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Open pro hits ‘0-yard’ drive and is penalized. Here are ‘interesting’ details
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (563+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Eric Cole hits his tee shot on Thursday on the 1st hole at Royal Birkdale. Eric Cole, one day after shooting an Open Championship score that bested only nine players, says he didn’t play that…...
How the Open influenced Matt Fitzpatrick's putter change
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (294+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Matthew Fitzpatrick had a unique problem at the Open this year. Bettinardi helped him solve it, and now the everyday golfer benefits. Getty / Bettinardi Golf A few months ago, Bettinardi released the BB1 Fitz Flow…...
He was a top Open favorite. After missed cut, he bemoans bad links luck at Birkdale
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (246+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Matt Fitzpatrick bemoaned bad luck for his missed cut at the Open Championship. Matt Fitzpatrick has been one of the best golfers in the world this year. He arrived at the Open Championship at…...
Rules debate swirls during Open leader's historic round, caddie shuts it down
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (399+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Nick Pugh, caddie for Lucas Herbert, using a rangefinder Friday — but not for finding ranges. Because Pugh was not using the rangefinder as a rangefinder. He was using it as a binocular. And that…...
2026 Open Championship Saturday tee times: Round 3 pairings
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (320+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Saturday's third round at the 2026 Open Championship will separate the contenders from the pretenders. Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images The 2026 Open Championship continues on Saturday, July 18, with Round 3 at Royal…...
The shocking differences between 2 history-making Open rounds
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (850+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each shot 62 within minutes of each other at the Open Championship. SOUTHPORT, England — Lucas Herbert knew almost right away. “I’m too much of an optimist,” the 30-year-old Aussie said…...
Padraig Harrington shot 80 at the Open. Then came an even bigger surprise
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (325+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Padraig Harrington in the second round of the Open Championship. SOUTHPORT, England — I’m staying near the course with some friends, one of whom has such a good grip it would give Lucas Glover grip…...
2026 Open Championship Friday TV coverage: How to watch Round 2
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (352+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. The 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale continues on Friday with the second round. Kate McShane/R&A/R&A via Getty Images The second round of the 2026 Open Championship begins early Friday morning at…...
Open whisperer Tom Watson is back at another Open. We picked his brain
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (312+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Tom Watson, five-time Open winner, is at Royal Birkdale this week. SOUTHPORT, England — It would not be a ridiculous overstatement to say that Tom Watson changed my life. When I was a teenager, in…...
Winners and Losers from Day 1 of the Open Championship
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (651+ words) One Membership. Four Times the Value. Bryson DeChambeau, with playing partner Scottie Scheffler in the background. They say you can’t win the Open Championship on Thursday, but you sure can win a spot in this column. Here’s an assortment of…...