British Open Tees Off
- One of the PGA's four major tournaments and the only one to be held outside of the United States, the British Open, teed off on Thursday.
- Englishman Adam Scott leads after one round after shooting a 6 under par. Tiger Woods is tied for 6th at 3 under par.
- The venue, Royal Lytham & St Anne Golf club, has hosted the British Open 10 times in the past, with the last two winners of the tournament being American born.
- Last year’s winner, Darren Clarke is currently tied for 143 at 6 over par, and looks like he is a long shot to make the cut (the hurdle after Friday when half the field is cut).
Rafa Nadal pulls out of Olympics
- Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, pulled out of the London Olympics, which kick off a week from today due to an undisclosed injury.
- The Olympics will be held at the Wimbledon tennis courts. Nadal’s biggest rival throughout his career, Roger Federer, has won 7 Wimbledon tournaments and will likely have a bit of swagger having just won his most recent tournament a few weeks ago.
- The Olympics opening ceremonies, which are set to cost about ₤27 million (pounds), are set for the evening of July 27th.
Like that comment about Fed likely to have a "swagger" at the Olympics coming off his 7th Wimbledon -- at the same courts! EVK
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Oops -- hi, Anirudh! Just noticed you posted this one today. Alex offered me a "copy editor" position when I caught a tiny grammar mistake. Looking forward to seeing you at the wedding. Hear you were in demand for TWO weddings that day!
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Ms Van Kirk, I think we could definitely use some more help! I am very excited to meet you. It was a very difficult thing to say no to the other wedding, but I am very excited for Alex and Ambers day... Or should I say Amber's day?
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