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The Open Championship kicked off on Thursday at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, and the excitement was brewing. However, after the first round, there was a surprising name atop the leaderboard: Georgia Tech player Christo Lamprecht. He is set to return to Georgia Tech for his final collegiate season, but he is making his name known […]

Brooks Koepka has been front and center in the LIV Golf feud with the PGA, after the announced merger between the leagues came in June and is still on going. Rory McIlroy has been outspoken on the PGA side, and an interviewer tried to bait Koepka into speaking on the rift of the two groups, […]

Sahith Theegala is not considered among the big names to watch out for at this week’s The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. But don’t sleep on the 25-year-old product of Pepperdine University, especially since he has a big inspiration with him across the pond — his girlfriend, Juju Chan. Juju is also in England to […]

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Royal Liverpool will be hosting the Open Championship for the first time in nine years this weekend. Below we will continue our PGA Tour odds series as we give you the Open Championship best bets prediction and pick. It has been quite some time since the Open Championship was held at Royal Liverpool and some […]

The Open Championship weekend is here, and it should be a lot of fun. Check out our PGA Tour odds series as we hand out an Open Championship prediction, pick, and how to watch. The world’s best golfers are coming together to compete for a major championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. […]

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be in the same group for the first two rounds of the 151st edition of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, as noted by Mark Schlabach of ESPN. As if the star power of that group isn’t enough, also grouped with McIlroy and Rahm is former No. […]

To this day, only one golfer from Spain has ever one The Open Championship. Jon Rahm is looking to end the drought for his country at the said major tournament this week, as he is among the favorites to take home the Claret Jug when it’s all said and done at Royal Liverpool. “To be […]

The British Open has reached a record-breaking purse amount. The Open Championship, which will take place at Royal Liverpool from July 15-July 18, will now have the highest incentives ever. The total purse amount has increased 18% from last year’s $14 million to a staggering $16.5 million purse, per John Huggan of Golf Digest. Martin […]

During the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday, news broke that Tiger Woods will miss next month’s Open Championship, the final major of the PGA season, as he continues to recover from foot and ankle surgery he had in April. Woods himself did not announce the news but rather informed the Royal Liverpool […]

LIV Golf has taken the sports world by storm recently, as the financially muscled league has become a legitimate threat to the PGA by catching the attention of some of the world’s greatest golfers. Well, they did it again, but there’s a twist this time. LIV Golf has succeeded in stealing away one of the […]

Cameron Smith set the golf world alight with his dominant final round en route to his Open Championship victory on Sunday. His incredible performance saw him outdo Rory McIlroy for first place, but despite the win, it seems his future with the PGA Tour may be coming to an end. According to Reuters, Smith is […]

Cameron Smith is living the high life right now, having just produced one of the single greatest final rounds in PGA Tour history. His -8 final round propelled him to his first-ever Open Championship victory, and he was absolutely delighted to have achieved the feat. While it seemed nothing could bring him down, Smith seemed […]

Rory McIlroy seemed primed for glory at the 150th Open Championship, but it was Cameron Smith who went on a late run on the back nine to take home the Claret Jug. Smith shot a 30 on the back nine to finish with a 64 for the day and 20-under for the tournament to beat […]

Cameron Smith has shocked the golf world by winning the 2022 Open Championship. The 28-year-old from Australia held off Rory McIlroy, who entered the day tied for the lead with Viktor Hovland, to take home the Claret Jug. After a clutch performance to take home the hardware at St. Andrews in a historic fashion, Smith […]

Rory McIlroy seemed poised to win his second Open Championship on Sunday, but he fell just shy as both Cameron Smith and Cameron Young surged past him on the final day of the tournament at St. Andrews’ Old Course. Smith wound up winning The Open at 20-under, while Young finished 19-under. McIlroy shot a 2-under […]

The 2022 Open Championship was one of the most close-knit competitions in its history. The match truly went down to the final hole of the final round, where Rory McIlroy missed an eagle chip and came up short against Australia’s Cameron Smith, who topped the leaderboard. Smith posted a -20 in the tournament, propelled by […]

Golf is known as a gentlemen’s game. The announcers speak quietly, the players dress nice, and there is literally a golf clap. However, Viktor Hovland made a shot on Friday at the Open Championship that made everyone forget about golf etiquette for moment. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!@HovlandViktor with an incredible hole out on 15. #TheOpen […]

Tiger Woods could not help himself but break down a bit emotionally as he walked the 18th fairway Friday. Woods knew what the rest of us were already thinking, but didn’t want to admit. This might very well be the final time we see Woods walking The Old Course at St. Andrews. Woods missed the […]

Tiger Woods has missed the cut at the 2022 Open Championship after posting a 3-over 75 Friday. He entered the day having an even worse first round of 6-over 78. His combined 9-over par is one of the worst scores of his career at a major. That’s certainly a far cry from what he had […]

It’s been a tough Open Championship for Tiger Woods, who double bogeyed on the first hole at St. Andrews on Thursday. Woods never recovered, posting the worst score in 22 starts at the Open. Friday brought much of the same, as Woods missed the cut after putting up a 75 in the second round. However, […]

With Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy voicing out their true feelings about players who defected from PGA TOUR to  LIV Golf ahead of 2022 The Open Championship, the drama at St. Andrews this week has only gotten more intense. Patrick Reed tried to add even more fuel to the fire by competing on the first […]

Tiger Woods, golf’s most recognizable star, made his opinion of the rival league, LIV Golf, well known ahead of the Open Championship on Tuesday. Woods said that the PGA players who left for LIV “turned their backs on what has allowed them to get to this position.” With the Open Championship teeing off on Thursday, […]

In a surprising turn of events, the former world. No. 1 golfer Justin Rose has announced that he has withdrawn from the Open Championship due to a back injury, per ESPN. Rose made the decision to back out of the tournament on Thursday morning after reportedly sustaining an injury during Wednesday’s practice session. Rose cut […]

With the Open Championship set to begin on Thursday, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club decided to honor two of golf’s brightest stars, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Both Woods and McIlroy were made honorary members of the club at St. Andrews. The two stars were blown away by the gesture, with each reacting in […]

Tiger Woods is a living legend in the sports world. Athletes from all over hold a tremendous amount of respect for Woods, who is considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all-time. Receiving the opportunity to play alongside Woods for young golfers can feel like a dream come true. And that happens to […]

For Rory McIlroy, the golf world will be a better place if the winner of The Open Championship at St. Andrews this week will not be someone who’s defected from the PGA TOUR to the controversial breakaway LIV Golf. That said, McIlroy also made it clear that whoever wins the Claret Jug shouldn’t be denied […]

Tiger Woods is in the middle of his preparation for The Open Championship which begins this Thursday at St. Andrews Links in Scotland. Together with fellow pro Justin Thomas, Woods practiced some shots at the said course recently, but that wasn’t even the best takeaway from that little trip to the links. Here is a […]

Tiger Woods is ready to roll for the Open Championship at St. Andrews. Woods famously enjoys participating in the event, and even admitted to missing the US Open to rest for the Open Championship. There are some people in the golf world who believe Woods can win this year’s event. However, don’t include golf legend […]

Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA has been a fascinating storyline over the past year. After suffering multiple injuries in a car crash, Woods worked hard in his recovery and returned earlier this year. But he was forced to withdraw from the PGA Championship early due to lingering discomfort from the aforementioned injuries. He also […]

LIV Golf has taken the sport by storm recently, scooping up top PGA stars such as Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, and most recently, Brooks Koepka. Even after a suspension announced by the PGA, the United States Golf Association allowed LIV Golf players to compete in last week’s US Open. That begged the question. […]

Tiger Woods just finished up his final round at the Masters on Sunday. While Woods struggled on the weekend with consecutive rounds of 78 to finish at 13-over, it was still an accomplishment to make the cut and make it through all 72 holes after his devastating car crash in early 2021. With his 2022 […]

Collin Morikawa is the new king of The Open Championship after topping the field on Sunday at Royal St. George. Morikawa had to keep it together in the clutch with former champion Jordan Spieth breathing down his neck with a solid Round 4 of his own. With the victory, Morikawa is now part of an […]

The first two rounds of  The Open Championship 2021 had been middle-of-the-road for Rory McIlroy, but he woke up feeling dangerous Saturday and started Round 3 like a house on fire. McIlroy, who scored a 70 in both Round 1 and Round 2 pulled of not one, not two, not three, not four, but five […]

The ongoing feud and rivalry between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau has been great for golf. Most of their troll jobs of one another have come via press conferences or on social media, and on Friday it was Brooks Kopeka who once again threw in a nonchalant jab at Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau struggled with his […]

Golf fans know the struggles Jordan Spieth dealt with after he won Claret Jug back in 2017. It took four years since that victory at The Open Championship for Spieth to win a PGA Tour event again, as he finally broke his cold spell with a win last April at the 2021 Valero Texas Open. […]

After a long wait, the Open Championship is coming back this year. In 2020, the global pandemic forced organizers to skip the major, but now, a grand resumption is expected at Royal St. George’s where the 2021 The Open Championship will be played and the Claret Jug to be contested by the best golfers on […]

Rory McIlroy is among the top players to watch out for in the upcoming 2021 The Open Championship that will be held at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England, starting on Thursday. He must be so eager to give it a go again after the debacle he had the last time the […]