Unheralded Landry not going away at U.S. Open

Edit Toronto Sun 19 Jun 2016
No one knew Andrew Landry’s name when he showed up for the first round of the U.S. Open and shot 66, but they’ll know him after this. The 28-year-old Texan, playing his first-ever major championship alongside PGA Tour superstar Dustin Johnson, in the final group of the U.S ... There was not a single sign of nerves ... “I’m fine ... A Frenchman hasn’t won a major since Arnaud Massy’s Open Championship in 1907....

U.S. Open 2016: Frenchman Gregory Bourdy grabs attention of golf fans, and maybe his country

Edit Penn Live 18 Jun 2016
OAKMONT — Gregory Bourdy never made the cut at a U.S. Open before this week, so the Frenchman felt proud when he glanced at leaderboards throughout his second round of play Saturday and spotted his name posted near the top ... He knows a French player hasn't captured a major championship since Arnaud Massy won the 1907 British Open, and Bourdy's score of two-under through two rounds this week puts him firmly in contention ... Watch U.S ... ....

British Open Champions

Edit Boston Herald 21 Jul 2015
(x-won playoff). 2015 — x-Zach Johnson. 2014 — Rory McIlroy. 2013 — Phil Mickelson. 2012Ernie Els. 2011Darren Clarke. 2010Louis Oosthuizen. 2009 — x-Stewart Cink. 2008 — Padraig Harrington. 2007 — x-Padraig Harrington. 2006Tiger Woods. 2005 — Tiger Woods. 2004 — x-Todd Hamilton. 2003Ben Curtis. 2002 — x-Ernie Els ... Whitcombe ... 1907 — Arnaud Massy ... ....

Land of the Royal Liverpudlians

Edit The Hindu 25 Jul 2014
The greatest and oldest spectacle on earth in the world of golf, The Open Championship, unfolded at The Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake between July 17 and 20, 2014 ... Past winners include the likes of Tiger Woods (2008), Robert De Vincenzo (1967), Peter Thomson (1956), Fred Daly (1947), Alf Padhgam (1936), Bobby Jones (1930), Walter Hagan (1924), J H Taylor (1913), Arnaud Massy (1907) and Sandy Herd (1902).Royal Patronage....

10 Things You Might Not Know About Hoylake (The Open Championship)

Edit noodls 17 Jul 2014
(Source. The Open Championship) 10 Things You Might Not Know About Hoylake ... Royal Liverpool is one of the most historic clubs in England. It staged the inaugural Amateur Championship in 1885 and the first Open Championship held outside Scotland in 1897 ... Royal Liverpool was the venue when France's Arnaud Massy became the first international player to win The Open in 1907 ... After winning, he named his newborn daughter Margot Hoylake Massy....

The Open 2014: Tiger Woods relies on pedigree to make the difference

Edit The Independent 17 Jul 2014
Tiger Woods put a peg in the ground just twice today and that was it, holes one and two and he was off, serious practice done. Perhaps he knows his Hoylake history; that Royal Liverpool deals largely in blue-chip winners, wiping out a swathe of contenders at the outset ... The first of those, Arnaud Massy in 1907, remains – thanks to Jean van de Velde’s collapse at Carnoustie in 1999 – the only Frenchman to have won the old pot ... ....

The Open 2014: Tiger Woods' opening round marred by spectators taking pictures

Edit The Daily Telegraph 17 Jul 2014
Related Articles. Woods recovers from slow start to post 69 17 Jul 2014. Stenson faces fine for snapping a club 17 Jul 2014. The Open 2014. live 17 Jul 2014. The Open leaderboard 17 Jul 2014. The Open tee-off times 16 Jul 2014 ... Promotion» ...  . The Open ... Arnaud Massy became the first non-Briton to win the Claret Jug at Hoylake in 1907, but he died in poverty and was forgotten until a historian started a six-year search for his grave ... ....

Tiger Woods rebounds spectacularly from sluggish start at Open 2014 to post three-under-par 69 opening round

Edit The Daily Telegraph 17 Jul 2014
Related Articles. The Open 2014. live 17 Jul 2014. The Open leaderboard 17 Jul 2014. The Open tee-off times 16 Jul 2014. Wounded Tiger aiming to defy gloomy forecast 16 Jul 2014. Who will win at Hoylake? 16 Jul 2014. Westwood. how to play Hoylake 16 Jul 2014 ... Arnaud Massy became the first non-Briton to win the Claret Jug at Hoylake in 1907, but he died in poverty and was forgotten until a historian started a six-year search for his grave ... ....

British Open at a glance.

Edit Tampa Bay Online 16 Jul 2014
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship, which starts Thursday.. Event. 143rd British Open. Site. Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Length. 7,312 yards. Par ... Field ... Taylor (1913), Arnaud Massy (1907), Sandy Herd (1902), Harold Hilton (1897) ... ....

BRITISH OPEN 2014: Facts and figures for golf's oldest championship

Edit Fox News 16 Jul 2014
Published July 16, 2014Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0. HOYLAKE, England –  Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship, which starts Thursday.. Event. 143rd British Open. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. Site. Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Length. 7,312 yards. Par. 35-37_72. Field. 156 (152 professionals, 4 amateurs). Prize money ... Winner's share ... Taylor (1913), Arnaud Massy (1907), Sandy Herd (1902), Harold Hilton (1897) ... ....

American golfers who have won the British Open the most times

Edit The Examiner 15 Jul 2014
The following is a list of the American golfers who have won the British Open the most times. All American golfers who have won the British Open at least twice are listed. As you will see, every American on this list was a great golfer. The British Open dates back to 1860, when it was first won by Scotsman Willie Park, Sr ... The first non-Englishmen to win the British Open was Frenchmen Arnaud Massy, who won in 1907 ... 1. Tom Watson - 5 ... 2 ... T-3....
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