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The Open 2001

December 2001

  • 'I think that was the day he could have won the Open'

    December 18: In the second of a series looking back on the sporting highlights of 2001, Lawrence Donegan recalls how Miles Byrne's negligence cost Ian Woosnam the most coveted trophy in golf.

24 July 2001

  • Parkin in the one-too-many club

    Philip Parkin knows exactly what his fellow Welshman Ian Woosnam went through when he discovered he had one too many clubs in his bag during Sunday's final round of the Open at Royal Lytham.

  • Gentleman's agreement that wrecked Open dream

    A casual conversation between two amateur golfers some 70 years ago brought about the rule that cost Ian Woosnam two shots at Royal Lytham on Sunday and ruined his chances of winning the Open championship.

  • Duval's delight deepens Monty's misery

    David Duval got rid of the nastiest tag in golf when he won the Open championship at Royal Lytham on Sunday. He, along with Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie, had been labelled by some as the best player in the world not to have won a major but now Duval will never again have to hear that demeaning description of his career.

23 July 2001

  • Woosie out for the count after first hole fiasco

  • From chump to champ as Duval enjoys his day in the sun

  • Tortured Monty trudges on as big chance slips by

  • Hardest of the lot, says Duval

22 July 2001

  • Duval triumphs as Woosnam suffers clubbing

    David Duval won the first major title of his career after shooting a near-faultless 67 in the final round of the 130th Open championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

21 July 2001

  • Field tightens on struggling Monty

    Colin Montgomerie was knocked off the top of the British Open leaderboard midway through the third round today as the field charged past the stuttering Scot.

  • Parnevik seems to have the winning bug

    July 21: Eccentric Swede Jesper Parnevik shot a 68 to fire himself into contention at Royal Lytham yesterday. Twice a runner-up in the Open, he feels he has learned from his near misses, writes Alistair Tait.

    • No glory day for past heroes

    • Diary

    • Battling Woods keeps 'drained' Monty in his sights

20 July 2001

  • Monty leads despite lethargic display

  • Diary

  • Monty opens with a flourish

  • Just like old times as Rose recaptures Birkdale days

  • Scrap irons hold Garcia back

  • Couples digs deeper into disaster

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