Embed from Getty Images Team GB’s Justin Rose became Golf’s first Olympic champion since 1904 after the Englishman saw off Swede Henrik Stenson in an enthralling final round at Rio 2016. The 36 year old, who was level with Stenson on 25 under par after 17 holes, ended the ...
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The Open Day Four: Stenson Wins the Claret Jug
Embed from Getty Images The first three days of the 2016 Open Championship had been dominated by two men. And Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson were once again the main attraction as the pair participated in one of the finest battles in the long history of The Open. Before the ...
Read More »The Open Day Three: Stenson and Mickelson Battle it Out
Embed from Getty Images Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson continued to dominate this year’s Open Championship on day three, and it now looks like one of the two will be left holding the Claret Jug at the end of the week. After Mickelson dominated day one and Stenson played the ...
Read More »The Open Day Two: Stenson Charges Into Second
Embed from Getty Images After his outstanding first round, all eyes were on Phil Mickelson to see if he could produce something similar on the second day of The Open. And while his second round wasn’t as spectacular as his first, Mickelson still sits in a strong position at the ...
Read More »US Open Day One- Stenson and Johnson take early lead
View image | gettyimages.com Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson both made an impressive start to the US Open, topping the leader board after day one with a score of five-under-par. Although there were fears that the Chambers Bay course could be nearly unplayable, several golfers hit below-par opening rounds in ...
Read More »Contenders for the US Open- Europeans and Australians
View image | gettyimages.com With the US Open set to start in less than a week, The Sports Lowdown takes a look at the runners and riders in this year’s competition. After looking at previous champions and the American contenders, we will now look at which players in Europe ...
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