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British Open 2011

# british-open-2011 - Monday 9 July, 2012

Donald stays at world No 1 ahead of British Open tilt

The Englishman, who defends his Scottish Open crown at Castle Stuart near Aberdeen this week, stays narrowly ahead of Rory McIlroy in second.

# british-open-2011 - Tuesday 19 July, 2011

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In pictures: home, sweet home for Darren Clarke

The British Open returned to Royal Portrush this afternoon with the Claret Jug. And he brought a present.

In the swing: mental approach pays Major dividends for Darren

In this week’s column, Neil Cullen reflects on the unexpected success of Northern Ireland’s newest Major champion.

# british-open-2011 - Monday 18 July, 2011

Open champ parties all night – but refuses to fill famous old trophy

“I feel a bit funny about putting stuff in the Claret Jug that shouldn’t be in there,” says Open champion on the morning after the night before.

The six keys to Northern Ireland’s golfing success

Northern Irish golf has emerged as an unlikely golfing superpower how does a country with the population of Columbus, Ohio outperform the rest of the globe?

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The Morning Score: Monday

Darren Clarke wakes up as Open champ, while it’s a good morning for Mayo, Donegal and Japan’s ladies too.

# british-open-2011 - Saturday 16 July, 2011

The Open leaderboard, day three

Stay in the loop with our regularly-updated leaderboard.

As it happened: British Open, day three

We’re went shot-by-shot for day three at Royal St. George’s.

# british-open-2011 - Friday 15 July, 2011

Clarke surges up leaderboard with another 68

Can the big man keep it going over the weekend?

Chart of the week: Golfers at the Open named Simon

Our team of boffins have been working their calculators into dust figuring this one out.

As it happened: British Open, day two

We’re up and running for day two at Royal St. George’s. Stay with us for all the action.

The Open leaderboard, day 2

Keep in the loop with our minute-by-minute report that this leaderboard.

# british-open-2011 - Thursday 14 July, 2011

After a sluggish first round, where do TV commentators think he’s from?

The Holywood man is back in the clubhouse with a one over par 71. So where does that leave him?

As it happened: British Open, day one

We’re up and running at Royal St George’s, stay with us for all the action.

# british-open-2011 - Wednesday 13 July, 2011

Question now is how good will Rory McIlroy be?

“All I need to do is focus on my game, and, if I can do that, I know my good golf is good enough to win plenty more tournaments,” the Holywood man said yesterday.