ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It’s one of the first things you notice about Viktor Hovland. And that familiar smile, the one that seemingly lights up his whole face, was much in evidence in the wake of a six-under-par 66 that has Hovland tied for the 54-hole lead alongside Rory McIlroy in the 150th Open Championship … Read more
Rory McIlroy has done it again. A couple of months removed from the absurd bunker-busting chip-in on the 72nd hole of the Masters, McIlroy splashed in another at the Old Course on Saturday—this time for eagle and the outright lead (albeit briefly). The hole-out sent Golf Twitter into pure, unadulterated rapture, with the gifs pouring … Read more
Cameron Smith is more under par through 13 holes than anyone in the history of golf’s oldest major championship. But he also broke a PGA Tour record on Friday at St. Andrews that you may not have realized. The Aussie was draining putts from all over the Old Course during a sensational second round in … 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 always plays fast and firm, but this week it more resembles a race track. Drives that are hit down the fairway are running forever. And ever. Kind of like this. Well, unless you hit a big stone in the middle of a fairway. Such was the case for Rory McIlroy during Thursday’s first … Read more
Earlier this year, the North Carolina Tar Heels won in Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and then somehow made things even worse by beating Duke again in the Final Four in Coach K’s last game ever. This ridiculous set of circumstances (prior to this, they had never even played in the NCAA … Read more
Tiger Woods has so many trophies that he doesn’t know where some of them are. We learned that nugget from Rory McIlroy during last year’s Masters. But we also learned Woods is very aware of the whereabouts of his 15 major championship trophies. And it turns out he has the perfect way of organizing them. … Read more
So you’re finally going to do it. You’re finally to cross that dream golf vacation off your bucket list, come hell, high water, or the airline losing your clubs enroute. But there are still important decisions to be made. Who are you bringing, when are you leaving, and, most important of all, where are you … Read more
DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley has fired back at a contingent of European players who defected to LIV Golf after the group threatened legal action against Pelley and the tour. The defectors sent a letter to Pelley and DP World Tour board members that was leaked to multiple European outlets earlier this week. In … Read more
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — LIV Golf’s original plan called for multiple years of its ‘Invitaitonal Series’ before switching to a league schedule down the road. That timeline has been accelerated. A LIV Golf official confirmed that the upstart organization will transition to the LIV Golf League and hold 14 events in 2023, more than the … Read more