Urban golf scores hole-in-one in Berlin
The graffiti-strewn walls of a disused brewery are a far cry from the manicured greens of the Open Championship but this is where Berlin's "crossgolfers" play their own underground version of the game.The sport of "cross golf", otherwise known as "urban golf", "street golf" or even "anarcho golf", where players whack balls at improvised targets, has found a natural home among Berlin's wide open urban spaces and abandoned buildings.And in the old burnt-out Baerenquell brewery in the old East Berlin ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/urban-golf-scores-hole-one-berlin-045918690--golf.html ]
British Open champ Ernie Els set for Canadian Open
ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) - Ernie Els arrived at the Canadian Open with one trophy already in tow. He's hoping to leave with another.Despite a whirlwind couple of days that following his British Open victory, Els expressed confidence that he's still got enough left in the tank to be competitive."I feel very fresh," he said Wednesday.Els only managed to get in five practice holes at Hamilton Golf and Country Club this week, but thinks his stellar play from Royal Lytham & St. Annes should ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/british-open-champ-ernie-els-set-canadian-open-223224669--golf.html ]
For Adam Scott, his only win came after the Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - This year's British Open should be a proud moment for Greg Norman.Sure, it was painful to watch Adam Scott throw away a four-shot lead with four holes to play, to walk away from Royal Lytham & St. Annes with a silver salver as the runner-up instead of the silver claret jug as the winner of his first major championship.What should be mandatory viewing, however, is the hour that followed such a devastating loss.Scott stood before a television camera with such composure ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/adam-scott-only-win-came-open-181736212--golf.html ]
Lytham pro sad about growth of "snooker" golf
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Lytham head pro Eddie Birchenough, who has seen four British Opens pass through his gates, lives and breathes links golf and wants to see more of it to test the world's best players. After 25 years at the Lancashire course that hosted its 11th British Open last week, Birchenough retires at the end of the year and told Reuters that links-style golf needed to be embraced, not feared. "I'm not one for this American trait of controlling everything," he said while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/lytham-pro-sad-growth-snooker-golf-113759585--golf.html ]
INTERVIEW-Golf-Lytham pro sad about growth of "snooker" golf
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 24 (Reuters) - Lytham headpro Eddie Birchenough, who has seen four British Opens passthrough his gates, lives and breathes links golf and wants tosee more of it to test the world's best players. After 25 years at the Lancashire course that hosted its 11thBritish Open last week, Birchenough retires at the end of theyear and told Reuters that links-style golf needed to beembraced, not feared. "I'm not one for this American trait of controllingeverything," he said while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/interview-golf-lytham-pro-sad-growth-snooker-golf-113616196--golf.html ]
The graffiti-strewn walls of a disused brewery are a far cry from the manicured greens of the Open Championship but this is where Berlin's "crossgolfers" play their own underground version of the game.The sport of "cross golf", otherwise known as "urban golf", "street golf" or even "anarcho golf", where players whack balls at improvised targets, has found a natural home among Berlin's wide open urban spaces and abandoned buildings.And in the old burnt-out Baerenquell brewery in the old East Berlin ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/urban-golf-scores-hole-one-berlin-045918690--golf.html ]
British Open champ Ernie Els set for Canadian Open
ANCASTER, Ontario (AP) - Ernie Els arrived at the Canadian Open with one trophy already in tow. He's hoping to leave with another.Despite a whirlwind couple of days that following his British Open victory, Els expressed confidence that he's still got enough left in the tank to be competitive."I feel very fresh," he said Wednesday.Els only managed to get in five practice holes at Hamilton Golf and Country Club this week, but thinks his stellar play from Royal Lytham & St. Annes should ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/british-open-champ-ernie-els-set-canadian-open-223224669--golf.html ]
For Adam Scott, his only win came after the Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) - This year's British Open should be a proud moment for Greg Norman.Sure, it was painful to watch Adam Scott throw away a four-shot lead with four holes to play, to walk away from Royal Lytham & St. Annes with a silver salver as the runner-up instead of the silver claret jug as the winner of his first major championship.What should be mandatory viewing, however, is the hour that followed such a devastating loss.Scott stood before a television camera with such composure ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/adam-scott-only-win-came-open-181736212--golf.html ]
Lytham pro sad about growth of "snooker" golf
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Lytham head pro Eddie Birchenough, who has seen four British Opens pass through his gates, lives and breathes links golf and wants to see more of it to test the world's best players. After 25 years at the Lancashire course that hosted its 11th British Open last week, Birchenough retires at the end of the year and told Reuters that links-style golf needed to be embraced, not feared. "I'm not one for this American trait of controlling everything," he said while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/lytham-pro-sad-growth-snooker-golf-113759585--golf.html ]
INTERVIEW-Golf-Lytham pro sad about growth of "snooker" golf
LYTHAM ST ANNES, England, July 24 (Reuters) - Lytham headpro Eddie Birchenough, who has seen four British Opens passthrough his gates, lives and breathes links golf and wants tosee more of it to test the world's best players. After 25 years at the Lancashire course that hosted its 11thBritish Open last week, Birchenough retires at the end of theyear and told Reuters that links-style golf needed to beembraced, not feared. "I'm not one for this American trait of controllingeverything," he said while ... [ Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/interview-golf-lytham-pro-sad-growth-snooker-golf-113616196--golf.html ]
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