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Rose Touches Down In UK To Prepare For The Open

Posted on July 1, 2013 by | Comments Off on Rose Touches Down In UK To Prepare For The Open

US Open champion Justin Rose has touched down in the UK for the first time since he’s heroic win at Merion last month.

He is here to start his preparation for The Open at Muirfield and is planning to play some links golf to get his game in the best shape possible for the tough test in Scotland in a couple of weeks time.

This will be the 16th time that Muirfield has hosted the biggest golf tournament in the world. It was last held here in 2002 when Ernie Els lifted his first Claret Jug after a play-off with Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington and Thomas Levet.

It was also the same year that Tiger Woods recorded the worst round of golf in his career when he carded a round of 81 in cold and gusty conditions.

Let’s hope it’s going to be as testing this time round and not too calm. Links golf is all about wind and a little rain, and if it’s too calm it just becomes a birdie fest which we don’t want to see at The Open.

I will be giving my betting tips on The Open sometime next week, so keep a look out!

Take a look at my other previous betting tips here

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The Open golf championship to return to St. Andrews in 2015

Posted on October 12, 2011 by | Comments Off on The Open golf championship to return to St. Andrews in 2015

The Open Golf Championship is set to return to the home of golf after it was confirmed the tournament will be held at St Andrews in 2015.

The announcement means the Old Course will have hosted the competition a total of 29 times, which is the most any course has ever hosted the event.

Golf’s governing body, the R&A, said St Andrews had proven itself a worthy host for the championship, which was last held at the course in 2010.

The sport is big business in Scotland, worth £220m to the economy.

R&A chief executive Peter Dawson said: “St Andrews has proved time and again that it is perfectly equipped to host The Open and I am certain we will yet again see a worthy winner lift the claret jug.

“Players, spectators and officials alike will welcome a return to the game’s spiritual home and I fully expect that we will witness another thrilling championship.”

The open will take place between 16 and 19 July 2015

Euan Loudon, chief executive of St Andrews Links Trust, said: “We are very much looking forward to welcoming The Open championship back to the links.

“There is always a special sense of anticipation when The Open is played on the Old Course and it promises to be no different in 2015.

“Almost every great champion in the game has played here and there is no more fitting celebration of the rich heritage of the home of golf than hosting golf’s oldest major championship.”

South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 Open by seven shots with a 16-under par total of 272.

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