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Open championship

July 4th, 2025

The 15 best Open Championships, ranked

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July 2nd, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Estonian amateur makes history with walk-off eagle in qualifier

Richard Teder’s accomplishment will be celebrated by his entire country because he’s the first player from Estonia to qualify for The Open.

July 2nd, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Lucas Herbert tops his final qualifier to make it 9 Aussies at Royal Portrush

The Victorian finally sealed a place in The Open after narrowly missing out on opportunities at the Australian Open, the New Zealand Open and the International Series Macau earlier this season.

July 2nd, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Lee Westwood secures spot in his first major since 2022 at Final Qualifying

Westwood, who has just one top-10 finish on the LIV Tour in 2025, shot rounds of 70 and 67, a seven-under total that was the lowest of anyone in the 68-player field.

July 2nd, 2025

Open Championship 2025: LIV golfer DQ’d from Final Qualifying after walking off course

It’s not the best look, but it’s also not uncommon in these kind of qualifying events; at last month’s US Open, more than a dozen tour pros failed to finish all 36 holes.

July 1st, 2025

Open Championship announces new on-site Monday qualifier for final spot in field

May 25th, 2025

Two years ago he became an ordained monk. Now he just qualified for the Open Championship

Two years after he became an ordained monk, Sadom Kaewkanjana is assured of returning to the Open Championship after securing a spot at Royal Portrush via his victory at the Asian Tour’s Kolon Korea Open on Sunday.

May 8th, 2025

Rory McIlroy explains why it will be particularly ‘hard’ for Jordan Spieth to complete the career Grand Slam

Five-time major champ Rory McIlroy thinks it might be even more difficult for Jordan Spieth to join the Grand Slam club. And McIlroy’s reasoning makes perfect sense.  

March 24th, 2025

Sergio Garcia had a 3-foot putt for a spot in The Open at Royal Portrush. It did not end well

Golf can be a cruel and complex game, particularly at the elite level. Sergio Garcia, after 26 years as a pro, was reminded horribly when he came within three feet of securing a place in the Open Championship at the Asian Tour’s International Series Macau in China.

March 22nd, 2025

Lucas Herbert, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia aren’t in the Open Championship yet. That could change this weekend

The Macau tournament is part of the R&A’s Open Qualifying Series, giving out exemptions into this summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush to the top three finishers who haven’t already qualified. Seventeen LIV golfers competing have yet to earn a spot in the Open.

New R&A chief reiterates Trump Turnberry is not returning to the Open Championship rota

R&A creates exemption into Open Championship for LIV Golf member

Why the Open Championship’s return to St Andrews in 2027 has added meaning

A few final words with Martin Slumbers

Famed Irish links closing in on becoming first non-U.K. course to host Open Championship

Famed Irish links closing in on becoming first non-UK course to host Open Championship

LIV Golf’s most interesting player had wild trip on way to the big time

LIV Golf’s most interesting player had wild trip on way to the big time

July 25th, 2024

‘It’s the best round I’ve played’: Open champion Xander Schauffele reflects on dream finish at Royal Troon

Hearing your name called with “Open Champion” right after is something I’ve dreamt of for a very long time.

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July 25th, 2024

Jon Rahm says he’ll push LIV to have links event ahead of future Opens

In the days after his tie for seventh in last week’s Open Championship at Troon, and before he arrived in the Midlands of England for LIV Golf’s UK tournament this week, two-time major winner Jon Rahm thought long and hard about what would give him a better chance to win an Open played on a Read more…

Seeing Tiger Woods’ car crash scars for first time will make you appreciate his legendary grit even more

July 23rd, 2024

Seeing Tiger Woods’ car crash scars for first time will make you appreciate his legendary grit even more

Woods would be the last person to make excuses for his poor play following rounds of 79 and 77 at Royal Troon, but we’ll go ahead and make one for him after seeing this.

July 23rd, 2024

Open Championship 2024: 5 things I learned from pros at Royal Troon

At The Open, the task is navigating whatever happens to be in front of you that week, that day, that hour. It’s rarely fair, and never easy. They each reflect the culture they exist within, and the types of champions they produce.

British Open 2024: The craziest stat from Xander Schauffele’s Sunday at Royal Troon

July 23rd, 2024

Open Championship 2024: The craziest stat from Xander Schauffele’s Sunday at Royal Troon

One stat explains how Schauffele played about the most stress-free round of golf possible.

British Open 2024: Xander Schauffele wins the Open, a triumph for father and son

July 22nd, 2024

Open Championship 2024: Xander Schauffele wins The Open, a triumph for father and son

To see Xander and Stefan Schauffele embrace – Xander holding on tight, Stefan’s sunglasses unable to conceal the tears that flowed from behind – was a reminder of the spell this beautifully dumb game has on so many of us.

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