[ad_1] TROON, Scotland — Conventional wisdom, grounded in a data sample compiled over the past 164 years, says the key to success in the Open Championship is more about art than analytics, that links golf itself is best understood through poetry rather than pedagoguery. So it came as no surprise to learn Thursday that Bryson…
[ad_1] Tiger Woods’ practice session at Royal Troon ahead of the 152nd Open Championship yielded some truly special pieces of golf. TaylorMade shared some video of Woods tearing it up. Woods finished ninth at Royal Troon the year before he won the first of his three Open Championships. The all-time legend has won twice at…
[ad_1] TROON, SCOTLAND | A year is a long time in linksland golf. Last July, Justin Thomas carded an 82 in the first round of the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, a calamitous effort that included five bogeys, two double bogeys and a quadruple bogey-9 at the final hole. “That’s 8-year-old, 9-year-old kind of stuff,…
[ad_1] The 2024 British Open is currently taking place at Royal Troon, where top players from around the world are competing against the challenging golf course and weather conditions. Scottie Scheffler, the world No. 1 and Masters champion, entered the tournament as the favorite with odds of +450. Other notable contenders include Xander Schauffele, Bryson…
[ad_1] Tiger Woods tees off on the 12th hole during a practice round prior to The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon’s Old Course. (Harry How/Getty Images) After missing the cut at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, a good week will be playing the weekend at Royal Troon. While the walk may be easier…
[ad_1] This year Royal Troon will be hosting The Open for the 10th time. Since 1923, this South Ayrshire classic has seen legendary golfers such as Bobby Locke, Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Watson, and Henrik Stenson lift the famous Claret Jug. The Old Course at Troon may be less celebrated than some other Open…
[ad_1] It’s the shortest hole of them all in the British Open rota. It got its name from Willie Park Jr., who won the Open twice and later wrote about the eighth hole at Royal Troon’s Old Course for Golf Illustrated, calling the shortie “a pitching surface skimmed down to the size of a postage…
[ad_1] The 152nd Open Championship is almost here As of Sunday, July 14, the field is at 158 players who will tee it up at Royal Troon. Three spots were available for those not already qualified at this week’s Genesis Scottish Open, the final event in the Open Qualifying Series. Those went to Aaron Rai,…
[ad_1] Tiger Woods returned to Royal Troon for the first time since 2004 on Sunday. He was hurt in 2016 and while as a past champion he likely would still be eligible, it seems unlikely that in another 8-12 years when the championship returns to the Southeast coast of the home of golf, Woods will…
[ad_1] We’re rolling into the final men’s major championship of the season as the world’s best will head to Royal Troon in the United Kingdom for the 2024 Open. What will it be like when the players walk through the tunnel at the first tee? Our Eamon Lynch walked the grounds today and took a…
