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Darren Clarke takes one-shot lead into final round of The Open

The Open 2011, 16 July 2011 19:19

Darren Clarke has a one-shot lead from Dustin Johnson after 54 holes of the 140th Open Championship at Royal St Goerge's. The Northern Irishman shot a fine 69, which included three birdies and two bogeys, in the third round to take his tournament total to -5. Clarke is bidding to continue a remarkable run for Northern Ireland in recent Majors after ...

Showers and 25mph winds forecast for Sunday

The Open 2011, 16 July 2011 18:30

The latest Met Office predictions indicate that the weather on Sunday won't be quite as bad and the downpours that the early starters had to endure on Saturday. Those players off first on Sunday will will actually have the better of conditions as a cloudly morning with winds of around 25mph will give way to lunchtime gusts up to 35mph ...

Tom Watson shows how it's done as scores soar in awful conditions

The Open 2011, 16 July 2011 14:51

Five-time Open Championship winner Tom Watson rolled back the years again as he defied the horrible conditions to shoot a 72. It was a great round that included birdies at the 7th and 16th in driving rain and 20mph winds. Watson is now +4 for the tournament and held the clubhouse lead late into the afternoon. The quality of the 61-year-old's ...

Friday proves frustrating for some at The Open

The Open 2011, 15 July 2011 18:28

On a sizzling summer's day in Kent the golf at The Open rarely reached boiling point. It was a day of jostling for position and a test of who could keep their cool. There was a certain Northern Irishman who did just that to sit atop the leaderboard. But it wasn't the pre-tournaments favourites of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell, ...

Darren Clarke takes clubhouse lead as Tom Lewis slips back

The Open 2011, 15 July 2011 14:24

Darren Clarke shot a second successive 68 to take the clubhouse lead on -4 at Royal St George's. The Northern Irishman's second round had a bit of everything, including a double bogey at the 4th and an eagle at the 7th. He made five birdies including a delightful approach and putt that brought the fans around the 18th green to ...

Scott Jamieson targets early birdies on Friday after opening 75

The Open 2011, 14 July 2011 19:30

Scott Jamieson spoke to TG after shooting an opening 75 in his Open Championship debut. "I played well from tee to green but I was disappointed not to make the most of some good chances in the middle of the round. Then I had some bad bogeys at 12, 13 and 14, which was very disppointing. "It's great to be ...

English aces tackle windy conditions in opening round

The Open 2011, 14 July 2011 16:55

Many of the main contenders were joslting for position in round one of The Open at Royal St George's and some were certainly happier than others. Ian Poulter shot a steady 69 and is currently one under, four behind Great Dane Thomas Bjorn. Poulter said: "It would have been disappointing to have finished over par today wiith the shots that ...

Bjorn holds clubhouse lead with opening 65

The Open 2011, 14 July 2011 12:42

Thomas Bjorn shot a fantastic 65 in the opening round of the 140th Open Championship to hold the clubhouse lead on five under par. The Dane famously came close to winning the Claret Jug the last time the tournament was held at Royal St George's in 2003 before his challenge was halted by a double bogey at the 16th. But that ...

Kaymer believes tricky par putts are the key

The Open 2011, 13 July 2011 15:01

Reigning US PGA Champion Martin Kaymer has pin-pointed the shots he believes hold the key to success at Royal St George's this week. "I think the key shots this week are going to be those six to 10-footers for par that you have to save," the German said in his Wednesday press conference. "You will miss greens and you will ...

TG Poll: What is your favourite Open Championship hole?

The Open 2011, 14 June 2011 13:11

Top tour pros including Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell and golfing celebs Tim Henman and Jonathan Davis had their say on their favourite Open holes in TG's 36-page Open Championship preview magazine (free with the Summer issue) and now it's your turn. Let us know which of the stars you agree with in this vote. If ...

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