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Winning The Open has been a life-changing experience for Louis Oosthuizen

Oosthuizen buys a new tractor

Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has splashed out on something special to mark his first major win: a tractor.

Inside Golf

Clarke's Tour time wins Monty vote of confidence

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Darren Clarke admits he has not always seen eye to eye with Colin Montgomerie, while Thomas Bjorn once called him "a 40-year-old behaving like a three-year-old"

Clarke named among Ryder Cup vice-captains

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Darren Clarke was today unveiled as the 'third man' to help Europe try to win back the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in Wales on October 1-3.

James Lawton: Making heroes out of contenders turns Britain into the sick man

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

The problem is a by-product of a culture which men like Sir Roger Bannister can only despise, where celebrity races so far ahead of achievement

Monty rides new wave of European confidence

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Colin Montgomerie will today finally announce the vice-captains who he believes can help him win back the Ryder Cup for Europe in two months' time. Paul McGinley, Thomas Bjorn and a mystery third player have at last accepted that a managerial role is the only chance they have of aiding the cause at Celtic Manor.

How Louis, 'the uncut diamond', was polished in England

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Major drought goes on for Westwood et al but at least the Open winner's game was honed on these shores

R&A; hatch plan to see more balls in Road bunker

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

There are no plans to make St Andrews any longer when the Open is next played at the course – but officials do hope to see the Road Hole 17th playing tougher. The tee on the Old Course's most famous and most difficult hole was moved back 40 yards, making it a 495-yard par four, but the average score went up only from 4.63 in 2005 to 4.66 this year.

Clarke lined up to be Ryder Cup vice-captain

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

According to reports last night, Darren Clarke is to be announced today as one of Colin Montgomerie's vice-captain's for the Europe team which contests the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in October.

Oosthuizen writes name in history

Monday, 19 July 2010

Unfancied South African refuses to buckle as Casey's challenge falls flat on final day

Oosthuizen: 'It was a battle to keep calm. Having such a big lead was difficult'

Monday, 19 July 2010

With the first line of his victory speech Louis Oosthuizen wished a happy 93rd birthday to his former president Nelson Mandela last night and then went on to describe his amazement at winning the Open by the second biggest margin in 97 years.