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3-time British Open champ Seve Ballesteros receives honorary membership of R&A at St. Andrews

Ballesteros receives honorary membership at R&A

Work begins on Donald Trump’s controversial Scottish golf resort

Work begins on Trump’s Scottish golf course

F-1 legend Jackie Stewart still emotionally haunted by racing deaths

EDINBURGH - Scottish racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart has revealed how he is still haunted by the deaths of fellow drivers almost 40 years after retiring from the sport.

Royal and Ancient lengthens famous Road Hole on No. 17 at St. Andrews for 2010 British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Royal and Ancient is lengthening the famous 17th hole of the Old Course at St. Andrews for next year’s British Open.

Caddies dress the part in SF during final practice round

SAN FRANCISCO — The American caddies endeared themselves to the gallery at Harding Park on the final day of practice by wearing San Francisco Giants jerseys with their players’ name stitched on the back.

Simon Dyson wins Dunhill Links by 3 shots; Englishman shoots 66 with opening burst of birdies

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Simon Dyson of England won the Dunhill Links Championship by three strokes Monday after shooting a 6-under 66 that included birdies on six of the first seven holes.

Donald shoots 64 to take one-stroke lead over McIlroy and Dyson at Dunhill Links

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Luke Donald was almost perfect with his putter on the way to an 8-under 64 at Kingsbarns on Sunday that gave him a one-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy and Simon Dyson in the weather-delayed third round of the Dunhill Links Championship.

Thomas Bjorn of Denmark shoots 64 to hold 2-shot lead at Dunhill Links championship

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Thomas Bjorn shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead in the first round of the $5 million Dunhill Links championship on Thursday.

Americans lose the day, keep a 9-7 lead going into singles

LUSS, Scotland — English club pros Paul Wesselingh and Jeremy Robinson won two matches Saturday as Great Britain & Ireland cut into the Americans’ lead in the PGA Cup heading into the final day of singles.

Donald Trump gets permission to expand Scottish golf course project, if residents agree

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Donald Trump has received permission to expand a luxury golf resort he is building on a stretch of Scottish coast despite fierce opposition from residents.

Clarke keen on playing IPL

Clarke rules out coup on Punter

Australians arrive in Edinburgh for ODI against Scotland

EDINBURGH - Australia’s touring squad has arrived in Edinburgh for Friday’s one-day tour match against Scotland.

4 Ethiopian track athletes leave hotel and are missing in Scotland before meet

FALKIRK, Scotland — Two runners and two hurdlers from Ethiopia were reported missing Tuesday after leaving their hotel before a track and field meet in Scotland.

Lance Armstrong joined by hundreds on bike ride in Glasgow after invite on Twitter

GLASGOW, Scotland — Lance Armstrong brought traffic to a standstill Tuesday after issuing a Twitter invitation for Scottish cyclists to join him on a casual bike ride.

England badminton officials and players to explain security-driven withdrawal from worlds

LONDON —England badminton officials and players will explain further their reasons for pulling out of the world championships in India.

Catriona Matthew wins Women’s British Open 10 weeks after giving birth for 1st major title

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Catriona Matthew won the Women’s British Open by three strokes Sunday, capturing her first major title just 10 weeks after giving birth to her second child.

With a world rooting for Tom Watson, Stewart Cink wins with grace

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Only when it looked easy did Stewart Cink face his toughest challenge.

On the cusp of a claret jug, Tom Watson faces a swan song at British Open

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Tom Watson was among the British Open champions whom the R&A consulted when it decided the game was getting younger and it was time to lower the age limit to 60 for winners of golf’s oldest championship.

Sorry, Cink: British Open champ overshadowed by Tom Watson squandering chance at history

TURNBERRY, Scotland — As Tom Watson stood on the 18th green, where it had all slipped away not more than an hour earlier, he looked down wistfully at the trophy Stewart Cink was clutching.

Garcia, Westwood still chasing major title after British Open champ Cink finally has his

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Stewart Cink finally broke a tiring Tom Watson at the British Open to find that elusive major title on his 50th attempt.

Golf: List of British Open champions from 1860

TURNBERRY - The following is the list of all British Open golf champions from 1860 to 2009.

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A Twitter regular, Cink posts a claret tweet

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Stewart Cink became the first British Open champion to show off his prize on Twitter.

The triple try at the British done, Harrington goes for title defense at PGA

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Padraig Harrington failed in his bid to become the first player in more than 50 years to win the British Open three straight times. The good news?

Put away the rockin’ chairs: Even in defeat, Watson shows that aging athletes can still thrive

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Maybe when the disappointment wears off — for both Tom Watson and the millions of fans cheering him on — everyone will take a larger message from his amazing performance along the Scottish coast.

Tom Watson battles time almost to a standstill until time finally wins

TURNBERRY, Scotland — He battled time almost to a standstill until time, as it always does, finally won. Tom Watson was not going to go easily, though, not when he had to know this magical moment was never going to come again.

After an 8 on the 5th hole ends British Open title hopes, Fisher returns to expectant wife

TURNBERRY, Scotland — After Ross Fisher’s British Open title chances vanished with a quadruple bogey eight at Turnberry on Sunday, he was ready to go home and await his first child.

Like the 2008 US Open, missed putts on final hole at British Open keeps Westwood from playoff

TURNBERRY, Scotland — Two years. Two putts to get into a playoff. Two misses.

Stewart Cink steals away claret jug as Tom Watson squanders chance to be oldest major champ

TURNBERRY, Scotland — One putt from 8 feet was all that separated Tom Watson from a moment no one imagined possible until he was close enough to make it happen with one final stroke.

Stewart wins play-off, sinks Watson’s British Open dream (Roundup)

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TURNBERRY - Tom Watsons dream to create sporting history by winning the British Open for the sixth time ended in tears as Stewart Cink won the four-hole play-off on the final day to lift the Claret Jug at the Ailsa Craig Golf Course here Sunday.

Cink steals away claret jug as Watson squanders chance to become oldest major champion

TURNBERRY, Scotland — One putt from 8 feet was all that separated Tom Watson from a moment no one imagined possible until he was close enough to make it happen with one final stroke.

Failing to sink the clincher, Watson goes into play-off with Cink

TURNBERRY - Tom Watson added one more act to the already emotion-draining drama at the Turnberry Golf Resort when he missed an eight-foot par putt to send the 138th Open Championships into a four-hole play-off with Stewart Cink of United States.