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Sir Nick Faldo has married his fourth wife, a former topless dancer who herself has six ex-husbands, reports say. The golfing legend, 58, and Lindsey De Marco, 57, announced their engagement in August, posting a picture showing off her glitzy ring and captioned with a thread of emojis. Lindsay has now changed her name to 'Lindz Faldo' in a sign the couple have quietly got married.

GULLANE, Scotland - It's not a British Open without some rain and wind to make things interesting. It's usually not a major championship unless Tiger Woods is in contention. The rain returned Friday to Muirfield, soaking the course and making things more difficult for the early players. David Toms found that out quickly, making a double bogey on the first hole to drop off a share of the lead on a links course made more colorful by the thousands of umbrellas fans carried along the fairways. So did Phil Mickelson, who took two shots to get out of the wet,...

GULLANE, Scotland - Tiger Woods, seeking a third successive major title, survived a poor day with the putter Thursday to post a one-under par 70 in his first round at the British Open. That left him three adrift of the early leaders, no problem for the world's greatest player, but it remained a round of missed opportunity for the American, who could have been clear of the field if a few of his double-figure birdie putts had dropped. He managed just three birdies, also chalking up two bogeys, as he struggled to get to grips with Muirfield's slow, heavily-sanded greens...