Written by Nick Harper on Friday 1 July 2022
Seve was the greatest thing to happen to European golf and his relationship with The Open was cemented thanks to three truly memorable victories. His wins in 1979, 1984 and 1988 were all iconic in their own way and nobody, in golfing history, won with quite the panache of the Spanish legend. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you...
Written by Garrett Johnston on Wednesday 29 June 2022
Rory McIlroy returns to play his first Open Championship at St Andrews since 2010… and there’s no way he’s risking missing this one! Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Unless he’s watching his beloved Manchester United or Northern Ireland play, Rory McIlroy no longer seeks out a football. Having won the 2014 Open at Royal Liverpool, McIlroy...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 28 June 2022
Collin Morikawa reveals why he’s better prepared for this year’s Open Championship and how he owes his victory at Royal St George’s to the Scottish Open and a major equipment change. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. By his own high standards, Collin Morikawa has hit a rocky patch of form. His signature fade has deserted...
Written by Duncan Lennard on Tuesday 28 June 2022
There are more formidable water hazards in golf, but none can claim to be as famous as the stream that crosses the 1st and 18th fairways of the Old Course at St Andrews. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The great golf writer Bernard Darwin may have described the Swilcan Burn as “a paltry little streamlet”...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 27 June 2022
The 150th Open Championship is being played at the most famous golf venue of them all – The Old Course at St Andrews. We enlisted the help of a legendary caddie to compile our in-depth course guide ahead of the year’s final Major. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The hallowed turf of the Old Course...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 8 September 2021
The Open Championship is heading back to Northern Ireland with Royal Portrush confirmed as host for 2025. Northern Ireland won’t have to wait another 68 years for The Open to be played on its shores again– The R&A has confirmed the 153rd Championship will be heading back to Royal Portrush on the Antrim coast for a third time in 2025, just...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 19 July 2021
Collin Morikawa is the Champion Golfer of the Year and his Open victory will rightly grab the headlines. But there were plenty more stories, stats and fun moments that happened at Royal St George’s Golf Club. Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Here are some of the things you may already know from the year’s final...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 30 June 2021
Our 18-hole course guide to Royal St George’s Golf Club, host of the 149th Open Championship and one of the toughest tests on the Major’s rota. Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The wait is almost over. Ten years after its last appearance in Kent, and a year later than originally billed, The Open Championship returns...
Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 12 July 2021
Ten things to know about Royal St George’s Golf Club ahead of the 149th Open Championship. Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The Open’s English No.1… This year marks the 15th time the Open Championship has been played at Royal St George’s in Sandwich, Kent. The first was way back in 1894 when it became the first...
Written by John Huggan and Kevin Brown on Wednesday 30 June 2021
As he prepares to defend The Open at Royal St George’s, reigning champion Shane Lowry talks about life with the Claret Jug, winning a Major at Royal Portrush, growing up in Rory McIlroy’s shadow and his determination to make the Ryder Cup team. Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Shane Lowry hasn’t minded waiting an extra...
Written by Kevin Brown on Wednesday 30 June 2021
Open Championship winners’ tales. We talk to the five living Royal St George’s winners to find out how they tamed the Kent links to lift the Claret Jug. There are four measures of success in professional golf – getting your card, making cuts, winning… and, the toughest of all, winning a Major championship. Since the first one at Prestwick in 1860,...
Written by John Huggan on Wednesday 30 June 2021
The inside story of the 2003 Open Championship at Royal St George’s Golf Club, one of the most dramatic Majors ever. Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Even more than usual for the world’s biggest and most important event, the 2003 Open Championship had a little bit of everything. You might even call it Shakespearian. There was...
Written by Peter Masters on Friday 9 July 2021
What is so special about Royal St George’s, host of the 149th Open Championship? Today’s Golfer’s 2021 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. A year later than expected – and despite the best efforts of a global pandemic – The Open finally arrives back at Royal St George’s where 32,000 fans will be in attendance each day. We paid...