SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Sam Burns gets his best chance at winning a major he never planned to play. Two weeks after his daughter was born, one week after Burns changed his mind and decided to fly from Louisiana to play in the British Open, he followed his record-tying 62 with a 5-under 65 on...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The British Open came to life Friday, July 17, when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship record with 62s, and Bryson DeChambeau was penalized two shots after his round for inadvertently improving the path of his...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time. The puzzled looks, shakes of the head and sagging shoulders said it all. McIlroy was just 10 holes into his bid to win the British Open for the first time since 2014 and he was veering...
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title. This British Open was never in doubt Sunday, July 20, as golf’s No. 1 player delivered another dominant performance to win his second major this year and grab the third leg of...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — The British Open brought a final two hours of the worst weather to the world’s best players, and Billy Horschel was up for the fight. Billy Horschel of the United States reacts as his ball only just fails to drop following a shot from a bunker on the 16th hole during his...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, July 19, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a professional — 156 — to miss the cut for the third straight time in a major. Tiger...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry was a surprising model of calm amid all the calamity in the British Open on Friday, July 19. Lowry was not immune from the endless punishment Royal Troon dished out on a day when Tiger Woods missed another cut, along with nine of the top 20 players in the world...
TROON (AP) — So much for the British Open being one last stand for Rory McIlroy in the majors this year. His best hope now is getting beyond one more day. Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the third hole during his opening round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Troon golf club in...
MUNICH (AP) — Ewen Ferguson won the BMW International Open by two shots on Sunday, July 7, for his third European tour title — and clinched a spot in the British Open taking place in his native Scotland this month. Scotland's Ewen Ferguson kisses the trophy after his winning the BMW...
UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) -- World number one Nelly Korda said recent performances have given her a "confidence boost" following a back injury, ahead of the start of the Women's British Open on Thursday, Aug. 10. US Nelly Korda. (AFP) The 25-year-old American has impressed since missing the cut at the...
LONDON (AFP) -- Celine Boutier admits it is a long shot but the French player still starts as favourite to make it three wins in a row at the final major of the season, this weekend's Women's British Open at Walton Heath. France's Celine Boutier. (AFP) The 29-year-old claimed her first major on...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- American Brian Harman won the British Open by six shots on Sunday, July 23, finishing 13 under par to claim his first major title at a rainswept Hoylake. *US golfer Brian Harman poses with the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion golfer of the year after winning the 151st British...
