Golf-Manassero rescued by advice from bagman and coach

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By Tony Jimenez HOYLAKE, England, July 19 (Reuters) - Having a coach and mentor on your golf bag is always handy and it certainly proved beneficial for Matteo Manassero on Saturday as the young Italian rallied from an inauspicious start at the British Open. The 21-year-old from Verona, already a four-times European Tour winner, dropped strokes at each of the opening two holes in the third round at Royal Liverpool. Manassero was struggling to cope with the driving rain that was bouncing off the pristine green Hoylake fairways on the north west coast of England but a quick chat with his friend and caddie Alberto Binaghi quickly put him back on the right track. The two men have known each other for more than a decade and Binaghi can also call on his experiences as a former European Tour player.

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