The Open Championship: Royal Birkdale 2008
- ISBN-10
- 1845133757
- ISBN-13
- 9781845133757
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01
- Publisher
- Aurum PressLtd
- Author
- Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrew
Description
The 2008 Open Championship will be held at Royal Birkdale and, as always, saw the best players in golf will gather together to pit their wits against one of the great links courses in England. This book, produced by the R & A, provides the official record of the tournament, where Padraig Harrington is hoping to defend the trophy that he won at Carnoustie in 2007. Whether he will be able to do so or whether the title will go elsewhere will be decided on the course in July. The book contains photographs by some of the best sports photographers in the world, articles by leading journalists from the UK and exclusive interviews with the top players giving their opinions on this year’s tournament. It will provide a superb souvenir for the millions of people who watch The Open on TV around the globe.
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