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W2W4 at The Open: Can anyone catch Jordan Spieth?
SOUTHPORT, England -- A 23-year-old Jordan Spieth heads into the final round of the 146th Open holding a 3-shot lead, which is nothing new. The Texan has sat atop the leaderboard an astonishing 14 different times after a round in his young career. If he can make it 15 on Sunday, he'll grab the third leg of the career Grand Slam. So will he pull it off? We asked our panel of writers on the ground at Royal Birkdale to weigh in. No chance. When he's "on" like this, no one can catch him. What's scary is the rest of the field knows it, too. His 2015 wasn't that long ago. When he went to a place where when he got into contention, he won. By the end of the FedEx Cup playoffs, anyone going head-to-head
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Watch: Sergio hurts shoulder slamming club into gorse
SOUTHPORT, England – Not even Masters champions can escape the gorse. Sergio Garcia was frustrated after a poor tee shot on the par-3 fourth hole Friday at The Open, and he attempted to take it out on the gorse behind him, taking an angry swipe at the bush. He ended up injuring his right arm and requiring the services of an on-course physiotherapist. The Open: Full-field scores | Live blog: Day 2 | Full coverage "It wasn’t very smart. To be honest I thought I was done," Garcia said following a round of 1-under 69 that left him with a 2-over-par total. "It was little sore on the next tee. Took some ibuprofen and some Advil, got a little bit of work done … fortunately started loosening up as the
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Column: A scolding and a comeback for Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy didn't need another scolding from his caddie or a reminder of what he had to do. By the time he arrived for his second round on a blustery day at Royal Birkdale he had a good idea what this British Open is all about, and somewhat of an idea what he is all about. The day before, caddie J.P. Fitzgerald had to give him a good talking to on the sixth tee to remind him about both. "You're Rory McIlroy, what are you doing?" Fitzgerald said after his man had made such a mess of his first round that it seemed inevitable he would be jetting back to Northern Ireland before the weekend began. If McIlroy had to be reminded, so did everyone else. The player going through the motions on the front
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