then the tour de france. what a stage with alberto contador winning it in style. it was just him and rasmussen at the end of a gruelling stage.
it was on for a spanish hat-trick with Sergio Garcia needing a par 4 at the last to win the Open, but he could not pull it off and it was a 4 hole play-off with Padraig Harrington, which the Irishman won by 1 shot. thrilling stuff all day long. Anders Romero from Agentina had a 2 shot lead on the 17th, but went out of bounds and dropped 2 shots and then dropped another shot at the 18th to finish 3rd overall. a european winner at long last in a major(even though it was a paddy).
