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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...
Bryson DeChambeau arrives at ‘diabolical’ Troon with major confidence
Bryson DeChambeau can now count himself as a two-time major champion. That helps the 30-year-old golf star feel as confident as ever that he can close out on the biggest stages in the game.,DeChambeau said he's feeling "very confident" ahead of this week's Open Championship at Royal Troon in Scotlan...
Scottie Scheffler takes creative approach to Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler opted against testing his mettle at The Scottish Open last week in favor of teeing off at various other courses in Scotland in preparation for this week's Open Championship.,Scheffler, who is ranked No. 1 in the world, looks to shed the rust of nearly a month's absence on Thursday ...
Rory McIlroy missed text from Tiger Woods after U.S. Open meltdown
Rory McIlroy was in no mood to respond to the world after his meltdown at last month's U.S. Open, going as far as changing his phone number in avoidance.,As a result, McIlroy missed outreach from all directions -- even Tiger Woods' words of encouragement -- after the Northern Irishman's final-round ...
Tiger Woods: Too much on plate to be U.S. Ryder Cup captain
Tiger Woods said his decision against serving as captain of the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team was a result of having too many other commitments.,Keegan Bradley, in turn, will be the captain when the Americans face the European team at the Bethpage Black Course in September 2025 in Farmingdale, N.Y.,"Well...
The 152nd Open Championship: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The final major of 2024 begins Thursday at Royal Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland.,The first three have produced three different champions: Scottie Scheffler (Masters), Xander Schauffele (PGA Championship) and Bryson DeChambeau (U.S. Open).,All three are among the pre-tournament favorites this week...
Ludvig Aberg well aware of Sweden's history at Royal Troon
There's no overstating the importance of a victory at the Open Championship, as far as Sweden's Ludvig Aberg is concerned.,He makes his debut in the major this week at Royal Troon in Scotland, the same golf club where in 2016 his countryman Henrik Stenson won in dramatic fashion.,"I've said that a f...