Sergio Garcia is very eager to move on after his Carnoustie flop.

Garcia believes he’s over his disappointing loss at the Open Championship last month Sergio claims to be hitting the ball well and is hoping to get right back into contention in Tulsa as his old self.

Beaten in a playoff by Padraig Harrington after leading by four early on the final day and by one standing on the final tee, Garcia admits it was tough to handle at first. But after finishing the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational with a 67 — on 6 over par, tied for 20th and 14 behind runaway winner Tiger Woods — the Spaniard seems to be more optimistic about the PGA Championship.

“It’s been getting better every day,” said Garcia. “The first day was really tough, but my head is starting to go a little bit more where I want it to be. I’m hitting the ball well and rolling the putter nicely. It’s just a matter of getting it going.

“I had a good experience of leading (at the Open) round after round after round that I hope will help me. It was nice to feel that pressure constantly and play through it,” he added. “I’m looking forward to getting into that position again.”

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No Mobile Phones at The 2007 British Open
Wed Jul 18, 2007

Spectators at the 2007 British Open Championship held at Carnoustie will not be permitted to have celullar phones in their possession within The Open site.

This same policy is being enforced in other major golf events such as the Ryder Cup and follows comments from players concerning the excessive numbers in evidence last year at Hoylake.

David Hill, the Director of Championships for The R&A, said: “We have so far resisted the call to ban mobile phones on the grounds that it may be an inconvenience to the public. However, after receiving complaints referring to the numbers that were in use as play in The Open was proceeding, we feel there is no other reasonable option than a complete ban.

“As at the Ryder Cup, we believe that spectators will understand that this measure is being put in place to make The Open a more enjoyable experience for all spectators and players. I would stress that we will install additional public telephones for use by members of the general public.”

Security checks of every spectator will be in operation at the paygates in order to implement the no mobile phone policy.

Secure storage will be offered to anyone who arrives at the course with a mobile phone at no charge.

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Carnoustieto Host Referees From Around the World
Mon Jul 16, 2007

Officials from more than 20 golf administrative bodies around the world have gathered at Carnoustie to act as referees of the 136th British Open Championship, with representatives from Argentina, Germany and Malaysia being invited for the first time.

The R&A is responsible for the administration of the Rules of Golf in more than 120 nations. They also hold an annual “referees” school in St Andrews as well as taking rules schools around the world.

Administrators from as far afield as South America, China and Europe have been instructed in the rules of the game.

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Thursday (June 14), hole #1; Friday (June 15), hole #10

7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Ken Duke, Palm City, Fla.; Sam Walker, England; Johnson Wagner, Charlotte, N.C.

7:11 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Craig Kanada, The Woodlands, Texas; Jon Mills, Canada; Tom Gillis, Oxford, Mich.

7:22 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — Allen Doyle, La Grange, Ga.; Olin Browne, Tequesta, Fla.; Tom Byrum, Richmond, Texas

7:33 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Nick Dougherty, England; A-Trip Kuehne, Dallas, Texas; Ricky Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz.

7:44 a.m.-1:14 p.m. — Ryuji Imada, Japan; Vaughn Taylor, Augusta, Ga.; Michael Campbell, New Zealand

7:55 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Pablo Martin, Spain

8:06 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — Tiger Woods, Windermere, Fla.; A-Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia

8:17 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Justin Leonard, Dallas, Texas; Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Jerry Kelly, Madison, Wis.

8:28 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Retief Goosen, South Africa; Luke Donald, England; Angel Cabrera, Argentina

8:39 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Bob Estes, Austin, Texas; Johan Edfors, Sweden; Ryan Palmer, Amarillo, Texas

8:50 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Woody Austin, Derby, Kan.; Mathew Goggin, Australia; Pat Perez, Scottsdale, Ariz.

9:01 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — Jason Allen, Pueblo, Colo.; Mike Small, Champaign, Ill.; Geoffrey Sisk, Marshfield, Mass.

9:12 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Michael Berg, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; A-Jason Kokrak, Warren, Ohio; Kyle Dobbs, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Thursday (June 14), hole #10; Friday (June 15), hole #1

7:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Michael Putnam, Tacoma, Wash.; A-Rhys Davies, Wales; Lee Williams, Alexander City, Ala.

7:11 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Boo Weekley, Milton, Fla.; Nobuhiro Masuda, Japan; Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.

7:22 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — A-John Kelly, Saint Louis, Mo.; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Kirk Triplett, Scottsdale, Ariz.

7:33 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Chris DiMarco, Orlando, Fla.; Tim Clark, South Africa

7:44 a.m.-1:14 p.m. — Ernie Els, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Padraig Harrington, Ireland

7:55 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Ben Curtis, Stow, Ohio; Stephen Ames, Canada

8:06 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — .J. Choi, Korea; David Toms, Shreveport, La.; Mike Weir, Canada

8:17 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Stuart Appleby, Australia; Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Robert Allenby, Australia

8:28 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Todd Hamilton, Westlake, Texas; John Rollins, Richmond, Va.; Anders Hansen, Denmark

8:39 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Niclas Fasth, Sweden; Arron Oberholser, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Nathan Green, Australia

8:50 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Nick Watney, Fresno, Calif.; Peter Hanson, Sweden; Harrison Frazar, Dallas, Texas

9:01 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — A — Philip Pettitt Jr, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Warren Pineo, Palm Desert, Calif.; John Koskinen, Baraga, Mich.

9:12 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Andy Matthews, Grand Rapids, Mich.; A-Jeff Golden, Winter Park, Fla.; Michael Block, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

Thursday (June 14), hole #1; Friday (June 15), hole #10

12:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m. — Jeff Brehaut, Los Altos, Calif.; Andrew Buckle, Australia; Darron Stiles, Pinehurst, N.C.

12:41 p.m.-7:11 a.m. — Martin Laird, Scotland; A-Alex Prugh, Spokane, Wash.; Todd Fischer, Pleasanton, Calif.

12:52 p.m.-7:22 a.m. — Joe Durant, Pensacola, Fla.; Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Joey Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y.

1:03 p.m.-7:33 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.; Paul Casey, England

1:14 p.m.-7:44 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Fiji; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Henrik Stenson, Sweden

1:25 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Jeff Sluman, Hinsdale, Ill.; Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Toru Taniguchi, Japan

1:36 p.m.-8:06 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Lucas Glover, Greenville, S.C.; Aaron Baddeley, Australia

1:47 p.m.-8:17 a.m. — David Howell, England; J.J. Henry, Fort Worth, Texas; Rod Pampling, Australia

1:58 p.m.-8:28 a.m. — Lee Westwood, England; Chad Campbell, Andrews, Texas; Carl Pettersson, Sweden

2:09 p.m.-8:39 a.m. — Brett Quigley, Barrington, R.I.; Anthony Wall, England; Hunter Mahan, Plano, Texas

2:20 p.m.-8:50 a.m. — evin Sutherland, Sacramento, Calif.; Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Eric Axley, Knoxville, Tenn.

2:31 p.m.-9:01 a.m. — Joe Daley, Scottsdale, Ariz.; A-Martin Ureta, Chile; Miguel Rodriguez, Argentina

2:42 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — A-Chris Condello, Heathrow, Fla.; Adam Speirs, Canada; Jacob Rogers, Tucson, Ariz.

Thursday (June 14), hole #10; Friday (June 15), hole #1

12:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m. — Jason Dufner, Auburn, Ala.; Darren Fichardt, South Africa; Chris Stroud, Sea Island, Ga.

12:41 p.m.-7:11 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.; Christian Cevaer, France; Steve Marino, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

12:52 p.m.-7:22 a.m. — Shaun Micheel, Germantown, Tenn.; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Tom Pernice Jr, Murietta, Calif.

1:03 p.m.-7:33 a.m. — Nick O’Hern, Australia; Brett Wetterich, Jupiter, Fla.; Robert Karlsson, Sweden

1:14 p.m.-7:44 a.m. — Kaname Yokoo, Japan; Paul Goydos, Dove Canyon, Calif.; Kenneth Ferrie, England

1:25 p.m.-7:55 a.m. — Ian Poulter, England; Ryan Moore, Puyallup, Wash.; Shingo Katayama, Japan

1:36 p.m.-8:06 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Adam Scott, Australia; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

1:47 p.m.-8:17 a.m. — Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; Steve Elkington, Australia; Rich Beem, Austin, Texas

1:58 p.m.-8:28 a.m. — Charles Howell, Orlando, Fla.; Justin Rose, England; Sean O’Hair, West Chester, Pa.

2:09 p.m.-8:39 a.m. — Anthony Kim, Dallas, Texas; Jeev Milkha Singh, India; Dean Wilson, Kaneohe, Hawaii

2:20 p.m.-8:50 a.m. — Tim Petrovic, Tampa, Fla.; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Tripp Isenhour, Orlando, Fla.

2:31 p.m.-9:01 a.m. — D.J. Brigman, Albuquerque, N.M.; A-Richard Lee, Chandler, Ariz.; George McNeill, Ft Myers, Fla.

2:42 p.m.-9:12 a.m. — Frank Bensel, Purchase, N.Y.; Todd Rossetti, Dallas, Texas; A-Mark Harrell, Hazlehurst, Ga.

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Jim Furyk finally has a leg up on the competition.

After being forced to stare up at Tiger Woods on the odds list in recent months, Furyk is the clear favorite at this week’s PGA Tour event, the Frys.com Open (formerly the Las Vegas Invitational) at TPC Summerlin and TPC The Canyons in Sin City. Furyk is priced at +450; his nearest competitor, Chris DiMarco, is well back at +1800.

Woods was a bettor’s dream (or nightmare, depending on your bankroll) after his return to action following the death of his father, winning six PGA tournaments in a row including the British Open and PGA Championship. But he’s expected to sit out nearly the entire remainder of the season, except perhaps for one more event to reach the 60 rounds he needs to qualify for the Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average. If Woods (68.11 average) declines, Furyk (68.88) is a near-lock to take the trophy.

With Phil Mickelson also taking a powder, Furyk is easily the man to beat this week. He won the Las Vegas Invitational three times between 1995 and 1999, he lost a playoff to Wes Short, Jr. at last year’s event, and he’s finished in the top four in seven of his past eight tournaments, including a win at the Bell Canadian Open.

Short is one of six different golfers to win this event since Furyk’s last victory in Las Vegas. He’s part of the field at +250 this time around; those odds may seem short, but the other five golfers in question include such luminaries as Andre Stolz and Phil Tataurangi. The thinning roster of talent at this time of year makes Las Vegas a great place for an unknown golfer to pick up a fat paycheck - $720,000, to be exact.

That unknown golfer may be Harrison Frazar (+3300). The Dallas native has two Top-10 results this season and finished third in Las Vegas each of the past two years. Where Furyk wins with accuracy and putting, Frazar cranks the ball off the tee at 303 yards per blast. He currently sits at lucky No. 100 on the PGA Tour money list.

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No Tiger Woods means everybody has a shot to win this week’s PGA Tour event, for a change. Woods, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, is taking a breather after posting his sixth straight PGA Tour victory at the World Golf Championships which came on the heels of an unsuccessful Ryder Cup for Woods and the rest of his American cohorts.

Nonetheless, a strong late-season field will compete for the winning share of US$900,000 as the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro returns to the Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

Defending champion K.J. Choi is favored to repeat as the Chrysler Classic champ, with odds to win listed at +2000 this weekend. Last year, Choi closed with a final round 6-under-par 66 to finish 22 shots under par for the tournament at 266. The native of South Korea usually finds the Greensboro track to his liking, having finished in the top seven at each of his last four starts at Forest Hills.

Shigeki Maruyama finished in second place, two strokes behind Choi last year, and returns to do battle this time around. Maruyama is a former Chrysler Classic of Greensboro champion after winning this tournament back in 2003. The native of Japan is listed +2800 to win this weekend.

South African Tim Clark is co-favored with Choi at +2000, while Mike Weir, Davis Love III, Justin Rose, Lucas Glover and Steve Stricker are all listed at +2500.

Across the pond in Scotland, three different courses will host the European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. It’s a quirky event, with the players (one professional and one amateur per team) rotating through St. Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie each of the first three days before a reduced field competes for individual and team honors on Sunday at St. Andrews.

South African Ernie Els is listed as a strong favorite to win at +700, while well-known international stars such as Vijay Singh, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter and Padraig Harrington are all listed at +1600. Harrington is a former winner of this event, as is veteran Scot Colin Montgomerie who is listed at +2500 this weekend.

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The 36th Ryder Cup tees off at The K Club in Kildaire, Ireland this weekend with the European squad favored to keep the Cup in the Old Country.

The Europeans have won the last two cups and seven of the last 10. The Europeans are the oddsmakers’ favorite this year despite a talent-laden American team that includes the top 3 ranked golfers in the world in Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Jim Furyk. The trio also boasts more major titles than the entire European team combined, but in all fairness Woods tops the entire field combined from both sides in major wins.

So when faced with what looks like in some ways a David versus Goliath battle on paper (with the Europeans being David of course), why are the Europeans favored? History has a lot to do with it, considering how dominant the Europeans have been in winning the Cup, especially the relatively easy 18 ½ - 9 ½ victory at Oakland Hill two years ago. Home field - or home course - advantage could be taken into account. The Europeans will have a majority of the crowd rooting for them, or more likely politely clapping, as is the European way at golf tournaments. What it really comes down to is the Cup’s format.

The easiest way to see how the format favors the Europeans is to look at Tiger Woods’ Ryder Cup history. In four previous Ryder Cup tournaments, Woods is a surprisingly bad 7-11-2. There are two theories as to why Woods has had little success at the Ryder Cup. The first is that he doesn’t play well with others. Considering that 10 of Woods’ 11 losses have come in partnership play, that argument is hard to contest.

The second theory is that Woods wins his tournaments over 72 holes and he’s not as good when he has to make it happen in only 18. Think of it this way; when Woods wins a major how often does he lead the pack at the end of Day 1? The answer, of course, is hardly ever. Woods usually needs at least a couple of rounds to get to the top of the leaderboard, or he makes one of his signature comebacks on the final day. Woods gave this theory some added clout last week when he bowed out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round. The pressure to make shots over 18 hasn’t been Woods’ strength in previous Ryder Cups and unless he comes through this weekend, the Europeans could be hoisting the cup once again on Sunday.
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