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Tom Watson Given the All Clear at the Open Until He's 65
When Tom Watson was on the verge of winning the Open Championship at age 59 this summer, a lot of side chatter opened up about the R&A's decision to bring down the age ceiling for past champions. Watson (along with Greg Norman) would be exempt until age 60 under the current rules, making...
All-Male R&A Makes Seve Ballesteros Honorary Member
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew's (aka The R&A) has made Seve Ballesteros an honorary member. Seve, still battling cancer, has said that he hopes to play in the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrew's that will mark the 150th anniversary of the first playing of the...
British Open Champion to Receive Title Belt; WWE Laments
Mike Aitken reported in the Scotsman yesterday that the Prestwick Club will be handing a championship belt to the winner of the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrew's. For only the second time since Young Tom Morris won three consecutive Opens between 1868 and 1870, an achievement which entitled...
Golf on TV: Is It Time to Take it All to Cable?
With the new deals that ESPN has or soon will sign to move the Open Championship and all five Bowl Championship Series games to cable, it is becoming apparent that the future of sports on TV may very well be on cable - and only cable. Sports Business Journal put together a piece on the subject...
R&A and ESPN Agree to 8 Year Deal
As we reported yesterday, ESPN winning the R&A contract was in the bag after Turner walked away from the table. The winner was announced officially today by the R&A. The R&A and ESPN have reached an eight-year agreement that will place all four rounds of The Open Championship live...
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