5:10 PM ET SANDWICH, England — The mean-spirited among us prefer to see white caps on the English Channel, umbrellas breaking in half, waterproofs as the preferred clothing. If the wind wants to howl at a reasonably high rate, that would be good, too. That is Open weather. The kind that both showcases — and
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2:24 PM ET SANDWICH, England – Bryson DeChambeau‘s game is built around his well-chronicled weight and fitness gains coupled with incessant tweaking of his equipment. Apparently, the eight-time PGA Tour winner is not happy with how it is going with the driver. After hitting just four of 14 fairways Thursday during the first round of
11:53 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Jordan Spieth has been near the top of leaderboards since February, so it makes sense he’s in that position after his opening round at The Open. But Spieth wasn’t so sure that would be the case at Royal St. George’s. Due to a hectic spring schedule, he elected to
8:15 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Nelly and Jessica Korda teamed to shoot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Wednesday for a share of the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. “I think our games are pretty similar,” Nelly Korda said. “We know each other really well, and I feel
12:50 PM ET Oddsmakers have Jon Rahm, fresh off his first win at a major, as the clear-cut favorite at The 149th Open this week at Royal St. George’s. Rahm is the favorite at 7-1 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. No other golfer has single-digit odds. Bryson DeChambeau is next at 14-1, followed by
9:32 AM ET SANDWICH, England — Lee Westwood is on the verge of setting a golf record that some might consider dubious. He chooses to look at it with pride. If Westwood, 48, fails to win The Open at Royal St. George’s this week, he will have played in more major championships without a victory
9:03 AM ET SANDWICH, England — While he would not go so far as to say a player would automatically be disqualified for breaking stringent protocols, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said Wednesday that such a breach would put the player’s standing in The Open in jeopardy. “I think he would be at risk of
5:00 AM ET For the first time in his career, at this Open, Spain’s Jon Rahm will tee off at a major championship on Thursday morning without the burden of having never won one. After winning his first at last month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm will attempt to become only the seventh player
5:03 AM ET The Open can be produce big-name winners. It can produce surprises. It is all part of the unpredictability that comes with this championship. That is why our experts came up with a variety of choices on which player will hoist the Claret Jug, become Champion Golfer of the Year and take home
5:04 AM ET After a year off, The Open is back. As the year’s final major is played after its one-year break because of COVID-19, it comes with plenty of big, big questions. As always, will the conditions play a factor, meaning will the wind blow and the rain come? Can Jon Rahm go back-to-back