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/ 22 January 2007
Spectators will be banned from taking cellphones to this year’s British Open at Carnoustie after complaints from players during the 2006 championship at Hoylake. ”We have so far resisted the call to ban mobile phones on the grounds that it may be an inconvenience to the public,” said director David Hill.
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/ 23 September 2006
Europe, inspired by an irrepressible Sergio Garcia and a hole-in-one from Paul Casey, charged into a 10-6 lead over the United States on Saturday. Garcia made it four wins from four matches this week and a remarkable eight out of eight in his foursomes career when he and Luke Donald eased past Phil Mickelson and David Toms 2 & 1 at the K Club.
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/ 23 September 2006
World number one Tiger Woods lost his second successive match as holders Europe grabbed a 7,5-3,5 lead after three of the four morning fourballs of the Ryder Cup on Saturday. Woods was well below his best on Friday and again sprayed the ball all over the K Club course on the second day as he and Jim Furyk were beaten 3 & 2 by wildcards Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood.
Former champion Ernie Els is fully recovered from the knee injury which caused him to miss last year’s British Open and says he is ready to return to the winner’s enclosure. ”My knee is really good. It’s been almost a year now, almost to the day, since I hurt it,” the world number eight told reporters on Tuesday.