CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Following a breakthough season during which he won twice and collected the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award, Xander Schauffele concedes his sophomore campaign has been less than stellar, but that could all change on Sunday at The Open. Schauffele followed a second-round 66 with a 67 on Saturday to take […]
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Only 18 holes remain in the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie, and the man tied atop the leaderboard is the same man who captured the claret jug last year at Royal Birkdale. So it’s little surprise that Jordan Spieth is the odds-on favorite (7/4) to win his fourth major entering Sunday’s final round. Xander Schauffele […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Rory McIlroy bogeyed two of his last four holes Saturday to fall four shots off the lead at The Open. One of those mistakes might not have entirely been his fault. McIlroy missed a short putt on the par-3 16th after a photographer was “in a world all his own,” wandering around […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – It might get awkward in that star-studded rental house Saturday night. Two of the three Open co-leaders, Jordan Spieth and Kevin Kisner, are sharing a house this week near Carnoustie. Though it’ll be late by the time they both get back to the house Saturday night, they’ll have plenty of time to […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Tiger Woods stood on the 18th tee at 5 under par, and everyone at Carnoustie knew the importance of the occasion. In 2018, 10 years after his last major victory and one year after fusion surgery, Woods had for a few minutes ascended to the top of the Open leaderboard, and the […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Of the top five players on the leaderboard, only Jordan Spieth has won a major. Then there’s the guy lurking in a share of sixth place. He has 14 of them. In each of Spieth’s three previous major victories, he’s never gone up against a healthy and competitive Tiger Woods. Sure, Woods […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Jordan Spieth’s third-round 65 was jump-started by an eagle on the opening hole after driving the green. Turns out his decision to take driver on the 380-yard opener wasn’t made until a few minutes before his tee time. Full-field scores from the 147th Open Championship Full coverage of the 147th Open Championship […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – As one of his idols charged into a share of the lead Saturday at The Open, Shaun Norris took note of the quality of shots and offered the type of informed analysis that can only come from those inside the ropes, in the heat of battle, with everything on the line. “I […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Tiger Woods missed a birdie putt on the last hole that would’ve vaulted him into a tie for second place at The Open. It was a difficult way to end an otherwise successful week for the 14-time major champion, who is just happy to playing majors again. Then he walked off the […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Rory McIlroy summed it up: “I don’t really feel like it’s a defeat. I feel like it’s a good week.” McIlroy, in search of his fifth major, tied for the lead at The Open late on Sunday at Carnoustie when he made eagle on the par-5 14th hole. An hour later, he […]