Your browser does not support iframes. The first hole at Royal Birkdale is the most difficult opening hole on all the courses in the Open rota. Birkdale’s sixth is the toughest hole on the course. All Rory McIlroy did on Friday, in swirling English wind, was birdie both of them as he got back into […]
2017 Open Championship: Rory McIlroy gets back into contention with blazing Round 2 start
July 30, 2017 by
2017 Open Championship: Sergio Garcia hurts himself while slamming club
July 29, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Sergio Garcia said he “wasn’t very smart” after deciding to slam his club into a bush during Friday’s second round of The Open Championship. [Now’s the time to sign up for Fantasy Football! Join for free] Oh, you think so, doctor? The defending Masters champion had a frustrating fourth hole, […]
Bizarre rules violation costs player a tournament on a four-inch putt
July 29, 2017 by
A U.S. Junior Girls’ match has ended on one of the cruelest possible rules decisions in golf. Erica Shepherd and Elizabeth Moon were playing for a spot in the U.S. Girls’ Junior finals at the Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo. The head-to-head match had gone to extra holes, and on the 19th hole, […]
Swing Away At Your Stress With These Golf Getaways
July 28, 2017 by
Everyone needs something to cut through their stress. We all experience stress in modern life, and if we can find ways to deal with that stress, we can cope. Usually, we do it through hobbies, small little activities that make up a big part of us, and things that distract us from life – just […]
Henrik Stenson's home robbed while he played the Open Championship
July 28, 2017 by
The first rule of burglaries: show up when your target’s not home. And when you can watch your target on television, well, you’ve got a pretty good idea they’re not home. Henrik Stenson, defending British Open champion, came home from his opening round on Thursday to discover his rental home had been burglarized, top to […]
2017 Open Championship: Watch Birkdale's rough completely break Justin Thomas' spirit
July 27, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Remember when Justin Thomas captivated the golf world by firing a 63 during the third round of the U.S. Open last month? [Now’s the time to sign up for Fantasy Football! Join for free] Yeah, well, his performance on the sixth hole during Friday’s second round of The Open […]
2017 Open Championship: Birdies flew while you slept
July 26, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The Open Championship tees off when most of America is either asleep or heading for bed. Here’s what happened before the Saturday morning sun rose on the States: Birdies Aplenty For all the horrors that the weather visited upon the field on Friday, the weekend at the Open Championship […]
62! Branden Grace records lowest score ever in a men's major
July 25, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jack Nicklaus didn’t do it. Arnold Palmer didn’t do it. Tiger Woods didn’t do it. But Branden Grace…he did it. On Saturday at Royal Birkdale, Grace achieved golf history: the first-ever 62 in a men’s major tournament. Thirty-one golfers have carded a 63 in a major championship, most recently […]
Jordan Spieth's impossible-to-believe 5-hole stretch at The Open
July 24, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. There’s really no way to describe a five-hole stretch from Jordan Spieth other than to say: impossible. Spieth was already reeling in the final round of the Open Championship when he stepped up to the 13th tee. His three-shot lead over Matt Kuchar had vanished, he’d hit as many […]
2017 Open Championship: Jordan Spieth wins with iron will, brilliant back nine
July 23, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jordan [expletive]ing Spieth. Any questions? Spieth won the 146th Open Championship on Sunday, and he did so with one of the most mind-bending, soul-crushing, exhilarating stretches of golf in the sport’s history. Over the course of less than an hour, Spieth hit one of the worst tee shots of […]
