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The 153rd Open Championship belonged to Scottie Scheffler at Royal Portrush. At just 29 years old, the Texan has four major titles and is on the doorstep of the career Grand Slam. A fellow Texan, Jordan Spieth, fell short again this week, not having won a major since the 2017 Open. After the round, Speith […]

Scottie Scheffler won the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Sunday. His fourth major championship comes exactly as many days after his first as it did for Tiger Woods 25 years ago. That stat is just one of the many ways Scheffler has been compared to Woods in recent months. When asked about the […]

Days before The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the U.S. Open at Oakmont ended up in the headlines. The club banned Wyndham Clark until further notice after he destroyed a locker during the major championship in June. While discussing the ban on Sunday, NBC color commentator Kevin Kisner unleashed a wild take that seemingly absolved […]

Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship in Rory McIlroy’s home country of Northern Ireland. The hometown hero was the story coming into the week, fresh off a Grand Slam win and looking to erase the missed cut in 2019. But Scheffler’s inevitability struck again, just like it has in many events over the past two […]

Two months from now, the 2025 Ryder Cup will be set to begin at Bethpage Black in upstate New York. Another clash between Team USA and Team Europe will take place, with the Europeans capturing another win on home soil at Italian course Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in 2023. Team USA has won […]

Scottie Scheffler won The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, marking his fourth major championship. That puts him one behind Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy for career majors among contemporary golfers. But Scheffler has been so great in majors that there is a historical comparison hard to fathom. Scottie Scheffler has won his first four majors […]

Scottie Scheffler has won the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush. After picking off the PGA Championship at Valhalla in May, Scheffler is now one major short of the career Grand Slam. A mere formality after a dominant Saturday, the World’s No. 1 player waltzed to victory with a Sunday 68. DOMINANCE! Scottie Scheffler conquers […]

Entering Sunday’s final round at the Open Championship, Scottie Scheffler was firmly in pursuit of his first Claret Jug. The 29-year-old American has already captured two Masters Green Jackets, plus this year’s PGA Championship. Can he add a fourth major trophy to his collection? According to Golf Digest and golf journalist Justin Ray on X […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush came back after a 68-year wait in 2019, and Irishman Shane Lowry won. It was a great moment for Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Lowry himself. With golf’s oldest major back at Royal Portrush, he was hoping to do it again. The chances of a repeat for the 38-year-old seem […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is halfway through, and a familiar face is at the top. Brian Harman went out early on Friday and set the pace, finishing 36 holes at eight under par. But the 2023 champion did not go low enough to keep the No. 1 player in the world at bay. […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush has not been kind to everyone. Bryson DeChambeau had a terrible Thursday, but bounced back Friday, Shane Lowry is losing it, and the rain is coming down hard. Jon Rahm flipped out at a Royal Portrush fan in Round One at The Open Championship, and lost it again on […]

The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush has already seen wild storylines play out. Bryson DeChambeau made history, following up his 78 with a 65 on Friday to make the weekend. Captain Keegan Bradley put himself in a great position, prompting more Ryder Cup talk. But all eyes are on World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. […]

The 2025 Open Championship returned to Royal Portrush just six years after Shane Lowry won in 2019. That was the first Open back in Northern Ireland since the 1950s, and there have never been any in the Republic of Ireland. So, Lowry, who is from Ireland, taking home the Claret Jug was a big deal. […]

Englishman Tyrrell Hatton has built a reputation for being candid and wearing his emotions on his sleeve. That was once again prevalent following Friday’s second round of the Open Championship. Hatton signed for a solid 2-under 69, following an opening 3-under. With much of the field still on the course, the LIV Golf star sits […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is the final major championship of the men’s golf season. After the final putt falls in Northern Ireland, everyone’s attention will be turned to the Ryder Cup. On Friday, Team USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley fired a 67 to jump into contention at The Open Championship. That led […]

Round Two of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is underway, and Brian Harman has jumped up to steal the lead. But the tournament is far from over, with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler lurking. But Bryson DeChambeau was an afterthought coming into Friday at The Open Championship. He changed that on Friday, making a […]

Round Two is underway at The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, and Brian Harman has taken the lead. After winning the 2023 Open at Royal Liverpool, the lefty has not been around the lead in many majors. But a sizzling round on Friday has him in the lead as the halfway point approaches. Harman took […]

Rory McIlroy exorcised his demons at Augusta National in April, surviving some weekend stumbles to win the Masters in a playoff and finally complete the career grand slam. Now, he is looking to cast out more evil ghosts from his past. The five-time major champion returned to Royal Portrush on Thursday, a place that is […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland is off to a great start. Matt Fitzpatrick and Harris English are among a pack tied for the lead, Scottie Scheffler is one behind, and hometown hero Rory McIlroy is lurking. But a two-time U.S. Open Champion likely won’t make the weekend. Bryson DeChambeau continued his […]

The Open Championship is at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the second time since 1951. In 2019, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot an opening round 79 and missed the cut. With a second chance in his home country, the Masters champion played a much better round. But McIlroy’s driver abandoned him again at The […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is underway, and Jon Rahm is in the mix. After an opening round of one-under 70, the two-time major winner has a chance to pick up his third. But on the 11th hole, Rahm freaked out at a fan who whistled in his backswing. Considering his history with a […]

The Open Championship is underway at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, and a familiar face is near the top. Scottie Scheffler finished the opening round of the 153rd Open Championship with two birdies to end three-under par. Usually, the putter is the troublesome club for the number one player in the world. But on Thursday, […]

The final major championship of the year, The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, is underway. The favorites coming in included Scottie Scheffler, hometown kid Rory McIlroy, and defending champion Xander Schauffele. But on Thursday morning, Phil Mickelson made some noise at The Open Championship, shooting under par at Royal Portrush. Normal Sport’s Kyle Porter posted […]

The Open Championship at Royal Portrush is underway on Thursday morning. Coming into the week, Jon Rahm was seen as one of the favorites. A two-time Irish Open Champion, he has had tremendous success on links golf courses. But, he has not won The Open. Things are off to a rough start for Jon Rahm […]

As the Open Championship rolls on in Northern Ireland, the PGA Tour holds an alternate-field event, the Barracuda Championship, in Northern California. The Tour invited YouTube golfing sensation Grant Horvat to play in the Barracuda, but he declined. Horvat said the Tour would not let him film his round for YouTube. Phil Mickelson, a former […]

For years, golf traditionalists have championed Turnberry as one of the Open Championship’s most majestic venues. With its sweeping coastline views and iconic history, the Ayrshire course once stood firmly in the rotation of legendary links. But despite its reputation, Turnberry hasn’t hosted an Open since 2009, and it might be a long time before […]

Major champion Wyndham Clark is in the news for an incident that happened earlier this season. Last month, during the U.S. Open, a Major in which Clark won in 2023, he damaged his locker in frustration after not making the cut. Club President John Lynch released a letter sent to members. ESPN shared the news. […]

While she is not in college yet, future University of Miami golfer Kai Trump has made an NIL deal, which means she will join Travis Kelce and Olivia “Livvy” Dunne as part of a top brand. Trump’s ever-growing portfolio has added another partnership. She has become a brand ambassador and equity partner of Accelerator Active […]

The Open Championship is at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland this week, ending the major championship season. Xander Schauffele is defending his Open Championship title from Royal Troon amid an injury-filled season. His stellar golf career finally added two majors last year, the PGA Championship and the Open. But Schauffele does not know where his […]

The Open Championship returns to Northern Ireland this week, closing out the major championship calendar. Shane Lowry is back at Royal Portrush after his 2019 win, JJ Spaun is looking to add a second major, and Xander Schauffele is defending his 2024 title. But Scottie Scheffler is still the number one player in the world, […]

If you’ve ever wondered if Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano can rap Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” you now know the answer, thanks to an event at the American Century Celebrity Championship. Videos have surfaced of Romano’s performance at the American Century Celebrity Championship karaoke event. Romano won the title of Celebrity Karaoke Champion for his […]

PGA Tour fan favorite Rory McIlroy made history earlier this year. The Northern Irishman joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods as the only players to complete the career grand slam. He did so by capturing the Masters Tournament title back in April. It was an accomplishment more than a […]

The season’s fourth major of the year is finally here. The 2025 Open Championship, being held at Royal Portrush, is bringing the world’s best golfers to Northern Ireland. That happens to be the home nation of World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. McIlroy is fresh off a runner-up finish at the Genesis Scottish Open in nearby […]

Joe Pavelski spent nearly two decades making a name for himself on the ice. This weekend, he added a new chapter to his story on the fairways of Lake Tahoe. The former NHL star captured the American Century Championship in style, capping a dominant performance with a clutch eagle on the final hole that left […]

Rory McIlroy entered Sunday at the Scottish Open tied for the lead with little-known American Chris Gotterup. Looking for his fourth win of the season and 30th career victory, McIlroy sputtered to a two-under 68. Meanwhile, Gotterup shined, overcoming a first-hole bogey to shoot 66 and win by two. The American earned an invitation to […]

Golden State Warriors great Stephen Curry is obviously monitoring what his team is doing in the offseason, as the Dubs try to collectively stave off Father Time, but he is shifting his focus to the Edge Wood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nevada. The four-time NBA champion is looking to reclaim his title at the […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James went viral for his golf swing that he posted on Instagram, which drew a host of reactions from around both the basketball and golf worlds. The moment opened up a broader debate on who some of the NBA’s counterparts may be in professional golf, and recently, golfing legend […]

Recently, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James went viral on Instagram after he took to the platform to post a video of himself playing golf. James joins a long lineage of NBA players, including Charles Barkley, who were quick to draw mockery from fans for their perceived lack of golfing talents, but one person who […]

The PGA Tour regular season is entering the home stretch as golfers prepare for the fourth and final major of the season next week at Royal Portrush. But with many fans looking ahead, some simply cannot get over the past. That includes several haters who used social media to post their vitriol, particularly aimed at […]