After a brilliant opening round Thursday, Shane Lowry grabbed the lead at the Open Championship early on Friday. And after hearing this, gamblers may be kicking themselves that they didn’t see this coming on Wednesday. Lowry arrived at Royal Troon getting solid respect from the oddsmakers in the 40-to-1 odds range. And for good reason. Read more…
TROON, Scotland — Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott was hurting on Friday at Royal Troon. During early coverage of the British Open’s second round, TV announcers relayed that Scott was feeling sick. Broadcast cameras later caught Scott at various points lying on the ground during Scheffler’s front nine, with Shane Lowry and Matt Fitzpatrick (playing Read more…
TROON, Scotland — Ernie Els has withdrawn from the British Open prior to the start of his second round on Friday. Els, 54, struggled in his opening round at Royal Troon, going out in 42 strokes with another 40 coming in for an 11-over 82. Only Dan Bradbury (83) turned in a higher score. The Read more…
If gambling were an investment strategy, Charles Schwab would be sponsoring it. Golf, specifically wagering on golf, is of course the most capricious of enterprises, with just as many Scottie Schefflers and Xander Schauffeles populating leaderboards as Nicolai Højgaards and Sam Horsfields. In short, golf betting is a roulette wheel in an earthquake, and getting Read more…
After a less-than-satisfying opening-round 76, Bryson DeChambeau was asked if he could turn it around for round two of the British Open at Royal Troon. His answer came with some interesting comments. “I’m going to go figure it out,” he said. “It’s something equipment related. The golf ball is … look, I’m not at 190 ball Read more…
Major winners Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, Xander Schaffele, Brooks Koepka, Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler are all in (or right around) the top ten after strong opening rounds at Royal Troon. That’s a terrifying leaderboard, especially for a major, but if anyone can figure out how to survive when things get tough, it’s Read more…
TROON, Scotland — The longest day of the year in major championship golf is nearly over, Shane Lowry leads at five under, the unlikely Daniel Brown lurks at four under, and Justin Thomas is a shot behind that. As we prepare for what should be a drier but equally windy Friday, here are 10 stats Read more…
Brooks Koepka got off to a rough start at Royal Troon on Thursday, bogeying two of his first three holes. Then, despite the swirling winds and rain, things took an unexpected turn as the Smash GC skipper carded four straight birdies to move from two over to two under faster than you can say “Playing Read more…
It’s a love story for the generations: the oldest whisky distillery in the world—granted a license in 1608—blended with golf fashion’s prodigal youngling, to create a marriage of groundbreaking tastemakers. For each brand, this partnership marks a first: For Bushmills Irish Whiskey, this is the company’s first trip to the golf apparel space; and for Read more…
TROON, Scotland — On Tuesday, in his pre-tournament press conference, reigning U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau admitted that although he’s had success on links-style courses, playing them remained a significant challenge, and that Royal Troon would be impossible to overpower. On Thursday, in his first major round since winning at Pinehurst, his prophecies came true Read more…
When it comes to how best to improve your game on the greens, the debate over whether the blade or the mallet is a better solution seems as dubious a pursuit as deciding whether vanilla or chocolate is a better flavor of ice cream. (Chocolate, obviously … ) The issue really isn’t whether blades provide Read more…
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