VETERAN caddie Pete Coleman held his hands up here last night and admitted it was his fault Darren Clarke fired his second shot to the 18th over the green and out of bounds in the first round of the Open Championship.

ERNIE ElS, the man they call the Big Easy because of his laid back manner, coped with pressure he never really knew existed before emerging as the 131st Open champion at Muirfield last evening.

Nick Faldo’s new relaxed air was apparent as he grabbed a share of third place in the first round of the Heineken Classic at Royal Melbourne today.