July 2005 in Sports - 15 July 2005

15 July 2005

• Baseball
  • Rafael Palmeiro of the Baltimore Orioles records the 3,000th hit of his career, an RBI double off of Seattle Mariners pitcher Joel Piñeiro, to become the 26th player to reach the mark. He joins Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Eddie Murray as the only players with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. (AP/ESPN)
• Golf
  • At The Open Championship at The Old Course at St Andrews, Tiger Woods extended his lead in the event to four strokes, this day over sentimental favourite Colin Montgomerie. Jack Nicklaus, in what would turn out to be his final competitive round of golf as a professional, would miss the cut shooting a par 72, but will end his career after a birdie on the 18th hole and a two-round total three strokes over par. Also missing the cut was defending champion Todd Hamilton, shooting two over par. (AP/Yahoo! Sports)
  • Michelle Wie lost her quarter-final match at the U. S. Public Links Men's Championship, and will not qualify for The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia next April. (AP/ESPN)
• Cycling: Tour de France
  • Robbie McEwen (AUS) won Stage 13 from Miramas to Montpellier (173.5 km) in 3:43:24. Lance Armstrong finished 33rd with the same time, and retains le maillot jaune as he keeps a lead of 35 seconds over his competition, Denmark's Michael Rasmussen. (OLN)