Three majors down, there’s one left. Now that Matt Fitzpatrick has lifted the US Open trophy, golf fans around the world are focused on the home of golf for the final major of 2022. The 2022 British Open will be played at the Old Course in St. Andrews the week of July 10 to July … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Royal & Ancient Golf Club sent Bryson DeChambeau to the first tee of the British Open at 7:52 a.m. Thursday in a field that included Ozarks Yeti John Daly. It looked like a dark, funny joke: Bryson, the game’s scientist, and Daly, whose body is a science experiment. They had … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — On Thursday, Tiger Woods rinsed his approach to the par-4 first hole from a divot in the Swilcan Burn in front of the green. It was an inauspicious start that resulted in a double bogey en route to shooting 78. Unlucky? Friction of the green, Old Tom Morris would probably have … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Justin Thomas made the most of his defeat at last week’s Genesis Scottish Open. With two more days without requests, Thomas drove to the quaint seaside village known as St. Andrews and settled in. This Saturday evening, he walked around the Old Course with Tiger Woods, each armed with a putter … Read more
On Thursday, after his first round of 64, Cameron Young was asked a hilarious question about his journey from the “streets of New York” to becoming the Open leader. Of course, as Young was quick to point out, his story was hardly of the rags-to-riches variety. For two days, this question remained by far the … Read more
We have been spoiled in 2022. From host sites to eventual champions, this year’s major championships have been incredible. The first was Scottie Scheffler. After a three-in-five-start streak, the young Texan held on until the end, barring a slight error on the 72nd green, and won his first major title. Next, Justin Thomas. One of … Read more
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Stewart Cink was an unlikely winner of the British Open when he broke the fairy tale story of a 59-year-old Tom Watson capturing his sixth jug of Bordeaux at Turnberry. Cink, 36 when he won his only major championship, hasn’t returned to Turnberry since, but he still remembers the playoff victory. … Read more
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It’s time to start taking Cameron Young seriously. The 25-year-old PGA Tour rookie is becoming the next Scottie Scheffler: he’s done everything but win. Of course, it’s probably a matter of time if not for Young who is becoming the last American with a bright future. Young posted a final round … Read more
The R&A said no to Greg Norman. The rules of golf leader for the game outside the United States and Mexico, which also organizes the Open Championship, announced on Saturday that he had contacted Norman to say he was not invited to play at the celebration of champions monday. Norman, a member of the World … Read more
Low scores set up for a close shave in the final round of the 2022 Barbasol Championship, with the tournament decided with a late putt. Trey Mullinax made a 14-footer for a birdie on the final hole to take a one-shot lead to 25 under and earn not just his first PGA Tour victory, but … Read more