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Tom Watson has his first hole in one in a British Open at the short par 3- 6th hole measuring 167 yards, its his 14th hole in one in his long golden career.
Tom hits the 7th green with a drive and 5 iron second shot to secure a birdie and to go to one under par for the tournament. Looks like Tom will make the final two days play at only 2 over par.
He is playing with the young English amateur Tom Lewis who is still at 3 under after 8 holes and looking good.
Update Tom Lewis finishes with bogeys at 17 and 18 to finish one under par for the tournament.
Its nice to see Darren Clarke back on form as he returns yet another solid 2 under par 68 to keep him well in contention at 4 under and leader in the clubhouse.
It looks like this 140th Open is hotting up and its only day two, with many players of all ages showing us mere mortals how to play this great game of golf.
We look forward to the third round and hope the weather stays dry but with a nice stiff sea breeze.

The 140th British Open Championship is well under way now with a great opening round of 65 by Thomas Bjorn who only knew he was playing on Monday night.

Sitting waiting for Rory to do his stuff at the British Open we were a little dismayed to see him miss his five foot putt for a par on the opening hole.

Rory McIlroy wins the 2011 US Open at Congressional Country Club in true style with a stunning eight shots win from Jason Day in second place, just two months after falling apart in the final round of the US Masters.

Much talked about property market in Spain receives good news as the rumour that Paramount were coming to Murcia is confirmed.

Reading recently in a local newspaper, we discovered, why when driving around the Torrevieja  area we have seen quite a few road blocks and Guardia Civil out and about.

 Seve Ballesteros was a legend in Spain not only one of the greatest golfers of his time he was a great golfing character, and a great ambassador for the sport, getting people excited about this much loved sport.

At first sight the sun bleached links fairways of Sandwich and the lush green trees,shrubs that enclose most of the holes at Augusta National appear to be at opposite ends of the golfing spectrum,yet both are largely similar in one area the lightning pace of the greens.

Ryanair are continuing their growth and domination of the budget airline market, having announced an 8% increase in passenger number in March of this year, with a staggering 73.5 million seats sold so far this year. Recently reported in Leader newspaper.

Right after considerable speculation on the fate of its debt-ridden economy, it looks as though Spain could keep away from searching for a large-scale financial bailout from the EU – an expression of confidence in its recuperation which bodes well for property investors.