OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP RELATED STORIES Rd 1: Battling Lam makes top 15 with fine 72 Rd 1: Choi crafts brave 72 in worst of weather Rd 1: Liang faces uphill task after opening 77 Rd 1: 17th hole birdie keeps Chia's chances alive Rd 1: Prayad struggles with wind and cold for 77 Rd 2: Choi takes lead with two closing birdies Rd 2: Liang makes first major cut with fighting 71 Rd 2: Lam makes cut and Singapore golf history Rd 2: Late bogies mean early exit for Prayad Rd 3: Choi joint 2nd as Norman storms 2 ahead Rd 3: Liang fires worthy 77 as scores soar Rd 3: Lam is blown away by Birkdale winds Rd 4: Choi heartbroken as Harrington defends Rd 4: Closing 74 gives Liang more major hopes Rd 4: Tough Open makes Lam eye Asian success Rd 4: Angelo Que means to learn and return Final scores The 2008 Open Championship home page Guide to the Royal Birkdale Course Four Australians qualify for The Open 67 Sentosa hopefuls aim for four Open berths Randhawa going for fourth Open outing Chia, Que and Ali lead Open berth battle Chia, Blyth, Lam and Que headed for Birkdale Dyson qualifies for Open - Rodgers, Brown and Jeev miss out Liang to make golfing history at Birkdale Prayad out to erase Masters misery at Birkdale Que looks to ride his winning wave Lam takes a second shot at Open Liang back in the swing and ready to shine Confident Prayad ready to face Birkdale breezes Lam aiming at top 25 - and having fun Chia out for Malaysian first at his second Open Que hoping to become a familiar face ASIAN GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES Liang is Indian wire-to-wire hero Tanihara takes Panasonic title Su Dong's lead cut to two Hole-in-One Jeev shares the lead Korea, Philippines, Italy for World Cup Lu wins record 4th Taiwan Masters Aussie PGA rethinks 'One Asia' GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES Seve has a brain tumor Schwartzel wins by three Johnson wins Texas Open In-Kyung Kim wins maiden title Weibring clinches title with closing 68

Angelo Que means to learn and return

Filipino star Angelo Que was eyeing a quick major return after making an early exit in his British Open debut this week.

The Asian Tour double winner shot rounds of 76 and 78 to miss the halfway cut at Royal Birkdale by five shots but said the lessons of competing on links golf has opened up his eyes.

“It was really a good learning experience for me. I had a great week, had some good moments and met a lot of great people. I’m not disappointed at all. I’m still proud to have played in the Open,” said Que, this season’s Philippine Open champion on the Asian Tour.

Que struggled to cope with gale-force winds that swept through Royal Birkdale and said that he needed to improve on his shot-making if he is to be able to compete in the British Open.

The bubbly Filipino hits the ball with a high trajectory which made it all the more challenging for him in his quest to make the halfway cut in the year’s third major.

“I learned that I need to improve my game playing in the wind. That would be my goal in the future, to be able to handle strong winds because for sure, there will be other tournaments in the same conditions,” said Que.

“I want to be prepared next time and maybe for next year’s Open.”

Que had qualified for his first major through the International Final Qualifying at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore in March.

July 20, 2008