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Brooks Koepka settles in nicely as the world’s best, Rory McIlroy fades, Collin Morikawa becomes the latest young-stud winner in this week’s Monday Scramble.
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The Open was a sobering reminder that he’s still a 43-year-old competing on borrowed time – with no guarantee that he’ll take advantage of the precious few years he has left.
From not knowing if he was good enough to do it to pints of Guinness with the claret jug by his side, Shane Lowry won The Open Championship with all of Ireland behind him.
The claret jug is the only thing on the minds of Irish fans who rooted on Shane Lowry during his third-round 63 at Royal Portrush. They sang and danced all the way to the exit, knowing one of their own is on the cusp of an Open title.
Kyle Stanley offered his side of the story that he didn’t yell ‘fore’ during the second round of The Open. He said he didn’t bother because five to seven people on the tee immediately alerted the crowd for him.
Rory McIlroy would love nothing more than to play The Open weekend. But even in defeat, the homecoming at Royal Portrush proved deeply emotional as the local hero saw his charge at the cut line come up just a shot short.
Shane Lowry is equipped to handle the inevitable ups and downs of a decade-long career.
Lee Westwood is 46 years old, but perhaps never before has he been in a better frame of mind at a big tournament.
Despite his ongoing search for a swing, Jordan Spieth has used creativity and golf IQ to scrap his way into contention at The Open.
It’s definitely a major week: Brooks Koepka headed off Friday for some post-round practice.
Tiger Woods signed for a 7-over 78 and admitted to feeling soreness in his fused lower back.
A home Open in his prime. What more could Rory McIlroy ask for? Perhaps a mulligan off the first tee on Thursday at Royal Portrush.
Of the myriad mistakes Rory McIlroy made during his stunning 79 to start this Open Championship, he was most disappointed with his shortest miscue.
Rory McIlroy hit his opening drive in Wednesday’s practice round out of bounds right, and that thought stuck with him Thursday. The Northern Irishman overcorrected, hitting his tee shot OB left.
Rory McIlroy wants to win The Open at Royal Portrush and, perhaps more than anyone else, he needs to win this Open. Here’s who else is on the needs-to list.
Changes are already underway for the AIG Women’s British Open and R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers is working on making it even better.
The R&A said Wednesday that its Distance Insights project has been completed and will be published later this year.
Rory McIlroy never could have imagined an Open at Royal Portrush, so he understands the significance of this event is far greater than just his pursuit of a fifth major.
Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari have all vastly improved their short games to become major-caliber players.
Tiger Woods has only one more practice session to get his game ready to contend in the year’s final major. And he admitted he’s still got some work to do.
It’s rare that Tiger Woods will turn up at a major venue having never before seen the course, and he’s not getting any extra help from Brooks Koepka.
Brooks Koepka is on the cusp of achieving a feat that no golfer has in the modern era. But he sounds like an unsatisfied player at the moment.
Tiger Woods is waking up at 1 a.m. to ready himself for the rigors of time change. That’s ... one way to prepare for The Open.