CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Brandon Stone knew it when he hit it. “I knew I hit it out of bounds,” the South African said following his opening round in the 147th Open Championship. Stone’s second shot on the par-4 18th, from the left fescue, was pulled into the grandstands, which are marked as O.B. But instead […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Pat Perez didn’t even attempt to hide his frustration with the USGA at last month’s U.S. Open, and after an opening-round 69 at The Open, he took the opportunity to double down on his displeasure. “They (the R&A) do it right, not like the USGA,” Perez said of the setup at Carnoustie. […]
NBC Sports and Golf Channel are showcasing nearly 50 hours of live coverage of the 147th Open. Missed anything? Well, you can catch up right here. Click on the links below for replays from Carnoustie, broken down into daily segments: Saturday, Day 3 (Times ET) 7AM-3PM (Watch): Jordan Spieth fired 65 to move into a three-way […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Three weeks after his playing partner claimed that he “cheated,” taking an improper drop at the Quicken Loans National, Sung Kang insisted Thursday that he did nothing wrong. Joel Dahmen tweeted that Kang cheated after a lengthy dispute about where his ball had last crossed the line of a hazard. A PGA […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – The closing stretch at Carnoustie has famously ruined many a solid round, so Jordan Spieth’s misadventures on Thursday should not have been a complete surprise, but the truth is the defending champion’s miscues were very much self-inflicted. Spieth was cruising along at 3 under par, just two shots off the early lead, […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Jhonattan Vegas thought someone was playing a practical joke on him. Or maybe he was stuck in the middle of a horror movie. Scheduled to leave for The Open a week ago, he didn’t arrive at Carnoustie until a little more than an hour before his first-round tee time Thursday. “Even if […]
“The Golf Club 2019” is adding a new name to its commentary team. Broadcaster Luke Elvy will join returning announcer and HB Studios developer John McCarthy for the title’s third installment. Golf fans will recognize Elvy from his recent work with CBS in addition to his time with Sky Sports, FOX Sports, TNT, PGA Tour […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – There are two distinct schools of thought at this week’s Open Championship – that Carnoustie is either best played with a velvet touch and a measured hand off the tee, or that it makes sense to choose the hammer and hit driver whenever and wherever possible. Count Rory McIlroy in the latter […]
It’s been a whirlwind week for Brandon Stone, but the South African isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Mired in a season-long slump, Stone shot a final-round 60 on Sunday to win the Scottish Open and secure his spot in the field for The Open. He then went out and fired a first-round 68 […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – After all of the dark places Danny Willett has occupied over the past 18 months, he wasn’t about to beat himself up Thursday. “As perfect as we try and be,” he said after a bogey-bogey finish gave him a 2-under 69, putting him three shots off the early lead at The Open, […]