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Whatever the weather, red-hot Fowler ready to have fun

By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – British Opens throw up a variety of weather conditions, sometimes all in the same day, and Rickie Fowler believes the key to being successful on a links course is to have fun and embrace the elements. The young American goes into this week’s major championship as one of the hottest players in world golf, having won the prestigious Players Championship in May

Whatever the weather, red-hot Fowler ready to have fun

By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – British Opens throw up a variety of weather conditions, sometimes all in the same day, and Rickie Fowler believes the key to being successful on a links course is to have fun and embrace the elements. The young American goes into this week’s major championship as one of the hottest players in world golf, having won the prestigious Players Championship in May

Golf-Whatever the weather, red-hot Fowler ready to have fun

By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland, July 14 (Reuters) – British Opens throw up a variety of weather conditions, sometimes all in the same day, and Rickie Fowler believes the key to being successful on a links course is to have fun and embrace the elements. The young American goes into this week’s major championship as one of the hottest players in world golf, having won the prestigious Players Championship

Watson upbeat on Open chances

Bubba Watson was brimming with enthusiasm on Tuesday as he looks to improve on his recent years of poor form at the Open when the 144th Championship gets underway at St Andrews on Thursday. The 36-year-old left-hander from Florida has enjoyed his greatest success on the other side of the Atlantic where he won the 2012 and 2014 Masters’ while also racking up 10 professional victories, including a morale-boosting win

Watson upbeat on Open chances

Bubba Watson was brimming with enthusiasm on Tuesday as he looks to improve on his recent years of poor form at the Open when the 144th Championship gets underway at St Andrews on Thursday. The 36-year-old left-hander from Florida has enjoyed his greatest success on the other side of the Atlantic where he won the 2012 and 2014 Masters’ while also racking up 10 professional victories, including a morale-boosting win

NCAA ordered to pay $46 million fees in athlete pay case

A federal judge ordered the NCAA to pay nearly $46 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to lawyers for student-athletes including former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon in their class-action antitrust lawsuit against the organization. The decision late Monday night by U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins came nearly a year after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California said the NCAA violated antitrust law by barring athletes from sharing

NCAA ordered to pay $46 million fees in athlete pay case

A federal judge ordered the NCAA to pay nearly $46 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to lawyers for student-athletes including former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon in their class-action antitrust lawsuit against the organization. The decision late Monday night by U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins came nearly a year after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California said the NCAA violated antitrust law by barring athletes from sharing

History-chaser Spieth on learning curve as British Open looms

Jordan Spieth continued his crash course on playing links golf at St Andrews on Tuesday, with two days left until the start of the 144th British Open. Spieth insists that at 21 he knows what he is doing, but he did admit to some fans of feeling “a little tired” after playing his second career round at St Andrews on Monday afternoon. Woods, twice a winner at St Andrews, in

History-chaser Spieth on learning curve as British Open looms

Jordan Spieth continued his crash course on playing links golf at St Andrews on Tuesday, with two days left until the start of the 144th British Open. Spieth insists that at 21 he knows what he is doing, but he did admit to some fans of feeling “a little tired” after playing his second career round at St Andrews on Monday afternoon. Woods, twice a winner at St Andrews, in