The Open Championship

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  Jon Rahm: “We’ve heard ‘It’s coming home’ so many times, that nobody wants to see it come home”

  Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Jon Rahm on Spanish sporting superiority, golf’s condensed Major season, and his chances at Royal Troon. Rewind a few weeks to Pinehurst No.2 and a frustrated-looking, sandal-wearing Jon Rahm addressed the media before hobbling out on one foot leaving the room perplexed about how he could realistically compete at the highest level. The Spaniard remains winless since joining the breakaway tour and...

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  Everything you missed on Tuesday at the 2024 British Open | Tiger hits back | Bryson buoyant

  Written by Ross Tugwood on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  We’re on the ground at the British Open this week, bringing you all the action you missed from Tuesday at Royal Troon. Find out what the biggest names in the game had to say in their press conferences on day two ahead of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon… Tiger fires stinging response at Monty In response to the European golf legend’s...

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  “10 f***ing birdies!” 2016 Open champion Stenson relives his Royal Troon duel with Mickelson

  Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  The last Royal Troon Open was a record-breaking epic, and we asked the winner to relive every dramatic moment… Early on Sunday morning of the 2016 Open Championship, Henrik Stenson woke knowing that he’d achieved substantially more than most in the game. A multiple winner around the world, a Ryder Cup star and a former World No.2, he was also the...

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  Every previous British Open Championship winner at Royal Troon

  Written by Michael Catling on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Royal Troon has hosted The Open Championship nine times and has staged some of the greatest moments in Open history. Here’s a brief rundown of every Open at Troon so far… The 152nd British Open will be the 10th at Royal Troon. But who won the previous nine – and how did they end up winning the Claret Jug? 1923 Norfolk’s Arthur Havers...

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  Which LIV Golf players are in the 2024 British Open field at Royal Troon and will one of them win?

  Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Will Royal Troon see The Open’s first LIV Golf winner? Cast your mind back to the summer of 2022: St Andrews. The home of golf. The Old Course. The 150th Open. In the town that produced Old Tom Morris, tens of thousands of fans from around the world arrived to celebrate a century and a half of the oldest championship of...

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  Tiger says he won’t take another players spot at signature PGA Tour events

  Written by Sarah Pyett on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Tiger Woods was granted a lifetime exemption into signature PGA Tour events recently, but he’s now revealed he won’t take the place of anyone who has qualified to be there. Speaking to the media ahead of the 2024 British Open at Royal Troon, Tiger Woods was asked about his recent exemption, dubbed the ‘Tiger Rule’, meaning he can play in signature...

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  Tiger Woods delivers stinging response to Colin Montgomerie after retirement comments

  Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Tiger Woods delivered a brutal response to Colin Montgomerie ahead of the 152nd British Open after the European golf legend suggested the 15-time Major Champion shouldn’t be here. In an in-depth interview with The Times, Monty (read his full Troon course guide here) said he hoped “people remember Tiger as Tiger was, the passion and the charismatic aura around him.” “There is...

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  Coach fallout going public “unfortunate” but Bryson Dechambeau “happier than ever” at British Open

  Written by James Hogg on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  High-on-life Bryson DeChambeau says he’s the happiest he’s ever been as he looks to add The British Open to his growing collection of Major Championships. Ahead of The Open Championship, Bryson DeChambeau sat down for a press conference with the media and suggested we could be seeing some equipment being released by the aptly named ‘Scientist’. DeChambeau is one of the...

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  Is Bryson DeChambeau starting his own equipment company?

  Written by Lewis Daff on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Bryson DeChambeau is no stranger to unique equipment for his setup but is there something more to come from the two-time US Open champion? Sat in the press conference center at Royal Troon, Bryson DeChambeau is a confident figure. The recently-crowned US Open victor has every reason to carry himself in that way, having proven every decision he’s made, both with...

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  Brian Harman talks winning the 2023 Open, being called The Butcher, and joining LIV Golf

  Written by Garrett Johnston on Tuesday 16 July 2024

  Defending Open champion Brian Harman on embracing his nickname, upsetting the odds to win in 2023 at Hoylake, and why he turned down LIV Golf. Brian Harman absolutely dominated the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool (aka Hoylake). He began the week a 200/1 outsider, having not won any event for more than six years, but took the lead during the...

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  Everything you missed from Monday at the 2024 British Open

  Written by Sarah Pyett on Monday 15 July 2024

  We’re on the ground at the British Open this week, and we’re bringing you all of the action you missed from Monday at Royal Troon. The first practice day of the week brought us sunshine and surprisingly large crowds. Here’s a rundown of the action from practice day one at the 2024 British Open. Super Scottie  If you weren’t already planning to...

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  The Open 2024 preview: Everything you need to know as the season’s final Major edges closer

  Written by Ross Tugwood on Monday 15 July 2024

  The Open Championship tees off at Royal Troon from July 18-21. Today’s Golfer previews golf’s oldest tournament as the 152nd edition gets underway on the Ayrshire links. Less than 100 days after Scottie Scheffler sank the winning putt at Augusta National at the opening Major of the season, golf’s elite tee off at Royal Troon for the last. It’s an intense...

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  Defending Champion Brian Harman says he would play in The British Open even if there was no prize money

  Written by Sarah Pyett on Monday 15 July 2024

  Not long after the R&A announced the prize fund for the 2024 British Open Championship would increase by $500,000 on last year’s purse, 2023 champion Brian Harman arrived at Royal Troon to hand back the Claret Jug. During his press conference, Harman was asked if he would still play in The British Open Championship, even if there was no prize fund. “Yeah,...

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  British Open 2024 Course Guide: Royal Troon member Colin Montgomerie’s hole-by-hole guide

  Written by Michael Catling on Monday 15 July 2024

  Royal Troon’s most famous member, Colin Montgomerie, gives a hole-by-hole account of how to get to grips with this year’s British Open course. For our 2024 British Open Royal Troon course guide, we enlisted the help of Colin Montgomerie, a man who knows the place better than perhaps anyone else. Growing up five doors down from Royal Troon, Colin Montgomerie used...

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  What happened in previous British Open Championships at Royal Troon?

  Written by Matt Cooper on Monday 15 July 2024

  The 2024 British Open is the 10th at Royal Troon – what happened every time The Open visited Royal Troon previously? 2024 is the 152nd Open Championship – and the 10th at Royal Troon. You may remember the most recent one – Henrik Stenson’s epic duel with Phil Mickelson – but what about Royal Troon Opens before that? 1923 Troon’s first-ever Open...

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  Biggest winner’s cheque in Open Championship history as R&A announces Royal Troon prize money

  Written by Rob Jerram on Monday 15 July 2024

  The winner of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon will bag a record-breaking amount of prize money. The winner of The 152nd Open at Royal Troon will receive $3.1 million in prize money. The Champion Golfer of the Year will receive the highest amount in The Open’s history as it returns to the renowned Ayrshire links for the tenth time. The R&A announced that...

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  Who will win the British Open Championship 2024 at Royal Troon?

  Written by Matt Cooper on Monday 15 July 2024

  I examine the past trends and latest stats to identify the men most likely to win The Open at Royal Troon. Conventional wisdom has it that what golf really needs right now is the best playing the best more often and that 2024’s major championships prove as much. (Although some big names won’t be in the Open field at Royal Troon.) There...

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  10 pleasant ways to kill a few hours in Troon away from The Open Championship

  Written by Ross Tugwood on Friday 12 July 2024

  There’s plenty more to do in Troon than you might think, so if you’re heading to Ayrshire for the 152nd Open Championship, why not take in a few more sights? Just a few miles from Prestwick International Airport and 45 minutes from Glasgow Central Station lies the coastal settlement of Troon, a small seaside town looking out to the Isle of...

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  Not heading to Troon? Don’t miss a shot by following The Open action unfold on Sky Sports

  Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 11 July 2024

  The season’s final Major tees off from July 18-21 at Royal Troon in Scotland. Here’s all you need to know about how to watch The Open Championship action unfold. UK viewers can watch all four rounds of the Open Championship live on Sky Sports Golf. Sky Sports will have round-the-clock coverage from The Open, live from July 18-21, with 80 hours...

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  What does the 2024 British Open Champion win? Open prize money, ranking points, and more!

  Written by Rob Jerram on Thursday 11 July 2024

  What is the prize money on offer at The British Open? And what else does Xander Schauffele receive as Royal Troon’s winner? Prize money is booming in golf at the moment, and The Open is no exception. Players at golf’s oldest major competed for a record-breaking $17 million at Royal Troon, $500,000 more than in 2023, and $3 million than St...

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