Category: Golf
The Challenging Hole at Royal Troon that Tests Even the Best Golfers – And How You Can Take on the Challenge
[ad_1] Arnold Palmer would call it the toughest hole in Open golf; Jack Nicklaus went as far as to refer to it as the hardest hole in Britain. Years later the 2016 Open would bear out their comments when it played as the hardest hole on the PGA Tour that year, averaging 4.6 strokes. The…
Second Round Tee Times Announced for The Open
[ad_1] SECOND ROUND: FRIDAY, 19 JULY 06:35 Ewen Ferguson (Sco), Marcel Siem (Ger) 06:46 Yuto Katsuragawa (Jpn), Romain Langasque (Fra), Chengtsung Pan (Tai) 06:57 Angel Hidalgo (Spa), Rikuya Hoshino (Jpn), Richard Mansell (Eng) 07:08 Jorge Campillo (Spa), Corey Conners (Can), Ryan Fox (NZ) 07:19 Ernie Els (SA), (a) Altin van der Merwe (SA), Gary Woodland…
Tiger Woods’ struggles highlighted in the 2024 British Open first round
[ad_1] One of the biggest talking points coming into the 2024 British Open surrounding Tiger Woods was whether it was time for him to retire. The talks and conversations stemmed from a Colin Montgomerie interview last week, saying it was past time for Woods to call it a career from playing professionally. Woods responded Tuesday…
Sophia Popov reflects on historic victory as first woman to win major at Royal Troon
[ad_1] Four years ago, Sophia Popov tied for ninth at the Dana Open (then the Marathon LPGA Classic) and kickstarted a chain of events that changed her life. The top-10 finish in Sylvania, Ohio, qualified her for the 2020 AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon, where she shocked the world by becoming the first…
Key players miss the cut line on day one of tournament
[ad_1] The first round of the 2024 British Open has concluded, bringing us closer to determining the Champion Golfer of the Year. As players battle it out on the leaderboard, many are at risk of missing the cut and not advancing to the weekend rounds at Royal Troon. Following 36 holes, the top 70 players…
Schedule and pairings for Friday’s round at the 2024 British Open at Royal Troon
[ad_1] The first round of the 2024 British Open is in the books, and there’s a past Champion Golfer of the Year lurking. Shane Lowry fired a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Thursday and is one back of the lead at Royal Troon in Scotland. Daniel Brown is the solo leader, playing in one of the…
Daniel Brown Holds the Lead over Shane Lowry at Royal Troon
[ad_1] For the second year in a row, a golfer making his major championship debut leads at the British Open. Last year, it was amateur Christo Lamprecht; this time, Daniel Brown, a 29-year-old English golfer who plays on the DP World Tour, grabbed the lead with an 8-foot birdie on 18 to shoot 6-under 65….
Weekly Hole-In-One Report from Golf Canada: June 24, 2024
[ad_1] This was the sixth hole-in-one in my life so far. On Wednesday, June 12, 2024 which was ladies night, I played with another three Chinese ladies, they were Xiaoyin Qiu, Ruixue Huang and Jenny Yan. On hole #7, the flag was on the front, the distance was 107 yards, a bit uphill, between the…
Former Purdue diving coach finds solace and support in golf as he battles ALS
[ad_1] WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Director of Diving Adam Soldati approached the 14th hole at Allen Ackerman Golf Course last Sunday. He was competing in the Lafayette Men’s City Golf Championship less than a month after announcing his retirement from coaching after being diagnosed with ALS. He let out a high-pitched grunt after his…
Tiger Woods Struggles at The Open Following Disappointing 79 Round – Golf News
[ad_1] Tiger Woods cut a frustrated figure as he laboured to an eight-over-par 79 in the first round of the Open at Royal Troon on Thursday. The 15-time major winner rolled back the years when he holed a long putt for a birdie at the third but he fell away badly thereafter in a round…