Written by Stuart Hood & Camilla Tait on Tuesday 25 July 2017
Jordan Spieth’s incredible rise to become one of the World’s best has been characterised by his remarkable mental strength. How else could you describe what he did from the 14th hole onwards at Royal Birkdale? He’d already blown a three shot lead when he was standing on the practice range over 100 yards right of the 13th fairway looking more like...
Monday 24 July 2017
Jordan Spieth produced an incredible record-breaking final five holes to turn around what looked like a Sunday collapse into a worthy Open championship victory. And it’s a win that we should be careful not to understate. The mental grit shown by Spieth is a huge reason why the things he’s already accomplished in his career at such a young age have...
Written by Michael Catling on Sunday 23 July 2017
Another Open, and another champion who heralds from these shores. And no, Jordan Spieth hasn’t switched allegiances in case you were wondering. We’re referring to amateur Alfie Plant, who won the Silver Medal on home soil at Royal Birkdale. The European Amateur champion joined an illustrious list of former winners, which includes Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. The latter had to...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 23 July 2017
Matt Kuchar came as close as he’s ever been to finally winning that maiden major, and described the bitter taste of runner-up as ‘crushing’. Always the nearly-man. It’s a difficult pill to swallow when you’re leading the Open by a shot with five holes to go only to be denied your maiden major title by a barely believable Jordan Spieth performance...
Written by Rob Jerram on Sunday 23 July 2017
Jordan Spieth carded a final-round one-under 69 to win The Open by three shots, completing a wire-to-wire victory to win his third major championship. Or so the record books will say. But for those who watched one of the most dramatic championship-winning final-rounds in major history, that doesn’t do justice to the true story of the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale. Rob...
Sunday 23 July 2017
Jordan Spieth completed one of the most dramatic final-rounds to win his third major championship and become the 2017 Champion golfer of the year at Royal Birkdale. The putter was a huge key for Jordan Spieth this week, as it has been during many of his 11 career victories – but without holing two length putts for eagle and birdie during...
Written by Camilla Tait on Sunday 23 July 2017
Jordan Spieth has become the 2017 Champion Golfer of the year after producing one of the most dramatic final rounds in Open history Jordan Spieth put together the most outrageous back-nine comeback performance to win his third major title and first Open championship at Royal Birkdale by three shots over Matt Kuchar with a final-score of 268. There’s barely enough words to...
Written by John Huggan on Sunday 23 July 2017
When Seve Ballesteros won his first major title in the 1979 Open at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s, he was just 22-years-old. If Jordan Spieth can hold on to his 54-hole lead at Royal Birkdale on Sunday he will become the youngest winner since Seve (38 years later!), but at 23-years-old won’t surpass his record. His maiden major victory came three year’s...
Saturday 22 July 2017
We love crunching numbers at TG, especially when you can compare your stats with the best golfers on the planet. So, while you may not average 334 yards off the tee this weekend or set any major championship scoring records, there’s a chance you can take pride in not being the one person we heard shout ‘mashed potato’ after a Kuchar...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 22 July 2017
Britain’s hopes of a home winner look all-but over after Rory McIlroy’s quest for major glory faded in the sunshine on moving day at the 146th Open Championship. On a record-breaking day at Royal Birkdale, McIlroy briefly got to within two shots of leader Jordan Spieth with three birdies in his first five holes, including a chip-in on the par-3 4th. Latest...
Tuesday 18 July 2017
The first round tee times have been announced for Round 4 of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The Open: Round Four Tee Times 7.55am Danny Willett 8.05am Sung Kang, Aaron Baddeley 8.15am Thorbjorn Olesen, Sean O’Hair 8.25am Russell Henley, Kevin Kisner 8.35am Bernd Wiesberger, Charl Schwartzel 8.45am Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Webb Simpson 8.55am Kent Bulle, Laurie Canter 9.05am Soren Kjeldsen, JB Holmes 9.15am Martin Kaymer, Jimmy Walker 9.25am Daniel Berger,...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 20 July 2017
Rory McIlroy recovered from a disastrous start to stay within touching distance of the leaders on a dramatic first day of the 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale. The world No.4, who has missed three cuts in his last four events, had urged fans to “bet on him” to win this week, but one spectator had already torn his betting strip in...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 21 July 2017
Rory McIlroy stormed into contention on day two of the Open Championship to ignite his hopes of a fifth Major title and a first victory in 10 months at a windy and wet Royal Birkdale. McIlroy, 27, was 400/1 to win with some bookmakers after bogeying five of his first six holes yesterday, but he played the same holes in eight...
Written by Rob Jerram on Saturday 22 July 2017
Jordan Spieth fired a flawless 65 in perfect scoring conditions as the 23-year-old American closed in on a wire-to-wire Open Championship success at Royal Birkdale. It was a day when South Africa’s Branden Grace grabbed the headlines, taking full advantage of benign conditions to unwittingly make the first 62 in Major history. Latest News: Branden Grace breaks major scoring record Open Leaderboard...
Written by Camilla Tait on Saturday 22 July 2017
Branden Grace made history at Royal Birkdale by breaking the major championship scoring record and carding the first-ever 62 in the third round of the 146th Open. Walking up the middle of the fairway on the 18th hole, having just had back-to-back birdies, Branden Grace’s caddie Zack Rasego knew he was on the verge of making history. Grace however, was none...
Saturday 22 July 2017
Shaun Norris was the first of the early morning, and by 1pm he’d already posted a five-under 65 to get back to level par and in a tie for 10th. There’s barely a breath of wind in comparison to the first couple of days at Royal Birkdale, and the conditions are bringing with it some incredibly low scores. Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 22 July 2017
We love crunching numbers at TG, especially when you can compare your stats with the best golfers on the planet. So, while you may not average 316 yards off the tee this weekend, see if you can avoid shooting 47 on the back nine or running up a nine (or worse) on just one hole. But even if you don’t,...
Written by Camilla Tait on Friday 21 July 2017
Jordan Spieth followed his first round 65 with a 69 to tie the lowest ever 36-hole score in an Open at Royal Birkdale The majority of the field struggled in Friday’s tough conditions, but Jordan Spieth prevailed in the wind and rain to gain a two-shot advantage over the rest of The Open field at the midway stage. Just nine players remain...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 21 July 2017
Ian Poulter is just three-shots back and is firmly in contention during the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale. It’s been a season of ups and downs, but ever since it became clear Poulter had regained his tour card, he has shown that he has re-discovered his fire and confidence in his game. Today was no different. Given that he is only in...
Written by Kevin Brown on Friday 21 July 2017
American veteran Mark O’Meara completed his emotional final walk up the 18th hole of an Open championship, and signed his final score-card at Royal Birkdale. Although the 60-year-old failed to make the cut, he still completed the first two rounds of his 31st Open Championship at the scene of his memorable 1998 triumph – a place that could not have been...