Couples Leads British Open Buzz at Royal Birkdale
Fred Couples shot 66 to lie near the top as he seeks his best Open finish, while Tom Lehman battles a shoulder sprain from a playful mishap and braces for a possible late start. Lee Westwood and Brad Faxon provide tension with phones on course and a bent putter issue for Faxon, as Colin Montgomerie aims to survive the first round at 3 over par.
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England
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Royal Birkdale Golf Club
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Lehman
Lee Westwood
Westwood
Brad Faxon
Faxon
Scotty Cameron
Cameron
Scotland
Colin Montgomerie
Price finding putting stroke at British Open leads to late-round hope
Nick Price fired a 4-under 66 at Royal Birkdale in the British Open first round, two behind leaders Tiger Woods and John Huston. He hit six birdies, praised improved putting after struggles, and noted a new face-balanced putter aided his form while targeting another major title.
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Royal Birkdale
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England
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Florida
Byrum Leads Deposit Guaranty with 65 in Madison
Curt Byrum fired a 7-under 65 to grab the first round lead at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in Madison Mississippi. He sits one stroke ahead of four players tied at 66 including Brian Henninger as the field heads into the weekend.
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Madison
Miss
Byrum
Deposit Guaranty
Brian Henninger
Paul Goydos
Doug Tewell
Chris Smith
Woods Hustons Open See Long Golf Fire In Open Weather
In light conditions at Royal Birkdale, Tiger Woods shot 65 5 under to lead a crowded first round field that included Fred Couples Loren Roberts Nick Price Brad Faxon Davis Love III Vijay Singh and Robert Allenby. Huston discussed magnets in his mattress while Woods explained how liquefied grooves and pinched balls affect play as gusts fell away and scoring opened up for several Americans.
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England
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Royal Birkdale
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John Huston
Nick Price
Fred Couples
Loren Roberts
Mark O'Meara
Woods
Sergio Garcia
Paul ‘Nainger
Justin Léonard
John Juston
United States
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Huston
Brad Faxon
Davis Love III
Vijay Singh
Fiji
Fredrik Jacobsen
Sweden
Robert Allenby
Australia
Jacobsen
Allenby
Mark O’meara
Ireland
Justin Leonard
Love
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