For a short while on Sunday morning, with the leaderboard at Royal Troon packing up tighter than the station wagon trunk before a family road trip, Scottie Scheffler had elevated himself to a familiar position: The betting favorite. Two under through his first eight holes and four under for the tournament, the 2024 Masters champ Read more…
TROON, Scotland — Billy Horschel has long embraced golf on “the other side of the pond.” He describes the British Open as one of his favorite tournament, routinely comes over to play in the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews and he became the first American in 46 years (and just the second with Arnold Read more…
At this point, if you throw a rock near a golf course, you’re going to hit a Dan Brown. The surprise major contender is keeping the namesake on the front pages with his stellar play at Royal Troon, but it looks like he’s not the only Brown to keep things interesting on the course. CBS Read more…
They say you need some good breaks to win a major championship. Brandel Chamblee certainly reminded everyone of that during Bryson DeChambeau’s U.S. Open win at Pinehurst. But golfers will take good luck at anytime. No matter where they are on the leaderboard. Such was the case for Brian Harman on Sunday at Royal Troon. Read more…
Daniel Brown contending at the Open Championship this week has led to plenty of “Da Vinci Code” jokes, but he came up with a wild plot for his seventh hole on Saturday that not even the famed author could have come up with. RELATED: Dustin Johnson gives perfect DJ quote about wife Paulina Gretzky Brown Read more…
The weather at Royal Troon on Saturday has been absolutely rancid. By the time the leaders tee’d off, the rain was falling at a clip of over a quarter inch an hour, soaking gloves, thickening rough and turning the pot bunkers into quicksand. Most players on the course looked like they couldn’t wait to be Read more…
Phil Mickelson lost a bet, but it sounds like he wound up finding a new style. The six-time major champ was defeated (with strokes) by YouTube star Grant Horvat in a video that was released earlier this week, resulting in him having to wear joggers at the British Open. Although Mickelson didn’t seem pleased about Read more…
Rory McIlroy’s week at Royal Troon was so rough that he admitted to thinking about where he was going to go on vacation next week just 22 holes into the event. Which is fitting, because there’s also a clip of him that would be perfect for the next Southwest Airlines “Wanna get away?” commercial. McIlroy’s Read more…
We interrupt our British Open coverage—especially since all signs point to it being over—to bring you a celebrity golf update. Sauce Gardner appeared on his way to breaking a scoring milestone. Until a bit of wildlife got in his way. The New York Jets star—and our new favorite golfer—started off hot with a pair of Read more…
After a brilliant opening round Thursday, Shane Lowry grabbed the lead at the Open Championship early on Friday. And after hearing this, gamblers may be kicking themselves that they didn’t see this coming on Wednesday. Lowry arrived at Royal Troon getting solid respect from the oddsmakers in the 40-to-1 odds range. And for good reason. Read more…
Major winners Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Justin Rose, Xander Schaffele, Brooks Koepka, Matt Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler are all in (or right around) the top ten after strong opening rounds at Royal Troon. That’s a terrifying leaderboard, especially for a major, but if anyone can figure out how to survive when things get tough, it’s Read more…
Golf season is in full swing, so to speak, and that means golf wagering is also taking center stage. For those who like to bet on sports, these summer months can be a quiet, lonely time. The NBA and NHL playoffs are in the rearview mirror, college football is still months away from kicking off Read more…
Brooks Koepka got off to a rough start at Royal Troon on Thursday, bogeying two of his first three holes. Then, despite the swirling winds and rain, things took an unexpected turn as the Smash GC skipper carded four straight birdies to move from two over to two under faster than you can say “Playing Read more…
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