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• Top British Golfers To Watch In This Year’s Open
The Open Championship returns this July for its 153rd edition, and with it comes the promise of drama, tradition, and fierce competition across the fairways of Royal Portrush. For British golf fans, there’s always something uniquely stirring about seeing homegrown players challenge for the Claret Jug on familiar soil. This year, the field of already qualified British golfers includes some of the m...2025
• Is The Open’s famous Claret Jug lost or on tour in New York?
If you find yourself in New York right now, keep your eyes peeled because you might catch a glimpse of the legendary Claret Jug from The Open! The tournament’s organizers are bringing this iconic trophy on a thrilling tour leading up to the highly anticipated The 153rd Open, set to take place at Royal Portrush […] The post Is The Open’s famous Claret Jug lost or on tour in New York? ap...2025
• Jordan Spieth’s thoughts on his Career Grand Slam attempts are fascinating

Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Jordan Spieth is very aware of what his pursuit of the Career Grand Slam has been like. Golf and the world that we live in with it can be very prisoner of the moment-y. To be clear this is fine and normal. With golf being a sport where individuals win, when one single person has the entirety of our focus then we have a tendency to live fully in that i...2025
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• The Claret Jug Tour goes on tour in Ireland
Golf Ireland have announced the arrival of the iconic Claret Jug to golf clubs and communities across Ireland as part of ‘The Road to The Open’ initiative. The two-week tour, which began last Friday at an event in Newtownards, County Down, will visit clubs and groups across the island of Ireland, ahead The 153rdOpen at Royal Portrush in July. The trophy will visit clubs and communities within Down...2025
• Xander Schauffele still not himself, yet battles to make Players Championship cut

Xander Schauffele on the 12th tee during the second round of The 2025 Players. | Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The World No. 2 played nowhere near his potential, but still managed to earn a weekend tee time. Xander Schauffele stood in the middle of the 9th fairway with tremendous pressure on his shoulders. Sitting at even par, the World No. 2 needed to birdie his final hole of th...2025
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• Why Collin Morikawa blew off media after Arnold Palmer Invitational defeat

Collin Morikawa addresses the media at The 2025 Players Championship. | Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA Tour via Getty Images Collin Morikawa addressed the media at The Players Championship, and much of it revolved around his most recent performance. Collin Morikawa was in no mood to talk to anyone after his gut-wrenching loss to Russell Henley at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He watched a thr...2025
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• Xander Schauffele still not himself, yet battles to make Players Championship cut
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• Tiger Woods’ 5 best seasons on the PGA Tour, ranked

Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2023 PNC Championship. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images In honor of Tiger Woods’ 49th birthday on Dec. 30, SB Nation’s Playing Through ranked his five best seasons all-time. Tiger Woods has had an incredible career. He has won 15 major championships, triumphed 82 times on the PGA Tour, and won professionally 110 times overall. Consequently, Woo...2024
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• Former Open winner is back in contention on the PGA Tour and it’s great to see

Francesco Molinari during the second round of the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Injuries have plagued Francesco Molinari over the past few years but now he is back where he belongs: on the front page of the leaderboard. For the first time in what seems like eons, the 2018 Champion Golfer of the Year finds himself on the front page of a PGA Tou...2024
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• St. Andrews should host AIG Women’s Open every 5 years, just like with the men

An AIG Women’s Open flag on the 18th green at The Old Course at St. Andrews. | Photo by Ross Parker/R&A via Getty Images The AIG Women’s Open returns to St. Andrews for the first time in over a decade, but the Old Course should welcome the best female players more often. The AIG Women’s Open returns to St. Andrews this week, as the Old Course will host this championship for the first time ...2024
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• Olympics 2024 Men’s Golf Competition: Top 25 players ranked by who can take home Gold

Xander Schauffele speaks ahead of the Men’s Stroke Play Competition at the Olympics. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sixty players will tee it up at Le Golf National this week in Paris, hoping to bring home a gold medal. Here are our top 25. Sixty players from around the world will tee it up this week at Le Golf National, the course that hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup and the site of this ...2024
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• Tiger Woods’ 5 best seasons on the PGA Tour, ranked

Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2023 PNC Championship. | Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images In honor of Tiger Woods’ 48th birthday on Dec. 30, SB Nation’s Playing Through ranked his five best seasons all-time. Tiger Woods has had an incredible career. He has won 15 major championships, triumphed 82 times on the PGA Tour, and won professionally 110 times overall. Consequently, Woo...2023
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• Justin Thomas faces shocking FedEx Cup Playoffs reality after missing 3M Open cut
BLAINE, Minn. — Justin Thomas walks the 12th hole during the second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 28, 2023. | Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Thomas needed a to play well and have a strong performance at the 3M Open in Minnesota this week, but he did not deliver. Justin Thomas has hit rock bottom. He again missed the cut at the 3M Open in Minnesota, as his chances of ...2023
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• Brian Harman shows guts, resilience to decimate field at 151st Open Championship
HOYLAKE, England — Brian Harman looks on during Day Four of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2023. | Photo by Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images Harman claimed his first major championship at The 151st Open Championship, as he showed tremendous guts at Royal Liverpool to win. As the best players in the world struggled Sunday at Royal Liverpool, Brian Harman showed...2023
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• Cameron Smith, defending Open Championship winner, shunned by R&A coverage
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images When the R&A dropped its feature groups for the 151st Open Championship, one name was surprisingly left off — defending champ, Cam Smith. Cameron Smith took home the Claret Jug in epic fashion last year. As he attempts to defend his title, Smith surprisingly isn't in a featured group for the 151st Open Championship. Did the R&A purposefully shun thei...2023
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• Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend files appeal in Florida court; prolongs messy breakup
MELBOURNE, Australia — Playing Captain Tiger Woods of the United States team and his girlfriend Erica Herman celebrate after winning the Presidents Cup 16-14 during Sunday Singles matches on day four of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 15, 2019. | Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images Erica Herman, the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods, is taking her lawsuit to t...2023
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• Tiger Woods, Justin Timberlake to bring T-Squared Social restaurant to St. Andrews

Tiger Woods plays his tee shot from the 18th tee during the second round of the 150th Open Championship on July 15, 2022. | Photo by Glyn Kirk/Getty Images Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake will open their second T-Squared Social restaurant at the ‘Home of Golf.’ After opening its first location in New York City in September, Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake have announced that they will ...2023
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• Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend files appeal in Florida court; prolongs messy breakup
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"” Outside of that clutch shot, the two-time major winner has looked nowhere near the player that won the PGA Championship and Claret Jug a year ago."

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"Smith, who hails from Brisbane, won the Claret Jug at St."

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"He believes he can win the Claret Jug again this year at Royal Liverpool."

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"Woods won his first Claret Jug at St."

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"John Daly's 1995 Open Championship Claret Jug to be auctioned off"

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"From Dustin Johnson to Jordan Spieth, these are the most likely to hold the Claret Jug this week"

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"WATCH: Henrik Stenson takes the Claret Jug jet skiing, gives it a life jacket"

• The Open, R&A follow U.S. Open in offering LIV Golf pathway into golf’s oldest major

Xander Schauffele kisses the Claret Jug. | Photo by Rob Casey/Getty Images The Open Championship became the second major to establish exemptions directly for LIV Golf players. Days after the United States Golf Association (USGA) unveiled a new set of U.S. Open exemptions for LIV Golf players, The R&A released a set of their own for golf’s oldest major championship. The leading player not o...2025
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• 2024 Olympics: Round 3 tee times, Xander Schauffele flexes clutch gene

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images With the 2024 Olympics six hours ahead, here are the Round 3 tee times for the men’s competition and where Team USA is. Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual — Golf Talk Today. Each day, the crew will discuss various elements of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, and more. The 2024 Olympics have completed its first week of competition. Today marks Round 3 ...2024
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• Gary Player will sue after Claret Jug from 1974 Open win sold for $500K without consent

Gary Player poses with the Claret Jug after winning The 1974 Open Championship. | Photo by R&A via Getty Images Gary Player will take legal action after somebody sold one of his Claret Jug replicas without his consent. Gary Player is taking things to court. After multiple reports indicated that Player’s replica Claret Jug from his 1974 Open win at Royal Lytham & St. Annes sold for nearly $...2024
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• Olympics 2024 Men’s Golf Competition: Top 25 players ranked by who can take home Gold
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• Shane Lowry rallies from Railway disaster, remains level-headed to take 36-hole Open lead

Shane Lowry waves to the crowd on the 18th green at The Open. | Photo by Luke Walker/R&A via Getty Images Shane Lowry faced some adversity midway through his second round, but the Irishman bounced back to seize the lead at The Open. Shane Lowry’s second round at The Open almost went off the rails. On Royal Troon’s brutal par-4 11th hole, one of the most challenging holes in the world known...2024
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• The Open Championship eliminates the most revolting tradition in golf

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Round 1 of the Open Championship reminded us why it is one of the best majors each year — there are no obnoxious tee shot sounds. Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual — Golf Talk Today. Each morning the crew will discuss various elements throughout the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, and more. Round one of the 152nd Open Championship started early this m...2024
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• Jordan Spieth’s thoughts on his Career Grand Slam attempts are fascinating
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• Xander Schauffele still not himself, yet battles to make Players Championship cut
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• The Open, R&A follow U.S. Open in offering LIV Golf pathway into golf’s oldest major
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• Why Brandel Chamblee is wrong: the Australian Open, not The Players, should be golf’s fifth major

Cameron Smith plays a shot during the final round of the 2024 Australian PGA Championship, held last week. | Photo by Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images The Australian Open has a rich history and is played on some of the world’s best courses. Now it is the time to elevate it to major status. With the DP World Tour back in the sand-belt region for the Australian Open this week, it’s time...2024
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• NBC Sports’ Curt Byrum talks busy PGA Tour season in exclusive interview

Curt Byrum calls Round 2 action for NBC Sports at the 2024 Tour Championship. | NBC Sports Curt Byrum has been on the ground at almost every PGA Tour event in 2024. He reflected on his busy season in an exclusive interview. ATLANTA — It’s a steamy, sweaty Friday at East Lake, as temperatures have soared above 90 degrees, a typical late summer day in Georgia. But the heat and humidity do no...2024
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• The Olympics desperately needs a mixed golf event to make it better

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images What could make The Olympics better? A mixed golf event to add another medal event and show off men’s and women’s golf together. Welcome to Playing Through’s daily ritual — Golf Talk Today. The 2024 Paris Olympics men’s competition is off to a great start, but something is still missing. Right now, the Olympics keep the men’s and women’s golf compe...2024
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• Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, other stars off to solid starts at Olympic Golf Competition

Scottie Scheffler waves to the crowd during Day One of the Olympics Men’s Golf Competition. | Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Plenty of big names, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, are off to good starts at the Olympic Golf Competition in Paris. Two of the world’s most popular players turned in solid opening rounds at the Men’s Olympic Golf Competition in Paris on Thursd...2024
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• Scottie Scheffler’s disastrous 3-putt derails Open chances

Scottie Scheffler eyes a putt during the final round of The 152nd Open. | Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images Scottie Scheffler was in striking distance of the lead, but then coughed up his chances with a brutal three-putt on the 9th hole. Scottie Scheffler needed his putter to cooperate on Sunday if he wanted to win the Claret Jug and his second major of the season. He struggled on the gre...2024
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• Billy Horschel on precipice of career-changing Open win; seizes 54-hole lead

Billy Horschel stands under an umbrella during round three at The 152nd Open. | Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images Billy Horschel is close to changing the course of his career and becoming a major champion at The Open. Major championship victories define a golfer’s legacy, so it’s no wonder why Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods rank as the two greatest golfers of all time. Nicklaus won 18, whi...2024
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• Jordan Spieth’s thoughts on his Career Grand Slam attempts are fascinating
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• Why Collin Morikawa blew off media after Arnold Palmer Invitational defeat
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• Slow play warning rattles Cameron Smith, who plummets down Australian Open leaderboard

Cameron Smith during the second round of the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open. | Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images Cameron Smith’s momentum completely stalled after being put on the clock at the Australian Open. It does not take much to throw a golfer off his groove. Just ask Cameron Smith, who, through 9 holes during Friday’s second round at the Australian Open, sat at 11-under par overall...2024
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• Senior Open: Carnoustie turns into ‘Carnasty,’ gives Padraig Harrington, others fits

Padraig Harrington during the first round of The 2024 Senior Open at Carnoustie. | Getty Images Carnoustie Golf Links, the host of this week’s Senior Open, is giving the best players in the world over the age of 50 absolute fits. Carnoustie Golf Links is widely regarded as the most challenging course on the Open Championship rota. Many also call it ‘Golf’s Greatest Test,’ an ode to its she...2024
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• Justin Rose issues genuine authentic message to fans after runner-up finish at The Open

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Rose fell short at The Open to Xander Schauffele, but that did not stop him from being the class act he is. Justin Rose had a shot on Sunday to win the Open Championship but fell short and settled for a runner-up finish. The Englishman put himself in the mix through the front nine, but then his putter went cold. Rose signed for a 4-under 67 with five birdies...2024
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• The Open: Round 4 tee times, the stage set for a competitive Sunday

Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images The Round 4 tee times are here for The Open, as Moving Day opened the competition for an incredible Championship Sunday. Welcome to Playing Through’s morning ritual — Golf Talk Today. Each morning, the crew will discuss various elements of the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf, and more. It is the fourth and final round at the Open Championship! It i...2024
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• Billy Horschel on precipice of career-changing Open win; seizes 54-hole lead
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• Justin Rose caps off superb Open round with long-range birdie bomb on 18

Justin Rose celebrates on the 18th green during the second round of The 152nd Open. | Photo by Luke Walker/R&A via Getty Images Englishman Justin Rose capped his excellent second round at The Open with a long-birdie make on the 18th hole. Englishman Justin Rose is in the mix at Royal Troon as he eyes his second major title. Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, carded a 3-under 68—tied for th...2024
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• ‘Holding back tears’: Cameron Smith reveals Open Championship motivation as he looks to go back to back
Photo by Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images Smith became the 2022 Champion Golfer of the Year at St. Andrews. He believes he can win the Claret Jug again this year at Royal Liverpool. Cameron Smith wants to win The Open Championship again. Badly. “I just had to hand back the trophy. I thought I was going to do all right, but I was actually holding back tears,” Smith said Monday. “But...2023
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• Rory McIlroy canceled his Open Championship media session, needs to ‘re-set’
HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy on the 3rd green during a practice round prior to The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 17, 2023. | Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images Fresh off his win at the Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy was slated to speak to the media ahead of The Open Championsip but decided against it. The R&A announced Monday that Rory McIlroy had canceled his pre-tourn...2023
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• Justin Thomas faces shocking FedEx Cup Playoffs reality after missing 3M Open cut
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• Brian Harman fueled by fans harsh ‘lack of stones’ slander to dominate Royal Liverpool, win The Open
HOYLAKE, England — Brian Harman hoists the Claret Jug whilst celebrating winning The Open on Day Four of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2023. | Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Harman received some harsh words from some British fans, but he turned that into motivation en route to dominating at the Open Championship. After making his second bogey of the day Sat...2023
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• Nick Faldo’s heroic return saves The Open Championship broadcast as fans were ‘throwing middle fingers’
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Nick Faldo attempted to save the coverage once he joined the Open Championship’s NBC broadcast, briefly coming out of retirement. Golf broadcasts have been missing something, and it was Nick Faldo. The British legend briefly came out of retirement to join the NBC broadcast team for the Open Championship on Thursday. The television broadcasts haven’t b...2023
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• Henrik Stenson won’t ‘name names’ with cryptic Ryder Cup comments amidst LIV Golf drama
HOYLAKE, England — Henrik Stenson on Day One of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 20, 2023. | Photo by Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images Following his final round at The Open, Henrik Stenson, the 2016 Champion Golfer of the Year, spoke cryptically about the Ryder Cup. Henrik Stenson has played in five Ryder Cups, earning 11 points total for Team Europe during the b...2023
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• Sergio Garcia lambasts photographer during failed Open Championship qualifying bid
LIVERPOOL, England — Sergio Garcia plays his second shot on the 9th during The Open Final Qualifying at The West Lancashire Golf Club on July 04, 2023. | Photo by Jan Kruger/R&A/R&A via Getty Images Garcia, the 2017 Masters Champion, failed to qualify for the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool and found a scapegoat. Sergio Garcia will not be teeing it up at Royal Liverpool for The O...2023
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• The Open Championship: SB Nation’s Playing Through staff reveals who will win the Claret Jug
HOYLAKE, England — The Claret Jug is on display on the third fairway in front of the clubhouse at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on April 19, 2023. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images The final major championship of the season is here. Check out who the Playing Through crew thinks will win the 151st Open Championship. The golfing world turns its attention to Royal Liverpool in Northwestern Eng...2023
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• Why Brandel Chamblee is wrong: the Australian Open, not The Players, should be golf’s fifth major
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• NBC Sports’ Curt Byrum talks busy PGA Tour season in exclusive interview
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• St. Andrews should host AIG Women’s Open every 5 years, just like with the men
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• Senior Open: Carnoustie turns into ‘Carnasty,’ gives Padraig Harrington, others fits
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• Xander Schauffele races past field to win The Open; earns legendary status with historic round

Xander Schauffele poses with the Claret Jug. | Photo by Paul Ellis/Getty Images Xander Schauffele put together a round for the ages, as he raced past the contenders to win The Open. Golf fans, pundits, and historians alike will discuss Xander Schauffele’s remarkable back-nine at Royal Troon for decades to come. It’s one of the most challenging stretches in major championship golf, yet Scha...2024
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• Billy Horschel on precipice of career-changing Open win; seizes 54-hole lead
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• Scottie Scheffler lurking at The Open; watch out for World No. 1 this weekend

Scottie Scheffler during the first round of The 152nd Open Championship. | Photo by Stuart Kerr/R&A via Getty Images Scottie Scheffler will be there come Sunday afternoon, as he is playing too well from tee-to-green not to contend. Raise your hand if you have heard this before: Scottie Scheffler nearly led the field in strokes gained approaching the green but ranked towards the bottom in p...2024
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• Adam Scott, Justin Rose turn back clock, contending at Open Championship early

Adam Scott during the first round of The 152nd Open. | Photo by Paul Ellis/Getty Images A couple of familiar names lurk towards the top of the leaderboard as Adam Scott and Justin Rose carded beautiful opening rounds. A critical attribute of links golf only comes with age. Experience is always needed, especially at a seaside course like Royal Troon, where the wind hallows off the sea and s...2024
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• Justin Thomas faces shocking FedEx Cup Playoffs reality after missing 3M Open cut
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• The Open Championship: Viktor Hovland highlights the 3 bold predictions for Royal Liverpool
Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/R&A/R&A via Getty Images From a new major champion to another missing the cut, these bold predictions for the 151st Open Championship cover it all. The season's final major is here as the best professional golfers in the world will tee it up for the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. After an extremely entertaining Masters, PGA Championship and U.S. Ope...2023
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