AS THE spectator stands are finally dismantled and Royal Birkdale returns to its solitude, the atmosphere of sand dunes and sea breezes, the Open has finally come to an end.Read
A SPECTACULAR Open Championship at Royal Birkdale has cemented the region's status as a golf destination, tourism chiefs triumphantly declared yesterday.Read
PADRAIG HARRINGTON was delighted to regain possession of a "shinier" Claret Jug after claiming his second Open Championship in succession in superb style on a windswept final day at Royal Birkdale.Read
JUSTIN ROSE, leader of the European Ryder Cup table when he won the Volvo Masters in November, is down into the 10th and last automatic place after his dismal Open showing.Read
BROMBOROUGH’S Paul Waring enjoyed a memorable opening round in the Open Championship at Birkdale yesterday when he held a share of the lead after five holes, holed his third shot from off the green at the 18th for a birdie and even managed to hit his ball into a spectator’s umbrella!Read
GRAEME McDOWELL came out smiling again from a day of wind, rain and cold that left others either battered or furious when the Open Championship began at Royal Birkdale.Read
PHIL ARCHER has made 17 attempts to reach the Open’s main event and when the reward for all that effort finally arrived yesterday he found Royal Birkdale in a ferocious mood.Read
PADRAIG HARRINGTON abandoned two attempts to play Royal Birkdale yesterday on the eve of his Open title defence – and then put his chances of teeing off in the first round today as only "75%".Read
IN the absence of Tiger Woods, this year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale is wide open and could provide another shock winner to match the likes of Ben Curtis (2003) and Todd Hamilton (2004).Read
