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A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault after he took a golf cart from the course staging the British Open and drove it into a security guard, the second police intervention involving a wayward cart in conse...

From a little hill directly behind the 14th green at this year's British Open, we sit in the gorse and wait for the greats.

Hoylake, England (Sports Network) - Phil Mickelson was stunned to find that his second shot at the par-5 18th was out of bounds. He saw the ball land and thought it was in play.

A glance at the key hole Thursday at the British Open:

Ernie Els left a spectator bloodied with a wild opening tee shot, defending champion Phil Mickelson went out of bounds, and Bubba Watson's promising start was blown away at the British Open on Thursday.

A glance at the key hole Thursday at the British Open:

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Ernie Els hit a spectator in the face with his opening tee shot at the British Open on Thursday, shaking up the two-time champion for the rest of his first round at Royal Liverpool.

World number one Adam Scott was happy to keep championship leader Rory McIlroy in his sights as the Australian opened up with a four-under 68 in the British Open first round on Thursday.

Rory McIlroy shot 66 on Thursday at the British Open, but has struggled in second rounds this year. Tiger Woods, in his first major in 11 months, rebounded after bogeying the first two holes.

Rory McIlroy took advantage of prime scoring conditions to shoot a 6-under 66 at the Open Championship, putting him in what has become a familiar position: the first-round lead.

Two-time Open champion Ernie Els limped through Royal Liverpool in a daze Thursday afternoon, shooting a 79 after hitting a spectator in the jaw with his very first shot of the tournament.

French Open champion Graeme McDowell could be forgiven for yelling 'sacre bleu' after a double-bogey seven at the 10th hole cost him dear in the first round of the 143rd British Open on Thursday.

Tiger Woods headed to the practice range after his opening round of the Open Championship, as much a positive sign as his 3-under-par 69 at Royal Liverpool.

Sergio Garcia has taken his fair share of bumps and bruises in his 18 appearances at the British Open but the love affair is still going strong after all these years, the Spaniard said on Thursday.

British Open organizers warned spectators about mobile phone use on Thursday after three-times champion Tiger Woods was distracted during his opening round 69 at Hoylake.

On a typical Thursday at 10:30 a.m., John Singleton would be making paints and varnishes in a resin factory. Maybe driving around in a forklift truck.

On a typical Thursday at 10:30 a.m., John Singleton would be making paints and varnishes in a resin factory. Maybe driving around in a forklift truck.

Young American tyro Harris English looked like a kid with a brand new toy at Christmas after launching his British Open campaign with a level-par 72 at Royal Liverpool on Thursday.

Fridays have become fright days for Rory McIlroy this year, with a series of inexplicable second-round meltdowns, but he hopes to break the curse this week at the British Open.

The last time Sergio Garcia played the British Open at Royal Liverpool in 2006, he was one stroke off the lead after three rounds and played in the final group with Tiger Woods.

The warm ovation Tiger Woods heard walking up the 18th fairway at Royal Liverpool sounded familiar, even if the circumstances were not.