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 […]
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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 – 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 […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
A T-12 finish at The Open allowed Webb Simpson to move past Bryson DeChambeau into the eighth and final automatic qualifying spot in the U.S. Ryder Cup points race with just three weeks to go. Simpson finished the week at 3 under, five shots behind winner Francesco Molinari. Adding another strong result to his win […]
It took an extra day, but Troy Merritt found a way back to the winner’s circle at the Barbasol Championship. With much of the final round spilling into Monday because of inclement weather, Merritt shot a 5-under 67 to finish the week at 23 under par at Keene Trace Golf Club in Lexington, Ky. That […]
Three majors are in the books, but there’s still one more trophy up for grabs in two weeks’ time. While next year The Open will signal the end of the 2019 major season amid a revamped calendar, this is the final year that the PGA Championship will be held in August. The tournament returns next […]