Written by Brian Wacker on Monday 15 July 2019
Fourteen years after bringing the Dunluce course to its knees as a 16-year-old amateur, Rory McIlroy returns with dreams and expectations of adding to his four majors with another Open victory. On the tournament’s eve, Brian Wacker met with the older, wiser and experienced Northern Irishman to discuss a very emotional homecoming for our sister magazine, Golf World. The first bogey-free round...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 15 July 2019
Sky Sports will be your home for live coverage of this year’s Open at Royal Portrush – and there’s more live golf and shows to enjoy than ever before. A new dedicated channel, Sky Sports The Open, will show the first tee shot live on each of the four tournament days, and you won’t miss a minute thereafter with 15 hours...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 16 July 2019
What you missed from Tuesday at The Open: From Tiger getting snubbed to Justin Rose leading a player’s revolt against the PGA Tour schedule… The R&A’s ingenious solution to stop players bending the rules You’ve probably heard of backstopping, but what about grandstopping? It’s a big thing at tournaments when players hit their approach into the grandstand, take a free drop...
Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 16 July 2019
Ever wondered why Brooks Koepka struggles to replicate his form in Majors in regular PGA Tour events? Well, now we have the answer. Brooks Koepka’s dominance and ability to replicate the best of his game in the biggest events of the year has been well documented, and deservedly so. This year alone, Koepka broke records with his PGA Championship win, and...
Written by Michael Catling on Monday 15 July 2019
Home favourite Darren Clarke will hit the opening tee shot of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush, with Rory McIlroy among the early starters. Clarke, who has a house overlooking the Dunluce course, gets play underway at 06:35 on Thursday, just five minutes after Sky Sports go on air with their live coverage. McIlroy is off at 10:09 with US Open...