Harrington blows field away to seal double Open
| Harrington blows field away to seal double Open triumph - Guardian Unlimited On a day at Royal Birkdale when the game of golf never seemed tougher, the toughest competitor in the field prevailed to win his second successive Open championship. Padraig Harrington, who had almost withdrawn from the tournament with injury before Source: www.guardian.co.uk LI golfers appreciate Norman - Newsday Even though 53-year-old Greg Norman failed to make golf history as the oldest champion of a major championship when he didn't win the British Open yesterday, some Long Island golf fans appreciate how he played the game. Ray Skelly, 47, of Massapequa Source: www.newsday.com AREA GOLF EVENTS - Palladium-Item Eastern Indiana Junior Golf Tour offers free tournaments for boys and golf net girls ages 12-17. Schedule: July 25: Winding Branch Golf Course, 478-5638; Aug. 1: Elks CC, 966-0952; Aug. 8 Hueston Woods, (513) 523-8081. Info: Ron DeMao at 966-6075. Welcome Inn Source: pal-item.com Golf-Harrington says fear drove him to second major title - Reuters UK SOUTHPORT, England, July 21 (Reuters) - British Open champion Padraig Harrington said on Monday that fear was the key to his successful title defence at Royal Birkdale. The Irishman played a commanding final round on Sunday to secure a four-shot Source: uk.reuters.com Arkansas women s golf media guide honored - Northwest Arkansas News The University of Arkansas women's golf media guide was named fifth-best in the country by the College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA ) publication contest committee it was announced recently. The annual book, which details the Source: www.nwanews.com Johnson captures first tour victory - Philadelphia Inquirer MILWAUKEE - Richard S. Johnson birdied three of his last four holes to shoot a 6-under-par 64 yesterday and golf net win the U.S. Bank Championship for his first PGA Tour victory. Johnson finished at 16-under 264 on the 6,759-yard Brown Deer Park Golf Course Source: www.philly.com Harrington champ again - Baltimore Sun SOUTHPORT, England - In a corner of the locker room at Royal Birkdale, all these years later, somehow, Greg Norman resumed the practice of a rare art he long since mastered - the gallant handling of a galling defeat. He packed things into a swanky Source: www.baltimoresun.com Golf gods spurn Norman again - Detroit News Just when it appeared the golfing gods would be nice to Greg Norman, just when it looked like the unyielding game would relent after all those years of tormenting him, it happened again. A cruel game saved its greatest agony for a man who has been Source: www.detnews.com DISC GOLF:'08 Southern Nationals wrap up at Trace State Park - NE Mississippi Daily Journal TUPELO - The heat couldn t keep the contestants in the 2008 Southern Nationals Disc Golf Tournament down. Despite a bright, sunny day and golf net temperatures near 100 degrees, players trekked through the disc golf course at Veteran's Park Sunday before Source: www.djournal.com |