ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
Defending British Open champion Collin Morikawa is set to miss the cut.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The bearded maintenance worker pounded his hammer into a metal spike next to the tee as Padraig Harrington prepared to hit. He dragged a hose across the green and accidentally doused Darren Clarke before a putt.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Europe had players who weren't even born the last time it was beaten this badly in the Ryder Cup by what was clearly a superior American team on Midwestern soil.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Friction within the team is nothing new at the Ryder Cup.
Except for the Americans.
Europe has been dealing with it for decades, whether it was the enmity between Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia, the grievances Darren Clarke and Thomas Bjorn had with Colin Montgomerie or the general dislike between Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo.
How well do you know your Ryder Cup history? Try this quiz ahead of the 43rd Ryder Cup matches at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin:
FRIDAY FOURSOMES
1. Lee Westwood has had 13 partners in the Ryder Cup.
One of Dustin Johnson's best traits is a short memory, and given some of the misfortune he's had in the majors, he needs it.
So don't expect him to return to Royal St. George's for the British Open this week and remember too much beyond being a runner-up to Darren Clarke in 2011.
A capsule look at the previous 14 times the British Open was at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England:
Year: 2011
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — An emotional opening shot by Darren Clarke. A shocking one by Rory McIlroy...