Australian Cameron John can hardly believe he’s set to feature in the shake-up to a major championship for the first time after another fine round at Birkdale.
Australian Lucas Herbert has paid the price for a poor finish to ‘moving day’ as American Sam Burns took the reins going into the British Open last round.
Before anything else, I would like to say three positive things: 1. The children love Bryson. In the time I spent following Bryson DeChambeau in his third round at the Open, just one child was guilty of punk-ish predilections, and I only heard about the kid secondhand – apparently, the precocious little snot-nosed guttersnipe shouted Read more…
Bendigo golfer Lucas Herbert leads the British Open after a second-round 62 at Royal Birkdale that equalled the lowest round in major championship annals.
In the Rules of Golf, Rule 8.1 states that a player is prohibited from improving the “conditions affecting the stroke.” That includes the player’s lie, the area of his intended stance, the area of the player’s intended swing and the player’s line of play.
A putting grip change and a heavy dose of grit have Min Woo Lee within touch of the leaders after Round 1 at Royal Birkdale, finishing level par alongside Cameron John, Lucas Herbert and Kazuma Kobori.
In his first-ever Open Championship start, Jackson Suber fired a 5-under 65 to take the outright lead at Royal Birkdale, edging Sungjae Im and Dan Brown by a shot.
From Travis Smyth’s blunt first-tee confession to Bryson DeChambeau refusing all TV interviews, here are 19 things learned from four straight hours in the Open Championship media room at Royal Birkdale.
Scottie Scheffler’s title defense got off to a strong start at Royal Birkdale, a hot opening burst followed by a cold putter leaving him two back of the lead, but firmly in control heading into the weekend.
Days after Nick Faldo said he had “zero clue of strategy,” Bryson DeChambeau opened with a three-under 67 at Royal Birkdale, using the word “strategy” three times in his post-round interview.
Travis Smyth’s post-round press conference had it all, from nerves on the first tee to a hilariously blunt take on what it’s like watching Scottie Scheffler up close.
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