But he returned on Sunday morning to complete the round and carded five birdies against two bogeys to remain on course for victory, one head of Ryder Cup teammate Graeme McDowell.
But it did not matter - and Flintoff's side will head to the World Cup next month in confident mood.
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The 36-year-old lawyer was announced as the successor to Raymond Hack after he was relieved of his duties, although Sedibe's appointment is expected to pave the way for the head of the World Cup Organising Committee (LOC) Danny Jordaan to take over once the tournament is over.
I'm told from scheduling that the President has accepted a meeting with the head of FIFA World Cup, but we have not yet altogether made plans -- though I can assure you that a small group of us have assembled in order to move the President in that direction.
Many say the North Korean soccer team was reprimanded for its poor showing at the World Cup and its head coach was sent to a labor camp.
The Dragons head into their final Heineken Cup game of the season looking for revenge over Gloucester at Rodney Parade on Sunday, and boosted by the return of scrum-half Wayne Evans.
The conclusions were dismissed by the head of Germany's World Cup organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer.
England currently head the Group Six 2010 World Cup qualifying table and face Ukraine on 1 April in a bid to move closer to the finals in South Africa.
On Monday, the Institute of Groundsmanship, the Football Association and the consultants who oversee Wembley groundstaff held talks in an attempt to find a long-term solution to a problem which reared its head once again during the FA Cup semi-finals on 10 and 11 April.
Sitting in a leather chair, wearing a black T-shirt and speaking in Russian, he frequently leaned back in and put his hands behind his head, and sipped from a coffee cup as explained how he and partners started a website in 2010 to create a Facebook-like environment for people with kinky fantasies.
Ipswich head to Yugoslavia for Thursday's Uefa Cup second leg game against FK Sartid with the club no doubt hoping for a money-spinning run in Europe.
Bristol mayor George Ferguson has had a cup of cold coffee poured over his head at the Bristol Anarchist Bookfair.
Tight-head prop Vickery is a veteran of two World Cup finals and two Lions tours and will bring invaluable experience.
When he goes to the doctor, he gets a free cup of coffee and goes to the head of the line.
Not surprising then, that the Nations Cup train is building such a powerful head of steam that football fever is sure to reach epidemic proportions by Christmas.
Best Mate remains firmly at the head of the ante-post market for the Gold Cup after the Pillar Chase, usually a reliable trial, proved disappointing.
Ferrero was earlier knocked out of the Paris event by Jiri Novak but he and Roddick will go head-to-head for the year-end top spot at the Masters Cup.
But as the excitement builds in the countdown to Africa's first World Cup, it could be that a wise old head is exactly what Bafana Bafana need to get them ready for the challenge.
But after an inexperienced Scarlets side - including young tight-head Simon Gardner - produced an impressive 38-15 Heineken Cup win at Benetton Treviso at the weekend to go top of Pool 5, Davies is content to make do with what he already has.
The 27-year-old, widely regarded as the best tight-head in the world, will leave the Otago Highlanders after the World Cup.
As well as becoming the Davis Cup captain, Smith was also promoted to the post of head of men's tennis.
"It would be a real shame if 'Spence' is a World Cup-winning captain and is unemployed, " said England head coach Gary Street.
In-form Spain head to the tournament as favorites, while a resurgent Brazil side and World Cup holders Italy also can't be discounted.
Jones spent most of the 2004-05 season playing at tight-head, facing the renowned scrumming powers of Munster and Castres in the Heineken Cup.
He is joined in the front row by veteran loose-head Os du Randt, the only survivor from the Springboks' 1995 World Cup victory on home soil.
That dominance was rewarded after the break, when Saha, who scored in the 2009 cup final, lost his marker John Terry in the area to head in Baines' corner from the right.
The tight-head, who is also the only survivor from England's 2003 World Cup-winning team, says that shows England have been evolving, despite criticism they are being too conservative in trying to rebuild their team.
Members of the Lions squad not still involved with their clubs in the Heineken Cup, the Guinness Premiership play-offs or the Magners League will head to the Spanish town of Grenada the week after next for some altitude training before heading to South Africa on 24 May.
McRae guided St Helens to the League and Cup double in 1996 and was the only man to hold the position of head coach throughout the first nine seasons of Super League.
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The 27-year-old puts his dramatic improvement down to hard work under Ospreys head coach Jones and assistant Holley after former coach Gareth Jenkins left him out of Wales' World Cup squad.
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