Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
A Shark In The Water?
A Shark In The Water?
On a weekend where everyone will be talking about The Joker , perhaps it is fitting that the biggest story in the sporting world will come from The Choker. Greg Norman, the now-gray Shark, is standing on the precipice of one of the most unlikely major victories in golf history at halftime of the British Open. The 53-year-old Norman, who is best-known for frittering away final-round leads in ...
Comments
Related Content
Padraig Keeps the Claret Jug for Another Year
golf.fanhouse.com 7/20/2008 — A back nine that will be remembered as one of the most solid finishes ever in windy conditions was what Padraig Harrington needed to win his second consecutive Open Championship. Out in three-over 37, Harrington fought off a charging Ian Poulter and ...
Golf Without Tiger
ryanparkersongs.com 7/21/2008 — The viewers are bored, take a good look around, The stands are half full and the ratings are down, Jim Nantz is asleep in the CBS truck, Cause golf without Tiger really does suck, Golf without Tiger's not much of a game, It's a bunch of rank ...
Greg Norman doesn't choke at British Open! He simply blows it
travelgolf.com 7/21/2008 — So I’m on vacation and I accidentally see that Greg Norman is leading the British Open after the thrid round. Normally, I try not to have golf thoughts on vacation, but I couldn’t help being both amazed and skeptical.  ...
Today's Small Moment of Hate: Greg Norman
fivetooltool.blogspot.com 7/21/2008 — Consider me shocked, shocked, to see Greg Norman fail in the stretch of a major. (Hey, just wondering, why is this guy an endorsement winner? Does golf's demographic identify with old guys who are most famous for falling apart when it matters, or is ...
Winners And Losers From Open Week
golf.fanhouse.com 7/21/2008 — It might take some time to truly appreciate what went on at the 2008 Open Championship. With the top golfer in existence not around to fist pump, it was going to take some heavy story lines to keep people interesting. Little did we know an Irishman, ...
Always Flashy, Poulter Finally Backs Up StyleNYT > Golf 7/21/2008
Ian Poulter, who had never finished better than ninth at a major, finished second, while the world’s No. 2 player, Phil Mickelson, tied for 19th. >
MICKELSON LEAVES BIRKDALE BEHINDNY Post: Sports 7/21/2008
SOUTHPORT, England - Phil Mickelson left yet another British Open quietly and well out of contention yesterday, closing with a final-round, 1-over 71 to finish at 14-over. "I didn't play to the level I would have liked," he said. "I really...
The week that was at the Open: Reflecting on Harrington's win, Norman's show and the howling winds at Royal BirkdaleSI.com - Golf 7/21/2008
SOUTHPORT, England -- The morning after an Open Championship is a time for summation and reflection. The R&A; has just announced, for example, that a record 30,000 orders of fish and chips were sold this week on the grounds at Royal Birkdale. But no ...
Despite losing lead, Norman's legacy growsFOXSports.com News for Golf 7/21/2008
Greg Norman blew another lead at a major. A new stain on his legacy? Not even close, Michael Rosenberg says.
Imperfect Conditions, but the Perfect EndingNYT > Golf 7/22/2008
Complacency must seem like a foreign term to the hard-driving Padraig Harrington, who won his second straight British Open title Sunday despite harsh conditions and an injured wrist. >