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- Choi Becomes Betting Favorite
- SOUTHPORT, England -- Winning odds on Betfair.com at close of play on Friday K.J. Choi-------------------7 to 1Jim Furyk-----------------11.5 to 1Padraig Harrington-------12 to 1Graeme McDowell--------15.5 to 1Robert Allenby------------17.5 to 1Camilo Villegas-----------18.5 to 1Sergio Garcia-------------19 to 1Rocco...
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- Notes and Quotes from Carnoustie
- -- Caddie Ronan Flood (pictured on right), who is married to Harrington's wife's sister, on the 72nd hole: "It was a 3-wood or a driver, and we both liked driver. There was a left-to-right wind,...
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- Memo To Tiger Watchers: Wear Helmets
- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- OK, this is getting ridiculous. Tiger Woods has suddenly turned into ... Gerald Ford? After starting Friday's second round with a drive that ended in the creek, Tiger on Saturday blasted a...
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- Expensive Marker For Stenson
- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- The cost of whacking a tee marker at the British Open? $1,028. That's how much Sweden's Henrik Stenson was fined for whacking a tee marker on the eighth hole at the British...
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- Top 10 Open Villains
- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Who's the biggest villain in British Open history? Graham Spiers of the Times of London has the 10 men who have been the "subject of mirth and mockery at golf's most...
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- The Splendor Of Sergio
- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- For Saturday's third round, Sergio Garcia is dressed in red pants, red hat and red T-shirt, peach-colored golf shirt and sweater. He's also wearing white shoes with red stripes.. The last time...
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- Free Souvenir From Tiger
- Foul balls may be common in baseball, but you hardly expect them to come off the club of the world's greatest golfer -- at a major no less. But Tiger Woods' errant drive to start...
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- Ballmarks, Bogey Rage And Bubbly
- Notes and quotes from Carnoustie: Charles Howell III after his round Friday: "It's strange. I actually had to fix a few ballmarks out there." Chris DiMarco: "This is the greenest British Open I have ever...
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- Kenny Perry
- The letters are split on hottest-player-in-the-game Kenny Perry's decision to skip the U.S. Open and this week's British Open. First, Jerry Wrubel of Geneseo, New York. He's leaning "no" on Kenny. Kenny Perry is an...
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- Irish Feeling Good; Bookies Feeling Poor
- Think they're happy in Ireland? Consider this reaction from The Independent newspaper following Padraig Harrington's win at Carnoustie: That we should be alive today to witness Irish sporting history made by a modest hero...
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- Teen Sensation McIlroy To Make Cut
- CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- It wasn't nearly as impressive as his opening-round 68, but a second-round 76 from 18-year-old Rory McIlroy assures the British Open of something that hasn't happened at a major championship in...
