...countryside." LEFTY HISTORY: Bubba Watson is clearly not much of a history buff.The Masters champion had no idea that Bob Charles became the first left-hander to win a major title when he captured the British Open at Royal Lytham in 1963."I...
...which included a double bogey at No. 8 after finding the middle of the fairway off the tee.After Gary Player and Bob Charles, Watson is the other player to have done the British Open double."It's a bit early to talk about that," Calcavecchia...
...Republic watching on television."He said they were jumping up and down," Weir said. "They were very excited."Bob Charles was the only left-hander to win a major, the 1963 British Open. He played a practice round with Weir two years ago...
...Langer has 10 wins in three years on the Champions Tour, but is still looking for his first victory in a senior major.Bob Charles of New Zealand -- who in 1963 became the first left-hander to win the British Open -- bid farewell from the tournament...
...Friesen, the former Nebraska star in his first full season on the Nationwide Tour, had an 11-under 205 total on the Bob Charles-designed Clearwater course. He birdied four of the first five holes.
...four majors in extra holes, received the minimum 65 percent of the vote. Three-time major champion Denny Shute and Bob Charles, the first left-handed player to win a major, got in through the Veteran's category. Carole Semple Thompson...
...tour is four by Chi Chi Rodriguez in 1987. Roberts, 50, who won his fourth tournament in nine tour events, joins Bob Charles (1987), Lee Trevino (1992), Gil Morgan (1997-98) and Craig Stadler (2004) in winning three consecutive events...
...One of the letters Michael Campbell received after winning the U.S. Open - the first player from New Zealand since Bob Charles in 1963 to win a major - came from Jack Nicklaus. "He said to me, 'Michael, from now on you have responsibilities...
...was. Campbell striped his drive off the first tee and set out to make history. He's the first New Zealander since Bob Charles - 42 years ago at the British Open - to win a golfing major. He's the first native Maori to accomplish something...
...British Open. The tournament will be held July 24-27. Others who will compete include Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Bob Charles, Hale Irwin, Tony Jacklin, Andy North, Tom Kite, Craig Stadler and Fuzzy Zoeller.
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