaz
THOUGHTS ON CARNOUSTIE
A four-day walk with Ernie Els captures the ebb and flow of the British Open -- and the man himself
By Bill Fields
REPORT CARD
How the top 10 players on the World Ranking entering the British Open fared
By John Anotnini
FEATURES
PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE
Playing less than error-free golf, Joe Ogilvie secures his first PGA Tour win at the U.S. Bank Championship
By E. Michael Johnson
HISTORY FOR THE TAKING
The Ricoh Women's British Open heads to the Old Course, and regardless of the outcome,
it'll be a whole new ballgame
By Ron Sirak





















