Couples says he won’t play Scotland anymore, but…
From the Sunday Mail:
FRED COUPLES says Scotland may have seen the last of him as a dodgy back has forced him to retire from competing outside the United States.
The former Masters champion, 48, has been a popular figure at the Barclays Scottish Open.
On his last trip two years ago he even stayed around all week [...]
Middle of the pack after one
With an early tee time, Fred Couples carded a first round of 70 (-2), which is good for a tie for 33rd place with three more rounds to play.
Fans were waiting to see how Fred’s back would react to the long inactivity period, and it unfortunately looks like it is still an issue. In fact, [...]
Fred ready for the British
First of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of updates recently. My cable compagny was on strike, and I heard that some people did a little sabotage in my area. But that’s not all; almost at the same time, my Linksys modem died and because of that same strike, it took another [...]
Fred finishes third @ St-Andrews
Fred Couples shot an impressive final round of 68 (-4) at the Open Championship, and finished tied for third place with a cumulative of 280 (-8).
Contrary to the first three rounds, Couples got off to a good start, making birdies on 1st and 3rd holes. Out with 34 (-2), the man then played a bogey [...]
Fred shoots 71 and is six back
Fred Couples carded a 71(-1) in the second round of the Open Championship. With two rounds to go, the man is six shots shy of the first place.
Starting early this morning, Couples made ten pars in a row. Then on 11, he tried to hit a hard 6-iron into the green, and felt pain in [...]
Fred in the hunt after round one
Fred Couples started the third major of the year on an excellent note, as he shot a 68 (-4) in the first round of the British Open Championship.
Couples got off to a very ordinary start when he bogeyed the par-4 3rd hole, but managed to card 5 birdies on the remaining 15 holes to end [...]
British Open week
After playing a Pro-Am last week in Ireland, Fred will head on to St-Andrews to play the British Open Championship.
When the British was last held at St-Andrews in 2000, Couples finished sixth with a cumulative of -9.
Stay tuned for more coverage of the 2005 British Open Championship!
Couples out of the Open
From Golfweb:
Fred Couples has withdrawn from the British Open due to a bad back, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews announced Friday.
Couples faxed David Pepper, chairman of the Championship Committee and Peter Dawson, chief executive of The R&A, on Friday with news that he was withdrawing from the Open and gave [...]