Situated on Bow Butts, the grassy bank that sits directly behind the Royal & Ancient Golf Club’s clubhouse, the “Grand Old Man of Golf” gazes straight down the 18th fairway of the game’s most famous course.
If Matt Fitzpatrick wants to be part of the season-ending playoff events in the Middle East, he is going to need something approaching the victory he posted in this event last year.
At the end of a long week dominated by slow play that saw the opening two rounds both take about six hours to complete, the New Zealander reached the seven-under-par total that proved too strong for a formidable host of challengers down the stretch.
In prevailing conditions – strong winds and heavy showers – that have done nothing for the case that Scotland really does have a summer, Korda’s creative shot-making and solid putting has been extraordinary indeed.
The world’s best players return to the home of the sport for the third time this week at the AIG Women’s Open, with Australia’s chances again led by Olympians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee.
We know this isn’t an Old Course first. Still, the improvisational nature of the shot, plus the lovely Scottish summer weather seen in the video, elevates it to legendary status.
Smith comes into Masters month after a three-week break from tournament golf following his runner-up finish in the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong where he was beaten in a playoff by Abraham Ancer.
If all goes to plan, a slightly “braver” target a few yards to the right of the clock will be an option for players in the AIG Women’s Open next August.
For the second time in a week, the famed St Andrews Road Hole bunker has produced a viral video. Although, this one isn’t R-rated. Well, depending on your perspective.
Woods and Justin Timberlake’s project of transforming the Scottish 1930s New Picture House into a “premium sports and entertainment gastro pub” has been met with much resistance by locals in the area fond of the historic independent cinema.