Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 20 July 2019
All the facts and figures from Saturday at The Open, including Lowry’s record-breaking stats and a bad omen for Fleetwood & Co. ONE The number of birdies made on the par-3 6th, the lowest on any hole. Nearly a quarter of the field hit the green in regulation, but averaged 1.92 putts. THREE Sixteen of the previous 19 Open champions were at/within...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 21 July 2019
2019 Open Champion Shane Lowry will receive $1.935 million from a total prize fund of $10.75 million for winning the Claret Jug The total purse ($10.750 million) for this year’s Open at Portrush has increased by $250,000 from last year, with the Shane Lowry’s winner’s share also increasing to $1.935 – $45,000 more than Francesco Molinari took home after being crowned...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 21 July 2019
What Open Champion Shane Lowry said after his first major victory at Royal Portrush Shane Lowry was full of elation as he celebrated winning his first major championship at Royal Portrush – and it’s hard to believe he was the same man who cried in the car park at Carnoustie about the state of his golf game just twelve months ago. Lowry,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 21 July 2019
Tommy Fleetwood said he was disappointed and a ‘bit low’ after finishing runner-up to Open Champion Shane Lowry, but hopes his time to win a major ‘will come eventually’ It was always going to be a big ask to overturn a four shot advantage and beat Shane Lowry to the Claret Jug on Sunday, but Tommy Fleetwood was left disappointed after...
Saturday 20 July 2019
World No. 1 Brooks Koepka says he has hit the ball as good as he ‘could possibly imagine’ this week but ‘really bad’ putting has left him needing a lot of help if he wants to win the Open on Sunday Brooks Koepka was frustrated after he failed to capitalise on the greens at Royal Portrush for a third day in...
Written by Michael Catling, Camilla Tait on Saturday 20 July 2019
All the big talking points from the third round of the Open as Shane Lowry leads by four, Xander Schauffele takes a swipe at The R&A, and Robert MacIntyre’s war of words with Kyle Stanley takes another twist… The atmosphere was electric around the 18th green as Shane Lowry two-putted his way to a course record of 63, and will head...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 20 July 2019
What the players said: From Schauffele’s swipe at The R&A and Fowler’s love of movies to Koepka’s frustrations and Finau’s new putting grip… J.B Holmes still didn’t feel great after shooting a two-under, 69 “When you’re playing with a guy making everything, it feels like you shot a million.” Shane Lowry felt a million dollars after his record-breaking round “That’s the most...
Saturday 20 July 2019
Tommy Fleetwood said he is ‘very happy to have that challenge’ of a final round pairing with Shane Lowry as he heads in to the final round at Royal Portrush four-shots behind Tommy Fleetwood is relishing the challenge of a final round pairing with third-round leader Shane Lowry as he searches for his maiden major title at the Open Championship on...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 20 July 2019
The 148th Open: Final round tee times Note: Sunday’s tee times have been moved forward to 7:32am due to the predicted bad weather, with the leaders going out at 1.47pm 07.32: Ashton Turner +7 07.42: Shubhankar Sharma +6, Kiradech Aphibarnrat +5 07.52: Eddie Pepperell +5, Nino Bertasio +5 08.02: Paul Waring +5, Thorbjorn Olesen +4 08.12: Jason Kokrak +4, Branden Grace +3...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 20 July 2019
Shane Lowry set a course record of 63 and will take a four shot lead in to the final round of the 148th Open Championship The atmosphere was a level about europhic when Shane Lowry walked down the 18th fairway to chants of ‘ole, ole, ole’, and the celebrations continued long after he put the finishing touches on an eight-under par...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 20 July 2019
Xander Schauffele is ‘pissed off’ with governing body after he became first person to have their driver deemed ‘non-conforming’ in R&A’s random testing at Royal Portrush. And it turns out his wasn’t the only one Xander Schauffele had a ‘run in’ with the governing body after he became the first person to fail the R&A’s random driver testing, having been selected...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 20 July 2019
Kyle Stanley has fired back after Robert MacIntyre criticsed him for not shouting ‘fore’: “he left out quite a few details. I wouldn’t really say that was an accurate description of what happened.” Kyle Stanley has said he was ‘surprised’ by comments made by Robert MacIntyre after the pair were involved in a discussion about shouting ‘fore’ on Friday, stating that the...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 20 July 2019
A furious Robert MacIntyre confronted playing partner Kyle Stanley during the second round of The Open at Royal Portrush after the American twice hit people in the crowds without shouting ‘fore’, including his caddie’s mother. The Scot, who is making his Open debut this week, was angered when the two-time PGA Tour winner first hit a marshal on the shin with...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 19 July 2019
All the facts and figures from the second round of The Open at Royal Portrush, including an unwanted first for Tiger and Phil, a new personal record for Fleetwood, and some good news for David Duval. 1ST This is the first major championship in which Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both played and both missed the cut. TWO The number of Irishman...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 19 July 2019
Internal out of bounds: What is it and why did it penalise Rory McIlroy in the first round of The Open at Royal Portrush? The first round of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush will always be remembered for what happened to Rory McIlroy. It wasn’t a pretty start for the hometown hero. After pulling his tee shot on the par-4...
Friday 19 July 2019
The 148th Open: Third Round tee times 9.35 am: Paul Waring (+1) 9.45 am: Francesco Molinari (+1), Jason Kokrak (+1) 9.55 am: Graeme McDowell (+1), Bubba Watson (+1) 10.05 am: Charley Hoffman (+1), Ashton Turner (+1) 10.15 am: Yosuke Asaji (+1), Andrew Wilson (+1) 10.25 am: Yuki Inamori (+1), Matthew Wallace (+1) 10.35 am: Nino Bertasio (+1), Tom Lewis (+1) 10.45...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 19 July 2019
All the major stories from round two at The Open as Lowry and J.B. Holmes lead, Rory’s comes up one shot shy despite impressive fightback, Tom Lehman bids farewell and Tiger just wants to ‘go home’ after missed cut. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were among the big names to miss the cut at Royal Portrush but it was Rory McIlroy...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 19 July 2019
From Rory’s reflections, Hatton’s dig and Spieth’s rough ride to Rose’s lucky caddie and Van Rooyen’s choice of trousers, these are the pick of Friday’s soundbites from The Open. Tom Lehman paid an emotional tribute to his son, who was caddieing for him, after what is likely to be his last appearance at The Open. Tissues at the ready. “I just...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 19 July 2019
Rory McIlroy tied the lowest round of the day with a six-under-par 65 on Friday but still came up one shot shy of making the cut at the 148th Open Championship There was nobody better at Royal Portrush than Rory McIlroy on Friday, but despite putting together the best round of the day the World No.3 is still heading home early...
Friday 19 July 2019
J.B. Holmes and Shane Lowry hold a share of the 36-hole lead heading in to the weekend at The Open as 11 players sit within three strokes Shane Lowry posted a four-under 67 for the second day in a row to join J.B. Holmes at the top of the Open leaderboard after 36 holes. Lowry was left playing catch-up as Holmes...