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We had to make sure you were pointed in the direction of Matt Creary’s great yarn on the rise and fall of the “Dark Shark”, Ian Baker-Finch.
In a great piece for the Northern Beaches Sports Tribune, Matt Cleary the recounts the steady rise of Ian Baker-Finch into the world’s top-10 golfers, his exquisite short game, the string of victories, both before and after his Open Championship victory at Birkdale.
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Funny as always, Conor Moore does a hilarious job of impersonating Shane Lowry and a few other golfers after The Open including Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter.
Irish Times: Here's what Poults, Paddy, Tommy, Tiger, G-Mac and more had to say about @ShaneLowryGolf’s win at #TheOpen (brought to you by our @ConorSketches) pic.twitter.com/vHstPA7jOH
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Despite the winds, rain and a bunch of high-profile names chasing him down, Shane Lowry cruised to victory to claim the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
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Ireland’s Shane Lowry smashed his way through to the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of The Open Championship.
Beginning the day in a tie for the lead with American JB Holmes, 32-year-old Lowry thrilled the crowds at Royal Portrush to post an incfedible, bogey-free 8-under par 63.
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It was a slow, long day at Royal Portrush that sees American JB Holmes leading Ireland’s Shane Lowry but a stroke at the end of day one of the 2019 Open Championship.
As the wind and rain swept across the north coast of Northern Ireland, plenty of big names tumbled down the leaderboard including Tiger Woods and pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy who stumbled out of the blocks with a quadruple-bogey on the opening hole.
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Our quick guide to the six Australians playing The Open at Royal Portrush this week.
Six Australians tee it up in the 156-man Open championship this week at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. It will be just the second time The Open has been held in Northern Ireland; the last time was in 1951 when Max Faulkner won at Royal Portrush.
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If for some reason you haven’t really considered Rory McIlroy ahead of this week’s Open championship at Royal Portrush, the latest Nike commercial may change your mind.
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The Open returns to Northern Ireland this week for the first time since 1951.
The last time The Open Championship was played at Royal Portrush was in 1951 when England’s Max Faulkner claimed the Claret Jug.
We stumbled upon this old highlights news reel from the tournament which also includes a brief few seconds of Australian Norman Von Nida (also a photo of him below) who despite leading through the first round, withdrew before he finished on Sunday with illness.
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As promised here is the back-nine holes at Royal Portrush, host of this week’s Open Championship.
And you should, at the very least check out the 18th hole. Dog-leg right. Internal out-of-bounds on the left corner.
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To get you excited about Open Championship week, here is a video guide to the front nine at Royal Portrush Golf club.
The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the first time since American Max Faulkner won in 1951.
To get you in the Open Championship mood, here are flyovers of the front nine at Royal Portrush courtesy of The Open YouTube Channel.
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