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Mac Meissner stays in front at Barracuda Championship
Mac Meissner logged a plus-13 on Saturday to maintain his one-point lead at the Barracuda Championship after three rounds of action in Truckee, Calif. ,Meissner turned in a bogey-free round that included four birdies and an eagle at the par-5 third. He now sits at plus-39 for the tournament, which u...
Billy Horschel holds one-shot lead after three rounds of The Open
Billy Horschel battled rainy Royal Troon and came away with a 2-under-par 69 and the 54-hole lead at the Open Championship on Saturday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland., ,The PGA Tour veteran stands at 4-under 209 and holds the lead outright after Cinderella story Daniel Brown of England double-bo...
Si Woo Kim records longest hole-in-one in Open history
South Korea's Si Woo Kim made history with the longest hole-in-one in the history of The Open Championship on Saturday.,Kim holed his tee shot from 238 yards on the par-3 17th hole in his third round at Royal Troon in Scotland. It was the first ace at the 152nd Open Championship.,"It was amazing," s...
Mac Meissner grabs 1-point lead at Barracuda Championship
Mac Meissner shot a bogey-free plus-16 on Friday to take a one-point lead over J.J. Spaun into the weekend at the PGA Tour's Barracuda Championship in Truckee, Calif.,The 25-year-old Meissner, who had played in only four Tour events prior to this season and has yet to win on the Tour, started on the...
Shane Lowry grabs two-shot lead at 152nd Open Championship
Irishman Shane Lowry survived misadventure at No. 11 and birdied two of his final three holes to claim the second-round lead at the 152nd Open Championship on Friday at Royal Troon., ,Lowry's two-putt birdie at the par-5 16th hole and his 20 1/2-foot putt at the 18th gave him a 2-under-par 69. At 7-...
Shane Lowry surges into lead at The Open
Irishman Shane Lowry survived a misadventure at No. 11 and birdied two of his final three holes to enter the clubhouse with the lead midway through the second round of the 152nd Open Championship on Friday at Royal Troon.,Lowry's two-putt birdie at the par-5 16th hole and his 20 1/2-foot putt at the...
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie ill, seen lying on ground at The Open
Ted Scott, the caddie for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, is fighting through a stomach illness at the Open Championship.,Scott was seen lying down on the ground at various points during Scheffler's round in the Friday morning wave at Royal Troon in Scotland. The broadcast announcers covering Scheffl...
Tiger Woods finishes The Open 14 over, rues lack of sharpness
Tiger Woods will miss the cut at the 152nd Open Championship after following his opening 79 with a 6-over-par 77 on Friday at Royal Troon in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland.,At 14 over par, Woods stood 150th of 154 golfers as the second round was in progress.,"I've always loved playing major champio...
Ben Silverman on top at Barracuda Championship
Ben Silverman of Canada racked up seven birdies over his final nine holes to shoot a plus-19 and take the first-round lead at the Barracuda Championship on Thursday at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif.,The Barracuda Championship uses a Modified Stableford scoring format that encourages risk-tak...
Underdog Daniel Brown passes Shane Lowry for The Open lead
Little-known Daniel Brown of England birdied Nos. 16 and 18 as darkness approached to shoot a bogey-free, 6-under-par 65 and grab the first-round lead at the 152nd Open Championship on Thursday at Royal Troon in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland.,Brown, ranked No. 272 in the world, leapfrogged 2019 Op...
Troon swoon: Course claims Round 1 of 'brutal' Open Championship
Reigning Open Championship winner Brian Harman made a measured decision on Thursday as he stared at the fabled "Postage Stamp," and the long, narrow landing area that earned the par-3 eighth its nickname as the signature hole at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. ,"I executed that shot just like I w...
Tiger Woods wobbles to 8 over in first round at Open
Tiger Woods is near the bottom of the Open Championship leaderboard after opening with an 8-over 79 on Thursday at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland., ,One quick birdie at No. 3 gave Woods' fans hope before he played the next nine holes in 8 over par. Woods wrapped up just bef...
Rory McIlroy 10 back, recalibrates Open focus: 'try to make the cut'
Rory McIlroy turned in his worst major tournament round since 2019 and entered the clubhouse trailing leader Justin Thomas by 10 shots after 18 holes at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. ,Releasing his club and a tee shot that buried in the cent...
Justin Thomas takes early lead at Open Championship
Justin Thomas birdied his final two holes to shoot a 3-under-par 68 and set the early pace at the 152nd Open Championship on Thursday at Royal Troon in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. ,Thomas, a two-time major champion who's struggled in recent seasons, rang up seven birdies to make up two bogeys a...
Scottie Scheffler drawing 'relentless support' to win The Open
Scottie Scheffler has yet to finish better than a tie for eighth at an Open Championship, but that isn't stopping the public from heavily backing the world's No. 1-ranked player to win the final major of 2024 at Royal Troon.,Scheffler is the clear favorite at most all sportsbooks, including BetMGM, ...
Golf Glance: Royal Troon hosts 2024's final major
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Scottish Open (Robert MacIntyre),THIS WEEK: The Open Championship, Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, July 18-21,Course: Royal Troon (Par 71, 7,385 Yards),Pur...
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy chase major breakthrough at The Open
The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, beginning Thursday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, represents a pivotal point of the summer for the world of golf.,It's the final chance to see Tiger Woods play this season, the final shot for Rory McIlroy to halt his major championship drought at 10 y...
Tommy Fleetwood aims to turn page at Open Championship
Tommy Fleetwood has come close to the winner's circle at majors throughout his career only to routinely fall short.,The 33-year-old Englishman is intent on changing that narrative this week at the Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.,"I try not to dwell on it too much. I get frust...
Robert MacIntyre chasing rare Scottish double at The Open
Scottish Open champion Robert MacIntyre looks to complete a rare feat in his homeland by winning this week's Open Championship at Royal Troon.,The last player to win the Scottish Open and an Open Championship in Scotland in the same year was Phil Mickelson in 2013. ,MacIntyre also is seeking to beco...
R&A CEO: LIV players have enough opportunities to qualify for Open
As he heads into his final Open Championship as the CEO of the R&A, the largest governing body in golf, Martin Slumbers feels there already are enough ways for members of LIV Golf to qualify for the major without installing a direct pathway.,LIV Golf has given up its attempts to gain accreditation w...