Football: BJORN IS ROQ-ING & ROLLIN'.FEW golfers have experienced more ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits than Thomas Bjorn. And yesterday was definitely the former. The 35-year-old Dane, playing catch-up in the Ryder Cup Ryder Cup Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder. race after being ill for over a month late last year and then missing five more weeks with a neck injury earlier this season, moved into contention for the Spanish Open with a second-round 64 at San Roque Most common meanings
Bjorn, who added the event to his schedule ahead of his British Masters defence in two weeks' time, moved on to the 10-under-par halfway total of 134. That was two behind the leader, England's Graeme Storm, who added a 67 to his opening 65 for a 12-under-par halfway total. Bjorn said: "It was one of those days when golf seemed easy and stress seemed far away. "I've had six or seven months without much practice but over the last month or so I've been able to start getting my fitness a little bit stronger and getting my game back in shape. "I've had problems with my neck since I was 18. I just have a very straight neck, no curvature, and it puts a lot of pressure on. It can get so inflamed I have no movement." CAPTION(S): BJORN: On the up |
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