</line> <line count="2" minutes="0955" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ David Duval is what you might call an enigma wrapped in a cashmere riddle. The former champion shot 69 on Friday, 82 yesterday and is two under through seven today. You explain that. Westwood is out in two over 36 while Rose has dropped shots at 11 and 12. Talking of Rose, Chris Wood is out at 12.30pm. At eight over the Bristol amateur is threatening a reprise of Justin's heroics of 10 years ago. If Greg Norman had not so selfishly hogged the headlines, you might have heard a bit more about the youngster who shot a magnificent 73 yesterday. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="3" minutes="1010" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Lee Westwood took six at the 10th and is now just a shot better off than Rose, who had three straight bogeys from the 11th. This really is turning into a miserable tournament for the two Englishmen, particularly when you consider the high hopes that both had coming in. With the Ryder Cup just eight weeks away, you have to hope this won't dent their confidence. Phil Mickelson is level par through two and Ernie Els has just parred the first. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="4" minutes="1020" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Phil Mickelson has dropped a shot at the third. He is another player whose confidence must have taken a buffeting this week. Incredible that the American has had just five birdies in 57 holes of golf this week. But then Westwood has had just three in 66! ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="5" minutes="1030" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good scoring is possible. South African Thomas Aiken had a hat-trick of birdies from the seventh to turn in 31 and improve from 18 over to 15 over, while England's Paul Waring has picked up two shots in his first four holes. In addition to the three tees moved forward for the third round, officials have today reduced the 10th by 27 yards to 381 yards. The winds, which reached over 45mph yesterday, are expected to stay just below 40mph throughout the day. So nothing is going to be easy out there this afternoon. Par for Els at the tough second. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="6" minutes="1050" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Birdie for Ernie Els at the fourth. Nick Dougherty is having a bit of a nightmare out there, seven over for the day through 12, 22 over par for the tournament. Another Englishman who came here with high hopes only to have them disappear on the wind. The best home challenger is Simon Wakefield, a man who has played 210 European Tour events and never won. He was a 500/1 outsider at the start of the week but is now in the thick of contention. What a story it would be if he could win this afternoon. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="7" minutes="1110" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Graeme McDowell was one of the many casualties on Saturday after he slumped to an 80 but he is -1 early in his round today through four holes and back to +11 for the championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="8" minutes="1125" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another Major disappointment for Justin Rose, who like McDowell, was blown out of the water on Saturday with a score in the 80s. A closing 73 means he finishes at +23 for the week. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="9" minutes="1137" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Local man Paul Waring is putting in a sterling finish and a third birdie on the ninth hole has seen him make the turn in 32 and move to +11 for the championship. McDowell completes the full set and bogeys the sixth for a fourth time and he is now back to level for the day and +12 overall. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="10" minutes="1145" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Waring gives that shot straight back with a bogey on the 10th. Freddie Jacobsen is going along nicely and a birdie on six takes him to -1 for the day and +11 overall. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="11" minutes="1159" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Waring is starting to unravel a little and play himself out of a decent cheque this week as a double bogey six on the 11th sees him slip to +1 for the day and +14 for the championship. Lee Westwood completes his week with a 73 for exactly 300 shots and 20 over par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="12" minutes="1208" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ David Howell is on the verge of a cracking round - an eagle on 17 takes him to four under for the day so par up the last for a 66. He is currently at +11 for the championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="13" minutes="1211" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Nick Dougherty closes with a 77 and is +22 overall while David Duval regains his composure after Saturday's 83 and shoots a very good 71 - that means he finishes on +16. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="14" minutes="1215" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Howell putts up on 18 from the front fringe to within five feet and will have that for his 66. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="15" minutes="1217" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Rotten final putt from Howell who pulls it left and drops a shot. That is still a sound effort for a 67 and encouraging stuff for the second half of his season. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="16" minutes="1220" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ No doubt that one of the stars of the week has been Camilo Villegas. His final round is under way with Anders Hansen and both are on the first green in regualtion. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="17" minutes="1225" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Villegas rolls a lenghty birdie put up to within four feet on the opening green. Playing partner Hansen stalks his attempt for a three. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="18" minutes="1227" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Villegas three-putts the opening hole and slips from +10 to +11 immediately. A quick update on a few Brits plodding around in mid-division on the final day - McDowell is +12 after 10, Colin Montgomerie is +14 after five and Paul Casey is +13 after five. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="19" minutes="1237" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good start from Masters hero Trevor Immelman as he hits his second to the second stone dead to star 4-3 and get to -1 for the day and +10 for the championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="20" minutes="1239" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good bounce back from Villegas as he birdies the second to get back to level for the day straight away and +10 overall. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="21" minutes="1241" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Hansen does an Immelman and starts 4-3 to get to -1 for the day and +9 for the championship. His eight-foot birdie putt never looks like missing. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="22" minutes="1245" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another Open legend Jean van de Velde closes with a level par 70 and is +14 overall. Bar his 80 on Saturday, he has hardly put a foot wrong all week. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="23" minutes="1254" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Last year's runner-up Sergio Garcia is on the first tee in a cracking twoball with Retief Goosen. The Spaniard rips one down the left centre and Goosen finds the short grass too. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="24" minutes="1258" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Hansen pars the third but hits a slack tee-shot on the par three fourth and misses short and right. Jim Furyk was a surprise struggler on Saturday and he makes modest start and drops a shot. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="25" minutes="1300" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Goosen's approach to the first green leaks right and ends in some thickish rough. Garcia has struggled all week on this hole and hits another woeful shot that ends up a good 50 yards right of the target. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="26" minutes="1304" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Former winner Justin Leonard starts 4-3 to move under par for the day and he is +9 for the championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="27" minutes="1307" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Garcia recovers to around 30 feet after his wayward second to the first - he can't convert and drops a shot to slip to +10. Goosen's par putt from eight feet also misses so hardly a stellar start from these two. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="28" minutes="1310" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Garcia goes with driver off the second tee and spanks one down the left, narrowly missing a fleet-footed marshall who hurdles the ball. Goosen also finds the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="29" minutes="1313" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another former winner Tom Lehman also gets to +9 with a birdie at the third. Hansen fails to get up and down on four and drops back to level on the day. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="30" minutes="1316" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ 136 yards for Sergio on the second and his approach ends up on the back fringe of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="31" minutes="1319" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Leonard has reached the fourth tee and hits a shocker that is short and way right. Garcia's long birdie try on the second gets 7/10 and he has five feet left for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="32" minutes="1320" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Goosen putts from the front of the green on two for a birdie three and it is a good weight but three feet off to the right. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="33" minutes="1322" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Sergio makes par on the second and gets a good ovation from the gallery. Goosen also secures his four and both stay at +10. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="34" minutes="1326" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Lovely start from Robert Allenby on the first hole as his second shot bounces on to the green and settles around 10 feet from the flag. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="35" minutes="1328" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Phil Mickelson's Open quest comes to an end with a 71 and a +14 total. He has amazingly only made seven birdies all week and only one in the first 13 holes each day! ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="36" minutes="1331" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Ian Poulter gets under way with a straight shot down the fairway. He will be playing with impressive amateur Chris Wood, who will only have to avoid a total collapse to claim the Silver Medal. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="37" minutes="1332" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Allenby holes for three on the first hole and moves into a share of fifth place on +7. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="38" minutes="1334" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Goosen makes a par four on the third to stay at +10. Garcia's birdie putt is bang on line but a foot shoot. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="39" minutes="1336" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter misses the first green to right and will be battling now for a par. Wood's shot looked really good in the air but dives into a greenside bunker. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="40" minutes="1337" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Garcia's tee shot on the fourth is long and left so he will need to chip and putt for a par three. Goosen goes with a four iron and he misses wide right and has a nasty-looking chip left. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="41" minutes="1340" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter chips up from right of the first green and will have six feet left for an opening par. Graeme Storm and Henrik Stenson are the next twoball off the first - Storm goes well left while the Swede splits the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="42" minutes="1341" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Awkward chip from Sergio on the fourth ends up 12 feet beyond the flag. Goosen's effort from front right of the green leaves him a similar length putt for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="43" minutes="1343" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Robert Karlsson breaks 70 to finish at +12. Poulter makes bogey at the first while Sergio finds the bottom of the cup with his par putt on the fourth. Goosen misses however. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="44" minutes="1347" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Stenson and Storm both miss the first green to the right - Storm ends in a pot bunker. Allenby bogeys the second and returns to +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="45" minutes="1355" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Goosen's birdie putt from distance on the fifth trundles up to 18 inches while Garcia can't kickstart his round from nine feet and settles for another frustrating par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="46" minutes="1359" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter saves par on the second from 12 feet. Currently off the first tee are Ross Fisher and Ben Curtis. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="47" minutes="1404" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Young guns Alex Noren and Anthony Kim look an exciting pairing this afternoon - both make par at the first. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="48" minutes="1409" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Kim's second to the second is a cracker from the right rough and goes right over the top of the flag and finishes 35 feet away. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="49" minutes="1410" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield's opening tee-shot ends up on a grassy mound on the left of the fairway while Choi goes into the rough on the right. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="50" minutes="1412" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Fisher chips up from left of the first green and has around eight feet left for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="51" minutes="1415" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi's second to the first from the left rough is still well short of the green. Greg Norman and Padraig Harrington are on the first tee in what is a tremendous closing twoball. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="52" minutes="1417" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield's second to the first is wild as well so both he and Choi are going to be battling to save par or even bogey. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="53" minutes="1418" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi's third from well short of the green is tremendous and he has five feet left to make an opening four. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="54" minutes="1420" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington goes with an opening iron and the result just runs into the first cut of rough on the right. Norman also takes an iron and after moving away from the ball following a slight distraction, he splits the first fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="55" minutes="1424" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield just lips out for par on the first and he slips back to +6 straight away. Choi also misses for a four and he is +5. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="56" minutes="1425" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's second to the first hole is a rather bizarre shot and comes up a mile short of the green. Norman finds the greenside bunker short and right of the puttiing surface. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="57" minutes="1428" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Fisher starts solidly with par-par. Wakefield and Choi find the second green - the former has a very good chance for a three from around nine feet. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="58" minutes="1430" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Kim and Noren par the third while Ben Curtis recovers the shot he dropped at the first with a birdie three at the second. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="59" minutes="1431" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's third to the first is brilliant and he has a tap-in for his par. Norman's recovery from the bunker comes up well short on the front of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="60" minutes="1433" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman makes a brave attempt for par but it just lips out and his lead is now one from Harrington on +3. Choi pars the second along with Wakefield, who makes a rather tentative run at his birdie putt. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="61" minutes="1435" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington hits his tee-shot on two down the left and catches a break as it bounces out of the thicker rough into the first cut. Norman hits driver and also goes left into the gallery. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="62" minutes="1437" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Three opening pars for Fisher while Curtis drops another shot in a rather erratic start. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="63" minutes="1438" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Extraordinary shot from Casey on 15 as his pitch from the left rough takes one hop on the green and straight down the hole for a three on the par five. Amateur Thomas Sherreard does the same on 17 also for an eagle. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="64" minutes="1440" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman first to play on the second from the left rough and ends up on a bank between two greenside bunkers left of the putting surface. Harrington from the first cut finds the green safely. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="65" minutes="1443" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Everyone is going right it seems on the par three fourth and Fisher is the latest to bail out in that direction. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="66" minutes="1444" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's pitch from the left of the second green is pretty good and he will have six feet left for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="67" minutes="1445" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's birdie putt from around 25 feet rolls right to the hole side and he taps in for par. Choi and Wakefield both miss for par on the third. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="68" minutes="1446" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another early test for Norman to save his par on the second but the Aussie hits it left and another shot goes. All of a sudden he and Harrington are ties up at +4. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="69" minutes="1448" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi and Wakefield both par the third and are one and two back at the moment respectively. Kim is a further shot adrift after a par at the fourth. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="70" minutes="1449" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Iron off the tee from Harrington on three which goes right and into the semi-rough. Norman also finds a similar spot down the right of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="71" minutes="1452" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi is right of the fourth green with his tee-shot while Wakefield's ball takes a friendly bounce of the head of a spectator and goes handily towards the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="72" minutes="1454" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Sherreard sets a target for Wood of +14 in the battle for top amateur with a birdie on the last. Wood then birdies the 7th to get to get back to +8 and he might have aspirations of winning this thing outright! ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="73" minutes="1456" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington and Norman both play their second shots to the third but neither can make the green from the rough. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="74" minutes="1457" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Great pitch from Wakefield on the fourth and he taps in for a par three. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="75" minutes="1458" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Garcia birdies the 9th to get back to +9 and just onto the fringe of things. Norman's third to the third is played very well but he has another 10-footer for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="76" minutes="1459" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's second to the third plunged into a front trap but his lie is decent. He does not have the best stance though but almost holes it. It does roll on though a good 10 feet past the flag so both he and Norman have work to do. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="77" minutes="1502" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is first to try for par on the third and it finds the bottom of the cup to stay at +4. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="78" minutes="1503" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman pushes his par putt to the right and he has now started with three bogeys and he is +5. Defending champ Harrington now leads by one. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="79" minutes="1504" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield has impressed with his start and he hits his second on the fifth to four feet. Choi also finds the green but his chance for a three is less obvious. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="80" minutes="1505" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is playing some super stuff and his four iron on the par three fourth sets up a birdie try from 15 feet. Norman needs a boost from somewhere and he finds the green about 35 feet shy of the pin. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="81" minutes="1508" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi misses for birdie on five but Wakefield sinks his shortish putt and moves to within one of the lead on +5. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="82" minutes="1509" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi then misses a three-foot par putt and slips back to +7. Norman's long try for a two on number four rolls two feet beyond the hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="83" minutes="1511" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington hits a poor birdie putt on four and pulls it left - but he stays one clear of the field on +4. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="84" minutes="1512" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman makes his first par of the day and hopefully can get going in the right direction. Monty finishes on +18 after a 76. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="85" minutes="1514" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another super drive from Harrington finds the fifth fairway. Norman takes driver and finishes in good shape just on the edge of the left side of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="86" minutes="1516" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ First dropped shot of the day for Kim on number six and he is now +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="87" minutes="1518" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's second to the fifth green is tugged a little left and also long. His putt will have to go down a pretty big ridge in the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="88" minutes="1519" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's approach is pretty good and although he fails to find the putting surface, he is on the fringe and not more than 15 feet from the flag. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="89" minutes="1522" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Beautifully judged putt from Harrington as he rolls his putt for a three to six inches while Norman also misses for a three but can at least record a second straight par. Poulter birdies nine to get to +9 and within hailing distance while amateur Wood is out in 33 and a remarkable +7 for championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="90" minutes="1525" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is in the left rough on the tough sixth while Norman takes driver and goes in even deeper grass and will have a tough job getting it out and up the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="91" minutes="1527" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Choi makes his fourth bogey of the day on number six and is now +8. Wakefield also drops a shot on that hole and is back to +6. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="92" minutes="1529" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is first to play his second to the sixth and goes with a three iron. He comes up about a foot short of the putting surface. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="93" minutes="1531" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman has an appalling lie and thrashes out of the rhubarb on left. The ball comes out quite strongly and scuttles across into the rough on the other side of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="94" minutes="1532" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman hits eight iron from 140 yards for his third on the sixth but he is still well short of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="95" minutes="1534" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood is on the verge of something special and he finds the 10th green with his second and sets up another birdie attempt. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="96" minutes="1535" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good chip from Norman in the circumstances but he will have eight feet left to save bogey on six. Wakefield struggling for his par on seven after firing his tee-shot over the back of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="97" minutes="1536" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington rolls another great lag putt up on six and has three feet left for par. Wood smashes his birdie putt on 10 about three feet past the hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="98" minutes="1537" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman holes out for bogey on the sixth but is now two back and it is another dropped shot for Wakefield and he is +7. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="99" minutes="1539" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington makes par on the sixth to stay at +4 while Wood does the same on the 10th. The amateur is in a tie for third on +7. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="100" minutes="1542" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wild tee shot on the 7th from Harrington which rattles into the gallery. Norman is left of the putting surface too and will have to chip and putt for a par three. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="101" minutes="1544" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood drives down 11 and pulls it left. It seems to bounce up in the rough and he may not be too penalised. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="102" minutes="1546" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington spends a good while sizing up his chip to the 7th green. His effort is pretty good and he has six feet left for a par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="103" minutes="1548" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Great shot from Poulter on 11 leaves him six feet for birdie and the chance to get to +8. Norman plays a tidy pitch himself and is five feet from the pin. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="104" minutes="1550" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's par putt on seven misses and he is one clear of Norman on +5. Wood chips from the back right of the 11th and it runs off the other side of the green and he is around 14 feet from the flag. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="105" minutes="1551" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman gets his par putt on seven and is one back of the lead. Three pars on the trot for him now as Harrington taps in for his four. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="106" minutes="1552" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood can't save par on the 11th so will drop back to +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="107" minutes="1554" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman out with the driver on eight and it looks like it has gone left into the rough. Harrington is down quickly to pick up his tee peg and the ball is safely on the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="108" minutes="1556" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Massive putt for Poulter on the 11th and he makes birdie. He gets to +8 and three back of Harrington's lead. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="109" minutes="1557" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter's tee-shot on the 12th is with an eight iron and sticks up on the bank left of the putting surface. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="110" minutes="1558" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood steps up after his bogey on 11 and he is going with a punched six iron. It ends up taking a nasty kick and descends into a bunker. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="111" minutes="1600" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield hits wedge into nine from the middle of the fairway and it comes to rest 20 feet short of the flag. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="112" minutes="1601" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman hits a fine recovery from the left rough on eight and finds the fringes of the green pin high. Harrington is on the front edge. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="113" minutes="1603" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood has a nightmare stance in the back of the bunker on 12 and it is no surprise to see him unable to get it out. He will have a second stab from a much more advantageous position in the sand now. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="114" minutes="1604" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Brilliant third shot from Wood is stone dead for a bogey four. Harrington's putt from the front of eight is average and he will have five feet left for par as Poulter chips up on 12 to around seven feet. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="115" minutes="1605" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good pace from Norman on his putt on eight and he bags another safe par. Harrington still has a tester left for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="116" minutes="1607" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington misses on eight and he and Norman are tied for the lead on +6. Poulter remains two back after he saves par on the 12th. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="117" minutes="1609" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman is out with the driver again on nine and hits a bit of a miscue while Harrington takes iron and a clumsy shot bounds into the right rough. Poulter splits the fairway on 13 and Wood does likewise. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="118" minutes="1612" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield has reached the 10th tee and pushes his drive into the gallery on the right. That is not too bad as the ground over there is well trampled down. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="119" minutes="1613" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood has 219 yards to go into the 13th green but pushes it to the right slightly and finds a greenside bunker. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="120" minutes="1614" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter hits seven iron into 13 and it is a tremendous shot which rolls up to seven feet from the flag to set up another great birdie chance. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="121" minutes="1615" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is going through a rocky spell and his second to the ninth is over the back right of the green. Norman is in the left rough and only has 87 yards left - he finds the putting surface but not really a birdie threat. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="122" minutes="1617" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield's second to 10 comes up just shy of the green while Wood overshoots the green from the bunker on 13 and still has a lengthy shot left to save par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="123" minutes="1618" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's pitch from the back of nine comes up around 12 feet short of the pin so another tester for par. Wood will drop another shot on the 13th and is now four back on +10. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="124" minutes="1620" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman has two feet left for par on the ninth hole while Wakefield's long putt for a three on 10 is too firm and rolls around 10 feet past the cup. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="125" minutes="1621" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's putt for par on nine misses left and he drops out of the lead on +7. That is three dropped shots on the spin. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="126" minutes="1622" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter remains two back on +8 after he misses a great chance on 13 for a birdie. Norman confirms his lead by a shot with nine holes to go as he makes par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="127" minutes="1624" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Not a bad tee-shot on 14 by Poulter which comes to rest on the left side of the green pin high but some way from the hole. Wakefield lets another shot slip on 10 and is now +8. Wood safely on the 14th green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="128" minutes="1625" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ No backing down from Norman and it is driver again off the 10th tee. It goes left into the gallery while Harrington also goes left - he gets lucky as he ends up on the pectator walkway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="129" minutes="1628" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood gives it a good run for a two on 14 and he has two feet left for a par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="130" minutes="1629" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman gets some luck down the left of 10 and has a decent lie and shot at the green despite being well out of position. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="131" minutes="1631" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter's birdie putt on 14 just misses to the right so it is a very safe par. Slight worry that he and Wood are on the clock. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="132" minutes="1632" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman tries to hook his second on the 10th round a gorse bush and overdoes it and misses the green to the left. Harrington finds the heart of the putting surface on the same hole as Wood makes par on 14. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="133" minutes="1633" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield hits a pretty solid shot to the 11th green and finds the putting surface. He is currently two back of Norman. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="134" minutes="1634" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another tremendous tee-shot from Poulter down the 15th and he splits the fairway. Norman's third on the 10th is a pitch from left of the green but it is a bit bold and rolls 12 feet beyond the cup. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="135" minutes="1635" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood's drive down 15 is left but he misses the pot bunker and is in some wispy grass but not in bad shape. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="136" minutes="1636" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's birdie putt on 10 shaves the right edge of the hole and rolls a tricky four feet past. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="137" minutes="1638" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's par putt on the 10th misses well to the left and ends up a foot from the cup. Wakefield's birdie put on the 11th is two feet left of the cup. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="138" minutes="1640" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Sterling stuff from Harrington and he saves par on 10. He and Norman are now tied for the lead on +7 as the Australian tidies up for bogey. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="139" minutes="1642" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter hits a decent second to the 15th - he just runs into the left rough but is fine about 60 yards shy of the green. Wood is a bit further back but in good shape too while Wakefield saves par on 11 and is one off the lead. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="140" minutes="1644" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Iron from Harrington on 11 and his tee shot is left and in the rough once again. Norman hits driver and smashes it down the centre of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="141" minutes="1645" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter pitches up on 15 and is some 20 feet short of the pin for birdie Jim Furyk's round of 71 sets the clubhouse target of +10. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="142" minutes="1646" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield finds the back of the 12th green after a friendly bounce or two of the mounds at the back. Poulter can't tie the lead on 15 but should make a safe five and stay one back of Harrington and Norman. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="143" minutes="1648" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood's birdie try on 15 just misses to the left and he will stay at +10. Harrington's second to 11 finds the front of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="144" minutes="1649" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's approach to 11 is also a little on the short side but he will have a birdie putt. Wakefield's birdie attempt on 12 is well struck but rolls three feet past the hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="145" minutes="1651" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wakefield lets a shot go on the 12th and swishes his putter with frustration. He is now at +9 and two back. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="146" minutes="1653" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another super swing from Poulter as he smashes one down 16 while Norman's long birdie try on the 11th brushes the hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="147" minutes="1654" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood gets a bit lucky on 16 as his drive to the right kicks off a bank and ends in reasonable shape. Harrington safely makes par on 11 to stay at +7 as Sergio finishes his week with a rotten 78. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="148" minutes="1656" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman safely makes his par putt on 11 to stay in a share of the lead on +7 - he took an eternity over the ball. Another fine shot from Wood on 16 as he finds the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="149" minutes="1657" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter hits seven iron for his second on 16 and sets up a very good chance for birdie from 15 feet. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="150" minutes="1658" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's tee shot on 12 is with a six iron and he is not in bad shape just over the back left fringe of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="151" minutes="1659" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's tee shot on 12 is right on line but is short of the green and rolls further away. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="152" minutes="1700" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood makes a safe four on 16 after giving his birdie a good roll across the green. Wakefield's second shot to 13 runs just beyond pin high about 25 feet away. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="153" minutes="1701" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter ties the lead! A brilliant putt on 16 drops with its final roll and cue much fist pumping and celebration. He is now on +7 with Harrington and Norman as he heads to the apr five 17. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="154" minutes="1703" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman chips up on 12 but he can't get it to grip and the ball comes to a halt 12 feet beyond the flag. Harrington putts from the back of the green and has 18 inches left for his par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="155" minutes="1703" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's par putt horseshoes around the hole and he slips back to one out of the lead on +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="156" minutes="1705" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington safely converts from 18 inches for par so it is him and Poulter who are in command at the moment. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="157" minutes="1707" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Another shot goes for Wakefield on the 13th and he is now +10 and three back. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="158" minutes="1709" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington and Norman drive down 13 - the latter finds himself in a fairway trap on the right. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="159" minutes="1710" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood hits a superb second shot to the 17th and is unfortunate not get onto the top level of the green. Poulter is also on the lower level so both will have lengthy eagle putts. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="160" minutes="1712" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter and Wood take the applause from the gallery on 17 while Kim fails to convert a good birdie chance on 15 and stays two back of the lead on +9. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="161" minutes="1714" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's second to 13 is a cracker and he finishes pin high about 15 feet right. Norman is up against the face of the fairway trap and will have to chip out. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="162" minutes="1715" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter's eagle putt on 17 is a bit weary and finishes a good eight feet short. Norman's third to the 13th is with a six iron and it comes up about 40 yards shy of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="163" minutes="1716" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Henrik Stenson has struck around well and a par on 16 keeps him two back on +9. Wood's eagle attempt on 17 is shy by around five feet. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="164" minutes="1717" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter stalks his birdie putt on the 17th and his bid to take the lead misses on the left - three putts. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="165" minutes="1719" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman hits a good approach for his fourth on the 13th and might just escape with a bogey five. Harrington chooses this moment to make a birdie as his 15-footer drops to give him the lead on +6. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="166" minutes="1720" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood birdies 17 and is back to +9 and three off the lead. Poulter pars to stay at +7 while Norman drops a shot on the 13th and is also three back on +9. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="167" minutes="1722" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood hits the fairway down the 18th while Poulter goes with driver and finds the semi rough just short of the fairway bunker - he is in good shape. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="168" minutes="1724" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is back in the groove and his tee-shot on 14 is right at the target. It takes a firm bounce though and runs through to the back of the green. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="169" minutes="1725" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman pushes his tee-shot on 14 to the right and it finishes up in a greenside bunker. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="170" minutes="1726" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Stenson's second to 17 is a club short or a mishit as it finishes well short of the putting surface. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="171" minutes="1727" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood hits his second to 18 and is short and left - he is in Justin Rose country from 10 years ago. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="172" minutes="1728" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter has chosen seven iron for his second to the 18th and the result is short and right - a bit of a misjudgement. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="173" minutes="1729" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman splashes out of the bunker on 14 but his ball skips across the green and he has another lengthy putt left for par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="174" minutes="1730" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington putts for birdie on 14 and it rolls up around eight inches short. Another safe par tucked away. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="175" minutes="1731" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's par putt on 14 is from 30 feet and the great man only sinks it to stay in touch on +9. Awesome stuff! ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="176" minutes="1732" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Wood pitches up on 18 but he can't do a Justin Rose and just manages to make the front part of the green. He will walk away with the Silver Medal at the very least. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="177" minutes="1733" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter plays a chip and run on 18 from just in front of the green and the shoulder on the putting surface just throws it to the left and it finishes 15 feet away. Stenson birdies 17 and is back to +8 while Harrington tonks one down 15 and is safely on the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="178" minutes="1735" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman also goes with driver down 15 and hits a scorcher almost level with Harrington. Wood fires a closing 72 for a +10 total to tie Furyk in the clubhouse and win the Silver Medal. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="179" minutes="1736" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Crunch time for Poulter as he stalks his par putt on the 72nd hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="180" minutes="1737" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter gives himself a real chance of lifting the Claret Jug by sinking a brilliant putt for par on the last. He sets the standard now in the clubhouse on +7 after his 69. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="181" minutes="1739" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman is taking on the 15th in two as he is out with a fairway wood. He gives it an almighty swish but it skips up towards the greena dn into the front bunker on the left. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="182" minutes="1740" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is also out with a wood on 15 and he finds the front left corner of the green from 270 yards. Two putts might just wrap up consecutive Open victories. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="183" minutes="1742" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Stenson eyes up his second to the 18th and needs a birdie to tie Poulter in the clubhouse on +7. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="184" minutes="1743" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Stenson's head drops as he hits his shot and watches it come up short right and he now faces a tough up and down. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="185" minutes="1744" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman has a round 30 yards left from the bunker on 15 and hits it 29 of them with a tremendous shot. The ball bites and he has three feet for a birdie. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="186" minutes="1746" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Good touch from Harrington with his eagle try on 15 but has left himself a three-footer for a vital birdie. Stenson can't chip in on 18 to tie Poulter and he will have a good 18 feet left for a par to stay at +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="187" minutes="1748" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's putt on 15 for a birdie drops and he stays in touch on +8 while Stenson misses for par on the last hole. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="188" minutes="1750" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington has one hand on the Claret Jug again as his birdie putt goes in on 15 and he now leads Poulter by two on +5. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="189" minutes="1751" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Stenson tidies up for a bogey on the last and cards a 71 to finish on +9 and currently second in the clubhouse. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="190" minutes="1752" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's tee-shot with driver on 16 goes right down the middle. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="191" minutes="1753" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman goes with driver also and he ends up about five yards beyond Harrington right in the middle of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="192" minutes="1757" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington to play first on 16 with a seven iron from 128 yards and his approach goes safely onto the front right of the green about 20 feet from the flag. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="193" minutes="1758" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman is up next on 16 and he has 125 yards with a seven iron also. He hits a lovely shot about 25 feet left of the pin. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="194" minutes="1800" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Kim makes a sloppy finish with three bogeys so is round in 75 and finishes at +12. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="195" minutes="1801" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington rolls his birdie putt up on the 16th green to within a couple of inches so stays at +5 with a par. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="196" minutes="1803" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Poulter out on the range in anticipation of a possible playoff. Norman's birdie putt on 16 across the green is on line but lacks speed. That is a par and he stays three back of Harrington on +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="197" minutes="1807" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's tee-shot down 17 is right in the middle of the fairway. Norman cranks up the driver again and hits a belter down the right which just runs into the first cut. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="198" minutes="1808" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Back-to-back birdies for KJ Choi on 16 and 17 gets him back to +9 for the championship. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="199" minutes="1810" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Ross Fishers closes with an eight to finish at +16 while a triple bogey eight for Wakefield on 17 sees him spiral to +14 and +9 on the day. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="200" minutes="1813" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Game, set and match Harrington - what a champion as he smashes a fairway wood onto the 17th green to leave himself six feet for an eagle. Shot of the week no question. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="201" minutes="1814" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman goes for the 17th green as well in two but he comes up short and right in the rough. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="202" minutes="1816" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Tremendous reception for the champion elect on the 17th green. Some mayhem on 18 for KJ Choi as he has hit three balls off the tee and is virtually out of bounds now as well so will surely run up a very big number. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="203" minutes="1817" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman chips up from the front of 17 but can't hold the back of the green and has a lengthy attempt ahead for a birdie. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="204" minutes="1819" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's birdie putt on 17 lips out on the right and he will settle for a par five. He marks for the time being though. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="205" minutes="1821" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington's short putt for eagle on 17 is never anywhere but the centre of the cup and he now has a four-shot advantage going up on the last on +3. Norman makes five and is five back on +8. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="206" minutes="1824" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is on the final tee and a fairway wood is sent superbly down the centre of the fairway. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="207" minutes="1825" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman's final tee-shot goes way down the middle of the firway also. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="208" minutes="1830" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington plays first to the final green and he hits a majestic iron right at the flag which ends up 12 feet from the pin. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="209" minutes="1830" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman wastes no time and his second to the 18th hole is a fraction right and topples into the sand. KJ Choi eventually took an eight on the last and slipped to a 79 and +13. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="210" minutes="1836" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Norman closes a brilliant week with a bogey five and will tie with Stenson for third on +9. ]]></text> <title/> </line> <line count="211" minutes="1837" team="0" colour=""> <text><![CDATA[ Harrington is the champion again as he pars the last to win by four shots and defend his title. ]]></text> <title/> </line> </root>