CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) They crowded 15 deep against the metal railings down the left side of the 18th fairway, beers put aside and phones pulled out for the moment at hand. All day long they had heard the cheers rolling across the links of Carnoustie and, finally, he was here.
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Spieth part of 3-way tie for British lead as Woods lurks
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Jordan Spieth set the tone pulling driver on the 396-yard opening hole and sending it bouncing and rolling to 10 feet for eagle. Moments later, Tiger Woods sent the gallery into a frenzy with three straight birdies to get into contention at a major for the first time in five years.
British Open 2018: Jordan Spieth pays 9 pounds for a haircut, gets what he paid for
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth grabbed golf fans' attention by going low for a high finish on Saturday at the 147th Open Championship. And that was just his haircut.
On the same day Spieth got to nine under par to grab a share of the 54-hole lead at Carnoustie, he also showed off a £9 trim he got at a local barber shop. Not surprisingly, Spieth got what he paid for. Sorry, Jordan.
Even wearing a hat, the haircut was obvious. Here's a look from the front:
FacebookPinterestStuart FranklinAnd here's a look from the side after he took off his hat to shake hands with playing partner Kevin Chappell:
FacebookPinterestHarry HowPretty, pretty short. . . Following his round, Spieth fielded questions on both his 65 that put him in a tie for the lead with Xander Schauffele and Kevin Kisner and his new do. Here was the humorous exchange between Spieth and The Athletic's Rick Reilly, who Spieth thought was put up to this particular line of questioning by his agent, Jay Danz..
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Lincicome shoots 71 but misses cut at Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) Brittany Lincicome missed the cut at the Barbasol Championship after shooting a 1-under 71, failing in her bid to become the first female golfer since 1945 to make the cut in a PGA Tour event.
Woods creates buzz at Carnoustie with 66 at British Open
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) For 20 minutes on a warm Saturday afternoon at the British Open, Tiger Woods' name was back atop a leaderboard at a major championship and Carnoustie was buzzing.
Looks like this fan celebrated Tiger’s Saturday charge a little too hard at Carnoustie
As Tiger Woods made his Saturday charge at Carnoustie, carding a five-under 66 to get into contention, social media exploded, naturally. Tiger could tie for the lead at the Sanderson Farms and Twitter would still blow up, but when he does so at a major, things really get out of control. Now, just imagine what it's like actually being on the grounds at Carnoustie when it happens.
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The chaos that likely ensued was too much for one fan to handle, as you can see in the video below. This is what happens when you play the “let's chug a beer for every birdie Tiger makes” game and Woods pours in six of them in an 11-hole span:
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Nap time. You got to pace yourselves, kids. That's day one stuff. Not to mention the countless party fouls this man has committed, like leaving four beers unfinished, stacking cups and being the firs..
Pro shop worker basks in his British Open moment
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Keir McNicoll played 18 holes in the British Open, teeing off Saturday to polite applause from the crowd in the grandstands surrounding the first tee.