Tiger Woods mounted a final-round charge and, for a little while, took the outright lead at Carnoustie on Sunday. His fellow pros were watching and tweeting like your average fans. We compiled some of their missives below: Woods would go on to finish in a tie for sixth at 5 under par for the week. […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Eddie Pepperell’s 11:40 a.m. tee time on Sunday at The Open was a tad early, and not just because the Englishman was heading out more than three hours before the leaders. Following a third-round 71 that dropped him eight strokes off the lead, Pepperell did what many golfers do after a less-than-stellar […]
There was chaos, and there was carnage. But in the end, a star-studded leaderboard gave way to the breakthrough of a decorated veteran. Here’s how things ended up at the 147th Open, where a steady round from Francesco Molinari turned into a two-shot victory at Carnoustie: Leaderboard: Francesco Molinari (-8), Xander Schauffele (-6), Rory McIlroy […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Tiger Woods stood on the 18th tee and thought he needed birdie to have a chance to win The Open. He pulled driver out of his bag, a sign he wanted to boot the ball as far down the fairway as possible. Woods took a mighty swat and – right in the […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Here are a few things I think I think after Tiger Woods had a chance to win his 15th major Sunday at The Open at Carnousite: • Tiger shot 71-71-66-71 to finish at 5 under par and tie for sixth place. • When Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele both bogeyed the fifth […]
Francesco Molinari played a bogey-free weekend at Carnoustie to claim Italy’s first claret jug. His rock-solid performance in the final round earned him his share of social media plaudits. Here’s a collection of Twitter hat-tips, and we start off with Frankie’s brother, Dodo. I can’t find words right now, but one picture would do it… […]
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 […]
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 […]
After narrowly missing out on a 15th major title at Carnoustie, Tiger Woods can take solace in the fact that he earned a return to Firestone Country Club by the thinnest of margins. Woods was ranked No. 71 in the world entering The Open, and the top 50 in the rankings on both July 23 […]
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – Jordan Spieth was the 54-hole co-leader of The Open. He was looking for his fourth career major and second consecutive claret jug. He also has been in the biggest victory drought of his career, extending back to last year at Royal Birkdale. Spieth shot 5-over 76 – his worst final round in […]