TROON, Scotland — We knew what Justin Thomas knew, which was that the toss was coming. He was four under through 11, which was good for a two-shot lead that didn’t mean much this early in the first round of the British Open. Royal Troon’s outward nine holes are a Clysdale ride on a beach, Read more…
Tom McKibbin got off to a solid start on Thursday in his Open Championship debut. The 21-year-old from Northern Ireland shot a two-over-par 73 at Royal Troon in difficult conditions. “It was tricky,” McKibbin told reporters after. “Didn’t play great at all really. Especially the back nine, it was the harder nine. Just a few Read more…
TROON, Scotland — There’s a lot to distract you at Royal Troon, especially during the first round. The wind; the rain; the ocean flanking the sides of holes; the pot bunkers hiding everywhere. Then, there’s the imaginary window players see right in front of them. Listen for the word “windows” this week. Pros are deeply Read more…
It’s becoming a tradition unlike any other. Golf Twitter roasting a top golfer’s haircut during a major. Scottie Scheffler got the brutal treatment last month when he got a fresh cut at Pinehurst on the eve of the U.S. Open that showed off his golfer’s tan. Before that, who could forget Jordan Spieth at the Read more…
TROON, Scotland — In the fall of 1963, four years into his time in America, Gordon Murray was giving a lesson to a woman named Janet Lee Auchincloss at Maryland’s Chevy Chase Country Club. She had brought her granddaughter Caroline, just 5 years old, and the girl played behind them. In the middle of the Read more…
It’s tough to imagine two PGA Tour pros with more different demeanors than Tiger Woods and Tom Kim. At Woods’ peak, he was a cold-blooded killer. Laser-focused, intimidating, as much myth as man. Kim, on the other hand, has been affable and approachable from the start, rarely seen without a smile on his face, whether Read more…
How ironic that the layout at Royal Troon has been compared to Dante’s Divine Comedy. The course rolls out in three stages just like the poet’s prose. Holes one through six are referred to as heaven. The scoring section of the course has three short par 4s and two par 5s. With the prevailing wind Read more…
Sometimes, even Phil Mickelson realizes when he has to check himself. He wouldn’t be the smartest man in every room he walks into if that wasn’t the case. Lefty was putting on a peak Lefty performance on the range Wednesday at Royal Troon, where he stopped for a chat with former PGA champion Rich Beem Read more…
TROON, Scotland—It’s not just that Rory McIlroy hits his driver far and straight. It’s that he hits his driver far, straight, and high. It’s that last part that is always the most impressive. McIlroy hits the ball really high; higher than it seems possible for most humans to do. His apex averaged more than 120 Read more…
TROON, Scotland — Unlike its American major brethren, which have announced their future venues a quarter of a century down the line, the British Open has only its next two years formally booked: Royal Portrush (2025) and Royal Birkdale (2026). Despite the Open rota being (mostly) set in stone, there are a number of questions Read more…
TROON, Scotland — Open Championship week is off to a quiet start, which makes us believe fireworks are on tap for Royal Troon. “Open” is a befitting name for this tournament, as the race to the claret jug often allows for anything and everything to transpire. Look no further than last year, which featured a Read more…
By definition, the title is authoritatively regal. Royal Troon, host of this week’s 152nd British Open Championship, is one of 69 clubs from around the world—and seven in the Open rota—that can claim the label “Royal,” a distinction brimming with pageantry and, in most cases, import. Indeed, having the distinction brings with it an added Read more…
We have reached the final major championship of the year, as the Open Championship returns to Scotland. Royal Troon will play the host venue for the ninth occasion and the first time since 2016, when Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson lifted and separated from the rest of the field in an iconic duel. Troon is Read more…
No matter how famous you are—or how good at golf you are—you will inevitably run into someone who has no clue who you are. And, often, that person is someone in a position of authority. RELATED: Our 13 best bets to win the 2024 British Open Just ask Scottie Scheffler, who while trying to get Read more…
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