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Spieth happy to tuck in behind Open leaders

Jordan Spieth found himself in the rare position, for him, of not leading at the end of a round in a major golf tournament on Thursday, but he happily settled for an opening 67 in the British Open. Spieth, who was criticised for not coming to Scotland before Monday, having had little previous experience of links golf, certainly showed no unfamiliarity as he birdied his first three holes. “Luckily it

Spieth happy to tuck in behind Open leaders

Jordan Spieth found himself in the rare position, for him, of not leading at the end of a round in a major golf tournament on Thursday, but he happily settled for an opening 67 in the British Open. Spieth, who was criticised for not coming to Scotland before Monday, having had little previous experience of links golf, certainly showed no unfamiliarity as he birdied his first three holes. “Luckily it

Spieth overshadowed but firmly in the hunt

By Martyn Herman ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Out-scored and out-hit by playing partner Dustin Johnson and trailing Tiger Woods in the popularity stakes, Jordan Spieth still displayed the hallmarks of a potential British Open champion on Thursday with a composed opening round of 67. “I’ve played enough golf with him to believe in my skill set that I can still trump that crazy ability that he has,” Spieth said

Spieth overshadowed but firmly in the hunt

By Martyn Herman ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – Out-scored and out-hit by playing partner Dustin Johnson and trailing Tiger Woods in the popularity stakes, Jordan Spieth still displayed the hallmarks of a potential British Open champion on Thursday with a composed opening round of 67. “I’ve played enough golf with him to believe in my skill set that I can still trump that crazy ability that he has,” Spieth said

Serena pulls out of Swedish Open, citing right elbow injury (Yahoo Sports)

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams said a right elbow injury forced her to pull out of the Swedish Open on Thursday. Williams said she felt pain in the elbow in the first game of her first-round match on Wednesday, four days after winning her sixth Wimbledon championship and fourth successive Grand Slam title, but went on to roll Belgian qualifier Yasline Bonaventure 6-2, 6-1. Williams told spectators on court that she