As The Open heads to a new-look Royal Birkdale this week, it’s time to rank Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field for the year’s final major.
Spieth expects different Royal Birkdale than from 2017
Jordan Spieth said he expects the Royal Birkdale course to play very differently than when he won The Open in 2017, but he thinks scores will be similar.
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154TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The year’s final major will be contested at Royal Birkdale. Here’s how to watch and stream live coverage on Golf Channel all week.
Here’s a look at the full field for those who have qualified to compete at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
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Brooks Koepka’s first round woes returned on Thursday in Houston. The five-time major winner shot a 5-over 75 at Memorial Park, an opening round that included a four-hole stretch where Koepka recorded three double bogeys.
Tony Finau , Adam Scott and Gary Woodland were among the players providing highlight-worthy shots off the tee and around the greens during Thursday’s opening round at Memorial Park.
Lydia Ko made 12 birdies in shooting 60 in the opening round of the Ford Championship. She talked with the media Thursday after nearly becoming the second player in LPGA history to shoot 59.
Tee times, groupings and how to watch the second round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Waring leads the Texas Children’s Houston Open by two shots despite entering the week having missed the cut or withdrawn from 17 of his last 21 worldwide starts.
Brooks Koepka wanted to contend with nine holes left at the Houston Open on Sunday. He’ll be fortunate to make the 36-hole cut at Memorial Park after a first round that left him outside of the tournament’s top 100 and 11 strokes off the lead.
Cole Hammer, a Houston resident and former Texas Longhorn, made a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th Thursday at the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Akshay Bhatia, making his debut at the Hero Indian Open on Thursday, shot a 5-over 77 and sits T-98 at DLF Golf and Country Club. Just three weeks removed from winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bhatia is playing in his first-ever event in India this week.
Three-time major winner Lydia Ko started her opening round with four straight birdies, and never looked back. Ko finished with a career-low 60 at Wild Horse Pass yet carries a narrow, one-stroke lead over Hyo Joo Kim entering Friday. Here’s how the rest of the leaderboard breaks down.
Akshay Bhatia hit his opening tee shot out of bounds, hit the wrong ball on another hole, and fought back on his second nine. Hear from Bhatia and watch highlights from Round 1 of the Hero India Open.