Dan Brown is not unfamiliar with the lead at The Open but that doesn’t mean he’s not feeling the stress of his situation at Royal Birkdale.
Bryson DeChambeau declined to speak to TV and print reporters at the 154th Open Championship but did take questions from an R&A media official after carding a 3-under 67 at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. The two-time major winner put a lot of emphasis on “strategy” in his answers after Nick Faldo said earlier in the week that DeChambeau didn’t have any when it comes to playing links courses.
Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard makes a point-counterpoint argument for Bryson DeChambeau’s decision not to take questions from TV or print journalists after his 3-under 67 opening round at Royal Birkdale.
There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time. The puzzled looks, shakes of the head and sagging shoulders said it all.
Watch the best shots and moments from late highlights of the first round of The Open Championship!
Rory McIlroy couldn’t find a comfortable way to hit his bunker shot on the 17th hole in Round 1 of the 2026 Open Championship. But a brilliant shot, he did hit.
Jackson Suber, one of 44 players in the field making their Open Championship debut, told reporters after his opening round Thursday that this week is his first time in Europe.
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Bryson DeChambeau made an 8-foot birdie putt on his final hole Saturday to beat Talor Gooch and send his Crushers team into the LIV Golf League final against Jon Rahm’s team and the Stinger squad from South Africa.
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley didn’t help to quiet the noise about having to pick himself by making this chip shot for eagle on the sixth hole in Round 3 of the Tour Championship.
Johnson Wagner breaks down the 15th hole at East Lake Golf Course, explaining why weather will play a huge factor during the Tour Championship.
Becky Morgan of Wales shot a 5-under 68 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open, while first-round leader Annika Sorenstam had a 78 to drop six strokes behind.
Akie Iwai took a three-stroke lead into the weekend in the CPKC Women’s Open in her bid to win for the second straight week.
Dive into the numbers behind Tommy Fleetwood’s leap to the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Tour Championship.
Fleetwood shot 63 Friday at East Lake while Henley had a 66. Both are at 13 under par and two shots clear of Cameron Young (62) entering the weekend.
Check out the best moments of Happy Hour with Smylie as Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley joins the set at the TOUR Championship.
Johnson Wagner proved just how impressive Russell Henley’s bunker shot on Hole 1 of the Tour Championship was and explains the technique that goes into such a complex shot.
Todd Lewis joins Golf Central to report on Scottie Scheffler’s composed reaction after just an above average Round 2 at the Tour Championship.