8:00 AM ET CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — The golf course is fast and fiery, the golf ball is rolling forever and ever, and Carnoustie promises to see some unique strategy decisions this week during The Open. That is true for Tiger Woods, who returns to the tournament for the first time since 2015 and for his
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8:11 PM ET Jack Newton has challenged Australia’s golf aces to honour the late and great Peter Thomson with a drought-breaking Open Championship triumph. The season’s third major gets under way at Carnoustie on Thursday, almost one month after Thomson died aged 89. As a show of respect, R&A officials have marked a tribute to
10:33 AM ET CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Jordan Spieth knew he would be returning the Claret Jug to R&A officials on Monday at Carnoustie. What he didn’t realize was he was to be part of a ceremony to do so. “The traditions of The Open are very special, even if you’re on the wrong end of
Jordan Spieth, perhaps more than any current athlete, is a what behavioral scientists would classify as an external processor. When he wants to analyze a situation and determine precisely how he feels about something — for example, a poor shot he just hit on the golf course — it has to occur out loud. And
8:44 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo rallied from four points back to win his first American Century Championship on Sunday at Lake Tahoe. Romo, who retired after the 2016 NFL season and is now an NFL analyst, had 27 points on the day to beat
2:50 PM ET South African Brandon Stone won the Scottish Open by four strokes on Sunday but missed a chance to become the first to shoot 59 on the European Tour. Stone’s shot at history went begging when he could not convert a short birdie putt at the final hole at Gullane Golf Club east
11:06 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. — Michael Kim spent his 25th birthday moving within 18 holes of his first PGA Tour victory. Kim took a five-shot lead Saturday at the John Deere Classic in a third round delayed twice for a total of roughly four hours because of bad weather and concerns over
6:53 PM ET Associated Press SYLVANIA, Ohio — Brooke Henderson birdied the 17th hole after a so-so back nine, finishing with a 2-under 69 on Saturday to take a 1-stroke lead at the Marathon Classic. Brooke Henderson of Canada acknowledges the gallery on the 18th hole during the third round of the Marathon Classic. Photo by
4:14 PM ET Associated Press GULLANE, Scotland — An 11-hour sleep and a hearty Scottish breakfast sparked the latest impressive round in Russell Knox‘s glorious summer of golf, putting him in contention to seal back-to-back wins on the European Tour at the Scottish Open on Saturday. Knox mastered the windiest conditions of the week over
9:52 PM ET Associated Press SILVIS, Illinois — Michael Kim took a four-shot lead Friday at the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities, which was suspended twice because of weather concerns. Kim, who is winless in 84 career PGA Tour starts, was 16 under through 35 holes, with the second round to be completed