1. Lorena Ochoa is seeking her third career major and second Women's British Open title. She won the 2007 RICOH Women?s British Open and the 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship.        2. This will be the final major as an active LPGA player for Annika Sorenstam who?s retiring at season?s end. Sorenstam, who won this event in 2003, has major finishes of T-2, T-3 and T-24 this season.        3. The Women?s British Open was first played in 1976, but joined the LPGA schedule in 1994. It was designated a major championship in 2001 when it replaced the du Maurier Classic.        4. This is the final major of the LPGA season.  read more »

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TOP THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT Tiger Injury:1. Tiger Woods will undergo reconstructive ACL surgery on his left knee and will miss the rest of the 2008 season.2. It was also revealed that Woods will need time to rehab a double stress fracture of his left tibia that was discovered last month just before the Memorial Tournament.3. Tiger will miss his FIRST major as a professional at the British Open next month. It will also be the FIRST major that has not had Tiger Woods in the field since the 1996 PGA Championship              (Tiger turned pro at the Greater Milwaukee Open Aug. 29, 1996, 3 weeks after the PGA that year).4.  read more »

FOOTJOY WELCOMES LORENA OCHOA2007 LPGA Player of the Year Ochoa to wear FootJoy shoes.Fairhaven, MA - FootJoy, the #1 Shoe in Golf and the #1 Shoe on every tour Worldwide, announced today the official signing of Lorena Ochoa, the 2007 Rolex Player of the Year.  Already a long time wearer of FootJoy shoes, Ochoa will officially represent the #1 Shoe in Golf when she kicks off her 2008 season.  "We are thrilled to have Lorena as part of our team, representing the #1 Shoe in Golf" said Mike Foley, Director of Footwear Marketing for FootJoy.  "Lorena had a spectacular year in 2007 highlighted by her first major win at the Women's British Open.  Her competitiveness and drive to be #1 combined with her refreshing style and flair make Lorena a perfect brand ambassador for Foo  read more »

Jim Furyk has his sights set high at rain-soaked Glen Abbey in his bid for a third straight Canadian Open title. Coming off a fifth-place tie in the bump-and-run British Open at windswept Royal Birkdale, Furyk has adjusted his ball flight skyward to take advantage of the soft conditions on the course saturated by nearly 8 inches of rain in five days.  read more »

The flags around Royal Birkdale flapped in the stiff breeze Friday morning. A light, misting rain fell from the gray clouds, which obscured any hint of the sun. By British Open standards, a normal morning. Compared to 24 hours earlier, a huge improvement. The focus was again on the weather for day two of golf's oldest major, with the early starters racing to get in as many holes as possible before...  read more »

Nick Faldo will not play in the British Open golf championship this year for the first time since he failed to qualify as an amateur in 1975.

Faldo, a three-time British Open champion, wants to concentrate on his new role as Europe's...

Drug testing at the British Open at Royal Birkdale will be delayed a year because some international players have not been exposed to doping education programs. Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson said Tuesday the British Open was not ready to begin the testing program because of the tournament's international qualifying system.

Danny Chia of Malaysia shot his second straight 3-under 69 to win a British Open qualifying tournament Wednesday. Chia, who played at the 2005 Open at St. Andrews, finished with a 6-under 138 two-day total. Chia booked his second British Open appearance, qualifying along with Adam Blyth of Australia, Lam Chih Bing of Singapore and Angelo Que of the Philippines.

Sixteen years after John Cook missed a short putt that handed the title to Nick Faldo, he appeared on course at last for a British Open championship. A Seniors one, maybe, but still a major. Cook was three shots clear of Bruce Vaughan at another Scottish links course with eight holes to go. When it was all over, Cook went home with the runner-up check again and Vaughan took the title in a playoff.  read more »