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SOUTHPORT, England — Who says the ball doesn't move until you hit it? Marking your position on day three of the British Open became a test of hand-eye coordination. Balls oscillated or were pushed along the greens by gusts of up to 48 miles per hour, flagsticks bent like licorice and sand blew sideways. Rocco Mediate doubled the first hole and Alex Noren tripled the second, but both were in the top 10 at day's end. Sean O'Hair's last five holes looked like a postal code: 3-5-4-9-7. David Duval shot 83 and "didn't really play too badly," according to his playing partner. That playing partner was Padraig Harrington, who managed a 72 and was just two off the lead of Greg Norman. Harrington, last year's Open champion from Ireland, knows tough conditions and said after the round, "That was one of the toughest sets of conditions... [read full story]
