Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Royal Liverpool: Lucas Herbert is delighted to get his British Open challenge under way early on Thursday in the third group of the day, when the coastal weather systems can be at their most benign and the greens are almost untouched by human […]

The Open stars practice ahead of championship Rory McIlroy will be a man on a Major mission at The Open this week – according to his practice partner Shane Lowry. The world No 2 is seeking to end a barren run stretching back nine long years in golf’s biggest events after another agonising near-miss at last month’s US Open. But […]

Tiger Woods claims 2006 Open win at Hoylake is his ‘most gratifying’ on British soil to claim his first major title after the death of his father Earl Tiger Woods recalled the emotion of landing his third Claret Jug in 2006 He will miss the tournament this year as he recovers from ankle surgery American was recognised for ‘outstanding services to […]

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which was built in 1869 and is the second-oldest seaside course in England, underwent a facelift since the last time the Open Championship was played there in 2014. The par has been adjusted from 72 to […]

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia HOYLAKE, England — As Rory McIlroy finished playing 14 holes during a practice round with Shane Lowry on Tuesday morning, the rain started to fall at Royal Liverpool Golf Club again. McIlroy, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, was asked if playing […]

Rory McIlroy and his fellow golf stars have been issued specific instructions around the upcoming Open at Royal Liverpool golf club, with the threat of climate protestors scuppering the event believed to be high. Numerous sporting spectacles, including the snooker championship at the Crucible and England’s cricket Tests at the Ashes have been targeted by protest groups searching to make […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Royal Liverpool: Cameron Smith arrived in Hoylake on Saturday in good time to complete his final task as the 2022 British Open champion: handing the Claret Jug back to the R&A. It was a routine job, but it almost got the better of […]

Rory McIlroy cancels press conference ahead of Open at Royal Liverpool with no reason given… but the Northern Irishman practices fine with no fitness issues McIlroy won the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday and is in good form again He was due to speak to the media to preview the final major of the year McIlroy had cut back on his […]

HOYLAKE, England — A few moments after reigning Open champion Cameron Smith got emotional when returning the Claret Jug he has had for a year, the Australian delivered a message on the future of LIV Golf in the wake of the PGA Tour’s framework agreement with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF). “There’s obviously a lot of things […]

Rory McIlroy is back on speaking terms with Sergio Garcia after they fell out over his move to LIV Golf, although the Scottish Open-winner admits they are ‘not all the way there’ yet Rory McIlroy won the Scottish Open in style at the Renaissance Club on Sunday The world number three is now back on speaking terms with Sergio Garcia He […]