Sergio Garcia gets angry, tweaks shoulder during Open second roundFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment11:03 AM ETAssociated Press FacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSOUTHPORT, England — Sergio Garcia thought his time at The Open might be over after hurting his right shoulder while angrily swinging a club into shrubs on the fourth hole at Royal Birkdale on Friday.
The Masters champion clutched his shoulder after the incident and took a painkiller on the fifth tee. He spoke with a medical official on the seventh hole and his shoulder still felt sore at the end of his second round.
Sergio Garcia grimaces while being examined by a doctor on the 8th tee after tweaking his right shoulder during the second round of The Open. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images”Obviously, I'm not happy about it,” Garcia said, “because I almost screwed up my British Open.”
The shoulder problem didn't affect his power. Garcia drove the green on the 346-yard fifth hole and made..

Matt Kuchar 1 shot off lead; Rory McIlroy lurking at the OpenFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment10:34 AM ETBob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close Senior golf writer for ESPN.com
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Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana UniversityFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentSOUTHPORT, England — Matt Kuchar has never been a serious contender at The Open, but the American who made his debut in the tournament as a 19-year-old amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998 is looking to change that this weekend.
The seven-time PGA Tour winner got to the clubhouse Friday afternoon just as the weather promised to get more difficult, adding a 1-over-par 71 to his opening 65 as the other first-round co-leaders Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka had yet to tee off.
Matt Kuchar carded a 1-over-par 71 Friday at The Open, falling 1 shot behind first-round co-leaders Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka. Andrew Matthews/PA via APKuchar finished at 136, 4 under ..