Furious Dyson in Blast at Open Chiefs ; Englishman Shoots a 12-Over-Par 82 in Gale Force Winds and Then Whips Up a Huge Storm Over the 'Unplayable' Course Conditions
Evening Standard - London › July 17, 2008
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THE Royal and Ancient, organisers of the Open Championship, today came under fire for turning Royal Birkdale into a golfing graveyard for many of the world's top players.
Rain and wind gusting to gale force made many of the holes almost unplayable as full-out drives failed to reach fairways.See the full content of this document
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Furious Dyson in Blast at Open Chiefs ; Englishman Shoots a 12-Over-Par 82 in Gale Force Winds and Then Whips Up a Huge Storm Over the 'Unplayable' Course Conditions
The conditions were so difficult that former champion Sandy Lyle quit after nine holes and at midday, five and a half hours after Australian Craig Parry struck the first shot of the tournament, not one player on the leaderboard w...
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