Newport

A birdie on the final hole at Celtic Manor earned South African Richard Sterne a one-stroke Wales Open victory on Sunday. While Sterne birdied the final hole for a four-under 65 to set the 13-under 263 target, home favourite Bradley Dredge bogeyed the 18th to lose the chance of becoming the first Welshman to win his national title.

Retief Goosen wants to get his game in tip-top shape at this week’s Wales Open in preparation for a tilt at a third United States Open victory. The South African missed the cut at the PGA Championship for the fourth time after carding rounds of 76 and 74 at the European Tour’s flagship event last week.

Annika Sorenstam was so tired from playing 54 holes in two days that she took Tuesday off after winning the US Women’s Open. Pat Hurst was exhausted before she got to the first tee for the 18-hole play-off, and that was after a night of rest. Imagine how Billy Burke and George Von Elm must have felt.