Royal Birkdale has burned brown and firm ahead of the Open Championship, the driest it’s played since Carnoustie in 2018. Jordan Spieth and others weigh in on what that means for the week ahead.
Rory McIlroy slipped out of contention with a rough third round at the Scottish Open, but a final-round 64 offers positive signs ahead of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Every Open Championship, wind and firm turf conspire to wreck players’ swings. From ball position drifting back to fighting the wind subconsciously, here’s what goes wrong and how the pros manage it.
It’s been nearly 24 months since the R&A named Shane Lowry its last “champion golfer of the year,” the COVID-19 pandemic causing the cancellation of the Open Championship in 2020 for the first time since World War II.
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