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SANDWICH, England — One of the greatest talkers in the history of golf, Padraig Harrington was unusually subdued, even after concluding his four circuits of Royal St. George’s with a birdie. Four over par for the week represented steady but unspectacular golf, a struggle the two-time Open champion blamed on “not feeling good” on the

3:32 PM ET Here are the tee times for the final round of The Open at Royal St. George’s: All times ET (a) denotes amateur 3 a.m. — Kevin Kisner 3:10 a.m. — Poom Saksansin, Richard Mansell 3:20 a.m. — Sam Burns, Rickie Fowler 3:30 a.m. — Brendan Steele, Yuxin Lin (a) 3:40 a.m. —

The final round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational was looming and Ariya Jutanugarn was frustrated. Her game wasn’t where she thought it should be, leaving her sister Moriya in difficult places during a one-over 71 Friday in foursomes and two off the lead. Ariya further stressed over whether they needed to change their

5:21 PM ET The Open at Royal St. George’s is not hurting for interesting storylines as it heads to the final round. There is Louis Oosthuizen, seemingly forever the runner-up holding another major championship lead. There is Jordan Spieth, hoping to end his four-year drought in majors. There is Collin Morikawa, who won the PGA

We tend to think that pedigree is a prerequisite for winning a major—and it usually is—but there are always exceptions, and at Royal St. George’s, the exception tends to be the rule. This is something Scottie Scheffler should keep in mind heading into Sunday’s final round of the 149th Open Championship. At Royal St. George’s,

By definition, the title is authoritatively regal. Royal St. George’s, host of this week’s Open Championship, is one of 69 clubs from around the world—and seven in the Open rota—that can claim the label “Royal,” a distinction brimming with pageantry and, in most cases, import. Indeed, having the distinction brings with it an added level

5:10 PM ET Once again, South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen finds himself in contention at a major championship. Oosthuizen’s 36-hole total of 129 at The Open at Royal St. George’s is the second-best scoring total through two rounds at a major in history; Brooks Koepka‘s 36-hole total at the 2019 PGA Championship was 128. If Oosthuizen

Given the fact that shooting 64 at Royal St. George’s seems easier than buying a vowel on “Wheel of Fortune,” the number of players realistically in contention in the 149th Open Championship is just about anyone who made the cut. The 10-shot rule in majors has been legislated out of existence, but it’s alive and

4:37 PM ET SANDWICH, England — Bryson DeChambeau stepped to the first tee Friday and tried his best to show his self-deprecating side. He pulled out a 4-iron — not the evil, no-good driver that caused worldwide headlines the day before — then played to the crowd as he was booed. The more those fans

Louis Oosthuizen is halfway home to victory, his record-breaking 11-under total through two days at Royal St. George’s providing a two-shot cushion over Collin Morikawa. Entering the Open off back-to-back major runner-ups and with a claret jug already to his name, it is a performance that ostensibly makes the South African the runaway favorite. But

SANDWICH, England — The best iron player on Earth couldn’t find the center of the face. Collin Morikawa’s first foray into links golf wasn’t going quite to plan, the firm Scottish fairways rudely inserting a new variable into an already-solved equation. The club wasn’t cutting through the turf the way he liked at The Renaissance

5:10 PM ET SANDWICH, England — The mean-spirited among us prefer to see white caps on the English Channel, umbrellas breaking in half, waterproofs as the preferred clothing. If the wind wants to howl at a reasonably high rate, that would be good, too. That is Open weather. The kind that both showcases — and

All except the very late starters at the 149th Open Championship were treated Thursday to heaping helpings of Royal St. Gettable (nee St. George’s), with greens more green and the winds less sweeping, leaving the par-70 layout set up at 7,049 yards in a rather vulnerable state. Seven thousand yards? That’s, like, 12 holes at

6:34 PM ET Another round at a major championship, another night when South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen goes to bed as the leader. Oosthuizen took advantage of Royal St. George’s friendlier-than-expected conditions in the first round of The Open on Thursday to take a one-shot lead with a 6-under 64. Will Oosthuizen finally close the deal

Nicholas Poppleton is a 27-year-old Englishman who plays on the minor-league EuroPro Tour and supplements his income by working weekends as a supermarket truck driver, and we can all agree that “Nicholas Poppleton” is a perfect name for a 27-year-old Englishman who plays on the minor-league EuroPro Tour and supplements his income by working weekends

If you’re reading this and you set your alarm clock at an ungodly hour to check in on The Open, you are one of us. If you slept in a bit and are catching up on the latest, you are in the right place. (Scroll down for the latest updates) There are some terrific groups

8:15 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Nelly and Jessica Korda teamed to shoot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Wednesday for a share of the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. “I think our games are pretty similar,” Nelly Korda said. “We know each other really well, and I feel

The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Wednesday marked the official coronation of the new Rolex World Ranking No. 1 Nelly Korda. New LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan strode across the first tee and handed the emerald green World No. 1 bib to Jason McDede, Korda’s caddie, for the first time. Marcoux Samaan then wished

5:03 AM ET The Open can be produce big-name winners. It can produce surprises. It is all part of the unpredictability that comes with this championship. That is why our experts came up with a variety of choices on which player will hoist the Claret Jug, become Champion Golfer of the Year and take home

At this point in the week, you’ve seen and heard it all when it comes to gambling on The Open Championship. A case has been made for literally every player not named Nicholas Poppleton or Douglas Bubbletrousers (can you guess which one of those names is actually real? Probably not). No one is flying “under

Steve Stricker is not in England this week for the 2021 Open Championship, but the U.S. Ryder Cup captain still had a front-row seat to see his oldest daughter capture a pretty major title of her own. On Tuesday, Bobbi Stricker won the Wisconsin’s Women Amateur in what was truly a family affair. Steve, caddying

5:00 AM ET For the first time in his career, at this Open, Spain’s Jon Rahm will tee off at a major championship on Thursday morning without the burden of having never won one. After winning his first at last month’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm will attempt to become only the seventh player

Set your alarms. Fire up the coffee maker. Prepare to debate the title of a tournament on social media. Oh yeah, it’s British Open Open Championship week, folks. For the casual golf viewer, The Open is arguably the best golf viewing experience of the year, and the same could be said for the hardcore bettor.

7:59 AM ET Here are the tee times for the opening two rounds of The Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England: All times ET (a) denotes amateur Round 1 1:35 a.m. — Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage 1:46 a.m. — Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li 1:57 a.m. — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo

Insanity, we’ve been told, reportedly by Einstein, “is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” This thought should overwhelm any golfer to the point of what in literature is commonly known as “catatonia,” but what I like to call “DeChambeau, 2021 U.S. Open, Sunday, Back Nine.” More distressingly for

SANDWICH, England — The feud has been confined to the Interwebs. Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau have not been paired together since that viral video from the PGA Championship reignited a feud that dates back a few years now. They have not hashed it out face-to-face. Smart money says they haven’t spoken a word to

6:06 AM ET SANDWICH, England — The Bryson DeChambeau experience has been far from boring this year. He has had quite the past few months. From a spat with Brooks Koepka that will not die, to shooting a back-nine 44 at the U.S. Open after leading through 63 holes, to a caddie change and a

SANDWICH, England — He’s no Dick Burton, who reigned as Open champion for seven years because of a little inter-continental skirmish that became known as the Second World War. But Shane Lowry will surely—and hopefully—forever be known to pub quizzers everywhere as the only man who had to wait 24 months to defend the claret

4:49 AM ET After one year off because of COVID-19, The Open returns. Royal St. George’s, in Sandwich, England, plays host for the 14th time. And this edition won’t be short on intriguing storylines. Can Jon Rahm, fresh off his first major title, back it up with another? Will Bryson DeChambeau be able to handle

SANDWICH, England — Twenty-four months after Shane Lowry’s ecstatic stroll down the 18th at Royal Portrush, the world’s oldest major returns this week on the southeastern shore of England. After last year’s Open was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s best have congregated in a “bubble” and are set to compete in the year’s