Saturday July 19th, 2003

• Costly mistake — Parnevik, Roe disqualified from Open after scorecard snafu.
• The gang's all here — If Tiger Woods is to win the 132nd British Open on Sunday, he'll have to do something he's never done -- win a major coming from behind on the final day. At 1-over after a 69 Saturday, Woods was one of 26 players within six shots of leader Thomas Bjorn, who was 1-under after a 69.
• Sunny start — Mother Nature smiles on the field at the start of round three.

Friday July 18th, 2003

• Q&A with TNT's Jim Huber - Day Two — Our Emmy Award-winning essayist talks about Day Two.
• Buzz about the Open — Our cub reporter learned a painful lesson at the Open - wear comfortable shoes.
• Finding his groove — Through two rounds at Royal St George's, Tiger Woods has yet to beat par. Then again, not many have. Woods carded a 1-over 72 Friday at the Open Championship to stand at 3-over, four shots behind clubhouse leader Davis Love III, the only man in red figures after a similar 72.
• Not-so-great Scott — McCarron crashes on back nine, Otto stumbles back at stingy Royal St George's
• Steady swede — Fredrik Jacobson has started his second round in the same manner as he compiled a one-under-par 70 yesterday.

Thursday July 17th, 2003

• Q&A with TNT's Jim Huber - Day One — Our Emmy Award-winning essayist talks about Day One.
• Open Notebook — Poor finish spoils fantstic first-round effort by Watson.
• More major pain for Colin — Monty pulls out of Open with injured hand; hotel fall could be blame.
• Tough start for Tiger — Tiger Woods got off to a shocking start in the first round of the Open Championship on Thursday. The world's No. 1 player, a prohibitive favorite to win the claret jug, lost his opening tee shot in the tall weeds on the right en route to a triple-bogey.
• Watson and Couples take an early lead — Tom Watson had a slightly bemused look on his face as he paced slowly outside the Royal St George's clubhouse just after six o'clock this morning.

Wednesday July 16th, 2003

• The Big Easy: Bring on Tiger — The last time Ernie Els played a British Open at Royal St. George's, he was just a big kid with a sweet swing and no illusions of actually winning the tournament.

Tuesday July 15th, 2003

• Bunkering down — Royal St George's head professional Andrew Brooks gives his thoughts on how recent course changes will affect the Open Championship.

Monday July 14th, 2003

• British Open Notebook — You'd never see a fivesome play a practice round at the Masters. But this is the Open Championship, where, according to Brad Faxon, "they're not as picky."
• Ian in — Former Masters champion Ian Woosnam qualified for the British Open, recovering from a bogey-bogey finish Monday by chipping in from 70 feet for a birdie in a playoff.
• A major-less mantel for Tiger
• A ghostwriter's ghost — The author's father shadowed Ben Hogan at the 1953 British Open
• Pay hazards — Donald Steel, one of Britain's top architects, put Royal St. George's formidable bunkers back into play