Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 2 July 2024
Who prevailed at Final Qualifying for the 152nd Open Championship, and which big names fell short in their bid to make the field at Troon? The first tee shots of ‘golf’s longest day’ were struck from the first tee of Burnham & Berrow at 06.30 on Tuesday where 72 golfers including US Open Champion Justin Rose were attempting to secure themselves...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 1 July 2024
The high-profile names that will be missing when the action gets underway at Royal Troon for the Open Championship. We’re edging toward the final Major of the year – The Open Championship and it doesn’t feel long ago that we were gearing up for the season’s first at Augusta National. Three months is all it takes for golf’s biggest tournaments to...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 1 July 2024
The Final Qualifying events for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon take place on Tuesday 02 July. Here’s everything you need to know as time ticks down to the season’s last Major. For those failing to achieve one of the 26 exemption criteria for golf’s oldest Major, there is the chance to make the field via the qualification pathway which...
Thursday 6 June 2024
A one-month window will open on 01 July for fans to submit ticket applications for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush for the first time since 2019, and with just a little over a year to go, the R&A has announced how fans can throw their hat in the mix to be there...
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Introducing the world’s greatest golfers was never supposed to be a full-time job for Ivor Robson. But he ended up providing the soundtrack to The Open for five decades and became one of the game’s most recognizable voices. Ivor Robson. 1940 – 2023. A voice synonymous with The Open. pic.twitter.com/NTEvkrggQl— The Open (@TheOpen) October 17, 2023 Ivor Robson was as much...
Sunday 23 July 2023
Brian Harman – the new Champion Golfer of the Year – is a righty who plays lefty, loves hunting, hates social media and is part of a VERY exclusive club on the PGA Tour… Here’s 16 things you may not know about him. 1 Brian Eric Harman was born on January 19, 1987 in Savannah, Georgia. 2 Golf is the only thing...
Saturday 22 July 2023
Brian Harman will go from hunter to hunted as he takes a five-shot lead into the final round of the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. The 36-year-old American – an avid hunter who learned how to skin a deer from his dad when he was just eight – is just a shot off the record lead in the Open; six...
Saturday 22 July 2023
From the most victories and appearances to the best and worst scores, we run through all the facts, figures and records in the history of The Open Championship, the oldest golf tournament in the world. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Majors coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade Did you know that Seve Ballesteros was the youngest player in the modern era...
Saturday 22 July 2023
The damage was done for Justin Thomas on his final hole at The Open Championship on Thursday. A quadruple bogey nine turned a bad round into a disastrous one for the 2022 US PGA Champion, a continuation of the performance we saw in the US Open at LA Country Club. After carding an 81 there last month, Thomas signed for an...
Friday 21 July 2023
The second round of The Open Championship at Hoylake has been targeted by a group of Just Stop Oil protestors after an orange flare was let off beside the 17th green. The four individuals involved were arrested and led away by police in a golf buggy at around 12.20pm, but the incident failed to delay play as orange confetti was cleared...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Brian Harman was never going to be the fashionable winner of The Open Championship at Hoylake. He was the underdog all week, the 200-1 outsider whose stay at the top of the leaderboard was only supposed to be temporary. Even with a five-shot lead heading into the final round,...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Hoylake member Matthew Jordan hit the first tee shot of the 2023 Open at his home club – and walked off the course with a two-under-par score of 69 beside his name. The 27-year-old – who has the course record 62 around these links – has played here since he was seven and secured his place by finishing second in the final...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Speaking exclusively to BoyleSports, The Open winner in 1969 Tony Jacklin has revealed what it takes to be a champion on the links courses and who he thinks will be lifting the Claret Jug on Sunday. The final men’s major of 2023 is here and ahead of the action at Hoylake the 1969 Open winner Tony Jacklin told BoyleSports, who offer...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Christo Lamprecht is difficult to miss. The South African amateur stands out because of his 6ft 8in frame and the reckless abandon with which he swings a golf club. He is the tallest golfer to ever compete in an Open Championship and held the overnight lead alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Emiliano Grillo after shooting a five-under 66, the lowest first-round score...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has revealed that the R&A would consider entering into a partnership with the Saudi Public Investment Fund [PIF]. Speaking on the eve of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, Slumbers admitted that R&A would now be open to investment from the Saudis following news of the PIF’s shock deal with the PGA Tour and DP World...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has revealed that a “credible threat” was made against a senior player at the 150th Open at St Andrews by environmental protestors. Although the event passed by without incident, there is genuine concern that this week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool may be targeted by Just Stop Oil activists following protests at Wimbledon and the Ashes.
Monday 17 July 2023
Live leaderboard and videos from the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the year’s final men’s golf Major. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Whether you’re watching from home or one of the 250,000+ people expected to attend The Open, you can have the latest leaderboard at your fingertips. But who will be at the top come...
Thursday 13 July 2023
How can you watch and listen to The Open Championship at Hoylake, 2023’s final men’s golf Major? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. JUMP TO: The Open UK TV Coverage | The British Open US TV Coverage Not going to Hoylake to watch The Open live? Don’t miss a minute of the action by watching on TV. The...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
Hoylake has a hard task following the 150th Open at St Andrews, but it can deliver a unique spectacle unlike any other course on The Open rota. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Hoylake has never been seen as a golfer’s town, but it sure does feel like one whenever The Open comes to this sports-mad...
Wednesday 12 July 2023
What is the prize money on offer at the 2023 Open? And what else will the winner receive? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Prize pots are booming in golf at the moment, and The Open is no exception. Golf’s oldest major has seen its total prize fund boosted to $16.5 million for 2023, an 18%...