TROON, Scotland -- A hole-by-hole look of Royal Troon, site of the 145th British Open on July 14-17:No. 1, 367 yards, par 4: A gentle opening hole, especially with the prevailing wind at the players back. There is out-of-bounds to the right and two bunkers on either side of the landing zone, assuming players hit iron off the tee. Some might try to drive the green in dry, favorable conditions. The green is slightly elevated with a narrow opening and surrounded by five bunkers.Stroke average and rank in 2004, the last time the British Open was held at Royal Troon: 4.10 (11).No. 2, 390 yards, par 4: Players will have a decision off the tee. There are three bunkers 40 yards short of the green. Players can try to hit driver beyond the bunkers and stay short of the next series of bunkers, leaving a short approach to a green guarded in front by two bunkers on the left and two on the right.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 4.06 (14).No. 3, 377 yards, par 4: The Gyaws burn crosses the fairway at about 280 yards; it might be too much for even the long hitters to consider driver. The green features three pot bunkers and slopes from front to back.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 4.14 (10).No. 4, 555 yards, par 5: With the prevailing wind, this par 5 is easily reachable in two shots. Thats all Gary Evans needed in 2004 when he made an albatross. A driver that goes too far could find a pot bunker on the left. The hole bends to the right. Even a long iron off the tee should leave players a shot to go for the green in firm conditions. Anyone making par will feel as though he gave a shot to the field.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 4.75 (17).No. 5, 209 yards, par 3: The green drops off severely to the right, and deep bunkers protect the front and left side of the green. One bunker is at the front right of the green. The highest point of the course makes wind a big factor in club selection.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 3.16 (8).No. 6, 601 yards, par 5: Royal Troon used to have the longest and shortest holes on the Open rotation until the 14th at St. Andrews was extended to 618 yards. Accurate tee shots that carry bunkers about 280 yards out still make it reachable with firm fairways and the prevailing wind. The long, narrow green has one bunker to the left.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 5.00 (15).No. 7, 401 yards, par 4: This leaves the coastline with an elevated tee shot from the top of dunes. Bunkers to the left and right make the fairway tight. Two more bunkers about 300 yards off the tee probably will make a long iron the popular tee shot. The well-bunkered green climbs steeply into the surrounding dunes.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 3.97 (16).No. 8, 123 yards, par 3: Willie Park Jr. once wrote of the pitching surface skimmed down to the size of a postage stamp, and the name stuck. The Postage Stamp is arguably the most famous par 3 on the Open rota. The green is set in the side of a large dune and is surrounded by five bunkers. German amateur Herman Tissies took 15 in 1950. More notable was Gene Sarazen making a hole-in-one at age 71 in 1973.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 3.09 (13).No. 9, 422 yards, par 4: The final outward hole is the toughest on the front nine. A bunker is cut into the left side of the fairway at about 275 yards, and the approach must be perfect to a small, well-contoured green. Gorse bushes line both sides of the fairway.Stroke average and rank in 2004: 4.23 (5).No. 10, 451 yards, par 4: The links turns back into the wind, and this is a challenging start. There are no bunkers on the hole, but the tee shot is over a hill to a narrow fairway, and the elevated green drops away sharply to the right.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.30 (3).No. 11, 482 yards, par 4: Arnold Palmer once called this the most dangerous hole I have ever seen. Jack Nicklaus made a 10 in his Open debut in 1962. A 4-foot high stone wall runs down the right side and is out-of-bounds with the railway on the other side. Gorse bushes are on the left. One bunker is to the left of the green.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.41 (1).No. 12, 430 yards, par 4: The prevailing wind is straight into this dogleg right with a small green on a plateau. No bunkers threaten the tee shot, only gorse. There are bunkers on both sides of the two-tiered green.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.31 (2).No. 13, 473 yards, par 4: This is where Royal Troons tough finish begins. It is the second hole without a bunker, but with the wind in the players face, it requires two long and accurate shots to reach the elevated green.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.15 (9).No. 14, 173 yards, par 3: Trajectory will be critical because of the wind. The green is protected in the front by deep bunkers. The safe target is a wide section at the back of the green.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 3.10 (12).No. 15, 499 yards, par 4: The tee has been extended 16 yards, making this the longest par 4 on the course. The drive is slightly blind to a plateau fairway, which opens up the second shot to a green nestling in a hollow. Three bunkers are short of the green, but none around it.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.28 (4).No. 16, 554 yards, par 5: This hole can play longer into the wind because of the Gyaws burn crossing the fairway at about 280 yards. Tiger Woods hit the green in two in 1997 with a 3-iron off the tee and a driver off the deck. Laying up to the left allows for a better angle into a green surrounded by five bunkers.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 4.74 (18).No. 17, 220 yards, par 3: The prevailing wind comes in from the left, which might make it difficult to hold a green that drops away on both sides. Four bunkers guard the green. Justin Leonard made a 35-foot birdie putt that clinched the claret jug in 1997.Stroke average and ranking in 2004: 3.22 (6).No. 18, 458 yards, par 4: Three bunkers on the left and one on the right make the fairway look tiny. All of them are in range off the tee. 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After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. Aluko was making his first start in four months after recovering from an Achilles injury. SILVERSTONE, England -- Lewis Hamilton said all week he was uncomfortable in his car. When it mattered most at Silverstone, though, he delivered a blazing lap to take pole position for the British Grand Prix. He won his 28th career pole, one less than Juan Manuel Fangio, with a time of 1:29.607 on his final lap, besting Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, who moments earlier clocked the fastest time of 1:30:059. Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel was third just ahead of his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber. "Storming job, Lewis, storming job," the Mercedes team said over the radio as Hamilton crossed the line. Fans, many waving British flags and holding signs in support of the home drivers, were on their feet cheering in a great homecoming for the 2008 F1 champion who made his name at McLaren but angered many of his supporters by switching to Mercedes this season. Critics predicted Hamilton would fail and McLarens Jenson Button would fill his shoes. Instead, Hamilton has outperformed his countryman, earning three podiums compared to none for Button. "It feels incredible to be on pole, just like it did back in 2007," said Hamilton, who won the race here in 2008 on the way to the overall title. "My lap in Q3 was a lap for the fans out there around the circuit," Hamilton said. "I havent been feeling comfortable in the car all weekend, so I was really happy to find a good lap and this feels fantastic. The team has done a phenomenal job and its a great reward for the guys here at the track but also back at base, especially as our two factories are so close to the track. But we know that tomorrow is another day and our Sunday performance isnt quite as strong right now." Rosberg, who was fastest in practice and had been strong in recent weeks in winning Monaco and earning pole in Spain, said he relished the competition with former karting rival Hamilton. "Its a big battle we have. Usually its close, not today," Rosberg said. "Its a really big push for the team that we are pushing each other all the time. Its fantastic momentum we have at the moment." Vettel was full of praise for his rivals. "They are bloody quick in qualifying. They seem to be in a different world on Saturday afternoon," Vettel said. "They manage tires pretty well which allows them to get a good lap." The German believes he still has a good chance to win on Sunday -- noting that Mercedes struggles to transform its qualifying success into wins. Rosberg took pole in Bahrain but Vettel won the race. "Its a long racce," Vettel said.dddddddddddd "I was very happy with the lap I did at the end, it was very close with Mark also. We did what we could for the team and its always nice to position well in qualifying, especially around here -- qualifying is good fun and Im enjoying the high-speed corners. Well see how we get on with the tires tomorrow and with looking after them." With 12 races remaining, Vettel has a 36-point lead over Ferraris Fernando Alonso. Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen is another eight points back in third and Hamilton is fourth. The surprises of qualifying were Paul di Resta of Force India who finished a career-best fifth and Toro Rossos Daniel Ricciardo who starts sixth. But di Restas joy was short-lived. His car was found by the FIA to be underweight and he was excluded from qualifying. He will start at the back of the grid. Ricciardo moves up to 5th as a result. The strong showing by Ricciardo could help the Australian in his bid to replace countryman Webber at Red Bull. Webber is leaving F1 at the end of the season. The team said on Friday it will look at Raikkonen, Ricciardo and the other Toro Rosso driver, Jean-Eric Vergne, as a replacement. Vettel came from Toro Rosso, which is also owned by Red Bull. "Coming off the back of a bad couple of races, I expected to be strong here and I was more motivated than ever," Ricciardo said. "However, if Id been told I could be sixth this afternoon, I would have been surprised. We were very close to Di Resta in fifth, but we can be happy with this position." Raikkonen will start eighth and Alonso ninth, his worst place on the grid this year. "We can consider this the worst Saturday of the season so far, having never finished so far down," Alonso said. "But now we must react immediately to try and return to the form we showed at the start of the year. We definitely expected a lot more here, because this is a track that suits our cars characteristics better than others." Raikkonen also said his team has work to do. "Its not ideal, but it is what it is," Raikkonen said. "Well go into the race wanting to get a better result than we did in qualifying. Usually this is what happens for us and hopefully that is the case again tomorrow." It was also disappointing qualifying for Button, whose McLaren team has all but given up on challenging for the drivers championship this season. The 2009 champion just missed out on Q3 by 0.05 seconds and will start 10th while Ferraris Felipe Massa, who crashed in practice on Friday, settled for 11th. 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