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
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With Webb Simpson watching on during “Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra,” Ben Griffin holed out from a greenside bunker at the Sony Open on Friday.
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Coming off a 66 that gave him the first-round lead at the Dubai Invitational, Rory McIlroy stumbled to a 74 on Friday. Catch highlights and hear from the world No. 2.
Jordan Spieth shot his second consecutive 2-under 68 Friday at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Watch highlights from Waialae Country Club and hear Brandel Chamblee break down Spieth’s iron game.
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Early starters caught a break when the wind didn’t arrive until the afternoon in Honolulu. Only four players from the top 16 on the leaderboard played late.