ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The R&A wanted to keep attention on the 150th anniversary of The Open this week and off the ongoing dispute between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf for the best players in the world. The R&A wasn’t exactly subtle in trying to make sure that happened. It didn’t invite LIV Golf … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Old Course was never faster. The pace of play was never slower. The celebrated start Thursday of the 150th Open Championship gave way to Cameron Young making his debut with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy. Young and McIlroy didn’t have to contend with as much … Read more
In the early days of the pandemic, leaders of major sports organizations from the NFL and MLB to the PGA Tour announced they would take pay cuts. More precisely, they announced they would take a salary cut. Roger Goodell, the NFL commissioner, for example, announced in April 2020 that he would slash his salary to … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Tiger Woods’ opening round at the 150th Open Championship started Thursday with a perfect tee shot in a fresh divot in the middle of the fairway, which led to a double-bogey on the first hole at the Old Course at St. Andrews. Unfortunately for the 15-time major champion, it didn’t get … Read more
2:55 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com The Open is being played this weekend at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. American Collin Morikawa is the defending champion. As often happens at The Open, the weather can be a factor. With temperatures in the upper 60s, the fashion at the event is littered with turtleneck sweaters, … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — He had to ask permission to play from the tips here as a kid. Now a slightly older kid, Cameron Young torched it. It’s not supposed to be this easy. Not in an Open Championship debut, even with the Old Course’s defenses down and the fairways running like they stole something. … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Earlier this week, Rory McIlroy arrived at St. Andrews, the coastal village where the Scots have been playing golf since the early 15th century, chasing the 21-year-old version of himself from a dozen years ago. In the first round of the 2010 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews, … Read more
For months, even before he returned to competitive golf after his serious car accident in February 2021, Tiger Woods said he would be playing The Open at St. Andrews. “Quite often,” Justin Thomas said earlier this week when asked whether Woods had talked to him about being here for the 150th Open. Woods, to make … Read more
The Claret Jug won’t be lifted in St Andrews, Scotland, till Sunday, but English golfer Matt Ford has already secured the victory of a lifetime: qualifying for the Open Championship. The 44-year-old has struck tens of thousands of shots in over 280 tournaments, but when he drives from the opening tee of the Old Course … Read more
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Xander Schauffele keeps making up for lost time. Winless for more than two years, Schauffele picked up his fourth win in the past 12 months Sunday when he overcame a rough patch in the middle of his round with two key birdies and a par save for an even-par 70 to … Read more