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- magneteye, on 07/22/2008, -2/+35MrBabyMan *
- Surferess, on 07/21/2008, -1/+31That asterisk thing is just ridiculous!
- imacommi, on 07/21/2008, -2/+18This is an absurd idea. When MJ was out hurt did the bulls put an * next to the games if they won/lost? Def not.
- waltpsu, on 07/22/2008, -2/+171860 Willie Park, Sr*
1861 Tom Morris, Sr*
1862 Tom Morris, Sr*
1863 Willie Park, Sr*
1864 Tom Morris, Sr*
1865 Andrew Strath *
1866 Willie Park, Sr*
1867 Tom Morris, Sr*
1868 Tom Morris, Jr*
1869 Tom Morris, Jr*
1870 Tom Morris, Jr*
1872 Tom Morris, Jr*
1873 Tom Kidd *
1874 Mungo Park *
1875 Willie Park, Sr*
1876 Bob Martin *
1877 Jamie Anderson *
1878 Jamie Anderson *
1879 Jamie Anderson *
1880 Bob Ferguson *
1881 Bob Ferguson *
1882 Bob Ferguson *
1883 Willie Fernie *
1884 Jack Simpson *
1885 Bob Martin*
1886 David Brown *
1887 Willie Park, Jr*
1888 Jack Burns *
1889 Willie Park, Jr*
1890 John Ball*
1891 Hugh Kirkaldy *
1892 Harold Hilton*
1893 William Auchterlonie *
1894 John Henry Taylor *
1895 John Henry Taylor *
1896 Harry Vardon *
1897 Harold Hilton*
1898 Harry Vardon *
1899 Harry Vardon *
1900 John Henry Taylor*
1901 James Braid *
1902 Sandy Herd *
1903 Harry Vardon *
1904 Jack White *
1905 James Braid *
1906 James Braid *
1907 Arnaud Massy *
1908 James Braid *
1909 John Henry Taylor*
1910 James Braid *
1911 Harry Vardon *
1912 Ted Ray *
1913 John Henry Taylor*
1914 Harry Vardon *
1920 George Duncan *
1921 Jock Hutchison *
1922 Walter Hagen *
1923 Arthur Havers *
1924 Walter Hagen *
1925 Jim Barnes *
1926 Bobby Jones*
1927 Bobby Jones*
1928 Walter Hagen *
1929 Walter Hagen *
1930 Bobby Jones*
1931 Tommy Armour *
1932 Gene Sarazen *
1933 Denny Shute *
1934 Henry Cotton *
1935 Alf Perry *
1936 Alf Padgham *
1937 Henry Cotton *
1938 Reg Whitcombe *
1939 Richard Burton *
1946 Sam Snead *
1947 Fred Daly *
1948 Henry Cotton *
1949 Bobby Locke *
1950 Bobby Locke *
1951 Max Faulkner *
1952 Bobby Locke *
1953 Ben Hogan *
1954 Peter Thomson *
1955 Peter Thomson *
1956 Peter Thomson *
1957 Bobby Locke *
1958 Peter Thomson *
1959 Gary Player *
1960 Kel Nagle *
1961 Arnold Palmer *
1962 Arnold Palmer *
1963 Bob Charles *
1964 Tony Lema *
1965 Peter Thomson *
1966 Jack Nicklaus *
1967 Roberto DeVicenzo *
1968 Gary Player*
1969 Tony Jacklin *
1970 Jack Nicklaus *
1971 Lee Trevino *
1972 Lee Trevino *
1973 Tom Weiskopf *
1974 Gary Player*
1975 Tom Watson *
1976 Johnny Miller *
1977 Tom Watson*
1978 Jack Nicklaus *
1979 Seve Ballesteros *
1980 Tom Watson*
1981 Bill Rogers *
1982 Tom Watson*
1983 Tom Watson*
1984 Seve Ballesteros *
1985 Sandy Lyle *
1986 Greg Norman *
1987 Nick Faldo *
1988 Seve Ballesteros *
1989 Mark Calcavecchia *
1990 Nick Faldo *
1991 Ian Baker-Finch *
1992 Nick Faldo*
1993 Greg Norman*
1994 Nick Price *
1995 John Daly
1996 Tom Lehman
1997 Justin Leonard
1998 Mark O'Meara
1999 Paul Lawrie
2000 Tiger Woods
2001 David Duval
2002 Ernie Els
2003 Ben Curtis
2004 Todd Hamilton
2005 Tiger Woods
2006 Tiger Woods
2007 Pádraig Harrington
2008 Pádraig Harrington * - blablaman, on 07/22/2008, -1/+12The title for some reason made me think that Britain was rid of all tigers. Needless to say I was confused.
- nahsrocketeer75, on 07/21/2008, -4/+14Hey, Harrington deserves full credit and what Norman did was absolutely amazing. It was just as entertaining as any other hotly contested major. ... However, a healthy Tiger wins that tournament by 6-8 shots.
- biggerapple3am, on 07/22/2008, -1/+9Yes, the asterisk is a bad idea. I think they should just give the trophy to Tiger.
- jarjarwang, on 07/22/2008, -0/+8I'm so sick of people placing an asterisk next to a Tiger-less British!
- AmyVernon, on 07/21/2008, -1/+8he totally deserves full credit... Tiger doesn't win absolutely every tourney he's in. That's ridiculous...
- LMControl, on 07/22/2008, -0/+7You know... I'm pretty sure Tiger has lost more majors than he's won, so this asterisk talk is just plain BS. Had Tiger won every major since '97 and missed this one.... then we could talk about it. Sports writers are usually the worst of the lot when it comes to journalists.
- Vikesrock, on 07/22/2008, -0/+5The term "British Open" is not completely incorrect. Although the official name of the tournament is "The Open Championship", outside of the UK "The British Open" is an acceptable way to refer to the event. The PGA Tour uses "The British Open" when referring to the tournament. This name is also use in many other countries, as they refer to their own open format tournaments as "The Open".
- slimjim85, on 07/22/2008, -0/+4No one is saying Harrington is 'the best golfer' - he was just the best golfer last weekend at The Open... Harrington was also the best golfer of the weekend last year when Tiger was in the field - he is good and deserves all the credit in the world for his back to back Open victories.
- fantasticjon, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3This kind of news is just bait to get viewers to see advertisements.
In other news, 10 reasons that we should grill up the losing horse at the Kentucky Derby. Everyone! Read our absurd story and send it to all your friends and look at our advertisements! - inactive, on 07/22/2008, -0/+3Who are these people?
This story was the first I've heard of the suggestion. - Stavrosian, on 07/22/2008, -2/+5Just tired of hearing people use this completely incorrect term. It's had the same ***** name for the last 150 years, shouldn't you be getting it right by now?
- triggerfinger, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2What a load of nonsense if Tiger was in the Open there is no way of knowing how he would have fared or if it would have affected the result. That was one tough game of golf and a true champion won it. and BTW Harrington did beat Tiger in the 2007 Open http://www.golfsurround.com/openchampionship/2007/ ...
- Hellman109, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3How about placing an asterix next to any game in any sport where the top players of any era werent all playing in the teams?
Oh wait, that would be pointless.
Unless someone kneecapped tiger so he couldnt enter, what your suggesting is stupid. - Jexie, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3Obviously people are going to say what they'll say about winning a tournament Tiger was not involved in but 'institutionalizing' something like this in the PGA is just a horrible idea and sets a bad precedent for the future of the organization.
- MrARPA, on 07/22/2008, -1/+3Tiger isn't always the best golfer in a tournament (otherwise he'd win them all) so your statement doesn't hold true.
- jrking, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2This is just sports writers trying to create a story where there is none. If you could go back in time 10 years with the knowledge of who will win every major, you could say the same thing about any player... ie, "Had Trevor Immelman not played in the 2008 Masters, there would have to be an asterisk placed next to the eventual winner". No one knows who will catch fire in any given week. Just because Tiger is the greatest player on the planet doesn't mean he would have definitely won had he been playing. If that's the case they might as well call off any tournament he ever enters and just give him the trophy and the rest of the field 4 days off.
- jrking, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2If it didn't interest you simply because one player wasn't there then you are not a true fan of golf, therefore your opinion is not important.
- catkillcurious, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2Well done, walt.
- Stavrosian, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2I wouldn't be so sure. His play off the tee is absolutely shocking, and it's only his unbelievable play around the greens that wins him all the tournaments. Faced with rough like that at Birkdale he might not get away with it.
- ObamaWins08, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2I think a better analogy would be putting asterisks next to the 94 and 95 Houston NBA championships, simply because Jordan wasn't there to win. Woefully not cool.
- BOFH2, on 07/22/2008, -0/+2some people? Some writer who thinks the world revolves around Tiger Woods.
- catkillcurious, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1When you're the greatest golfer on Earth... Whats next? Asterisks.
- hilo4321, on 07/22/2008, -1/+2while i dont agree with the asterisk, that's a bad analogy
it's not team tiger woods, it's just tiger woods - nomadxx7, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1Sorry my lame attempt at a Barry Bonds joke
- withears, on 07/22/2008, -1/+1Thanks. We all know that golf doesn't need more "true fans."
- biggerapple3am, on 07/22/2008, -3/+3dude, gtfo.
- filmbandit, on 07/22/2008, -2/+1and that would actually be boring
- jamdogg, on 07/21/2008, -6/+5If you didn't beat the Tiger, you aint the the best golfer.
- withears, on 07/22/2008, -2/+1I didn't even know (or care) who won the British Open until I saw this article. I knew Norman was leading going into the final round, but without Tiger there, it didn't interest me enough to see it through.
There should be no asterisk, but without Tiger it's just not important. - nomadxx7, on 07/22/2008, -4/+1Wait I'm confused. Doesn't the asterisk mean that the win was contested because the winner was doing steroids?
- Stavrosian, on 07/22/2008, -8/+5It's called The Open Championship. The word "British" appears nowhere in anything related to the tournament.
- inactive, on 07/22/2008, -9/+2How can it be a top competition if the best guy isn't competing?
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