SportsPickle - Filed Under "British Open" http://www.sportspickle.com/tag/british-open Filed Under "British Open" /picture/1606 British Open officials invert course leaderboards to get Tiger Woods' name closer to the top Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:45:41 -0400 /article/57 British Open Ratings Plummet Among Highly-Coveted Caublanasian Demographic Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:16:06 -0400


On a day in which Tiger Woods was cut from the British Open – only the second missed cut in a major of his pro career – golf officials expressed concern that the Open Championship will take a major TV ratings hit.


“Tiger really brings in Cablanasian viewers,” said PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. “But now our nation’s Cablanasian population is turning off the Open now that their white-black-Asian icon out of commission. And, unfortunately, we currently don’t have any good Cablanasian golfers who can step in for him to keep that demographic’s interest.”


...]]> /article/53 What is Turnberry? Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:54:17 -0400


Turnberry, the host of this year's British Open, is a golf resort in Scotland that has hosted the even three times before. But the last time the Open Championship was hosted there way back in 1994.


What is this place? Here are some facts about Turnberry.


Built in 1906, Turnberry is a golf resort comprising three links courses in southwestern Scotland. Turnberry is just inland from Dingleberry, a small peninsula that dangles off the coast of Scotland.


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