Friday, 20 July 2012

Brandt who? No-frills Snedeker takes Open by storm (Reuters)

Brandt Snedeker of the U.S. gestures after his birdie putt on the 12th green during the second round of the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, northern England July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker was as surprised as anybody after firing a scorching second-round 64 to storm to the top of the second-round leaderboard at the British Open on Friday. The 31-year-old American, who missed the cut in his three previous Opens, took advantage of a red-hot putter to make six birdies in a bogey-free round which equaled the Open two-round record aggregate of 130. "I'm sure everybody in this room is in about as much of shock as I am right now," Snedeker told a packed news conference at Lytham. "But I feel good. ...




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