Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 26 June 2025
Which players have got their hands on the Claret Jug down the years? Here’s the full rundown of all Open Championship winners… From Willie Park Sr to Xander Schauffele via Old and Young Tom, Arnie, Jack, Seve, Tiger and Rory, the list of Open Championship winners is a real who’s who of golf history. Open Championship prize money Multiple Open champions There have...
Written by Alex Perry on Thursday 26 June 2025
A full breakdown of the Open Championship prize money, as well as a look back at how the purse and winner’s share has fluctuated in the major’s history… The Open Championship prize money has increased by a whopping 162 percent in the last decade. JUMP TO: Open Championship prize money history But although it reached the $17 million mark last year, golf’s oldest...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 25 June 2025
Major champions. PGA and DP World Tour winners. LIV Golf stars. Legends. All will tee up in Open Final Qualifying for the hope of earning a spot in the 153rd edition of golf’s oldest major… Except one player who won’t be at Open Final Qualifying also happens to be one who can be placed under any of those categories. But we’ll...
Written by TG staff on Tuesday 24 June 2025
For many, including these household names, the road to the Royal Portrush starts at Open Regional Qualifying. With the 153rd playing of golf’s oldest major just three weeks away, for many, the arduous journey to Royal Portrush got underway at Open Regional Qualifying. Almost 2,000 – to be (sort of) precise. Fifteen venues around the UK and Ireland hosted those looking to move...
Written by TG staff on Friday 14 February 2025
Who’s in the 2025 Open Championship field and what did they do to earn a spot at Royal Portrush? Here’s the full rundown… The 2025 Open Championship field will once again feature a mixture of professionals and amateurs from all around the globe as the R&A continue with its bid for golf’s oldest major to also be its most diverse. Where will...
Written by Alex Perry on Wednesday 18 June 2025
Chief executive Mark Darbon says there is an historical context to taking the Claret Jug to Portmarnock in Ireland. The R&A’s plan to take the Open Championship to Portmarnock has, it seems, moved a step closer. The message from the governing body’s new chief executive, Mark Darbon, about golf’s oldest major being played outside of the United Kingdom for the first time...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 29 April 2025
New reports say Senior politicians are now getting involved in Donald Trump’s bid to have The Open back at Turnberry. Donald Trump has made “repeated requests” to the UK Government to convince the R&A that The Open must return to Turnberry, according to reports. The resort, which was taken over by the Trump Organization 11 years ago, last hosted the Claret...
Written by Rob McGarr on Tuesday 22 April 2025
The R&A has confirmed that the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush will smash attendance records in 2025, drawing more fans than any other Open Championship held outside St Andrews. When The Open returned to Royal Portrush in 2019 for the first time in nearly 70 years, it was universally hailed as a triumph. Shane Lowry’s emotional win on home soil, the...
Written by Alex Perry on Tuesday 22 April 2025
The governing body’s new boss, Mark Darbon, has extended an olive branch to Turnberry as the venue’s wait to hold The Open goes on. There’s a fresh twist in the ongoing drama between the R&A and Turnberry. The Open has not been held on the Ayrshire links’ stunning Ailsa course since 2009, when 59-year-old Tom Watson almost became golf’s oldest...
Wednesday 3 July 2024
It is the final day of The Open and storm clouds are gathering over Muirfield. Fighting his way into the elite field of millionaire golfers, billionaire financiers, frenzied journalists and pompous officials is Ricky Randal, a journeyman golfer who is out of his depth and about to drown… Ricky Randal is the central character in Open Links, a novel written...
Written by Michael Catling on Thursday 6 July 2023
Our in-depth course guide reveals all about the key holes at Hoylake and why there is so much excitement around the closing stretch. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. JUMP TO HOLE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |...
Written by Rob Jerram and Alex Perry on Tuesday 11 July 2023
Which courses have hosted golf’s oldest major, The Open, and where will it be held in future? Here’s everything you need to know While fans tend to call it the Open Championship or the British Open, depending where they are from, it is officially known as The Open. It’s the only one of the four men’s major championships to be played outside...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 12 July 2023
Hoylake has a hard task following the 150th Open at St Andrews, but it can deliver a unique spectacle unlike any other course on The Open rota. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Hoylake has never been seen as a golfer’s town, but it sure does feel like one whenever The Open comes to this sports-mad...
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Monday 17 July 2023
Live leaderboard and videos from the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the year’s final men’s golf Major. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Whether you’re watching from home or one of the 250,000+ people expected to attend The Open, you can have the latest leaderboard at your fingertips. But who will be at the top come...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 19 July 2023
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has revealed that the R&A would consider entering into a partnership with the Saudi Public Investment Fund [PIF]. Speaking on the eve of The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, Slumbers admitted that R&A would now be open to investment from the Saudis following news of the PIF’s shock deal with the PGA Tour and DP World...
Written by Michael Catling on Wednesday 19 July 2023
R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers has revealed that a “credible threat” was made against a senior player at the 150th Open at St Andrews by environmental protestors. Although the event passed by without incident, there is genuine concern that this week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool may be targeted by Just Stop Oil activists following protests at Wimbledon and the Ashes.
Written by Will Shreeve-Peacock on Thursday 20 July 2023
Speaking exclusively to BoyleSports, The Open winner in 1969 Tony Jacklin has revealed what it takes to be a champion on the links courses and who he thinks will be lifting the Claret Jug on Sunday. The final men’s major of 2023 is here and ahead of the action at Hoylake the 1969 Open winner Tony Jacklin told BoyleSports, who offer...
Written by Michael Catling on Friday 21 July 2023
The second round of The Open Championship at Hoylake has been targeted by a group of Just Stop Oil protestors after an orange flare was let off beside the 17th green. The four individuals involved were arrested and led away by police in a golf buggy at around 12.20pm, but the incident failed to delay play as orange confetti was cleared...
Written by Michael Catling on Saturday 22 July 2023
From the most victories and appearances to the best and worst scores, we run through all the facts, figures, and records in the history of The Open Championship – the oldest golf tournament in the world. Did you know that Seve Ballesteros was the youngest player in the modern era to win The Open at the age of 22? Or that...
Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 1 July 2024
The Final Qualifying events for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon take place on Tuesday 02 July. Here’s everything you need to know as time ticks down to the season’s last Major. For those failing to achieve one of the 26 exemption criteria for golf’s oldest Major, there is the chance to make the field via the qualification pathway which...