Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 12 July 2023
The prize money breakdown at Royal Troon for the 2024 British Open and everything else the winner receives. Prize pots are booming in golf at the moment, and The Open is no exception. Golf’s oldest major saw its total prize fund boosted to $16.5 million for 2023, an 18% increase on the $14m that was on offer at the 150th Open...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Saturday 20 July 2024
With play concluded on day three of The Open Championship, we pick out the key stats and review where each player gained and lost at Royal Troon. After three rounds of The Open at Royal Troon, there are only nine players under par, the lowest at this point since 2013 at Muirfield when there were only three players under par. Thriston...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 19 July 2024
The last time The Open Championship was tied after 72 holes was in 2015 meaning we are probably overdue a nail-biting finish sooner rather than later. If two or more players can’t be separated after four rounds then The Open Championship heads to a playoff, consisting of a four-hole aggregate mini-competition followed by a sudden death shootout if the lead is...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 16 July 2024
We’re on the ground at the British Open this week, bringing you all the action you missed from Tuesday at Royal Troon. Find out what the biggest names in the game had to say in their press conferences on day two ahead of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon… Tiger fires stinging response at Monty In response to the European golf legend’s...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 5 July 2022
Does being a professional golfer make you a scholar of the game’s oldest Major? We quizzed some of the game’s biggest names to find out who knows the most about The Open. The Open Championship is arguably the greatest golf tournament in the world, but just how much do golf’s stars know about the oldest Major? Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Davis Love...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 11 July 2023
It’s one of the most famous prizes in sport, but why does the winner of The Open Championship receive a Claret Jug? This is the story of golf’s most coveted silverware. The Open Championship trophy, otherwise known as the Claret Jug, has had many things drunk from it; and – oddly enough – little of that has been claret. Some argue...
Written by Nick Harper on Friday 1 July 2022
We look back at the greatest moments from the history of golf’s oldest Major. The Open has been the source of some of golf’s most iconic moments. For the lucky ones, it was all about the glory, but there has also been a great deal of pain along the way. We delve into the archives to reveal the moments that have...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 6 June 2024
A one-month window will open on 01 July for fans to submit ticket applications for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush for the first time since 2019, and with just a little over a year to go, the R&A has announced how fans can throw their hat in the mix to be there...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Saturday 16 July 2022
The tee times and pairings for the 4th round of The 2023 Open at Hoylake? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade For the past two rounds, Brian Harman has looked untouchable, every time a sucker punch came his way from the rest of the field he palmed it off and came up with another birdie.
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 17 October 2023
Introducing the world’s greatest golfers was never supposed to be a full-time job for Ivor Robson. But he ended up providing the soundtrack to The Open for five decades and became one of the game’s most recognizable voices. Ivor Robson. 1940 – 2023. A voice synonymous with The Open. pic.twitter.com/NTEvkrggQl— The Open (@TheOpen) October 17, 2023 Ivor Robson was as much...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 20 July 2023
Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Brian Harman was never going to be the fashionable winner of The Open Championship at Hoylake. He was the underdog all week, the 200-1 outsider whose stay at the top of the leaderboard was only supposed to be temporary. Even with a five-shot lead heading into the final round,...
Sunday 23 July 2023
Brian Harman – the new Champion Golfer of the Year – is a righty who plays lefty, loves hunting, hates social media and is part of a VERY exclusive club on the PGA Tour… Here’s 16 things you may not know about him. 1 Brian Eric Harman was born on January 19, 1987 in Savannah, Georgia. 2 Golf is the only thing...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 22 July 2023
The damage was done for Justin Thomas on his final hole at The Open Championship on Thursday. A quadruple bogey nine turned a bad round into a disastrous one for the 2022 US PGA Champion, a continuation of the performance we saw in the US Open at LA Country Club. After carding an 81 there last month, Thomas signed for an...
Saturday 22 July 2023
Brian Harman will go from hunter to hunted as he takes a five-shot lead into the final round of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. The 36-year-old American – an avid hunter who learned how to skin a deer from his dad when he was just eight – is just a shot off the record lead in the Open; six...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 8 July 2022
Whether you’re lucky enough to be attending Royal Liverpool, or just watching on TV, grab yourself a momento from the World’s oldest Major with one of these best Open Championship products. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade There are not many events in the sporting calendar that carry the gravitas and history of The Open Championship.
Written by Ross Tugwood on Thursday 6 July 2023
If you’re at Royal Liverpool this week for the 151st Open then be sure to visit some of our Merseyside “must-sees”. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Royal Liverpool Golf Course is situated in the small seaside town of Hoylake on the northwestern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, where the Irish Sea meets the River...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Wednesday 5 July 2023
Who is in the field for the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the 151st playing of the World’s oldest golf Major? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major Championship coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. A total of 156 golfers have begun their quest to win golf’s oldest Major at the 151st Open Championship today, with Rory McIlroy aiming to recapture...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 20 July 2023
Christo Lamprecht is difficult to miss. The South African amateur stands out because of his 6ft 8in frame and the reckless abandon with which he swings a golf club. He is the tallest golfer to ever compete in an Open Championship and held the overnight lead alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Emiliano Grillo after shooting a five-under 66, the lowest first-round score...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Thursday 14 July 2022
The first two rounds at the 151st Open draw to a close with the weather holding off so far, will it be the same going into the weekend. The Open Championship’s return to Hoylake had so far enjoyed its fair share of rain and lesser wind conditions on Monday and Tuesday. The practice day on Wednesday has been a dream, the afternoon...
Written by Chris Jones on Thursday 20 July 2023
Hoylake member Matthew Jordan hit the first tee shot of the 2023 Open at his home club – and walked off the course with a two-under-par score of 69 beside his name. The 27-year-old – who has the course record 62 around these links – has played here since he was seven and secured his place by finishing second in the final...