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  • Rory McIlroy at his British Open press conference at Royal Troon.

    Rory McIlroy accidentally ghosted Tiger after changing phone number in wake of Pinehurst heartbreak

    Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 16 July 2024

    Rory McIlroy accidentally ghosted Tiger Woods having changed his mobile number in the days after his US Open disappointment. Speaking ahead of The 152nd British Open at Royal Troon, the Northern Irishman revealed he’d switched numbers in a bid to escape messages from some segments of the media who wanted his thoughts on his heartbreaking near-miss. But as well as escaping the...

  • Henrik Stenson won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon

    “10 f***ing birdies!” 2016 Open champion Stenson relives his Royal Troon duel with Mickelson

    Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 16 July 2024

    The last Royal Troon Open was a record-breaking epic, and we asked the winner to relive every dramatic moment… Early on Sunday morning of the 2016 Open Championship, Henrik Stenson woke knowing that he’d achieved substantially more than most in the game. A multiple winner around the world, a Ryder Cup star and a former World No.2, he was also the...

  • Brian Harman was the shock winner of the 2023 Open at Royal Liverpool

    Brian Harman talks winning the 2023 Open, being called The Butcher, and joining LIV Golf

    Written by Garrett Johnston on Tuesday 16 July 2024

    Defending Open champion Brian Harman on embracing his nickname, upsetting the odds to win in 2023 at Hoylake, and why he turned down LIV Golf. Brian Harman absolutely dominated the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool (aka Hoylake). He began the week a 200/1 outsider, having not won any event for more than six years, but took the lead during the...

  • Outgoing R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers has backed Portmarnock's bid to host The Open.

    R&A “fully supportive” of Portmarnock Golf Club’s bid to take The Open to Ireland

    Written by Rob Jerram on Wednesday 17 July 2024

    Martin Slumbers says the R&A is backing Portmarnock Golf Club’s attempts to host The Open Championship at the famous Dublin course. Speaking during his annual press conference at The 152nd Open at Royal Troon, the Royal and Ancient’s outgoing chief executive revealed that the Irish course has asked the Government for support in putting together a business case to take the...

  • Robert MacIntyre is relaxed for The Open Championship 2024 at Royal Troon

    “A Golden Sprinkler” Robert MacIntyre addresses press at The British Open after Scottish Open win

    Written by Lewis Daff on Wednesday 17 July 2024

    Today’s Golfer went along to Bobby Mac’s press conference at The Open after his dramatic final round last Sunday secured the first victory for a Scot at the Scottish Open in 25 years The clutch putt to take home the trophy on Sunday’s final round at the Renaissance Club doesn’t seem to have done anything to change Robert MacIntyre’s calm mindset...

  • Dominic Holland on why he chose to write about a guy playing in The Open in a kilt

    Dominic Holland on why he chose to write about a guy playing The Open in a kilt

    Wednesday 3 July 2024

    Ricky Randall is a journeyman professional golfer playing the final round of the Open Championship at Muirfield. It’s the most important round of his life, writes Dominic Holland. But everything is against him: his kit, the course, and officialdom. Even his caddie is a no-show. Ricky is set to become the story of the Championship. No one watching can believe...

  • Brian Harman won the Claret Jug at the 2023 Open – and a whole lot more

    How much prize money did Open Champion Xander Schauffele win at Royal Troon?

    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...

  • Key stats from The Open Championship on day three

    The Open Championship 2024: Key stats from Moving Day at Royal Troon

    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...

  • What happens in the event of a tie at the Open Championship?

    What happens if there is a tie after 72 holes at The Open Championship?

    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...

  • Everything you missed on Tuesday at the 2024 British Open | Tiger hits back | Bryson buoyant

    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...

  • How does your British Open knowledge compare to some of the greatest players to play the game?

    The Open Championship Quiz

    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...

  • Everything you need to know about the Claret Jug, one of the most famous trophies in golf

    The British Open: History of the Claret Jug

    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...

  • The greatest moments in the history of the Open Championship

    The 40 most iconic moments in the history of the British Open Championship

    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...

  • The R&A have announced ticket ballot details for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush

    R&A announces ticket ballot details for the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush

    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...

  • The Open 2023: 1st and 2nd round tee times.

    The Open 2023: 4th round tee times and pairings at Royal Liverpool

    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.

  • Ivor Robson's voice was synonymous with The Open

    Ivor Robson: My life as the voice of The Open

    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...

  • Brian Harman is the Champion Golfer of 2023.

    The Open debrief: What Brian Harman’s win means for the Ryder Cup and FedEx Cup Playoffs

    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,...

  • 16 things you didn't know about Brian Harman.

    The Open 2023: 16 things you didn’t know about Brian Harman

    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...

  • Justin Thomas could miss the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2016.

    Justin Thomas faces a fight to make the US Ryder Cup team after Open horror show

    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...

  • Brian Harman goes from hunter to hunted at Hoylake

    The Open 2023: Brian Harman goes from hunter to hunted at Hoylake

    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...

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