The 152nd Open Championship is right around the corner and the 156-man field is still filling up with just a couple of weeks left. There was a final day of qualifying on Tuesday, July 2, with 288 golfers competing in a 36-hole final at one of four venues. The R&A website reported that there will…
During Wimbledon every year, without fail papers like The Sun and the Daily Mail reserve their bold, size 72 headlines for British players–no matter if those headlines tease an actual story worth reading. Some man or woman from the host nation who is outside the top 100 could lose a non-descript match to someone else…
Having witnessed a dramatic encounter between two nationals on Centre Court 24-hours earlier, a similar air of expectancy hung over No.1 Court when Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie, the respective British No.1 and No.2, clashed horns. I feel like he knew all my patterns of play. His backhand was incredible today. He was not allowing…
Understandably the main focus during the early days of The Championships centred on Andy Murray and whether he would finally play his singles match and then Jack Draper making his debut on Centre Court as the British No.1, in many ways overshadowed the performances of the other Brits on the outside courts. Being just one…
Canucks development camp provides a terrific opportunity for Jason Krog to hit the ground running in his new role as the Canucks’ skills and skating coach. The BC-born Krog is looking forward to a week of on-ice drills with the Canucks’ prospects and working alongside his new co-workers in the Canucks’ coaching staff. Daniel Sedin,…
The 152nd Open Championship is scheduled to take place from July 18-21 at Royal Troon in Scotland, with the 156-man field almost complete. On July 2, many golfers had their final chance to qualify for the prestigious event by competing in one of the 36-hole final qualifying stages. The R&A organized the qualifiers at four…
Final qualifying for the 2024 British Open at Royal Troon was taking place at four different golf courses Tuesday. Each location had four spots available for those who survived a 36-hole grind. Down the stretch at Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland, Angel Hidalgo was trying to position himself for one of those final slots, with…
Mark Darbon has been appointed chief executive of The R&A and secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. Darbon will succeed Martin Slumbers in November in the role leading the governing body and the organization that runs the British Open and AIG Women’s British Open and invests in developing golf around…
There are 7 British women in the Ladies Championship Singles, and 4 are in action on Day 1, Emma Raducanu, Heather Watson, Lily Miyazaki and Sonay Kartal, who are competing alongside Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, and Fran Jones in the main draw. “I have good memories on Court 18. It was one of the first…
Former player Laura Robson named Coco Gauff among her favorites to win Wimbledon, calling her a veteran despite the American being only 20 years old. As a very young teenager, Gauff announced herself to the wider tennis audience at Wimbledon years ago. The American has come a long way since then, earning a lot of…
