Birkdale changes favour strategy over strength - BRAIN rather than brawn will be the quality most required to win future stagings of the Open after the Royal and Ancient Golf Club indicated a preference for increasing the strategic challenge posed by the great links around Britain rather than ... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com
Wentworth thrills Monty - COLIN MONTGOMERIE'S second place at the Open has put him into the 16-man field for the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth in September.... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com
Zack next for Saltman clan - CRAIGIELAW'S Zack Saltman will be aiming to add to the family silver this week in the BP Scottish Boys' Open Strokeplay championship which was getting underway at Monifieth today.... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com
Redemption is Olazabal's true prize - ONLY three Spaniards made the cut compared to six Scots, and while Colin Montgomerie was stirring home enthusiasm, Spain's dreams were shared between a young aggressor in Sergio Garcia and a seasoned, if slightly bruised, campaigner in Jose Maria ... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com
More Open memories from the bush telegraph - ANOTHER Open, another batch of memories to file away and another set of comparisons to be made. One of the images of the 2005 edition will be of people driving the greens at the ninth, 12th and 18th holes on the Old Course on a fairly consistent basis.... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com
Flat finish fails to take gloss off fine four days for Lyle - SANDY Lyle's best Open performance since Royal Birkdale in 1998 still left him nursing one grievance. The Scot finished in joint 32nd place after shooting a three-over-par score of 75 to leave him three under for the tournament but remained just short ... Feed Source: sport.scotsman.com