COUPLES PRACTICE
American golfer Fred Couples drives the ball on the final practice day at the 2005 British Open golf championship on the old course of St.Andrews on Wednesday 13 July 2005. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott)
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UPI Almanac for Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013.
Bernhard Langer opened with four straight birdies Friday on his way to a 9-under 63 that gave him a 4-shot lead after one round of the First Tee Open.
Second-round leader John Riegger closed out his first Champions Tour win Sunday, logging a 4-under 68 at the Boeing Classic for a two-shot margin of victory.
Mark Wiebe sank four birdies on the back nine in a round of 65 Friday to take a share of the lead with Bernard Langer at the British Senior Open.
The world's oldest golf tournament opens Thursday on the firm, fast fairways of Muirfield with Tiger Woods hoping to end a drought in major events.
Defending British Open champion Ernie Els was given an early Thursday tee time as he seeks a third title at the year's third major golf tournament.
Kenny Perry fired a 6-under-par 64 Sunday, outpacing the field at the Senior Players Championship to win his first major title on the Champions Tour.
Fred Couples used a final-hole birdie to wrap a round of 3-under-par 67 Saturday and grab a two-stroke lead after 54 holes of the Senior Players Championship.
Fred Couples birdied seven of the 11 holes he played Friday and had a two-shot lead when the second round was suspended at the Senior Players Championship.
John Huston, a winner just once in his two years on the Champions Tour, seized the lead Thursday after one round of the Senior Players Championship.
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