Sunday 22 July 2018
The 147th Open in numbers: Some of the key stats and facts throughout the week 0: Number of bogeys made across the weekend by Molinari at Carnoustie. His last came on the 17th in round two. 0: Practice rounds played at Carnoustie by Eddie Pepperell ahead of his T6 finish. 1: The number of Italian’s to win The Open after Francesco Molinari claimed the...
Sunday 22 July 2018
Francesco Molinari claimed his first major title in historic fashion, becoming the first Italian player to claim The Open Championship with a bogey-free final round: Here’s what he said after his win… On how he feels after claiming the Claret Jug Just disbelief, to be honest. It’s amazing to stand here with the Claret Jug. I knew I was coming in with...
Sunday 22 July 2018
Tiger Woods briefly held the outright lead during the final round but ultimately came up three shots short of winning his 15th major title at Carnoustie on Sunday. Less than a year ago it seemed completely unfathomable that Tiger Woods might play in The Open again, let alone hold the lead during the back-nine of a major and have a chance...
Sunday 22 July 2018
Francesco Molinari has become the Champion Golfer of the Year, winning the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie by two shots Francesco Molinari broke free of a packed leaderboard on Sunday to claim the Claret Jug, posting the only bogey-free round of the final day at Carnoustie to claim his much deserved first major title. He was a worthy winner, becoming the first...
Sunday 22 July 2018
Find out what clubs Francesco Molinari used to claim the 147th Open Championship Francesco Molinari is a major champion, producing the only bogey-free final-round to claim the Claret Jug by two shots. These are the clubs he used to become the Champion golfer of the year. Driver: TaylorMade M4 (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei White 60X 3 Wood: TaylorMade M3 (13 degrees) Shaft: Aldila XTorsion Green...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Could history be broken at Carnoustie tomorrow? 6 records which could be set on Sunday Several records stand to be set at the 147th Open at Carnoustie on Sunday thanks to low scores during the third round which gave way to a packed leaderboard ahead of the final day. Defending champion Jordan Spieth made the second biggest move of the day with...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Jordan Spieth got off to the best start possible during the third round of the Open at Carnoustie, driving the 1st green and making the putt for eagle The defending champion posted a six-under 65 during Saturday’s play to book his spot in the final group on Sunday at The Open for the second year running. Spieth, who holds a share of...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Tiger Woods posted his lowest round in a major championship since 2011 during the third round at Carnoustie on Saturday – and feels he has a chance to win his 15th major title. Tiger Woods was never going to post a third successive 71. He’s made a habit of making a charge on the often dubbed ‘moving day’, to the extent...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 21 July 2018
Moving day at The Open delivered everything we hoped for and more. Defending champion Jordan Spieth stormed to the front, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy put themselves within touching distance of the leaders and the weather even managed to stay dry. But if you did miss any of the action, don’t worry because we’ve got you covered. You can click here...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Jordan Spieth, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele share the 54-hole lead as benign conditions yielded low scores during the third round at Carnoustie Plenty of low scores and calm conditions for much of third round made for a packed leaderboard come the end of play on Saturday, with 12 players within four shots of the lead. Defending Champion Jordan Spieth made the...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Fouth Round Tee Times for The Open; Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele in final group as trio share 54-hole lead 8.00am: Beau Hossler 8.10am: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 8.20am: Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau 8.30am: Keegan Bradley, Luke List 8.40am: Brendan Steele, Cameron Smith 8.50am: Paul Dunne, Tyrrell Hatton 9.00am: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Davis, 9.10am: Kevin Na, Brett Rumford, 9.20am: Paul Casey, Henrik Stenson 9.30am: Ryan Fox, Gavin Green 9.45am:...
Saturday 21 July 2018
Justin Rose was among the early starters on Saturday to take advantage of the easier conditions, tying the Carnoustie scoring record in an Open with a seven-under 64. Justin Rose needed to birdie the final hole on Friday to make the weekend on the cut line at the 147th Open. Off in Saturday’s third group, he shifted his mind-set and took...
Friday 20 July 2018
The Open: Third Round Tee Times for the 147th Open Championship 09.15 Gavin Green (Mal) 09.25 Rhys Enoch, Patrick Reed (USA) 09.35 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha), Justin Rose 09.45 Yusaku Miyazato (Jpn), Tyrrell Hatton 09.55 Ross Fisher, Keegan Bradley (USA) 10.05 Ryan Fox (Nzl), Jason Dufner (USA) 10.15 Bryson DeChambeau (USA), Henrik Stenson (Swe) 15.50 Pat Perez (USA), Tommy Fleetwood 16.00 Kevin Kisner (USA), Zach Johnson (USA) 10.45 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Rafa Cabrera Bello (Esp) 11.00 Paul Dunne, Brett Rumford (Aus) 11.10 Masahiro Kawamura (Jpn),...
Friday 20 July 2018
Sam Locke was the only amateur of four to make the 147th Open cut, guaranteeing him a special piece of silverware – no matter what he shoots over the weekend at Carnoustie. The 19-year-old Scot, who works part-time in the café of Paul Lawrie’s Golf Centre and earned his spot in the field by winning the final qualifying event at the...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 20 July 2018
From Danny Willett’s lookalike shell suit and Zach Johnson’s big bet to Iceland’s new hero and David Duval’s ‘illness’, here are some of the more unusual talking points from day two of The Open. Kisner and Zach Johnson caught up in high stakes bet The 2018 Champion Golfer of the Year might need an advance on their $1.89 million prize money.
Friday 20 July 2018
Zach Johnson and Kevin Kisner top a packed leaderboard as they share the 36-hole lead at the 147th Open. Zach Johnson and Kevin Kisner are already sharing a house this week with a host of other American players. And now, they also hold a share of the lead after 36 holes of the 147th Open Championship. It was Johnson who set the...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 20 July 2018
Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas bow out early; The World’s top two players among many notable names to miss the weekend at Carnoustie The list of players to miss the cut at the 147th Open comprises a string of former major champions including current world no.1 Dustin Johnson – who faltered over the closing hole for the second day in a...
Friday 20 July 2018
Zach Johnson, Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy were among the players to score well in much damper, dreicher conditions during Friday morning. The persistent rain and cold made for softer fairways and slower, receptive greens – a combination that seemed to suit course record holder Tommy Fleetwood as he cruised to a bogey-free six-under 65 during the second round of the...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 20 July 2018
Sometimes even the best golfers in the world can’t resist buying some Open memorabilia. Others do it out of neccessity. Just ask Tommy Fleetwood. He forget to pack an umbrella, and had to pop by the merchandise tent before his round and pick up an Open brolley (£40) – along with 749 other people on Friday (according to the shop assistants). They’ve...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 19 July 2018
From DJ and Sergio’s Van de Velde moments to Paul Lawrie’s protege and Rory’s wacky shoes, here are 10 things you may have missed from day one at The Open. You’ve probably already heard about Jhonattan Vegas needing a helicopter to make his tee time, but there were plenty of other weird and wonderful stories on day one of The Open. 1.