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...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Christo Lamprecht is difficult to miss. The South African amateur stands out because of his 6ft 8in frame and the reckless abandon with which he swings a golf club. He is the tallest golfer to ever compete in an Open Championship and held the overnight lead alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Emiliano Grillo after shooting a five-under 66, the lowest first-round score...
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...
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.
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...
Thursday 13 July 2023
How can you watch and listen to The Open Championship at Hoylake, 2023’s final men’s golf Major? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. JUMP TO: The Open UK TV Coverage | The British Open US TV Coverage Not going to Hoylake to watch The Open live? Don’t miss a minute of the action by watching on TV. The...
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 Rob Jerram on Wednesday 12 July 2023
The prize money breakdown at Royal Troon for the 2024 British Open and everything else the winner receives. Prize pots are booming in golf at the moment, and The Open is no exception. Golf’s oldest major saw its total prize fund boosted to $16.5 million for 2023, an 18% increase on the $14m that was on offer at the 150th Open...
Written by Matt Cooper on Tuesday 11 July 2023
Who will win The Open, 2023’s final men’s Major golf championship, at Hoylake? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. How has the major championship season gone so quickly?! It seems like only yesterday that golfers were driving into Augusta National and now the final event, The Open at Royal Liverpool, is upon us – from Magnolia...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 11 July 2023
Which golf courses have hosted The Open Championship, the year’s final men’s Major, and where will it be played next? Known as The Open and sometimes the British Open by American fans, it is the only one of the four men’s Major Championships to be played outside of the United States of America, with the tournament moving between a select number of links...
Written by Rob Jerram on Tuesday 11 July 2023
It’s one of the most famous prizes in sport, but why does the winner of The Open Championship receive a Claret Jug? This is the story of golf’s most coveted silverware. The Open Championship trophy, otherwise known as the Claret Jug, has had many things drunk from it; and – oddly enough – little of that has been claret. Some argue...
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 |...
Thursday 6 July 2023
If you’re at Royal Liverpool this week for the 151st Open then be sure to visit some of our Merseyside “must-sees”. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. Royal Liverpool Golf Course is situated in the small seaside town of Hoylake on the northwestern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, where the Irish Sea meets the River...
Wednesday 5 July 2023
Who is in the field for the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the 151st playing of the World’s oldest golf Major? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major Championship coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. A total of 156 golfers have begun their quest to win golf’s oldest Major at the 151st Open Championship today, with Rory McIlroy aiming to recapture...
Tuesday 13 June 2023
We spent a day with the BBC 5 Live team at the 150th Open to find out how they piece together the live action from portakabins at St Andrews and a studio in Salford. Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. It’s Friday of the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews and there’s already a buzz in and...
Sunday 17 July 2022
There’s always loads going on at The Open so it’s impossible to keep up with it all. But never fear, we are on-site and will bring you everything you’ve missed from the 150th Championship at St Andrews every day. Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The momentous week is packed with action on and off the...
Saturday 16 July 2022
The tee times and pairings for the 4th round of The 2023 Open at Hoylake? Today’s Golfer’s 2023 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade For the past two rounds, Brian Harman has looked untouchable, every time a sucker punch came his way from the rest of the field he palmed it off and came up with another birdie.
Friday 15 July 2022
The R&A planned for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to cross paths as the 15-time Major champion made his final St Andrews Open Championship walk down the Old Course’s 18th hole. Today’s Golfer has had it confirmed that the tee times were set to give it the best possible chance of happening and the plan came together perfectly. Speaking exclusively to Today’s...
Thursday 14 July 2022
Can’t get enough of this year’s Championship at St Andrews? These are the key numbers that stood out after the first round… Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The Open 2022: Friday – Round 2 – Life is pretty good for Cameron Smith right now. He’s been binge-watching Peaky Blinders on Netflix in the evenings and going...
Thursday 14 July 2022
It’s hosting the 150th Open Championship, but is St Andrews’ Old Course actually a good golf course? Today’s Golfer’s 2022 Major coverage is brought to you in association with TaylorMade. The Old Course at St Andrews is the world’s oldest course, the Home of Golf, Tiger Woods’ favourite course, and No.1 in our list of the 100 Best Golf Courses in the UK...