It’s been 13 years since the Open Championship was last played at Muirfield. Here’s what’s really behind the R&A’s ongoing standoff with one of the game’s greatest courses.
Ryan Fox reveals exactly how he managed to carry the claret jug onto his flight, and what it was really like discussing his win with Cameron Young sitting right in front of him.
Fresh off his historic Open Championship victory, Ryan Fox has returned home to New Zealand with the Claret Jug. The Kiwi star says it was important to celebrate with family and friends after becoming the first New Zealander since Bob Charles in 1963 to win golf’s oldest major.
Cameron John’s tie for 28th at Royal Birkdale has lit a fire under Ben Eccles, who’s now targeting a spot in the 2027 Open Championship at St Andrews via the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia pathway.
Royal Birkdale doubled as a fashion runway this year. From Jason Day’s restrained take on retro Tour style to Lucas Herbert’s caddie stealing the show with his sneaker rotation, here are the trends set to define golf style for the rest of the year.
From Ryan Fox’s remarkable mental game and lightning-fast pace to Bryson DeChambeau’s rules controversy and Cameron Young’s brutal near-miss, here’s everything worth remembering from a wild week at Royal Birkdale.
Rahm chipping over Kazuma Kobori, Fleetwood’s emotional walk to the first tee, and Min Woo Lee urging Ryan Fox to drink from the claret jug, here are 18 behind-the-scenes moments you didn’t see on TV.
Ryan Fox has hailed his Open Championship triumph as huge for New Zealand golf, crediting his time on the Australian tour as a key factor in becoming a late-blooming major champion at 39.
Steve Williams never did watch much golf. While caddieing for Tiger Woods from 1999 until 2011, he was famous within golf circles for flying home to New Zealand when Woods had two weeks off from competition.
New Zealand’s Ryan Fox, who had not finished in the top-10 in 29 previous major championship starts, sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to capture the 154th Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.