It’s been a while since a Canadian won their national open. Pat Fletcher, who was actually born in England, was the last Canadian champion in one of golf’s oldest events, taking the title representing Canada in 1954. You’d have to go back even further to find a Canadian-born winner. There’s only one: Carl Keffer, who […]
Power rankings: RBC Canadian Open
July 21, 2016 by
The PGA Tour comes back across the Atlantic this week, with the Tour’s only stop in Canada with the RBC Canadian Open. Glen Abbey in Ontario hosts again as Jason Day defends what could arguably be the biggest title of his young career, the one that propelled him through an incredible summer and culminated in […]
Mickelson proud of Open accomplishment, disappointed in the outcome
July 19, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson tied the British Open’s 72-hole aggregate score mark on Sunday, matching Greg Norman’s 1993 tally of 267 with a 17-under score at Royal Troon. He beat the next best player by 11 shots. He shot the best final-round score in his major career. Mickelson didn’t win a second Claret Jug on Sunday. Instead, […]
British Open, final round: What to watch for
July 16, 2016 by
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
July 16, 2016 by
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 […]
Who do you take at the U.S. Open: The Big Three or the field?
July 14, 2016 by
OAKMONT, Pa. — The question going into the U.S. Open nine years ago was whether you would take 12-time major winner Tiger Woods or the remaining field of 155 players. Now, going into this Oakmont Open in 2016, the question is if you would take the Big Three or the 153 leftovers. So, do you […]
Weather delays plaguing U.S. Open at Oakmont
July 13, 2016 by
OAKMONT, Pa. — It’s raining cats and dogs here, not birdies and eagles. Weather delays, namely severe thunderstorms, have caused play to be stopped twice here at the 2016 U.S. Open. The first delay began at approximately 10:05 a.m. and lasted about 75 minutes. After less than an hour of play, the field was again […]
US Open: Why Phil Mickelson will play 36 holes Friday while Andrew Landry will hit one putt
July 12, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — The 2016 U.S. Open is a mess, mostly because of stop-and-go rain Thursday that threw the schedule into chaos, but partly because of how the USGA has responded to said chaos. Consider this: At 7:30 a.m. ET Friday morning, when Round 1 play resumed, tournament leader […]
Watch Spencer Levin lose his freaking mind at the U.S. Open
July 10, 2016 by
Look, golf is a tough game. And the U.S. Open is the toughest test of golf in America. So you can forgive Spencer Levin for a Friday afternoon outburst in which he let fly all his demons at once. Levin was playing the seventh hole of the second round, the second round of 18 holes […]
