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TROON, Scotland (AP) — Greg Norman used last week's British Open as a warmup and almost made history. The warmup over, he is now setting his sights on the Senior British Open. Leading the tournament at Royal Birkdale with nine holes to play, the 53-year-old Australian was on course to become the oldest winner of a major, but finished six shots behind Padraig Harrington in a tie for third. "Now, my expectations are good," Norman said Wednesday. "I like the golf course. Remember my comment last week: 'I was using the British Open for a warmup to the British Senior Open' - should have been the other way round. "So now I've warmed up, basically. OK, so now I've got to step up and, hopefully, I can do that over the next four or five days." For the first two rounds Thursday and Friday at Troon, Norman will play in the same group as... [read full story]
