WITH the rain stopping and the wind letting up, Rocco Mediate, Graeme McDowell and Robert Allenby showed it was possible to break par at fearsome Royal Birkdale yesterday. Mediate followed up his stirring performance in the US Open, where he lost to Tiger Woods in a playoff, by becoming the first player at the British Open to shoot a red number. He chipped in for birdie at No. 17, then knocked in a 12-footer for another birdie at the final hole for a one-under 69. “I love it here,'' said the 45-year-old Mediate, playing the Open for the first time since 2002. “It's great to be back.'' Coming off a win at the Scottish Open, McDowell kept up his hot play. Playing two groups after Mediate, the golfer from Northern Ireland also closed with a birdie-birdie finish and a 69 of his own. At least Mediate wouldn't have to worry about...
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