Nick Faldo does not grace our television sets as often as he used to, but that is not going to stop him from absolutely firing off some takes when he gets the opportunity.
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.
Every year around Open Championship week fans and players alike obsess over the draw and the weather that comes with it. But does teeing off early or late actually decide the outcome? We looked at two decades of major championship data to measure just how much the luck of the draw really matters at golf’s oldest major, and why Padraig Harrington’s 2008 win at Birkdale might be the greatest example of overcoming it.
Some rounds you never forget. Playing his childhood course with an old hickory set at 10pm under fading light, our writer stepped up to North Berwick’s famous closing hole and produced the shot of a lifetime, an albatross with a century-old driver, on the course where he first fell in love with golf.
Earlier this week, the St Andrews Links Trust announced that it will take over control and management of the Duke’s Course. The group that currently manages seven public courses in St Andrews, including the Old Course, will take over a long-term lease on the Duke’s Course starting January 5, 2026 and will rename it the Read more…
Cameron Smith and his caddie will have some changes to navigate when the winner of the 150th Open Championship returns to the Old Course in 2027 for the next edition of the links major at the Home of Golf.
When asked if he feels he has a better chance to win the Open Championship or the US Open – as he’s already halfway to the career Grand Slam – Scheffler answered by freestyling on what makes both tournaments so different and why he thinks he has a great chance to win both some day.
Lowry knows how to get things done when the wind is blowing, the rain is falling and many of his contemporaries are wishing they were somewhere other than enjoying a day out on the links.
Links golf is a multi-faceted affair, one that asks an often-dizzying array of questions all the way from driver to putter. That is why so many believe golf in the land where the game began is the ultimate test, both mentally and physically.
Australian Golf Digest
