Golf Channel brings you the latest news from The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale in Southport.
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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GolfChannel.com senior writer Rex Hoggard joins “Golf Today” to talk about the PGA Tour’s new return program that will allow Brooks Koepka and possibly others to come back.
The PGA Tour announced Monday a new Returning Member Program which will allow “elite” players to come back from LIV Golf, starting with Brooks Koepka.
PGA Tour announces Returning Member Program based on “elite-performance based criteria.” This paves the way back for specific LIV Golf players, including Brooks Koepka.
In just the second weather-shortened event in Jones Cup history, the SMU senior, who once battled the putting yips before going lefty, birdied the penultimate hole Sunday at Ocean Forest en route to a two-shot win.
What or who are the biggest question marks of 2026? Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner, co-hosts of the “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav,” give their takes.
How should the PGA Tour handle Brooks Koepka’s desire to return? Brandel Chamblee joins Rich Lerner on “Golf Central,” and says, a precedent needs to be set.
The Korn Ferry Tour season is underway. Check out first-round highlights from The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island.
The PGA Tour season hasn’t begun, and Brandel Chamblee is already diving deep into the numbers regarding Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.
Zalsman, a 17-year-old Wake Forest commit from St. Petersburg, Florida, held off two-time defending champion Kary Hollenbaugh to win the South Atlantic Women’s Amateur by two shots at 15 under.
Paige Mackenzie lays out some of the big storylines for the LPGA season, including the curious case of Rose Zhang as well as Jeeno Thitikul’s bid for her first major title.