Graeme McDowell withdraws from British Open qualifier after airline loses his clubs

Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from a crucial qualifier for the British Open after an airline lost his clubs. Devil Ball Golf

Graeme McDowell withdraws from British Open qualifier after airline loses his clubs

Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from a crucial qualifier for the British Open after an airline lost his clubs. Devil Ball Golf

2017 British Open tee times

Your browser does not support iframes. Swede Henrik Stenson will attempt to defend his British Open title at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. He will be joined in his group by Si Woo Kim and two-time major champion Jordan Spieth. The trio will tee off at 4:47 a.m. Eastern Time. 2008 Open Champion at Royal Birkdale Padraig Harrington […]

Why the British Open isn't called the British Open

Your browser does not support iframes. There is a major championship taking place this week at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England and nobody knows what the heck to call it. Is it the British Open? The Open? The Open Championship? Or something else entirely? According to the R&A, the governing body that oversees the event, either The […]

Inbee Park out of Women's British Open with thumb injury

Inbee Park will not defend her title at next week’s Women’s British Open as she continues to recovery from a left thumb injury that has nagged her for almost the entire season. In a statement, the seven-time major winner said “this has been an incredibly hard decision for me to make and the reason I’ve […]

Henrik Stenson wins British Open by 3 with record-tying 63

Henrik Stenson won his first major championship on Sunday, shooting an 8-under 63 at Royal Troon to win the British Open by three shots over Phil Mickelson. The 40-year-old, who became the first male Swede to win a major title, finished at a record-setting 72-hole total of 264, eclipsing Greg Norman’s prior record of 267, […]

British Open, final round: What to watch for

Your browser does not support iframes.   The 145th British Open at Royal Troon has reached its final day, and after all the wind and rain and bunkers and gorse, we’re in for a treat. We’ve got two of the game’s finest at the top of the leaderboard, and stars both new and old lurking […]

What to watch for on Day 3 of the British Open

As we head to the weekend of the British Open, we look forward to the five things that you should watch for in the third round at Royal Troon. Phantastic Phil: Phil Mickelson backed up an opening 62-and-a-half — OK, a 63 — with a respectable 2-under 69. His 10-under total is the best ever […]

Billy Hurley III to skip British Open to attend sister’s wedding

Billy Hurley III has made his choice, and he’s going to choose family over the British Open. The newly minted PGA Tour winner announced Tuesday that he’ll attend his sister’s wedding the week of the year’s third major instead of making the trip to compete at Royal Troon. The Naval Academy grad earned a spot […]

R&A chief: Trump’s Turnberry is not out of the British Open rotation

Your browser does not support iframes. Let the R&A be clear: Donald Trump’s Turnberry is not out of the British Open rotation. Meeting with reporters on Monday, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said the Scottish resort, which Trump bought in 2014 for $ 55 million, has not been excluded from hosting future Opens despite the […]