Tom Watson, one of the greatest British Open champions, didn’t much care for the links style of golf that has helped make the …

As the people of France celebrate Bastille Day, Gregory Havret and Raphael Jacquelin are turning their thoughts to storming the gates of the Mission Hills Golf Club in China in their bid to win the 2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup.

Aaron Goldberg shot 6-under 65 and took the first round lead in the two-round stroke play qualifying of the 83rd U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship on Monday.

SOUTHPORT, England (Ticker) - Former British Open champion Mark O’Meara believes young gun Anthony Kim has all the attributes to follow in the footsteps Tiger Woods.

The following gauges the money list impact of the Nationwide Tour’s last two tournaments which featured the two largest purses played to date in the Tour’s history — the $800,099 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic (FWGC) and the $1 million Nationwide Tour Players Cup (NWTPCup).

Can Sergio Garcia get that majors monkey off his back? And which Ernie Els will show up at Royal Birkdale? ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel poses 18 questions (and gives 18 answers too) heading into the British Open.

Look out, Britain. Boo’s back. One year after charming the country with his folksy ways, Weekley returned for his second British Open and should have quite a following at Royal Birkdale this week. Just be sure to keep an eye on his ball. During a practice round Monday, Weekley yanked his tee shot at No.

By Carl Markham PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer

Editor’s note: Kenny Perry earned his third victory of the 2008 season at the John Deere Classic, which solidified his place as a member of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team in his home state of Kentucky later this year. It was his 12th career win. Here are a few e-mails PGATOUR.com received from Perry’s fans congratulating him on his success.

Graeme McDowell warmed up in style for Thursday’s British Open by securing a two-shot victory at the Scottish Open, his second European Tour triumph of the season.

In a July 13 story about the Scottish Open, The Associated Press reported that Graeme McDowell graduated from the University of Alabama. The story should have specified that McDowell graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, rather than the UA campus at Tuscaloosa.

SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — He never wanted to be the star, the main attraction, but Kenny Perry will have no choice if this continues. The guy who merely wanted to win enough to make the Ryder Cup team is now racking up victories at a rapid pace.

The absence of Tiger
Woods from this week’s British Open does not diminish the
world’s oldest major championship, according to fellow American
Mark O’Meara.

The absence of Tiger
Woods from this week’s British Open does not diminish the
world’s oldest major championship, according to fellow American
Mark O’Meara.

Red-hot Kenny Perry's decision to snub the British Open was met with astonishment here on Monday as Royal Birkdale geared up for Thursday's tee-off in the world's oldest and most prestigious tournament.

Red-hot Kenny Perry's decision to snub the British Open was met with astonishment here on Monday as Royal Birkdale geared up for Thursday's tee-off in the world's oldest and most prestigious tournament.

A decade after coming close to
winning the British Open at Royal Birkdale, Jim Furyk has set
his sights on clinching the title for the first time in this
week’s edition of the world’s oldest major.

When Justin Rose visited Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, in early May, there wasn’t much he recognized about the course that a decade before signaled his arrival on the world golf stage.

A decade after
coming close to winning the British Open at Royal Birkdale, Jim
Furyk has set his sights on clinching the title for the first
time in this week’s edition of the world’s oldest major.

Kenny Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic and escape with his third victory in five starts after bogeying the 18th hole.

Kenny Perry shot a 65 in Round 1, followed by a 66 in Round 2, a 67 in Round 3 and a 70 in Round 4 at the John Deere Classic. This is the only the second time in his career that he has won a tournament in which he has shot higher in each consecutive round. The other time was at the Memorial Tournament in 2003 where he shot a 65, 68, 70 and 72.

Irishman Padraig
Harrington will launch his British Open title defence in the
company of South African Retief Goosen and 1997 winner Justin
Leonard of the U.S. at Royal Birkdale on Thursday.

Who tosses aside an invite to golf’s oldest major? A guy who has struggled his whole career to win one of golf’s big ones. Kenny Perry sees the handwriting on the wall, and for that, we should respect his decision to ditch the British Open, writes ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechowski.

Phil Mickelson knows he will never have a better chance to add a British Open title to his collection in the absence of the injured Tiger Woods at Royal Birkdale.

He never wanted to be the star, the main attraction, but Kenny Perry will have no choice if this continues. The guy who merely …