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Jackson Suber surprise leader of The Open after opening 65
Jackson Suber rolled in a late eagle putt and that was enough to leave him in the lead through the first round of The Open Championship with a 5-under-par 65 on Thursday at Southport, England.,Suber's eagle on No. 17 allowed him to move ahead of England's Dan Brown and South Korea's Sungjae Im, who ...
Dan Brown, Sungjae Im hold early Open lead with Bryson DeChambeau right behind
England's Dan Brown and South Korea's Sungjae Im are the early clubhouse leaders at The Open Championship with 4-under-par 66s on Thursday at Southport, England.,Bryson DeChambeau rolled in a couple of late birdies to pull into a share of the lead before he bogeyed the last hole at Royal Birkdale Go...
Local fave Tommy Fleetwood among top Open contenders at Royal Birkdale
There's a massive mural covering one side of the Southport & Birkdale Sports Club, depicting Tommy Fleetwood in his Ryder Cup uniform striking a celebratory pose.,Fleetwood would like to visit but has yet to get the chance to see the mural in person, given the busy schedule this week. The English st...
Adam Scott wins inaugural R&A Spirit of Golf award
Adam Scott of Australia received the inaugural R&A Spirit of Golf award on Wednesday ahead of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.,R&A chief executive Mark Darbon made the announcement during his news conference in Southport, England.,"This new award is designed to recognize an i...
Bryson DeChambeau to debut set of 3D-printed irons at The Open
Bryson DeChambeau will bring the latest in technology to a 137-year-old golf course this week, and into a major tournament that is even older.,DeChambeau is set to debut a full set of 3D-printed irons for 154th Open Championship, which starts Thursday at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Englan...
Golf Glance: The Open returns to Royal Birkdale; Critical points at stake in Puntacana
The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale for the first time since 2017, while critical FedExCup points are on the line in the Dominican Republic as the regular season winds down.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: The 154th Open Championship, Southport, England, July 16-19,Course: Royal Birkdale Golf Club (...
The Open distant fourth among majors with $17.75M prize pool
While the Claret Jug that is handed to the winner of The Open Championship remains one of the most respected trophies in golf, the payouts for the tournament are lacking among sport's four majors.,The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, will hand out $17.75 mil...
Scottie Scheffler uses spare time to prepare title defense at The Open
Scottie Scheffler found himself in an unfamiliar position last weekend.,He had no work to do.,The World No. 1 missed the cut at the Genesis Scottish Open last Friday, marking the first time he failed to advance to the third round of a PGA Tour tournament in nearly four years.,He doesn't intend to ha...
No longer 'so bad at golf,' Rory McIlroy eagerly awaits The Open
Two short days ago, Rory McIlroy was admonishing himself in the short rough at The Renaissance Club in Scotland.,After hooking a 6-iron into thick rough at the Scottish Open when his target was the 16th green directly in front of him, the Northern Ireland native blurted out: "Oh, my god. I'm so bad ...
Nick Faldo criticizes Bryson DeChambeau's links game
World Golf Hall of Fame member Nick Faldo teed off on Bryson DeChambeau, accusing the two-time major winner of having "zero clue of strategy" for links golf ahead of this week's The Open Championship.,Faldo, 68, who counts three Claret Jugs among his six major titles, said DeChambeau's power-hitting...
England's Aaron Rai returns to Open Championship to hero's welcome
Jack Nicklaus sent a handwritten letter to him. The British royal family tweeted at him.,"I couldn't quite believe that when I saw it," Aaron Rai said Tuesday, recalling the correspondence he received two months ago after winning the PGA Championship in Pennsylvania in May.,And the return to Europe ...
Jon Rahm: 'Confidence is always high' ahead of The Open
Three years have passed since Jon Rahm won a major, the most recent celebration coming at the 2023 Masters when Scottie Scheffler put the green jacket on the Spaniard at Augusta National.,Rahm won the U.S. Open in 2021, and has ties for second at the PGA Championship (2026) and The Open Championship...
Open Championship tee times: Scheffler paired with LIV Golf's DeChambeau, Hatton
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is paired with LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton for the opening round of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. ,Scheffler, playing the Open Championship for the sixth time, arrived after missing the cut at the Scottish Open. It was the firs...
Former champ Louis Oosthuizen withdraws from Open
Former Claret Jug winner Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from The Open Championship on Monday due to a back injury.,The 43-year-old South African, who currently competes in LIV Golf, won The Open at St Andrews, Scotland, in 2010.,Oosthuizen also said he will miss the LIV Golf United Kingdom event in Roces...
England's Joe Dean wins last-chance Open qualifier
England's Joe Dean, ranked No. 268 in the world, will compete in the 154th Open Championship after winning the inaugural Last Chance Qualifier on Monday.,The 32-year-old DP World Tour member carded a 2-under 68 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club to claim the final spot in the 156-man field in Southport, En...
Jordan Spieth eyeing more Open magic at Royal Birkdale
Jordan Spieth returns to Royal Birkdale this week with memories of one of golf's most dramatic closing stretches -- and confidence that his next run of victories is closer than recent results suggest.,Nine years after winning the 2017 Open Championship at the Southport, England, links, Spieth retrac...
Matt Fitzpatrick carries major momentum into The Open
As he prepared for The Open Championship this week in his native England, Matt Fitzpatrick shared his thoughts on how gambling influences fan behavior at golf tournaments.,"It's a great question because you just look at all the messages people get -- footballers, tennis players, you name it, everyon...
Tommy Fleetwood chasing hometown heroics at The Open
Tommy Fleetwood hopes home-field advantage will lead the two-time Grand Slam runner-up to his first major title this week at The Open Championship.,The 35-year-old Englishman grew up down the road from Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, site of the final major on this season's PGA Tour calendar....
Steven Fisk beats Taylor Pendrith on 3rd playoff hole to win ISCO
Steven Fisk won his second PGA Tour title in nine months by prevailing on the third hole of a playoff against Canadian Taylor Pendrith to claim the ISCO Championship on Sunday in Louisville, Ky.,Fisk shot a 3-under 67 and Pendrith a 5-under 65 at Hurstbourne Country Club to finish regulation tied at...
Mardy Fish wins third Tahoe American Century Championship
Former tennis standout Mardy Fish might have a burgeoning golf career on his hands.,The 44-year-old Fish won his third American Century Championship going away on Sunday, securing the victory with 72 points at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev.,Fish, who once peaked at No. 7 in the world ...