The Timaru Herald

Fox sets new Open benchmark

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66: JB Holmes (US)

67: Shane Lowry (Northern Ireland)

68: Ryan Fox (NZ), Tyrrell Hatton (England), Tommy Fleetwood (England), Brooks Koepka (US), Lee Westwood (England), Tony Finau (US), Jon Rahm (Spain), Alex Noren (Sweden), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Webb Simpson (US), Dylan Frittelli (South Africa), Robert MacIntyre (Scotland), Kiradech Aphibarnra­t (Thailand).

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78: Tiger Woods (US)

79: Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) National league footballer Paul Clout has been handed a two-year ban after committing an anti-doping rule violation last summer. In a decision released on Thursday, the Sports Tribunal said the Hamilton Wanderers player had tested positive for Probenecid. The World Anti-Doping Agency’s prohibited substance list includes Probenecid under the heading diuretics and masking agents. Clout’s positive test was dated December 2, 2018, the same day he played for Hamilton Wanderers in their loss to Auckland City at their Porritt Stadium home. His ‘B’ sample also tested positive He was provisiona­lly suspended on February 5, 2019, and played no further part in last summer’s ISPS Handa Premiershi­p. The proposed punishment was accepted by the tribunal, with Clout now banned from participat­ing in competitiv­e sport until December 2, 2020. Australian cricket commentato­r and former captain Ian Chappell has revealed he is undergoing treatment for skin cancer but claimed his prognosis was positive. Chappell, 75, told News Corp he had just completed five weeks of intense radiation therapy and had skin cancers removed from his shoulder, neck and underarm. ‘‘I didn’t tell too many people early on. Mainly because I just wasn’t sure what the radiothera­py would involve and how weary I’d be.’’ He said he had become used to skin cancers over the years and was comforted that none had been melanomas.

 ?? GETTY IMAGES ?? Rory McIlroy and his caddie spent too much time looking for his ball at Royal Portrush yesterday while Ryan Fox, inset, had no such trouble in the first round of the British Open.
GETTY IMAGES Rory McIlroy and his caddie spent too much time looking for his ball at Royal Portrush yesterday while Ryan Fox, inset, had no such trouble in the first round of the British Open.
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