A decade after his heartbreaking but inspiring playoff loss at the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews, Marc Leishman says his winning form on LIV Golf has him believing he can contend and win the claret jug at Royal Portrush this week.
Lucas Herbert laughs recalling the moment he channelled his inner golfing hippie by beating balls on a beach in the Liverpool area the night before advancing through 11th-hour qualifying into the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
Avoiding blow-up holes isn’t glamorous, but it’s how you win. Whatever your trophy is, this is how you chase it – by turning big numbers into manageable ones.
Last week and this week represent at “14-day chunk” for McIlroy that will be the highlight of his northern summer. After that, it’s another reset, with the goal of peaking again for the Ryder Cup.
Former winner Cameron Smith – as well as Jason Day, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Min Woo Lee and more – is among the Australian contingent at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
This year’s venue is a welcome diversion from the usual march of Open courses. The other championship venues are inarguably great, but Royal Portrush is unique.
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.
While nothing is official, multiple reports in the UK and Ireland last weekend hinted that the R&A is leaning towards returning to Royal Portrush after the Northern Ireland course hosted most recently in 2019.
Brewer says part of the issue is the testing location, a tent on the back of the range, where people not directly involved in the specific testing can walk in-and-out too freely.
Australian Golf Digest
