July 23rd, 2019

MacKenzie’s Royal Melbourne

The links between Australia’s grandest course and famed Augusta National are evident whenever the two great layouts are compared.

July 23rd, 2019

Dirty that the next men’s Major is nine months away? Here’s everybody who’s already qualified for the 2020 Masters

There are now 262 days before the next men’s Major championship: the 2020 Masters.

July 23rd, 2019

The Open Championship is the right way to end the major season

It’s the perfect annual climax to golf’s four most important events.

July 23rd, 2019

VIDEO: Shane Lowry’s grandma gave the greatest post-round interview in Open Championship history

Obviously, she was mostly ecstatic that her grandson is now a Major champion.

July 23rd, 2019

The Open 2019: Shane Lowry’s claret jug celebration got off to a great start

Based on his first night as Open champion, Lowry might not be spotted on a golf course again for a while…

July 22nd, 2019

The Open 2019: Watch as Conor Sketches praises the new Open champion

If there’s a Major on, you can count on Conor Sketches (a.k.a. Conor Moore) making a humorous appearance.

July 20th, 2019

The Open 2019: Tiger Woods misses another cut, cites ageing as obstacle to consistency

Even with his paucity of competitive play the past three months, Tiger says he needs more time off.

July 20th, 2019

The Open 2019: Rory McIlroy got emotional after Friday charge to make the cut at Portrush fell one shot short

McIlroy’s 65 matched a new course record after Royal Portrush had been redesigned with two new holes added for this tournament, but it left him with one stroke too many.

July 20th, 2019

The Open 2019: Cameron Smith feeling the flow, two behind after 36 holes

Smith was the lone Australian of the six who started the championship to make the 36-hole cut.

July 20th, 2019

The Open 2019: Leading The Open is starting to feel awfully real for Shane Lowry

It’s about to get real for Lowry after a second-straight 67 gave him a share of the 36-hole lead with J.B. Holmes heading into the weekend.

July 19th, 2019

The Open 2019: What it took to turn Royal Portrush into a fully loaded Open venue

One hurdle for officials was to figure out how to get the majority of the materials for the tented village and grandstands shipped not by motorway but by water.

July 19th, 2019

The Open 2019: Brave Cameron Smith and Jason Day fly the Aussie flag

Amid plenty of carnage from their countrymen, a pair of gritty opening day performances from the two Queenslanders have kept Australian hopes of winning The Open alive.

July 19th, 2019

The Open 2019: Try not to laugh at this tour pro falling on his butt in a bunker

The only thing that would make that clip better would be to dub the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” theme song over it.

July 18th, 2019

The Open 2019: Pete Cowen says Matt Wallace is ‘a complete idiot’, calls for ban; Wallace’s manager fires back

Wallace will certainly be in a prominent spot at Royal Portrush: he’s paired with Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed for the first two rounds.

July 18th, 2019

The Open 2019: R&A chief quells talk of taking The Open beyond the British Isles

Is taking The Open to other continents a little too grand a thought?

July 18th, 2019

The Open 2019: Everyone loves Royal Portrush now, but their affection will be severely tested

Royal Portrush will ask a lot of questions over the next few days. And none of the answers will be easy to figure out.

July 18th, 2019

The Open 2019: Apparently, this storm shelter is very much in play at Royal Portrush

It’s one way to avoid standing out in the rain.

July 17th, 2019

The Open 2019: Jake McLeod’s secret weapon to tame Royal Portrush

The reigning PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit champion spoke ahead of his Major championship debut in Northern Ireland.

July 17th, 2019

Mizuno unveils MP-20 lineup with three separate irons

The most interesting element in the new design is something that’s a throwback from the 1980s.

July 16th, 2019

The Open 2019: Ten years later, Tom Watson reflects – but doesn’t dwell – on what could have been

That year Watson walked to the 72nd tee needing a par to become the oldest man ever – by more than 10 years – to win a Major championship.

July 16th, 2019

The Open 2019: In Rory McIlroy’s hometown, traces of where the legend began

Holywood’s low-key connection to McIlroy is an interesting contrast to Portrush, which has always been keen to bask in the success of its native sons.

July 16th, 2019

The Open 2019: Tiger Woods continues to study Royal Portrush intently

Monday was also likely one of the last days of good weather Woods was likely to see in the run up to the start of competition on Thursday.