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Mixed reviews on major course changes at Royal Birkdale
Players have mixed reviews on some major changes at Royal Birkdale since The Open was last played at the course in 2017, including renovations to holes 5, 15 and 18.
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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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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
'It is hot!' Early preview of toasty Open at Birkdale
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner are on-site at The Open Championship, where "it is hot!" In this edition of the "Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav," the senior writers preview the start of a warm week at Royal Birkdale.
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Check out the highlights from the final round of the 2026 Valspar Championship. Matt Fitzpatrick, David Lipsky, Jordan Smith, Xander Schauffele and Sungjae Im made it an exciting finish on Sunday.
Alker closed with a 65 to post at 15-under 198. Harrington, playing behind Alker in the final group, hit his approach long and bogeyed the par-4 18th.
In contention for his first PGA Tour win in nearly three years, Fitzpatrick was in the third-to-last twosome alongside Adrien Dumont de Chassart, whom Fitzpatrick took issue with regarding Chassart’s deliberate play.
One week after bogeying the final hole at TPC Sawgrass, Fitzpatrick flipped the script on Sunday at Innisbrook, where Fitzpatrick’s 13-footer on No. 18 dropped to give him a one-shot win over David Lipsky at the Valspar Championship.
Here’s how much of the $9.1 million purse will be paid out to Matt Fitzpatrick from this year’s Valspar Championship.
Brandt Snedeker recovered on the par-3 eighth hole of Copperhead from one of his worst tee shots of the week, finding the green on his approach shot from near the hospitality tent. The gorgeous stroke set him up for a par putt which he converted to keep himself tied atop the Valspar Championship leaderboard.
DeChambeau prevailed in a playoff for the second straight week, beating Rahm in overtime Sunday at LIV Golf South Africa, then got emotional afterward for undisclosed reasons.
Hyo Joo Kim remained in command Saturday at Menlo Park, extending her lead over the Fortinet Founders Cup field. Nelly Korda sits in a solo second and chases along with Ruixin Liu and Gabby Lopez.
Thongchai Jaidee and Pádraig Harrington share the 36-hole lead at La Paloma Country Club heading into Sunday’s final round. Tommy Gainey and Bernhard Langer sit a stroke off the lead and look to challenge.
Brooks Koepka stopped on the 15th hole to console a girl who was struck by a golf cart and pinned underneath it during Saturday’s third round at Innisbrook.