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149TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: Oosthuizen extends lead with second round 65

Louis Oosthuizen set a new record for the lowest 36-hole total at The Open Championship when the 37-year-old South African added a second round 65 to his opening 64 to lead the tournament by two shots at the half-way stage. On a day of low scoring at a sunny Royal St George’s, Oosthuizen pulled three clear with an eagle at the par-five 14th, but his first bogey of tournament at the 15th, followed by three pars saw his lead cut […] The post 149TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: Oosthuizen extends lead with second round 65 appeared first on Golf News.

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Oosthuizen leads The Open with sweet 64

Former champions Louis Oosthuizen and Jordan Spieth set the pace in the first round of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St George’s. Playing in front of packed grandstands, Oosthuizen, the winner in 2010, made six birdies in a flawless 64 to finish on six under par, one shot ahead of American Spieth, champion in 2017. Brian Harman matched compatriot Spieth with a 65 to share second place, one clear of Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, South African Dylan Frittelli, Frenchman Benjamin Hebert […] The post Oosthuizen leads The Open with sweet 64 appeared first on Golf News.

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Oosthuizen leads The Open with sweet 64

Former champions Louis Oosthuizen and Jordan Spieth set the pace in the first round of the 149th Open Championship at Royal St George’s.... The post Oosthuizen leads The Open with sweet 64 appeared first on Golf News.

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149TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: round 1 & 2 TEE TIMES

US Open winner Jon Rahm will play with defending champion Shane Lowry and 2010 winner Louis Oosthuizen in the first two rounds of the 149th Open. England’s Richard Bland, who won his first European Tour event on his 478th start in May, will hit Thursday’s first shot at Royal St George’s at 6,35am. Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy, the 2014 winner, goes out at 3.21pm with American Ryder Cup rival Patrick Reed. Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, who won the […] The post 149TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: round 1 & 2 TEE TIMES appeared first on Golf News.

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