Jason Day battled vertigo in front of the golf world last June at the U.S. Open, and he put himself in position to pull off a win akin to what Ken Venturi accomplished in battling severe hydration to win the national championship in 1964. Day first dealt with vertigo symptoms that week during the second […]
Royal Portrush to host 2019 British Open
October 20, 2015 by
The British Open is coming to Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, the R&A announced the game’s oldest major championship will be played at Royal Portrush in 2019, as well two future to-be-determined years. The 2019 Open will mark just the second time in the nearly 150 times that the championship has been played that it will […]
Inbee Park wins seventh major at Women’s British Open
August 2, 2015 by
Inbee Park did it again. Closing with a tournament-best-tying final-round 65, Park caught and passed 54-hole co-leaders Jin Young Ko and Teresa Lu to secure her first Ricoh Women’s British Open at Turnberry in Scotland. It’s the seventh major title for Park, who has won six of her seven majors in her last 14 major […]
The 5 shots that determined the 2015 British Open
July 26, 2015 by
The British Open took five days. A field of 156 started, reducing to 80 and finishing with a case of the Mondays. In the end, Zach Johnson won his second major title, a little over eight years after he weathered a frigid, testy Augusta National to win the Masters. The shots that truly define that […]
Spieth naps, DJ works out during British Open downtime
July 18, 2015 by
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Waiting out the Scottish gales at the British Open, Dustin Johnson worked out. Jordan Spieth napped. This is not meant to condemn naps. Naps are great, and if a reigning two-time major winner wants to spend a portion of the 10-plus hours of a wind delay sacked out, hey, more power […]
5 things to look for on Saturday at the 144th British Open
July 18, 2015 by
Five-time British Open champion Tom Watson left the Old Course stage one last time as the sun set Friday on St. Andrews. Watson cleared the way for an exciting finish, but first, the field has to be whittled down when play resumes on Saturday. Here are the five things we’re looking for tomorrow on Day […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Can Jordan Spieth win the British Open?
July 16, 2015 by
On the eve of the 144th British Open, a storm is forming that could do in Jordan Spieth’s chances at winning the Claret Jug and get a step closer to the single-season Grand Slam. So who will win at the Home of Golf? We look at Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Adam Scott, as well […]
Tee times: 2015 British Open, Rounds 1 and 2
July 13, 2015 by
History tees off on Thursday with the start of the 144th British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. Jordan Spieth is top story heading into the year’s third major, looking to become the first player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win the first three majors of a single year […]
Rory McIlroy makes it official, pulls out of British Open
July 9, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy made it official on Wednesday, announcing he will not play in next week’s British Open at St. Andrews. In a post to Instagram, McIlroy said in part, “After much consideration, I have decided not to play in the Open Championship at St. Andrews. I’m taking a long […]
Spieth: British Open ‘dampened’ without defending champion McIlroy
July 7, 2015 by
Jordan Spieth found out on Monday about Rory McIlroy’s ankle injury just like the rest of us: on social media. McIlroy ruptured a ligament on the outside of his left ankle while playing soccer with friends on July 4. He’s already withdrawn from this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and his British Open title […]
