THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
Rory: Got all I wanted this week except claret jug
Rory McIlroy talks about the experience at Royal Portrush, calling it an "awesome week" that came close to all he wanted -- and hoping the R&A can bring The Open back soon. Then, Live From debates Player of the Year.
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MORE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Steve Stricker won’t make the trip across the pond for the second year in a row.
Ryo Ishikawa is the first alternate for next week’s Open Championship. Check out the rest of the reserve list.
Tiger Woods raised some eyebrows when he decided not to add a tournament between the Quicken Loans and the Open. Count Hank Haney among those surprised.
Charles Howell III has reportedly turned down a spot in the Open Championship and will be replaced by Thorbjorn Olesen in the field at Royal Liverpool.
The Open Championship’s decision to change its qualifying methods has expanded opportunities for tour pros but limited them for collegiate players and other amateurs.
Twelve more players punched their tickets to Hoylake via Final Qualifying.
Erik Compton’s runner-up finish in the U.S. Open should be enough to get him into the next major championship via the alternate list.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Pablo Larrazabal and Shane Lowry have been added to the field for the upcoming Open Championship.
Shawn Stefani may have lost in a playoff at the Quicken Loans National, but he earned a nice consolation prize Sunday: a spot at next month’s Open Championship.
A top-12 finish at this week’s Quicken Loans National could earn up to four players an invite to the Open Championship.