SOUTHPORT, England — Three swipes from three feet revealed the magic that hasn’t been there wasn’t coming back, not this week at least. There was hope it might resurface at Royal Birkdale since this is where it burned brightest, where Jordan Spieth scaled the dunes into the unknown to steal a claret jug that he Read more…
Had a few things—OK, a lot of things—gone differently, golf fans could be enjoying Tiger Woods playing in this week’s Open Championship. At a firm and fast Royal Birkdale layout reminiscent of the Hoylake two decades ago when he claimed the claret jug while hitting his driver just one time all week. But alas, Woods Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — The first two days of the British Open are a test of attrition. Round begins at 6:35 in the morning and end around 10 in the evening, requiring patience and perseverance for the 156 players trying to figure out the best way to tame the links. As those who didn’t figure it Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — Jackson Suber had never been to Europe before arriving to play the 2026 British Open. Now he’s deep in contention through 36 holes at Royal Birkdale. Suber took almost now time to learn the nuances of links golf. His approach this week has been a simple one. Remember that there are more Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — The first 62 in Open Championship history was a seminal moment in golf, but the author of the second 62 walked off the 18th green “absolutely disappointed, but proud.” Lucas Herbert came within a burned edge of shooting the first 61 in any major when his par putt for a nine-under 61 Read more…
Golf fans were not happy with TV coverage of Sam Burns’ second-round 62 at the Open Championship. Or, rather, the lack of coverage. The 29-year-old American matched the lowest round ever shot in a major championship, yet was not a major part of USA Network’s broadcast on Friday morning. Many watching from home were shocked Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — It took nine years for someone to shoot the second 62 in Open Championship history … and about 15 minutes for someone to shoot the third. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, because the story of what Sam Burns did at Royal Birkdale on Friday has an angle that’s even better Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — The big yellow scoreboard was littered with small black letters of names that seemed not to belong there judging by the squints and pointed fingers from the fans camped out early in the 18th hole grandstands. The Open Championship caters to a golf-centric crowd, probably the most knowledgeable left in the game, Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — The weather’s hot and the rounds are slow at the 2026 Open Championship. Mental and physical endurance are at a premium if you want to score well at Royal Birkdale. Fans at home often gloss over how intensely players, and their teams, think about those two intangible qualities. But at the elite Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — Eugenio Chacarra came in hot to his debut Open Championship. Three DP World Tour wins in the past 12 months—the Indian, Dutch and Italian national opens—have catapulted the Spaniard to third on the tour’s Race to Dubai Rankings. The only two people he’s behind: Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy. And so far Read more…
Lucas Herbert’s Friday front nine at Royal Birkdale was one for the record books. The 30-year-old Aussie shot a six-under-par 28 to take the lead at the 2026 Open Championship. RELATED: The latest updates from the British Open at Royal Birkdale Herbert matched a tournament record set by Denis Durnian, also on Royal Birkdale’s par-34 Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — So much for needing experience to have success in the Open Championship. The first-round leader at Royal Birkdale is Jackson Suber, a second-year PGA Tour pro who played his first round of links golf on … Monday upon arriving in England. “I’ve never been to Europe,” he said after shooting a five-under Read more…
SOUTHPORT, England — Players prepare their whole lives—and then most of the hours in the days before the tournament—preparing to play well in the Open Championship. And then, of course, something happens they’ve never seen before. For Tyrrell Hatton, that happened on the 13th hole on Thursday. Royal Birkdale’s 13th tee shot presented one of Read more…
Each and every major, American golf fans voice their complaints about TV coverage loud and clear. Missed shots, commercials, Playing Through, Kevin Kisner. You name it. But if we Yanks think we have it bad, it pales in comparison to what Canadian golf fans had to endure (again) during the first round of the Open Read more…
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